WE ARE LIVING IN SERIOUS TIMES ACROSS THE WORLD RIGHT NOW.

RUSSIA AND UKRAINE (5,000 WEEKLY DYING IN WAR)
HAMAS’ EVIL MASSACRE IN ISRAEL ON OCTOBER 7, 2023, APPROXIMATELY 1200 DEATHS
251 HOSTAGES TAKEN TO GAZA
82 CONFIRMED DEAD NOW
146 FREED OR RESCUED
23 ARE STILL BELIEVED TO BE ALIVE
IRAN AND ISRAEL ARE AT WAR WITH ONE ANOTHER (WHAT IS THE PROPHETIC MEANING)
AMBASSADOR MIKE HUCKABEE PERSONALLY
AMBASSADOR HUCKABEE COMMUNICATED THAT OVER 700,000 AMERICANS LIVE IN ISRAEL
9.5 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN ISRAEL
PRAY FOR ISRAEL
GENESIS 12:1-3

1 Now the Lord said[a] to Abram, “Go from your country[b] and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.

2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”



PSALM 122:6-9

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
“May they be secure who love you!

7

Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers!”

8

For my brothers and companions' sake
I will say, “Peace be within you!”

9

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

In Nigeria—one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian—our brothers and sisters are being persecuted, hunted, and killed for their faith in Jesus. Churches are being burned. Homes destroyed. Christians kidnapped. Families torn apart. Some are fleeing. Some are hiding. And many are dying. Nigeria has become the global epicenter of violence against Christians. Open Doors reports that in 2024, Nigeria was the deadliest country in the world for Christians, with over 3,100 killed and an additional 2,830 kidnapped due to their faith. Radical groups like Boko Haram, Fulani militants, and others are fueling a relentless wave of violence and religious persecution. In certain parts of Nigeria, Christians have become like strangers. This is similar to the people Peter is writing to, who were fleeing persecution throughout the Roman Empire. Even in our time, the world is hostile to the Christian faith.

This past Sunday, I had the privilege and responsibility of preaching at Cross Church Springdale and Pinnacle Hills, two of our three current campuses in Northwest Arkansas. In 2026, we will open our fourth campus in Farmington, Arkansas, near Fayetteville. On Sunday, July 13, I will be preaching at our Cross Church Fayetteville Campus. Some of you may not know this, but I pastored Cross Church for almost thirty-three years, until God called me to Nashville in mid-2019. After spending three years in Nashville serving and providing leadership for the Southern Baptist Convention, we returned to Northwest Arkansas and based ourselves here to continue doing ministry until the Lord directs our next step in a new way. Whatever God does with us, we give him praise and glory. Preaching this past Sunday at Cross Church Springdale and Pinnacle Hills Campuses, I was reminded of the mighty work God has been doing and continues to do among and through the Cross Church people. What a church! Yesterday, we witnessed people coming to Jesus Christ, including some adults. I had the privilege after the services, while greeting people as they left, to lead a 30-year-old man to Jesus Christ. He had never been in a church before. He came seeking, and I could tell he was searching. Within minutes, he was giving his life to Jesus Christ. He was so ready to meet Christ, and God entered his life. With people all around, God accomplished a major work in this man’s life. Jeana and I remained in that area of our incredible campus until 1:05 PM, about fifty minutes after the final worship service ended. We met and greeted many people, which is what we love to do because God consistently opens doors for ministry and sometimes for evangelism, which we experienced yesterday as well. Praise to God.