Thurs. 6/4 Morning: Deut. 8, Ps. 91 Eve: Isa. 36, Rev. 6
Q. 9. What is the work of creation?
A. The work of creation is when God made all things of nothing, by the word of His power, in the space of six days, and all very good.
1. Pray for a new hunger and thirst for the living and active Word of God.
2. Pray for the Lord to bless our church and to cause us to grow and flourish with spiritual fruit as we reach out to those around us with the Gospel. Let us also be in prayer for Benjamin & Jill as they transition to a new call at SouthLake PCA.
3. Thinking of our local ministry partners, pray for Stephen & Karen Baldwin in their call to disciple young church planters.
Fri. 6/5: Morning: Deut. 9, Ps. 92-93 Eve: Isa. 37, Rev. 7
Q. 10. How did God create mankind?
A. God created mankind male and female, in His own image, in knowledge, righteousness and holiness, and with dominion over the creatures.
1. Pray for our city, state, and federal leaders.
2. Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring revival, especially as we celebrate 250 years as a nation.
3. Pray for a heart of unity and grace as the elders of the PCA meet for General Assembly in Louisville, KY, June 22-26.
4. Thinking of the churches in our Presbytery, pray for Backcreek PCA in Mount Ulla, NC. Pray for them as they are currently seeking a new pastor.
Sat 6/6: Morning: Deut. 10, Ps. 94 Eve: Isa. 38, Rev. 8
Q. 11. What are God’s works of providence?
A. God’s works of providence are His most holy, wise and powerful acts of preserving and governing all His creatures and all their actions.
1. Thinking of our global missions partners, pray for Jim & Caty Tate who travel around the world proclaiming the Gospel which they do through training churches in the sanctity of human life.
2. Pray for the ebola outbreak affecting missionaries in East Africa. Pray for wisdom, containment, and a way for them to witness for the Gospel in the brokenness of the world.
3. Pray for Mission to the World, The PCA’s world mission agency.
4. Pray for those loved ones in your life that do not know Christ as their Savior.
Sun. 6/7: Morning: Deut. 11, Ps. 95-96 Eve: Isa. 39, Rev. 9
Q. 12. What special act of providence did God exercise toward mankind in the estate in which the first man was created?
A. When God had created the man, He entered into a covenant of life with him, on condition of perfect obedience, forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, on the pain of death.
1. Pray for those leading worship along with those who will be preaching and teaching.
2. Pray for the world-wide church as Christians gather in the midst of persecution and tribulation, and especially now for Christians under attack around the world. Pray too for the Gospel to advance in Iran, Sudan, Nigeria, and other countries experiencing persecution.
3. Pray for all attending church this morning, that God would prepare hearts to hear the Gospel
Mon. 6/8: Morning: Deut. 12, Ps. 97-98 Eve: Isa. 40, Rev. 10
Q. 13. Did our first parents continue in the state in which they were created?
A. Our first parents, being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the state in which they were created by sinning against God.
1. Begin this week in confession, using the prayer on the cover of the bulletin. After a time of confession, take joy in the promises of the Assurance of Pardon (Colossians 3:1-4).
2. Consider where God has sovereignly placed you in your neighborhood, job, or seemingly random errands, and ask how He would want you to shine the light of the Gospel in each context.
3. Pray for Gordon Spaugh, along with his mother, sister, and the extended family as they grieve the loss of Gordon Senior. Pray that today’s memorial service would be a time of worship and thanksgiving for a “faithful servant” who has been called home.
Tues. 6/9: Morning: Deut. 13-14, Ps. 99-101 Eve: Isa. 41, Rev. 11
Q. 14. What is sin?
A. Sin is any lack of conformity to, or transgression of, the law of God.
1. Pray for renewed desire to live in conformity with the Law of God, looking to Christ for His power at work in you.
2. Pray for our children and youth to be growing as disciples, learning what it means to put their faith in Christ Jesus. Pray for parents wanting to raise their children in wisdom and grace, especially single parents in our community. Pray for Adam as he serves our children and seeks to help us raise them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
3. Pray for those in your family who are not walking with the Lord and who are grieving His heart. Pray for His Holy Spirit to pursue them and call them to Himself.
4. Pray for our elders and deacons in their call to shepherd the church in the coming days as Ben transitions to his new call. Let us also ask the Lord to raise up from our church body new servants.
Wed. 6/10: Morning: Deut.15, Ps. 102 Eve: Isa. 42, Rev. 12
Q. 15. What was the sin by which our first parents fell from the state in which they were created?
A. The sin by which our first parents fell from the state in which they were created was their eating the forbidden fruit.
1. Take time to thank the Lord that He did not leave us in the sinful state from which we have fallen, but that He has provided a way of salvation through Christ Jesus.
2. Pray for Liam Weathers who is raising prayer & financial support to serve as an RUF intern. Pray, too, for the Lord to provide affordable housing in Boise, Idaho, and also for a roommate or two.
3. Pray for Katy Kluttz, who is recovering from hip replacement surgery. Pray as she plans and prepares for the other hip to be replaced. Remember too Elizabeth Evans’ mother, Becky Pritchard, now home having completed radiation treatments.
Thurs. 6/11 Morning: Deut. 16, Ps. 103 Eve: Isa. 43, Rev. 13
Q. 16. Did all mankind fall in Adam’s first transgression?
A. Because the covenant was made with Adam not only for himself, but also for his posterity, all mankind descending from him by natural generation sinned in him and fell with him in his first transgression.
1. Pray for a new hunger and thirst for the living and active Word of God.
2. Pray for the Lord to bless our church and to cause us to grow and flourish with spiritual fruit as we reach out to those around us with the Gospel. Let us also be in prayer for Benjamin & Jill as they transition to a new call at SouthLake PCA.
3. Thinking of our local ministry partners, pray for Michael & Lindie Wadhams in their call to disciple Native American tribes in Phoenix, Arizona.
Fri. 6/12: Morning: Deut. 17, Ps. 104 Eve: Isa. 44, Rev. 14
Q. 17. What state did the fall bring for mankind?
A. The fall brought mankind to a state of sin and misery.
1. Pray for our city, state, and federal leaders.
2. Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring revival, especially as we celebrate 250 years as a nation.
3. Pray for a heart of unity and grace as the elders of the PCA meet for General Assembly in Louisville, KY, June 22-26.
4. Thinking of the churches in our Presbytery, pray for Grace Covenant Church in Hickory, NC. Pray for their pastor, Mike Gordon.
Sat 6/13: Morning: Deut. 18, Ps. 105 Eve: Isa. 45, Rev. 15
Q. 18. What does the sinfulness of that state into which mankind fell consist of?
A. The sinfulness of that state into which mankind fell consists in the guilt of Adam’s first sin, the lack of the righteousness in which he was created, and the corruption of our whole nature; this is commonly called original sin; in addition there are all the actual transgressions which proceed from it.
1. Thinking of our global missions partners, pray for Khen & Rith Tombing as they oversee Covenant Children’s Home in Manipur, India.
2. Pray for the ebola outbreak affecting missionaries in East Africa. Pray for wisdom, containment, and a way for them to witness for the Gospel in the brokenness of the world.
3. Pray for Mission to the World, The PCA’s world mission agency.
4. Pray for those loved ones in your life that do not know Christ as their Savior.
Sun. 6/14: Morning: Deut. 19, Ps. 106 Eve: Isa. 46, Rev. 16
Q. 19. What is the misery of that state into which mankind fell?
A. All mankind by their fall lost communion with God, are under his wrath and curse, and so are made liable to all the miseries in this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell forever.
1. Pray for those leading worship along with those who will be preaching and teaching.
2. Pray for the world-wide church as Christians gather in the midst of persecution and tribulation, and especially now for Christians under attack around the world. Pray too for the Gospel to advance in Iran, Sudan, Nigeria, and other countries experiencing persecution.
3. Pray for all attending church this morning, that God would prepare hearts to hear the Gospel.