Scripture: Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. (HEBREWS 13:7) Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. (HEBREWS 13:17) We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. (1 THESSALONIANS 5:12-13) Prayer (by Pastor Chester): Father God, we lift up to You all of our Hosanna spiritual leaders – our ordained officers, our Pastor, Elder Heather, Elder Patrick, Deacon Chong, Deacon Gloria, Deacon Waywah, Deacon Angela, Minister Samantha, Director Rachel, Director Trey, and all the lay servants who lead by the example of Christ in word and deed. As Your Word commands, we remember our leaders, those who speak to us the Word of God. Let us consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. Fill our Session and our Pastor with godly oversight for the governing and guarding of Your Church, in preaching and teaching and correcting and administering faithfully Your resources that will grow Your Kingdom through Hosanna. Let us consider the way of life of our Deacons and imitate their faith, as they seek to be above-reproach, blameless and clothed by Your righteousness and holiness, serving and praying and loving Your Church in all they say and do. Continue to fill with Your holy Spirit Minister Samantha. Lead us to the way of Jesus through her and raise her faith to be imitated among us. Speak Your Word through the mouth of Director Rachel to all the Hosanna children she teaches weekly with Your affections and love. Amplify your Word and praises in us with Director Trey’s guidance in media technology. We obey our leaders. We submit to them, as they keep watch over our souls. We do so with joy and not with groaning. We respect them as Your laborers, and we join them to imitate their example. Holy Spirit, help us be teachable, and admonish us through them. We esteem them very highly in love because of their work that brings us peace. Anoint them with this blessed prayer today, through Jesus Christ our sole leader and chief servant we pray, amen & amen.
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Scripture: For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them. (MATTHEW 18:20) And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. (HEBREWS 10:24-25) And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. (ACTS 2:42) Prayer (by Pastor Chester): Father God, we lift up to You all our life groups and the life group gatherings into 2025. We ask of You to bring godly unity within life group members, and between members of other life groups and across life stages, and add new members to the groups that have yet to partake in this blessed communion and fellowship. You do not call us to be just one large group disconnected from each other, but just as Your Son chose the twelve among the many, would You strengthen these smaller gatherings with discipleship relationships, spiritually accountable relationships, and the giving and receiving of Christ’s life to one another. For where two or more are gathered in Your Name, there You are with them, Lord Jesus. Father God, we ask for Your provision for the JOHN life group, for Your next steps, Your new shepherd and their continual growth together. Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good needs! Father, let us not neglect in meeting together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as we see Your Day drawing near. As these groups are termed “life groups” – may Your life be exchanged in devotion to teaching Your Word, to the breaking of bread, to the prayers, and in the fellowship of Your only Son, that broken lives will be made new, soul-stirring words of Christ will be discussed, and all life groups edified and equipped to be Your servants, through the Chief Giver of all life to all our groups in Hosanna, our Lord Jesus Christ we pray, amen & amen.
Scripture: A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (JOHN 13:34-35) For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. (1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-13) For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. (ROMANS 12:4-5) Prayer (by Pastor Chester): Father God, we thank You for all the new covenant partners You brought to us in 2024, and the most recent families and beloved souls – the Park’s and the Chao’s and brother Eric – to join us on Your ark of the covenant, and sail out to build Your Kingdom through this local bride of Yours – Hosanna Church. Father, we thank You ahead of time for all the new souls and families You will bring, who need to be loved and learn to love like Your Son has loved us, for that is all You mean by asking of our covenant partnership – to not just be spectators, but active participants in covenant with one another. Help us to obey Your new command – to love one another, just as You, Lord Jesus, have loved us, we are to love one another the same way, denying ourselves with the love of the cross for the sake of others. By this love, all people in north Dallas will know we are Your disciples! By our covenant love for You through each other, all people will know we are Your body, although with many members and functions, we are one body in Christ Your eternal Son, and we all baptized into one body of His beloved Church, Jews or Greeks, slaves or free – we all drink from the one Spirit. Remind us again and again we are not individuals before You, but individually members of each other. We pray for You to strengthen our covenant partnership with You beloved Hosanna Church. Strengthen our covenant partnership with each other – may those who have yet to do so, step into covenant with Hosanna. Add unto Hosanna those souls who need Your love through us, for the glory You will receive through Hosanna, in Jesus Christ the Head of the Church we pray, amen & amen.
Scripture: And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. (MARK 16:15) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. (ACTS 1:8) And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (MATTHEW 28:18-20) ****You may be seated. ****Now I invite our Pastor forward for today’s Commissioning and Prayer.
Scripture: Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. (ISAIAH 43:18-19) To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. (EPHESIANS 4:22-24) The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” (LAMENTATIONS 3:22-24) Prayer (written by Pastor Chester): Heavenly Father, We give thanks for Your grace that makes this earth rotate around the sun once more. So also, let our lives center around Your eternal Son Christ Jesus, to see His glory again through His Church again. We remember not the former things, nor consider the things of the old patterns of thought and life. Behold, You are doing a new thing! It is springing forth! Help us perceive it, Lord. Make a way in the wilderness! Make rivers in our deserts! We put off our old selves in 2024, those that belong to our former manner of life in corrupt deceitful desires. Renew the spirit of our minds to put on the new self, created after Your likeness in true righteousness and holiness! Lord Jesus, let us be with You and like You more this new year of 2025. Your steadfast love never ceases, Your mercies never come to an end, for in 2025 they will be new every morning for us. Great is Your faithfulness! You are our portion. Holy Spirit, we hope in You. In month, we lean on Your strength to fill us to wipe tables, fold tables, setup chairs, prep food, wash dishes – help us be lowly servants as Christ was for us, to bless Your table of fellowship. Thank You for humbling us, and keeping Hosanna pressing on with the heart of Christ Jesus more and more, in His resurrected Name, Amen & amen. |
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