Prayers (V2.0).

Prayers for the week of March 9, 2014
O Lord, our heavenly Father, we pray for grateful hearts that believe Your Holy Word and embrace the salvation accomplished for us by Christ - the Lamb of God - and we ask that You would - through Your Holy Spirit - condition our hearts to be repentant and train our mind's eye with focused intent on the saving passion of Jesus Christ.  Lord, in Your mercy; hear our prayer.  Into Your hands, holy and heavenly Father, do we commend ourselves and those for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy for the sake of Jesus Christ, Your Only Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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"Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan!  For it is written, 'You shall
worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"  Matthew 4:10
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A Prayer based on the Petitions of the Lord's Prayer:  "And lead us not into temptation,"
In the Name of the Father and of (+) the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
O Lord, You tempt no one; but we pray that you would be our advocate in times of temptation and tribulation. To that end, lend your fatherly ear to my petitions:
* For the ill, suffering, injured: O Lord, in your earthly ministry,
you were the advocate of the blind, the lame, and all who came to you in
their affliction. Hear my prayer for those who are ill, suffering, or injured, especially Richard June, Donna Dopke, Phil Sloane, Jeff Engvall, Karen Suarez,  and Susan Ail- contending with afflictions; keep them from the temptation to despair and reassure them of your constant mercy and your healing hand.
* For the anxious, lonely: O God, You are the advocate of those whose anxieties need to be quieted by Your divine peace. Hear my prayer on behalf of Beth W, Joe H, Rox, Kerry, Vickie, Anne, and Dan keep them from the temptation to doubt Your will and place their hopes in self-made gods. Calm them in the hour of trial and temptation, and encourage them through the promises of Your Word.
* For the mourning: O Lord, You promise to be our advocate, even in the face of death. Hear my prayer on behalf of Ann Yucius - grieving the death of her uncle, Malcolm - widower, Val - grieving the loss of her father Ron Anderson, Joan Rud - widow, and Laurie Boulton - widow. Keep them from the temptation to question Your victory over death. Comfort Them in this time of sorrow, that they might rise from the temptation to believe death has won to rejoice in the promise that - just as Christ has been raised from the dead by Your glory, we too will walk in the newness of life.
* Please bless our shut-ins Fern Weddle, Ron Anderson, Annette Andresen,  JoAnne Maras, Myrtle Stade, and Bruce Morecraft.
* For the rejoicing: O Lord, we need not be tempted by the world's
allure, because You promise to bless us in all things. Hear my prayer of
thanksgiving on behalf of those who today rejoice for their own occasion. Grant them thankful heart  that is defended from temptation to attribute their joy to themselves or the world, and that rejoices in Your fatherly goodness.
Hear my petitions, O Heavenly Father, for the sake of Your Son, in Whom we have an everlasting Advocate against all temptation, and through whom we pray, "Our Father, who art in heaven..."