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Notices and Looking Ahead
– All are encouraged to join us at 9:00 AM for Sunday School led by Jay Tolsma.
– Children’s Sunday School is also held at 9:00 AM.
Keep reading to see what's happening locally, in our nation, and around the world:
Matters for prayer and / or action
Pray for our country!
Please pray for our country. There are so many issues to pray about. For information on how to pray for specific issues, see these websites:
Please continue to pray for our local, state, and national leaders.
Pray for Ukraine and Russia:
See how God is working His miracles in Ukraine: https://ifapray.org/blog/god-is-answering-prayer-in-ukraine-2/
various issues: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/our-latest/
https://send.org/story/hh_pray_for_ukraine
https://www.prayercast.com/ukraine.html
Please pray God will raise up men to serve in our church. If you desire to express commitment to this church and the Lord’s work, please speak to Pastor Craig or Elder Jay.
For those interested in financially supporting Pastor Teo in Romania, you may send your check (made payable to Global Partnership Ministries) to this address: 4149 Checkmate Drive, Anchorage AK 99508. On the memo line, write “for Pastor Teo Ministry in Romania.” You will receive a tax receipt from Pastor Scott with Global Partnership Ministries.
Pray for Peace in Jerusalem; indeed, for all of Israel
Psalms 122.6: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Zechariah 2.7-13
Please pray fervently for Israel.
Pray for Your Church
Please pray fervently for the church: the people of God, saved through faith in Jesus Christ, who make up the Body of Christ here on Earth.
For a prayer guide, click here.
Pray also for our church leaders: pastors, elders and deacons. Click here for a prayer guide.
Hope For The World International in India
HTWI is committed to serve orphans, widows, poor and rural communities by meeting their physical needs such as water wells, medical camps, etc. HSSS is serving where no one else is serving, so they can experience the love of God for the first time.
Please visit https://www.htwi.org/
Rainbow Bible Ranch
https://www.rainbowbibleranch.org/
Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rainbowbibleranch/
From their “About” page:
Rainbow Bible Ranch is a biblically based youth camp located on a working cattle and horse ranch in Meade County.
Mitchell Food Pantry
Mitchell Food Pantry receives assistance from Feeding South Dakota and Feeding America.
The Food Pantry is supported by your donations, as well as generous donations from local businesses like Walmart, Country Hearth, Coborn’s, and County Fair.
All the Food Pantry workers in Mitchell are volunteers. The Board of Directors is a composite of 15 local churches.
Find the Mitchell Food Pantry on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mitchellfoodpantry
Phone the Pantry locally at 990.3663
Pray for Israel
Psalms 122.6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 8For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. 9Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
A resource to check out:
Scripture commends us to fast regularly.
For more information about the powerful spiritual aspects of fasting, listen to Charles Stanley in his two podcasts, ‘The Powerful Practice of Fasting:’
https://www.intouch.org/listen/radio/the-powerful-practice-of-fasting-part-1
https://www.intouch.org/listen/radio/the-powerful-practice-of-fasting-part-2
If you are interested in more of the mechanics of the practice of fasting, read this article.
Is 58:6-11
Edifying / Interesting / Useful Outside Links:
Online Bible reading and study: https://biblehub.com/
Bible Atlas: https://www.openbible.info/geo/atlas/a
Over 14,600 Christian hymns and Gospel songs: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/
Search this site to find lyrics and listen to accompaniments. https://www.hymnal.net/en/home
Art of the Bible: https://artofthe.bible/
A Christian Apologetics Ministry Dedicated to Demonstrating the Historical Reliability of the Bible through Archaeological and Biblical Research.: https://biblearchaeology.org/
Direction for how to pray for persecuted Christians; gives Friday morning updates and a calendar; Can also look for the Pray Today app in your app store. icommittopray.com
Voice of the Martyrs website: https://www.persecution.com/
The Gideons International https://www.gideons.org/
National Right to Life https://www.nrlc.org/
South Dakota Right to Life https://www.sdrighttolife.org/
Family Heritage Alliance https://www.familyheritagealliance.org/
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association https://billygraham.org/
Samaritan’s Purse International, founded by Franklin Graham, “Helping in Jesus’ Name” https://samaritanspurse.org/
Check out https://wng.org/ World News Group: “Sound journalism, grounded in facts and Biblical Truth”
Hope For The World International https://www.htwi.info/
Noah’s Farm https://noahsfarm.org/ Noah’s FARM is dedicated to Feeding the Hungry, Advocating for Education, Reaching the Lost, and Medical Missions in Zimbabwe, Africa.
Go and Grow Ministries https://goandgrowmin.com/ Creating opportunities by providing humanitarian aid, resources, and training for people around the world to prosper.
The Chosen is a Bible-based movie available for free on youtube. It depicts the life of Christ. There are several segments. This is the link for Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=craeyJdrCsE
Christian books and supplies: https://www.christianbook.com/
Christian books and supplies: https://www.hendricksonrose.com