Prepare - 4/8/18

Our sermon passage for Sunday is John 12:37-43: 

When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said, “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.” Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him. Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue;  for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.

As we approach our corporate worship gathering on Sunday, pray for. . .

1. . . Jeremy as he prepares to preach God's Word 
2. . .the Gospel to be evident to all who gather with us through our interactions, prayers, singing, and teaching 
3. . .the work of the Spirit in regenerating the hearts of the unbelievers who gather with us so that they might trust in Christ 
4. . .the work of the Spirit amongst God's people to lead us to repentance and cause us to not love the glory that comes from man