Read the following Bible verse several times:

Ecclesiastes 7:1
“A good name is better than a good ointment, and the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.”

Having read this verse several times, what is God saying to you?

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Answer these questions:

• What are some of the emotions people usually feel when a child is born?
• What are the emotions people usually feel when someone dies?
• Then how can the day of death be better than a person’s day of birth?
• Is this true for everyone who dies?
• What makes it true for some people when they die?
• If knowing Jesus and going to heaven is what makes death better than birth, what implications does that truth for our evangelism as a church? Does it have implications for your witnessing as a believer?

After answering these questions write or verbalize a personal prayer to God.

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Praying for our church:

• Pray that you will become a bold witness for Jesus Christ.
• Pray for the person you will invite to church this week.
• Continue praying for the neighbors you plan to invite to our July 1 “Celebration of Freedom.”