Prayer Requests 8-31-17

It’s Thursday, so don’t forget to pray for Jo, her students, and the people of PNG.

Anyone else?

Psalm 22:1-11

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
    Why are you so far from saving me,
    so far from my cries of anguish?
My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
    by night, but I find no rest.

Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
    you are the one Israel praises.
In you our ancestors put their trust;
    they trusted and you delivered them.
To you they cried out and were saved;
    in you they trusted and were not put to shame.

But I am a worm and not a man,
    scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
All who see me mock me;
    they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
“He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
    “let the Lord rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
    since he delights in him.”

Yet you brought me out of the womb;
    you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth I was cast on you;
    from my mother’s womb you have been my God.

11 Do not be far from me,
    for trouble is near
    and there is no one to help.

Prayer Requests 8-30-17

It’s Wednesday, don’t forget to pray for The Gambia, and for Ajisuun as well. 

Anyone else?

Psalm 21

The king rejoices in your strength, Lord.
    How great is his joy in the victories you give!

You have granted him his heart’s desire
    and have not withheld the request of his lips.
You came to greet him with rich blessings
    and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.
He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
    length of days, for ever and ever.
Through the victories you gave, his glory is great;
    you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
Surely you have granted him unending blessings
    and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
For the king trusts in the Lord;
    through the unfailing love of the Most High
    he will not be shaken.

Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies;
    your right hand will seize your foes.
When you appear for battle,
    you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace.
The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,
    and his fire will consume them.
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
    their posterity from mankind.
11 Though they plot evil against you
    and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.
12 You will make them turn their backs
    when you aim at them with drawn bow.

13 Be exalted in your strength, Lord;
    we will sing and praise your might.

Prayer Requests 8-29-17

Anyone have something to share?

Psalm 20

May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;
    may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
May he send you help from the sanctuary
    and grant you support from Zion.
May he remember all your sacrifices
    and accept your burnt offerings.
May he give you the desire of your heart
    and make all your plans succeed.
May we shout for joy over your victory
    and lift up our banners in the name of our God.

   May the Lord grant all your requests.

Now this I know:
    The Lord gives victory to his anointed.
    He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
    with the victorious power of his right hand.
Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
They are brought to their knees and fall,
    but we rise up and stand firm.
Lord, give victory to the king!
    Answer us when we call!

Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2017- Week 1

It’s here! Something some of us look forward to for months: College Football. Yeah, the pros are fun to watch, but those games seem predictable. College ball not so much. So, if you want to join in, just post your predictions for the winners of the ten games listed below by 7pm Eastern time on Thursday, August 31. Don’t forget to predict the score of the tie breaker.

 ​1. #3 Florida State vs. #1 Alabama​ at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

 2. Buffalo @ Minnesota

 3. Sacramento St. @ Idaho (Thurs 8/31)

 4. Fordham @ Army (Friday 9/1)

 5. Navy @ Florida Atlantic  (Friday 9/1)

 6. VMI @ Air Force

 7. NC State @ So Carolina

 8. Temple @ Notre Dame  

 9. BYU @ #13 LSU

10. Tie Breaker #11 Michigan vs. #17 Florida at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX- Pick winner and final score.