Stuff...

Ran across some Mike Casali songs on  You Tube last night.  Mark had his first day at an internship in West Chicago on Thursday.  He goes again for three hours on next Thursday.


Prayers for the week of January 12, 2013:
Lord God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, because You were pleased to
herald Jesus as Your Son and to send him to the cross as our substitute, You have also shown Your willingness to call us Your sons. Thus, as our dear heavenly Father, lend Your ear to our prayers. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer. Almighty God, We give thanks to You for all of the saints whom You kept in
their baptismal grace throughout their living and their dying. We pray that as You have granted us to be born again by water and the Spirit, so also You would faithfully preserve our life in Christ by means of Your Word and Supper, that with all Your people we might rejoice in the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come; through Jesus Christ, Your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen.
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"For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly
be united with him in a resurrection like his."  Romans 6:5
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In the Name of the Father and of (+) the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

O Lord, even when our last hour comes, You are still the only true God and the deliverer of Your people. To that end, lend your fatherly ear to my petitions:

*  For the ill, suffering, injured: O Lord, You alone can deliver us
from the Evil One. Hear my prayer for those who are illi, suffering, or
injured, especially:

Phil Sloane*,
Pam Covey*,
Dale Hoppmann,
Matt Mautone, Jr.,
Susan Ail,
Cindy Gillespie -who continue to suffer from affliction and
Ramona Johnson* - physical therapy after surgery for a broken hip/femur

protect  them in the one true Faith, and reassure Phil, Pam, Dale, Matt, Susan, Cindy, Ramona, that You will deliver them from their physical affliction, either through renewed health or through entrance into eternal rest.

* For the anxious, lonely: O God, even when trials and tribulations
await us, You promise to deliver us. Hear my prayer on behalf of

Dorothy Bratton*
Doris Exner*
Irene Fehrman*
Joe Hibbs and his parents Roxanne and Kerry

bring to them remembrance of Your Word: "In this world, you will have tribulation; but - be of good cheer! - I have overcome the world."
* For the mourning: O Lord, when it appears that the Evil One has
defeated us, Your promise to deliver us remains. Hear my prayer on behalf of

Ron Anderson* and family -who mourn death of good friend, Bill Christian.  Keep them mindful of the redeeming work of Christ Crucified, that - because of Him - all who die in the faith are guaranteed a blessed end and will live with You
forever.
*  For the rejoicing: O Lord, as You have delivered us from the
snares of the devil, You give us reasons -even in this life - to rejoice.
Hear my prayer of thanksgiving on behalf of Kathy* and Josh Wollman who today rejoice at the occasion of the healthy birth of daughter Alaina Louise

Grant them a grateful heart  that thanks you for such temporal blessings and confidently looks forward to the blessed end You have prepared for us all.

Hear my petitions, O Heavenly Father, for the sake of Your Son, who -through His death- has eternally delivered us from every evil and has given us every certainty to pray, "Our Father, who art in heaven..."