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– WEEKLY PRAYER TOPICS –

(Updated 04/21/2025)

THANKSGIVING & PRAYER TOPICS

  • Chicago UBF 2025 Key Verse – John 10:11 – “Be shepherds and raise shepherds, by following our Good Shepherd, Jesus!” – See the Key Verse Message

  • Chicago UBF Vision: May God raise spiritual leaders for the world and future generations.

  • Pastors’ office hours:
    – P. Mark Vucekovich: Wednesday 4-7 pm; Thursday 9 am-5 pm
    – P. Kevin Albright: Wed/Fri 9 am-12 pm

  • May God raise 120 disciples of Jesus among college students as spiritual leaders for America and missionaries for the world.

  • Childcare (ages 2-5); is now available during Sunday Worship Service. Parents can rotate to lead a planned program. Anyone interested in joining please get in touch with Tim McEathron at – tim.mceathron@gmail.com

  • Pray for missionaries sent out from Chicago:
    – CANADA: Stephanie B., Elena G.
    – Marshall Islands: Philmar & Romaldo K.

  • Pray for Young Spiritual Leaders to Grow

  • Pray for our Soldiers (Marphil M. & Gerald D.)- The care package was sent.

UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • UPCOMING SUNDAY MESSAGE

  • Next Sunday, Shepherding series #3 of 4, “God’s Heart for His People” (Ezek 34:1-31): P. David Won, Joshua Min (8am)(Click here to go to the Bible resource)

  • 2025 UBF Global Key Verse: 1 Peter 1:3. May we hold and proclaim the LIVING HOPE in Jesus Christ our Lord!

  • 2025 Chicago UBF Key Verse: John 10:11. Be shepherds and raise shepherds, by following our Good Shepherd, Jesus!

        May God raise spiritual leaders for the world and for future generations!

  • Gia Ngo: departs May 6 for army basic training (10 wks), then job training (8 wks); pray for him to remain in Jesus!

  • Mother’s Day Brunch: 5/11(Sun) 9:15-11am, church basement; all women (23 and up) are welcome Baby/Child Dedication on 5/11. See Dennie or a pastor to participate (pastoral Bible study required). Prayer Seminar: 5/16, Fri 6-9pm & 5/17 Sat 1-5pm hosted by See Jesus Ministry. See next page for more details.

  • Midwest/Missouri Valley SBC: 6/26-29 ; “Follow Me” at Loyola U! Msgrs: James T., Dylan B., John P., David C Jr.; Life testimonies, Peer/Interest Groups, CBF/HBF programs; We may be good hosts! Early bird deadline is 5/11 in 1 week! Need to put $100 down. msbc.ubf.org/msbc2025

  • Vision Camp 2025: 6/30-7/7 in Seoul, Korea. “Grasping God’s Vision: God of Joseph.” Registration (https://visioncampubf.org/).

  • CBF: See Tim McEathron for the new app link or to apply to help with Children’s Activities on Saturdays.

Go to Event Page

  • Thank God for blessing the LAISBC with 143 NA attendees, including 40 from Chicago UBF!

  • Pray for Canada United SBC on 7/24-27 in Calgary. Msgrs: Philip Wong, David Jumeau, John Koo, Ernest Chan, Samuel Mukwedeya, David Chang, Joshua Kirkland.

  • HEALING & HOPE: See the UBF newsletter or ubf.org for more details & prayer requests

  • MORE ARTICLES & PRAYER TOPICS (newsletter & ubf.org): P.Ron’s thanks for LAISBC; Many Easter Conference reports from Africa, Russia, Canada, Melbourne and Mid-Atlantic.

  • MESSAGE PRAYER TOPIC: May God restore us in the great love of Jesus and help us love him back by obeying his words, “Feed my lambs.”

Dear Chicagoland and nearby UBF chapters,

We are excited to host a special Seminar next month based on the book A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World. We believe it has broad appeal to people at every life stage who want to really grow in the life of prayer, from college students to seniors.

Pastor Will Peycke with seeJesus ministries will be leading us on Friday May 16, 6:00 – 9:15 PM, and Saturday May 17, 1:00 – 5:00 PM at our Chicago UBF church. (I had a good conversation with Pastor Will on the phone today and will be speaking with him again next week.) On each day of the Seminar the session has two parts, with a break in between. See the attached poster for more information. And check out their website at seejesus.net. Click on “Events,” and you will find the link to register for the Seminar.

If anyone would like to join this Seminar, we highly recommend reading the book in advance, as soon as possible, available in hard copy, and on Kindle and Audible. Our Chicago UBF pastoral team and leaders are reading the book together and discussing it weekly. We’ve already halfway through the book and have been finding it so inspiring, encouraging, and practically helpful.

The Seminar is open to the public, but advanced registration is required at the seeJesus website ($20/person)–[people need to register directly with them, not with UBF.] Paying the fee guarantees receiving a seminar Participant’s Manual and prayer cards when you arrive (and this ore-registration lets them know how many Manuals and prayer cards to bring.) The seeJesus staff will bring a print out of the names of people who have pre-registered and check people in at the door. (We have discount codes available, so let me know if you have people who seriously want to attend but really can’t afford the fee.)

Feel free to share this news with your chapter members, if you and they are interested. We warmly welcome you. We are also exploring the formation of prayer cohorts with interested members after the Seminar, to encourage one another to keep on learning and growing in our prayer lives, learning to put these Biblical teachings on prayer into practice. These cohorts could be formed within chapters or across chapters, depending on interest level, etc. Based on your input, the seeJesus ministry staff can train any
of our key members to lead a cohort. Email me with any questions you may have about this possibility of post-Seminar cohorts.

May God newly inspire us all to grow, wherever we’re at in life, as praying people and a praying church who pray with child-like faith. And may we newly experience our gracious Father God, his hand at work, and his real answers to our honest prayers.

May God especially hear our fervent prayers for our Midwest/Missouri Valley Summer Bible Conference with the title, “Follow Me.”

In His grace,

Mark Vucekovich

WORLD MISSION

  • Canada United SBC on 7/24-27 in Calgary. Msgrs: Philip Wong, David Jumeau, John Koo, Ernest Chan, Samuel Mukwedeya, David Chang, Joshua Kirkland.

  • HEALING & HOPE: See the UBF newsletter or ubf.org for more details & prayer requests.

  • MORE ARTICLES & PRAYER TOPICS (newsletter & ubf.org): Reports & photos: LAISBC; Easter Conference reports from Kenya, South Africa, India, Brisbane, Milwaukee; AI Presentation, Follow Me conf; pray for 2 united spring confs in Germany this week.

  • MESSAGE PRAYER TOPIC: May God fill our hearts with the compassion of Jesus to see all the people around us, especially the young people of these times, like sheep without a shepherd.

Dear Chicagoland and nearby UBF chapters,

We are excited to host a special Prayer Seminar next month based on the book A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World by Paul E. Miller. We believe it has broad appeal to people at every life stage who want to really grow in the life of prayer, from college students to seniors. Pastor Will Peycke with seeJesus ministries will be leading us on Friday May 16, 6:00–9:15 PM, and Saturday May 17, 1:00–5:00 PM at our Chicago UBF church. (I had a good conversation with Pastor Will on the phone today and will be speaking with him again next week.) On each day of the Seminar the session has two parts, with a break in between. See the attached poster for more information. And check out their website at seejesus.net. Click on “Events,” and you will find the link to register for the Seminar. If anyone would like to join this Seminar, we highly recommend reading the book in advance, as soon as possible, available in hard copy, and on Kindle and Audible. Our Chicago UBF pastoral team and leaders are reading the book together and discussing it weekly. We’ve already halfway through the book and have been finding it so inspiring, encouraging, and practically helpful.

The Seminar is open to the public, but advanced registration is required at the seeJesus website ($20/person)–[people need to register directly with them, not with UBF.] Paying the fee guarantees receiving a seminar Participant’s Manual and prayer cards when you arrive (and this pre-registration lets them know how many Manuals and prayer cards to bring.) The seeJesus staff will bring a print out of the names of people who have pre-registered and check people in at the door. (We have discount codes available, so let me know if you have people who seriously want to attend but really can’t afford the fee.) Feel free to share this news with your chapter members, if you and they are interested. We warmly welcome you. We are also exploring the formation of prayer cohorts with interested members after the Seminar, to encourage one another to keep on learning and growing in our prayer lives, learning to put these Biblical teachings on prayer into practice. These cohorts could be formed within chapters or across chapters, depending on interest level, etc. Based on your input, the seeJesus ministry staff can train any of our key members to lead a cohort. Email me with any questions you may have about this possibility of post-Seminar cohorts.

May God newly inspire us all to grow, wherever we’re at in life, as praying people and a praying church who pray with child-like faith. And may we newly experience our  gracious Father God, his hand at work and his real answers to our honest prayers. May God especially hear our fervent prayers for our Midwest/Missouri Valley Summer Bible Conference with the title, “Follow Me.”

In His grace,

Mark Vucekovich