01/01/2026
Happy New Year, church family!
We know last year was very hard in different ways for so many in our church family, but there were also many incredible victories and provisions. In some, hopes were dashed, but in others, faith arose. Some drifted away while others grew close. Some were tested, and others were able to really breathe for the first time.
So, our prayer for you on the first day of the new year is that you will remember all the ways the Lord led and cared for us last year; that you do not dwell on the past, but remember His mercy and see that He stands ready to do a new thing! For the old has gone, and the new has come!
So, we want to begin the year by pronouncing the name of the Lord over you and asking Him to bless us all this year:
Our Father in heaven, we honor your name as holy. We ask that your Kingdom come and your will be done in our lives this year. Father, we ask that you give us what we need each day of this new year. Forgive us for sinning against you and help us as we forgive those who have sinned against us, as you have instructed us to do. Keep us from temptation, and deliver us from the evil one.
Lord, save those we love this year and draw them close to you. Move us to share your good news with our families, our neighbors, co-workers, strangers, and even to the ends of the earth.
Father, bless us and protect us; shine your face upon us and be gracious to us; look on us with favor and give us peace.
For yours is the Kingdom, and the power, and all of the glory. We ask these things in Jesus' name, amen.
-Pastors Mike & Ray
