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DAY 10:  Friday, October 10 TOPIC:  Community Unity and Racial Healing SCRIPTURE: “There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.”  Galatians 3:28  NLT OBSERVATION:   This is a simple command to understand but difficult to live out in daily life.  As aContinue reading “DAY 10”

DAY 9: Thursday, October 9 TOPIC:  Persecuted Christians SCRIPTURE: Luke 6:27-31 “But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies!  Do good to those who hate you.  Bless those that curse you.  Pray for those who hurt you.” OBSERVATION:  This is a simple command to understand but difficult to live outContinue reading “DAY 9”

DAY 8:  Wednesday, October 8  TOPIC:  Children  SCRIPTURE: “Direct your children onto the right path, and when they get older, they will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6 OBSERVATION:  The Bible tells us that children are a gift from the Lord, and they are the best gift we could ever receive. It can beContinue reading “DAY 8”

DAY 7:  Tuesday, October 7 TOPIC:  Marriages  SCRIPTURE: “By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures” -Proverbs 24:3–4 OBSERVATION:  Marriage, like a house, requires careful building. Wisdom and understanding are not simply human skills but gifts from God that helpContinue reading “DAY 7”

DAY 6:  Monday, October 6      TOPIC:  Love and Forgiveness SCRIPTURE: “So this is my command: Love each other deeply, as much as I have loved you. For the greatest love of all is a love that sacrifices all. And this great love is demonstrated when a person sacrifices his life for his friends.”Continue reading “DAY 6”

DAY 5:  Sunday, October 5    TOPIC: Praise of God SCRIPTURE: “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.  Praise the Lord!”  (Psalm 150: 6, ESV) OBSERVATION:  Praise is the natural response of all creation to God’s greatness.  Every breath we take is a gift from Him, and each breath is an opportunity to honorContinue reading “DAY 5”

DAY 4:  Saturday, October 4  TOPIC:  Peace in our Nation and in our World SCRIPTURE: “Pray for kings and others in power so we may live quiet and peaceful lives as we worship and honor God. This kind of prayer is good, and it pleases God our Savior.”” 1 Timothy 2:2-3 OBSERVATION: We are toldContinue reading “DAY 4”

DAY 3:  Friday, October 3 TOPIC:  Peace in our Community SCRIPTURE: “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” – Ephesians 4:2-3 OBSERVATION: We recognize that we live in a sinful world that many times puts selfContinue reading “DAY 3”

DAY 2:  Thursday, October 2 TOPIC:  Revival SCRIPTURE: “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”  2 Chronicles 7:14 OBSERVATION:  God promises restoration when His people turnContinue reading “DAY 2”

DAY 1: Wednesday, October 1   (Community Prayer – City Hall at Noon) TOPIC:  Families SCRIPTURE: “Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7) OBSERVATION:  There is a story of a grocery manager who tried to weigh a prayer. A tired-looking family was struggling for food, meds, and aContinue reading “DAY 1”