We love Him because He first loved us.
1 John 4:19
February 27, 2022
Praise and Prayer Service
Come into his presence with singing!
Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
As the child of God, the Lord is declaring over you today, He is your God. He has created you for His glory. Let not the enemy steal your praise. This is the day that the Lord has made, let all the people rejoice and be glad in it!
You are special in the sight of God, for you are His. You have been bought by the blood of the Jesus. He first loved you (1John 4:19). God’s love is from everlasting to everlasting, for He loves you as does his one and only Son, Christ Jesus. Christ died for you, that you might have eternal life with him (John 3:16). The priority of His love was demonstrated to you upon the cross of Calvary. The word of God declares, ‘By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. (1John 3:16). As you seek to know the fullness of the love of God, and rejoice therein, may your testimony and praise reach the hearts of those perishing without Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Let us not hesitate to lay down ourselves; to give of our time and resources; to exhort and to encourage and to pray one for another. The Lord is calling you today!
As we celebrate the love of God on this day of worship, we come to Him in thanksgiving and prayer. 1 Thessalonians 5 states that as we come to the Lord, with love for one another, we are to ‘rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you’.
Church, let us come believing for the mighty touch of the healing power of God in our midst. Let us cast our every care upon Him today. Our Lord God loves you and will hear your prayer.
In Christ,
Pastor Simeon Strauser
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