Amen. Would you join me before we begin by reading the text and preaching. Would you join me in praying three specific prayers just for the life and the body of our church?

I wanted to pray for the Branch family that are with us today. Ashley Branch is going to be having surgery this next week,

and I wanted to pray for God's mercy and healing for her. Also for the Phillips, for those of you

who are not aware, most of you probably are at this point, but their oldest daughter, Gracie,

passed away a couple weeks ago, and so praying for them in regards to healing from grief.

And then lastly, myself and a few leaders from the church are going to be examining a couple

potential buildings this week for the church to have a little bit more space and perhaps

a better location. So praying for favor and wisdom with that.

Let's pray. Father, we thank you for the Branch family. We thank you for Eric and Ashley. Lord,

we ask for wisdom and a good report and a successful surgery. We pray, Lord, that you would empower

the doctors who are performing this surgery to do it well. Lord, we pray Lord that you would empower the doctors who are performing

the surgery to do it well Lord we pray for your supernatural healing that if it be

your will that they would discover that things are better than they pre-supposed

we pray for grace we pray for healing we pray for peace also in the midst of this

ordeal leading up and to the surgery and during the surgery and after the surgery. Lord, we not only pray

for physical well-being and healing, but also for peace, a peace that surpasses all understanding for

Ashley, but also for her husband, her children. Lord, we pray for the Phillips family, and Lord, a peace that surpasses all understanding for Ashley, but also for her husband, her children.

Lord, we pray for the Phillips family, and Lord, we pray that your word is true, and we thank you for

your promises that you are near to the brokenhearted and the downtrodden. And Lord, we pray that

you would comfort the Phillips as they grieve together as a family over the loss of a daughter and a

sister. Lord, we pray that you would console them and comfort them and heal them and that you would

reveal much about yourself and greater depths of revelation and grace of who you are and how you

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