WHEN LIFE BECOMES PRAYER
1 THESSALONIANS 5:16–18
ORDER OF WORSHIP
8:45 // 10
Prelude: Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah
Tune My Heart
Welcome and Prayer of Adoration
O God Beyond All Praising
Life of the Congregation
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Pastoral Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer
Quench My Thirst, Lord PRAYER
WHEN LIFE BECOMES PRAYER // 1 THESSALONIANS 5:16–18
DR. RICHARD KANNWISCHER SENIOR PASTOR
Speak, O Lord
Invitation and Benediction
Postlude
Congregational songs are listed in bold italic .
ORDER OF WORSHIP 11:15
The Battle Belongs
Be Thou My Vision
Call to Worship
Life of the Congregation
Pastoral Prayer
Build Your Kingdom PRAYER
WHEN LIFE BECOMES PRAYER // 1 THESSALONIANS 5:16–18
DR. RICHARD KANNWISCHER SENIOR PASTOR
Lord I Need You
Invitation and Benediction Postlude
THE GOAL OF PRAYER
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain (dwell/abide) in my love.” – John 15:9
“Prayer does not mean much when we undertake it only as an attempt to influence God, or as a search for a spiritual fallout shelter, or as an offering of comfort in stress-filled times…. Prayer is the act by which we divest ourselves of all false belongings and become free to belong to God and God alone.”
– Henri
Nouwen | Letting Go of All Things
UNCEASING PRAYER:
• Is a keystone command. Ro 1:9-10, 1 Cor 1:4, Eph 1:16, Eph 6:18, Col 1:9, Ro 12:12
• Means to do everything all day with conscious awareness and connection to God.
• Requires both structure and spontaneity
□ The danger of empty ritualism
□ The danger of spiritual narcissism
CASE STUDY OF PRAYER | DANIEL 6:7, 9-10
DAILY PRAYER ROUTINE | 1 THESS 5:16-18
• Rejoice always (morning)
□ Choose joy over despair
• Pray continually (midday)
□ Choose love over fear
• Give thanks in all circumstances (evening)
□ Choose gratitude over entitlement
“Constant prayer will only ‘burden’ us as wings burden the bird in flight
– Dallas Willard
SERMON OUTLINE /
OPEN DATE: Sunday, February 18 | 8am
CLOSE DATE: Sunday, March 10 | 11:59pm
PRICE: $15 per dedication
CHOIR REHEARSALS
Wednesdays, March 13, 20 & 27 | 7-8:30pm
REHEARSAL WITH ORCHESTRA
Saturday, March 30 | 9:30-11:30am
For more information, contact Suzanne Zoller-Brinson at SZoller@PeachtreeChurch.com
We are excited to host our Easter Weekend Services at the Church at Wieuca.
Together with this sister congregation in Buckhead, we will join to worship and celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
We invite you to join us for one of four identical worship services.
LEARN MORE AT PeachtreeChurch.com/Easter
Saturday, March 30 | 5:00pm
Sunday, March 31 | 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00am
Livestream | Sunday | 9:30 and 11:00am
The Church at Wieuca 3626 Peachtree Rd NE | Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Registration is required and will open on Sunday, March 10.
PeachtreeChurch.com/Easter
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
JUNE 3-6 | 9AM-12PM
Join us for VBS 2024 as we dive into Breaker Rock Beach and discover God’s solid rock truth in a world of shifting sands! Adventure awaits for all rising Pre-K to rising 5th grade kids as we sing, create, play, and learn together. We hope to see you for VBS!
Registration opens for kids and volunteers on February 28
PeachtreeChurch.com/VBS
Planting Hope. Growing Food.
March 22-24
Friday: 5–7pm
Saturday: 9–11am* | 11:30am–1:30pm* 2–4pm | 4:30–6:30pm
Sunday: 11:15am–1:15pm* | 2–4pm
* Childcare is available for children up to age 4. Children 5 years old and older can participate with adult supervision.
Register
Together we will pack seeds for over 100,000 gardens for our partners in Malawi and Liberia. Each garden will feed 6–8 people for a year plus produce seeds for the future planting season.
at PeachtreeChurch.com/Seeds
ATLANTA HABITAT HUMANITY FOR
Saturdays, March 2–April 20
7:30AM–3:30PM
Join Peachtree Church as we build our 161st Atlanta Habitat for Humanity home! This year we are building a two-story home for a young father and his two sons. Volunteers must be 16+ years old and we encourage you to bring friends to build with you—no previous building experience is needed! Together we are building a home and bringing hope to this family.
DAY 1 | MARCH 2
Frame and deck front and side porches, begin siding
DAY 2 | MARCH 9
Complete siding and begin exterior painting
DAY 3 | MARCH 23
Install doors and handrails, exterior and interior painting
DAY 4 | APRIL 6
Install doors, cabinets, and countertops; interior painting
DAY 5 | APRIL 13
Install soffit and fascia, interior railings; interior and exterior painting
DAY 6 | APRIL 20
Dedication Day!
Landscaping, complete touch-up painting, and clean interior of home
Sign up at
PeachtreeChurch.com/Habitat
MILESTONES
Just as families keep in touch about joys and sorrows, our church family at Peachtree wants to do the same. During your prayers this week, we ask you to lift up these people to God.
MEMBER DEATH
Jane Simms | 2/19
The beautiful flowers in the sanctuary this morning are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Ed McCrady
NOTES
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