Worldwide Communion
21st Sunday after Trinity
October 25, 2026
Sunday Report
Twenty-First Sunday after Trinty
The propers are special prayers and readings from the Bible. There is a Collect for the Day; that is a single thought prayer, most written either before the re-founding of the Church of England in the 1540’s or written by Bishop Thomas Cranmer, the first Archbishop of Canterbury after the re-founding.
The Collect for the Day is to be read on Sunday and during Morning and Evening Prayer until the next Sunday. The Epistle is normally a reading from one of the various Epistles, or letters, in the New Testament. The Gospel is a reading from one of the Holy Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Collect is said by the minister as a prayer, the Epistle can be read by either a designated reader (as we do in our church) or by one of the ministers and the Holy Gospel, which during the service in our church is read by an ordained minister.
The propers are the same each year, except if a Red-Letter Feast, that is one with propers in the prayerbook, falls on a Sunday, then those propers are to be read instead, except in a White Season, where it is put off. Red Letter Feasts, so called because in the Altar Prayerbooks the titles are in red, are special days. Most of the Red-Letter Feasts are dedicated to early saint’s instrumental in the development of the church, others to special events. Some days are particularly special and the Collect for that day is to be used for an octave (eight days) or an entire season, like Advent or Lent. The Propers for today are found in the Book of Common Prayer page 218-220.
The Collect for the Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity.
Epistle for Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity. Ephesians iv. 10.
MY brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplica-tion in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perse-verance and supplication for all saints; and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
The Gospel for Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity. St. John. iv. 46.
THERE was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judæa into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house. This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judæa into Galilee.
On Point: Comfort in Sorrow
"Let not your heart be troubled." John 14:1
Jesus always loves to comfort. He loves to put little candles in the darkened
Chambers of sorrow. He loves to dry tears — and change grief into joy. Then He is able to give comfort, because He has the comfort in Himself. We cannot give, what we have not to give. We often say to one another in trial, "Do not worry! Do not be troubled!" when we have no comfort to give, nothing to cure the worry or brighten the darkness. Standing on the ship, in the midst of a wild sea, Jesus said, "Peace! Be still!" and the winds and waves instantly became calm. He had the peace in Himself, and could give peace to the sea. It is the same with His comfort: His words of consolation are not like so many of ours; they have power to quiet the troubled heart.
It was a time of the deepest grief and the sorest sorrow for the disciples, when Jesus said this. Not only were they to lose their best Friend — but they were to lose Him in the saddest way — by the shameful death of crucifixion. Nor was that all of their sorrow. They had hoped that He was the Messiah; now that hope was gone. They were in utter desolation — in a starless midnight. Surely there could be no comfort for such grief as theirs — they thought that night, as with breaking hearts they sat there in the darkness.
Yet right into the midst of this despairing grief, came the words, "Let not your heart be troubled." Let us never say, therefore, that there is any, even the bitterest grief, for which there is no possible comfort. No matter how dark the night is, Christ can put stars into our sky, and bring a glorious morning after the darkness.
There is comfort for Christ's disciples in the most hopeless grief. We have but to look forward a few days — to see the sorrow of these men turned to blessed joy! So it always is. However we may grieve — there is never any reason why we should lose our peace.
Jerry Ogles, Presiding Bishop
Metropolitan AOC Worldwide
We are fortunate to get copies of Bishop Jerry’s you tube links, devotions on the Prayer of the Collect and sermon notes.
Bishop Jerry creates videos on various subjects, they last just under ten minutes and this week’s videos are listed below:
Bishop Ogles
Blog:
https://anglicanorthodoxchurch.blogspot.com
Bishop Ogles
You Tube Channel
that is free to subscribe: all of his videos at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuW3bgXBJFomPB5mZ4Oigxg
Sunday Sermon Devotional: Luke the Evangelist
Bishop’s Blog: https://anglicanorthodoxchurch.blogspot.com/2026/10/youtube-video-player_0334530574.html
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kD0gyivqNQ
Saturday Food for Thought: The Apple of God’s Eye
Bishop’s Blog: https://anglicanorthodoxchurch.blogspot.com/2026/10/youtube-video-player_01923556801.html
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAwSS8NXoBE
Trinity 21: Sunday Sermon Video Devotional
Bishop’s Blog: https://anglicanorthodoxchurch.blogspot.com/2026/10/youtube-video-player_01908509146.html
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHU2UpuzCqc
Sermon - Bishop Jack Arnold
Anglican Orthodox Church of the United State
Diocese of the West
Church of the Faithful Centurion - Descanso, California
21st Sunday in Trinity
Today’s sermon tied the Collect, Epistle and Gospel together and talked, as is oft the case, of the need for action, not simply diction.
Consider these words from the Collect:
… Grant … thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind …
We ask God to pardon our sins so we might serve Him with peace of mind and do His Work without having to worry about our fate. When we go into this spiritual battle, we need to have our minds operating at their best mental capacity so that we can do what needs to be done with as little confusion as possible. This is what the collect is asking for, for us to have that clarity of mind, so we can better serve Him in this upcoming spiritual battle.
In order to have that clarity of mind, we need His pardon and peace to cleanse us from our sins. With all the horrible things that go on this world daily, we are in need of a quiet mind. In order to serve Him well during all of these trials and tribulations that occur during our lives, it is good to have a mind that is quiet. In order to have that focused and quiet mind, we need to ask Him to send the Holy Ghost into our hearts, souls and minds that we might have the quietness and focus we need instilled in our minds to do the tasks that He gives us. We will quickly find that without the help of the Holy Ghost, that this will be an impossible task, but with the help of the Holy Ghost, it will become very much possible
Moving onto the idea of peace, when we mention the word peace, it is a very different concept from what people in this world think of it. The world’s idea of peace seems to ebb and flow with the ages and their concept of peace differs radically from what God’s peace is. God’s version of peace is unyielding and unchanging very much like God Himself and firmly rooted in the Scriptures. If we keep this in mind and look to His Word for that peace, we will find ourselves on a far more solid spiritual foundation than the rest of the world.
It also helps us to know this is only a transitory phase. This is only temporary way point on our way to heaven. And if we let it, this peace will take the place of worry. This can be easier said than done, but if we let the Holy Ghost into our hearts, we will find our worries will disappear quickly. The peace gives you the confidence to perform actions, even in difficult and very trying circumstances. Once again, action, not diction, is paramount.
Not everyone will accept it though, even though all should accept the offered gift, it does not mean they will. As our fallen nature attests, we are not instantly transformed into a different person overnight, but rather thorough many days, weeks and years of practicing Christian beliefs, through reading Scripture and being around other believers. Others that accept it may not accept it right away, so it may take a while for the seed to bear fruit. The transformation happens in a gradual process, that continues all of our lives. With some of the non-believers we encounter in our live this might occur, the seed we plant may germinate in time to bring them to Christ.
Paul gives his clearest definition of the spiritual war between the forces of Satan and those who would follow God. It not only assures us that there is a spiritual war, but it warns us that apart from utilizing the weapons which God has provided for us, we are hopelessly underpowered. He outlines the gravity of the situation by explaining that we will not just be wrestling against our own flesh, but against the forces of darkness that will be often occupying places of power and doing their best to confound God’s mission here on Earth. However, the forces of Satan underestimate God and the Holy Ghost and we will be able to use that to the advantage, if we will use the tools that God has designated for us to use in this fight (the Holy Spirit and Holy Scripture). We must boldly preach the truth of the Gospel in order to press forward our advantage in this fight.
In order to boldly preach the truth of the Gospel through ought the world, we must not worry ourselves with what the world will think. For what the world will think is not as important as what God thinks. We will do our actions and say the truth with clarity and confidence. That is what it means to preach the Word boldly.
The Word spreads “by word of mouth” and by action. It does not spread by mouth alone! There needs to be work backing up those good words. Your mouth, your actions!
Speaking of actions, Winston Churchill said, “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”[1]
Churchill was not the first. God wants us to persist. Consider the case of the nobleman of Capernaum. The man asked Jesus for help for his son. Jesus did not immediately grant the request as He needed the man to persist to make a point for those around him. He responded as he often did to Jews, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The man persisted and because Jesus saw faith in him, he said, focusing his attention on faith in God, Go thy way; thy son liveth or "Be on your way. Your son is alive." In other words: "Do not worry. My Word will heal your son no matter the distance." The boy was healed in the very instant when Jesus spoke the Word. The father believed this Word. So did his household, wife, children and servants. More than one person was healed on that occasion.
This miracle shares characteristics with the previous healing of the Centurion’s son:
· Jesus has just come back to Galilee.
· Someone comes to him with a request.
· Indirectly Jesus seems to refuse at first.
· The person persists.
· Jesus grants the request.
· This leads another group of people (his disciples, the nobleman’s household) to believe in him.
Note the necessity of trusting in Jesus as the giver of life. Jesus led this nobleman from a "miracle" faith to a true faith in His Word. He does this to us also, but only if we will let Him into our hearts and guide us there.
"Be on your way. Your son lives." This Word of Jesus was not only a prophecy. It had the power to heal the sick boy. And this Word took the nobleman's worries away. As it will take ours away if we will let it.
As we see in the Gospel, persistence is a very important part of the Christian life, it helps build our character in bad times, and also in good as well. Persistence is what fuels us in our day to day physical and spiritual lives. Persistence is a very important character trait to have as a Christian. Persistence is what fuels us through times of trial and tribulation and helps give us the strength to carry on when all seems lost here on Earth. For we know not all is lost for in the end we know God wins. With this knowledge we can persist and do our part to improve our corner of the world. The more we open ourselves up to Him, the more persistent we will become as we embody more and more of His characteristics. Persistence will help us greatly in our character development and will help strengthen us spiritually.
Consider also that God, through our Lord, offers forgiveness. Forgiveness lets you restart your life, regain your foothold, strengthen your soul. If you accept the forgiveness and go forward you can do great things. If you will not, and likewise you will not forgive, you will be bound by the prince of this world and doomed to failure. You will never attain the greatness of which you are capable with God’s grace and help.
Do what is right, I would say no matter if there is no one looking; but He is always looking. It is not that hard. Believe, take His help, act on the belief you profess, never ever give up.
Heaven is at the end of an uphill trail. The easy downhill trail does not lead to the summit.
The time is now, not tomorrow. The time has come, indeed. How will you ACT?
The time to act is NOW. Will you act? For whom will you act? Will you count the cost before you act?
Action, not diction, is what counts. It is by your actions you are known.
Be of God - Live of God - Act of God
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Rev Bryan Dabney of Saint John’s AOC Vicksburg, Mississippi
We are always grateful to get these wonderful sermons from Rev. Bryan, they keep us on our toes!
Sermon Text for Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity:
In our epistle lesson today we read the account of God’s covenant with Abram (Genesis 15:1-21). In a previous chapter, the LORD called Abram to, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shall be a blessing: and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12:1-3). God had called him out for a purpose, that through him and his descendants, the redeemer of the mankind would come. And that redeemer would be none other than our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Now the devil has worked hard to spoil God’s creation and especially regarding his plan to reclaim that which was lost after the fall of mankind in the Garden of Eden (see Genesis 3:1-19). In verses 1-3 of Genesis 3, we read where the devil used the serpent—a creature made by the hand of the LORD—to deceive mankind. That creature was thus described as being, more subtil than any beast of the field which when possessed by the evil one increased his powers at that moment to “reason” with unsuspecting humanity. Still, the man and his wife were aware of the will and wishes of God for the Bible tells us in Genesis 2:15-17, that, the LORD God took the man, and put him in the garden to dress and keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man saying thou mayest freely eat: but the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
The devil then approached the woman and said, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? (v. 1) — knowing full well that such was God’s commandment—to which the woman replied, We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die (vv.2-3) That should have ended the matter, but the devil is extremely persuasive as well as persistent in his efforts to enlist mankind in rebelling against his Creator. And his reply: Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. (vv.4-5). And it worked, for she was persuaded via the reasoning of the serpent— read, the devil— as well as her senses to eat of the forbidden fruit, and on top of that, to give to her husband and he did eat.
And the result? The Bible says that, the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made them aprons (v.7). Presently, their Creator came walking in the garden and called to Adam and his wife saying, Where art thou? (v.9). And Adam replied, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. (v.10) to which God inquired, Who then told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? (v.11).
Next, we have what sadly mimics a Thomas Nast political cartoon of the Tweet Ring in New York City circa 1868. Nast depicted a number of would-be felons all standing in circle with Boss Tweed at the forefront and each pointing their finger at the person next to him all the way around to Tweed once again; and this all in an failed effort to divert blame. In this case we have Adam’s excuse when he said: The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. (v.12). And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. (v.13). Again, they knew that what they were doing was counter to the command which the LORD had given them. At that point, God would have to act to preserve his creation by sending his redeemer to reclaim and restore it to himself. But first, the ground work would have to be laid.
Now a caveat is in order at the point in our lesson. As we are the descendants of Adam and Eve, we thus possess the same proclivities. We call this inherited spiritual trait “original sin.” The LORD showed them mercy by not dealing with them initially in his hot displeasure, but their punishment would come later in the form of physical death— for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. (v.19). And it should be further noted that because they ate of the forbidden fruit, and knew the difference between good and evil, God then expected them to DO GOOD ALL THE TIME THEREAFTER. Needless to say, that was something they could not do, and which we cannot do as well of our own volition. Our LORD knew this from the beginning and that is why he sent his only Begotten Son into the world to serve as sacrifice for the sins of the whole world.
Imagine, if you will, telling your only Son that he would have to leave the perfect precincts of heaven and come down to earth and become flesh—with all the understanding of what that means—so that he could offer himself up for a mass of ungodly souls who love their sins and who blaspheme his name and his law every day of their lives. Imagine standing at the foot of that cross where he died for us and hearing the jeering crowd mock and scorn him as he suffered and yet he said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. (St. Luke 23:34). Here then is that wonderful condescending love the Godhead has for mankind and yet to this day, his word is rejected and scorned by the vast majority of humanity. Yes, Jesus Christ came to undo what our first parents had done. But before Christ came, God chose out a people for himself from which the Messiah— the Christ—would come (Genesis 12 and 15). He through the patriarchs and prophets supplied them with the Law of Moses and the guiding messages that were filled with his expectations and with hope for their future. He supplied them with David as an earthly example of the kingship of the Messiah. And he gave us the Christian faith via the gospel accounts as well as the epistles written by selected apostles that would be for our edification and encouragement in these last days as well as the promise of his return for his church and reclamation of the world from the devil and his minions.
So then, what must we do? Well, what does God say in his word? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:31). Believe on Christ as your Saviour. Receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Repent and confess your sins and trespasses to the Father in the name of our risen Lord; and then live as one redeemed— confessing your sins daily, endeavoring to maintain the fellowship of the faith with others, keeping to the strait gate and narrow way, and praying also in the Spirit. Therefore do these things and live for eternal life in God’s kingdom is ever before you in Christ Jesus. The covenant which God made with Abram was a beginning point in the creation of a familial pathway for Christ to come into the world. Embrace him as your Saviour that will ensure your admission into his coming kingdom.
Let us pray,
Help us, we beseech thee Father, to live our lives as a people who have been redeemed from sin and eternal death; and this we ask in the name of him who came to seek and save the lost, even Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Have a blessed week!
Bryan+
Rev.
David McMillan
AOC Minister at Large
Alabama
We are Fortunate today to have a sermon from Rev. David McMillian
Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity
Six Marks of the Christian by Allan Pearson Shatford. Today Freedom
(This series is based upon a book I found in my grandfather's library ---by Canon Allan P. Shatford , Rector, ST James the Apostle, Montreal published in 1925)
Freedom. One of the Six Marks of a Christian.
The Letter to the Romans describes freedom. Romans 8:2- "the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." What a positive statement that should govern our lives and our conduct. We know that freedom is not free. How often we have heard that. Yet because of the freedom we have in Christ's fulfillment of the law of God for us, we are able to live new lives. Another Scripture that talks about what this means is from Galatians 6:17,"From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of our Lord Jesus Christ."
What does it mean for the Christian to bear the marks of Jesus Christ? That is what the Apostle said after his long letter to the Galatians to live in the freedom that Christ had ransomed them into.
Freedom in Christ is not freedom to do what we want any longer only. We are bound to Him by our love and our conduct in relationship to others. We celebrate the freedom of our nation on July 4th. Yet it seems many do not know how to celebrate that. It is not just flying a flag. It is realizing that this freedom we have in this nation to practice our own faith, to have a free press, to elect a government we desire has been bought with the price of the sacrifice of our revolutionary forebearers.
As one person said, in his book, called, Six Marks of a Christian, (Canon Shatford, 1925) The Apostle said ,"These marks declare to all the world whose I am and whom I serve." These are things we need to think about today.
1. Whose are we? Romans 8 says something about that. "To them which are in Christ Jesus ....there is no condemnation." That is where we start. "We ought to be blossoming always in new manifestations of the Spirit of God; for when the Spirit of Jesus takes hold of us it cannot confine itself within the ordinary practices and conventions of our time." Shatford.
In another place in Scripture we read, "For ye are bought with a price---therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's." (I Cor.6:20) "Lord Jesus, thou who art the way, the truth, and the life; hear us as we pray for the truth that shall make all free. Teach us that liberty is not only to be loved but also to be lived. Liberty is too precious a thing to be buried in books. It costs too much to be hoarded. Help us see that our liberty is not the right to do as we please, but the opportunity to please to do what is right." Peter Marshall, Before the U.S. Senate.
2. What does
freedom say we should now do? Glorify God in our body. Yes. "There is only
one freedom that will keep you free from bondage, and that is the freedom of
the service of God." Shatford.
Freedom of life in Christ has a limitation. "…If meat makes my brother
to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth…." (I
Corinthians 8:13)
Freedom Requires Sacrifice, "Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence. Their conviction resulted in untold sufferings for themselves and their families. Of the fifty-six, five were captured by the British and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the Revolutionary Army. Another had two sons captured. Nine of the fifty-six fought and died from wounds or hardships of the war. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships sunk by the British navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts and died in poverty.
At the battle of Yorktown, the British general Cornwallis had taken over Thomas Nelson’s home for his headquarters. Nelson told General George Washington to open fire on the Nelson home. The home was destroyed and Nelson died bankrupt.
John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying. Their thirteen children fled for their lives. His fields and mill were destroyed. For over a year, he lived in forests and caves, returning home only to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion. (ministry127.com)
"And when you remember that your brother for whom Jesus Christ died is endangered by your freedom, that what you claim for yourself is going to hurt him, will you do it?" Alan P. Shatford.
In the next few weeks we will look at five more marks of the Christian life---"Loyalty, Patience, Courage, Humility, and Generosity."
Conclusion is an illustration---Secret for Victory, "Speaking to a large audience, D.L. Moody held up a glass and asked, “How can I get the air out of this glass?” One man shouted, “Suck it out with a pump!” Moody replied, “That would create a vacuum and shatter the glass.” After numerous other suggestions Moody smiled, picked up a pitcher of water, and filled the glass. “There,” he said, “all the air is now removed.” He then went on to explain that victory in the Christian life is not accomplished by “sucking out a sin here and there,” but by being filled with the Holy Spirit."
David D. Mc Millan,
Pastor, & Chaplain (Major) US Army, ret.
AOC Worldwide Prayer List –
I have received updates from a few and those will be the first added to the list. Please send all prayer requests and updates to aocworldwide@gmail.com for future reports. If you would like to be removed from list just respond with remove in the subject line.
Prayer Needed: Keep Praying Please
Howard – car accident – hospitalized – paralyzed from the neck down – surgery to remove 2 vertbrae folloing car accident – movement beginning to return with much pain – pray for full recovery
AOC Church of the Redeemer who still needs a Pastor
Bishop John – gall bladder removed – pray for complete recovery
Brenda – fracture knee cap and shoulder, long recovery – at home and recovering well
Sandy Carpenter – Congestive Heart Failure – weak limbs – husband, Darryl and their family
Michele Gee- stage 3 cervical cancer
Darryl and Jennifer Baughn - assisting Darryl’s mother who is suffering with end of life issues
Arnold and Martha Robbins – Senior Health issues
Rhett Carter – has succumbed to his injuries – comfort for widow and parents, John & Karen
Donny Clark – hospitalized for stroke – Anne – overseeing his care
Kathy – Kathy is beginning to heal please keep praying for this healing and severe anxiety related
Baby Baelin – Keep praying for her, she was sick this past week and had to go back to hospital.
Donny – hospitalized due to multiple strokes and inability to speak, pray for David and Anne, family who are helping him in recovery
Ben Hancock – treatment for colon cancer
Rev. Geordie: needs prayer for medical issues
Debbie Grimes: colon cancer – surgery
Bobby Effinger – recovery from heart surgery and ongoing heart issues
Joseph Broddie – recurring throat cancer
David Williams – serious cardiac issues – pray for David and wife Sherie for coping with changes
Colby Landry – cancer. Please pray for his wife, Leah and their family at this time of trial.
Persecuted Christians – subject to persecution and imprisonment for their faith.
Bobby Bryan – suffering with cancer and cardiac issues.
For an increase in the true faith in Jesus Christ here and across the globe.
USA – Leaders, citizens, military, first responders – President Trump & all Cabinet Members Safety
Ophelia – crippling arthritis pain
Dave – COPD –Diabetes type 2
Extended Issues need continued prayer;
Laurie with long Covid Symptoms – Extreme exhaustion, heart palpitations, breathing problems and unstable blood pressures are constant worries causing depression to settle in.
Malcom Allred – Cancer Treatment
Keep Praying for the following:
Shamu-health issues, Jan Jessup-neuro dementia, AOC USA, AOC Missions, Harper-IBS,
Jim Sevier- God’s
Peace, Linda –MM, Alicia-caregiver, Sophie, Colin and Lori Beall –
cancer,
Malou –
cancer, Janice, Bobby, Myra Cox, Faye Miller, Diane, Alice, Yves Mera, Lucile, Ryan, Steven, Rency, Jack & Karen, Brannon, Joyce, Camella –
starting radiation treatment for 3 weeks, Charlie, Dennis, Beverly and Howard, Betty, Deborah
Points to Ponder
The divine Comforter of the Church,
the Holy Ghost, has always employed one great agent to oppose Satan’s devices.
That agent is the Word of God. The Word expounded and unfolded, the Word
explained and opened up, the Word made clear to the head and applied to the
heart— the Word is the chosen weapon by which the devil must be confronted and
confounded. The Word was the sword which the Lord Jesus wielded in the
temptation. To every assault of the Tempter, He replied, It is written (St.
Matthew 4:4,7,10 & St. Luke 4:4, 8). The Word is the sword which His
ministers must use in the present day, if they would successfully resist the
devil. The Bible, faithfully and freely expounded, is the safeguard of Christ’s
Church.
The Most Rev. J. C. Ryle– (Knots Untied, p. 364).
Christ is like a lighthouse whose brilliant beam guides us around the shoals of sin.The Rev. Bryan Dabney, St. John’s AOC, Mississippi
Consider also that God, through our Lord, offers forgiveness.
Forgiveness lets you restart your life, regain your foothold, strengthen your
soul. If you accept the forgiveness and go forward you can do great
things. If you will not, and likewise
you will not forgive, you will be bound by the prince of this world and doomed
to failure. You will never attain the greatness of which you are capable with
God’s grace and help.
Bishop Jack Arnold, Trinty 21, 2026
AImighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; we humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favour and glad to do thy will.
Bless our land with honourable industry, sound learning and pure manners. Save us from vio-lence, discord, and confusion; from pride and arrogancy, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom in thy Name we entrust the authority of government, that there may be justice and peace at home, and that through obedience to thy law we may show forth thy praise among the nations of the earth. In the time of prosperity, fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trouble, suffer not our trust in thee to fail; all of which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN.
AOC Bishop’s Blog, 1928 Book of Common Prayer
