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Answered Prayers from Youth Camp

Firstly, thank you to all who prayed for our youth this past week (July 22-25). 5 churches were represented this week, about 140 students attending.

Here are some quick updates on this week:

Our 2 JH boys
  • One student confessed his pride struggles, and he showed the fruit over the next day we were at camp.
  • Several students committed to actively living their lives for serving Christ.
  • At least four students came forward to receive Christ!
  • James was praying someone would experience a miracle to help their faith grow deeper. He was born color blind (able to see black/white, grays, and brown (typically from red)). After about 30 minutes of praying for his fellow students, he opened his eyes to notice the stage lights looked different. This young man, praying someone else might experience a miracle, had his own! James is no longer color blind!
    • James is not from my congregation, but he was in my cabin. We did not get to bed until after 1:00 am, because he kept discovering new colors and shades
Immediately after the Wednesday night prayer time. James is surrounded by friends praising God.

It is always amazing to see the goodness of God. Please continue to pray for our new believers, students who had major breakthroughs, and for James and his new vision!

Love and grace,

Daniel

VerseD: Ruth 1:16

‭But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.

Ruth 1:16, ESV‬

God is faithful and calls us to faithfulness. This is done by His help and drawing near with fellow believers, our brothers and sisters in Christ. Let us help each other be faithful in love and faithfulness.

This Sunday at Church: Greeting the Greeters and encouraging them

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Greeting the Greeters and encouraging them.

This Sunday at Church: Greeting the Greeters and encouraging them

VerseD: John 1:12

But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name

John 1:12, CSB‬

God created us for fellowship, but we have all sinned and separated ourselves from each other and Him. But He became one of us to restore fellowship and even invite us into His family when we believe.

VerseD: 1 Peter 2:9-10

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

‭1 Peter 2:9-10, CSB‬

God created us for fellowship, but in our sin we separated from Him and each other. But He came to us to redeem us and restore us, to make us a holy people in fellowship with Him and each other when we believe in Christ.

VerseD: Mark 3:25

If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Mark‬ ‭3:25‬, ‭CSB‬

Life is hard enough without the Church getting into squabbles and frivolous fights. Let us focus on the spiritual war waging around us, and by the authority of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit speak against evil and seek to bring glory to God to all around us.

VerseD: Matthew 9:37-38

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

Matthew‬ ‭9:37‭-‬38‬, ‭ESV‬

We encourage each other in Christ to faithfulness, and we encourage each other to pray that He makes us each faithful in reaching the lost with the gospel.

VerseD: James 5:7-8

Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

James‬ ‭5:7‭-‬8‬, ‭ESV‬

We help each other grow in the Lord, to be patient while we wait for Him, encouraging each other, because we know He is coming soon.

Cowboy Bob’s Christmas Exchange 2023

This is a heartfelt and heart-wrenching view of grief at the holidays that I think many could find encouragement and even the beginnings of healing from.

Let us pray for all grieving at this time (whenever you read this or it comes to mind!)

Daniel

https://www.cowboybobsorensen.com/2023/12/our-last-christmas-gift-exchange.html?m=1

This Sunday at Church: Pray for churches to partner for the Great Commission

I can gratefully say that our church enjoys partnering with others. It started largely with the local youth groups teaming up, though there was some cooperation already happening. I have preached at several churches around the area, in other cities, and across state lines. Many of us have teamed up to send groups and missionaries out, with six of us having spent about the last two years preparing to send a family to a recently war-torn Land.

Please pray for continued unity in gospel partnership.

Daniel

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for churches to partner for the Great Commission.

This Sunday at Church: Pray for churches to partner for the Great Commission