One of our priorities in life ought to be doing all we can to see that all people hear the gospel and have the opportunity to respond positively to God’s invitation to eternal life by committing their lives to Jesus. One element in our efforts as a church is the “Who’s Your One?” emphasis, in which we've been involved for several years. The logo is displayed every week as a reminder to all of us of our responsibility. You are encouraged to focus on one person (or more, if you wish) for whom you will pray daily and with whom you will seek to share Christ. Seek constantly to find ways to appeal to them with the gospel of Jesus. Don’t let an opportunity slip by you. In fact, do what you can to create opportunities. The Holy Spirit will guide you and embolden you in your efforts. Be persistent in prayer and witness. Hopefully we will soon see many of our “ones” entering into the baptistry to confess their newfound faith in Christ.

“Be...faithful in prayer.” -- Romans 12:12 (NIV)

“For ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.’   But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?” -- Romans 10:13-14 (NLT)

“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf: ‘Be reconciled to God.’” -- 2 Corinthians 5:20 (CSB)

Pray that . . .

• Each one of us will be faithful to pray for and appeal to our “one”.
• God will bring other witnesses into the life of our “one”, and that He will use any and all means to convince them of their need for a Savior.
• Each “one” will respond to the gospel, open up their hearts to Jesus, repent of sin, call on the name of the Lord to be saved, and then be baptized.

WEEKLY PRAYER UPDATE – September 23, 2026

Missions:
Lauren Cartwright, Caleb Bowman – BSM staffers at UNT and TWU
Juan Pablo and Sol Herrera – Hispanic ministry in Ponder
Senator Barnes & family – East Asia Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative for World Ventures
Stephen & Sabrina Marshall – church planting in France
Capstone Church, Helena, Montana – Caleb Groteluschen, pastor; Ben Quigg, worship leader
Church:
Decision on long-range planning process and committee
Registration for women's retreat, Oct. 16-17
Registration for DBA's Serve Together, Oct. 4, at Camp Copass
Training and start-up for Meals on Wheels
New ministry -- Mother's Day Out
Needing several more volunteers for the preschool area on Sundays
Staff search for worship leader
This week’s worship service, BodyBuilder groups and all Bible studies
Personal Needs:
Spiritual awakening in our community, in our nation
Salvation -- Those on your "Who's Your One?" list
Shelly Keshler – had knee replacement surgery on Monday, Sept. 21, then fell and suffered a broken ankle, which was repaired in surgery on Tuesday
Grief: Shelly Keshler & family – death of her stepfather
Arlene Bates – hospitalized with a bacterial infection
Martha Wyatt
Pat Potter -- diagnosed with lung cancer
Gene & Judy Vaughan – dealing with many ongoing issues, including Gene's broken arm
Guy Stagner: at home recovering after hospitalization for pancreatitis, gallstones, breathing difficulty, and pneumonia, as well as installation of a pacemaker
Paula Haddix (former member) – was to have had kidney removal May 26, but postponed due to diagnosis of husband's cancer, for which it has been decided nothing can be done
Jill Potter's infant grandson – being monitored at home now for seizures; awaiting appointment with neurologist
Those in assisted living/nursing homes: Barbara Nofziger, Carolyn Gillespie, Bud Smith, Mary Alice Benton
Our government leaders
First responders