Friday, March 27, 2009

Petitions to our heavenly Father,

Focus: God is Sovereign (Holding the position of ruler, royal, reigning; independent of all others; above or superior to all others; controls everything, can do anything)

‘The Sovereign LORD is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to go on the heights."

Habakkuk 3:19 (NIV)

Verses to read

DEUTERONOMY 3:24
ISAIAH 28:16
JOB 42:2
PSALM 135:6-7
II CHRONICLES 20:5-6
I CHRONICLES 29:10-13

Psalm 93



Prayers for our children

“The Sovereign LORD is ______ strength;
he makes his/her feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables ______ to go on the heights.”

Habakkuk 3:19

Prayer Requests for Mrs. Pineau

• Preschool enrollment for next year.
• For the parents of all the children in the classroom
  
• Patience and strength
• Show the love of Christ daily
• Health
• Volunteers and staff that help out

Prayer Requests

• Registration for the 2009/2010 School Year
• Volunteers for Cirque Amongus
• Iowa Basic Skills testing
• Joyous Easter
• Team going to Mexicali
• Track Team
• The Proclaim Drama this weekend

Other Requests

• Continued prayers for our economy especially the auto industry
• Prayers for President Obama as he leads our nation

Friday, March 20, 2009

Petitions to our heavenly Father,

Focus: God is our Shepherd, Jehovah Raah

‘I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”

John 10:11 (ESV)

Verses to read

ISAIAH 40:11
REVELATION 7:17
EZEKIEL 34:14-16
MATTHEW 18:12-13
GENESIS 48:15-16
JEREMIAH 31:10
JOHN 10:14
1 PETER 2:25
JOHN 10 IS ALL ABOUT THE SHEPHERD AND HIS FLOCK

23rd Psalm




Prayers for our children

The LORD cares for his nation, just as shepherds care for their flocks and so he cares for ________. He carries the lambs in his arms, while gently leading the mother sheep. May _______ believe Jesus when he says “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”

Isaiah 40:11; John 10:28; John 10:14

Prayer Requests for Mrs. Williams

• A clean kitchen that continues to exceed codes
• That God continues to bless the lunch program and keeps us all healthy.
• The kitchen budget
• Continued preparations of nutritious and delicious foods
• For all the volunteers who lovingly serve in the kitchen
• For Mrs. Williams as she opens her heart and home to2 children in the foster care system
• Pray that Mrs. Williams relies on God to give her the strength, stamina and patience, understanding and love to care for these children
• That she teaches her foster children about God and Jesus

Prayer Requests

• Registration for the 2009/2010 School Year
• Volunteers for Cirque Amongus

Other Requests

• Continued prayers for our economy especially the auto industry
• Prayers for President Obama as he leads our nation

Friday, March 13, 2009

Petitions to our heavenly Father,

Focus: God is our Hope

‘Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)

Verses to read

ISAIAH 40:28-31
LAMENTATIONS 3:25-26
1 PETER 1:3
ROMANS 15:4,13
JEREMIAH 29:11-13
PSALM 42:11
PSALM 31:24
PSALM 71:5

Prayers for our children

Almighty God,
May _____ be strong and take heart, let him/her hope in the LORD. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given _____ new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for him/her, who through faith is shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

Psalm 31:24; 1 Peter 1:3-5

Prayer Requests for Mrs. Kowitz

• Patience as Mrs. Kowitz teaches computers and Spanish to a wide range of students.
• Teaching the students to be wise in their use of the computers.
• Creativity in teaching the students how to use a variety of computer programs.
• Good health
• Teaching the middle school students Spanish in a way that is engaging
• Providing care to the students in the before and after school programs.

Prayer Requests

• Roller Skating Party on March 13 to support the Mexicali Mission Trip
• Registration for the 2009/2010 School Year
• Our Shepherd Open Houses – March 18th
• Volunteers for Cirque Amongus

Other Requests

• Continued prayers for our economy especially the auto industry
• Prayers for President Obama as he leads our nation

Friday, March 6, 2009

Petitions to our heavenly Father,

Focus: God is Perfect

“O LORD, you are my God;
I will exalt you and praise your name,
for in perfect faithfulness
you have done marvelous things,
things planned long ago.”

Isaiah 25:1

Verses to read

PSALM 12:6
PSALM 19:7
DEUTERONOMY 32:1-4
II SAMUEL 22:31
MATTHEW 5:48
PSALM 18:31
2 CORINTHIANS 12:9
HEBREWS 7:28

Prayers for our children

Almighty God,
Let ____ fix his/her eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of his/her faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrew 12:2

Prayer Requests

• Roller Skating Party on March 13 to support the Mexicali Mission Trip
• Registration for the 2009/2010 School Year
• Our Shepherd Open Houses – March 11th and 18th
• Volunteers for Cirque Amongus

Other Requests

• Continued prayers for our economy especially the auto industry
• Prayers for President Obama as he leads our nation

Friday, February 20

Petitions to our heavenly Father,

Focus: God is Eternal

“The LORD will reign for ever and ever.”
Exodus 15:18

Verses to read

PSALM 45:6
ROMANS 1:20
ISAIAH 26:4
1 TIMOTHY 1:17
DEUTERONOMY 33:27
PSALM 90:1-2

Prayers for our children:

Almighty God,

May ____ know the truth when Jesus declares “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am.” Let him/her marvel that “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.”

John 1:1-4; 8:58

Prayer Request

• Camp Wolverine – safe travel
• Refreshment during the 2 day Winter Break
• Health
• Final preparations for the Fine Arts Fair

Other Requests

• Continued prayers for our economy especially the auto industry
• Prayers for President Obama as he leads our nation

From The Treasury of Daily Prayer, for February 20

Almighty God, whom to know is everlasting life, grant us to know Your Son, Jesus to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow His steps in the way that leads to life eternal; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

Friday, February 13, 2009

Petitions to our heavenly Father,

Focus: God is Truth

“For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ."
John 1:17

Verses to read

PSALM 119:160
JOHN 8:32
PSALM 43:3
JOHN 17:3, 17
1 JOHN 5:20
JOHN 1:17

Prayers for our children:

Dear Jesus,

May ____ believe with all his/her heart, mind and soul the truth you say in Your Word "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 14:6

Specific prayer requests for Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. O'Boyle and the kindergartners

• Fruit of the spirit for the kindergartners
  
  Love for others outside ourselves
  Joy in everyday things- contentment for what we have, thankfulness for families, creation, help us with frustrations to have joy.
  Peace in classroom when both K classes are together- when we are many the voices get loud and it can be less than peaceful.
  Patience- for our children with one another as they wait for things, their turns, .
  Kindness- within the classroom, use of kind voices and words, esp. not to leave some children out.
  Goodness- let the children have pure speech and seek to be good- be good citizens , be polite , raise their hands, listen to others.
  Faithfulness- to be loyal to friends and family, families to be faithful in Bible study, worship and prayer, in spending time with one another.
  Gentleness- May we all know how to answer one another in gentleness when wronged by someone else or when we have a need or when I correct or need to encourage a student.
  Self-control- within the classroom.
  

School Requests

• Camp Wolverine

Other Requests

• Continued prayers for our economy especially the auto industry
• Prayers for President Obama as he leads our nation