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Brethren, Pray For Us

“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.” | Matthew 6:9-13

When we elders stand behind this pulpit and open the Word to preach the gospel of Christ, I can think of nothing as important as these four words – “BRETHREN, PRAY FOR US.”

“Brethren, pray for us.” (1 Thessalonians 5: 25)

When we teachers stand before our classes and endeavor to teach the Word of God, you can render no greater service or help than – “BRETHREN, PRAY FOR US.”

When our missionaries depart from these shores to face the dangers and perils of foreign lands and to preach the Gospel in a hostile environment, I’m sure that there is one common request
they all would leave with us – “BRETHREN, PRAY FOR US.”

Our young couples are starting their lives together, and the responsibility of raising children is upon them – “BRETHREN, PRAY FOR US.”

Some of us are growing older; the sands of time are almost out of the upper glass. We have a faith to keep, a witness to give, our God to glorify, and a death to die – “BRETHREN, PRAY FOR US.”

What did Samuel say? “Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:” (1 Samuel 12: 23)

~ Pastor Henry Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “Put Them In Mind” (24:23 minutes)

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Visit our primary website at www.ksgctn.org for more information about Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church, watch our livestream (when available) and access our previously recorded messages.

Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 5 October, 2025 | Previous post date: n/a

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We Know HIM

”For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.” | 1 John 5: 3

The Preacher’s Task

Our work has about it a joy and delight that even the angels might envy; but at the same time, it has a sorrow and burden that I do not enjoy, nor do I understand why any man would covet it.

To preach the gospel of my Lord and Master and to tell others of the good hope we have through His grace is “joy unspeakable and full of glory.”

But there is the burden of the Word of God and the response of men which renders us “insufficient for these things.”

1). In preparing to preach, the subject, topic, and text must be revealed.

2). In preparing and preaching, the heart of the preacher must be conditioned for such a task.

3). In the pulpit, fear and anxieties flood the preacher as he realizes what an awesome position and responsibility are his.

When the sermon is ended, and men and women depart to spend eternity in either heaven or hell, depending on whether they have heard and believed or have not heard our gospel, makes us cry with Moses, “Lord, if you go not with us, don’t let us go” into the pulpit.

Brethren, the very least you can do for those who are called to the task of preaching the Word is to PRAY FOR US!

~ Pastor Henry T. Mahan

Click here to listen to the message “We Know HIM”

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Visit our primary website at www.ksgctn.org for more information about Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church, watch our livestream (when available) and access our previously recorded messages.

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