WeakEnd Assignment – Genesis Four

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_KBzoxRCpg

YouTube Discovering the Gospel in Genesis – Tim Keller

By Gospel in Life

 

Between today and the end of the year, this new series will explore the forty-four prophecies in the Old Testament that foretold of Jesus coming.  The hope is that it will help us be a bit more sympathetic for how surprised the Pharisees and Sadducees were when Jesus showed up as a simple carpenter and teacher.

Assignment

1.    Set aside an hour and find a place where you will not be interrupted.

2.    Bring your Bible, notebook, something to write with and a refreshment.

3.    Settle in.  Quieten your heart and pray that the Lord will give you new insight into His word and that it will give you new boldness to share these learnings with at least two more people.

4.    Open your notebook, date the page for today and create a table like the one below in your notebook. 

NOTE:  if your note page is not large enough to accommodate this kind of table, just write them like this: 

Genesis3:15 and Galatians 4.4 and then list the topic that you find there. 

Prophetic Scripture	Fulfilled	Topic
Genesis 3:15	Galatians 4.4
Genesis 12:3	Matthew 1:1
Genesis 17:19	Luke 3:34
Genesis 49:10	Luke 3:33

5.    Once you have completed each of the sets and identified the topic that is covered consider how the Pharisees and Sadducees might have misinterpreted them.

6.    Pray and thank God that He has been working since the creation of all things that He understood how sin would stain the hearts of people and that God was planning His ‘Solution’ even from them.

 

Take care with love, especially His, Darlene (who still prays for you daily)

 

PSS:  Find my statement of faith:  https://especiallyhislove.blogspot.com  (where you will also find a series of beginner Bible studies to share). Find the WeakDay Devotion online by doing a Google search for ‘WeakDay Devotion’.  (Also, there is an android ‘Google Blogger’ app you can download to read them on your phone.  Not sure about Apple.).  For the books, go to Amazon books.  

 

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS

·      URGENT ISRAEL– during this cease fire, pray for the hostages that are still held captive and help Israel locate and rescue them before it is too late.  Please Pray for those who have lost loved ones, continued protection of the hostages, for the Israeli soldiers and strategists moving through enemy territory to save lives, restore peace and purify the land of all the terrorists.  Pray also for the Palestinian people – many are also helpless captives of the terrorists.

·      NEW – Lindsey - the youngest daughter (now all grown up) of my dearest friends Annette and Lyle.  Lindsey needs your prayers for healing and strengthening.  Pray for her patience and the wisdom of her health care providers.

·      David – was in hospital for observation and special treatment of his congestive heart symptoms and pneumonia.  He is now home and feeling better, but tired.  Pray for his patience and continued wisdom for his health carers, and for Heidi, his daughter and sole carer to be strong and healthy.

·      Barbara – the beloved wife of my brother, Tim (who passed away suddenly early this year).  Please pray God places people in her path who will help her with all the things He knows she needs help with.  Pray for Barb’s peace and protection at night.

·      Patti and John – Pray the Lord keeps them safe and healthy and that they are encouraged in the strength of the Lord and never compromise the truth of the Bible for any reason.  (Joshuah 1:6-9).

·      Jeff and Rachael’s family, Peyton and Carter - Payton, granddaughter, now a senior in university.  Carter, their son, now a freshman in college.  Both are exceptional students and love the Lord.  Pray they are not distracted by worldly things, that the Lord watches over and protects them, that they continue to do well in their studies and that their love of God’s Word increases daily.

·      Sarah and Andrew – he left his job a year ago -- she went to work in a new role.  Pray for this precious Christian couple that they focus on family balance to the glory of the Lord.

·      Bettina – continue to pray for her as she grows into a new phase of her life in the Lord.  Pray each of her five married daughters, spouses and 18 grandchildren grow to love and follow the Lord Jesus Christ.

·      Ian – continue to pray that his desire to grow his understanding and effectiveness with personal evangelism is fulfilled. 

·      Elina – needs God’s wisdom and the courage of her convictions and resolve to live a life that is Christ-honouring for herself and her young son, Jimmy.

·      Megan (for emotional healing) and Scott, her husband (for patience and wisdom) and wisdom for his sister, Clare, as she seeks to support them through troubled times.

·      Christine – give her strength as she journeys to heart-healing and pray her husband gives his heart to the Lord.

·      Robin – lost her beloved mother (was 93 years old), please pray for strength and healing for her as she navigates through this time of mourning and for her daughter who is comforting her.

·      Pray for true, Christ-centered revival in America.

 

Pray for those in full-time service

Pray the Lord upholds our Christian leaders – that they never compromise God’s Word and remain bold and courageous in the face of evil.  Pray for their wisdom, safety, ingenuity, strength and for their families.

Pray Especially for Salvation for:

·      Becky – recovering and in rehabilitation for spinal surgery.  Pray for her patience and for her health care providers that they are wise and compassionate, that her family rallies around her to care for her and most of all that she finds the Lord in all this.

·      Fred and Barb – brother of Patti -- for salvation.

·      Bryan and Julie (Patti’s daughter) Pray for the salvation of at least one of the family, that the others will follow shortly thereafter.  They are the parents of Callilah, Adrian, Micah, Kevin and Nate -- lost, damaged and troubled children – all of whom we have prayed for over the years.

·      Sophie– six-year-old daughter of a friend is chronically unwell and frail.  Please pray for her, her parents and health carers to find ways to manage her symptoms and heal her and that this will lead them all to come to salvation.

·      Paul – please pray for him.  He still has not found a job or work after more than ten years.  He is very discouraged and now unwell.  Please pray the Lord provides needed work so he can begin to heal and strengthen.

·      Pray for Jeff and Rachael’s family in Louisville to desire and seek a relationship with the Lord.

·      Peggy – a dear friend and colleague of my sister-in-law who has been battling cancer in her neck for years.  Her new oncologist has started a combination of chemo and radiation that seems to be working, but she is miserable.  Please pray for her as she waits for her body to heal and strengthen and that she finds salvation.

·      Sue and Rob – opened their home to support Luke who is angry and lost.  He has been there a long time now and refuses to move out.  Please pray the Lord saves all three and that Luke realises he must take responsibility for his own life.  Pray for continued patience and compassion of Sue and Rob.

·      Demi and John – one evening he went out his backdoor to run an errand and was attacked by someone with a knife who stabbed him several times (one pierced his heart).  He has recovered physically, but please pray for him and his wife as they pull their lives together – that they might find the Lord in all the chaos left behind.

·      Jen N – a Jewish woman I met at work, please pray for her that she will find a new role and that she stays safe and healthy.  Please pray for her and her two boys (ages 16 and 17).

 

Pray for those with ongoing health concerns

Many of us have family, friends and loved ones with fragile health.  Pray God takes special care with them and protects them in practical ways and that the Lord will have mercy on them.

Pray for the World

Grumbling or Praying?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ksfDzP4DWQ

YouTube:  What exactly did Moses do wrong at Meribah?

By luisetReneeandBill

 

“O come, let us sing for joy to the Lord, let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.  Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving.  Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. 

 

“For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods, in whose hands are the depths of the earth, the peaks of the mountains are His also.

 

“The sea is His, for it was He who made it, and His hands formed the dry land.  Come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.  For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. 

 

“Today, if you would hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness, when your fathers tested Me, they tried Me, though they had seen My work.” Psalm 95:1-9

 

After God freed His people from Egypt -- where they had become poorly treated slaves -- they had a few ups and downs.  They longed for ‘the way it used to be’ and grumbled at and blamed Moses, who they expected to fix things their way. 

 

The people complained, demanded and grumbled about a lack of water.  Moses was tired and lost his temper.  Though the water was provided, Moses paid for his actions by not being able to enter the Promised Land. 

 

Discontent is part of all of our lives.  We have a choice to grumble, to wallow in our situation, lose our tempers or pray to the Lord of all for wisdom to better understand the WHY of the moment.

 

For a bit more insight take time to read Exodus 17:1-7, Numbers 20:6-8 and Deuteronomy 32:51-52.

 

Take care with love, especially His, Darlene (who still prays for you daily)

 

PSS:  Find my statement of faith:  https://especiallyhislove.blogspot.com  (where you will also find a series of beginner Bible studies to share). Find the WeakDay Devotion online by doing a Google search for ‘WeakDay Devotion’.  (Also, there is an android ‘Google Blogger’ app you can download to read them on your phone.  Not sure about Apple.).  For the books, go to Amazon books.  

 

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS

·      URGENT ISRAEL– thousands have lost their lives to heartless terrorists in an unprovoked attack.  Many hostages remain unaccounted for.  Please Pray for those who have lost loved ones, the protection of the hostages, for the Israeli soldiers and strategists moving through enemy territory to save lives, restore peace and purify the land of the many terrorists.  Pray also for the Palestinian people – many are also helpless captives of the terrorists.

·      NEW – Lindsey - the youngest daughter (now all grown up) of my dear friends Annette and Lyle.  Lindsey needs your prayers for healing and strengthening.  Pray for her patience and the wisdom of her health care providers.

·      David – was in hospital for a few days for observation and special treatment of his congestive heart symptoms and pneumonia.  He is now home and feeling better, but tired.  Pray for his patience and continued wisdom for his health carers, and for Heidi, his daughter and sole carer to be strong and healthy.

·      Barbara – the beloved wife of my brother, Tim (who passed away suddenly early this year).  Please pray God places people in her path who will help her with all the things He knows she needs help with.  Pray for Barb’s peace and protection at night.

·      Patti and John – Pray the Lord keeps them safe and healthy and that they are encouraged in the strength of the Lord and never compromise the truth of the Bible for any reason.  (Joshuah 1:6-9).

·      Jeff and Rachael’s family, Peyton and Carter - Payton, granddaughter, now a senior in university.  Carter, their son, now a freshman in college.  Both are exceptional students and love the Lord.  Pray they are not distracted by worldly things, that the Lord watches over and protects them, that they continue to do well in their studies and that their love of God’s Word increases daily.

·      Sarah and Andrew – he left his job a year ago -- she went to work in a new role.  Pray for this precious Christian couple that they focus on family balance to the glory of the Lord.

·      Bettina – continue to pray for her as she grows into a new phase of her life in the Lord.  Pray each of her five married daughters, spouses and 18 grandchildren grow to love and follow the Lord Jesus Christ.

·      Ian – continue to pray that his desire to grow his understanding and effectiveness with personal evangelism is fulfilled. 

·      Elina – needs God’s wisdom and the courage of her convictions and resolve to live a life that is Christ-honouring for herself and her young son, Jimmy.

·      Megan (for emotional healing) and Scott, her husband (for patience and wisdom) and wisdom for his sister, Clare, as she seeks to support them through troubled times.

·      Christine – give her strength as she journeys to heart-healing and pray her husband gives his heart to the Lord.

·      Robin – lost her beloved mother (was 93 years old), please pray for strength and healing for her as she navigates through this time of mourning and for her daughter who is comforting her.

·      Pray for true, Christ-centered revival in America.

 

Pray for those in full-time service

Pray the Lord upholds our Christian leaders – that they never compromise God’s Word and remain bold and courageous in the face of evil.  Pray for their wisdom, safety, ingenuity, strength and for their families.

Pray Especially for Salvation for:

·      Becky – recovering and in rehabilitation for spinal surgery.  Pray for her patience and for her health care providers that they are wise and compassionate, that her family rallies around her to care for her and most of all that she finds the Lord in all this.

·      Fred and Barb – brother of Patti -- for salvation.

·      Bryan and Julie (Patti’s daughter) Pray for the salvation of at least one of the family, that the others will follow shortly thereafter.  They are the parents of Callilah, Adrian, Micah, Kevin and Nate -- lost, damaged and troubled children – all of whom we have prayed for over the years.

·      Sophie– six-year-old daughter of a friend is chronically unwell and frail.  Please pray for her, her parents and health carers to find ways to manage her symptoms and heal her and that this will lead them all to come to salvation.

·      Paul – please pray for him.  He still has not found a job or work after more than ten years.  He is very discouraged and now unwell.  Please pray the Lord provides needed work so he can begin to heal and strengthen.

·      Pray for Jeff and Rachael’s family in Louisville to desire and seek a relationship with the Lord.

·      Peggy – a dear friend and colleague of my sister-in-law who has been battling cancer in her neck for years.  Her new oncologist has started a combination of chemo and radiation that seems to be working, but she is miserable.  Please pray for her as she waits for her body to heal and strengthen and that she finds salvation.

·      Sue and Rob – opened their home to support Luke who is angry and lost.  He has been there a long time now and refuses to move out.  Please pray the Lord saves all three and that Luke realises he must take responsibility for his own life.  Pray for continued patience and compassion of Sue and Rob.

·      Demi and John – one evening he went out his backdoor to run an errand and was attacked by someone with a knife who stabbed him several times (one pierced his heart).  He has recovered physically, but please pray for him and his wife as they pull their lives together – that they might find the Lord in all the chaos left behind.

·      Jen N – a Jewish woman I’ve met at work, please pray for her that she will find a new role and that she stays safe and healthy.  Please pray for her and her two boys (ages 16 and 17).

 

Pray for those with ongoing health concerns

Many of us have family, friends and loved ones with fragile health.  Pray God takes special care with them and protects them in practical ways and that the Lord will have mercy on them.

Pray for the World

Shopping Time or…?

The message of the Gospel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K_XIezp7iY 

Simple Gospel Illustration - Bridge Illustration - The Navigators

By Soul Fire 209 (15 min 6 sec)

 

“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor is His ear so dull that it cannot hear.  But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.

 

“For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken falsehood, your tongue mutters wickedness.  No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly.  They trust in confusion and speak lies; they conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.” Isaiah 59:1-4

 

Tis the season to be inundated with ‘black Friday’ sales as if there is no time but now to buy gifts for yourself or others.  The urgency of buy it now is everywhere.  Yet, there is a far greater urgency and that is the urgency to share the greatest gift of all which is the reason for sharing the wonderful video above to help prepare you.

 

“Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?  But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed.  And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you,

 

“yet with gentleness and reverence; and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behaviour in Christ will be put to shame. 

 

“For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.  For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;” I Peter 3:P 

 

Take care with love, especially His, Darlene (who still prays for you daily)

 

PSS:  Find my statement of faith:  https://especiallyhislove.blogspot.com  (where you will also find a series of beginner Bible studies to share). Find the WeakDay Devotion online by doing a Google search for ‘WeakDay Devotion’.  (Also, there is an android ‘Google Blogger’ app you can download to read them on your phone.  Not sure about Apple.).  For the books, go to Amazon books.  

 

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS

·      URGENT ISRAEL– thousands have lost their lives to heartless terrorists in an unprovoked attack.  Many hostages remain unaccounted for.  Please Pray for those who have lost loved ones, the protection of the hostages, for the Israeli soldiers and strategists moving through enemy territory to save lives, restore peace and purify the land of the many terrorists.  Pray also for the Palestinian people – many are also helpless captives of the terrorists.

·      NEW – Lindsey - the youngest daughter (now all grown up) of my dear friends Annette and Lyle.  Lindsey needs your prayers for healing and strengthening.  Pray for her patience and the wisdom of her health care providers.

·      David – was in hospital for a few days for observation and special treatment of his congestive heart symptoms and pneumonia.  He is now home and feeling better, but tired.  Pray for his patience and continued wisdom for his health carers, and for Heidi, his daughter and sole carer to be strong and healthy.

·      Barbara – the beloved wife of my brother, Tim (who passed away suddenly early this year).  Please pray God places people in her path who will help her with all the things He knows she needs help with.  Pray for Barb’s peace and protection at night.

·      Patti and John – Pray the Lord keeps them safe and healthy and that they are encouraged in the strength of the Lord and never compromise the truth of the Bible for any reason.  (Joshuah 1:6-9).

·      Jeff and Rachael’s family, Peyton and Carter - Payton, granddaughter, now a senior in university.  Carter, their son, now a freshman in college.  Both are exceptional students and love the Lord.  Pray they are not distracted by worldly things, that the Lord watches over and protects them, that they continue to do well in their studies and that their love of God’s Word increases daily.

·      Sarah and Andrew – he left his job a year ago -- she went to work in a new role.  Pray for this precious Christian couple that they focus on family balance to the glory of the Lord.

·      Bettina – continue to pray for her as she grows into a new phase of her life in the Lord.  Pray each of her five married daughters, spouses and 18 grandchildren grow to love and follow the Lord Jesus Christ.

·      Ian – continue to pray that his desire to grow his understanding and effectiveness with personal evangelism is fulfilled. 

·      Elina – needs God’s wisdom and the courage of her convictions and resolve to live a life that is Christ-honouring for herself and her young son, Jimmy.

·      Megan (for emotional healing) and Scott, her husband (for patience and wisdom) and wisdom for his sister, Clare, as she seeks to support them through troubled times.

·      Christine – give her strength as she journeys to heart-healing and pray her husband gives his heart to the Lord.

·      Robin – lost her beloved mother (was 93 years old), please pray for strength and healing for her as she navigates through this time of mourning and for her daughter who is comforting her.

·      Pray for true, Christ-centered revival in America.

 

Pray for those in full-time service

Pray the Lord upholds our Christian leaders – that they never compromise God’s Word and remain bold and courageous in the face of evil.  Pray for their wisdom, safety, ingenuity, strength and for their families.

Pray Especially for Salvation for:

·      Becky – recovering and in rehabilitation for spinal surgery.  Pray for her patience and for her health care providers that they are wise and compassionate, that her family rallies around her to care for her and most of all that she finds the Lord in all this.

·      Fred and Barb – brother of Patti -- for salvation.

·      Bryan and Julie (Patti’s daughter) Pray for the salvation of at least one of the family, that the others will follow shortly thereafter.  They are the parents of Callilah, Adrian, Micah, Kevin and Nate -- lost, damaged and troubled children – all of whom we have prayed for over the years.

·      Sophie– six-year-old daughter of a friend is chronically unwell and frail.  Please pray for her, her parents and health carers to find ways to manage her symptoms and heal her and that this will lead them all to come to salvation.

·      Paul – please pray for him.  He still has not found a job or work after more than ten years.  He is very discouraged and now unwell.  Please pray the Lord provides needed work so he can begin to heal and strengthen.

·      Pray for Jeff and Rachael’s family in Louisville to desire and seek a relationship with the Lord.

·      Peggy – a dear friend and colleague of my sister-in-law who has been battling cancer in her neck for years.  Her new oncologist has started a combination of chemo and radiation that seems to be working, but she is miserable.  Please pray for her as she waits for her body to heal and strengthen and that she finds salvation.

·      Sue and Rob – opened their home to support Luke who is angry and lost.  He has been there a long time now and refuses to move out.  Please pray the Lord saves all three and that Luke realises he must take responsibility for his own life.  Pray for continued patience and compassion of Sue and Rob.

·      Demi and John – one evening he went out his backdoor to run an errand and was attacked by someone with a knife who stabbed him several times (one pierced his heart).  He has recovered physically, but please pray for him and his wife as they pull their lives together – that they might find the Lord in all the chaos left behind.

·      Jen N – a Jewish woman I’ve met at work, please pray for her that she will find a new role and that she stays safe and healthy.  Please pray for her and her two boys (ages 16 and 17).

 

Pray for those with ongoing health concerns

Many of us have family, friends and loved ones with fragile health.  Pray God takes special care with them and protects them in practical ways and that the Lord will have mercy on them.

Pray for the World

WeakEnd Assignment – Renewed 

 

What About Grace?  What does it mean!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPIOkdNL-QQ&t=317s

YouTube:  Eric Ludy – The Gospel

By Ellerslie Discipleship (11 min 26 sec)

 

“I will give You thanks with all my heart; I will sing praises to You before the gods. I will bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; for You have magnified Your word according to all Your name.

 

“On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul.  All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, O Lord, when they have heard the words of Your mouth.

 

“And they will sing of the ways of the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord.  For though the Lord is exalted, yet He regards the lowly, but the haughty He knows from afar.

 

“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me. 

 

“The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting; do not forsake the works of Your hands.” Psalm 138

 

Assignment

1.    Set aside an hour and find a place where you will not be interrupted.

2.    Bring your Bible, notebook, something to write with, a way to listen to the video above and a refreshment.

3.    Settle in and quieten your heart.  Then pray and thank the Lord and ask Him to remind you of the greatest gift He has provided for you – His saving grace and forgiveness.

4.    Open your notebook, find a fresh page and date it, then listen to the video and write notes about what you hear.

5.    Read Psalm 138 in your Bible and circle verses or underline verses that have special meaning for you.

6.    Consider:  'Restore unto me the joy of my salvation and return a right spirit unto me.' (Psalm 51:12) and what this means for your tommorrows and write yourself a note to remind you.

7.    Pray and thank your heavenly Father for His loving care, compassion and sacrifice for you.

 

Take care with love, especially His, Darlene (who still prays for you daily)

 

PSS:  Find my statement of faith:  https://especiallyhislove.blogspot.com  (where you will also find a series of beginner Bible studies to share). Find the WeakDay Devotion online by doing a Google search for ‘WeakDay Devotion’.  (Also, there is an android ‘Google Blogger’ app you can download to read them on your phone.  Not sure about Apple.).  For the books, go to Amazon books.  

 

NEW PRAYER REQUESTS

·      URGENT ISRAEL– thousands have lost their lives to heartless terrorists in an unprovoked attack.  Many hostages remain unaccounted for.  Please Pray for those who have lost loved ones, the protection of the hostages, for the Israeli soldiers and strategists moving through enemy territory to save lives, restore peace and purify the land of the many terrorists.  Pray also for the Palestinian people – many are also helpless captives of the terrorists.

·      NEW – Lindsey - the youngest daughter (now all grown up) of my dear friends Annette and Lyle.  Lindsey needs your prayers.  She is very ill.  Pray for her patience and the wisdom of her health care providers.

·      David – was in hospital for a few days for observation and special treatment of his congestive heart symptoms and pneumonia.  He is now home and feeling better, but tired.  Pray for his patience and continued wisdom for his health carers, and for Heidi, his daughter and sole carer to be strong and healthy.

·      Peter and Jill – have returned from their holiday and now need prayer to recover fully.  Pray for Jill who comes back to retirement for now. 

·      Barbara – the beloved wife of my brother, Tim (who passed away suddenly early this year).  Please pray God places people in her path who will help her with all the things He knows she needs help with.  Pray for Barb’s peace and protection at night.

·      Patti and John – Pray the Lord keeps them safe and healthy and that they are encouraged in the strength of the Lord and never compromise the truth of the Bible for any reason.  (Joshuah 1:6-9).

·      Jeff and Rachael’s family, Peyton and Carter - Payton, granddaughter, now a senior in university.  Carter, their son, now a freshman in college.  Both are exceptional students and love the Lord.  Pray they are not distracted by worldly things, that the Lord watches over and protects them, that they continue to do well in their studies and that their love of God’s Word increases daily.

·      Sarah and Andrew – he left his job a year ago -- she went to work in a new role.  Pray for this precious Christian couple that they focus on family balance to the glory of the Lord.

·      Bettina – continue to pray for her as she grows into a new phase of her life in the Lord.  Pray each of her five married daughters, spouses and 18 grandchildren grow to love and follow the Lord Jesus Christ.

·      Ian – continue to pray that his desire to grow his understanding and effectiveness with personal evangelism is fulfilled. 

·      Elina – needs God’s wisdom and the courage of her convictions and resolve to live a life that is Christ-honouring for herself and her young son, Jimmy.

·      Megan (for emotional healing) and Scott, her husband (for patience and wisdom) and wisdom for his sister, Clare, as she seeks to support them through troubled times.

·      Christine – give her strength as she journeys to heart-healing and pray her husband gives his heart to the Lord.

·      Robin – lost her beloved mother (was 93 years old), please pray for strength and healing for her as she navigates through this time of mourning and for her daughter who is comforting her.

·      Pray for true, Christ-centered revival in America.

 

Pray for those in full-time service

Pray the Lord upholds our Christian leaders – that they never compromise God’s Word and remain bold and courageous in the face of evil.  Pray for their wisdom, safety, ingenuity, strength and for their families.

Pray Especially for Salvation for:

·      Becky – recovering and in rehabilitation for spinal surgery.  Pray for her patience and for her health care providers that they are wise and compassionate, that her family rallies around her to care for her and most of all that she finds the Lord in all this.

·      Fred and Barb – brother of Patti -- for salvation.

·      Bryan and Julie (Patti’s daughter) Pray for the salvation of at least one of the family, that the others will follow shortly thereafter.  They are the parents of Callilah, Adrian, Micah, Kevin and Nate -- lost, damaged and troubled children – all of whom we have prayed for over the years.

·      Sophie– six-year-old daughter of a friend is chronically unwell and frail.  Please pray for her, her parents and health carers to find ways to manage her symptoms and heal her and that this will lead them all to come to salvation.

·      Paul – please pray for him.  He still has not found a job or work after more than ten years.  He is very discouraged and now unwell.  Please pray the Lord provides needed work so he can begin to heal and strengthen.

·      Pray for Jeff and Rachael’s family in Louisville to desire and seek a relationship with the Lord.

·      Peggy – a dear friend and colleague of my sister-in-law who has been battling cancer in her neck for years.  Her new oncologist has started a combination of chemo and radiation that seems to be working, but she is miserable.  Please pray for her as she waits for her body to heal and strengthen and that she finds salvation.

·      Sue and Rob – opened their home to support Luke who is angry and lost.  He has been there a long time now and refuses to move out.  Please pray the Lord saves all three and that Luke realises he must take responsibility for his own life.  Pray for continued patience and compassion of Sue and Rob.

·      Demi and John – one evening he went out his backdoor to run an errand and was attacked by someone with a knife who stabbed him several times (one pierced his heart).  He has recovered physically, but please pray for him and his wife as they pull their lives together – that they might find the Lord in all the chaos left behind.

·      Jen N – a Jewish woman I’ve met at work, please pray for her that she will find a new role and that she stays safe and healthy.  Please pray for her and her two boys (ages 16 and 17).

 

Pray for those with ongoing health concerns

Many of us have family, friends and loved ones with fragile health.  Pray God takes special care with them and protects them in practical ways and that the Lord will have mercy on them.

Pray for the World