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(Updated 04/14/2025)

THANKSGIVING & PRAYER TOPICS

  • Chicago UBF 2025 Key Verse – John 10:11 – “Be shepherds and raise shepherds, by following our Good Shepherd, Jesus!” – See the Key Verse Message

  • Chicago UBF Vision: May God raise spiritual leaders for the world and future generations.

  • Pastors’ office hours:
    – P. Mark Vucekovich: Wednesday 4-7 pm; Thursday 9 am-5 pm
    – P. Kevin Albright: Wed/Fri 9 am-12 pm

  • May God raise 120 disciples of Jesus among college students as spiritual leaders for America and missionaries for the world.

  • Childcare (ages 2-5); is now available during Sunday Worship Service. Parents can rotate to lead a planned program. Anyone interested in joining please get in touch with Tim McEathron at – tim.mceathron@gmail.com

  • Pray for missionaries sent out from Chicago:
    – CANADA: Stephanie B., Elena G.
    – Marshall Islands: Philmar & Romaldo K.

  • Pray for Young Spiritual Leaders to Grow

  • Pray for our Soldiers (Marphil M. & Gerald D.)- The care package was sent.

UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • UPCOMING SUNDAY MESSAGE

  • Easter Sunday, 4/20, “My Lord and My God” (John 18:1–198:42): P. Mark Vucekovich (11am), Leibins Rivas (8am) (Click here to go to the Bible resource).

  • Good Friday United Meeting, 4/18, 7:00pm. Message by Elder Daniel Park. Communion.

  • 2025 UBF Global Key Verse: 1 Peter 1:3. May we hold and proclaim the LIVING HOPE in Jesus Christ our Lord!

  • 2025 Chicago UBF Key Verse: John 10:11. Be shepherds and raise shepherds, by following our Good Shepherd, Jesus!

  • May God raise spiritual leaders for the world and for future generations!

  • IMPORTANT REMINDER: ALL MEMBERS must vote on the By-Law changes by midnight tonight. See email from the Chicago Elders.We need all Members to vote. Thanks!

  • Thank God for blessing events for OCC and LU ministries!

  • Freedom Fight Purity Workshop for Men led by Dylan Burke, Sat, Apr.26, 2-3:30pm. In-person only.

  • Women Encouraging Women (WEW): every Sat, 8:00-9:30 am, “Let’s Pray!” To reignite prayer in your personal life and ministry. Based on the book, “A Praying Church.” See ubf.org. All women welcome.

  • Easter Celebrations: United prayer meetings: MW, 7-7:30PM (John 18–19 testimonies; Apr. 18: Good Friday special service: Communion; message by Elder Daniel Park     2 more Easter season Sunday message 4/20 on John 20; 4/27 on John 21.

  • Easter activities by ministry: NEIU: Sat, Apr.19, “Resurrection Hope,” Msg: Michael Young (1Co 15a), Mission Testimony: Moody Salah; BBF/CBF: Apr.19, 10-1, class presentations, special message & lunch;

  • Prayer Seminar: 5/16, Fri 6-9pm & 5/17 Sat 1-5pm hosted by See Jesus Ministry; GET THE BOOK & READ IT BEFORE THE SEMINAR: A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World by Paul E. Miller (Book or Kindle or Audible).

  • Midwest SBC: 6/26-29. Pray for a new venue since ours had to be canceled due to an unforeseen emergency.

  • Vision Camp 2025: Jun. 30-Jul. 7 in Seoul, Korea. “Grasping God’s Vision: God of Joseph.” Registration soon (https://visioncampubf.org/).

  • CBF: See Tim McEathron for the new app link or to apply to help with Children’s Activities on Saturdays.

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MISSIONARIES SENT OUT FROM CHICAGO

– CANADA: Stephanie B., Elena G.
– MARSHALL ISLANDS: Philmar & Romaldo K.

Pray for Natan and Stephanie B.:

  1. To grow in better Biblical integration in their curriculum areas

  2. Sana starting school this year

  3. Luke’s gospel study at Nairobi UBF

  4. 2,000 1:1’s, 120 SWS, 10 faithful Junior leaders

  5. A new Bible house

*More info on North American Missionaries: Pray for North American Missionaries

WORLD MISSION

  • 2025 Latin American International Bible conference: “His Endless Love” (Jn 13), Apr.17-20 in Mexico; 50th UBF anniv in Latin Am; Over 700 registered! Msgrs: P. Ron, Saul, Efrain, Jazmin, Moses, Hugo (video message), John, Nehemiah; mission reports & workshops; Prayer topics 1) God’s new vision for the next 50 years of ministry may inspire a new generation of Jesus’ followers to carry out Jesus’ great world mission task. 2) Latin American UBF leaders pray to reach all nations in their continent. 3) They pray to finish the task of reaching all of them, starting with Cuba, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Puerto Rico by 2030 and all English-speaking Caribbean countries by 2035.

  • HEALING & HOPE: See the UBF newsletter or ubf.org for more details & prayer requests

  • MORE ARTICLES & PRAYER TOPICS (newsletter & ubf.org): Easter Greetings letter from Gen.Director P.Ron Ward: “Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead…”
    Korea staff conf report (4/6-7): messages on Exodus; reports on missionaries to Korea and site visits Msn.Rebekah Youk (Germany) went home to be with the Lord.

  • MESSAGE PRAYER TOPIC: This Easter, may we slow down to really contemplate the humiliation, the suffering, and the wounds of our King Jesus, so that he can draw us into his light.