Matthew 4:1-11
4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[b]”
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
and they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[c]”
7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[d]”
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[e]”
11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
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March 12 3:00 Closing service for Franklin Grove CoB
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Keep in Your Prayers
Anna Rose Larrick family; Tate Sawyer; Jonah Martina; Jan
Bower; Larry Traxler; Michelle West; Michelle’s mom; Carolyn
Hirsch; Eli Brunner; Nancy Fansler; Joe Waltz; Doug Larrick;
Ron & Kathleen Petersen; Anna Gentry Thompson; Debbie
Leibrock; Dorthea Wood; Tina Wilhelm; Mindy Sawyer; Marlene
Schultz; Carl and Wilma Cable; Mike and Carol Seidenstricker;
Adiline Young; Kim Lehmann; Doug Fansler; Shawn Cain;
Robert Cripe; Mayo & Darlene Hanaver; Patty Cripe; Lauren
Gross; Stacie Warren; Nancy Gorrell; many unspoken requests;
Coronavirus; healthcare workers and first responders; victims of
disasters; victims of shootings; shut-ins; the Nigerian church;
Haitian Brethren; Ukraine; Hope Welty Library; Florida; Puerto
Rico; Turkey/Syria earthquake
Military and Other Services and their families
Brethren Volunteer Service workers; Disaster project workers
District Prayer Calendar: Yellow Creek congregation in Northern
IL and their 175 th anniversary this year
Church of the Brethren vision statement:
Together, as the Church of the Brethren, we will passionately live
and share the radical transformation and holistic peace of Jesus
Christ through relationship-based neighborhood engagement. To
move us forward, we will develop a culture of calling and
equipping disciples who are innovative, adaptable, and fearless.
Our Mission Statement:
Love God, grow with others, serve faithfully, reach the lost,
find peace.
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