READ THE BIBLE WITH US THIS YEAR
 
For the week of July 14-20, 2025
 
                               Old Testament Reading                    New Testament Reading                                  
 
Mon.                                      Psalms 13-16                                                    Acts 18
Tue.                                         Psalms 17-18                                                    Acts  19:1-20
Wed.                                       Psalms 19-21                                                    Acts  19:21-41
Thur.                                      Psalms 22-24                                                 Acts 20:1-16
Fri.                                            Psalms 25-27                                                 Acts  20:17-38
Sat.                                          Psalms 28-30                                               Acts  21:1-14
Sun.                                         Psalms 31-33                                                 Acts  21:15-40
 
 MEMORY VERSES:     Psalms 19:7-9
 
The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart.
 
The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous.
 
 
THOUGHT TO REMEMBER  
God’s Word will keep you from danger. Read it   daily and obey its principles.
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Something to Think About
 
PRAYER INSTRUCTIONS         John Butler
 
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” (Matthew 7:7)

THROUGHOUT the Scriptures many wonderful promises are given to encourage us to pray. And these promises often come with excellent instructions on how to pray. Our verse today is an example of instructions coming with prayer promises.
 
Christ gave some wonderful prayer promises here; but, importantly, He also gave some excellent instructions on how to pray in a way to obtain the promises. In this verse we are instructed to pray humbly, earnestly, and persistently.

Pray humbly. “Ask, and it shall be given you.” The word translated “ask” means to ask as an inferior, not as an equal. It indicates taking a humble position before the person you are asking for favors. Thus, true praying is to come humbly to the Lord acknowledging your deficiency and seeking His help. True praying acknowledges God’s superior position and person. True praying does not encourage pride.

Pray earnestly. “Seek, and ye shall find.” Seek means to look diligently, to strive after something. Therefore, it tells us to pray earnestly. Earnest praying is not going through the motions, or repeating some phrase or prayer over and over in vain repetition.
 
Few people are truly earnest in praying. But if we are not earnest in our praying, how can we expect God to be earnest in answering our prayers? It is the “effectual fervent prayer … [that] availeth much” (James 5:16). Instructively, the words translated “effectual fervent” come from a Greek word that gives us our English word energy.

Pray persistently. “Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” The tense of the word “knock” and also of “ask” and “seek” is in the present tense which means to keep on knocking, keep on asking, keep on seeking. Knocking illustrates persistency well in that we are to knock repeatedly until the door is opened.
 
Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones said, “The importance of this element of persistence cannot be exaggerated.” Too often we give up quickly in praying. We pray once or twice for something then quit. God checks our sincerity by observing just how persistent we are in praying.
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From the Pastor’s heart;
 
Don’t forget to use this time to reach out to others. Spend some time each day calling members on the telephone and offering to pray with them.
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Pastors Requests
Remember II Chronicles 7:14. “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sins and heal their land.”
 
While we wait on God’s healing grace, let us fast and pray for His visitation. Pray for God to intervene and bring an end to this virus that we are facing. Pray for God to calm our spirits and help us to trust Him.
 
Pray for the lost to be saved. Pray for the unrighteous to turn to God. Pray for God to be glorified in the crisis we are going through. Pray in faith; pray with the confidence that God will hear and answer our prayers.