We begin our prayer time in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. + Amen.
“I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands, I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.” Martin Luther
Adoration’
Psalm 99:1-5; “The Lord reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake. Great is the Lord in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations. Let them praise your great and awesome name; he is holy. The King is mighty, he loves justice, you have established equity; in Jacob you have done what is just and right. Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy.”
Almighty God, how wonderful You are. Creation cries out in awe of Your power. The universe shines with Your glory and greatness. Lord, how majestic You are. Each minute atom and molecule carry a tiny part of Your plan. Every microbe speaks of Your breathtaking beauty. Every drop of water in the rivers and oceans were created by Your Word. Almighty Father, how awesome You are. The mountain ranges reflect Your heights and the gentle valleys Your mercy. Almighty One, how creative You are. Each tree, vegetable and flower are filled with Your wonder and bounty. Each member of the animal kingdom and man and woman resounds with Your intricacy and miracles. And to think that You care about me. You love me. I will lift my eyes to You, my wonderful, majestic and awesome God. In Jesus’ name, I look to You, amen.
A time of ‘Adoration’ to our Heavenly Father.
· Please take time to sit and consider how our Triune God has impacted your life, as a child, teen, adult and perhaps a parent or grandparent. Consider with sincere amazement all the ways He has created, molded and brought you to this very point in your life’s journey.
· Remember those workers in Haiti who walk closely with You during turbulent, chaotic times and were ready to serve with their time, talents and treasures when the time was ready for their service.
· Be mindful of the Haitian children who this summer are eagerly waiting for school to start again so they can learn more about You, seek Your directions for their future and give Witness of their Risen Savior to the souls still caught up in the lies of vodou.
‘Confession’
We were born, sinful and unclean, through no fault of our own, but because of the sins of our parents, grandparents…Adam and Eve.
God sent His only Son to die for our sins. Jesus did everything right while he was here on this earth. He loved you with a love that cannot be measured. He gave to the world when there were no thanks returned to Him. He healed when there was no hope, and He died without complaint. Jesus did nothing wrong and everything right; all this for you. He lived for you and died for you. Our sins nailed Him to the cross on Calvary and kept Him there until His life on earth had ended.
Psalm 32:1-7; “Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD" and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to you while you may be found; surely when the mighty waters rise, they will not reach him. You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.”
· A time of personal confession.
Our sins are placed at the base of the cross...His cross, and we give thanks that the times we have fallen short in the eyes of our Heavenly Father have been washed clean and we have been forgiven through the Blood of our Risen Savior Jesus Christ.
‘Thanksgiving’
Titus 2:11–12; “For the grace of God has appeared; bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age.”
Gracious Father, we praise You. On our own, we would perish, but You sustain our life and bless us in countless ways. May we ever praise You for all of them; especially for our Savior Jesus Christ, who gave His life on the cross to give us abundant forgiveness and life in Him. Now, risen and reigning, He will return to bring us to live with You in everlasting joy. Thank You! In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.
Romans 8:31-32; “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all; how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?”
Psalm 95:1-7; “O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.”
We come to You now with hearts, minds and words filled with ‘Thanksgiving’.
· We give thanks for our Creator, Redeemer and Holy Spirit.
· We give thanks for the countless donors here in the U.S. who joyfully give of their time, talents & treasures to the work of Trinity HOPE.
· We give You thanks for the countless hours that Trinity HOPE workers have expended putting together the Haitian Hunger Night event coming in November and the upcoming Board of Directors meeting this month.
· We give You thanks for the work that is being accomplished by the Haitian parents, school principals and Feeding Program Directors who are gathering the expected attendance numbers for the coming school year while their country is shrouded in turmoil.
· Heavenly Father, we thank You for the many activities that remind us that You are in control of the turning of human hearts during the chaotic filled times in Haiti.
‘Supplications’
Lamentations 3:55-57; “I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the lowest pit. You have heard my voice, "Do not hide Your ear from my prayer for relief, from my cry for help." You drew near when I called on You; You said, "Do not fear!"
Heavenly Father, God of all concord, it is Your gracious will that Your children on earth live together in harmony and peace. Defeat the plans of all those who would stir up violence, chaos and strife, destroy the weapons of those who delight in war and bloodshed, and according to Your will, end all conflicts throughout this world. Teach us to examine our hearts that we may recognize our own inclination toward envy, malice, hatred and enmity. Help us, by Your Word and Spirit, to search our hearts and to root out the evil that would lead to strife and discord, so that in our lives we may be at peace with all people. Fill us with zeal for the work of Your Church and through the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which alone can bring that peace which is beyond all human understanding; through Jesus Christ our Lord, we pray.
2 Corinthians 5:15; “And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.”
Heavenly Father, we bring our supplications before You;
· Lord, please protect those who travel to Nashville for the Trinity HOPE Board meeting; bless their journey and the decisions being made in the meeting.
· Lord, we have been daily watching, reading and listening as satan continues to wreak havoc in Haiti and seemingly causing people to doubt Your presence; YOU are there, from beginning to the end. Heavenly Father, BIND the devil and cause Your people to rise up and lay claim to Haiti for Your Glory. Protect the foreign police force and Haiti police force as they work to encourage the violent gangs to lay down their weapons, repent, restore order and rebuild Haiti.
· Heavenly Father, please be with the Feeding Program Directors in Haiti. Right any wrongs that may have taken place. May all those involved with Trinity HOPE strive for excellence in their work; giving their BEST for You so that more missionaries may receive training to accomplish Your work.
Lord God, bless Your Word wherever it is proclaimed. Make it a Word of power and peace to convert those not yet Your own and to confirm those who have come to saving faith. May Your Word pass from the ear to the heart, from the heart to the lip and from the lip to the life that, as You have promised, Your Word may achieve the purpose for which You sent it; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
“I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands, I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.” Martin Luther
2 Corinthians 13:11-14; “Finally, brothers, good-by. Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints send their greetings. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
May God be with you dear sister and brother in Christ,
In His love
Jay Brinkmeyer