PRAYER AND PRAISE

Prayer request policy: If you want the prayer request to be private or just between me and you, please say so in the email. I will pray for those requests. If you don’t mind others praying for the request, then just send the request with no restrictions and I will put it in the devotional for other to pray. We don’t include last names in any of our prayer requests. Thank you.

Please pray for the persons whose last name begins with the letter “C” on your prayer list, which includes your address book, church directory and email list.

Please remember to pray for the Biblical churches and pastors in the STATES OF NEW JERSEY and TEXAS. (REMEMBER THAT IF YOU KNOW BIBLICAL PASTORS IN THESE STATES TO LET US KNOW THEIR NAMES AND CHURCHES AND WE WILL PRAY FOR THEM).

Don Moore writes: My brother Tom having breakfast in bed at Strome Memorial hospital

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Vincent T. Mercer writes: Giving What You’ve Been Given Christians should be the most loving people on the planet. We have accepted the ultimate gift from God. We have not only received salvation and eternal life, but we’ve received the gift of God Himself—love. But that doesn’t mean everyone is easy to love! Most of us have relationships in our lives that are difficult or painful to engage in. However, Scripture encourages us to make every opportunity possible to love those around us.

God the Father gave us the breath that we breathe. Jesus brought us to Himself so that we might be saved by His power. The Spirit of God lives within us and empowers us for every good deed. All of these things have been freely given to us with no strings attached.

Having received this amazing love and mercy from God, we ought to love others in the same way. When we love others in the same manner that God has loved us, we exhibit the greatest evidence that we are children of God.

If we fail to love those around us, we also fail to show them the love of God. We should not deny others what we’ve been freely given. Loving others doesn’t mean we need to willingly be mistreated, or agree with someone else’s lifestyle or worldview. It does mean that we need to use every opportunity to love them the way God loves them.

Take some time today to reflect first on the love of God that you have received through Christ, and write down some simple steps you can take to show that love to the people He’s put in your life. Be Encouraged! Shalom!
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May be an image of 1 person and text that says '"It is the whole job of the whole church to preach the whole gospel to the whole world." Ch Gryerr'

May be an image of text that says 'PRAYER Jesus, thank You for loving me regardless of the mistakes I've made. Because You love me, I want to love others -even when they hurt me. In moments where I find it hard to love someone, please encourage me and strengthen me. Fill me with compassion, and teach me how to to love them like You love them. Amen.'

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