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• Issue 703 – Verse of the Week

  June 12th – June 18th, 2025

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  VERSE OF THE WEEK

  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. – 1 John 4:1

  Check the Source

  Information overload – details are coming at you at a faster pace than ever before. Media outlets report contradictory or conflicting information about domestic and world affairs. How can you know what is true? God’s Word says to be discerning. Discernment is the ability to gather counsel, examine a situation, apply a good dose of experience, stand back to get a perspective, and then take the appropriate steps—accept what is true and discard what is error. Ask the Lord to train you in discernment through His Holy Spirit. Jesus promised in John 16:13 that the Holy Spirit would guide you into all truth. Also, be a student of the Word of God. If something does not line up with what the Lord says, reject it! Remember, God will not have you tossed to and fro by deception. His desire for you is to be knowledgeable and have the good judgment that comes with discernment. 

Our gift to you this holiday as we remember the true reason for the season with sacred and traditional Christmas music.

• Issue 703 – Federal Branches

  Praying for Our Leaders in Government

  Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration

  President Donald Trump’s administration has invoked the Kemp-Kasten Amendment, which withholds federal funding to programs or agencies involved in coercive population control, on the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UN agency has been working with the Chinese Communist Party on population control as well as promoting DEI and transgender ideology.

  Pray for President Trump and members of his Cabinet as they review and cancel the support of foreign programs and agencies.

  Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress

  Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio called for California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to be subpoenaed by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee due to the riots. He said it was important for legislators to decide if the two officials are capable of handling the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Summer Olympics which are scheduled to be held in Los Angeles.

  Pray for discernment for Senators and Representatives as they assess national security and public safety concerns.

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  PRAY FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

  The chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee introduced the bipartisan Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) Act to accelerate the acquisition of military equipment. Chairman Mike Rogers of Alabama and Ranking Member Adam Smith of Washington jointly stated, “The current [system] is too slow, rigid, and bureaucratic to meet today’s urgent needs” and that it was “optimized to avoid failure, rather than to rapidly deliver capabilities to the warfighter.”

  Pray for members of House and Senate committees as they hold hearings and craft legislation.

  Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges

  The justices of the Supreme Court declined an appeal of the ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in an election integrity case. The state’s high court decision will stand allowing voters to cast a provisional ballot on Election Day if a technical mistake was made on their mail-in ballot.

  Pray for the Supreme Court justices as they issue the remaining opinions for cases in the current term and consider which appeals they will accept for the next term in the fall.

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AMERICA’S HISTORY OF FAITH AND PRAYER

• Issue 703 – National Prayer Needs

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  Additional National Prayer Needs

  Pray for America’s Military

  Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin testified to Congress that the service would like to include funding in the 2026 Fiscal Year for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) and the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) hypersonic program. The technology would move from research and development “into the procurement range in the very near future,” General Allvin said.

  Pray for Air Force Secretary Troy Meink and General Allvin as they seek to advance the hypersonic weapon capabilities of the U.S.

  PRAY FOR AN END TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE

  Ukraine reported the largest-scale drone and missile attacks thus far by Russia earlier this week. While the war continues to rage, the two nations conducted an exchange of sick or injured prisoners of war earlier this week that was agreed to in talks in Istanbul, Turkey.

  Pray for U.S. officials as they continue to seek a path toward a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.

  Pray for AMERICA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL

  The Israeli Defense Force intercepted a Freedom Flotilla Coalition boat headed toward Gaza with aid before it breached a naval blockage. Former climate activist Greta Thunberg was among the passengers that Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz directed be shown footage of Hama’s attack on October 7, 2023. Though she claimed she was kidnapped, photos show her smiling as IDF soldiers handed out water and sandwiches before she was deported to France. President Trump recommended that she attend anger management classes.

  Pray for the Lord’s wisdom for U.S. and Israeli officials as they deliberate options to bring peace to Gaza and how to respond to Iran.

  Pray for AMERICA’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

  The Food and Drug Administration has upgraded a recall on hundreds of thousands of bottles of the blood pressure drug carvedilol to Class II due to the presence of a carcinogenic substance. The agency stated that the tablets contain an “N-Nitroso Carvedilol I impurity above the recommended acceptable intake limit.”

  Pray for Commissioner Makary to seek God’s guidance as he oversees the Food and Drug Administration.

  Pray for Needs Across the States

  The Minnesota State House repealed healthcare coverage for adult illegal aliens this week. Legislation passed in 2023 allowed foreign nationals to receive public healthcare benefits under MinnesotaCare since January of this year. Of the 20,000 illegals who enrolled, three-quarters of them were adults. If the state’s Senate passes this measure, those adults would be removed by the end of 2025.

  Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo recently vetoed a gun control measure, for the second time, that sought to restrict the rights of people under the age of 21 to possess a semiautomatic shotgun or semiautomatic centerfire rifle. When he vetoed the first attempt, in 2023, Governor Lombardo said, he would not “support legislation that infringes on the constitutional rights of Nevadans.”

  Pray for the governors and legislatures of states as they assess their budgets and programs against the needs of their residents.

  Pray for America’s Faith Community

  “Epaphroditus is one of the many unsung heroes of the Bible. His name means ‘attractive.‘ And while we don’t know anything about his physical appearance, when we read the New Testament we quickly discover that he possessed a beautiful character. While others were abandoning the Apostle Paul in droves, Epaphroditus remained his faithful and loyal friend. When the Apostles lamented the selfishness of those who clamored for the Christian spotlight, Epaphroditus was on the short list of those who truly cared for the welfare of others.
  In stark contrast to the values of our day, where self-preservation, recreation, and relaxation are a top priority, Epaphroditus, like Paul, worked himself to the point of exhaustion for the cause of Christ. Some would have expected Paul to chide Epaphroditus for overextending himself, but instead, Paul praises him as an exemplary servant of Jesus Christ.
  Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, when it comes to individuals with attractive and godly hearts like Epaphroditus, we must be sure that they are not unsung. Paul writes of him in Philippians 2:9, “Honor such men!” So when you find a modern-day Epaphroditus, be sure he or she is not an obscure or unsung character in the story of your life.“ – Pastor Mike Fabarez, Focal Point, June 2025

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