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12/30/2025•3 min read•647 views
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<Updated on1/11/2026>

THANKSGIVING & PRAYER TOPICS

  • Chicago UBF 2026 Key Verse – 2Tim 2:1. “Be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” May God raise spiritual leaders who are strong in Jesus’ grace. - See the Key Verse Message

  • CHICAGO UBF CHURCH-WIDE EVENTS
    GRACE Series for 5 weeks: “The Power of the Grace of Jesus”
    1/4: 2Tim 2:1–2 (P. Mark) “Be Strengthened by the Grace” (Raising Leaders)
    1/11: 2Pet 3:14–18 (Elder Matt Misurac) “But Grow in the Grace” (Godly Aspiration)
    1/18: Eph 1:3–14 (P.David) “To the Praise of His Glorious Grace” (The Scope of Grace)
    1/25: Gal 2:15–21 (P.Kevin) “I Do Not Nullify the Grace of God” (The Power of Grace)
    2/1: 2Cor 8:1-15 (Elder Daniel Park) “This Act of Grace” (The Grace of Giving)
  • ROMANS Bible study 2026-2028: 2/8: Rom 1:1-7 “The Power of the Gospel” Weekly Sunday passage GBS with a pastor: SAT 4-5PM Online. Any campus student/young adult, not in a weekly Sunday passage study, is invited. Contact any pastor for the online link. 
  • Thank God for the HBF new year key verse retreat!
  • CBF Worksheets for kids: please give feedback & volunteer to help design: christian.misurac@gmail.com
  • Men’s monthly meeting: Wed, 1/21, 6:30pm, Ch.4-5 Fatherhood/Friendship (Rich Ryzewki/JasonHavey)
    United Fri mtg: 2/6, 6:30pm, Guest speaker from N.Korea.
  • WORLD MISSION TOPICS: 2026 UBF Global K.V: John 13:34, “A new command I give you:
    Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."
    (1) Pray for P.Ron Ward’s NY message & global travels. Here are the Dir.confs: C.I.S: Jan. 2-4, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan; Asia: Jan. 15-17 in Taiwan; Latin America: Jan. 23-25 in Santiago, Chile; M.E.: Jan. 30-Feb.1 in Morocco; Europe: Feb. 5-7 in Croatia; NA: Feb. 26-28 in Chicago
    (2) World Mission Congress in Korea: 5/17, Msny/Shep Conf (5/18-20); Registration Site, invitation letter and Introduction video at ubf.org.
    (3) North America Young Adult Conference (NAYAC): 5/29-6/1 at OSU.

Here is a QR to apply for the Chicago UBF journey team. It also includes a link to WMC detailed info, including costs (the main event on Sunday is free, but the Missionary/Shepherd Conf for 4 days and 3 nights and 9 meals is about $375/person ($450 after 4/1/26):

  • HEALING & HOPE: See the UBF newsletter or ubf.org for more details & prayer requests: Elizabeth Chung, Ruth Lee, Mary Koh, Barbara Robinson, Sandy Ward, Hannah Shim.
  • MORE ARTICLES & PRAYER TOPICS (newsletter & ubf.org): WMC invitation “Who Will Go For Us?” (website is now open); 35th Forum: God’s Vision & Strategy, 1/10, Sat, 9am CST; Panama Christmas; Brazil Leadership transfer (Elias Park to Timotheo Han); Japan Leaders Conf.
  • MESSAGE PRAYER TOPIC: In 2026, let’s ask God to help us stop being teachy and judgmental, and instead be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. May God use us all to build up spiritual leaders in this grace, who can pass on this most precious grace of Jesus to a new generation.
 
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