PREPARING FOR PALM SUNDAY

 

This coming Sunday is what is known as Palm Sunday.  It marks the first day of Jesus’ last week upon this earth, traditionally known as “Holy Week.”  The significance of the event is that Jesus was presented as the King, in fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9.  “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”   (CSB)   As we approach Palm Sunday and enter into Holy Week, it let’s spend time in prayer considering what it means to honor Jesus as our King and to live faithfully in His kingdom.  Search your own heart in prayer.  Also, pray for others who have not bowed their knee to Jesus as King.  
 
“Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.’”  -- John 3:3  (NIV)
 
“For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son...”  -- Colossians 1:13  (NLT)
 
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”  -- Matthew 6:33  (NIV)
 
“For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”  -- Romans 14:17  (NLT)
 
“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”  -- Matthew 6:9-10  (NIV)
 
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”  -- Matthew 7:21  (NIV)

“Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.”   -- 1 Timothy 1:17  (NIV)
 
WEEKLY PRAYER UPDATE –  March 25, 2026

Missions: 
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:
Outreach effort at Ponder Frontier Day
Special Easter outreach planned by Hispanic class
Staff search for worship leader
This week’s worship service, Bible studies, and BodyBuilder groups

Personal Needs:
Spiritual awakening in our community, in our nation
Salvation -- Those on your "Who's Your One?" list
Shelly Pope –  new chemo treatment for liver cancer has not worked – seeking other options
Terry England (longtime Ponder resident; wife is Pat, daughter is Paige Wells, former teacher and coach in Ponder ISD) –  will soon have open heart surgery; getting scheduled now
Kerr Broadstreet  (Kim's brother) – cancerous tumor in shoulder has begun to grow again
Todd Turner (fiance of Jesse Woolery's cousin) – recovering in Kansas hospital from surgery to deal with an infected heart valve, which was causing congestive heart failure
Tristen Garza (grandson of longtime PISD administrator, Kent Josselet) – experiencing difficulties with lower extremities, with walking; undergoing testing and physical therapy
Gary Carrington –  in hospice care for his cancer in multiple organs
Martha Wyatt – at home now, recovering from cracked vertebrae in neck from fall
Chary Horton –  experiencing instability in walking, resulting in falls
Grief:  Maranda McClain and family – death of her husband, Justin
Halle Deaton (25 yr old former member from Krum)   – recovering well from surgery related to breast cancer
Tommy Bean –  needing renewed strength following a recent mini-stroke
Hank and Susan Quigg – pray for their recovery from house fire and their rebuild over the next few months
Those in assisted living/nursing homes:  Barbara Nofziger, Carolyn Gillespie, Mary Alice Benton

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