Prayer Requests

Today's Prayer Requests

Karuhanga Nelson |  I pray that I should continue to know God and be protected from all sort of evils ,my wife should be helped to get a job and I pray that my school should have increased enrollment and I pray for peace prosperity and increased income in my families I pray for the sick,those in prisons those who lost dear ones and I pray for my country my president I pray for my kids Ethan and Ethan to grow up knowing God

vijay aggarwal | Plz pray for money in abundance for a comfortable life

Ronald Hendrix | Pray for me as we lost a dear family member, pray that God gives me the strength to continue on even though I dont know how, so many problems that I face now Financially and mentally, and the uncertainty of whether I am going to loose my home, or be able to pay the bills,

VERA BANKSTON-JONES | FATHER GOD, Into this new year I'll try so hard to be all I can be, keeping in step with was real, trying to keep my health up to par, and in truth with you Father!.......SELAH


April Asbury | Needing prayers for my family. We are struggling financially. So afraid we're going to be homeless again as we were for 4 mo in 2017. Needing prayers for my daughter as well. She was victimized at the end of last May. Her attacker is yet to be arrested. The law enforcement agencies involved both feel they have enough to arrest this person. It's the prosecutor who's keeping the case from going forward & Justice being sought not only for my daughter but for another little girl. Prayers for me to grow in Christ & be the Christian He wants me to be. I recently started going to church. I pray God opens my husband's heart & he'll start going to church with us. I pray 2018 is the year that both my husband & daughter are baptized. Lastly, please pray for my youngest son who's serving in the Army. Prayers with all our military & their families. Ty.

Joel | I want God to give me total grace to obey Him in everything for the rest of my life,divine provision,multiple promotion in my car and total protection upon my household

MG | I want to first thank the lord for letting me see another year. Im asking for prayer help for speedy response of an favorable decision in my petition to the USCIS im asking god to write his name all over my papers saying approved in jesus name amen


patpeng | My health   

WA -  I would like prayers for a new job, restored health, security, and a new love. In jess name, amen.

GFM - Prayer for prosperity

VA - Plz pray for money in abundance for a comfortable life

My is Laura Nicolás I ask for prayer for God to bless my marriage and strengthen my marriage and grant a petition that we have. I know that my God still works miracles. for him there is nothing impossible amen


Anibal Peralta ||  Dear Brothers. We reach the gospel in the tribal and river villages here in the Amazon jungle, we would like to ask some bibles in Spanish language to reach in our missionary trips. We look forward hearing from you. ANIBAL PERALTA GUEVARA CORREO CENTRAL . IQUITOS, LORETO PERU


Charles boles | I want god to bless me with a car and a good friend to talk to

Christian Ngando | Please put us in prayer for our Church

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Celebrating Christmas with Borneo Natives

Celebrating the birth of Christ with Sarawak Natives at Rumah Dian

I wrote previously of the purpose of celebrating the birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ in everyday life with everyone. I had the privilege to celebrate with Borneo Natives in Sarawak together with my local church as one of the programs organized to foster community relationship and building themed 'Spread the Joy'. A week ealier it was Christmas procession that displayed unity and oneness in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 28:19-20 says Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

It was a wonderful experience for most of us, the two days, one night with the natives at Rumah Dian (longhouse) shows us the simple lifestyle and easy going day to day life of these natives. we were given the opportunity of sharing Christ and by the grace of God, souls were saved. All glory to God Almighty.

Photos and videos below

24 gates longhouse with morethan 150 residence

24 gate longhouse. Rumah Dian

natives preparing local delicacy

longhouse view

getting ready for night meeting

night meeting praise and worship led by sis. Anita

dance practice

Morning session

prayer session

With Life Church Members

Prayer session 

Prayer session with pst Anti, pst Alfeus and bro. Amin

bro. Austin and Sis. Anita during praise and worship

Pst. Alfeus presenting love gift to Community cheif 

Dance and praise parade around the longhouse.

With Tuai rumah 

opening of love gift 

Parade across all 24 pintus led by Pst Anti and Pst. Alfeus

Declaring the presence of the Lord Jesus 

Presentation of love gift

Pst. Anti Anti Intering

Sunday School with the children

gift love to the community

Life church members with community chief. sis.Mercy, sis Iris, Tuai rumah Dian ak Ramba  & Bro. Gideon

Visiting Life Church Members

Life church members with Taui rumah

Night session teaching by Pst Anti

prayer by pst Anti and bro. Amin for community head 

Altar call. Glory to God Almighy

Celebrating the Birth of Jesus Christ

The Birth of Jesus Christ

     People in the Western world, and other countries around the world, love to celebrate birthdays. They will celebrate them in a variety of ways. Children often get a birthday party, some adults get a surprise party or a quiet dinner with their spouse or girl/boyfriend, and others travel to celebrate their birth. There are numerous ways to celebrate a birthday.

    It stands to reason and it is logical then for humans to want to celebrate the birth of Christ. They want to give him the joy they receive when their birthday is remembered by friends and family. But there is more than just this reason why believers celebrate the birth of Christ. (The date selected will not be discussed here as that is another discussion for another time and it is not appropriate to discuss here). Those reasons will be discussed as follows:

i. Peace on earth- the angels sang of this when they announced Jesus’ birth to the shepherds watching their flocks (Luke 2:14). The angels were bringing good news to them and to the world by announcing to all there will be peace. Of course, that announcement did not imply that there would be no more strife, crime or wars but that the minds of people can be at peace because there is a Savior who has come to earth.

ii. Good News- people celebrate Christ’s birth because of the good news they have received and acted upon. They have heard the gospel message and rejoice that their names are now written in the book of life.

iii. Eternal life- this is a big reason why many believers celebrated the birth of Christ. They have been given a great gift from God. No longer must they offer sacrifices to receive forgiveness and eternal life but now they only have to believe and live according to Jesus’ instructions. They are overwhelmed with gratefulness because they have received this gift and want to reciprocate in kind.

iv. Praise for what has been received- this reason  snot focused on what has been previous mentioned but looks at people celebrate the birth of Christ because of what Christ has done for them throughout the previous year or years. They see how God has worked in their lives and they celebrate the birth of Christ as a form of thanking God for all the good things he has done for them.

v. The Scope of what Christ’s birth means to people- Christmas, since many people use it to celebrate Christ’s birth, helps people to realize exactly what Christ did for us. For example, he was a divine being born to an earthly woman- Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel

Immanuel or God is with us, what a beautiful feeling that is. No wonder people want to celebrate Christ’s birth. Then the passage in Romans 6:23 which reminds us of what Christ did for us
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord,

The seriousness of what Jesus did comes through with those words and provides ample reason why people want to celebrate Jesus’ birth. People understand that they have something special and want to celebrate that fact. What better way, in their minds, than to celebrate the birth of Christ. There are other verses which help believers see the scope of what Christ did for us. Start with John 3:16 and going on to Gal. 4:4-5, John 1:14, 1 Tim. 1: 15-17, Is. 9:6-7.

These are but a few verses that spark our souls to want to celebrate the birth of Christ. The final reason and probably one of the more important ones is that celebrating the birth of Christ we can give glory to God for what he has done for us. The Bible tells us in 1 Cor. 10:31 that we are to do all things for the glory of God. That means that our Christmas celebration of Christ’s birth should be conducted with that purpose in mind. We should use the occasion not to follow the world’s idea surrounding Christmas and the holiday season but to bring attention to God for what he has done for everyone and then give him glory for it.

     We do not need Christmas to celebrate the birth of Christ or do all the above things. We can use communion to accomplish the exact same things. We do not have to wait until Christmas to celebrate the birth of Christ but do it all year round. Jesus said do this in remembrance of me and his birth is part of what he did for us.




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Expressions of God's goodness

EXPRESSIONS OF GOD’S GOODNESS-LOVE & GRACE 

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. -2 Corinthians 13:14 NIV

The God of biblical revelation is no impersonal absolute. The living God is the God of love and grace. But what do such terms mean? It is in Scripture that big terms such as “love” and “grace” are embodied in stories as well as in direct affirmations. In particular it is Jesus Christ and his story that provides the lens through which to view what the big biblical ideas are about.

What does divine love look like? 

Love is manifested in action, as the story of Jesus exemplifies. Jesus embodies the divine love in his coming and his cross. As John 3:16 famously affirms, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son.” Paul elaborates, “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8). John adds to this testimony: “This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him” (1 John 4:9). As in the OT, in the NT practical consequences follow. Jesus exhibits a new paradigm for loving others (John 13:1-7). This love serves. This love shows hospitality. This love washes the feet of others. We are to love like that. Love is the new commandment (John 13:34). It is new because it is informed by the story of Christ.

This newness carries over into the Christian household. As in the OT, the NT presents no mere duty-ethic. This love is an answering love to the divine love as experienced in Christ: “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). This love is not manufactured by us; it is the fruit of the Spirit of Christ living within us (Gal 5:22). This love cannot possibly claim to love God while hating other believers (1 John 4:20). Some things - like knowledge and prophecy - fade away (1 Cor 13:8). But love remains (1 Cor 13:13). It never fades.

What does grace look like? 

Divine grace is undeserved favor of a superior bestowed on an inferior. The Israelites experienced God’s grace when he delivered them from Egyptian oppression. God proclaims to Moses on Mount Sinai, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God” (Exodus 34:6). The exodus event also shows that when God acts graciously, it means salvation for some (Israel) but often judgement for others (Egypt and its gods as in Exodus 12:12-13). In Jesus the divine grace comes into view in the most personal of ways, as John points out in his prologue (John 1:17). By coming among humankind and dying on the cross, Jesus Christ did what he was not obliged to do, and he did so not for his own sake but for ours, undeserving though we are.

The nature of this undeserved favor removes any grounds for our boasting before God about our meritorious works. As Paul tells the Ephesians, “It is be grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast” (Eph 2:8-9).

Even though the accent on grace in Scripture focuses repeatedly on God or Christ as the gracious one, those who have received such grace must be gracious themselves. This graciousness must show itself especially in Christian generosity (2 Cor 8:9) and speech: “Let your conversation be always full of grace” (Col 4:6). Unsurprisingly such gracious speech characterized Jesus Himself (Luke 4:22).

Grace and love occur together in the Bible, and both express his goodness. We deserve neither God’s love nor his grace. Church leader Irenaeus rightly said in the second century, “[Jesus] became what we are that we might become what he is.” Such is grace. Such is love.

How does the grace and love you receive from Jesus Christ affect the way you treat others?





Cred: Bible Connection News


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'We Want to Obey Jesus' says Laos Teen sisters

Teen Sisters in Laos Beaten, Tied Up by Family for Converting to Christianity

Two teenage sisters in Laos who converted from animism to Christianity have shared how their loved ones beat them, tied them up, locked them out of the home, and left them there for four days -- however, their faith continues to be unshaken.

17-year-old Nani and 16-year-old Nha Phong converted to Christianity in autumn 2016 after listening to the truth of the gospel from a relative.

"My cousin told me about the Good News," Nani told persecution watchdog Open Doors. "He is a pastor in a church based in a village near ours. I liked what I heard really, and for this reason, I became a believer."

The sisters before long became involved with their local church -- nevertheless, their newfound faith didn't come without repercussions. The girls' parents and extended family members, devout animists, strongly opposed their decision for being followers of Jesus.

"When we went to church one time, our family became very angry at us. They told us never to go. My cousin and nephew said It was necessary to return to my old religion, and if I failed to they will hit me and force me out from the church," said Nani.

That period, the cousin failed to fulfil his threat. But 3 weeks afterwards, as soon as the girls left for church, their family members - around 6 to 9 individuals - followed them secretly­ and dragged the sisters out from the worship service

"They tied us up and my dad hit my sister, but he didn't hit me. I don't know why" Nani recalled.

They took the sisters back to their village, where they were separated and kept tied up for several days.

"They took me to my uncle's house and asked over and over again: 'Do you still believe in God?' They threatened me and told me that unless I renounced my new faith, they will keep me tied up," said Nha Phong.

Finally, after four days, the sisters were released.

"Our family remained very upset over our decision to stand firm in our faith in Jesus," Nha Phong said.

Despite such persecution, the girls say their faith is stronger than ever.

"I believe our strength to stand firm is a gift from God. God gave us the passion to believe," said Nani. "There is a Bible verse in Ephesians 6. Whenever people fought in the past, they used a shield, and I want to have faith like a shield. When the evil one tries to shoot arrows at us, I will use the shield to protect me. So I have to put my faith in Jesus."

While Nani and Nha Phong's father is still opposed to his daughter's religion, his wife has shown interest in Christianity and even followed her daughters to church on occasion.

"Our mother never hit us, but our father did. He did this after the head of the village told him to. Dad listened to the authorities who did not want us to go to church," said Nani. "He didn't want my Bible in the house, so he took my Bible and hid it somewhere I couldn't find it. I found it later, so now I can read my Bible again."

"It has been really hard to not obey our father, who is the head of the family. But we want to obey Jesus more than anyone. We know that Jesus died for us, and we do not want to go back to our old religion. Even if it is difficult, we want to follow Jesus," she added.

While the girls have been able to go to church for Sunday service from time to time, they continue to face persecution.

"The head of the village told our mum that if we, her daughters, continue to go to church, they will throw us in jail. They said that we should get out of the village," said Nha Phong.

In May, authorities arrested the girls along with seven other Christians. Shortly after, the sisters were released, and they escaped to another village. Today, they live in their Christian cousins' village.

Due to the fact, Nha Phong cannot read, she's only able to hear the Word of God when she's able to come to Church.

"But I believe in my heart," she said.

Open Doors asks believers around the globe to pray that Nani and Nha's mother, father and cousins should come to trust in Jesus; that God will give the girls the strength and courage to stand firm; and that Nha should be able to learn how to read and write to ensure she can read the Word of God for herself.

Buddhists make up more than 57 percent of the population of the Communist country, according to Operation World. About 35 percent of the population adheres to indigenous religions, and only 3.4 percent of the population is Christian.

Open Doors notes that Buddhism, animistic beliefs and practices, is deeply ingrained "in the thinking and culture of society."

"Every deviation from it is unthinkable and perceived as dangerous," says the outlet. "Therefore, Christians refusing to participate in Buddhist practices are perceived as foreign and a threat to traditional culture. Witnessing to Buddhist neighbours and family can be a huge challenge, but believers here are boldly living out their faith."


Laos is ranked 24 on Open Doors’ World Watch List of countries where believers face the most persecution and have received the maximum score in the violence category.