(The Standing Firm Bible Class information page is here.)
Vickie keeps this page updated. If you have corrections, changes, or additions, please text her at (423) 261-5561.
Class Fund Balance
$198.59
Next Fellowship
Sunday Sept 29
Details to come
Ongoing Requests
The Lost
Pastor Jason Robertson and Family (Christen, Isabella, Grace- Garland, Karis, Tate)
1st Baptist Church Livingston and transition for them
United States of America
Fairview church staff (Phillip, Tim, Nick, Stanley, Ann, Phillip, Susan, Sharon)
Southern Baptist Convention
Israel
Ukraine
Possibility of moving 2nd service to 11:00am
Preparation for troubled times ahead
Upcoming Elections
Current Requests
9/8/24
Harry – PTL! all is settled and well with the business problems in California
Leon – prostate cancer, starting treatments
Michael – Barry Montgomery needs prayers for comfort
Conner – friend, Eugene, going thru a rough divorce, has 3 children, pray for Carlen – healing for broken arm
Teresa – PTL for son who fixed her plumbing problem!
Jack – leading and new Bible Study
9/1/4
Lydia – her dad is having several health issues and is having some surgery on Tuesday
Lori – grandbaby, Deacon, born healthy, mom and baby doing well
Kasey – pray for college students and their challenges, the troubled student came back to school with no incidents, her mom is having mini strokes and is hesitant to go to the doctor
April – no word on Maggie
8/25/24
Don – has an artery blockage, Dr appt tomorrow
Pray for the Chavarria family
Steve – had a good meeting with Jason, is getting visitor cards to contact for possible visits to our class
Kasey – student returning to school, there may be safety issues. Continue to pray for Jewish students.
Harry – blood pressure is doing good now
Lydia – father having several health issues, having some surgery tomorrow
Michael – pray for the Montgomery family
Lori – her son is now in church PTL!!, her daughter in law, Becca’s, baby due any day
April – Tommy not feeling well today. Maggie was sent to a children’s home and now has run away. No one knows where she is.
8/18/24
Natalie – headed back to Arizona this week
Steve – meeting with Jason this week to encourage him, etc
Tim – needs more people to join the choir as we seek to glorify Jesus!
Kasey – all is good!, dealing with the politics of the front office at school
Pray for Tim Tebow’s ministry for sex trafficking
Jennifer – Harry’s blood pressure is coming down. The service handling the case in California is not responding well, pray for settlement soon.
Teresa – Thank you for traveling mercy prayers
Nancy -friend, Leah, thank you for traveling mercy prayers
April – Maggie is now in state custody and headed to foster care. She is totally panicked
Tommy – friend, Ed Everly, is at Lifecare Athens Rm #130 with Parkinsons
8/11/24
Jason – facing Satan’s attacks
Tommy – continue praying for friend with lung cancer
April – school safety and security
Kasey – started therapy with a new therapist who is VERY young and optimistic!
Nancy – friend, Leah, had accident and broke her sternum
Steve and Vickie – granddaughters – Lucy – friend, Faith the is young girl who was hit and run at schoolbus stop, in serious condition. She also asked prayer for our cat, Tux, who is dying of cancer. Charity asks prayer because of drug dealers at Tellico High School.
Conner – prayer for man that he had a confrontation with after Bible Study Monday night
Kasey – prayers for Caleb and Rebecca in life decisions. Praising the Lord for a Medal of Honor Gentleman who spoke at her school this week and the freedom to speak about Jesus.
8/4/24
Kasey – Baby Hinton Woodby who was born with a kidney disease that resulted in his having both kidneys removed and he is waiting for a transplant.
Nancy – grandson Colin is traveling back to California this week
Steve and Vickie – PTL! – grandson Troy surgery went well and he is healing great
Lori – Mom, Betty, is better and returning to memory care unit this week
Jennifer – Harry’s blood pressure is a little better, working on meds. They still need prayer about the business issues from California.
Pray for Jewish students going back on campuses.
Tommy – friend with lung cancer
April – Ed Eberle– Late stages of Parkinson’s
7/28/24
Michael – pretty severe vertigo this morning
Kasey – Cara, her niece, “hard growing up”, her mom needs wisdom to deal with teenage girl.
Kasey still working on getting 2nd opinion for her neck.
Conner – wisdom for witnessing to co-workers and dealing with school advisors.
Natalie – Denso co-workers got married and are having a baby, may not be saved
Shirley – changes being made to trailer park ministry, not good
Steve and Vickie – son Daniel, lost job, working hard to find new one
All teachers and administrators as schools starts.
D-NOW coming up soon
7/21/24
Kasey – still having more Dr appts to get final info on what she needs to do about her neck…needs lots of wisdom for herself, Mark and the doctors.
She also has a PTL! As she has a new job at Madisonville Middle School as the official guidance counselor!! She will be working on her certification as well as her licensure as a Clinical Mental Health Provider.
April – the young girl (17yr old) that we prayed for before who had a stillborn baby is still in a very bad situation. She really has no stable place to live and is dealing with serious depression.
Shirley – great report on the Trailer Park Ministry. Lots of supplies and food handed out. They are gearing up for a back to school give away.
7/14/24
Our Nation and Donald Trump
Lori – PTL -Mom is better
Conner – wisdom for witnessing to co-workers, one is Catholic the other asking weird questions
Natalie – pray for people she is witnessing to. They also have weird theological ideas. Pray for her friend Kieran.
Kasey – seeing a neurosurgeon on Wed for a problem in her neck that has become very serious. She will most likely need surgery. She also has a new job!! PTL!!
Teresa – traveling mercies for her trip to Florida beginning Tuesday
Pray that our fellowship at Harry and Jennifer’s on Sunday will be a success, fun, and uplifting for all!!
7/7/24
Olivia Kristen & Eric (Mother-in-law concerns from Indiana)
Teresa – says Nancy is not feeling well today
Kasey – reports she and Mark are home safe
Harry – things ALL BETTER at work, God has all things in control! All is GREAT!!
Jack and Randy – PTL for solution to vending machine business tax issues
Natalie – PTL for many blessings at work
Jack – PTL-Kaylin’s Mom is back in God’s Word again
Tim Miller, Hollie’s son and pastor of Sevier Heights Baptist Church, had major heart attack with 5 by pass surgery.
6/30/24
Nancy – PTL! Colin arrived safely
Harry – things working out better at work
Teresa – friends returned to Iowa safely
Jason – continued prayer for house situations here and in Livingston. Also, a grave situation in a pastor friend’s church involving a church member involved in the murder of another church member. It is a real mess.
Vickie – prayer for friend in Texas, Marti, just generally on her heart today.
6/23/24
Nancy – Grandson, Colin, flying in alone from California
Moseses – more traveling mercies, Mark’s mom, Wanda, has arthritis in her shoulder and is skeptical of treatment
Harry – needs wisdom for new job responsibilities in creating a new division within his company before the 4th of July
April – SRO officer, Danny Poe–heart attack
Teresa – friend driving in from Florida
Lori – several grandbaby requests as well as a niece pregnant with a baby who possibly has heart problems
6/16/24
Carole – in UT Medical Center with possible TIAs
Mark & Kasey – traveling during June
Mark – teaching next week
Natalie – Jack, infant grandson died
Cindy – continued grace for her and her family
Steve – Megan Basham’s new book: Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda (available in July)
6/9/24
Stanley and family – traveling mercies, leaving Thursday for Texas, grace for preaching memorial service for grandmother on Friday.
Cindy and her family – grace for the sudden death of her mom
VBS praise for 2 salvations, 380 total attendance and $3570.25 for Habitat for Humanity
Praise for new visitors to our class, Olivia Shutter and Carole Brown
Olivia – Brother-in-law to see MD, having TIAs and not seeking care
Traveling Members – Michael Dewberry, Lori Sandberg, Moseses, Headricks
Abby – new job
Wisdom regarding our new class schedule
Pastor and family – vacation this next week
Lori – continued prayer for healing conversations with her sons
Pastor Jason – mom blood pressure high
6/2/24
Nancy – Grace for lots of things breaking!
Stanley and Family – Grandmother’s celebration of life 6/14
Dawson – new appointment as executive pastor of struggling church in Montana
Moseses and Hendricks and Michael Dewberry – traveling mercies
5/26/24
Lydia – Stanley just got a call about his grandmother who is 101 years old in Midland, Texas. She was taken to the hospital with a possible stroke and cannot walk.
Conner – wants wisdom to be a good Christ representative at his new job and know when and how to speak to co-workers about Christ
April – a 15yr old girl who gave birth to a baby who died. She is living with an aunt and it is not a good situation.
Kasey – for continued support for the children she has been working with at school
Jennifer – continued legal counsel for an old business situation
Michael– traveling mercies, going to Texas 6/3
Mark and Kasey – traveling mercies, traveling in June
Jack – friend in need of prayer
Families of young missionaries recently murdered in Haiti
Chad and Chastity Barnes, possible prospects for our class
5/19/24
Kasey – job not funded for next year, pray for possible next steps and for her kids to have the support they need in the coming year. Praise for the track team who won several medals in the top 10. They have overcome much adversity with the help of their coaches and their team verse, Hebrews 12:1
Jack – Praise for his knee that was healed!
Jennifer – wisdom for a problem that has come up with an old business in California
Conner – has started a new job at Walmart in Maryville. That things will go well, he loves it!
Tommy – for his back to get better
5/12/24
Praise the Lord for such a positive vote for our new senior pastor, Jason Robertson
Stanley – parents driving to Texas this afternoon
Conner – lost competition, but no one got hurt and all went well
5/5/24
Jason Robertson – prospective pastor and family
Nick Travis – Kelly’s son is using “Little Jesus” to witness to others for the first time in a very long time
Sophia – going to Portland on mission trip tomorrow
Natalie – took food to homeless before leaving college
Jack – friend with ectopic pregnancy
Teresa – PRAISE! Brother spoke to her after 7 years!
United Methodist Church bad decisions
Conner – jiu jitsu competition next week
Nancy – to return next Thursday!
Lori – still in Colorado
Kasey – job situation and Praise for track team
success
Praise for new people attending our class:
Ashley and Liam Thomas, Linda and Scott Reed,
Lydia, Will and Stanley Mearse, Jay Borden