Prayer for Today, Monday, March 31

Dear Creator God,

We seek a quiet place where we can commune with You, but our lives and our world don’t easily accommodate that desire. Help us to be intentional about our prayer and devotional life, Loving God. We yearn for You out of the depths of our being. May our hearts be open and our schedules fixed, so that we honor You with moments of prayer and meditation. The spiritual walk is not an easy one, yet Your blessings flow abundantly on us as we accept Your grace and turn into Your embrace. Fill us, O Lord. We pray in Jesus’ name, AMEN.

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JOYS AND CONCERNS

 

Ruth Weston died early yesterday morning. She will be cremated with a memorial service at a future date.

Peggy Rountree is in Bass Hospital room 310 with a broken pelvis.

 

Liz Beaty is now doing chemotherapy once a week on Thursdays.

 

Jean Long’s 22 year old great-grandson, Garret Hamm, is in OU Medical Center in OKC and on life support.

 

We have been asked to pray for Jill Muegee. She is extremely ill. She has been moved back to her home with family and friends providing 24 hour care.  

 

Gene and Naomi Burkett need lots of love and support.

 

Please pray for these family and friends.

 

Lenten Morning Prayers are continuing in the chapel every morning (except Sundays) at 7:00 A.M. All are welcome.

 

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

 

8:00 A.M.                               Chapel Service

9:30 A.M.                               Staff meeting in the conference room

Noon                           Noon Prayer Service in the chapel

5:00 P.M.                         Spanish church in the chapel

7:00 P.M.                                Boy Scouts

 

PSALM FOR TODAY

Psalm 30

²O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.

⁴Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name.

⁵For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

⁶As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

¹¹You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

¹²so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

 

Grace and peace,

John McLemore

 

Prayer for Today, Sunday, March 30

Dear Heavenly Parent,

Each Sunday we gather around the Table of Our Lord to share in the bread and cup. We approach that moment with humility and reverence, because it is more than a ritual. It is a holy experience and we give You thanks. Help us to remember that Jesus didn’t die on a cross like those seen on communion tables, between two candlesticks. He died on a harsh, splintered, rough hewn cross on the town garbage heap next to a major thoroughfare and between two thieves. Forgive us when we limit our faith experiences to beautiful sanctuaries with padded pews being served the Lord’s Supper in golden trays. Draw us into the world You loved so much and love so much, dear God. May we express our faith and live our faith amidst the highways and byways of life, in the clutter, even the squalor of human existence, because that is the place where Jesus lived, worked, died and was resurrected. And that is the place we are called to serve in His name. AMEN.

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JOYS AND CONCERNS

 

Please pray for George and Mary Oller. Their son, George, passed away.

 

Gene Woelke’s service was yesterday.

 

Ruth Weston is now under hospice care. She has moved into the nursing unit at Golden Oaks. Her family is here this weekend.

 

Liz Beaty is now doing chemotherapy once a week on Thursdays.

 

Jean Long’s 22 year old great-grandson, Garret Hamm, is in OU Medical Center in OKC and on life support.

 

We have been asked to pray for Jill Muegee. She is extremely ill. She has been moved back to her home with family and friends providing 24 hour care.  

 

Gene and Naomi Burkett need lots of love and support.

 

Please pray for these family and friends.

 

Lenten Morning Prayers are continuing in the chapel every morning (except Sundays) at 7:00 A.M. All are welcome.

 

The buses will leave the church for the NW Assembly at Fairview at 2:00 P.M. today.

 

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

 

8:00 A.M.                   Chapel Service

9:00 A.M.                        Sunday School

10:15 A.M.                  Traditional and contemporary services

2:00 P.M.                         Vehicles leave for Fairview

                                    (Youth and adults)

5:30 P.M.                    Spanish church in chapel

 

 

PSALM FOR TODAY

Psalm 23

¹The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.

²He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters;

³he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake.

⁴Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me.

⁵You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

⁶Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long.

 

Grace and peace,

John McLemore

 

Prayer for Today, Saturday, March 29

O Transcendent and Immanent God,

You are a mystery to us and yet You are present with us. You are far away and close at hand at the same time. We want You to be the God of the universe, the creator of all that is. We also want You to be near to us and call us by name. There are times when we call You powerful. There are times when we experience You in Your vulnerability. Forgive us when we apply human logic to our attempts to understand and explain You. May Your grace abound within us. May our task be one of faithfulness and devotion to You. May we seek to love You and to worship You, not seek to explain You. We offer this prayer in Jesus name, AMEN.

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JOYS AND CONCERNS

 

Please pray for George and Mary Oller. Their son, George, passed away.

 

Gene Woelke’s service is today at 2:00 P.M. in the Henninger-Hinson chapel.

 

Ruth Weston is now under hospice care. She has moved into the nursing unit at Golden Oaks. Her family is here this weekend.

 

Liz Beaty is now doing chemotherapy once a week on Thursdays.

 

Jean Long’s 22 year old great-grandson, Garret Hamm, is in OU Medical Center in OKC and on life support.

 

We have been asked to pray for Jill Muegee. She is extremely ill. She has been moved back to her home with family and friends providing 24 hour care.  

 

Gene and Naomi Burkett need lots of love and support.

 

Please pray for these family and friends.

 

Lenten Morning Prayers are continuing in the chapel every morning (except Sundays) at 7:00 A.M. All are welcome.

 

I am doing a series of Pastor’s class beginning TODAY, March 29. We will meet in the conference room from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. for four Saturdays.

 

The buses will leave the church for the NW Assembly at Fairview at 2:00 P.M. tomorrow.

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

 

7:00 A.M.                        Lenten Morning Prayers

9:00 A.M.                               Emmaus board meeting

10:00 A.M.                  Pastor’s Class

Noon                           Emmaus 4^th Day

 

PSALM FOR TODAY

Psalm 51

³For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.

⁴Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless when you pass judgment.

¹⁸Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem,

¹⁹then you will delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

 

Grace and peace,

John McLemore

 

Prayer for Today, Friday, March 28

God Who Is Our Light and Our Salvation,

We put our trust in You. You are the author of our lives and the source of our hope. May we be mindful of the influence we have on others, Loving God. Because we carry the banner of “Christian” our words and actions have tremendous influence, both for good and evil. Please forgive us, O Lord, when we are compelled to gossip and carry stories about others. These are evil acts and can cause people to separate themselves from the church and even from You. Cleanse us, Dear God, and heal the wounds of those we have harmed, even when our motivation is couched as “Christian concern”. May we be true followers of Jesus and always seek to serve You by serving others. We pray this prayer in Jesus’ name, AMEN.

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JOYS AND CONCERNS

 

Please pray for George and Mary Oller. Their son, George, passed away.

 

Gene Woelke’s service will be tomorrow, March 29, at 2:00 P.M. in the Henninger-Hinson chapel.

 

Ruth Weston is now under hospice care. She has moved into the nursing unit at Golden Oaks. Her family is coming in tomorrow.

 

Liz Beaty is now doing chemotherapy once a week on Thursdays.

 

Jean Long’s 22 year old great-grandson, Garret Hamm, is in OU Medical Center in OKC and on life support.

 

We have been asked to pray for Jill Muegee. She is extremely ill. She has been moved back to her home with family and friends providing 24 hour care.  

 

Deloras Oringderff is having a difficult time.

 

Kay Allison’s parents are both dealing with health issues.

 

Gene and Naomi Burkett need lots of love and support.

 

Cyndi Stuart has asked for prayers for a co-worker, Patty, and her husband who has cancer, David.  

 

Please pray for these family and friends.

 

Lenten Morning Prayers are continuing in the chapel every morning (except Sundays) at 7:00 A.M. All are welcome.

 

I am doing a series of Pastor’s class beginning TOMORROW, March 29. We will meet in the conference room from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. for four Saturdays. If you have a child or grandchild who would like to attend, please call the church office or email me at johnm@centralenid.org. We will do baptisms on Easter. NOTE: the classes begin at 10:00 A.M.

 

 

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

 

7:00 A.M.                        Lenten Morning Prayers

5:00 P.M.                    AMBUCS Chicken and Noodle Dinner

 

PSALM FOR TODAY

Psalm 81

⁶“I relieved your shoulder of the burden; your hands were freed from the basket.

⁷In distress you called, and I rescued you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

⁸Hear, O my people, while I admonish you; O Israel, if you would but listen to me!

⁹There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god.

¹⁰I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

¹¹“But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.

¹⁴Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and turn my hand against their foes.

¹⁶I would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

 

Grace and peace,

John McLemore

 

Prayer for Today, Thursday, March 27

God of Tender Mercies,

As the season of Lent reaches the half-way mark, we reflect on the journey thus far. We have attempted to set aside those occurrences in our lives that separate us from You. We have been aware of our sin and need for forgiveness. We remember again Jesus movement toward Jerusalem and the cross. For some of us this has been a profound spiritual experience, for others a perfunctory exercise. We pray Your grace will abound for us all, O Lord. May we connect with You and commune with You. In the midst of our unworthiness, You are there. We give You thanks and we pray for courage and strength to continue our journey with Jesus. It is in His name we pray. AMEN.

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JOYS AND CONCERNS

 

We now have 17 adults, 7 youth, and 2 children attending the NW Area Assembly on Sunday, March 30, at Central Christian Church in Fairview.    

 

Please pray for George and Mary Oller. Their son, George, passed away.

 

Gene Woelke’s service will be Saturday, March 29, at 2:00 P.M. in the Henninger-Hinson chapel.

 

Ruth Weston is now under hospice care. She has moved into the nursing unit at Golden Oaks.

 

Liz Beaty is now doing chemotherapy once a week on Thursdays.

 

Jean Long’s 22 year old great-grandson, Garret Hamm, is in OU Medical Center in OKC and on life support.

 

We have been asked to pray for Jill Muegee. She is extremely ill. She has been moved back to her home with family and friends providing 24 hour care.  

 

Deloras Oringderff is having a difficult time.

 

Kay Allison’s parents are both dealing with health issues.

 

Gene and Naomi Burkett need lots of love and support.

 

Cyndi Stuart has asked for prayers for a co-worker, Patty, and her husband who has cancer, David.  

 

Thom Bushman’s father, Bill, is improving. He will likely be released from a skilled nursing unit on Friday.

 

Please pray for these family and friends.

 

Lenten Morning Prayers are continuing in the chapel every morning (except Sundays) at 7:00 A.M. All are welcome.

 

I am doing a series of Pastor’s class beginning this Saturday, March 29. We will meet in the conference room from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. for four Saturdays. If you have a child or grandchild who would like to attend, please call the church office or email me at johnm@centralenid.org. We will do baptisms on Easter. NOTE: the classes begin at 10:00 A.M.

 

 

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

 

7:00 A.M.                        Lenten Morning Prayers

10:00 A.M.                              Lifelong Learning in the multipurpose room

10:00 A.M.                  Bible Study in the conference room

6:00 P.M.                        Spanish church in the chapel

 

PSALM FOR TODAY

Psalm 95

¹O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

²Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

⁶O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

⁷For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. O that today you would listen to his voice!

⁸Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,

⁹when your ancestors tested me, and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.

 

Grace and peace,

John McLemore

 

Prayer for Today, Wednesday, March 26

Gracious God,

The cross stands before us as the symbol of Your love for all the world. The empty tomb stands before us as a symbol of the new life that is available to all through Your son, Jesus the Christ. Help us to understand Your love and new life can be experienced in the present moment as well as in eternity. When we pray “Your Kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” may we realize that we are praying for Your reign to be as much a reality now as in the distant future. Forgive us when we look on the present life as just a “preparation” for heaven. May we be empowered by Your Sprit to work earnestly for heaven on earth. In Jesus name we pray, AMEN.

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JOYS AND CONCERNS

 

There is a Board Meeting this evening in the multipurpose room at 7:30 p.m. Committee chairs are encouraged to submit their reports to Kandy kandyt@centralenid.org as soon as possible.

 

We now have 17 adults, 7 youth, and 2 children attending the NW Area Assembly on Sunday, March 30, at Central Christian Church in Fairview.    

 

Please pray for George and Mary Oller. Their son, George, passed away.

 

Gene Woelke’s service will be Saturday, March 29, at 2:00 P.M. in the Henninger-Hinson chapel.

 

Ruth Weston is now under hospice care. She has moved into the nursing unit at Golden Oaks.

 

Liz Beaty is now doing chemotherapy once a week on Thursdays.

 

Jean Long’s 22 year old great-grandson, Garret Hamm, is in OU Medical Center in OKC and on life support.

 

We have been asked to pray for Jill Muegee. She is extremely ill. She has been moved back to her home with family and friends providing 24 hour care.  

 

Deloras Oringderff is having a difficult time.

 

Kay Allison’s parents are both dealing with health issues.

 

Gene and Naomi Burkett need lots of love and support.

 

After tests here, Jaymie Morley, principal at Chisholm High School went back to M.D. Anderson in Houston. Tests there indicated her lymphoma has not recurred. She does, however,  have some places in her legs that will require surgery.

 

Cyndi Stuart has asked for prayers for a co-worker, Patty, and her husband who has cancer, David.  

 

Thom Bushman’s father, Bill, is improving. He will likely be released from a skilled nursing unit on Friday.

 

Please pray for these family and friends.

 

Lenten Morning Prayers are continuing in the chapel every morning (except Sundays) at 7:00 A.M. All are welcome.

 

I am doing a series of Pastor’s class beginning March 29. We will meet in the conference room from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. for four Saturdays. If you have a child or grandchild who would like to attend, please call the church office or email me at johnm@centralenid.org. We will do baptisms on Easter.

 

 

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

 

7:00 A.M.                        Lenten Morning Prayers

9:00 A.M.                  TOPS in the multipurpose room

1:00 P.M.                                Emmaus reunion group - men

5:30 P.M.                                WWNF activities begin with a meal

6:00 P.M.                               VBS meeting in the conference room

6:45 P.M.                                Chancel Choir

7:30 P.M.                                Board Meeting in the multipurpose room

 

PSALM FOR TODAY

Psalm 147

¹²Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

¹³For he strengthens the bars of your gates; he blesses your children within you.

¹⁵He sends out his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.

¹⁶He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes.

¹⁹He declares his word to Jacob, his statutes and ordinances to Israel.

²⁰He has not dealt thus with any other nation; they do not know his ordinances. Praise the Lord!

 

Grace and peace,

John McLemore

 

Prayer for Today, Tuesday, March 25

Divine Heart,

Out of the depths we cry to You, O Lord. Often we are overcome by trials and it seems that darkness is all about us. We long for clarity and clear vision, but we are blinded by our sin. May Your redeeming Spirit come to us in our distress. May the power and compassion of Your grace flow over us allowing the light of Christ to enter our hearts. We know Your judgment is just and merciful. We lay prostrate seeking Your forgiveness and thanking You for Your love. In Jesus name we pray, AMEN.

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JOYS AND CONCERNS

 

There is a Board Meeting this Wednesday, March 26, in the multipurpose room at 7:30 p.m. Committee chairs are encouraged to submit their reports to Kandy kandyt@centralenid.org as soon as possible.

 

We will have 15 adults, 7 youth, and 2 children attending the NW Area Assembly on Sunday, March 30, at Central Christian Church in Fairview.    

 

Gene Woelke’s service will be Saturday, March 29, at 2:00 P.M. in the Henninger-Hinson chapel.

 

Jim Goodrich was dismissed from Bass Hospital.  

 

Ruth Weston is now under hospice care. She has moved into the nursing unit at Golden Oaks.

 

Liz Beaty is now doing chemotherapy once a week on Thursdays.

 

Jean Long’s 22 year old great-grandson, Garret Hamm, is in OU Medical Center in OKC and on life support.

 

We have been asked to pray for Jill Muegee. She is extremely ill. She has been moved back to her home with family and friends providing 24 hour care.  

 

Deloras Oringderff is having a difficult time.

 

Kay Allison’s parents are both dealing with health issues.

 

Gene and Naomi Burkett need lots of love and support.

 

After tests here, Jaymie Morley, principal at Chisholm High School went back to M.D. Anderson in Houston. Tests there indicated her lymphoma has not recurred. She does, however,  have some places in her legs that will require surgery.

 

Cyndi Stuart has asked for prayers for a co-worker, Patty, and her husband who has cancer, David.  

 

Thom Bushman’s father, Bill, is improving. He will likely be released from a skilled nursing unit on Friday.

 

Please pray for these family and friends.

 

Lenten Morning Prayers are continuing in the chapel every morning (except Sundays) at 7:00 A.M. All are welcome.

 

I am doing a series of Pastor’s class beginning March 29. We will meet in the conference room from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. for four Saturdays. If you have a child or grandchild who would like to attend, please call the church office or email me at johnm@centralenid.org. We will do baptisms on Easter.

 

 

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

 

7:00 A.M.                        Lenten Morning Prayers

10:00 A.M.                  Lifelong learning in the multipurpose room

Noon                                       Noon Bible Study in the library

3:15 P.M.                     Greenbrier service

5:00 P.M.                    Girl Scouts

5:00 P.M.                    Golf league

5:15 P.M.                     Emmaus Reunion Group - women

6:00 P.M.                               Spanish Church in the chapel

7:00 P.M.                                Quilt Central

 

PSALM FOR TODAY

Psalm 4o

⁷Then I said, “Here I am; in the scroll of the book it is written of me.

⁸I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.”

⁹I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; see, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O Lord.

¹⁰I have not hidden your saving help within my heart, I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.

¹¹Do not, O Lord, withhold your mercy from me; let your steadfast love and your faithfulness keep me safe forever.

 

Grace and peace,

John McLemore

 

 

Prayer for Today, Monday, March 24

Dear Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer,

You embrace us in a variety of ways and within the broad expanse of human experience. Forgive us, O Lord, when we seek to define You and limit You to our capacity to understand. It is so easy to mold You into our image of You. Forgive our egocentric ways, Dear Lord. May we be open to your mystery. Touch our hearts and free us from definitions. May we feel Your embrace and know Your love. This we pray in Jesus’ name, AMEN.

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JOYS AND CONCERNS

 

There is a Board Meeting this Wednesday, March 26, in the multipurpose room at 7:30 p.m. Committee chairs are encouraged to submit their reports to Kandy kandyt@centralenid.org as soon as possible.

 

We will have 15 adults, 7 youth, and 2 children attending the NW Area Assembly on Sunday, March 30, at Central Christian Church in Fairview.    

 

Gene Woelke’s service will be Saturday, March 29, at 2:00 P.M. in the Henninger-Hinson chapel.

 

Jim Goodrich is still in Bass Hospital room 212.  

 

Ruth Weston is now under hospice care.

 

Liz Beaty is now doing chemotherapy once a week on Thursdays.

 

Jean Long’s 22 year old great-grandson, Garret Hamm, is in OU Medical Center in OKC and on life support.

 

We have been asked to pray for Jill Muegee. She is extremely ill. She has been moved back to her home with family and friends providing 24 hour care.  

 

Deloras Oringderff is having a difficult time.

 

Kay Allison’s parents are both dealing with health issues.

 

Gene and Naomi Burkett need lots of love and support.

 

After tests here, Jaymie Morley, principal at Chisholm High School went back to M.D. Anderson in Houston. Tests there indicated her lymphoma has not recurred. She does, however,  have some places in her legs that will require surgery.

 

Cyndi Stuart has asked for prayers for a co-worker, Patty, and her husband who has cancer, David.  

 

Please pray for these family and friends.

 

Lenten Morning Prayers are continuing in the chapel every morning (except Sundays) at 7:00 A.M. All are welcome.

 

I am doing a series of Pastor’s class beginning March 29. We will meet in the conference room from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. for four Saturdays. If you have a child or grandchild who would like to attend, please call the church office or email me at johnm@centralenid.org. We will do baptisms on Easter.

 

 

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

 

7:00 A.M.                               Lenten Morning Prayers

10:00 A.M.                              Staff Meeting

Noon                           Noon Prayer Service

5:00 P.M.                    Spanish Church in the chapel

7:00 P.M.                    Boy Scouts

 

PSALM FOR TODAY

Psalm 42:2-3, 43:3-4

²My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God?

³My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, “Where is your God?”

³O send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling.

⁴Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy; and I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.

 

Grace and peace,

John McLemore