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Praises and Prayer Requests for January 2017

January 2nd, 2017
We so appreciate your prayers! Here are some specific requests for this month: 1. As always, please pray for fellow volunteers and all those in their sphere of influence. Pray for health, financial provision, encouragement, peace, and wisdom in decision making. Give God thanks for brothers and sisters in Christ to serve alongside us, and pray that He will bless them and care for them, and especially that they will be aware of His love and fruitful in spreading His Word. 2. PRAISE! The issue with CompellingTruth.org has been resolved and the site . . .

Scripture for January 2017

January 2nd, 2017
"Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!" (Psalm 150, ESV) "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. . . .

GOTQUESTIONS.ORG IS CELEBRATING 15 YEARS, AND YOU’RE INVITED!!

December 1st, 2016
When: June 20—24, 2017 Where: Colorado Springs, CO, USA What: The celebration will be held Tuesday evening through Saturday morning and will include several optional ministry-related events, such as fellowship, training, and brainstorming. There will also be plenty of time for you to enjoy the beautiful Colorado Springs area and do some sightseeing. RSVP: If you are seriously interested in attending, please submit a provisional RSVP via this link: https://gotquestions.org/anniversary.html. . . .

Biblelands Cruise Trip Update

December 1st, 2016
In October, GotQuestions hosted our first cruise to the Mediterranean. The trip (through Compass International) was advertised on the site and 22 GotQuestions readers joined Shea and MeLissa Houdmann for the 14-day cruise. While not all the ports were locations of biblical significance, many were. The group visited Rome, Malta, Ephesus, Mykonos, Athens, Israel, and Olympia. Shea was able to present the ministry on one of the "at sea" days and 140 people attended the session. People would stop him around the ship and ask questions about the ministry . . .

Sample Q&As from November 2016

December 1st, 2016
Question:What is the significance of the Jewish year 5777? Answered by: Bob Gow, who has been a volunteer with us since March, 2011. Answer: On Rosh Hashanah, October 2, 2016 the Jewish year 5777 was ushered in. This is understood to be the year of the earth's existence since creation. Some people attribute this calculation to Maimonides (1135—1204), a physician and Bible scholar. Others believe the system was used even earlier. A few people believe this year to be especially significant. One so called prophet claims that God told her . . .

Testimonials from November 2016

December 1st, 2016
From a questioner: Hello, first of all I just wanted to say thank you for your page it is a very helpful resource to clear some questions that I have when reading The Bible. From a questioner: No questions. Just praise. I am always pleased when looking up info that your site and my beliefs are in sync. God Bless you all. Keep up the good fight! From a site user: I just want to say that I have benefited greatly from your website. I am a 72 year old widow and am at home 99% of the time. I look forward to your questions and answers. This one was . . .

Praises and Prayer Requests December 2016

December 1st, 2016
Thank you for praying! Here are some specific requests for this month: 1. Praise God for the way He has protected and given favor to GotQuestions.org. Please pray that He will continue to do so. Please also pray that the other sites (GQKidz, 412Teens, Blogos, CompellingTruth, BibleRef) will grow. CompellingTruth.org recently experienced an, as-yet, inexplicable drop in traffic. Please pray that this issue will be resolved. 2. Praise God for His provision for the ministry. As the year closes, please pray that we will be wise stewards of all He . . .

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