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Religious leaders loved to make theater out of their prayers. The show nauseated Jesus. In Matthew 6:6 he said, “When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father who cannot be seen. Your Father can see what is done in secret, and he will reward you.”

The words surely stunned Jesus’ audience. The people were simple farmers and stonemasons.  They couldn’t enter the temple, but they could enter their closets. The point? He’s low on fancy, high on accessibility. You needn’t woo him with location or wow him with eloquence. It’s the power of a simple prayer.

Join me every day for four weeks to pray four minutes. A simple prayer. Then get ready to connect with God like never before.

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Ted’s an ex-Marine. I guess once a Marine, always a Marine. Right? You know — halls of Montezuma, shores of Tripoli, and semper fi. Since his days in the Corps, Ted’s gone on to become very successful in business, but he keeps getting invited back to talk to Marine recruits as an inspirational speaker. And in the process, he tells them about a rescuer who came for him in the Marines and saved him — Jesus Christ. And I love what he tells them — “One thing about Marines — we always go back for our own, and that’s why I’m here today. I’m going back for my own.”

I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about “Leaving No One Behind.”

Those Marines really listen to Ted, because he’s one of their own. That’s sort of a law of life, isn’t it? We tend to listen to our own kind; maybe when we would listen to no one else. Especially when it comes to the rescuer that my friend tells the Marines about. More and more, people aren’t going to listen to some “Christian professional” tell them about Jesus. No, even though their lives depend on understanding Jesus. They’re not likely to go to one of those meetings that we have. It’s probably going to have to be one of their own…like you.

Jesus understood that approach to rescuing spiritually dying people. He used that approach Himself in our word for today from the Word of God. Here’s the deal: Jesus has gone into Samaria to reach the Samaritans, and since the Jews and Samaritans basically couldn’t stand each other, how is this Jewish rabbi going to reach them? He’s going to send one of their own to go back and get her own — even though she is probably known for her immorality, her relationships with many men, her string of marriages and divorces.

First, she meets Jesus at a well where she discovers who He really is. Then in John 4, beginning with verse 28, the Bible says, “Leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, ‘Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?’ They came out of the town and made their way toward Him…Many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the woman’s testimony…” Well, they listened to her when she talked about Jesus because she was one of their own.

That’s what makes you so eternally important to your coworkers, your fellow students, your neighbors, your teammates — you’re one of them. They’ll be more likely to listen to you talking about a personal relationship with Jesus than to any preacher or evangelist or radio or TV guy. Well, you may say, “but I’m not trained…I’ve got a lot of problems…I don’t know enough.” Excuse me, but have you thought about the one Jesus sent as His ambassador to the Samaritans?

See, what qualifies you is two things: you’ve met Jesus, and you’re one of them. He’s placed you where you are not just to get grades or get paid or get comfy. He’s put you there to take some of those people to heaven with you! So, how are you doing?

The best one to reach a lost farmer is another farmer…the best one to reach a lost mom is another mom. a lost teacher, a teacher. How about a lost businessman? It will take a businessman, and so on. But so many people die without ever knowing what Jesus could have done for them. They die without a chance at heaven — because the Christian close to them never told what they knew. That’s a death sentence by silence.

You don’t have to tell them about Christianity, about church, about your religion or a list of Christian beliefs. Just do what the Samaritan woman did — stick to Jesus. She just said, “Come, see a Man!” But don’t take them to a well — take them to the Cross and show them how much Jesus loves them. Their best hope is you, because you are already there.

Of all the New Year’s resolutions you could make, could there be a better one than to say, “I will finally tell the lost peo

Tennessee has expanded its Safe Haven Law, giving parents in crisis more places where they can safely surrender a newborn without facing criminal charges.  

Governor Bill Lee recently signed legislation adding 24-hour ambulance stations to the list of approved surrender locations. Under Tennessee law, an unharmed infant can be surrendered within 45 days of birth at designated facilities, including hospitals, fire departments, law enforcement agencies, and other approved sites. 

These laws make it easier for parents facing difficult circumstances to find help and prevent unsafe infant abandonment.  

On this World Prayer Network Call #550, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Adam Kincaid, who serves as President & Executive Director of the National Republican Redistricting Trust. He’s worked on elections in every state in his two decades in politics, serving in various roles. Adam was named to both the American Association of Political Consultants’ 40 under 40 and Maverick PAC’s Future 40 lists in 2020. He explains everything you need to know about the redistricting efforts occuring nationwide and how they will influence the 2026 midterm elections.

Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.

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Anne shares about sin, guilt and Jesus from Revelation 1:5.