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November 2021 Prayer Letter
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: … He hath made everything beautiful in His time” Ecclesiastes 3:1 and 11a In the book of Esther we read how Haman had plotted to exterminate the Jews because of his hatred for Mordecai and devised a plan to…
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“Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.” Psalm 50:22-23 The term “forget” in the Bible goes beyond the basic idea of having a…
Read MoreOctober 2021 Prayer Letter
“But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved:) and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to…
Read MoreSeptember 2021 Prayer Letter
“….choose you this day whom ye will serve….but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 The context of this statement is Joshua addressing the people of Israel about how they are to live in the promised land God had given them. We know that some of the people did…
Read MoreAwake Out of Sleep
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. Romans 13:11 This poignant admonition to the church at Rome was written during the Apostle Paul’s third visit to Corinth, which was undoubtedly one of the most wicked cities…
Read MoreAugust 2021 Prayer Letter
II Timothy 3:1-5 = “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, WITHOUT NATURAL AFFECTION, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasure more…
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The following article was written by Hannah Glass and won 3rd place in the BFLW 2020 Essay Contest. “What will my child be? A doctor, a scientist, an astronaut?” These are some common questions a parent asks about their child; usually before they are born. Even before a baby is born, parents tend to start…
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The following article was written by Anna Morken and won 2nd place in the BFLW 2020 Essay Contest. ”Thou shalt not kill” The seventh of the ten commandments (King James Version, Ex. 20: 13). This command came straight from the mouth of God, yet today’s society directly breaks this commandment over one hundred thousand times…
Read MoreJuly 2021 Prayer Letter
II Kings 20:1 = In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Thus saith the Lord, set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.” This is an interesting account in the history of the people of…
Read MoreJune 2021 Prayer Letter
II Timothy 3:16 & 17 = “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” It is because our founding fathers of this great nation knew and believed this,…
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