Pray Always
Thank you for joining us for today's Grace for All podcast.
On Saturdays, we pause for a few moments to look back on our week and to review the scriptures that we have used in our podcast. We encourage you, after listening to this episode, to go back and listen to the episodes you missed, or to review the ones that were particularly meaningful for you.
We trust that the thoughts that we have shared with you this week have provided a full portion of the joy, peace, and love of Jesus Christ.
Grace for All is a daily devotional podcast produced by the members of the congregation of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. With these devotionals, we want to remind listeners on a daily basis of the love and grace that God extends to all human beings, no matter their location, status, or condition in life.
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First United Methodist Church is a lively, spirit-filled congregation whose goal is to spread the message of love and grace into our community and throughout the world. We are located on the web at https://1stchurch.org/.
[MUSIC PLAYING] Thank you for joining us for today's Grace for All podcast. On Saturdays, we pause for a few moments to look back on our week and to review the scriptures that we have used in our podcast. We encourage you, after listening to this episode, to go back and listen to the episodes you missed, or to review the ones that were particularly meaningful for you. We trust that the thoughts that we have shared with you this week have provided a full portion of the joy, peace, and love of Jesus Christ. Now, let's hear this week's scriptures. Our scripture today is from Philippians the fourth chapter of the sixth verse, do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your request to God. In her deep anguish, Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. First Samuel chapter 1, verse 10. The psalmist says that God is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who were crushed in spirit. That's Psalm 34, verse 18. So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord. Exodus 10, verse 18. Verse Thessalonians chapter 5, verses 16 through 18. Be joyful always. Pray continually. Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. James chapter 5, verse 16, the King James Version. Confess your faults to one another and pray for one another that ye may be healed, the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man, a valeth much. Second Corinthians chapter 5, verse 17. Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone. A new life has begun. Thank you for joining us for today's episode of the Grace for All podcast, a ministry of First United Methodist Church of Maryville, Tennessee. I'm Jonathan Jonas, the senior pastor, and I hope you've received a blessing today from this podcast. If so, please share it with a friend or on your social media accounts. Grace for All is written, edited, and produced by the lay members of First United Methodist Church. To learn more about our congregation and its other ministries, please visit our website at firstchurch.org. That's the number one, STCHURCH.org. [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [BLANK_AUDIO]
