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Prayer Guide for January 4-10, 2009 with Prayer Prompts from Pastor Tom
Adoration: Praise for Who God Is by focusing on one of the names or descriptions of God in the Bible. Matt. 6:9
El Shaddai, The All-Sufficient One- Almighty God. Genesis 17:1
Father, You are the All-Sufficient God. We don’t need anyone but You! You are able to meet every
need that we have. El Shaddai, Your covenant making Name with Abraham helps us know that
you are tender, compassionate and able to sustain us. In this New Year we will trust in El Shaddai.
Confession: Recognizing our continuing need to repent for sin and seek God’s forgiveness and cleansing. 1 John 1:9
El Shaddai, I confess to you that I often don’t really trust that you are all-sufficient for me. At times
I look more to my own abilities then to Your almighty ability. Father, this tendency hinders me from
fulfilling all You desire in my life because I become fearful because of my own inability. Forgive me
and help me to fully believe and trust that You are exactly what Your Name says- Almighty God!
Offer your confession to the Lord…
Thanksgiving: Thank God for all He has done, direct praise to Him and recognize answered prayer! 1 Thes.5:16-18
I thank You El Shaddai that You are tender and compassionate to me and to my family. I thank
You that You have sustained us during this past year and thank You that we can look to You in
this New Year to be All-Sufficient God. I thank You that You will provide for me, for the church and
the families of our church. I thank You that I can look into 2009 knowing that You will fulfill Your
purposes and that I can be an instrument in Your hand to do Your works for Your Glory!
Express your thanks to the Lord…
Supplication: Bringing personal requests and intercession for others before God’s mighty throne. Heb. 4:14-16
• Father, please guide me in the decisions I am making at home and at church.
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I ask that you will provide jobs to those of our church family who are trusting You for the future.
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Lord, direct the selection of the new Conference Superintendent. May it be the man of Your
choosing and may the election clearly be seen as Your work and not merely of people.
• El Shaddai, help me, help us to trust you as Almighty God throughout this New Year!
Enter the throne room of God and bring your requests before Him with a heart of trust and
dependency…
Pray for these OCEC families: (Praying for 20 households/week = praying through the church directory every 9 months!)
Troy & Peggy, Amanda, Sheri French Tim & Jami, Chloe, Sydney, Leonard & Millie Gackle Joyce Garvison
Naomi, Rebecca Fox Ethan Frisius
Don & Kathy, Haley Jane Frey Luke Fritz Carlos & Vivienne Garcia Mark Penny, Evan Gavett
Fredickson
John & Sue Free Kathryn Friedkin Darren & Dianna Fry Gene & Norene Garoutte Steve & Jennifer, Steven,
Alina, Aj, Elijah Gaytan
Roseann, Trisha Freitag Ernie & Joanne Frisius Norman & Sharon, Patrick, Jim & Beth Garvison Jason & Jeannie, J.D.
Scott Frymire Dylan Gee