Praise God as your refuge
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
God is praised for refuge, strength and help (v. 1), and the fearlessness (vv. 2-3), joy (v. 4) and security (v. 5) He gives through His presence (v. 5) and authority (v. 6).
Praise God for the many ways He acts as your refuge.
E.g., “God I praise you for your _______ .”
(protection, strength, help, confidence, joy, etc.)
The following guide is to encourage your own prayer life and to help you pray for the needs of the people and ministries of Grace Baptist Church. If you have requests to share with the congregation, please fill out a card or contact me by e-mail. As new requests come in, older ones will drop off but feel free to contact me with updates. I'd only ask that if you're submitting a request on behalf of someone else, please make sure to ask their permission first.
Read Psalm 149
1. Praise the God who takes pleasure in His people
Let them praise his name with dancing,
making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
For the LORD takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with salvation.
The psalm lifts up praise to God, declaring Him to be our Maker (v. 2) and King (v. 2). It speaks of the salvation that God gives to the humble (v. 4) and the pleasure that He takes in His people (v. 4), which is remarkable because we know how unworthy we are.
Let the psalmist’s words inspire your own prayer of praise to the God who takes pleasure in you
2. Pray for the joy of God’s people
Let the godly exult in glory;
let them sing for joy on their beds.
The wonder of God’s love and grace should move us to joy. The psalm calls for praise (v. 1), new songs (v. 1), gladness (v. 2), rejoicing (v. 2), dancing (v. 3), and even singing for joy on our beds (v. 5). It’s easy to forget how good God has been to us and lose the joy God wants us to have in Him.
Pray for your own joy and our joy as a congregation. May we express gratefulness for all God has done.
Pray for our response to Sunday’s message: Exodus 4:18-31
Pray that we’ll look to God’s reassurance to prevent our insecurity getting in the way of following Him in obedience.
Pray that we’ll trust that God is in control even when things seem to be getting worse not better.
Pray that we’ll rejoice in our privileges and take up our responsibilities as God’s children.
Pray that we’ll treat obedience to God seriously.
Pray for next Sunday’s message from Exodus 5:20-6:9.
Pray for our L.A.F.F. Ministry
Pray for younger retirees to both attend and help out in this amazing outreach to seniors in our church and our community.
Pray for tomorrow’s L.A.F.F. retirees’ luncheon. May God use Peter Blundell’s message in the lives of those who attend.
Pray for God to touch the hearts of those attending, building up believers and drawing to faith those who don’t know Christ.
Pray for the Fellowship, our national association of churches
Pray for wisdom for Steve Jones as he leads our movement.
Pray for our churches’ faithfulness to Christ and His Word.
Pray for the vision to follow God on mission in our communities.
Pray for the 3-year process to refine the statement of faith.
Pray for our ESL ministry
Pray that each person will feel loved and cared for.
Pray for students to learn English well and adapt to life in Canada.
Pray for opportunity and wisdom to share the gospel message.
Pray for the peace of the students, many of whom are worried about turmoil in their countries of origin where family still reside.
Pray for people to get Unstuck by connecting the gospel to their lives
Pray that God’s grace and our response of repentance and faith would shape our daily experience of the Christian life.
Pray that we’ll honour the significance of the Lord’s Supper and see in it a reminder of the gospel’s benefits and our response.
Pray that we’ll learn to practice the gospel in our relationships and mirror God’s forgiveness and grace in our response to others.
Pray that the gospel would shape our parenting.
Pray for our church family
Pray for Don and Norma as he has been experiencing vision issues, headaches, and fatigue associated with a benign tumour.
Pray for strength and grace for Gene and Moira as Gene has a terminal brain tumour. May God minister His mercy and peace.
Continue to pray for relief for Maylin’s shortness of breath and mercy for her grandson who is having suicidal thoughts.
Pray for Margaret who is experiencing additional health challenges.
Pray for Gord’s recovery as he continues treatment in hospital.
