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Praise & Prayer Weekly Update - 4/25/2025

Prayer at MBC

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“I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.” ~Psalm 17:6​

Praise God:  

  • Praise God for a great Hare-Raising Egg Party on Saturday 4/12 which had 175 people in attendance.
  • Praise God for a great Living Lord’s Supper performance on Thursday 4/17 which had 300 people in attendance.
  • Praise God for a great Good Friday service on Friday 4/18 which had 180 people in attendance.
  • Praise God for a great Easter Sunday on Sunday 4/20 which had 689 total people live in attendance across the three services.
  • Praise God for an 8.1% increase in giving at MBC this past month.

For our MBC Family & Friends, please pray for:

  • Please pray that the U.S. Supreme Court will agree to hear First Choice’s petition re: the unlawful subpoena by NJ’s attorney general. It is still under consideration.
  • Please pray for Charlie Moore who has been in Morristown hospital with internal bleeding
  • Please pray for Jim Flood who is having intensive PT sessions twice a day. Please pray for him and his pain levels and energy levels.
  • Please pray for Margaret Williams. She’s in a lot of pain with her knee and is having surgery on Tuesday, April 28. Please ask God to guide Dr. Yoon’s hands, for a good outcome and quick healing.
  • Sue Philhower’s knee surgery went well this week and she is home. Please pray for her recovery.
  • Please pray for Jim Walsh as he is having ankle replacement surgery on April 30th. Please pray for his procedure and his recovery.
  • Please continue to pray for our expectant mothers Danielle Arrieta who is due in April, Ruth Landau who is due in May, and Lauren Rathnam who is due in July.

Our Church:

  • Please pray for Pastor Dave Hentschel as he preaches this Sunday and kicks off the new sermon series on the book of 1 Timothy on Sunday 4/27/2025.
  • Please pray that the Lord will continue to utilize the MBC YouTube Channel to direct people to Himself.

Our nation & those in authority.

1 Timothy 2: 1-2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.

  • Please pray for those in authority in our country.
  • The recent violence in Israel and instability in the Middle East are reminders that we must depend on the Lord. We ask you to continue to pray for the salvation of those without a relationship with Jesus Christ, healing for the suffering, and peace among the nations that can only come from the Prince of Peace.

  • Christians in Syria are calling for prayer after more than 1,500 people, the majority civilians, were killed in a series of attacks in Syria

    Source: Click Here

Our Extended Family & Friends:

  • Please continue to pray for the Miller’s daughter, Lisa. She went to a pain management Dr who is giving her an epidural in May in hopes it’ll help her when they’re going on a trip to Italy. Please pray it’ll work for her so she won’t have to be in a wheelchair. Please keep praying for wisdom for her & her husband, Mike, & that they will continue to trust God to completely heal her!
  • Bill Miller’s brother, Paul, went to a neurologist who did many tests. One more test…a brain scan…will be done in May & they’ll receive all the test results in June. Please pray they discover what’s causing his imbalance, swallowing & other health issues. Also, for his & Nancy’s salvation.
  • The Callender family requests continued prayer for niece Naomi. In addition to her most recent negative scan results and new treatments, she is having kidney issues and an upper respiratory infection, so please pray for those issues as well. Please also continue to pray for her husband Matt (our nephew) and her boys in this stressful time. We continue to pray for complete healing in the name of Jesus.
  • In a recent conversation, Sue Turner’s cousin, Becky expressed great appreciation for the ongoing prayers and encouragement from MBC. She said “this has definitely been very challenging and continues to be. The physical challenges are hard, but it’s also so hard mentally and emotionally. I feel like I’m still fighting for my life every day…life feels very fragile and precious. I’m so thankful for all who have prayed and that we can trust God’s plan even when we don’t understand it.” Thank you for your continued prayers!
  • Robin Youtkus requests prayer for her brother-in-law Dale as he recently fell at work and has a compression fracture on his spine. Pray for a good MD under workman’s comp, good pain management, and quick healing.
  • Please pray for Thomas Swon’s friend Brian R. who is under 50 with a family and found out he has cancer and doesn’t have health insurance. Please pray for him and his family.
  • Please pray for Judy Cody’s family as her brother Al passed away. Please pray the family will be comforted and feel God’s blessings on each of them. Please pray for them to keep their memories of him.
  • Please pray for Christine Julia Smith’s grandchildren to come to church and accept the Lord. Also, pray for a young Jewish man that she witnessed to that he would come to know the Lord.

Missionary Partner for the week: YoungLives:

  • Please pray for teen moms and parenting teens who are supported by YoungLives through mentorship, community, and a life with Christ. YoungLives is Young Life’s ministry division for pregnant and parenting teens. This month for the South Plainfield area, the teen moms and their little ones enjoyed a club meeting consisting of food, games, and an Easter egg hunt! The moms were also able to engage in a time of fellowship. Please pray for the Regional Coordinator Rebecca Carlson and club leader Cassidy as they plan for a special and meaningful Mother’s Day club for May.

Persecuted Church: A Solemn Baptism

  • On Saturday, March 8, eight young Christians were baptized. The ceremony took place in a village in the southwestern part of the country where Muslim terrorists from neighboring Mali sometimes attack and kill followers of Christ. “These baptisms are different than most I have attended as they are quite solemn,” said a front-line worker. “Once these individuals are baptized, they are targeted and are likely to be beaten or even killed for their faith in Jesus Christ.”

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