🥅 "For the GOAL of Our Teaching is Love from Purified Heart, a Faith with no Contradiction, and a Good Conscience," 1 Tim 1:5...

[Nochaeld]

"For the GOAL of Our Teaching is Love from Purified Heart, a Faith with no Contradiction, and a Good Conscience," 1 Tim 1:5. Father, Thank You we can Worship You in Spirit & Truth ANYWHERE, nt just on this mountain or that mountain, Jn 4:23, We ask for blessings to Freely Receive from The Throne of Your Grace Heb 4:16, and absorb the wisdom and needed strength to Walk Worthy of Jesus Christ Col 1:9-11. Help us Accomplish Priorities Tit 3:14, Let Unity, Love and Zeal ABOUND for our Churches, Families & Teams Phil 1:9-11, 1 Cor 3:9, and grant us Your Desire we bear Lasting Fruit, a main purpose of Yours, Jn 15:7-8

Thank You for the Free Mercy and Grace and Confidence through Jesus Christ our Merciful and Sympathetic High Priest, Heb 4:15-16, (The One Mediator between God and Man, 1 Tim 2:5, The Perpetual "Priest forever according to the Order of Melchizedek," Ps 110:4, Heb 7:15), to REJOICE that freely and APART from THE LAW OF MOSES we may receive FULL mercy and find ABUNDANT grace INSTANTLY, RIGHT NOW for help in time of need, Heb 4:16 (JUST as a baby in the womb receives nutrients from its mother's umbilical cord freely without having done anything to deserve or earn the nutrition), Connection to Vine, John 15:1-2, (JUST as the branches, and leaves receive the life-giving sap from the grape vine quite naturally from its roots and then produce good grapes quite effortlessly). Give us GRACE and DISCIPLINE to Study to know what The Holy Spirit says in His Word accurately from cover to cover so we are not teaching error which would be shameful and misrepresent a Perfect God, 2 Tim 2:15, Holy Spirit's Strength to Know Dimensions of Christ's Love to Overflowing, Eph 3:16-19, Wisdom to Know God's Will Perfectly, Col 4:12, and Walk it out in a Worthy Manner, Col 1:9-11, Your having PROVIDED EVERYTHING we need for life AND GODLINESS, 2 Pet 1:1-15, Wisdom and Power to Make & Accomplish Needed Plans, Tit 3:14.

Heavenly Father, we thank You, Phil 4:6-7, for nearness to God James 4:8, first love renewals Rev 2:4, ability to take care of our own vineyards, Song 1:6, tend our gardens & keep them Gen 2:15. Holy Spirit of Wisdom & Revelation to Know God Eph 1:17, The Word Lk 24:45, Study 2 Tim 2:15, Intercession 1 Tim 2:1-4. Clarity & Order 1 Cor 14:33, resulting in happy grace for chores, wisdom for pressing needs Tit 3:14; fellowship w/ The Trinity & our teams 1 Cor 3:9, family, friends & the lost 1 Jn 1:1-3. Simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ 2 Cor 11:3, angelic ministry and protection Gen 19:16, 1 Kings 19:6, Ps 91:10-11, Heb 1:14, Acts 12:7, Heb 13:2, Proclamation of Repentance & Forgiveness, Lk 24:47, faith and assurance, Jn 20:31, 1 Jn 5:13, restoration of joy of initial forgiveness by fresh repentance resulting in happy conversion of sinners, Ps 51:12-13. As always, protect us from temptation and evil, Matt 6:13, STUMBLING BLOCKS, Rom 14:13, 1 Cor 8:9, 1 Cor 10:32, sin, 1 Cor 8:1, fear, wrongdoing, lies, Zeph 3:13, evil people, imposters, deception, 2 Tim 3:5, 2 Tim 3:13, Tit 1:16, 2 Thes 3:2, and the evil one, Rev 12:9, John 17:15, 1 Jn 5:18. Thank You in the Name of Jesus Christ, The One Mediator between God and man, 1 Tim 2:5, our Priest forever, Heb 7:11, Heb 11:15, Heb 7:17, in Jesus' Name, John 14:13-14, Amen, Rev 3:14, 2 Cor 1:20.

 

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We come before You, Heavenly Father, with hearts full of gratitude for the truth of Your Word and the privilege to worship You in spirit and in truth, as You have made clear in John 4:23. Your Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path (Psalm 119:105), and we are thankful for the access we have to Your throne of grace through the blood of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. It is only through Him that we can boldly approach You, as Hebrews 4:16 declares, "Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need."

We rejoice in the truth that Jesus Christ is our merciful and faithful High Priest, who sympathizes with our weaknesses, having been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin (Hebrews 4:15). He is the one Mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5), the perpetual Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek (Psalm 110:4, Hebrews 7:17). Through Him, we have received grace upon grace, freely and apart from the law, as branches abiding in the Vine, receiving life-giving nourishment (John 15:1-5). We are grateful that You have provided everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and virtue (2 Peter 1:3).

Father, we ask that You would grant us the grace and discipline to study Your Word diligently, handling it accurately, so that we may rightly divide the truth and not be ashamed (2 Timothy 2:15). May the Holy Spirit grant us wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You, that the eyes of our hearts may be enlightened to know the hope of Your calling, the riches of the glory of Your inheritance in the saints, and the exceeding greatness of Your power toward us who believe (Ephesians 1:17-19). We long to know the dimensions of Christ’s love, which surpasses knowledge, that we may be filled with all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:16-19).

Lord, we pray for unity, love, and zeal to abound in our churches, families, and teams, that we may stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the Good News (Philippians 1:27). May we labor together as Your fellow workers, for we are God’s field and God’s building (1 Corinthians 3:9). Help us to bear lasting fruit, as You have purposed, that our Father may be glorified in us (John 15:8). Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom (Psalm 90:12), and to accomplish the priorities You have set before us, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God (Colossians 1:10).

We ask for clarity and order in our lives, that all things may be done decently and in order (1 Corinthians 14:33). Grant us wisdom for pressing needs and the grace to walk worthy of the calling with which we have been called (Ephesians 4:1). May our devotion to Christ be simple and pure, not distracted by the cares of this world or the deceitfulness of riches (2 Corinthians 11:3). We thank You for the ministry of angels, who are sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation (Hebrews 1:14), and we ask for their protection and guidance as we walk in Your will.

Father, we proclaim repentance and forgiveness of sins in the name of Jesus Christ (Luke 24:47), and we pray for the restoration of joy that comes from fresh repentance, leading to the happy conversion of sinners (Psalm 51:12-13). May we be bold in our faith, assured of the salvation we have in Christ, as John 20:31 declares, "But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name." We pray for the lost, that they may come to know You and experience the joy of salvation.

We ask for Your protection from temptation, evil, stumbling blocks, sin, fear, wrongdoing, lies, and deception. Deliver us from evil people and imposters who oppose the truth, as Your Word warns us in 2 Timothy 3:13, "But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived." Guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, that we may not be led astray by the evil one (John 17:15, 1 John 5:18).

Heavenly Father, we thank You for the confidence we have in Christ, that whatever we ask in His name, He will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son (John 14:13-14). We pray all these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Savior, and eternal High Priest, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all (2 Corinthians 13:14).

 

[Windwold]

Praying in agreement with you in Jesus' name, Amen