Tuesday – Book Mark

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Jennifer Grace

(continued from Monday)

The Tuesday section of My TEA CUPP Prayer book mark is on the upper right, when the book mark is unfolded. Here I list all those who I want to know Jesus. I call it my salvation prayer list. It includes relatives, friends, friends’ relatives, acquaintances, neighbors, high school friends, people in our community, government leaders, etc. It’s a big list. Perhaps some of them already know Jesus, but they haven’t told me, so I keep praying for them. I pray for God to open their hearts and fill them with His Holy Spirit. I want them to be in heaven with Jesus and me some day. A few of my favorite verses to pray for their salvation include..

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6 (NIV)

And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved. Acts 2:21 (NIV)

“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 (NIV)

That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 (NIV)

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life inChrist Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 (NIV)

I pray for all on my salvation list to believe in Jesus and accept God’s free gift of eternal life!

Monday – Book Mark

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Jennifer Grace

(Continued from Sunday)

My Monday section is on the lower left side, when the book mark is unfolded. In this place I list everyone who needs healing and comfort. People with illnesses from church, relatives with ongoing health issues, and those who have lost loved ones, are all included on my “Get well” prayer list. Some verses I especially like for these folks include…

“Peace, peace, to those far and near,”
says the LORD. “And I will heal them.” Isaiah 57:19 (NIV)

“…I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you…” 2 Kings 20:5 (NIV)

So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. John 16:22 (NIV)

“Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” Mark 5:34 (NIV)

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4 (NIV)

I will turn their mourning into gladness;
I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. Jeremiah 31:13 (NIV)

My TEA CUPP Prayers Book Mark

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Jennifer Grace

As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you. 1 Samuel 12:23 (NIV)

How do you remember to pray for all the people who need your prayers? I keep a book mark in my Bible with a list of names. You can make one of these book marks for yourself. I take a regular sheet of paper and fold it in half. On the front I have listed my TEA CUPP, to remind me to give THANKS, EXALT, ADMIT, and talk to God about my CALL, UNDERSTAND my story, claim His PROMISES, and pour out my PETITIONS. Then I also list all the people I want to pray for everyday. This includes my family, my pastor, our church, close friends with illnesses and health concerns, and our camping ministry.

Opening my folded book mark, at the top left on the inside are my Sunday prayer requests. I decided to put my family and relatives on Sundays. This includes my immediate family, parents, siblings, nieces, nephews, in-laws, cousins, etc. Each day this week I will be mentioning a different part of My TEA CUPP book mark, so you can make one for yourself. Book marks are the best way to help you remember to pray! If you would like me to send you one of My TEA CUPP Prayer book marks, please just send me an email with your address, and I will be happy to do that for you.

More Tea Memories

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Jennifer Grace

I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy.

Philippians 1:3-4 (NIV)

Do you have sweet memories of sharing tea with friends? I have this vague memory of childhood, looking at my mom’s dining room. The table was laid with a pretty cloth (was it blue or yellow, or perhaps flowered?). Places were set with her best china tea cups and saucers, plates for goodies, silver forks and spoons. Mom’s tea pot was ready for filling, and the cream pitcher and sugar bowl waited eagerly on the table for guests to arrive. What a beautiful picture! My mom invited some ladies over and treated them to a special afternoon. I can’t remember the party itself, Mom strategically planned it for while I was at school.

These parties must be a thing of the past as more ladies work and are busy during the day. But the gift of tea and friendship continues. Whenever we have moved to a new town, the Lord has blessed me with friends who offer me tea. Bless you, my good neighbors! —

Judy in Iowa who welcomed us by borrowing a cup of sugar. What a great way to make us feel needed in the neighborhood!
Charla in Ohio who brought me a cool drink on a hot summer day, as we watched our kids play in her backyard, even though I said, “I’m fine.” She gave me the icy glass and said, “I didn’t listen.” Boy, did that taste good!
Prudy in Ohio who let me interrupt her busy morning just because I was lonely. The kids would play with the wooden train set while we drank tea or just chatted.
Nancy in Montana who knew I was lonely and always told me to stop by for tea. And when I did stop by, she gave me more than just tea, but filled me with God’s Word.
Lisa in Montana who opened her home to me each week and always filled me with tea and gave me her listening ear.

What a blessing these ladies are! How I associate tea with comfort and friendship. Can we resurrect these parties of the past with a new twist, My TEA CUPP Prayers?

Get together with a friend today…Jesus…and share your prayers. Get together with a neighbor today…and share Jesus. God bless you and enjoy your TEA CUPP today.

My First TEA Party

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Jennifer Grace

How sweet are Your Words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103 (NIV)

“May we please have a tea party, Grandma!”

I remember my first tea party. It was around the time of my 5th birthday. My family had traveled in a VW bus, all the way from our home in Iowa to my grandparents’ home in Hemet, California. My California cousins came over to visit. My cousin Kimberly, who was close to my age, was able to visit Grandma more often than I did, of course. I think it was her idea for the tea party. Grandma had a little china tea set and a little table for us. Kimberly, my sister Karen, and I all sat around the table to sip “tea.” The “tea” was sugar water my grandma had mixed especially for us. How sweet it did taste!

“Thank you, Grandma! We love you!”

Why of all the sweets of childhood can I still https://www.ncmh.info/xanax-alprazolam-anxiety-panic-disorder/ taste that sugary tea on my tongue? Was it more than just a special moment in time?

“May I please have more of that sweet tea?”

Yes! There is a a sweet TEA CUPP and a special moment waiting for each of us every day… A TEA date with the Lord, and He has the sweetest TEA of all. I encourage you to sit down with Jesus today for a TEA CUPP prayer. You will find His TEA sweet, His Word a treat, and His Love complete.

The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever.
The ordinances of the LORD are sure
and altogether righteous.

They are more precious than gold,
than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,
than honey from the comb.

By them is Your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward. Psalm 19:9-11 (NIV)

The Farthest Seas

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Jennifer Grace

You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas. Psalm 65:5 (NIV)

This morning at 2 a.m. we drove our almost 17-year old son Jacob to church in town. There he met his mission team who are now in the air to Seattle and then on their way to the Philippines. Yesterday God gave me this verse about the farthest seas. The Philippines seem to be some of the farthest seas from our home in Montana. And that is where my son is headed. So I pray this verse for Jacob and all his team. I exalt Jesus for being our only hope. I claim God’s promise for awesome deeds on their mission trip. I pray they can point others to Jesus, our Savior. And I find comfort knowing that God is with them, even in the farthest seas. Dear Jesus, be now with Jacob, Zane, Morgan, Shay, Carson, Michael, Liz, Sandy, Bill, Cienna, Mattea, and Brooke. Go with them to the farthest seas and do your awesome deeds. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

P.S. And bring them home safely.

Montana on a Mission

Journaling Understanding

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Jennifer Grace

This week we’ve been exploring how we can journal our TEA CUPP prayers to keep us focused while we pray. Today we look at the “U” of My TEA CUPP Prayers for UNDERSTANDING, as we see our stories are written in God’s Word.

Each heart knows its own bitterness,
and no one else can share its joy. Proverbs 14:10 (NIV)

Jesus is the only One who knows our hearts as well as we do (probably better!), and He also shares our joys. When we look into God’s Word for our stories, we can be sure to find how He shares our bitterness and joy, like no one else can do. We’ll see how He’s been with us every step of our lives. Pray that You will UNDERSTAND your story day by day, as you read God’s Word and journal verses that speak to your story.

Psalm 71 tells our stories beautifully. Imagine you are having TEA with the King of kings. You are talking with Him about how things have been going in your life. And this is what you say to Jesus…

⁵ For You have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD,
my confidence since my youth.

⁶ From birth I have relied on You;
You brought me forth from my mother’s womb.
I will ever praise You.

⁷ I have become like a portent to many,
but You are my strong refuge.

¹⁷ Since my youth, O God, You have taught me,
and to this day I declare Your marvelous deeds.

²⁰ Though You have made me see troubles, many and bitter,
You will restore my life again;
from the depths of the earth
You will again bring me up.

²¹ You will increase my honor
and comfort me once again. Psalm 71:5-7, 17, 20-21 (NIV)

Perhaps you’d like to write these verses in your TEA CUPP journal today. What other verses might you write in your TEA CUPP journal for UNDERSTANDING?

Standing on the Promises

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Jennifer Grace

The LORD is faithful to all His PROMISES
and loving toward all He has made. Psalm 145:13b (NIV)

A year or so ago I was going through a tough time (well actually, it seems there is always a problem we are experiencing), but during that tough time, a friend suggested adding something new to my quiet time routine, something fresh to feed my hurting soul. She had several books she recommended, but we didn’t have money for books. Yet I did have available to me an old hymnal.

So I began to read a hymn each morning as part of my quiet time. Some hymns I didn’t know the tune, but the words were so powerful I could read them as poetry or prayers. Other hymns were familiar to me, and I hummed along in my quiet place where it didn’t matter if I was off key. And so God used the hymn-writers of the past as a balm for my hurting soul. There is probably an old hymnal at your church, just waiting for you to borrow and bless your quiet time.

One hymn I enjoy that reminds me to claim all God’s PROMISES in good http://findviagra.com/viagra-popular-drug-world/ times and in bad, is this hymn written by R. Kelso Carter in 1886, “Standing on the Promises.” May your day be blessed as you sing this hymn and stand on God’s PROMISES today, too.

Standing on the promises of Christ my King,
Through eternal ages let His praises ring,
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
Standing on the promises of God.

Refrain

Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.

Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
By the living Word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.

Refrain

Standing on the promises I now can see
Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;
Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,
Standing on the promises of God.

Refrain

Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,
Bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord,
Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword,
Standing on the promises of God.

Refrain

Standing on the promises I cannot fall,
Listening every moment to the Spirit’s call
Resting in my Savior as my all in all,
Standing on the promises of God.

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Understanding in Song

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Jennifer Grace

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are Mine.” Isaiah 43:1 (NIV)

Who am I that the great I AM would give His life for me? During your TEA CUPP time today, let God remind you how much He loves you, and that you are His. When you give your life to Jesus, your name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life, and you belong to Jesus forever. During my TEA CUPP time, I ask God to help me UNDERSTAND His amazing love a little more each day. Casting Crowns shares our story beautifully in the words of this song…

Who Am I by Casting Crowns

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart

Not because of who I am
But because of what You’ve done
Not because of what I’ve done
But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I’m calling
Lord, You catch me when I’m falling
And You’ve told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours

Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love, and watch me rise again
Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me

Not because of who I am
But because of what You’ve done
Not because of what I’ve done
But because of who You are

I am Yours
I am Yours
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
‘Cause I am Yours
I am Yours

My Call: Go Where I Send Thee

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Jennifer Grace

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Mark 16:15 (NIV)

As I prayed about a song for the Call section of My TEA CUPP Prayers, this old children’s spiritual song came to my mind. According to Wikipedia, “Children, Go Where I Send Thee” has been sung by many famous people, including the Kingston Trio, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Johny Cash and many others. I wonder if they were all able to go where God sent them? Let’s join the choir and sing along, praying that we will follow God’s call to the ends of the earth, or right next door.

Children, Go Where I Send Thee

Children, go where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
I’m gonna send thee one by one
One for the little bitty – baby
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.

Children, go where I send thee,
How shall I send thee?
I’m gonna send thee two by two
Two for Paul and – Silas
One for the little bitty – baby
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.

[Repeat in decending order:]
Three for the Hebrew children…
Four for the four that stood at the door…
Five for the gospel preachers…
Six for the six that never got fixed…
Seven for the seven that never got to heaven…
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate…
Nine for the nine all dressed so fine…
Ten for the ten commandments…
Eleven for the eleven deriders…
Twelve for the twelve Apostles…

Here’s a YouTube link to hear “Children, Go Where I Send Thee” with the Crimson River Quartet. Enjoy!

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