Requests and Updates !!!

Bob Bu ~ Late Tuesday night our friend and brother Bob Bush left te hospital
and this old earth and was welcomed home by our Heavenly Father.   Thank
God for Bob's life and witness... [120118]

Emily Bo  ~ pray for physical healing.  She was hospitalized this week with a
severe case of bronchitis. [120118]

Virginia So ~ Virginia was in the hospital.   Pray for comfort and strength.   
[120112]

Bob St ~ Be in pray for strength and healing for Bob as he is not feeling well
and is experiencing medical issues.   [120110]

Baby Dy ~ Child of Peggy and Auda Da’s next door neighbor was born with fluid
on the brain.  He has had several operations and many hospital stays and they
have recently discovered that he is also blind.  Please pray for his healing and
for strength for the family..  [120106]

Jamie ~ wife of Karen Vo's nephew.  Jamie is 42 yrs old and will be undergoing
a double mastectomy on Monday.  They will also be checking to see if the
cancer has spread. Pray for her healing and for her husband and young son.  
[120106]

Roger ~ family member of Karen Vo.   Roger has terminal cancer that has
spread throughout his body.  Pray for him and for his family at this difficult
time.    [120106]

Dick and Susanne have received their first encouraging words from the doctors
since Todd was admitted.  There are small signs of improvement.  Continue to
keep Todd and the family in your prayers.  [111216]

    Todd Ab, 51 year old son of Dick and Suzanne Ab suffered a severe brain
    aneurysm this past weekend and has not responded well to treatment.  
    Please pray for Todd's healing and recovery, for his wife and two children
    and of course for Dick and Suzanne.  [111208]

Reba Mu ~ Daughter-in-law Carol has been diagnosed with an aggressive
cancer.   Doctors are planning an new surgical procedure.   Pray for God's
wisdom, guidance and healing.  [111204]


Intercessions:  Pray as you would pray if the situations were yours ...

Specific Requests

Bethel Church ~ Pray for God to raise up leaders and workers for ministry.

Several in the congregation have requested that you pray and intercede for
parents and children in their families; for wisdom, for healing and for comfort.   
Many are facing serious life changing issues.   May need to personally make
Jesus Lord of their lives and love for Him.

Several in our Bethel family are struggling to make ends meet.   Pray for God's
provision and pray about if and what God would have you do in response.


Continuing Requests  

Pray for our nation and our leaders.   

Pray for God's leading and wisdom.  

Pray that God's kingdom would come soon - that His will would be done on
Earth in the same way it is done in Heaven.  

Northbrook Early Childhood Academy – Continue to pray for the daycare as it
operates day to day here at Bethel.   Pray for wisdom and safety for all
concerned.   Pray that God will use it as a means to reach our community.
[110212]  

Jeremy St ~ For protection, strength, and God’s guidance in his life.  [101217]  

Carolynn No ~ Pray for health.  [100830]  

Glenora Sc ~ Pray for troubles with her eyesight. [100830]  

Eric and Linda Zanes ~ Please pray for the Zanes & their family, our Links
Missionaries serving in the Philippines.  

Mapfumo Samson ~ Bethel’s sponsored child from the Congo  

Jeff & Susan Myers ~ Please pray for the Myers family, your missionaries
serving in Papua New Guinea.  

Arlen & Joyce Jacobitz ~ our Links Missionaries.  

Pray for wisdom for our national, state and local leaders  

Pray for the success and safety of all our military personnel where ever they
may have served or be serving.   


Petitions - Requests for Prayer - to add and keep on your prayer list  

Pray that in everything we do, think, and say God will be glorified - that others
will see Him in us...  

Pray that we will see and boldly do God’s will and that we will be empowered
and led by God's spirit to do it.

Pray that in everything we do, and say, and think, we will please and glorify
God alone, bringing honor to His name

Pray that nothing we do or say will be an embarrassment to Him  

Pray that we will receive all that God has intended for us and has in store for
us, as we need it.  

Pray that our influence on behalf of God's work and Kingdom will increase.  

Pray that we will be kept from evil and that evil will be kept from us.  

Pray for our leaders and those in authority - that they would see and follow
God's leading.  

Pray for our nation - ask God to forgive us.  

Pray for Pastor Paul, our Church staff, & leadership teams - wisdom and
boldness  

Pray for our children and teens as they face pressures we never knew in our
day   


Finally:  Ask God about your own personal, private needs and desires, those
things that are just between you and God alone...  

    We all have our needs and desires, things we want God to do for us.
    Be certain you are asking God for an outcome, not just complaining about your
    situation.

    We need to consider some things as we ask God to 'do for us'
                         'What will I do if God grants my request?'    

    'Why do i want Him to give me what I'm asking for?'  
    What if God answers my prayer, heals me, corrects my finances, gets me a new
    job, whatever...
                   Will I go back to  living as usual, doing my own thing,
                           seeking my own comfort and well being?

               Am I really seeking His Kingdom or
               Am I seeking my own comfort and ease,
                                                             looking for my will to be done?

                               James 4:3  Ye ask, and receive not, because
                     ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
step up
take your place
be an intercessor  -  pray for someone else's needs
Do not be anxious about anything,
but in every situation,
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
present your requests to God.
Phil 4:6   [paraphrased]  
    Before God will change your situation, He often needs to change you.
    Prayer is not so much about us getting God to do what we want.
    Rather its about us finding out and getting on board with what God wants and is already doing ...
    Be sure you listen as much as you speak your mind ...
If God cares so wonderfully for flowers
that are here today and gone tomorrow,
don’t you think he will surely care for you?

Don't be faithless concerning God….
Your heavenly Father already knows your needs.

Rather than worry,
make His Kingdom and doing right your chief aim
and the things you need for living shall also be yours.

Matthew 6:30, 32-33 [paraphrased]
Brothers, count it all joy
when you experience different testings and temptations.

Know this -
the trying of your faith  [your confidence in God]
puts your patience to work
[your ability to behave consistently
in any and all circumstances].

Let patience grow and finish its work developing you,
so that you may be complete and whole in your walk,
lacking nothing concerning your confidence in God.

Do you lack wisdom?
Ask for it from God, He gives to all men liberally
and won't criticize or punish you for asking.  
If you ask for wisdom it will be provided by God.

If you ask however, ask in faith, with confidence in God.
Be patient - steady and consistent - don't waver.   
The one that wavers is like a wave of the sea,
blown by the wind, churned up, and tossed about.
Don't think that anyone who wavers
- who is inconsistent in living, who lacks confidence in God -
will receive any thing from the Lord.  
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
James 1:2-8  [paraphrased]  
Is anyone among you afflicted
(ill-treated, suffering evil)?
He should pray.

Is anyone glad at heart?
He should sing praise [to God].

Is anyone among you sick?
He should call in the church elders
(the spiritual leaders and mentors).
And they should pray over him,
anointing him with oil in the Lord's name.
And the prayer [that is] of faith
will save him who is sick,
and the Lord will restore him;
and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Confess to one another therefore your faults
(your slips, false steps, offenses, and sins)
and pray [also] for one another,
that you may be healed and restored.

The earnest [heartfelt, confident, and consistent] prayer
of a righteous man makes tremendous power available
[which is a force for change in its working].
James 5:13-16  [paraphrased]  
Every good gift and every perfect gift
(is free, full and complete and)
is from above;
they are sent to us from God, the Father of all that gives light.

When we live in His light
there is no variation,
no rising or setting,
nor are there any shadows cast on us
like the sun when it moves behind a cloud.

James 1:17   [paraphrased]  
After this manner therefore pray ye:               Matt 6:9-13  KJV
    Jesus was talking to ‘disciples’; disciples who asked Him to
    teach them to pray as John the Baptist had done with his
    disciples.

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Recognize God for who He is and honor Him for it.   [Gk word here is
'pater'; not the Aramaic 'Abba']   [Hallowed - sanctified, separate,
special, holy]
Remember, those praying this prayer are ‘disciples’, believers.
How do we as believers ‘hallow’ God’s name?
    Handle His name with reverence and awe.
    We do not take God’s name in vain …
         This is not about swearing, cursing, or running around
         repeating ‘Oh, my gaawd!’ every 2 minutes…
    Taking God’s name in vain is:about:
     - asking for God’s help but not believing that He will.    
     - giving Him control and taking it back at the first
    opportunity.
     - ‘talking the talk’ but not ‘walking the walk’.
Thy kingdom come.  
    Come quickly Lord Jesus – Maranatha
         When you pray ‘Thy Kingdom come’ you are asking Jesus
         to return soon and to set up His eternal rule.
               Yep … you are asking for the Rapture of the Church
               and the endtime events God has planned to be
               completed soon.
    Look for, Pray for the Lord's soon return - It is our Hope...it is
    the future we expect and should be the basis for our actions
    today.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
    Again, this is a request for Jesus to return and establish His
    uncontested reign and rule.
     - It is your agreement to carry out God’s will personally as
       you see it in God’s Word and are guided by the Holy Spirit.
     - It is about asking God to expand His plans and purposes
       in and through us
     - It is asking Him to empower us to do His will
     - It is submitting yourself to God's will and obeying Him as
       quickly as His angels do.   
     - It is making His will, representing Him on Earth your daily
       lifestyle...
Give us this day our daily bread.
    Don't worry about tomorrow.   
         When tomorrow becomes today, God will still be in
         control, will still love and care for us, and will still have more
    than enough to satisfy the needs we'll have then.  He and His
    love for us aren't going anywhere ...
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.    [Forgive
us our trespasses, as we forgive those who have trespassed
against us.]
    Forgive us in the same way we forgive others ...  
         [Watch out - don't let the sun set while you are still angry.]
    Bless us in the same way we bless others…those who are in
    our debt…
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
    Keep us from evil - and - keep evil from us ...
For thine is the kingdom,  
    This is God's creation, He owns it, it's all His - and always will
    be.   It is His to rule.   Jesus is Lord !!   God is in control.    
         It's Him for us ...
and the power,  
    He is the source of our abilities   
    He empowers us.   It's His strength we use, not our own.   
        It's Him through us ...
and the glory,
    How is God glorified?   
    - By our lives…By us abiding in Him; being faithful, meek, and
    self-controled – representing God rightly.
     - By being longsuffering, gentle, and good toward others.
    Only He deserves and should receive all glory - the thanks,
    praise and honors for what we accomplish.
    It's Him in us...
for ever.   Amen.  
    Always and without end...  That's the way it is   -   It is so !!!
When the Lord brings someone to mind, it's not a coincidence.
He expects you to do something about it  - to intercede ...

Like any soldier in the army, you are occasionally ordered to
"STOP, DROP, and GIVE ME TEN"
"Stop what you were doing, Drop to your knees (mentally if not physically),
and give God 10 seconds, 10 minutes, 10 hours, 10 dollars ... 10 whatever..."

If God has shown you a need and provided and enabled you to meet that need
He expects you to meet that need -- not to just pass the need along hoping someone else will step up and meet it.

He expects you to pray, inviting Him into the situation, asking Him to empower and enable both you and the one you
are interceding for to trust Him; that in everything - in every thought, word, and deed - He will be glorified !!!

As you go through the week and God brings one the prayer requests below or that person to your thoughts,
stop right then and there and intercede...give God ten.

Whether it's one particular prayer request or you present the whole list to God,
pray and do as God leads and grabs your mind, heart, and attention...
YOU ARE DOING SPIRITUAL BATTLE !!!
At our discretion, we will edit (if necessary) and post requests for
prayer and intercession that are made in a public forum.  We will
leave them on the website for up to 30 days from the last date that
we receive requests, updates or further info.   If your request is
posted here, let us know what God is doing concerning the request..
JAMES 4 [paraphrased]
1  WHAT LEADS to strife, discord, and feuds?       How do conflicts -
quarrels and fightings - originate among you?
Don't they start with the selfish sensual desires within you that are
ever at war for control of you?
    2  You are jealous and covet what others have and your
    desires go unfulfilled; so you hate becoming murderers at
    heart.
        You burn with envy and anger and are not able to obtain the
    gratification, contentment, or happiness that you seek, so you
    fight and war within and with others.  

You do not have, because you do not ask.

3  Or you do ask God and fail to receive what you ask because you
ask with wrong purpose and with evil, selfish motives.
    Your intention is to use what you desire for sensual pleasures
    or for your own selfish comfort and purposes.
    4  You are like unfaithful wives having an illicit love affair
    with the world and breaking your marriage vow to God!
    Do you not know that being the world's friend is being
    God's enemy?
    So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world takes his
    stand as an enemy of God.
5  Do you suppose that the Scripture is speaking to no purpose that
says,
The Spirit Whom He has caused to dwell in us yearns over us and
He yearns for the Spirit [to be welcome] with a jealous love?

6  But God gives us more and more grace through the power of the
Holy Spirit, to meet this evil tendency and all others fully.
    That is why He says, God sets Himself against the proud and
    haughty, but gives grace continually to the lowly, to those who
    are humble enough to receive it.

7  So be subject to God.     Resist the devil [stand firm against him],
and he will flee from you.
8  Come close to God and He will come close to you.
    Recognize that you are] sinners,
    Get your soiled hands clean;
    Realize that you have been disloyal wavering
    individuals with divided interests, and
    Purify your hearts [of your spiritual adultery].
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The real 'Lord's Prayer' is in John 17.
Look at the things He asked the Father for us.    
    What does this tell you about God's will?

• “Father, glorify Jesus and Yourself through us” (vs1,10).
• “Enable us to reveal Your character and heart to those we contact.
• “Grant each of us the eternal life that comes from knowing You, the
one true God and Jesus Christ, whom You sent (vs2-3)
• “Lord, help us to glorify You in all things. Give us strength to
complete the work that You have given us” (v4).
•   “Cause us to accept and obey Your Word; use it to make them
holy”  (vs6,8,17).
•   "May our words and actions come directly from You” (vs6,8,26).
•   “Protect us from the evil one by the power of Your name.  Do not
allow any of us to turn from You” (vs11-12,15).
•   “Unite us completely so the world will know the truth about Jesus
and Your love (vs11,22-23).
•   “Show me how to protect others from evil and the evil one" (v12).
•   “Fill us with Your joy” (v13).
•   “Empower us to be effective witnesses for You. Bring many to
believe in Jesus through our message” (vs18,20).
•   “Help me equip them to carry out Your mission in the world” v18).
•   “Sanctify me so they too may know and live the truth” (v19).
•   “Show us how glorious Jesus is.  Let us experience Your deep love
and intimate presence in their lives” (vs23,26).
•   “Draw us into oneness with You.  Allow us to experience the depth
of Your love so we can pass on that love to them” (vs22-23).

Based on a Disciplship Journal article by Dianne Bundt, Editor, DJ
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