Prayer Service 7-13-22

Adoration

Psalm 113 (ESV)

1 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!

2 Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore!

3 From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised!

Although there is no God beside Jehovah, the absolute One, and His divine essence cannot be seen or conceived of under any form, He had made known the glory of His nature in His name… - K&D

Exodus 3:13–15 (ESV)

13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?”

14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ”

15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.

144 Glorious Is Thy Name

Confession

Exodus 20:7 (ESV)

7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain...

Lexham Research Lexicon of the Hebrew Bible (שָׁוְא)

N. worthless; futile, … inconsequential; unrestrained; false; destruction; magic.

Noun Usage:

1. worthless one — someone who is of no worth, especially in regards to righteous behavior.Is 30:28

2. vanity (worthlessness) — the quality of being valueless or futile.

3. worthlessness — having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful.

4. falseness (quality) — the state of being false or untrue. Sense Antonym: sincerity

5. valueless thing ⇔ vanity — something that has absolutely no value or use.

How do we transgress?

Living unrighteously while bearing His name

Dishonesty:

In word

In practice

Take oaths/make vows lightly

Breaking oaths and vows

Cursing with His name

Using his name flippantly:

“OMG”

As an expression of surprise or exasperation

Repetitiously in prayer

ANY time that we speak of, or about Him...

…without due reverence and sobriety.

Exodus 20:7 (ESV)

7 ...for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

37 How Great Our God’s Majestic Name

Thanksgiving

Psalm 124:8 (ESV)

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 20:7 (ESV)

7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

Romans 10:13 (ESV)

13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Romans 10:17 (ESV)

17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

141 Lift High the Name of Jesus

Supplication

Matthew 6:8 (ESV)

8 ...your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Newest Needs:

Provision for the Phillips’ School

Sheila Crisp: Covid and Tumor on Kidneys

Laura, Sarah, and Summer

Howard Garver

Continued Needs:

Allen

Amy Lemon

Vicie Crisp

Haney/Jenkins babies

Hope, Randy, Beacher

Schell’s friends

Miscellaneous Needs:

Legges situation

Upcoming Elections

Progress in the abolition of infanticide.

Spiritual Health of our church (the individuals who constitute it)

50 Adoration