This Week
Scripture Memory
Pray for the Church
Praise God for His perfect provision, abundance of blessings, and extravagant grace. Ask God to develop within us a spirit of thankfulness towards Him, our ultimate provider. Pray for Him to cultivate within us an overflowing generosity that is a visible testament to the outpouring of His love for us. Ask God to diminish our desire for, and dependence on, earthly riches in favor of that which can never be lost. Pray for Him to make us a people always ready to do good and willing to share the blessings we have received.
Pray for the City
This week we are praying for Grace Klein Community, a local organization started by Brook Hills members, Jason and Jenny Waltman. They seek to demonstrate the love of Christ and create authentic community by uniting diverse individuals, businesses, ministries, and churches to work together to share their resources to meet physical and spiritual needs both locally and globally. We are also praying for Valleydale Church and Pastor Jason Dees.
DAY 1: Grace Klein Community provides people with a forum for sharing what they have so that everyone has what they need. Pray for every member of Grace Klein Community and others in the Body of Christ to give generously with hearts of joy to serve others in their time of need.
DAY 2: Grace Klein Community seeks to share Christ’s love through actions and words. Pray for God to open doors for gospel conversations with those who receive resource help and do not yet know Christ.
DAY 3: Grace Klein Community seeks to share life together by caring for one another’s spiritual, emotional, physical, and financial needs. Pray that they will be doers of the Word, walking alongside the broken in times of need.
DAY 4: Grace Klein Community values the different gifts and abilities of the Body of Christ. Pray for each member of the Body of Christ to consider their strengths and contribute to the whole, remembering that each belongs to the others.
DAY 5: Grace Klein Community shares food, clothing, appliances, furniture, and other resources with those in need in the city. Pray for every demonstration of the love of Christ to bear fruit for the Glory of Christ in Birmingham.
DAY 6: Grace Klein Community exists for the fame of Jesus. Pray that they will live as aliens and strangers of this world, not as unwise, but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, as they trust God to use them as letters of Christ, known and read by everyone.
Pray for the World
This week we are praying for our Brook Hills field partners Greg and Beth B. serving in North Africa. We are excited to send our Short-Term team to serve with them this week. Greg and Beth host Brook Hills medical teams and help facilitate partnership between local churches that host clinics. Join us this week as we pray for our partners and for the work that God will accomplish this week through our Short-Term teams as they serve together.
DAY 1: Greg and Beth just received word that one of their teammates has been denied a visa for re-entry into the country. This affects their team on multiple levels. Please pray for God to make Greg steadfast as he will be carrying additional responsibilities as well as grieving the loss of this teammate.
DAY 2: Pray for the Brook Hills medical team who will be serving with Greg and Beth this week. Pray for God to use our team to encourage Greg and Beth as well as the local believers with whom they will be serving.
DAY 3: Greg and Beth have a small business in country. Pray for God to give Greg wisdom as he develops his employees into leaders. Pray for their business to be successful as they serve the community.
DAY 4: Pray for Greg as he seeks out new locations to host medical clinics. Pray for God to provide local churches who are willing to partner and open their doors to this type of partnership.
DAY 5: Pray for God to open the hearts and minds of the Muslim patients who will come into the medical clinics. Pray for many to believe.
DAY 6: Pray for the local church Greg and Beth partner with. Pray for God to strengthen local believers and for the church to multiply.
Hallelujah for the Cross
Verse 1
Up to the hill of Calvary
My Savior went courageously
And there He bled and died for me
Hallelujah for the cross
And on that day the world was changed
A final perfect lamb was slain
Let earth and heaven now proclaim
Hallelujah for the cross
Chorus
Hallelujah for the war He fought
Love has won death has lost
Hallelujah for the souls He bought
Hallelujah for the cross
Verse 2
What good I've done could never save
My debt too great for deeds to pay
But God my Savior made a way
Hallelujah for the cross
A slave to sin my life was bound
But all my chains fell to the ground
When Jesus' blood came flowing down
Hallelujah for the cross
Verse 3
And when I breathe my final breath
I'll have no need to fear that rest
This hope will guide me into death
Hallelujah for the cross
Jesus Firm Foundation
Verse 1
How firm a foundation you saints of the Lord
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word
What more can He say than to you He has said
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled
Fear not He is with us O be not dismayed
For He is our God our Sustainer and Strength
He'll be our Defender and cause us to stand
Upheld by His merciful almighty hand
Chorus
How firm our foundation
How sure our salvation
And we will not be shaken
Jesus firm foundation
Verse 2
The soul that is trusting in Jesus as Lord
Will press on enduring the darkest of storm
And though even hell should endeavor to shake
He'll never no never no never forsake
He'll never no never no never forsake
Bridge
Age to age He stands faithful to the end
All may fade away but He will remain
He will remain
Christ is Enough
Verse 1
Christ is my reward and all of my devotion
Now there's nothing in this world
That could ever satisfy
Through every trial my soul will sing
No turning back I've been set free
Chorus
Christ is enough for me
Christ is enough for me
Everything I need is in You
Everything I need
Verse 2
Christ my all in all the joy of my salvation
And this hope will never fail
Heaven is our home
Through every storm my soul will sing
Jesus is here to God be the glory
Bridge 1
I have decided to follow Jesus
No turning back no turning back
Bridge 2
The cross before me the world behind me
No turning back no turning back
Jesus Thank You
Verse 1
The myst’ry of the cross I cannot comprehend
The agonies of Calvary
You the perfect Holy One crushed Your Son
Who drank the bitter cup reserved for me
Chorus
Your blood has washed away my sin
Jesus thank You
The Father's wrath completely satisfied
Jesus thank You
Once Your enemy now seated at Your table
Jesus thank You
Verse 2
By Your perfect sacrifice I've been brought near
Your enemy You've made Your friend
Pouring out the riches of Your glorious grace
Your mercy and Your kindness know no end
Bridge
Lover of my soul I want to live for You
Be Thou My Vision
Verse 1
Be Thou my vision
O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me
Save that Thou art
Thou my best thought
By day or by night
Waking or sleeping
Thy presence my light
Verse 2
Be Thou my wisdom
Be Thou my true Word
I ever with Thee
And Thou with me Lord
Thou my great Father
I Thy true son
Thou in me dwelling
And I with Thee one
Verse 3
Riches I heed not
Nor man's empty praise
Thou mine inheritance
Now and always
Thou and Thou only
Be first in my heart
High King of heaven
My treasure Thou art
Verse 4
High King of heaven
When vict'ry is won
May I reach heaven's joys
O bright heaven's Sun
Heart of my own heart
Whatever befall
Still be my vision
O Ruler of all