Reverend Jeff Parish
First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks
Largo, FL
Sponsor: Rep. David Jolly, (R-FL)
Date of Prayer: 07/29/2014
One Minute Speech Given in Recognition of the Guest Chaplain:
Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce to my colleagues and to this House our guest chaplain for the day, Pastor Jeff Parish .
Pastor Jeff serves as the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks, Florida. Pastor Jeff first entered the ministry in 1986, sharing with others the message of Christian salvation and of the redeeming love and grace of the God in whom we put our trust, and counseling fellow believers along their personal faith journey.
Pastor Jeff is joined in his ministry by his wife, Martha, and by the congregation and community of believers at First Baptist Indian Rocks, a church family that, for 50 years, has shared its message of faith with the Pinellas County community but also in remote lands around the globe.
I welcome Pastor Jeff today, and I thank him personally for the ministry he leads every day that has had an impact on the life of this Member but, likewise, on many thousands of others he has touched during his career of service to our loving God.
Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
Lord, we come before You today and pray for our elected officials.
God, I pray for wisdom for them in areas that they need it and guidance to follow You, Lord, in all things.
God, we do pause today and ask You to use us as Your servants.
We realize our dependence on You and look to You for answers to the problems that face our country. I pray that the discussion and the decisions made in this Chamber today, God, will reflect Your heart and Your direction.
Lord, we pray in Jesus' name.
Amen.
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