Encouragement Day
Pastor Mike Bates – July 13, 2025
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NASB95)
1 Thessalonians 5:14–18 (NASB95)
Hebrews 10:23–25 (NASB95)
Ephesians 4:29 (NASB95)
Ephesians 4:32 (NASB95)
1 Corinthians 16:14 (NASB95)
1 Peter 4:8–10 (NASB95)
John 13:34–35 (NASB95)
1 John 4:7–12 (NASB95)
Galatians 6:2 (NASB95)
Galatians 6:9–10 (NASB95)
Ministry Leaders:
Margie – children’s ministry
Nicole - nursery
Corrine – food pantry
Fermin – bible study leader/elder
Stephanie Bates – pastors wife, church secretary
Rob – Worship leader
Terri R. & Margie – clothing ministry
Ministry Team – Mardy Contreras, Rob Riedel, Stephanie Riedel, Ron Nordman, Margie Nordman, Garry Bogardus, Tammy Bogardus, Carol Ramey, Art Ramey, Suzie Rubio, Fermin Rubio, Liz Robben
Pastor Mike Bates
Bible verses for life’s situations:
When Feeling overwhelmed or weary:
Matthew 11:28–30 (NASB95)
28 “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
29 “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30 “For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
When facing fear or anxiety:
Isaiah 41:10 (NASB95)
10 ‘Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
When seeking strength:
Psalm 46:1 (NASB95)
1 God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
When needing wisdom:
Proverbs 3:5–6 (NASB95)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
When facing temptation:
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NASB95)
13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
When seeking forgiveness:
1 John 1:9 (NASB95)
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
When needing hope:
Jeremiah 29:11 (NASB95)
11 ‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.
When facing loss:
2 Corinthians 1:3–4 (NASB95)
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
Romans 8:38–39 (NASB95)
38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
When seeking peace:
John 16:33 (NASB95)
33 “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
Struggling with Depression:
Psalm 34
Psalm 147:3 (NASB95)
3 He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
Psalm 40:1–3 (NASB95)
1 I waited patiently for the Lord;
And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
2 He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the Lord.