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July 5, 2015
20/ 20 Vision— Prayer Bulletin
GOD CARES!
“FEAR NOT, therefore; YOU are of MORE VALUE than many SPARROWS.”
Matthew 10:31 (ESV)
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Prayers Requests for the Week: 7-1-15
Letters and Lessons for Prayer:
Sunday Fellowship:
News From India
• 9:00: Worship/Open Ministry
• 11:00 Topic: This Sunday—Short Sunday
• Praise Band: Clarity, Burden, Excellence
Wednesday 3D Bible Study:
• Tonight: Acts 22 – Sterling Bennett
• Next Week: Acts 23:1-15 – Jack Hanson
• Hand Outs and Online Invitations: Warmly Invite Others
Special Events:
• Night of Prayer: Friday, July 17
• Placentia National Night Out: August 4; Booth, Joyful Witness
• Sunday BBQ Outreach: August 9,
• Victoria & Peter’s Wedding: August 22
• Harvest Crusade: August 28-30
Colleges:
• Students: Sarah Chitwood, Teresa Womack – Cal State Long Beach; Sarah Hanson – Cal State
Monterey Bay; Irene Womack – Cal Baptist U; To get wise counsel, to be careful listeners and
courageous doers
Community Outreaches:
• Sunday Series: “God Cares!”
• Next Topic July 12: “God Cares For The Oppressed” – Chris Sapia
Gracious Invitations, Visitors to come
• 20/20 Vision & Prayer Times: To See We Can “Redeem the Time”
• Website: Effectiveness & Blessing, Rebranding—Ben; Jack, Tom, Ben, Irene
• Jobs: Good Witnesses and Examples
Countries:
• USA: President and Leaders of Government
• Hungary: Bela & Ildiko, Victoria & Peter—engaged
• India: Hope and Roja; Safety, Living Arrangements, Health, Difficult Weather Situations
Movies in the Different communities, Open Door into New Areas – Agency, Schooling
arrangements
• France: Frantz and Nelly, Helping Gene and Linda in Romania This Year.
Bible Study at Nanterre, Youth Group – Activities every three weeks
• Nigeria: Samuel and Jenebu; Visit in June
Livingstone: Help for Orphans and Students, Buildings for School, Wisdom for the Well Usage,
Brethren in Need in North Nigeria
• Indonesia: Hendra Gunawan
Communities:
• Santa Barbara: Mike and Cyndi Struven; Randy and Jenny; Randy’s Health
• SLO: Jeff and Nancy Lehmkuhl
• Chicago: Thursday Bible Study, Sunday, Outreaches into Community
• Annandale: Campus Work
• West LA: Sunday and Tuesday
• Fullerton: Wednesday and Sunday
Pastoral Ministries & Missionaries:
• Pilgrim’s Provisions: Open New Doors!
• Word of Life Ministries: Alex & Pam Koyna, Safety, Anointing; Romania
• Kris and Archie Trammell: Back in the United States
• Les and Sally Roberts: Ministry in India, Wisdom & direction
• Sterling Bennett: Placentia Chaplain Services, Invocations for the City Council Meeting,
• Dan Notti: The Miletus Group; God’s Leading
• Gene and Linda Reisinger: Romania
Individuals:
• Tom Chitwood: Health and Work Situation
• Carmenza Chitwood: Health!
• Sally Roberts: Health
• Karen Chen: Health
• Bob and Shirley Womack: Health
Dearly beloved brother Les and Sally,
Greetings to you in the name of the loving
Heavenly Father and our Lord
Jesus Christ! Thank you for
the recent email and for your
continual prayers for us and for
the mission work which we are
involved in. We want to thank you
for each every gift that you send for
the needy people.
I have sent you some of the pictures
of the Lambadi village kids, from
Dasarigudem, and the other villages.
Many needy people, along with the
orphans, benefitted from you. All
the families are full of joy and pleased to receive the
gifts for their children.
They are rid of the big burden for their children’s educ
ation. I don’t know
how to thank you in words! I must say we want to thank
you, thank you,
thank you, so much for your loving heart and your kind
financial support
that you send me for the sake of the children’s education
al needs. In this
regards, we shall be ever grateful to you! The kids who
have joined the hostel
also send you their greetings and love. They are conti
nually praying for each
one of you.
Last week we distributed the rest of the rice from the
70 kilograms. Everyone
has enjoyed the rice distribution and thanks you for
your kind concern
for their families. Vincy has recovered from the dog scratc
hes and the
vaccination for that. Thanks for your continual praye
rs for her. She has sent
you special thanks for your prayers.
The Lord gave great opportunity to teach the Word of
God at Hermon church
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mighty hand be on you!
Your brother and sister in Christ,
Pastor Hope & Roja
off-line edition!
Gardening Tips For the Heart
By Anna Joy Boucher
My sweet sister-in-law loves to garden. She has a
passion for tilling soil and planting seeds in the
ground and then nourishing them. Naturally she
invited me and my littles for a garden day. We were
thrilled. What could be better than some good dirt
between our toes?
Most significant to me from our visit yesterday is
the work that it takes to prepare the soil. She likes
to remind us that her arms are strong because she
digs. And by digs, I mean she wields a large pickaxe,
thrusting it heartily into the ground whilst shooing
away all the small children lest they lose a toe. :P It’s
effective. Once the area she chose to designate for the
new section of the garden was soft and easy to dig in,
perfect for planting a few tomato shoots and some
new seeds.
And this has become my greatest prayer of late: Lord,
grant us soft hearts. Plow up the impenetrable spots!
And these are the meditations from the word, and
other servants of God that continue re-surfacing and
convicting me…
“Exhort one another every day, as long as it is called
“today” that none of you be HARDENED by the
deceitfulness of sin.
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“Those who do not believe God speaks specifically
will simply ignore, or explain away all the times when
God does communicate with them…” A. W. Tozer
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Zechariah 7:11-13 “But they refused pay attention
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and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their
ears that they might not hear. They made their hearts
“Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an
evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from diamond-hard lest they should hear the words that
the Lord of hosts had sent by his spirit through the
the living God.” (Hebrews 3:12)
former prophets. Therefore great anger came from
Sin hardens our hearts. Effectively. Stealthily.
the Lord of hosts.” “That is always the first step. (We)
Allowing sin, ignoring sin, living with sin brings
pretend not to hear. And then..(we) deliberately
stiffness, stubbornness, unwillingness, unbelief.
disobey, and then finally, (we begin) to play the
We hear truth, but it cannot have the right effect or
hypocrite and pretend that it was right and proper
produce good fruit. Instead we choose our personal
that (we) should disobey in this way.” Ray Stedman
“lofty opinion, raising it against the knowledge of
God’s response to this pattern? “As I called, and they
God” (2 Corinthians 10:5) Effectively choosing
would not hear, so they called and I would not hear.”
against God Almighty.
(Zechariah 7:13) “…Jesus will not walk with His
Thankfully, “All are naked and exposed to the eyes
people unless they DRIVE OUT every known sin.” C.
of him to home we must give account” (Hebrews
H. Spurgeon.
4:13); “You have set our iniquities before you, our
So I sit with these thoughts as He examines me. I
secret sins in the light of your presence.” (Psalm
90:8) “The word of God is living and active, sharper don’t want to have a “diamond-hard” heart! “Let us
then with confidence draw near to the throne of
than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division
of soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and discerning grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to
help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:15) And that time
the THOUGHTS and INTENTIONS of the heart.”
is NOW and every day.
(Hebrews 4:12)
And let me be honest, those thoughts and intentions “…Those who spend each day in a profound
awareness that God DOES speak are in a wonderful
are where God finds the great majority of my sin;
where I explain away or excuse myself. But by God’s position to receive His Word.” A.W. Tozer
“Some Christians very seldom enjoy their Savior’s
grace, “I know the lawless acts I’ve committed. I
can’t forget my sin. You are the One I’ve really sinned presence…Can you bear that thought? Oh! if you
against. I’ve done what is evil in Your sight. So You are have fallen into any special sin during this day…
Turn Thee to Jesus anew; he has not forgotten his
right when you sentence me. You are fair when you
love to thee; his grace is still the same. With weeping
judge me.” (Psalm 51:3, 4)
and repentance, come thou to his footstool, and thou
So God knows all the ugliness, and He uses his
word to convict and show me my sin. “Little sins shalt be once more received into his heart…” C.H.
Spurgeon
do mischief to the tender heart. These little sins
May our hearts become soft usable sections within
burrow into the soul and make it so full of that
His garden!
which is hateful to Christ, that he will hold not
comfortable fellowship and communion with us…” – Anna Joy Boucher
C. H. Spurgeon