Hello Family, let’s pray,
Heavenly Father, creator of our home and all things worldly, please hear our prayers today as we give thanks to You for the many blessings that have been received on this day.
Jesus the sacrifice that You made upon the tree was like no other, but even greater than that was Your resurrection on the third day. To give Your life for our sins, for the sins of the world for all who seek You by name speaks so highly of your perfect character and what makes me proud to not only call you Jesus Christ, but my Redeemer, my Lord, my Savior. I give my sins to You and lay my life before You, please take it. I pray for new life, full of the Holy Spirit that will overflow so that others too may discover through my words who You are and what Your death stands for with anyone who seeks You, life eternal. Thank You for this life, You now have mine, to use as You deem best.
Father protect us from evil, help heal our sick and broken; take care of their families as well and keep them strong so they can steadfastly stand by the side of their sick loved ones. Protect our family members and friends who may be in harm’s way and help them to be safe.
Father Your kingdom is immense and yet You can so effortlessly look after so much from one end to the other and never grow tired or weary. You are indeed our King of Gods. I give thanks for all that You have done for me and for my family; for my friends. I pray that You put into our hands the instrument that will allow us to take forth Your Word to places that do not yet know how to read; I pray that we find compassion for the homeless standing on the corner and offer assistance and spiritual help that will bring back their dignity and self-respect, provide them with a way to be an upstanding member of their community. Father I am so very excited for what the future can bring to us, please hear these prayers as we thank You for the blessings to come. In Your Son’s name Christ Jesus….AMEN.
Welcome again Family, we have heard Frank say on numerous occasions that we are Family here, I also use it often. But we are also much more than a Family, we are a Team. So what does it take to make up a team? I believe in words like teamwork, harmony, association, community, togetherness and this list could go on around the block and further. The key as we have always heard is there is no “I” in team. Each member of a team has unique characteristics, unique traits and abilities, for while God makes us each equal He also makes each of us unique. Therefore, as one we can only do so much, but as many working “together” we can accomplish almost anything.
We form a partnership and by doing so we get more work done. Collectively we all have unique talents to offer and to be effective we must recognize talent and use it in the manner that best serves the team. John Wooden, former basketball coach at UCLA once stated, “When someone puts the ball thru the hoop, they have ten hands.” The same can be said of a football team, a quarterback may lead the plays on offense but it takes all eleven players working together as a unit to be successful play after play.
As a team works together they identify weaknesses and learn how to overcome those points and make the team even stronger. Take one person away and that weakness can be exploited and can lead to potential failure. That is why if there is one member of God’s team missing, the team is incomplete and vulnerable. The bottom line, I need you, you need me, someone else needs you, and God needs us all to complete His team. Stand tall as that team member.
Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. Philippians 1:4-5
Go in Peace
Blessings to you all
Aloha
Randy
