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Friday, January 02 2026

10-12 Bread Ministry with Weis products. 4 PM Worship with communion followed by quick pizza party. Come and worship the new born King!

Sarah update below

Merry  to all from Karen and me! We love you all and are honored to serve with you and call you friends! Many blessings of love, health and joy  and always! May Jesus be Emmanuel (God with us) for you and your loved ones. Amen!

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Good Morning Saved By Grace Children of God! Amen! That is why this baby we worship  was born! We celebrate because He gave us the greatest gift ever given to mankind--the opportunity to repent, be forgiven and receive His Spirit and eternal life. WOW! Just think about that love, mercy and grace we know and many are invited to know. Who are you praying for? Who are you inviting to join us? Thank you all for praying, serving and working at becoming more like Jesus together! He is hearing and using you and us! PTL! We are made new and activated to go live and love more like Him! PTL and step out in faith to renewed life in Christ lived for His glory . Amen! We are His Children, saved by grace and sent to love as we have been loved. Someone is coming to mind that needs to hear that. What will you do about that? Share the greatest gift mankind has ever had the opportunity to open--the gift of new life in Christ and His love. Join us to serve at the Bread Ministry and/or worship . Come and worship the new born King and incarnate His love as you go and as you are. I'm praying for you and can't wait to see what God has in store for us  and to be blessed by new life coming alive around us. he has great plans for you and for someone you know and are praying for! PTL! meditate on the devos and blog below and prepare your heart to be open to all God has for you. Amen

Sarah Young

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Connection Blogs

 - A Prayer for 

Before you begin, ask God to reveal to your heart the ways that the enemy has robbed you of the peace that is yours because of Christ. Confess these things to Him and ask Him to pour out on you His peace that passes all understanding.  Ask Him to still the storms in your life and refocus your living.

I thank You Father, that Jesus Himself is my peace and that He has completely destroyed the barrier that separated me from You! How grateful I am that I have been reconciled to Him through His blood shed on the cross and now have peace with You.

Forgive me I pray, for the times that I do not cast my cares and anxieties onto You, but instead carry them myself and allow my heart to be weighed down and needlessly burdened. I ask that Your peace, which is beyond my ability to understand, guard my heart and my mind--cover me, because I am in Christ Jesus. I belong to You. Thank You Lord Jesus, for the peace that You give to me which is so very different than the fleeting attempts of the world to quiet my heart. Guard my heart by Your Holy Spirit, that I might not be afraid. Help me to learn to be still and know that You are God, to hear Your voice in the midst of the storms that I face saying “Peace, be still.” Keep me from fear and increase my faith. May my life be characterized by Your peace no matter what situation I might face, that You may be glorified in me and through me and receive the praise that is due Your name.

May I love Your Word that I might have great peace and not stumble.

May my mind be controlled by Your Holy Spirit and produce life and peace.

May Your strength and peace fill my life because I belong to You.

Lord Jesus, You are my Wonderful Counselor, You are Mighty God, the Everlasting Father incarnate and Prince of Peace! With You all things are possible. I invite You into the impossible situations of my life and ask that as I wait on You, You fill me with Your peace – for my hope is in You alone and I trust in Your great name.

(Ephesians 2:14; Colossians 1:20; Romans 5:1; 1 Peter 5:7; Philippians 4:7; John 14:27; Psalm 46:10; Mark 4:35-41; Psalm 119:165; Romans 8:6; Psalm 29:11; Isaiah 53:6; Matthew 19:26)

--Advent devotion written by Tiece King, author of Pray the Word for Your Church. This resource is available at prayerleader.com. Use the code CONPSP3 at checkout to receive an additional 10% discount on the book.

Prayer Points

  • Focus on Jn. 15:1-17 for the next few days.
  • Praise your Father, who is the gardener of your soul.
  • Thank Jesus for being the true vine which nourishes and gives life to the branches.
  • Confess moments when you’ve tried to sever your relationship to Jesus in some way.
  • Commit yourself to welcoming God’s pruning in your life despite the pain it might bring.
  • Ask God to make you more fruitful as you live for him.
  • Ask that your fruit-bearing will be attractive to unsaved people you know. Pray that they will “taste [of that fruit] and see that the LORD is good” (Ps. 34:8). 
     
    Prayer Pointer
    “God rules the world through the prayers of his people.” —Anonymous
Prayer Points taken from Patterns for Prayer by Alvin VanderGriend. This book is available at prayerleader.com. Use the code CONPSP3 at checkout to receive an additional 10% discount.

Connection (Devotions for Everyday Life) © 2025 is a free devotional published daily by OneCry Prayer. Find more resources at www.onecry.com

Sarah Update

Hi Prayer Warriors:

So here we are  Eve or , depending on when you are reading this.

     Wasn't  beautiful with the white snow flocking the trees and grass areas.....When I saw it I 

started singing "whiter than snow, wash me and I will be whiter than snow."

  I hope that you are not stressing, but taking opportunities to breathe, and enjoy family, and the memories 

of  gone by.

   Praying each an every one of you have a blessed, happy and peaceful  celebration, focusing on the

real meaning of the season.

Hope that you are able to join us for our  Service at 4:00pm at St Matthew's and/or by way of Zoom, whichever

way best suits you.   We are looking forward to a time of worship, celebration, and being together!   Following worship there is

a lite meal down in Fellowship Hall.

Here are a few prayer needs:

Winnie Iobst is asking for prayer for his friend, Larry, who has cancer in his mouth. He fell and is currently in ICU.

Kay Behle is asking for prayer for her friend Rodney who is not feeling well. He is a resident at Good Shepherd

We are praying for healing and that he doesn't contract COVID.

Mike Laisce has a few employees that really could use our prayer support:  Also Mike was not to be at work on , but the 

Lord had other plans. Mike did go into work on ....and was able to support and pray with his employees.

  Rick - checked himself into a rehab facility for alcohol.

Kylie - had to have a biopsy on her thyroid - praying it's not cancer

  Vickie - her father is preparing to be called 'home' to his eternal home.  Prayers for family and a peaceful passing

Mariko - returned home from work, to find that her elder cat had passed away.  Prayers for comfort

Tabby Lichtenwalner is asking for prayer for her nephew, Parker, who had his second Hip surgery at CHOP.

Prayers for healing and protection from not catching pneumonia.

Cindy is asking for prayer for her mom who had a hip replacement. She is currently dealing with some confusion.

Prayers for healing from her confusion and surgery

Several Praises where also shared:

 Lisa Wenner's niece n law Shayna, is now cancer free and in complete remission!!!

Darlene Geiger is praising God that her daughter's test for cancer came back that she does not have cancer

Caleb spent a couple of days in the hospital, dehydrated. He is home and doing really well. 

Praising God for Pastor Don who was able to meet and sit with and give communion to all our Homebound church family

members.

Well everyone, may you all have a good night's rest.....and look forward to seeing you at  service.

Blessings and joy,

   Sarah

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St. Matthew's EC Church

5th & Ridge Streets
P.O. Box 433
Emmaus, PA 18049
Telephone 610.965.5570
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We are learning to live and love like Jesus. 

We are working on becoming who we were created to be and doing our custom made purposes well. 

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