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A Prayer For America

Sunday, February 6, 2011
Led by Eric Gintert
This is "Super Bowl Sunday". Some could reasonably say that today is a "religious holiday". People will travel to great distances to get to a football stadium but have no desire to get in the fellowship of believers. Some will paint their bodies and wear their "lucky" clothing instead of put on the sackcloth and ashes of humility before God. Our country has left it's "First Love", Jesus.

  • Ezra 1:1-4  -  God laid it upon king Cyrus's heart to command His people to build a house for the Lord God and everyone was to help whether by service or by giving money
  • Ezra 3:10-13  -  the ancient men wept when they had seen the foundation laid for the new house of God
    • *** Today you will hear a great roar in a football stadium but it won't be like the roar that was heard when the foundation of the house of God was laid because the roar won't be for God. ***
  • Ezra 6:16-22  -  the people made dedication when the house was finished and they mad sacrifices and celebrated; the sin offering was an acknowledgment of their sins.
    • *** The background to what is happening is this, the children of Israel where in sin to God and He allowed them to be taken into captivity in Babylon for 70 years. When the Babylonians captured the children of Israel, they ransacked God's temple (which was built by Solomon) and stole all of God's precious vessels. God now put it on king Cyrus's heart to have the people rebuild the temple. (Read the rest of the book of Ezra for the entire story) ***
  • Titus 3:1-7  -  it's not by works that the believer has been regenerated, it was according to God's mercy
  • 1 Peter 1:23  -  being born again by the Word of God
Now, reflect on the story of Ezra. According to 1 Corinthians 6:19, your body is the temple. The ancient men wept over the sight of the foundation of the temple that was being built. Do you weep over the sin in your life? Do you weep when you see the foundation of Christ being restored in the hearts of others? 
Prayer Requests:
The many who are sick with the flu
Margret Dermont  -  recovering from hip replacement surgery
Sherry's brother-in-law  -  63 year old and given 3 months to live; body filled with cancer
Carol Jeffries  -  traveling to Tulsa next Thursday through Tuesday to be with her mom (Margret Dermont)
Jordyn Gourley  -  will be having surgery to correct left eye turn
Jen's Mom  -  cancer
Jamie & Lynn  -  divorce
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