The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry: Latest Prayer Requests and Updates

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Latest Prayer Requests and Updates

Here are the latest updates, meeting schedule and prayer requests. Remember (for our locals/visitors) -- NO MEETING this week. I'll have the newsletter with a recap of last week's Bible study out in a couple of days. Don't forget to check back frequently for the latest updates and announcements.

UPDATED (072910) PRAYER REQUESTS:

(1) Arkansas ("Ar-Kansas," not "Arkansas" like the state), Kansas Chief of Police and fellow FCPO Board Member Sean Wallace sent the following prayer request to us regarding one of his officers, Dan Huntley. Sean writes, Hi guys...I do not know if you remember Dan Huntley from my department who attended our last conference in Co. Springs. His dad is ill with cancer. Please see his e-mail to me and other Christian officers below and keep him in your prayers.

Dan writes, You guys might keep my dad in prayer as he has gone to a cancer doctor and has found a 3 cm tumor on his pancreas and black spots on his liver. The doctors are pretty confident that it is cancer so were trying to figure out our options on treatment, etc. My dad is 76 years old.

(2) From another fellow FCPO board member -- Paul Lee -- of Chattanooga PD, TN:

Please keep Chattanooga, TN PD Officer/now mother Sheila Blankenship Jetton and her newborn daughter Elizabeth in your prayers. Elizabeth has had some problems since she was born (extended stay in 2 hospitals) and I know it has taken a toll on mom and dad. Please keep all of them in your prayers. Also click on the link below and read Elizabeth's story. Then take the time to sign the guest book to let Ofc. Jetton know you are praying for them especially all who are outside the Chattanooga or USA area. Let Officer Jetton know this thin blue line of prayer goes around the world. Please pass this prayer request on to all of your prayer warriors to.

A note from Officer Jetton: I have received numerous emails and phone calls regarding my daughter. And felt that an email would be the best way to share the information with anyone who wished to know what was going on with her. My 7 month old daughter Elizabeth was diagnosed with a rare lung disease and pulmonary hypertension at birth and has spent 2 1/2 of the last 7 months in the hospital. After being referred to and seen by a specialist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital last week, we were sent to Vanderbilt and she was admitted to the hospital again.
For anyone who wishes to follow her progress her website is www.caringbridge.org/visit/elizabethjetton My family and I greatly appreciate the concern and support that everyone has given us.
Officer Sheila Blankenship Jetton 1048 Fox 2nd Shift

(3) Pray for a colleague (spiritual and physical) who is recovering from hip replacement surgery (not me again -- there are many others).

(4) A deputy *("Brad") asks that we pray for his son who has been sent back to prison.

(5) Pray for a colleague (Les) who has accepted a contractor position in Afghanistan.

(6) Here's the latest on Dep. Chris Dewey. His wife Emily wrote the following TODAY (Thu, 072910) on there Caring Bridge site (www.caringbridge.org/visit/chrisdewey):
I can't believe it's been nearly a week since I've updated this site. It feels like it could have been one day or one month.... We continue to be in a holding pattern of sorts, keeping Chris comfortable, praying with him, and enjoying each and every moment that the Lord is granting us. As difficult as this time is, I still have such a God-given peace about all of this. However, it has been over a year since I've had a good "ugly cry" and I know it's coming..... :)As always, thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. I truly can feel the prayers in my heart; I know I couldn't have the peace I have without them. God Bless! Emily

I plan on attending the funeral if I can...but let's keep praying NOW for both of them.

(7) Dennis Casida has asked that we be in prayer for his son Chad and his family. Chad is deploying to Iraq on 072910.

Check back frequently for the latest updates...and check the previous prayer requests as well.

UPDATED SCHEDULE:

Thursday, 072910: NO MEETING (see above)

Thursday, 080510: Regular meeting -- 1900 hours, Calvary South Denver (http://www.calvarycsd.org/ for directions).

Thursday, 081210: Regular meeting (same time/place as above).

Saturday, 081410: 1st Annual Centurion Ministry BBQ!! 1600 hours to ?? at our place in Highlands Ranch. Call, email or (better yet) come our next meeting for details, directions, etc. We're providing the meet -- you folks can bring the beverages and sides.

Our Core Verses

COPS -- God's ministers for good and a terror against evil. We do not bear the sword in vain.

(Paraphrase...for full text, see the Bible in Romans 13:1-4)

Psalm 82:3-4

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.ressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.he widow.

Colorado Law Enforcement Ministry Meeting Schedules

The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry (FCPO-Denver)

On the local front (meaning Colorado Front Range) we typically meet for iron sharpens iron fellowship and Bible study every 2nd and 4th Tuesday evening of each month at Calvary Castle Rock. Email me for details at thecenturionministry@gmail.com or give me a shout at 720-371-1022

Men of Courage Law Enforcement Ministry

Buena Vista (CO) PD Sgt. Dean Morgan is leading a law enforcement fellowship/Bible study in Chaffee County and the surrounding area. Contact Dean at interceptor@policeone.com for more info.

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TCLEM Mission Statement

The mission of The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry (TCLEM), is to educate law enforcement officers (police, deputies, troopers, investigators, parole/probation, corrections, military, etc.) about God's unique call on their lives as outlined in God's word (Bible) and to lead officers and their families to a saving knowledge of and close personal relationship with our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. Through same, we also seek to positively impact our profession by raising up Christian servant-leaders and reduce our historically high rates of divorce, alcoholism, depression, suicide and related issues.

Law enforcement is a God-ordained ministry of service and protection for our society as outlined in the Bible in Romans 13. Inasmuch as our very authority as peace officers is given to us by God, TCLEM seeks to affirm our calling as servant-warriors ("sheepdogs") and leaders while at the same time developing the our spiritual, family and personal lives through Bible study, peer fellowship, and group accountability along with active involvement in a solid Christ-centered/Bible-based church. We also seek to infuse our profession with godly leaders who will in fact LEAD (serve) from a biblical world view.

What We Believe (Statement of Faith)

(1) WE BELIEVE the only true basis of Christian fellowship is Christ's sacrificial agape love, which is greater than any secondary differences we possess, and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians.

(2) WE BELIEVE in all the fundamental doctrines of orthodox evangelical Christianity as detailed in God's word (Bible).

(3) WE BELIEVE the sixty-six books of the Bible (i.e. Old and New Testament) comprise the totality of Holy Scripture and is inerrant in the original text, and remains God-breathed/God-inspired and infallible in all its substance, and therefore, it is the supreme and final authority in faith, theology, and life. 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Psalm 119:11, 89, 105.

(4) WE BELIEVE that our Lord has called us to share the Word of God in such a way that its message can be applied to an individual's life and, in particular as it relates to our service in the God-ordained calling of law enforcement. We also believe that it is the responsibility and privilege of every Christian to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and to seek to make growing disciples. Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8.

(5) WE BELIEVE there is only One true, eternally existent God. He exists in three co-equal persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The triune God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, and is worthy of worship and obedience. Deut. 6:4-5; Genesis 1:31, Luke 3:21-22; Matthew 28:18-20, Rev. 4:11.

(6) WE BELIEVE in one God who is Creator of heaven and earth, Spirit, personal, transcendent, sovereign, life, love, truth, almighty, simple (i.e. one without parts), timelessly eternal, unchangeable, wise, just, holy, relational, dynamic and infallible in all things.

(7) WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human, possessing two distinct natures which are co-joined in one person, that He was miraculously conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, lived a sinless and miraculous life, provided for the atonement of our sins by His vicarious substitutionary death on the Cross, was bodily resurrected by the power of the Holy Spirit, physically ascended back to the right hand of God the Father in heaven, and lives to make intercession for us. After Jesus ascended to Heaven, He poured out His Holy Spirit on the believers in Jerusalem, enabling them to fulfill His command to preach the gospel to the entire world, an obligation shared by all believers today. John 1:1-3,14; Matthew 1:18-25; Philippians 2:5-9; Colossians 1:15; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Acts 1:11.

(8) WE BELIEVE that all people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered as a gift by the Lord Jesus Christ to all based on His grace alone. When a person sincerely repents of their sin and enters into a life-saving/life-changing personal relationsship (not "religion") with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, they are immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit, all their sins are forgiven, and they become a child of God -- changed, and destined to spend eternity with Him. John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8-10; 2 Corinthians 5:21.

(9) WE BELIEVE in all the gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Scriptures, and that they are valid for today, and should be exercised within scriptural guidelines, seeking to exercise them in love that the whole Body of Christ might be edified. John 14:16-19; 16:7-15; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Romans 8:9,11; Titus 3:5.

(10) WE BELIEVE in the pre-tribulation rapture of the church, and we believe that the physical second coming of Christ with His saints to rule on the earth will be personal, premillennial, and visible. This motivates us to holy living, heart-felt worship, committed service, diligent study of God's Word, regular fellowship, and participation in the two ordinances the Lord gave the church - adult baptism by immersion and Holy Communion. Revelation 3:10, Thessalonians 5:9.

(11) WE BELIEVE there is a real personal devil of great evil, cunning, and power, who seeks to tempt, kill, steal, and destroy, yet his power is limited by God to only what God permits him to do; that the devil has been defeated positionally at the cross of Christ, and will be defeated practically at Christ's glorious second coming which will ultimately eventuate in the quarantine and punishment of the Satan (aka the Devil, Beast, and False Prophet, etc.) in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone where they will be tormented day and night forever (what has been traditionally called "Hell"). Luke 10:18; Matthew 4:10; John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11, etc.

(12) WE BELIEVE that our Lord is clear that there is ONLY ONE WAY to Christ and that is through a life-changing personal relationship with the Risen Savior. Jesus told his disciples, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). He did not merely point the way to God. He himself claimed to be the only way to the Father and the source of eternal truth and life. The way to God is through personal faith in Jesus Christ. Intellectual acceptance of Christ is not enough. You must come to him determined to turn from what displeases him, with a total trust in Christ's saving power for you.

Are you ready to receive Christ today? If so, scroll up towards the top of this page to the links under How Can I be Saved (AKA True "Officer Safety"). Please feel free to contact me if you need help in this area -- it would be my honour to lead you "home" to Christ!

If you sincerely put your faith in Christ, God promises not only to forgive you, but also to receive you into his family. It's the greatest discovery you will ever make!

Donate to the Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry

We do accept donations to support our ministry and outreach, including but not limited to leading officers to Christ, support for wounded officers; "officer down" outreach; chaplain and counseling services; speaking engagements; website expenses; ministry apparel, etc. Donations can be made out to The Centurion Law Enforcement Ministry and mailed to

P.O. Box 630854
Littleton, CO 80163

That said, support your church first...and then donate if the Holy Spirit inspires you to do so. Thanks in advance for your support.