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Prayer Requests; December 11, 2011

Agustin	For relief from his sciatic pain
Allen	That he and his family get back on good terms
Andy	For everybody (health, warmth); for his friend, Terry
Bob	For world peace
Carrie	For her friends; for her daughter, Haylee (6 yrs old, in rough situation, -- special needs); for health; for work
Chris	For healing of the infection in his side (not yet diagnosed – no health insurance)
Christina	For safety
Cornelius	For everyone’s good health
Dale	For forgiveness
Danny	For his kids and his family; for a job
Darrell	For everybody
Davone	For himself and his family (he recently had a heart attack)
Enrique	PRAISE: He finally is getting into the Job Corps (in 3-4 wks)
Eric	For size 11 shoes
Ernesto	For Richard to start reading the Bible
Frank	For him and his girlfriend
George	For her family
Greg	For his kids to be OK
Imeé	For her family, friends & work
Jesse James	That he keep his faith and follow the right path; for school
Joseph	For black cargo pants size 34 x 34
Kalvin	For his friend, Brian (general prayer)
Kevin	That GUMBOdians be happy; that he find work
Lewis	For good health
Maria	For her son, Martin
Paul	For his daughter, Crystal – that she stay healty and stay with God; that she know her daddly loves her (he will be able to see her on Dec. 19th)
Pete*	For a job (afternoons/weekends); PRAISE: He found a place to live, but doesn’t like it – has one more week to find someplace else
Ray	For himself
Richard	That his court case would go well (date = December 12th)
Robert (1)	For a job with the Cove Company – that they follow up on his application; that his father-in-law rent out the (condemned) house; PRAISE: He got his license!
Robert (2)	(He is thankful for the provision of food)
Rod	That the homelessness problem in Riverside County be solved
Rosanne	For her family and friends
Tim	For GUMBO
Traci	For her finances & health (baby due any day now)
Verlon	For a little more patience (he will be able to move soon)

Bible Study: November 15, 2011

Numbers 6:24-26

New Living Translation (NLT)

²⁴ ‘May the Lord bless you
and protect you.
²⁵ May the Lord smile on you
and be gracious to you.
²⁶ May the Lord show you his favor
and give you his peace.’

Often we hear someone speaking of "good luck" when
something good happens to them. They even think that
they are creating their own blessings in their lives as well.
How very wrong they are indeed!

James 1:16-17

New Living Translation (NLT)

¹⁶ So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. ¹⁷ Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

Also God's Blessings are not only given to us in this life,
but in the life to come as well! Therefore, never
forget the greatest blessing of them all, that being Eternal
Life with God in Heaven! A blessing that we will receive
through our Lord, Jesus Christ!

Ephesians 5:20

New Living Translation (NLT)

²⁰ And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

So, always give thanks and praise to your
Heavenly Father.

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?" ~William A. Ward

Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.”

If you decided to repent of your sins and receive Christ today, welcome to God's family. Now, as a way to grow closer to Him, the Bible tells us to follow up on our commitment.

• Get baptized as commanded by Christ.
• Tell someone else about your new faith in Christ.
• Spend time with God each day. It does not have to be a long period of time. Just develop the daily habit of praying to Him and reading His Word. Ask God to increase your faith and your understanding of the Bible.
• Seek fellowship with other followers of Jesus. Develop a group of believing friends to answer your questions and support you.
• Find a local church where you can worship God.

Gumbo Prayer Requests: November 13, 2011

Here are the prayer requests Lenore collected yesterday when we ministered to our homeless friends at North Park, in Riverside.  As cold weather and even harder times come upon these people, please pray for their relationships with the Lord and for the specific requests they have listed.

Agustin	For his leg pain and his sciatic pain
Ama	That she and her boyfriend get themselves off the street; that he succeed in a sober-living place  and make it work
Andy	For everybody in this world; for health whenever people need it; for his family
Anthony	For wisdom
Armando	For all humanity; that God let healing come
B.C.	For patience and strength
Bill	That his health would continue to be good
Calvin	For his son, Brian, age 14 (teenage problems)
Cassandra & Charles	For their ? (May 15th)
Chris	General prayer
Cornelius	For his friend who is having open heart surgery
Danny	For a place to live; for work
Dave	For better health
Dustin	That the economy improve
Erin &    Stephanie (and Sabbath)	To keep the family safe
Heidi	For her fiancé to find a good attorney  (to defend him against false charges)
Henry	General prayer
Howard	For salvation
James	For his disability to start up
Jamie	For her family and for the hard times she’s having
Jason	For his mother, Diana, and his sister, Desiree and her kids
Jim	For God to put forgiveness in his heart
Joel	For work
John	For his little brother, Curtis, who is in trouble
Joseph	For his health and for his dog
Juan	For him and his wife, Iris – that she get better  while in rehab and that God be with her; for the health of their baby son (expecting him)
Kenny	That his mom would know he’s coming home
Kevin (1)	That everyone here (at the park) gets everything they need this week; for a job (electrician); that rhubarb pie and lobster to be served
Kevin (2)	That his sutured cuts heal
Mark	For him as he grieves the loss of his best friend, Clay, who died this past week
Maurice	That his attempts to stay out of jail are successful; for healing from his liver problems
Paul (1)	That people will open their eyes and realize that things aren’t perfect
Paul (2)	For his daughter, Crystal – to be blessed,  stay healthy, and to stay close to God
Pete	For a job (after school, in afternoons or fulltime graveyard shift)
Rich	For all the people with less than they have
Robert (1)	For a good day at work (community service)  for all volunteers at Habitat for Humanity
Robert (2)	For control of his diabetes
Robert	For health and for a job
Rogelio	General prayer
Stephen	For “the occupation”