Good morning, Lord

Matthew 23:1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 2 "The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. 3 So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4 They tie up heavy loads and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5 "Everything they do is done for men to see…”

Good morning, Lord, please help us never do anything for show, please help us be real, genuine, sincere, please forgive us for our many failures at not practicing what we preach, please help us to honor you with our lives, to take up our cross, to die daily to ourselves.

Lord, we pray for the persecuted church in Bhutan (“one of the most restricted nations in the world for Christians. All public worship and evangelism by non-Buddhists is illegal. Churches are never permitted to evangelize. Christian family members can meet together, but they cannot meet with other Christian families.”) We pray for the tiny fraction of Bhutan citizens that believe, we pray their faith would be encouraged and sustained, we pray they would be able to overcome the obstacles their government places in front of them, we know these forces of darkness are no match for you.

We pray for the unreached people of the day, the Nara, Nialetic of Eritrea, 95,000 souls who dwell in eastern Africa, among whom about 2.5% are Christians. Lord, we pray for the people of Eritrea, especially the Nara, we pray for a Bible in their language, we pray you would enable them to share your love in new and fresh ways with their Islamic neighbors.

We pray for Stephanie Chapman, thank you for this very special young lady, please help her prepare well for the call you have put on her life.

(Prayer List)

Terri Hozhabri: My sister-in-law, Gina Henshaw, has health issues. My cousin, Donna Wilkes – needs prayer for healing from cancer. Lord, we pray for Gina and Donna, we pray for you to shine your light on them, we pray you would keep them in perfect peace, please help Terri minister to these she loves.

Eddie Joiner (friend and barber of some HP members): Recovering from surgeries. We pray Eddie has recovered completely, thank you for the gift of healing through surgery.

Ben & Linda Long: Prayer for the family of Donnie Ray Crawford – Donnie Ray was shot and killed by his grandfather, and Donnie Ray’s mom, Jody, was also injured. Lord, we pray for this family, we pray for healing, we pray for healthy time and space to mourn and process their loss, we pray for the future of this family as they move forward.

Charleen McCracken: My aunt, Fran Doerner, diagnosed with liver cancer. Lord, we pray for Fran, we pray for a healthy prognosis moving forward, we trust you with the outcome.

Shannon Mathews: Continued prayer for a healthy pregnancy. We pray for Shannon and her baby, we pray for an uneventful, full-term pregnancy.

Tom & Betty Moody: Our grandson, Ryan Trantham, is on a mission in the mountains of Afghanistan; please pray for his safety. Lord, thank you for brave young men like Ryan, we pray all is well with him and he sees you in the midst of this mission.

James O’Neal (Susie Bugh’s nephew): Tulsa firefighter recovering at home from injuries sustained in a recent house fire. Lord, we pray for James to completely recover mentally from this incident and be equipped to be a fantastic firefighter in the future.

Jan Pride: Please pray for Mike as back surgery is planned; also my sister, Teri Schiera, will be having back surgery; and continue to pray for operating funds for Happy Hands. We pray for Mike and Teri, we pray the surgeries would help and give them better lives so they can serve you and follow you more. We pray for Happy Hands, please help them see where you are leading them as an organization.

Mike & Jan Pride: Please pray for our son, Mark. Lord, we pray for Mark, please help him have long-term vision, please help him see where his choices are taking him.

Sherri Proctor (friend of Debby & Bill Sumpter): Undergoing treatment for breast cancer for the second time. We pray for Sherri’s second round of treatments to be her last.

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