Question for the day: What can I do today to reach out to someone that I know?

WE’RE PRAYING FOR YOU TODAY…
Good morning,

This is just a reminder that every day, while we are studying God’s Word to add to our website, someone from our ministry, Dysmas Conduit, is holding you up before the Lord in prayer. May He greatly bless you today as you pursue His will and He is glorified through you.

God’s blessings, our love,
George & Sidney Granger


CURRENT PRAYER REQUESTS:

Please pray for Mike and Sandy Brommer as they spread the Lord’s Seed and witness to His glory while on the road today. Please pray also that the Lord will lead him to Kingdom-profitable loads to carry, and that He grants them safe passage from North Carolina to New York City, then Long Island, NY and back to Michigan.


PLEASE PRAY FOR PASTOR BOB ALLMANN
http://stmarysofmichigan.org/Select Status.com PageSelect Visit a PatientLast name = allmannPassword = allmann1

Treatment Location: Select Specialty Hospital 8th Floor 1447 N. Harrison St. Saginaw, MI 48602

Yes, Taking VisitorsHours:
9am-1pm
3pm-8pm

Sorry, No Phone CallsNumber: N/A

Bob was in a car accident Thurs. 4-9-09 at about 6pm in Midland. Someone ran a stop light at about 50 mph and hit him in the driver side door and flipped his Cutlass on its roof. He was hanging upside down by his seatbelt. The jaws of life had to be used to remove him. He was taken to Midland Hospital and then transported to St. Mary's. He has about 6 broken ribs on his right side, collapsed lung, broken pelvis and broken wings on his vertebrae.

news updates
Monday, June 29, 3:31 PM - Wendi:
Pop is still @ Covenant/Select Hospital in Saginaw. I'm not sure what happened, but there was some mis-communication about him being moved to Midland today. His case manager said it will be "sometime this week", they have to wait for Midland Rehab to "accept him". Sorry for sending out the incorrect information! So, if you want to visit him, he is still in Saginaw. I will post when he is in Midland AFTER he is transported! He is still doing GREAT, maybe a bit bummed out, but everything (and we all know EVERYTHING!) happens for a reason. Our God is an AWESOME God!

Again, sorry for the confusion, I'm trying!

Wendi

Please pray for Billy Hamburg, whose doctors found 5 tumors in his bladder. He's supposed to have surgery June 29th--we'll know more then, and keep you posted as soon as we know anything.


Prayer requests from Messiah:

Sharon Kidder: please pray for my grandson who has a cyst the size of a lemon in his brain. My colon cancer surgery is tomorrow at 7:30 am. Healing of family relationships.

Debbi Sandow: Nancy Banules – broken foot, Tony Banules – infection

Todd Buben: a health pregnancy for Amy & a healthy baby coming in Feb

Josh Burkhard: 4 official weeks until due day for Eliana’s birth

Carol Greyerbiehl: my boss Judy, she had her chemo treatment, it was a good week

Ginger Stan: my brother who serves in the air force

CONFIDENTIAL: my family and healing all who support and guide us through this difficult journey

Kelly Hirschman: Dal Brown – Keukemia, Ryley Forbes – recovering from open heart surgery, Donna Schantz’s mom – Julie Fleischman’s dad & Deann Schmidt’s mom all suffering from cancer

Sherlynn Kerns: my perfect job

Dwyane Colbert: Nice to be back please pray I can get a place to stay

Ann/Al Gay: Linda Alexander, Janet Meyer, Teresa Hozeska

Michelle Schaefer: Ton Ficek’s health that he may be healed from his choking and be able to eat again

CONFIDENTIAL: gratitude for a job offer and guidance in this decision.

Cathy/Glen Jacobs: Sharon Arnold, Casey 2, Carol Vecchito, Freddie, our community, schools, friends and family near and far

Dave Sweebe: Shari – kidney surgery last week

Marion Fenske: son, David has pneumonia along w/cancer, very ill. Nephew, Roger also w/pneumonia sent to ICU/CCU w/perforated bowel

CONFIDENTIAL: On-going divorce/custody – I need peace and guidance

Shawn/Svetlana Corneil: recovery and acceptance peace of heart and mind.

Breedlove: Lauri’s surgery on July 1, traveling and safety for all, safe holiday weekend

Toner: our grandson, Keegan David and his parents & family during his heart surgery

CONFIDENTIAL: Thank you for your prayers for my job in the Lutheran system. I have been given another job opportunity. Praise God. Please pray for my daughter Shannon who has mono.

Fort: Royal family kid’s camp beginning July 24 that all details would be covered and God would supply all our needs. That the children would respond to the love we shower them with that they would see Jesus in all of us.

Paul Neumeyer: all people without jobs and with uncertain futures in their jobs.

Wendy Kall: Lauri Potter’s surgery on Wednesday

Melissa Shorts: my gall bladder surgery on Wednesday 7/1


FREE FOOD
(Isa 55:1)

Today in God’s Word

TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009
Please join your brothers and sisters
studying and praying with us today…

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR TODAY
June 30, 2009

Unaware
Tracie Miles

“And then he told them, ’Go into all the world and preach the
Good News to everyone.’” Mark 16:15 (NLT)

Devotion:
I recently heard about a little boy who was involved in a serious accident, and lay in a coma in the hospital with massive internal injuries. The following day, the little boy’s kindergarten teacher was talking to the students about the accident, and asking for suggestions on what they could do for their injured classmate.

Several children made suggestions such as taking food, writing cards and drawing him pictures. Then one little girl suggested that the class could pray for him. A few seconds passed, and then a young boy, who had been intently listening to the discussion, asked quietly, “What is prayer?” The little girl proceeded to tell him how Christians pray to Jesus. The boy looked at her inquisitively for a moment, and then said, “Who is Jesus?”

This little girl, along with a few other classmates, proceeded to witness to this young boy, telling him all about Jesus. They shared that He is God’s Son and was sent to earth to die on the cross for our sins so that we could have eternal life and go to Heaven. The teacher stood there with tears in her eyes, as these precious little children, barely knowing their ABC’s, shared the gospel with intense knowledge, passion and commitment, and without any hesitation or fear. They were proud of their Jesus, and wanted to share God’s love and promises with this little boy, who was completely unaware of Jesus.

This story touched my heart and I wished I could have been there to see it taking place. It was then that God pricked my heart, and said, “You can be there too, just in a different circumstance, with different people, and at a different time.” I was reminded that opportunities for sharing the good news of Jesus are everywhere: around every corner, in the next cubicle, in every neighborhood, and in every classroom. We simply have to grasp the opportunities that are presented.

As a mother of two teen and pre-teen girls, I have the opportunity to interact with a lot of adolescents, many of whom are completely unaware of Jesus, just like that little boy. Unaware, not because of any fault of their own, but because no one has ever taken time to share Jesus with them. Unaware, because they were raised by parents who were unaware themselves. And for some, they have heard of Jesus, but have chosen to reject Him because they are unaware of their need for a Savior.

They all began just like that little kindergartner who had not heard of Jesus, and have grown into young adults who don’t know Him. Completely unaware.

Reaching the teens of today’s world can sometimes be intimidating, and at times, out of our comfort zone. But I wonder what the world would be like today if teenagers reached for Jesus for stress relief and comfort, instead of drugs, alcohol or physical intimacy. What would happen if every teen was impacted by the witness of a Christian?

Scripture tells us that everyone will be accountable to God (Romans 14:12), even if they have not heard of Him, which is the basis for global missions work. But what about the mission field right in our own back yards? Are we really reaching out to those who are reachable? As Christians, it is our duty to make sure that people become aware of Jesus, including teens that seem to need nobody but themselves. The people we encounter can be a divine appointment…even an unaware soul, longing to be rescued.

I heard a statistic once that stated that 80% of people who accept Christ do so by age 18. We have a window of opportunity to reach young people, and God is calling us now, to make an impact on the future generations of our world, one heart at a time.

Dear Lord, give me passion and courage to reach out to those who are unaware of Your sovereignty. Impart Your wisdom to me, so that I can be equipped to witness in such a way that peaks their interest and makes them aware of their need for You, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Application Steps:
Think of three people you know that are unaware of who Jesus really is. Pray and ask God to open doors to share your faith with them.

Reflections:
What can I do today to reach out to someone that I know?

Power Verses:
Matthew 28:19a, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations.” (NIV)

© 2009 by Tracie Miles. All rights reserved.

…and…

Where You Go and What You Do
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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