Renegade Religion belittles God’s Word. Malachi continues to address the priests of his day by warning them of God’s impending judgment for their failure to obey God’s Word and to seek God’s glory. As a church, let us do everything we can to honor God’s Word as we daily seek to submit to it.
Prayer Guide: July 4, 2021 – Malachi 2:1-9
1. Ask God to help you embrace your role and privileges as a member of the priesthood of believers. Pray for humility and faithfulness as you live your life as a living sacrifice to God, as you seek the Lord in prayer, and as you read, meditate on, and speak God’s Word.
2. Pray that the Word of God would dwell richly in our church and that we would teach, admonish, and encourage one another with all wisdom (Col 3:16).
3. Pray that God would increasingly humble Pastor Nate so that He leans not on his own strength and understanding. Pray that he would be faithful to God’s Word and confident in its power.
4. Pray for our Student Pastor Gary Hendrickson as he, our student interns, and adult leaders prepare to take students to Summer Camp at Glorieta, NM (July 6-10). Ask God to do a great work in all those who are attending this camp from our church family.
5. As we continue to get closer to VBS, ask God to give us a heart to love, serve, and care for the children who will be involved. Pray for all those who are volunteering, that God would gird them up with strength from above.
6. Plead with God to prepare our church for the person God has for us as a new Music and Worship Pastor. Pray that our church would be more concerned about His will for our worship of Him than we are about our own personal preferences. Ask God to keep us from playing the “comparison game” and that He would motivate us to do everything we can to help ensure a smooth transition for the new staff member (whenever that happens).
7. Pray that God would raise up men, women, boys, and girls who will be faithful to work the harvest locally and to the ends of the earth.
8. Ask God’s Spirit to help us to receive and believe the Word of God. Pray that some might turn from sin and put their trust in Jesus this week.