Church is where we come for our Spiritual Food for the week. How is your diet?
An important reminder of a few dates that I hope you will mark on your calendars. This next Sunday July the 11th, we will have the Esic Baptist Church congregation joining us for our service and after our service for a lunch/brunch following our 9:00am service. This will be a great time to get acquainted with one another. As many of you know we have had Sandy Curran joining our choir every Sunday and this past week we also had Ann and Mike Beatty join in with the PCF singers. I love it when God’s people come together to praise and worship God. We are all brothers and sisters in Jesus. Bring your family!
2 Timothy 3:16, NLT: “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.” That is a very important verse to remember when starting your bible study. “All” scripture is useful for for our instruction!” What we must realize is, not every scripture we read will be relevant at that moment in our life but logging it into our mind will slowly build a great wisdom source for future reference. That is why regular attendance to a bible teaching church can help you on your Christian journey.
Tomatoes: It’s hard to beat the flavor of a home grown tomato. I am experimenting once again with a few tomato plants that I am growing from seeds. The reason I am laboring, watering, and watching the growth of these plants is for one purpose, I want a fresh, delicious, home grown tomato! The tomato plant can grow big, tall, and look healthy but if it doesn’t produce fruit, What’s the point? Need I go on with this illustration?
Prayers:
- John Avedisian, John is a very good friend of mine who lives in Phoenix AZ. I spoke to him this past week and he and his wife Katia are having a rough time. Katia has had both her hips replaced but is having an allergic reaction to some medication. John needs a knee replaced but has been informed that he cannot get the surgery due to cirrhosis of the liver. I ask for God’s healing grace and for His wisdom and peace for John and Katia.
- Sheryl Burian, Sheryl is doing good and continues to recover from her knee surgery. We pray that God will give her strength and patience during this time of healing.
- Sandy Peterson, Sandy has also had a knee replaced but is home and healing, we hope to see Sandy and Buch on Sunday the 25th of July. We pray for both Butch and Sandy for Gods continued strength and healing!
- Keith Sedlacek, I received news this week that Kieth is doing better and will now begin a new therapy. He will have a new CT scan this next coming week and we pray that this scan will show remission and healing. Keith was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer.
- Beverly Farm, Please lift the Beverly Farm Caregivers in prayer. They are greatly understaffed and they are working hard with a lot of overtime. They need God’s strength, patience, energy, and peace. Also pray that God will send the right people to fill the many care giver openings and for God’s wisdom and strength for the current management team at the Farm.
- Rusty Burian, Rusty is having severe nerve pain into his legs from a pinched nerve in his back. We pray for God’s healing grace and strength as he prepares for corrective surgery.
- John Grant. John we continue to lift up to the perfect Healer for his heart issues.
- Stephanie Powell, the daughter of Mary Knapp. Stephanie is facing an extremely difficult situation with her mentally handicapped 30 year old son who lives with her. He has gotten aggressive and violent and she cannot find a facility to help her. Let’s pray for God to intervene with an answer for her and her son Conner.
- Michelenne Bounds, one of Bonni’s best friends, is having some serious eye problems due to a degenerative form of arthritis. Please pray for God’s intervention and healing touch.
- Susan Dedmon, Susan is the sister of John Grant. John called me this week and asked for prayers for his sister because she has also been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She was struggling with fluid in her lungs so we need to lift her up to the healer of all healers. We ask for your love, peace, mercy, and healing strength for both John and his sister Susan.
- Mary and Leland Knapp, Mary is having trouble with her eyesight and Lee is having some issues with his walking. We ask for God’s mighty hand of healing and love and peace for the both of them.
- All who are seeking a deeper relationship and deeper understanding of Jesus’ teachings.
- Courage to be bold for Jesus with our neighbors and family.
See you Sunday at 9:00am Esic Baptist Church, 1000 Esic Drive Edwardsville! Love, pastor kent