Central Assembly
A Prayer for the New Year - Psalm 90 - Rev. Carter McDaniel, January 4, 2026
A Prayer for the New Year - Psalm 90 - Rev. Carter McDaniel, January 4, 2026
Locations & Times
Central Assembly
1301 N Boonville Ave, Springfield, MO 65802, USA
Sunday 10:30 AM
Psalm 90 - A prayer of Moses, the man of God
Moses’ prayer for a new season can be our prayer for a new year.
Moses’ prayer for a new season can be our prayer for a new year.
A framework for prayer
P - R - A - Y
Praise > Repent > Ask > Yield
Praise > Repent > Ask > Yield
Praise - Offer worship to God by declaring God’s greatness and goodness
Praise - Offer worship to God by declaring God’s greatness and goodness
Repent - Acknowledge our sinful acts, thank God for forgiveness available through Jesus, and invite the Holy Spirit to help us turn from our sinful nature
Repent - Acknowledge our sinful acts, thank God for forgiveness available through Jesus, and invite the Holy Spirit to help us turn from our sinful nature
Praise - Offer worship to God by declaring God’s greatness and goodness
Repent - Acknowledge our sinful acts, thank God for forgiveness available through Jesus, and invite the Holy Spirit to help us turn from our sinful nature
Ask - Bring our own needs to God and intercede for the needs of others
Repent - Acknowledge our sinful acts, thank God for forgiveness available through Jesus, and invite the Holy Spirit to help us turn from our sinful nature
Ask - Bring our own needs to God and intercede for the needs of others
Praise - Offer worship to God by declaring God’s greatness and goodness
Repent - Acknowledge our sinful acts, thank God for forgiveness available through Jesus, and invite the Holy Spirit to help us turn from our sinful nature
Ask - Bring our own needs to God and intercede for the needs of others
Yield - Acknowledge that we are ultimately in God’s hands and surrender the outcomes to Him
Repent - Acknowledge our sinful acts, thank God for forgiveness available through Jesus, and invite the Holy Spirit to help us turn from our sinful nature
Ask - Bring our own needs to God and intercede for the needs of others
Yield - Acknowledge that we are ultimately in God’s hands and surrender the outcomes to Him
Praise - Psalm 90:1-6
Key Theme: God is eternal and stands completely outside of time; human life is fleeting.
Key Theme: God is eternal and stands completely outside of time; human life is fleeting.
Repent - Psalm 90:7-11
Key Theme: Our sin is fully exposed before God. His righteous anger reveals the seriousness of sin and the frailty of human life.
Key Theme: Our sin is fully exposed before God. His righteous anger reveals the seriousness of sin and the frailty of human life.
Ask - Psalm 90:12-16
Moses makes four general requests:
* Teach us to number our days (v.12)
* Return to us with compassion (v.13)
* Satisfy us with your love and make us glad (v.14-15)
* Reveal yourself to us and to future generations (v.16)
Moses makes four general requests:
* Teach us to number our days (v.12)
* Return to us with compassion (v.13)
* Satisfy us with your love and make us glad (v.14-15)
* Reveal yourself to us and to future generations (v.16)
Yield - Psalm 90:17
17May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands.
* Give us a beauty we can’t produce on our own
* Give our work a permanence we can’t achieve on our own
17May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands.
* Give us a beauty we can’t produce on our own
* Give our work a permanence we can’t achieve on our own