Greetings Family,

Ponder these encouraging thoughts from Pastor E. that are penned is his book, “Falling in Love with God, Reflections on Prayer”.

“Continue steadfastly in being faithful in your promises to God. Continue steadfastly in being firm in God’s purposes. Continue steadfastly in being fearless in God’s principles, and continue steadfastly in being fervent in your prayers.“ (Page 96); Dr. J. Alfred Smith, Sr. (ATBC Pastor Emeritus)}

For this week (October 22 through October 28), we beseech you to ‘pray’ and meditate on the words from these songs that honor God and provide ‘centering’ for us. If possible, let's pray together during the 7am morning hour, 7pm evening hour or 12:00 noon time-frame.

Prayer Themes and Scriptures

Believe, God has the answers – [2 Corinthians 5:7]
We’ve Come This Far By Faith
We've come this far by faith,
Leaning on the Lord;
Trusting in His holy word,
He’s never failed me yet.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
can’t turn a-round,
We've come this far by faith.
Albert A. Goodson. 1965; printed as written in the African American Heritage Hymnal

Believe, God has the answers – [Proverbs 3:5-6]
I Will Trust In The Lord
I will trust in the Lord (x3)
Till I die
I will trust in the Lord (x3)
Till I die
I’m gon-na treat everybody right (x3)
Till I die
I’m gon-na treat everybody right (x3)
Till I die

I'm gon-na stay on the battle field (x3)
Till I die
I'm gon-na stay on the battle field (x3)
Till I die

I'm gon-na stay on bended knee (x3)
Till I die
I'm gon-na stay on bended knee (x3)
Till I die
Text: Negro Spiritual

 

Believe, God has the answers – [Isaiah 6:3]
You Deserve It
My hallelujah belongs to You (x4)
You deserve it (x4)
My hallelujah belongs to You (x4)
You deserve it (x4)

All of the glory belongs to You (x4)
You deserve it (x4)
You deserve it (x4)

Hallelujah, hallelujah (x4)
All the glory, all the glory,
And all the honor, all the honor,
And all the praise, all the praise
You deserve it (x4)
You deserve it (x4)

Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
God we give You the glory, hallelujah
God we give You the praise, hallelujah
All the glory, all the glory,
And all the honor, all the honor,
And all, all the praise
You deserve it (x4)
You deserve it (x4)
My hallelujah belongs to You
My hallelujah belongs to You
My hallelujah belongs to You
JJ Hairston and Youthful Praise (2017)

• Sunday School Lesson (10/28) – Isaac and Rebekah Continue the Legacy
  • Genesis 24:12-21, 61-67 (NIV): 24:12 Then he prayed, LORD, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. ¹³ See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. ¹⁴ May it be that when I say to a young woman, ‘Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too’—let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.” ¹⁵ Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. ¹⁶ The woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again. ¹⁷ The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.” ¹⁸ “Drink, my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink. ¹⁹ After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink.” ²⁰ So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels. ²¹ Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful. ⁶¹ Then Rebekah and her attendants got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left. ⁶² Now Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev. ⁶³ He went out to the field one evening to meditate, and as he looked up, he saw camels approaching. ⁶⁴ Rebekah also looked up and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel ⁶⁵ and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “He is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself. ⁶⁶ Then the servant told Isaac all he had done. ⁶⁷ Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

Please come join us, as we wrestle with and discuss this week’s Sunday school lesson

As we continue seeking the will of God and His discernment through the processes of prayer and meditation, we invite you to not only incorporate our Scripture & Meditation Focus into your daily life via the weekly newsletter insert, but also the entire archive on the Church website (Allen-Temple.org; click Pastoral Transition on the top blue bar of the home page), but to also join us at our Thursday Pastoral Transition Prayer Hours in the Sanctuary. The Prayer Hour will be followed by Thursday Evening Bible Study taught by Pastor Smith and Reverend Olu Bereola. Dates and times are:

Pastoral Transition Prayer Hour Schedule
Thursday, November 1 – 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Thursday, November 15 – 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Thursday, November 29 – 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Thursday, December 13 – 6:30pm to 7:30pm

God Bless!!!