The Pig

A man was driving down the road in the country. He looked over and saw a baby pig in the field. He stopped and picked up the pig.

He was driving around town with the pig in the car and a cop sees him and pulls him over. Cop says “Hey! What are you doing with that pig in the car?”

The driver says, “Well, I just found the pig beside the road in the field.”

The cop says, “I want you to take that pig to the zoo!” The driver agrees he will take the pig to the zoo.

So the next day the cop sees the guy driving around again and pulls him over. “What are you doing? I thought I told you to take that pig to the zoo!”

“Well I did take the pig to the zoo. We had such a good time we are going to the ball game now.”

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We recently had a visitor from Generations Church in Westmont, IL who told us about a Mission trip she was going on. If you would like to assist her financially, please see the flyer posted on our bulletin board. You can also contact Pastor Paul Glyman at  773-405-0702. You can find out about Kairsta’s home church by going to www.generationsnow.org.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."Romans 10:13

I taught the Junior High Sunday School lesson this week. How can I inspire these kids to pray for their friends at school who don’t know Christ? We made a list. On one side of the blackboard, we wrote the name of a classmate with a short description: Charlie – stuck on himself; Christie – parents divorced; Stephanie – fooling with drugs. The blackboard filled up quickly. On the other side, we listed the names of Christ: Friend of Sinners, Healer of Broken Hearts, Prince of Peace, Bread of Life, and many more.

We prayed with eyes open, each Junior Higher linking the need of a classmate with a particular and suitable Name of Christ. Their small voices became large with confidence as they began praying, "Prince of Peace, I pray that Christie comes to have peace in her heart” and “Friend of Sinners, Stephanie is in real trouble with drugs… she needs to see her sin and you as her friend” and “Bread of Life, Charlie doesn’t know it, but he’s hungry for you…let him feed on you.” Thirty minutes passed quickly. Each young person was energized by this fresh way of weaving the Name of the Lord throughout their prayers.

As the song goes, “There is strength in the Name of the Lord; there is power in the Name of the Lord; there is hope in the Name of the Lord.” Become familiar with the many and varied names of Christ in scripture, then employ those names in your prayers. The Names of Christ give color and texture, meaning and depth to our prayer language. Plus, it’s a way of becoming more familiar and intimate with your Savior. Lastly, there is power in the Name of the Lord – that’s good news for your unsaved friend who needs prayer.           

Lead me to pray for someone today, Lord, and show me in Scripture a new way to express Your Name in prayer. In fact, I want to do this right now…

Blessings,

Joni and Friends

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