Friday, April 24, 2009
4/24/2009, #24, 2nd Quarter 2009
Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not, (Luke 3:15)
Holy Spirit, please give us expectation and hope about what you will do among us.
John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." (Luke 3:16)
Jesus, please baptize us all with your Holy Spirit and with fire.
"His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean out his threshing floor, and gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." (Luke 3:17)
Jesus, please come soon and thoroughly clean out the church and gather your faithful ones to yourself.
And with many other exhortations he preached to the people. (Luke 3:18 )
Father, help us hear and respond to the exhortations of your witnesses.
But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, also added this, above all, that he shut John up in prison. (Luke 3:19-20)
Jesus, rebuke those who call evil good and good evil.
When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while he prayed, the heaven was opened. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are my beloved son; in you I am well pleased." (Luke 3:21-22)
Father, thank you for opening a way to heaven for us through your son Jesus. Let your Holy Spirit come on us daily so that we know we have been adopted by you and can call you, "Abba, Father." Thank you.
A word received: Pray for my people -- pray they will be set free from deception. Pray for new hope for my people -- pray they will put their hope and trust in me. Pray for a spirit of generosity to flow through the diocese. Pray that my people will be generous with their time and talents and resources. Pray that they will be wells of living water overflowing with my Spirit. Pray for a generous outflow of my Spirit throughout the diocese.
Friday: 16, 17; Daniel 3:1-18; 1 John 3:1-10; Luke 3:15-22
Saturday: 20, 21:1-7(8-14); Daniel 3:19-30; 1 John 3:11-18; Luke 4:1-13
Notes from the Front Line
***** Check out Lent & Beyond at http://anglicanprayer.wordpress.com/. This blog is a wonderful prayer resource.
***** Pray for the Diocesan Convention that it will be a threshing floor of the Holy Spirit.
***** Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009
From: Roy VanDermark
Subject: Prayer needed
We need the prayer warriors.
Prayers need for Robert. About four years ago his kidneys failed and they give him a new one. He has been doing fine up on till now. He has been in the hospitable with fluid building up and backing up into lungs and around the heart. They have found some spots on liver and on one lung. They think that the kidney might be going bad. They don't know why he keeps filling up with fluid. He is home now but is having problems breathing and getting around, also can not lay down at all.
Kristina is in ICU after having surgery for a torn bowel. She had to go back in for more surgery to have some more bowel removed. Please pray for her healing and wisdom for Doctors.
Faye is going in on Tuesday for surgery to have a lump removed form under her left arm. The surgery is set for 9 am. They will biopsy this after removal. Pray for a negative biopsy.
Deacon Roy
***** Pray for Beth Strickland that she will bounce back from the surgery.
***** Pray for the Priests’ Retreat ending today, Friday, and the leader, Bp Ed Salmon.
***** Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009
From: John & Terry Bassett
Subject: Update on Tim Rock
To all the Prayer Warriors,
We want to pass on an update regarding Tim Rock. Following the car crash, Tim has been at AMCH in a drug induced coma, has endured total body chilling and rewarming, and now is progressing to the point the hospital has lessened his sedation and he was responding to familiar voices through eye movement and squeezing of hands. In his own Tim way, he also was trying to remove the ventilator tubes. Praise to You Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Thank you Holy Trinity. All our hope is on You.
Thank you for your prayers and please keep praying for Tim, Corrin and their three small children.
In His Name, Terry and Fr John Bassett
Albany Intercessor
Holy Spirit, please give us expectation and hope about what you will do among us.
John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." (Luke 3:16)
Jesus, please baptize us all with your Holy Spirit and with fire.
"His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean out his threshing floor, and gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." (Luke 3:17)
Jesus, please come soon and thoroughly clean out the church and gather your faithful ones to yourself.
And with many other exhortations he preached to the people. (Luke 3:18 )
Father, help us hear and respond to the exhortations of your witnesses.
But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, also added this, above all, that he shut John up in prison. (Luke 3:19-20)
Jesus, rebuke those who call evil good and good evil.
When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while he prayed, the heaven was opened. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are my beloved son; in you I am well pleased." (Luke 3:21-22)
Father, thank you for opening a way to heaven for us through your son Jesus. Let your Holy Spirit come on us daily so that we know we have been adopted by you and can call you, "Abba, Father." Thank you.
A word received: Pray for my people -- pray they will be set free from deception. Pray for new hope for my people -- pray they will put their hope and trust in me. Pray for a spirit of generosity to flow through the diocese. Pray that my people will be generous with their time and talents and resources. Pray that they will be wells of living water overflowing with my Spirit. Pray for a generous outflow of my Spirit throughout the diocese.
Friday: 16, 17; Daniel 3:1-18; 1 John 3:1-10; Luke 3:15-22
Saturday: 20, 21:1-7(8-14); Daniel 3:19-30; 1 John 3:11-18; Luke 4:1-13
Notes from the Front Line
***** Check out Lent & Beyond at http://anglicanprayer.wordpress.com/. This blog is a wonderful prayer resource.
***** Pray for the Diocesan Convention that it will be a threshing floor of the Holy Spirit.
***** Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009
From: Roy VanDermark
Subject: Prayer needed
We need the prayer warriors.
Prayers need for Robert. About four years ago his kidneys failed and they give him a new one. He has been doing fine up on till now. He has been in the hospitable with fluid building up and backing up into lungs and around the heart. They have found some spots on liver and on one lung. They think that the kidney might be going bad. They don't know why he keeps filling up with fluid. He is home now but is having problems breathing and getting around, also can not lay down at all.
Kristina is in ICU after having surgery for a torn bowel. She had to go back in for more surgery to have some more bowel removed. Please pray for her healing and wisdom for Doctors.
Faye is going in on Tuesday for surgery to have a lump removed form under her left arm. The surgery is set for 9 am. They will biopsy this after removal. Pray for a negative biopsy.
Deacon Roy
***** Pray for Beth Strickland that she will bounce back from the surgery.
***** Pray for the Priests’ Retreat ending today, Friday, and the leader, Bp Ed Salmon.
***** Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009
From: John & Terry Bassett
Subject: Update on Tim Rock
To all the Prayer Warriors,
We want to pass on an update regarding Tim Rock. Following the car crash, Tim has been at AMCH in a drug induced coma, has endured total body chilling and rewarming, and now is progressing to the point the hospital has lessened his sedation and he was responding to familiar voices through eye movement and squeezing of hands. In his own Tim way, he also was trying to remove the ventilator tubes. Praise to You Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Thank you Holy Trinity. All our hope is on You.
Thank you for your prayers and please keep praying for Tim, Corrin and their three small children.
In His Name, Terry and Fr John Bassett
Albany Intercessor
