Dear Covenant Family:
Today was a great day at Covenant Church, with 35 folks in attendance. We did not have church bulletins in church today, so I have not been able to include it in this mailing.
Today we had very few prayer requests. Patsy Baker asked for prayers for her grandson who is in the hospital. Tina Pinkoson asked for prayers for two families – (1) her manicurist and her husband need our prayers as he was in a serious car accident this past week and was having major surgery today, and (2) Tina’s mentor Ann Mullaly whose husband passed away this past week. Becky Alexander raised a praise for two reasons – (1) she is feeling much better after her recent kidney cancer surgery, and (2) today is National Cancer Survivor Day.
Pastor Don gave a sermon today titled Four Principles of Prayer, and his scripture was all of Jeremiah 33, with a focus on verse 3:
Jeremiah 33:3 – ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
Principle 1 – Pastor Don stated that this single verse can connect us to God, which was the first principle he shared with us.
Principle 2 – Prayer changes people, and it opens doors for us.
He went on to explain how his life changed for the better when he was able to find a job, get admitted to the college he wanted to attend, and found a place to live in the funeral home where he got his job.
Principle 3 – Be prepared because prayer will change you for the better.
This was the result of the changes Don experienced from Principle 2.
Principle 4 – Prayer becomes a weapon of war.
Pastor Don shared that Satan hates prayer, which is our main weapon to use against Satan. We need to continue attacking the devil and all evil with prayer.
If you would like to listen to this sermon, all recorded sermons can be accessed at https://gainesvillecovenantchurch.org/ and then choose Sermons on the home page, and then choose today’s message.
Please note that Cindy and I will be leaving this Thursday to visit our family in Washington DC, so will miss the next two Sundays at Covenant.
I wish all of you a very blessed week.
Ron