Good morning, Lord

Matthew 7:13 "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Good morning, Lord, please help us stay off the broad road, please help us feel when we are on the wrong road, please help us be sensitive to and obedient to your will, no matter what the cost, please forgive us for not focusing on the narrow road and the small gate.

Lord, we pray for the persecuted church in Qatar (where “…those who follow the Christian faith in Qatar must do so quietly or risk arrest, or worse, under the country’s Shariah law. Proselytism of Muslims is forbidden; however, expatriate believers are allowed to practice their faith. Criticism of the Muslim faith or the ruling family is a crime.”) Lord, we pray for those who believe in the country of Qatar, we pray they would be given words and wisdom that no man can stand against, we pray you would pour out your spirit among the believers in Qatar so that many will come to faith in Jesus.

We pray for the unreached people of the day, the Palaung, Rumai of Myanmar (Burma) (who practice “…a mixture of Animism and Buddhism. Many associate Buddhism with a pacifistic lifestyle, but the Palaung in Myanmar have a 40-year history of armed resistance through the Palaung State Liberation Army. Some practice nat worship, nats being the spirits of inanimate objects such as rocks, mountains and rivers, as well as the spirits of deceased ancestors.”) Lord, we pray for a translation of your word to the language of the Palaung peoples, we pray they would be able to know the truth that would set them free. We pray you would open the borders of this country so workers can go into this field that is white with harvest. We pray many among the Palaung would see the dead end of the nat belief and would desire to know truth, real truth.

We pray for Cookson Hills, thank you for this life-changing ministry, please help them prosper and grow and become what you need them to be to continue to help disenfranchised and challenged children.

(Special Needs)

John and Phyllis (with Phyllis’ brother, hospice has been called in, they left Sunday, I’ve been praying for them but should have added them to the prayer earlier) Lord, we pray you would bless the precious little time John and Phyllis have with Chip and his family, we pray most of all that he would come to embrace saving grace and the reality of your love for him and forgiveness in Christ.

John and Nancy (left yesterday for visit with Levi, Betsy, and Laila), Lord, we pray for a prosperous visit for this family, please help them see how you are sovereign in the country where Levi and Betsy live, please help them know they are doing your will and serving where you have called them to serve.

(Prayer List)

Barbara Barger: Amy has finished chemo treatments – tests to follow. Pray for an “all clear” by end of January. Lord, thank you for David and Amy and their faith in this challenging time, we agree with Barbara and pray for an “all clear” by the end of this month.

Mariah Bales: Need prayer to bring my husband, Tim Byrd, closer to the Lord and to keep me in tune with Him as well. Lord, we pray for Mariah and Tim, please help them become one as you originally intended, please help them grow in grace and truth as they desire to walk with you.

Tim Belford: Increased difficulty breathing – in need of lung transplant. Lord, we pray for Tim, we pray for healing in his lungs, for protection from cold and flu, we pray for your will to be done in his lung situation.

Cody & Trish Blair: Healthy pregnancy and baby, due April 21st. Lord, we pray for the Blair’s to grow in grace and truth and love as they prepare for the arrival of their baby.

Irene Burgett: Continued prayer for strength and peace. Lord, we pray for Irene, thank you for this faithful lady, please help her be still and know you are God and that you can use us in powerful ways in any life situation we are in.

John & Nancy Burgett: Nancy’s son, David Ray. Lord, we pray for David to find you in the midst of his life, we pray he would see you moving in and working in his life and the lives of those around him.

Miles & Mary Call: Please pray for Adam & Tracy Lyle (our nephew and his wife) as they are going through a high-risk pregnancy; a friend, Sherri Best Buirrea, has leukemia, liver failure, and needs heart surgery. Lord, we pray for Adam and Tracy and their baby, please help them see the steps they can take to take the best possible care of this precious little one. We pray for Sherri, please help her see how you are working in her life and her health challenges.

Lois Carpenter: God’s guidance for grandson, Walter, and family. Lord, we pray for wisdom for the Carpenter family, please help them see how you are preparing a path for them to follow.

Alice Chapman: Deeanna Ammel (my brother’s wife) undergoing treatment for last stage melanoma. Lord, we pray for Deanna and her family, please help them see they have never been alone or forsaken, please give them an extra measure of the peace that passes understanding as they fight this cancer.

Mary Cook: Myself and my 4 yr. old granddaughter, Chloe, were in a car accident Dec. 20th – we’re okay but a man hit by the same truck that hit us was injured; please pray for him and that we won’t have financial difficulties caused by this. Lord, thank you that there weren’t more serious injuries, please help Mary and Chloe and this man heal from the trauma of the accident, we pray there would be little or no financial consequences as a result of the action.

Matt & Angie Crosser: Kevin is home! Please pray that he will be able to stay home. Continued prayer for Jeanne Crosser (Matt’s mom), still at Forest Hills. Lord, we pray for Kevin and Jeanne, we pray it would be evident to all that you have been working in their lives and in their bodies.

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