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Upcoming Events
- Pray that God will be glorified among His people
as we gather to worship Him this Sunday.
AM The Hope of Saints in
Times of Despair (2 Sam 12:14-24) PM HeartCry DVD showing at 1 PM
and Systematic at 5:00 PM New Heaven and New Earth!
- Pray for the Pfleegors as they prepare to go to
Suriname next year. Keep The Gate in prayer as they prepare to
launch later this month May. Pray for Pastor Marcos and the Spanish Church as
they try to reach out with the Gospel
- Pray for our elders in training: Tim Dickmann, Tren
Groat. And for our deacons in training: Nevin Koranda and PJ Gunby, and our
newest deacon, Doug Ferguson
- Baby Celebrations! Sunday, February 5 after 1st
Sunday Fellowship lunch for Rockport Moms Patty Richardson and Becky Furry
- Rockports Next Quarterly C-Group Prayer
Meeting Wednesday February 22nd.
- Creation Ministries International Presentation
with Dr Robert Carter on Sunday, March 11th at 6:30 PM
- Midwest Founders Conference February
28-29 at FBC St Peters / T4G in Louisville April 10-12 8. Grace Camp Meeting @
Rockport April 19-22.
Continuing Needs of our Church Family and Friends
- Remember in prayer our seniors: Jeri Brawley
(recovering from a staph infection in her hand), Geri Greer, Bob and Doris
Loggins Nellie Loving, Liz & Tom Lutkewitte, Dorothy & Joe Reinhold,
and Thelma Schembre.
- Pray for our expectant mothers: Patti Richardson
(expecting a girl, Pray for Patti she has been very sick with cold and
flu), Becky Furry, Jessi Hardin and Erin Pfleegor.
- Pray for the financial needs within our body. Some
are out of work or have had pay cuts. Pray specifically for Bill Loving; Kevin
Hempen; Jason Woelm; Bill Eagleburger; Kurt Boehm, and others? who are in need
of a job
- Please pray for salvation for Rockports
children and:
a. Jason Vaughns sister, his Dad (diagnosed with
abnormal blood platelets), and Grandma (given up on life) b. Justin
Rays mother, Loretta c. Courtney Gunbys mom and dad, Dave and
Barb Brown d. Jordan Hoggard (grandson of Nancy Ponder), Justin & Adam
Boyd (Jeri Brawley's grandsons) e. Valerie Rays friend, Bonnie
f. Racheal Johnsons Mom and sisters, Stacey and Terrie.
- Prayer for health needs:
a. Pray for healing
for pastor Bob Jennings who has pancreatic cancer. b. Our friend and former
RBC deacon Jim Jackson has been diagnosed with Parkinsons c. Continue in
prayer for Stacy Kunce who has ongoing physical problems related to her back.
d. Pray for Ed Shankle as he continues to improve. Pray for strength and
movement in his right leg. e. David Reaves was Scotts roommate in
college. He is in need of a kidney transplant. f. Pray for Sheri
Eagleburger as she goes through home-based treatment for cancer. g. Pray
for Danielle Os friend who has a terminal brain condition h. Pray for
Janet Davis and her parents. Her Mom is in a nursing home for now, Dad is at
home but not doing well and Janet as she looks out for them.
- Pray for the needs of our college-aged students:
Dylan Ottofy, Emily Stoner, Robby Wann, and Mary Kate Walton
- Pray for our dear friends Mr and Mrs Jones who are
living in a foreign land and have many needs at this time. They have resigned
from the church they were serving.
- Pray for Scotts Old Testament History Class
which starts this Thursday, January 19th .
- Pray for Bake Ottofy as he serves as interim
pastor at Luckey Baptist Church in Jefferson County
- The Lees friend, Diane Boulware has been
diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. She has six children aged 5 into the teens.
Drs are giving her about 6 months. Pray for Gods intervention! Her
husband, James is an army chaplain.
- Pray for Justin, Jeri Bs grandson. Justin is
addicted to heroin. Pray for Adam, Jeris grandson. He is living with
Jeri. Ask God to grant them both humility and genuine repentance leading to
saving faith in Christ.
- Pray for the Delaney family as they consider the
possibility of serving church renewal in Illinois. Also pray for Jason Woelm
and family as they seek the Lord for where/how he would have them serve him.
- Keep Aaron and Rachel Sutton in prayer as they
seek the Lord concerning where he will have them serve..
- Iranian Pastor, Nadarkhani, who is facing the death
penalty in Iran because he will not renounce faith in Christ.
- Pray for Kurt McClure who has been experiencing the
return of stomach problems
Jail Ministry
Please intercede for these
prisoners by name and for the ministry at the jail.
- Jack Bales was visiting Theodore Sancoucie.
Theodore has refused the visits and is struggling spiritually: pray that God
opens his eyes, and that he will want to be visited again.
- Matt Kaiser is visiting Alvie Brock. They are
having good visits. He is reading his Bible (Revelation). He is also trying to
witness, pray that the Lord will give him boldness. He has not had a court date
in some time now. His lawyers are working trying to get him the best deal they
can. Pray that the sentence will be light; and, that he will truly come to know
the Lord.
- Billy Jackson is visiting Bart Massie. Bart is
meeting with others and reading the Bible: pray that they would concentrate on
truth and not trivial details. Pray for his next court date of 2-23; and, that
the judge will not be too hard on him. Pray that he can get into long term
treatment. He wants to be saved but hasnt let go of everything else yet.
- There is a lot of time to read and this could make
a real difference in a prisoners life. Ask God for continuing, ongoing
financial support to pay for the good Christian books that we place in the
jail.
- Gineth Hudson is visiting Quintin Schultz, and was
visiting Donald Culton. Pray that Quinton will get the medical treatment he
needs for schizophrenia. Donald is no longer in the jail: pray that he will
find a Bible study group wherever he is sent to support him in his new
Christian walk. Also, pray the Gineth will have more time from his busy work
schedule to do the visits.
- Pray that prisoners will want to be visited to
talk about their spiritual condition as a result of seeing the sermons. We are
recording our Sunday services and they are being played in the jail. In a
lead-in and trailer to the message, we tell the
prisoners that they can request a visit from our church. Pray for the impact of
these messages as they go into the jail.
- Ilda Kennon is visiting Jennifer Brooks and Amanda
Mertens. Pray for Jennifers court on Jan 23rd. Pray for God's will in her
sentencing. Pray for her daughter, Angel, who's exhibiting rebellious & out
of control behaviors. Amanda has court Jan 30th. Pray that she will be
released, for her son, and for the other girls in jail. She's dealing with
personal bitterness over being held with insufficient evidence.
- Ask God that more Bible studies will go on among
prisoners; there are several going on with the men in the lower level on
Wednesday and Sunday. Plus, some of the prisoners are sharing their faith with
others. Pray for a revival in the jail; that God would change hearts and make
it a place where prisoners will hear the gospel.
Missionaries
Pray for those in our congregation who are seeking the Lord about
mission service. Danielle (internship in Indonesia this past summer),
Pfleegers (preparing to go to Suriname) Jaclyn Pratt now serving in
Peru Sanctity of Human Life Some Ways to Pray
- Personhood Amendment would be successful
- Heartbeat Bill would be successful
- Education of the public, truth to be exposed
- Closing of abortion mills in this nation
- Turning of women's hearts from this alternative
- God would use the 180 DVD on a large scale
'What is impossible with man, is possible with
God Luke 18:27 |