Good morning, Lord

Revelation 5:11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12 In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!" 13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!" 14 The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.

Good morning, Lord, thank you that you are worthy, worthy of all the Father has given to you, worthy of all praise, worthy, worthy, worthy is the Lamb! Please help us turn our eyes upon you, Jesus, no matter what, you are the treasure that we seek, please help us tell others about your love for them.

Lord, we pray for the persecuted church in Eretria (where “…the Marxist government imprisons tens of thousands of citizens, tortures at will, and pursues a systematic policy to eradicate evangelical Christians and churches. Thousands have fled as refugees into neighboring Ethiopia and Sudan. Up to 500 Eritreans leave their country every week to escape this oppressive military state.”) We know you said you would build your church and the gates of Hell would not prevail, we pray our brothers and sisters in Christ in Eretria would feel the dynamic of that promise anew, please help them stand, please help them pray for the Marxists, please help them be salt and light in their very challenging culture.

We pray for the unreached people of the day, the Kazakh of Kazakhstan (who “…are the second largest Muslim people group of Central Asia (8,636,000). In times past, they may have been the most influential of the various Central Asian ethnic groups. While most of the Kazakh now live in Kazakhstan, they make up less than half of the country's population. Large communities can also be found in Mongolia, Ukraine, and Russia.”) Lord, we pray for the 40 or so churches in Kazakhstan, please help them shine, please help them be different, to make a difference in your name and your strength in this land. We pray the many who are spiritually hungry in this land would find the truth they seek, we pray they would see their beliefs and the bankruptcy of those beliefs.

We pray for Ozark Christian College, thank you for this small city on a hill, please help them lead well, please help them to be lead well, please help them continue to raise up workers who will go out into the fields white with harvest.

(Special Need)

Lord, we pray for Ron and Haylee and Reese, please help them cling to you, their Rock and Redeemer during this trial, thank you for their faith and their example to us.

(Prayer List)

Matt & Angie Crosser: Kevin was moved to OSU Medical Center continuous care facility, his goal is to be off the ventilator and come home; Matt’s mom, Jeanne, was moved to Forest Hills skilled nursing facility, she needs strength and healing to return home; we would love to have everyone home for Christmas. Lord, we pray for progress in Kevin and Jeanne’s health challenges, we pray both would be out of the facilities and with family for Christmas.

Marjorie Culver: Brian & Sandy Culver (my son and daughter-in-law) – Sandy has Huntington’s disease. Lord, we pray for Brian and Sandy and Marjorie, please help them see how you can use our weaknesses and turn them to strengths for your glory.

Max & Amy Davis: Amy with congestive heart issues; Max in a lot of pain from recent falls. Lord, we pray for Max and Amy, please help them be still and know you are God, and you are in control.

Billy Joe Dick (brother of a friend of Debby Sumpter): Diagnosed with liver cancer. Lord, we pray for a good prognosis for Billy Joe, we pray he would see you in the middle of this challenge, we pray he would hear your still small voice telling him to fear not.

Charles Dossey: Please pray for my sister with stress problems and my brother-in-law with cancer. Lord, we pray for Charles’ family, please help them see how you are moving in their health situation.

Keith Easter: Brother, Dan, hospitalized in Springfield MO after a stroke. Lord, we pray for Dan to be out of the hospital soon, we pray the damage from the stroke would disappear.

Jerry Ferguson: My mom, Joyce Ferguson, has pain and difficulty walking, related to a previous stroke and fall; my uncle, Kent Martin, undergoing chemo treatments for cancer, and my aunt, Marilyn Martin, will have surgery to remove a stone from her bile duct (this was the cause of the pain and hospitalization at Thanksgiving). Lord, we pray for Joyce, Kent, and Marilyn, we pray they would all feel your joy, we pray that joy would be their strength and their song.

Jerry & LaDawn Ferguson: Our grandson, Grant – had MRI Friday for possible football-related hip injury; nephew, Jon Moss – chemo treatments and recovery from surgery; LaDawn’s brother, Layne Hauglund – health concerns. Lord, we pray for a good result from the MRI, we pray the injury would be healed. We pray for Jon and his recovery, we pray he would recover quickly and completely from the surgery. We pray for Layne, please help him see how you are moving in his health challenges, please help him be still and know you are God.

Shirley Foreman: In convalescent care at Leisure Village; continued prayer for strength and healing. Lord, we pray for Jack and Shirley, please help them know you are using them to touch the lives of others, we pray for their ministry at Leisure Village, especially among the lonely around the Christmas holiday.

We pray all these things in Your name, Jesus, Amen.