November 24 – 30
“In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain, to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.””Psalm 92:14-15
Sunday, 24th: Blessed Announcement: B.S.B.M.’s office is moving to 225 E. Idaho Ave, Suite 11, Las Cruces, NM 88005, on November 29, 2024! The mailbox is still … B.S.B.M. PO Box 2077, Las Cruces, NM 88004. Praise God – “So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.” (Psalm 71:22)! Pray BSBM’s new office is operational by 1/6/2025.
Monday, 25th: WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO LEARN FROM GOD THROUGH THE STUDY OF HIS WORD? On November 18, at 6:20 PM, new student hopeful Judy B… emailed: “I need to know where I am going as a Christian. I want to know more about God and the Bible.” (1st Bible study booklet mailed on 11/21/24) Praise God – “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19)! Pray Judy seeks the Lord with all her heart, surrenders all into His Hands & studies her Bible lessons diligently.
Tuesday, 26th: WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU HAVE LEARNED IN THIS STUDY? HAVE YOU RECEIVED CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR? IF SO, WHEN? Inmate Kevin E… (age 43) wrote: “That Jesus is the only door to Heaven, and by repenting and accepting Jesus Christ, I will be saved. Yes, on November 10, 2024.” (This 1st Bible study booklet was mailed to Kevin on 10-2-24.) Praise God – “Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.” (Romans 10:17)! Pray Kevin rereads completed lessons, as he waits for new ones; pray he shares verses with cellmates.
Wednesday, 27th: WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO LEARN FROM GOD THROUGH THE STUDY OF HIS WORD? On November 18, at 6:51 PM, new student hopeful Randy Z… emailed: “I hope to learn how to teach others about Jesus.” (1st Bible study booklet mailed on 11/21/24) Praise God – “I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.” (Psalm 32:8)! Pray Randy does his Bible lessons & puts Christ’s teaching into practice daily.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY! Thursday, 28th: WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU HAVE LEARNED IN THIS STUDY? HAVE YOU RECEIVED CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR? IF SO, WHEN? Inmate Michael R… (age 33) wrote: “I learned who God is, and how to repent of my sins, and who Jesus Christ was, and that He is the only way to get to Heaven. Yes, on September 2, 2024, I began my new life in Christ. I have found so much peace with God. I got into drugs at a young age, and since the age of 16, I’ve been in and out of prison. I get out of prison on February 28, 2025, in just 3 more months. And I plan to keep studying and writing you, and to continue my new life with God.” (This 1st Bible study booklet was mailed to Michael on 10-31-24.) Praise God – “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.” (Col. 3:15)! Pray Michael contacts a Bible-teaching church in his hometown ASAP.
Friday, 29th: WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO LEARN FROM GOD THROUGH THE STUDY OF HIS WORD? On November 18, at 11:20 PM, new student hopeful Kayla M… emailed for herself, and for Jaymeson and Maeleigh, ages 5 and 11: “I hope to learn how to be closer to God.” (1st Bible study booklet mailed on 11/21/24) Praise God – “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double minded.” (Jas. 4:8)! Pray Kayla, Jaymeson & Maeleigh study & pray together.
Saturday, 30th: PRAYER REQUEST from Bible Studies by Mail, Inc.: B.S.B.M.’s Advisory Board is asking the LORD to provide new leaders who are a bilingual couple with ministry experience and their own financial support base. They would work with current leaders, Darryl and Joan Evans, and then eventually become missionaries with or seconded to Source of Light Ministries International. Praise God – “Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.” (Hebrews 11:1)! Pray B.S.B.M. hears of or from a missionary couple seeking mission work in North America. Prayer and Praise for Bible Studies By Mail will resume the weekly emails in January 2025. Pray ministry leaders have wisdom and success as they set up the office furniture, equipment and computers at a new office.