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Happy Hump Day, Reader There are people in our congregation quietly carrying someone. A child. A sibling. A spouse. Someone who walked away and hasn’t come back. Sunday was for them. I hope it hit. Here’s what’s inside: a recap, your practice for the week, and what’s next. This Sunday’s Message: Stop Praying Safe for the Person Who LeftThis past Sunday, we preached “Stop Praying Safe for the Person Who Left” from Luke 15. The message was direct: soft prayers don’t move prodigals. The Father in the parable wasn’t passive; he was positioned, watching the road. Jesus left us five specific, dangerous prayers inside that story. Watch the full replay and share it with someone who’s been carrying someone alone.
Featured Content (Devotional)A Second Chance You Can Practice Today A sermon can move you on Sunday and fade by Monday if you don’t turn it into a next step. That’s why this week’s featured devotional is built to help you do the work Jesus invited Peter into: stop managing the memory and start receiving restoration. If you have been calling your failure “that situation” or “my mistake,” this is your moment to get honest without getting crushed. God is not asking you to pretend it didn’t happen. God is inviting you to bring it into the light so it can lose its power. Read it slowly. Pray it honestly. And take one small action that matches the grace you say you believe. Service Info (Next Sunday)This Sunday, April 29 | Online Only @ 10:30 AM (CT) Join us wherever you are for Mars Hill Anywhere online.
Mother’s Day Sunday is May 10 at 10:30 AMThis one is for the women who held it together when everything was falling apart. The ones who prayed when nobody was watching. Sacrificed when nobody was counting. Loved when it cost them something. This Mother’s Day, we’re honoring you not with a flowers-and-brunch moment, but with a word from Scripture that speaks directly to the kind of strength you carry. Come ready. In person or online we want you here. Pull up in person:📍7941 47th St., McCook, IL.| [May 10, 2026] | 10:30 AM Log on from anywhere:📺 Watch on YouTube | Watch on Facebook
My Prayer RequestThis week, we’re praying for Mars Hill as a hybrid church, with people in our seats and people watching from screens. Both need the same thing: someone praying that the wrong place stops being comfortable and the right place starts feeling like home. Pray with us. GivingEvery week of this series, somebody opened a room they had not been in for years. A prayer closet they had abandoned. A relationship they had written off. A mind they had stopped fighting for. A worship room running on empty. That happens because people like you make Mars Hill Anywhere possible. Everything we do, the online services, the resources, the community runs because people like you choose to invest in it. Give SecurelySupport the mission securely at marshillchicago.org/giving, in our mobile app, or by texting MHGIVE to 33777. You can also mail checks to: Mars Hill Baptist Church
With love and expectation, Pastor Clarence E. Stowers, Jr. P.S. This week:
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