Excess Baggage

Excess Baggage
By Eddie Smith

As I stood in line at the Air France ticket counter at Houston's George Bush International Airport I could hardly believe my eyes. In full view of the 200 people who were waiting in line behind her, an elegantly-dressed African lady, pulled a new computer monitor (looks like a television set) from its manufacturer's shipping container, opened up her two suitcases on the floor, and began digging a place in one suitcase in which she could cram her new monitor, while stuffing clothing into the other. Why?
Airline companies have baggage limitations for their passengers. They restrict the number of pieces of luggage each passenger can bring on board, as well as the weight and sizes of those items. This is very important, because the airplane has limited cargo space; and the weight of the cargo, along with the total weight of the passengers can effect the handling of the plane in flight. Although she had one too many packages, she was absolutely intent on taking her newly-purchased computer monitor with her to Africa!
Spiritually speaking, excess baggage in your life will deter the progress of your Christian growth. They may be things related to your past, and sometimes things that relate to your predecessors (your parents and grandparents). Are you as intent as this African traveler was to reduce your excess baggage? Let's look at what that might entail.

Evil Twins: Cults and The Occult

Many of those who are Christians today came to Christ only after a long quest for spiritual knowledge. In their searches they delved into god-forbidden things. Others, in moments of weakness even after becoming Christians, drifted into occult spiritual practices. In the Old Testament God repeatedly reveals His anger against these things. It is in this context that He admits that He is a jealous God. (See Exodus 20:5; 34:14; Deuteronomy 4:24; and there are others.)
The occult is clearly more dangerous than other offenses because it involves the act of soliciting and securing supernatural power from sources other than Jehovah God. The devil and his demons take very seriously the commitment one makes to solicit and to serve them. Satan wants to protect the demonic ties he may have with you, whether they were established years ago or just last week.
Occult activities include the Ouija board, séances, Freemasonry, fortune telling, the game Dungeons and Dragons, astrology, witchcraft, Satanism, yoga, demonic video games, various children's card collections (like Pokemontm), even Harry Potter books, and etc. (See Appendix B for a more comprehensive list.) The word “witchcraft” actually comes from the Greek word pharmakeia from which comes the English word “pharmacy” (a place that prepares and dispenses drugs). So, abusing drugs, legal or illegal, also opens the door to witchcraft spirits.
Along with the occult are cults, which include false religions like Mormonism, Islam (Muslim), Hinduism, Scientology, Unitarianism, Buddhism, Unity, Jehovah’s Witness, New Age, etc.
I wonder how many readers have made it this far? Experience tells me that only a small fraction of Christians who purchase this book will actually read, absorb, and apply these truths. No matter what I write, how well it's written, or how many people buy this book, only a small percentage will follow through to completion. Why? I believe there are two basic reasons.
The first has to do with motivation. Three things generally motivate us: desperation, inspiration, or curiosity. Beyond the curiosity, you are reading this book because you are either desperate or inspired. And that's really a good thing. That's how the Holy Spirit draws us into change. You are either trying to find a remedy to what you perceive as a painful situation, or you are striving to reach a goal that excites and motivates you.
The second reason so few will actually follow through to completion is that for every new revelation you receive, every page you turn, and every new commitment you make to Christ, Satan is losing his grip on your life. So, for the hungry souls who have read to this point, you are the ones on which I am focused right now. With perseverance like yours, you can realize your true freedom in Christ and reach your ultimate kingdom potential! Satan will tempt you to give up, to surrender to him, or to your flesh. Should that fail, he will try to distract you with other people or priorities. If you have a high degree of integrity, he'll remind you of your other obligations. Simply put, Satan cannot afford to allow you to finish this book and this process. He has too much at stake!
Please allow me to stop here and pray for you:

"Father, in the name of your Son and my Savior, Jesus Christ, right now I am asking you to surround the one who is reading these words with your holy angels. I am asking you, Holy Spirit, to maintain the momentum that brought my reader this far on the journey. Whether it is frustration with their life as it is, or inspiration to be the person they can and should become, work in his or her heart until each receives their true freedom from the enemy's clutches and reach the highest level of their kingdom potential in Christ. Amen."

Why should you press on? In the preface of Alice's and my book Spiritual Housecleaning, we raise the following question.

"Imagine there were a plague of snakes of biblical proportions in your city. The house in which you live is completely overrun with deadly, poisonous snakes. How important would it be for you to make sure some of the snakes were removed. You wouldn't even consider that an option, would you? Absolutely not. You would insist that all of the snakes be removed if you and your family were to continue living there. Could you sleep peacefully if you thought there might be even one poisonous snake left in your home?"

As we lay the foundation for our freedom, we will come face to face with some disconcerting things. These things, like deadly snakes, will have polluted our hearts and lives, if not our homes. I discovered how spiritually debilitating they were in my life. Since then, I've assisted literally thousands of Christians around the world to experience freedom from their excess baggage of ancestral bondage or generational iniquity, mental torment, physical maladies, satanic attacks, and emotional pain.

GPN 07-24-2009

GPN 07-24-2009


“The Lamb who died to save us, is the Shepherd who lives to lead us.” 1 Cor. 5:7 Have a blessed weekend, Roberto Wijnhof GPN

We praise God for unity on our team. Pray for revival and transformation in our nation; that what the enemy meant for harm God would work together for good right now by causing the Kingdom of Christ to be established throughout the entire region. S.
Testimony-

In North Africa, an ex-imam was jailed years ago after becoming a follower of Christ. He led many fellow Muslim inmates to faith, though. The "Christian imam" has been transferred from one prison to another. The same thing happens each time: He starts churches in the prisons. In another region, an evangelistic team arrived in a Muslim village to show the JESUS Film. The largest wall in the village was the wall of the mosque, so team members asked the local imam for permission to project the film onto it. He granted their request. That night, after the film was shown, he was the first to respond to the call of Christ. Hundreds followed.

Knowledge of the Bible and its stories is declining among people in the UK. Young people believe the Bible is "old-fashioned" and “irrelevant". A survey of more than 900 Britons from faith and non-faith backgrounds revealed that as many as 60 per cent could say nothing at all about the Good Samaritan. "Wasn't he the man who helped the woman at the well?" asked one respondent, while 62 per cent of respondents did not know the parable of the prodigal son. And only one in 20 interviewees was able to name all of the Ten Commandments. Sixteen per cent said they knew none of them.

Pray for Russia to be free from evil influences. He still sees his old alcoholic friends, who are against him being saved. His drunk friends used to call my appt. and say that they wanted to do me harm. They are in need of our prayers.

Please, pray for me to be delivered: I've been attacked by various sicknesses and pains.

Pray and thank God for our lives and ministry. Asks God to bless us with millions souls save in His kingdom. That He only be glorified in us and that His will be done in us. I. B.

As South Africa prepares to host the 2010 World Cup, medical experts warn about the need to protect visiting fans from HIV/AIDS. Although reports say the country's epidemic is stabilizing, South Africa still has the largest number of HIV infections in the world. The virus has the worst impact in the communities around South Africa's platinum mines and diamond mines. The only hope for these communities seems to be a change in values according to the Word of God. Pray that the values according to God’s Word will be shared with children at a young age so that when they reach the age of sexual maturity they will be able to make the right decisions.

Urgent: please pray for Barbara chasse. She was rushed to the hospital with her lungs flooded with fluid. She is 84 and in real need. everyone calls her aunt Barbara. She was to be baptized on Saturday... She was very eager to be baptized

I Am praying for God's mercy and spiritual empowerment to continue his work as a minister, I Also prayer for his anointing and divine power in my life and ministry, his spirit presence and to overcome temptations, trials and persecution and for God to see me through, bless me financially, spiritually. Pray also for my sister precious njoku to be free from satanic attacks and for God to be her his flaming fire, for my mother's business also to grow and God should bless her in Jesus name. Amen!

In the Central African country, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), war has ravaged the land for the past five years and left three million dead. The life expectancy rates are age 45 for men and age 48 for women. Wycliffe Associates (Bible translators) realizes this country needs Jesus more than ever and will be constructing a Bible translation center in the city of Bunia in northeastern DRC. Some of the violence has subsided in this region recently and they are making use of this window of opportunity to establish a permanent center in this area. Missionaries have reported in the past that conflict subsides when people begin to absorb the Bible in their own heart language. Pray for God to work in the hearts of the locals as this project begins, that they will be receptive to the Gospel when it is presented to them. Declare the power of God’s Word over DRC according to these Scriptures – Ps.19:7-11; Ps.119.

Caroline-leukaemia-had chemo, now going into experimental study since nothing else has worked.

Much prayer for me for healing, deliverance, and restoration, spiritually, physically, emotionally, mentally, and financially. Also, much prayer for me to get and keep a good job. I have been unemployed for more than a year. Prayer for all my family members. Thank you. Sincerely, miracle.

Where is My Bride?

Where is My Bride?
Alice Smith

“For your Maker is your husband—the LORD Almighty is His name—” (Isaiah 54:5, NIV).
There are few things more memorable than a wedding. As the beautifully decorated church fills with people, the bride and bridegroom make last-minute preparations for the momentous event. Finally the moment is here. After months of preparation, the wedding begins. Accompanied by music the bridesmaids and groomsmen walk the aisle and take their places. Next, the pastor and the groom enter. The guests smile with approval at how handsome and proud the groom looks. Now everyone is poised to see one person—the bride.

The wedding march begins and as the music swells the doors swing open and there she is in all her beauty, dressed in pure white. Her gorgeous gown flows gracefully as she makes her way down the aisle toward her groom. Everything about her is perfect. Her hair, her nails, her make-up. The audience stands in honor of her and turns to look. Admiring whispers can be heard as she is escorted to the front. At the altar the bride and groom face the pastor and the ceremony begins.

A new covenant—a new beginning! Two become one. The invited guests listen with delight as the happy couple pledge themselves to each other and promise God that they will honor this commitment forever!

This is the start of a great new life. But it’s only the start. Everyone knows that the end of the ceremony is only the beginning of the marriage. The marriage bond is actually consummated behind closed doors, in the private place. There the bride gives herself freely and intimately to this man she loves.

The wedding scene I have just described is analogous to our intimate journey with the Lord Jesus. At salvation, we were wed to Him. We are His bride and He is waiting for us to come to Him. Paul used the same image when he said, “I am jealous for you, just as God is; you are like a pure virgin whom I have promised in marriage to one man only, Christ himself” (2 Cor. 11:2, GNB). God is our Bridegroom, and today He is asking, “Where is My bride? Why doesn’t she come into the quiet place of prayer and spend time with Me?” Christ is the only groom I know whose bride will hardly speak to Him.

We often appear to be more interested in other things, yet we wonder why our churches are empty, our ministries powerless and our altars barren. It is because we are giving ourselves to other lovers! Hear the burden of God’s heart: “I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the desert, through a land not sown” (Jer. 2: 2, NIV). Yet Israel didn’t want to be faithful to God. The Lord was grieved. “Long ago you broke off your yoke and tore off your bonds; you said: ‘I will not serve you!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every spreading tree you lay down as a prostitute” (Jer. 2:20, NIV).
The indictment is far worse for New Covenant people. In the Old Testament the people of God didn’t have the Holy Spirit living in them as we do. The Lord is crying, “Where is my bride?” We might be busy with home, career, children or making money. Doing church can even become a god. We can be more in love with the work of the Lord than with the Lord of the work. We, His bride, have lifted our skirt under every spreading tree to commit adultery with the world. We have given our hearts to the idolatry of houses, cars, children, amusement and money. These have captured our attention from our heavenly Groom.
Perhaps you have been so caught up in the world and the affairs of life that you have all but forgotten your Bridegroom. Stop right now and gently whisper your apology to Him. Ask your heavenly Groom to forgive you for being attracted to and distracted by other things. If you are thinking, I didn’t know I was unfaithful to Jesus, but right now I want to renew my wedding vows, then write your name in the blanks below. Slowly and deliberately read aloud your vow to Jesus. Once you have done this, read aloud what the Lord Jesus, your Groom, pledges to you.

I, _____________________, take You Jesus to be my lawfully wedded husband. To have and to hold from this day forward. I pledge before God and these witnesses (heavenly witnesses) to be Your loving and faithful Bride. I will love and honor You, cherish and obey You and forsaking all others, I will keep myself totally for You, Jesus. In plenty and in want, in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in health, through adversity or suffering, I will trust You. I give my whole heart to You, Lord, in token and pledge of my constant faith and abiding love.

I, Jesus, take you _________________ to be My chosen wedded bride. To have and to hold you from eternity past, and forever. I have formed you and called you out of darkness. I bought you with my life and I have fulfilled the law for you. I am preparing a place for you, that where I am, you may be also. I will never leave you or forsake you. Call unto me and I will answer you. I will always be a shield about you. I have given you my name and all authority to use it. You are my beloved. My blood I give for you, in token and pledge of my constant devotion to you.1

It bears repeating: You are Husband and wife! Now enjoy the love of your life!

Pokok Doa Prayer Warrior International

TESTIMONY
I want to think all the prayer warriors. the first part of the result of my exam was today. it was a success and i bless the Lord for all of us and for thsi success. but we have to continue in prayer for the second part of exam in september. i have to be degree in the name of Jesus. Nicky

ANOTHER TESTIMONY
PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS MERCY ENDURETH FOREVER! I have an awesome praise report! My daughter was diagnosed with tumors that were cancerous and had to have them removed - no insurance - dad shut up his heart but GOD MADE A WAY!!! The doctor she intern for as a medical assistant - they got together with other doctors and paid for the surgery and her treatments! They also told her they would pay for any other expenses!

We serve a mighty God! God bless you all for your faithful prayers! I thank God with all my heart! If she didn't had the surgery, she would of end of dieing of cancer! God is so merciful and loving!!


From Henna Makkonen

I comfort one of my neighbour when she was sad with the words of beautiful song. The name of the song is "Hamba Kahle". It is some language from Africa and it means "Peace with you". Pls pray for that neighbour so that she can get joy and peace in her heart and she can be saved. She is living difficult times now. Pls remember her with with your prayers. She has lot of burden and loads to carry and she needs your prayers urgently.
PRAYER WARRIORS FINLAND

Please help the prayer for me.
In order to be able to settle all the bills that must this month keel also.
thanks.
joey suma-
Indonesia


I have a friend that has a prayer need. Would you all please pray for her sound mind, health, healing and Wisdom. She has new Knots / lumps found in her chest and is facing possible surgery / chemo.. etc.. She is a single mom and has a 10 yo and two adopted as well. Vito Munzo

my grandson has diabetes type 1 he is only 5 years of age plase pray for healing . and myself i have broken my ankle in 3 places i had an operation and a metal plate fitted i have a shock to my body


From Donald Rady

Hi. Do also pray for me and my grandpa.

From Craig

I am in holidays here in Madrid and I have a problem cause I lost my wallet! Lucky that my creditcards wasn't there! Please pray that I can find it or that somebody return it to me!

ANOTHER TESTIMONY
Thank you for praying for my uncle, he's now out from ICU but he's stil not out of danger. Lets continue to pray for him





Hello everyone - there is a member of our church in Durban South Africa, Cheryl who has a daughter Joanne who has a tumour in her brain. The operation was to have taken place on Tuesday but it has been postponed. We prayed for her in our service tonight - please agree with us in prayer that she will be healed, Joanne is avbout 5 years old
Ronnie Chetty

This group has been created for those who have a passion for people. There are so many requests - I have done some editing but please don't ignore this list.
Hi members,stand n agree with me in prayer plz pray 4 my Bro Stephen(The Gentle Giant) as i call him, pray 4 his healin n strength as he is not doin 2 gd inda foothills hospital, Eugene..
PRAYER WARRIORS CANADA

GREAT TESTIMONY
Pastor Chetty, one of our prayer request : Lisa Gentry - her dad's cancer in the brain is not there! Praise the Lord it is contained in the lung! Continue to pray for a total healing! Her dad is so humble by all the prayers that he has been receiving!

My friends that are Pastors, Dave and Sharon, are doing much better and the joy of the Lord is back in their hearts! Keep praying as they take over their grandmother's ministry in Pennsylvania.

Prayer Requests
Joana - two tumors - cancer - no insurance (my daughter) - gives her life back to Christ first!
Ernest Samples and Ed Vaslek - grandfathers who are in poor health
Lisa G. - for an increase in finances and a permanent place to live - all needs met - her husband Joseph - total healing and is incarcerated
Mike & Passa in Iraq and wife in Afghanistan and their children while they are away
Pastor EC and Marian Frost - God is raising them up and they need prayer.

Please pray for Tony Rodriguez> stage 4 lung cancer, Ging Necor> breast cancer, May Malig> breast cancer, having laser chemo... may the Great GOD bless you all...bro.don entico of the Philippines

From Pastor Spurgeon
I seek prayers for my 10 months daughter ‘Monica Angel’ is suffering from severe cold and cough, not liking food due to digestive problems. Also pray for my wife Vandana suffering with cold and fever due to weather change...Need prayer support.
PRAYER WARRIORS FINLAND

would like to request prayers for a friend and client of ours who has had complaints filed against his company and may lose his license (roofer). These complaints are unjustified and Gerry is in deep financial trouble since he hasn't been paid by his clients since the complaint was put on his record...
Thank you,
Blessings,
Lois

-Pray for the friend of our brother Djordje Djakovic. His name is Dusan. Let God touch his heart, soul and mind, cause he is having problems with drug addiction and we would like to see him meet Christ,too.Pray also for Djordje to be a good helper to his friend

Dragan Djordjevic's niece Violeta is 9 years old, she beleives in the Lord, she attended the church often until she got the brain tumor. Its been detected in february and now she has the problems with the health.
-pray for my boss
-pray for brother in Christ Jovan who had heart attack
- pray for the christians of Serbia to be one in Spirit, united in God's purpose !
-pray for the revival of Serbia
- pray that we as christians share with others our needs and to take care of burdens of our brothers or sisters and even to make it ours. One for all and all for one !let it be like in the first church, when they shared everything among themselves !
PRAYER WARRIORS SERBIA

I don't know if you ever got my prayer request, but we are needing God's provisions for our trip to Pakistan. We have to purchase our tickets this month to get the best price for our October trip. God has opened so many doors for us to minister it just amazes even the most dedicated Christian. Thank You and God Bless. Mark

Wow, so many to pray for.
Father, I thank You that the communication of our faith becomes effectual by acknowledging every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus. We hear the Good Shepherd, we hear our Father's voice, and the voice of a stranger we will not follow.
Father we ask and believe for healings, physical, mentally, financially, and most of all spiritually for all these we pray for. We roll these dear ones wants and needs upon You Father. You direct all our paths. Holy Spirit, You draw us to the Father. We will understand and fully grasp what the will of the Lord for we are not foolish, vague,or thoughtless. We stand firm fully assured in everything willed by God.
Becky

Pokok Doa GPN 17 Juli 2009

GPN 07-17-2009


“God always gives us what we ask – or something better.” James 5:16 Lets ask by faith and receive. Have a expecting weekend. Roberto Wiijnhof GPN

Family life can come under pressure from many areas, but God loves families and wants them all to flourish. Bless the families in your community with the following prayer according to 1 Pet.3:8-12: Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. For "Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

Praise God for my calling. The spiritual atmosphere in Moscow is heavy because of the occult. Pray for Moscow's deliverance from the occult for all Satanists to be saved. If the Satanists will get saved, many people will be free to serve God. S.

Please pray for the citizens of the whole Africa to be born again in Christ, to come before God Almighty through our prayers, to know Jesus-Christ as their only Lord and Saviour, seeking His face concerning the future of our United State of Africa. Pray the Lord to appoint men and women of Godly character to lead Africa.(Pastor John Bright Lightson of Togo).

NGOs predict a significant increase in the number of children drawn to the streets, especially with schools being closed for the winter holidays next year. Street kids have plans to make big money during 2010. They know the visitors will use drugs and want sex. And they know they can make money from that. Pray for social workers and those involved in ministering to street kids; that this situation will be handled with much wisdom from God. Also pray that the Church in South Africa will seek a solution from God with much urgency.

Pray for Cuban pastor sentenced to six years in prison
Pastor Gude Pérez was sentenced to six years in prison, despite credible claims that he was falsely charged due to his leadership role in a fast-growing Christian organisation. The pastor’s family home will also be confiscated as part of the sentence.

I praise god because he daily bears my burdens! He comforts me every day. Please, cast out all spirits of sickness, torment and insomnia from my life. I declare complete victory in my life! I praise him because he is holy! Thank you for your prayers.

Pray for Sudan
Thirteen Sudanese girls were arrested last week in Khartoum for violating the public dress code by wearing trousers. Of those detained, four were southern Sudanese Christians, and three were under eighteen. No representatives from the non-Muslims Commission were present even though some were Christians. Ten of the thirteen received ten lashes and were fined 250 Sudanese pounds

CNN reports that at least four people have been killed and as many as 32 injured in six successive bombing attacks on Churches in various areas in Iraq. The locations where churches were bombed were: St. Joseph's in western Baghdad, on Saturday night; two churches in central Baghdad's al-Karrada district and another in al-Ghadeer in eastern Baghdad on Sunday afternoon; another on Sunday evening in eastern Baghdad; and the last bombing Sunday night in southern Baghdad's Dora district. One Iraqi Christian, interviewed outside Sacred Heart Church in al-Karrada remarked that if the attacks continue like this, "there will be no Christians left in Iraq." Christ promised us that the gates of hell will not prevail against the Church being built. Pray that every individual will realize that the Church is not a building but Believers (living stones) standing together in unity. Pray that Believers in Iraq will remain firm in their faith. Ask God to minister to them by His Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth and that they will have ears to hear what He is saying. Pray that Believers will live by the words that proceed out of the mouth of God.

Please pray for sis. P. she has to take a decision about where to live, this is difficult.

A grandma asks for prayer. The family left the kids with her while they left for a funeral to Suriname. She can not handle these kids. Ask for her strength and that she will hang in there.

For my fatherless boys and all families and friends and enemies saved and for my welfare and for me not too be homeless and my baby and Daniels. Dep

My daughter- in -law is causing a lot of problems due to her moody behaviour, losing her temper and sharp tongue. We are peace loving family but she is causing so much pain. Please pray that she stays with my son and gets a job in another city as soon as possible. Please pray that the eyes of her heart is opened to Lord Jesus Christ. India

HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE

PLEASE DO NOT DELETE - IT MAY BE A LITTLE LONGER MESSAGE BUT THE BIBLE TEXT HAD TO GO IN (ALSO PASS IT ONTO YOUR FRIENDS AND ASK THEM TO JOIN US - WE ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME. THE FEEDBACK IS GREAT
Ac 17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. Ac 17:17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him. Ac 17:18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. Ac 17:19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? Ac 17:20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
Ac 17:21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to him Ac 17:22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
Ac 17:23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

At that point in time the City of Athen was a city that was rich in many respects. They were advanced in civilisation at that time. The city’s buildings demonstrated a unique and great architecture not parallel to any other city. To be able to speak Greek meant you were notches higher than the average person. The culture of the city was sophisticated to say the least. There were many noted philosopher and artists in Athens. So if one went to this city and viewed it from the outside it had all the trappings of a sophistical modern city rich in culture, in the arts and architecture who boasted of have many wise philosophers.

The Apostle Paul went into this city – but he went deeper and beyond the beautiful buildings and paintings and the Greek culture and language and what does he see. I Acts 17:23 Ac 17:23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

On the surface everything may look good to you about any person – but once you taker a closer – this is what you find – the citizens believed there is a God but He was unknown.
The facades mean nothing if you don’t know GOD – How deep is your LOVE for God a
Blessings
Ronnie

Pokok Doa Prayer Warrior International

1.Please pray for the following people:

Alisha Gordon - Legionnaire's disease - less than a year to live (former co-worker)
Gary Yerman - lung cancer - removed 1/4 lung - needs chemo
Lisa Gentry's dad - brain cancer and spreading - chemo
Becky - has lymph nodes removed and breast tissue - chemo
Joana Thomas - 2 tumors - cancerous - no insurance
Dovid Yecheskel - healing - unspoken request - health issues

Please pray for Grandpa Ed - feeding tube - white blood cells dropping
Debra

2.Hello everyone

We need your prayer requests - it is our duty to take care of our brothers and sisters in the Lord.

I am a firm beliver that God answers all prayers. During our week of special meetings - we will pray for your requests. This will be put up nightly on the data projector - so send them in.

3.
09 Juli jam 23:40
Balas
I have a friend named Joann that I know from Alcoholics Anonymous. She was so tormented yesterday to use. I told her that I would pray for her....and now I will tell her that you are praying for her too!
Weegie

Thank you Pastor Ronnie, a group of us are going to Congo in November to minister to the rape victims and those hurting from the war! We need financial support and volunteers for the trip. Nancy!

have an argent prayer need from one of the sisters she is our members. May I attach a photo of her and and Kid who needs prayer? Pastor Herbert

pls pray for Leila Entico- hard coughing, diabetic, high cholesterol.. thanks GOD bless you bro Ronnie. From Don

For a greater anointing for healing and deliverance and be able to touch more lives for Him and the finances to do more missions trips we have not been able to do this year.

That the Lord will bless my investments that I will stop losing money and start making gains so that we can do what we desire for Him and be a blessing to others and advance His Kingdom. We started with our small saving and been adding as we could, but have lost faster than we have added and it is keeping us from doing things we desire for the Lord and our church. Art

Blessings
Ronnie

4.Please bear with this long list - choose a few that you can handle.

Friends have needs - I trust that a liitle extra effort will give you a great spiritual reward - we are in the people business.

I do this because I know I might have a serious problem and there will be people who care.


Pray for my faith to grow and not to backslide Monica

Please can you connect me with Nancy for Congo Trip. We are praying we with you. Thanks God bless you all.
Sent via Facebook Mobile Samuel – Nancy if you read this please let me know then I will put you in touch with Samuel

A POWERFUL AGREEMENT THAT GOD WILL ANSWER
God has heard al our Prayers...in Jesus Mighty name im praying for your friend..GOD BLESS YOU too for being a friend inDèed!! Mpume

Pray for Pastor/Prophet Herbert Williams Ntelemuka as he takes on the Lord's command to take the Revival fire and Healing power of Jesus through out all african continent.

) Pray for my mother-in-law, Jean Shutt, who was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer-. If she takes treatments she's expect to live for 2 years; if not, 6 months. She is a follower of Jesus, but doesn't expect to be healed. She is 82.

2) Pray for my sister, Priscilla Stevens, who has multiple health problems including an irregular heart beat, bad knees, blood in her urine as well as type II diabetes, primarily due to obesity (the first 2 help cause the obesity which increases the other two-a vicious circle). Dusty

ANOTHER POWERFUL AGREEMENT
I am asking God to release his anointing in a total new diamension into my life his victories over the trials in my ministries, family, finances life too, uplift my ministries. I never ask for collective prayer request in my life time but i see the need for this because is like the whole hell has been let loose against my ministries but i strongly believed in joint prayers of God´s saints it works because miracle happen when there is one to share with. pastor Utibe Essien.

People of God. pray for the salvation of souls in Avenor- Caprice,Accra Ghana. A revival and an awakening in this area the Lord has brought us to work. Pray also for the fire of the Holy Spirit to ignite the workers in the vineyard here.A spirit of unity in the church and provision of resources for the Lords work. God bless you.

From Ishmael
Ronnie hv a problem.frm 2005 november,hv bn havin sumthng lyk a bore. Now evrytym i brek it,it cumz bak up2 now,hop u pipo wil do sumthn abt it so as am writin 2u now ts there am even used 2 it now. Pliz help i kno evrythn is posibo thru our loving GOD.

Please agree with me in prayer that I will be able to get the job that I am seeking for and that, I will only open the doors of ministry that God would have me open, and that lives will be forever changed because of the anointing that He has placed on my life. ..Evangelist Cynthia

Pls pray 4 me 2 get my driving licence. Thnk u inadvance. Charlotte

My Dad needs a miracle...battling diabetes, renal kidney failure, n heart diseases. Name Wilbur Livingston in PA. We are in need of direction on where to start our ministry. Thank you and God bless all. Deborah
Blessings
Ronnie

5.Saints it might inconvenience you but people are worth more than gold and silver and precious stones - Choose the one you need too pary over

Please pray that my dad gets over his alchohol problem..pray that he has the strength resist even though he will be working in another town,away from his family.
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From Chalwe C Mwansa

I have had constant back pains on & off. Now i have had really bad feeling for days.I hope you intercede for me in your prayer. I really need a miracle. Doctors told that i have pleurisy. PrayersWarriors Finland

Please pray that my dad gets over his alchohol problem..pray that he has the strength resist even though he will be working in another town,away from his family.
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Lungowe

Hi Ronnie!
I hope this is the proper way to tell you request i need.
I'm fine thanks God, and i don't need prayer, but i have my old friend, and he is junky .
He wont to be free from drags, but he can't go trough alone.

Prayer request is that he decide to go to rehabilitation program, where he will know the Lord Jesus, and where he will be free from the drags.
I'm pass trough that program, and i have great life with God, it is best thing happen to me.
Thank you, and i believe that God will do something in his hart.
God bless Dorder

iyamu asemota and wife need prayer for the blessing of the womb, divine breakthrough in business and manifestation of the holy spirit in full measure.

Please pray for my husband Chip Coyne. He has been tormented by fear for years and is addicted to prescription psych drugs and has had health problems on top of that. I want him set free and serving the Lord. Thank you. Pray for continued Grace and Mercy for me.

Pray for Amravati maharashtra India.
I m in ministry,pray for my ministry!

Plz saints pray 4 my granny who is against me n bng a christian she wnts me 2 b lyk her, nt 2 talk 2 da ppl she dnt talk 2.

Plz saints pray 4 my granny who is against me n bng a christian she wnts me 2 b lyk her, nt 2 talk 2 da ppl she dnt talk 2.

The power of agreement

NOTHING IS TO HARD FOR OUR LORD THAT HE CAN'T HANDLE - AMEN
OUR GOD IS BIGGER THAN OUR PROBLEMS.

FATHER TOUCH EACH REQUESTS WITH THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB, RESTORE EACH ONE, STRENGTHEN EACH ONE, GIVE THEM HOPE AND FUTURE, WHERE THERE SEEM LIKE NO WAY GOD WILL MAKE AN WAY, FATHER I ASK FOR PEACE TO SETTING ON THEIR HEARTS LORD, FOR YOUR IN CONTROL OF EACH ONE SITUATIONS, IN JESUS NAME, AMEN

This word is submitted by Cheryl Grand [cherylgrand@att.net]

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REVERSAL - REVERSAL

About two months ago (after eight years of horrible sickness and hellish
situations), the Lord spoke off and on during the day. He kept saying
this to me: "Reversal, reversal."

I felt as if He was going to reverse everything bad that had been going
on.

About a month after that, I had a dream. At the end of it, I was
standing on a lawn looking up into the windows of an apartment complex.
In two of the windows next to each other there were big yellow banners
with black writing on them which said, "REVERSAL - REVERSAL."

I am now becoming aware that many of you have had several months or years
of sickness and problems, and God wants you to embrace this word also.
He is going to REVERSE all of those situations in your life and set you
on your feet again, so that you can do the work He has called you to.

Take heart, brothers and sisters, He loves you too much to let you down.

believing for financial breakthru.my husband is in metals en minerals business and we're trusting the Lord. Please remember us. thanks brothers en sisters.
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Pray my ministry,my book, and my finances.
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Today at 7:33pm
ReplyAlmighty GOD LORD of my life I humbly confess my need for YOUR supernatural power. Help me to surrender the pride of thinking that I can make it on my own. YOU, LORD, are the source of all that I am and have. I praise YOU for the talents, education and experiences YOU have given to me. I commit this day to glorifying YOU in all that I say and do. AMEN...Love Gayle

Samuel may Lord open the closed doors or show me the openned door that I am not seeing. This year that I will find my rib and bone of my bone.
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Blessings
Ronnie

6.I want the prayers warriors to pray for me.please pray for my exam i need to get my degree this year. i did two years in one year so i need the power of God to give me success.also i want to fnish my studies in France(im in africa).pray for the Lord to permit the university to accept me because it is difficult sometimes.thank u God bless u all

From Henna Makkonen

Pls remember by prayer a family where has finnish wife and russian father. They have 5-6 years old daughter. Pls pray for that family so that the parents have time and patience to take care and give love to they child. Pls pray for the work of this mother. She is doctor in one big hospital. Pls pray power for her to have strengh enough for challenging situations and patiens. Pls pray protection of Jesus blood and carry this family with prayer to beside the Cross of Jesus. Lord will be done to that family as well as the daughter. I know mother of that family from his job because I am her patient. Others from that family I don't know

If you click on these pictures you will see why I am sending this to you for prayer. I cannot believe all the evil that is coming out of the woodwork these days. Everywhere we look it looms but God is Bigger. Thank you Ronnie.From the album: random
By Justin Norton

From God-Powered Servants

Team-GPS (God Powered Servants) is prospering and the scope of its ministry is expanding at a very fast pace; for that we are very thankful to God for allowing us to be so active within His Great Commandment, what a privilege! Now Team-GPS has a special prayer request… we have been presented with the opportunity to purchase a building which will accommodate both our local ministries as well as our service/missions work.Please pray.

Dean, Team-GPS (God Powered Servants)
A ministry of Christ Built Ministries

From Anita Karhu

I hope lot of intercessory for me and my husband. We are in prison with alcohol and we hope that we can disengage but our own powers are not enough

From Rickard Halden

I have had very high cholestrol and fat subtances in my blood even I am not fat. Doctor told me that it is hereditary. Now my heart has been sick many weeks. I request intercessory for my heart healty and for that my blood game to normal level. Blessing for all of you! -Rick-

thanks...
Please Pray for my life
I hope my life like JESUS CHRIST`s want
AMEN
thanks brother...
GOD BLESS
AMEN
love,wilson tarigan


From Mei Lanie

Dear Father Jorma, as our previous chat, i would like to ask the support prayer for my plan to build The House of Love where it will be a home for all children who have no family, no hopes, and no future in life. In other part i need full support prayer for my export business and the new company will be build which is in the process now. Please pray that our Almighty will bless each business that i am doing, then it will support and financing my charity project for the children. . Need supporting prayer from all the warriors of God. Thanks for all support and prayer. God bless u all. .

7.Balas

From Henna Makkonen via PRAYER WARRIORS FINLAND

I have mental proplems and I am thinking about my nurse of mental health. I think that I don't go anywhere to complain but I send requests for intercessory to different congregations so that they pray for that I can get another nurse and I am praying myself too. Can you remember this in your prayers and share with others.
Ronnie just in case the facebook drops us or me. My email is cat0841@netzero.com and in yahoo it is fatchick_f@yahoo.com. I never know when my phone gets shut off or if we have to move, but for right now I live in Joplin, Missouri and at 3785 Heron Drive, 64804, 417-782-0841. Thank you so much for your prayers and keep sending emails. I sent prayer request, hope to hear soon. Your sister in Christ, cathy

love the words, reversal! I so much want for the Lord to show me what my calling is and that there is some peace within the family of God knowing he is in control. I would like you to pray again for our family, there are four of us, Tina my daughter is going to school and living here and needs some income, my son Ronnie is living here and no income, my husband has no job, he collects unemployment and works off and on with addecco, makes no more than 234 a week and that has to take care of everything. Our rent is 500 and with prayer we made it last month. I am also in a situation of no job, I have been depressed for some time and opened doors, finally prayer has gotten me out, but have no income either and this is getting harder. Please pray we have favor! Saw miracle with my son he went to church last week and wednesday nite, this really blessed me and pray he continues. Ronnie I really appreciate your prayers and emails, I have been praying for the people on them and will continue, and maybe get the WMU at our church to pray too. I love the Lord and hope we get some answers soon! I know it is God's timing and his ways are higher than ours. Love you all, cathy

PRAYER FOR BELLA

First of all I want to thank everyone for your prayers. Bella is doing so much better. Her appetite has approved and she is getting a lot stronger. I so thank God for each and everyone of you..So please keep praying. I will keep you updated on her progress. God Bless

- For the people who are involed in a Tuesday morning Outreach and their familys.
- That the Lord would provied a venu so that we can run programs to reach the people.
- That my PC and Cellphone will be up and ruing soon. So that I can start to us these as tools to reach more people for the Lord's work.
- That the Lord would show me were He needs me to shine His light.
-For the group I start on FB "Ant on a Mission". that people who would like to help my in the work I'm doing will join Anton.
Ant on a Mision

My husband Alan whom is in a healthcare center after suffering two heart attacks. Cynthia

I hear Bella is doing better. Look for an update from Kathy.

Please for God sake read this new incident happened in Pakistan with our Christian community. It’s a very big injustice done to our Christian brothers and sisters. Our Ministry (Christ Gateway Ministries) is putting our all efforts for the relief of these people and approaching Nationally and Internationally for help. Please I request U to join hands with us to help them as they are in big need of us. U can participate in the following ways:
• Firstly please pray for them for they are in big sorrow and trouble.
• U can help us financially so we can provide them current necessities.
• U can send us edible goods for them.
• U can give this information to your Media and spread this injustice with Christians around the world.
• U can protest against these kinds of incidents happening in Pakistan in many ways.
• If you have political relations in your area you can discuss this with them.
ENANGELIST YACOOB PAKISTAN


Also bro please pray for me to be able to resist temptations especially sexual, pornography, masturbation. u know guys stuff. Daniel

Thank you for your message. I need prayer for my dissertation project currently and the deadline is late august. also pray for my running in the Lord will never stop.
Thanks a lot and be blessed. Daniel

The prayer request I have for is for this guardian court to be on the docket fast and for finances for me. Rowena

am agreeing with you in Prayer sister! please keep me posted! I am Expecting God to do GREAT things!!!
Joana Thomas isn't OUR Joana is it??!!!!!!!!!!
Love you!
Sal

I am in need of 2 airline tickets for july 15 and returning on July 16 from tucson to wichita Kansas, but I only have a certain budget. I am asking God to slash the prices like He did when I flew to Lakeland FL. Tammy

Thank you for your ministry...Would you pray for our church as we venture into new ministries. My husband and I are in the worship ministry and are experiencing some attacks . he is also a deacon and I play the keyboard and conflict has been a bit hard. Thank you.

/S/_Lecora Bowen_________
Lecora Bowen
Attorney for Plaintiff
Georgia Bar No. 071252

8.In John 5 -Jesus goes to the pool at Bethesda and he finds a whole lot of people there - one man was there for 38 years - impotent - confiined to a bed. Jesus asked the question- Will thou be made whole?

His immediate rtecation was not to speak about his condition BUT he emphasised the fact there was no man to put him into the pool when the waters were stirred. It was each man for himself.

In the world you will notice that are some nice and good people the selfish ones are in the majority . Jesus comes to the man and asked him to carry the same bed on which he lay for 38 years. The bed carried him but now he carried the bed - only JESUS CAN CHANGE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES.

We receive a number of requests from people all over the world to be prayed for. You may just have a friend who is in need and he may not be member of PRAYER WARRIORS INTERNATIONAL - but this is your moment to bring people to the point where they can be prayed for- INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN THE GROUP - if you take few minutes to invite friends your timing may be perfect for your friends to recieve from God, whatever they need.

BACK TO THE CROSS

Back to the Cross
by Chip Brogden
“For I determined to not know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified (I Corinthians 2:2).”
Though Paul had quite a bit of knowledge and many things to say and teach the Corinthians, he determined to become a man of one subject: Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
We must become foolish in order to be wise.
We must give up everything in order to get back everything.
We must become weak in order to be strong.
We must die in order to live.
We can quote these teachings of Jesus, seek to imitate Him as our Example, strive to walk the narrow Way, and even accomplish many good deeds in His Name. But apart from the Cross these activities are wood, hay and stubble. The moment we are challenged or confronted by the opposition we will fall away. Perhaps we can appear to be patient, but a day comes when we lose our patience. Perhaps we can appear to be gentle, but a day comes when our roughness is revealed. Perhaps we can appear to be humble, but a day comes when pride is discovered in us and we fall. Perhaps we can obey the letter of the law and appear outwardly to others as being righteous, but when alone and faced with the secrets of our heart and mind we discover that the inside of the cup is full of uncleanness.
In calling us to come back to the Cross, God is asking us lay down our lives and embrace the Wisdom of death, burial, resurrection, and ascension in order to live as sons and daughters within the Kingdom of God. Apart from the Cross we can neither enter the Kingdom nor live in the Spirit, no matter how great the desire. For apart from the Cross, we do not know what it is to turn the other cheek, to go the extra mile, to love our enemies, to pray for those who persecute us. Apart from the Cross, we do not know what it is to submit to the will of God, accept suffering, and cast ourselves upon Him.
Apart from the Cross, we do not know what Resurrection is.
Religion seeks to reform a man; the Cross seeks to crucify him. Religion may fail to bring about the desired result, but the Cross never fails to achieve its end. Mankind will pursue morality, virtue, spirituality, even perform religious works and good deeds, in order to avoid death on a Cross. But there are no wounds, no scars, no evidence of having ever died and been made alive unto God. Either a man has never died, or he has died and been raised again. You cannot fake a resurrection.
The Cross is the means by which God reduces us to Christ, that we may be raised to new Life. What cannot be accomplished in a lifetime of self-effort is easily accomplished in God through the Cross. We may take many shortcuts along the way and attempt to escape the inevitable, but the day we cease striving and meekly accept the Cross we find everything is done for us. In fact, death by crucifixion cannot be accomplished by suicide. We cannot crucify ourselves. The instrument of our death is chosen for us, as well as the manner in which it is carried out, the timing and the duration of the execution - all is controlled by Another. There is nothing to be done, for we must submit to the Unseen Hand and cast ourselves completely upon Him.
If we will follow Jesus, we must take up the cross daily, deny ourselves, and follow Him (Luke 9:23).
The Cross Is Wisdom Through Foolishness
“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness (I Cor.1:18a).” There is a wisdom which comes from above. This wisdom is counter to the wisdom which is earthly. Our thoughts, reasonings, arguments, rationales, and opinions are worthless in God’s sight. We are commanded to have the mind of Christ and seek the Wisdom which comes from God.
Humanly speaking, the Cross makes no sense. If we approach God with our minds only, we will never know Him. If we study the Cross in order to gain a new teaching or doctrine it will make no impression on us. Indeed, we may memorize the appropriate verses of Scripture, even teach others what we have learned, and never experience the reality of it. How easily and freely we may talk about dying to self, taking up the cross, and living the crucified life. But knowledge without experience is nothing. Indeed, knowledge without experience only deceives us into thinking we are living something just because we are able to rehearse a few facts mentally. This counts for nothing in spiritual matters.
We must ask God to empty us of our preconceived ideas and notions and fill us instead with His Mind. We must relinquish our wisdom and receive His Wisdom. His Wisdom is how He sees things. How we see things is irrelevant, and will mislead us. His Ways and His Mind are higher than our ways and our mind. The Cross is the means by which God seeks to destroy the earthly wisdom and the carnal mind. The Cross, then, is wisdom through foolishness.


The Cross Is Gaining Through Losing

In order to accumulate more, we usually think that we must add to that which we have already. The Wisdom of God teaches us that in order to gain, you must first lose. Think of a child who refuses to let go of his old, broken toy in order to receive new ones from his father. To his mind he is losing something. But by letting go, by giving up, he gains.
Like the child, we stubbornly refuse to relinquish our grip on our spiritual possessions. We tenaciously cling to things as a child would cling to a collection of broken toys. We collect teachings, experiences, and good deeds, pointing to these as proof that we are spiritually endowed. Until we are willing to part with our “riches” we will not be able to receive the true Riches of Christ in us. The Cross demonstrates that we do not gain by trying to get, but by losing in order to gain. We cannot really receive from God until we have learned to give up unto God. It is the spirit which cries, “Not my will, but Thine be done” and “Father, into Thine Hand I commit my spirit.”
These words are easily uttered, but we cannot appreciate them or really experience them until we have been through our Gethsemene experiences and our Golgotha experiences. Until that time we are merely reciting some words, but we do not truly know what it means to give ourselves up to God, to be completely consecrated and submitted to Him. The Cross prepares us to receive by first forcing us to give up. Therefore, the Cross is gaining through losing.

The Cross Is Power Through Weakness

“God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty (I Cor. 1:27b).” To the natural way of thinking, power and weakness are opposites. That is, in order to have power, we must eliminate weakness. The Wisdom of God teaches us differently. This Wisdom tells us that the weak things are chosen to overcome the mighty things, and power works concurrently with weakness.
The Cross is meant to inflict pain, weaken, and slowly kill. It is the ultimate expression of weakness. The victim is stripped naked and nailed to the wood through their hands and feet. Their weight is supported by their legs until they are too tired to stand. When their legs give way their entire weight is supported by their outstretched arms (to speed this process along the legs are sometimes broken). The chest cavity is eventually pulled apart from this stress and the helpless victim slowly dies of suffocation as the lungs collapse.
The crucified one can hardly move, much less struggle. Once the nails are in place there is no way to remove them. You carry nothing with you, and have nothing remaining. You can neither speed up nor slow down your death. The shame of your nakedness is open for all to see. Besides the physical suffering, the soul is stripped of its dignity and pride. There is no escape.
God desires to give you power, but that power only comes through weakness. Any power not obtained through weakness is illegitimate, no matter how spiritual it appears. The only legitimate power is granted to those who have been made weak. Power is birthed in weakness. Many exude a certain “power”, but there is not the corresponding weakness. Hence, the power only gives them an occasion for boasting. To remedy this, God has ordained that all who would have His power must first be weakened and made empty - we refer to this as being “broken”. The purpose of weakness and suffering is to open the way for His Power. The instrument God uses to weaken us is the Cross. Therefore, the Cross is power through weakness.


The Cross Is Life Through Death

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live: yet not I, but Christ liveth in me (Gal.2:20a).” There can be no Resurrection Life without a Crucified Death. Naturally we expect that in order to live we must avoid death at all costs. Yet, the Wisdom of God teaches us that Life is found by embracing Death - that is, as we die to ourselves we are made alive unto Christ.
There is a principle of death that works in us. When we are born, we begin to age and die. For the one in Christ, physical death is not the end, but the beginning. Likewise, a God-ordained death on the Cross is not the end, but the beginning. The Cross works death in us that the Spirit may work life in us. The Cross kills that which needs to be killed in us, whereas the Spirit gives Life to that which has been killed. The Cross beats and tears down, while the Spirit rebuilds that which has been destroyed. Only those who have experienced Death can truly minister Life and speak to dead men.
Now if we have not learned what it is to die daily, we will not experience the life of God daily. In a word, I am dead, yet I am living. I am crucified, yet I am alive. On the one hand I am weakened to the point of death and powerless; on the other hand, I live by the power of God and am strengthened with all might by His Spirit which indwells me. The moment I cease to experience death, however, at that precise moment I cease to experience life, for the cross is life through death.
The Aim of God’s Dealings

“Verily, verily I say unto thee, when thou wast young, thou girdest thyself and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not (John 21:18).” Though our heart attutude should be childlike, God desires us to be men and women of maturity. He desires us to grow spiritually. In order to accomplish this He allows us to meet with many disagreeable circumstances and trials.
When we are young in the Lord we do as we please. We find much pleasure in serving the Lord according to our own thought, and everything is light and gay. We live a life of feeling and sensation. We are easily moved by how we feel. If we are happy we gladly deny ourselves and pour ourselves out in service. But when we are sad or troubled by our circumstances we feel as though we have been deserted. The Lord must then reach forth and draw the little sheep back to Himself again, whereupon our feeling is restored and we renew our devotion with the same vigor as before. This is the way of those who are young: they dress themselves and go where they wish.
But when we are older in the Lord, the life of faith commences as we stretch forth our hands in surrender and allow Another to dress us and carry us where we do not wish to go. We no longer dress ourselves and go our own way. We no longer walk, but we are carried. We may no longer consider our own wishes. We may no longer act according to a will of our own apart from God’s will. Instead, we have finally submitted to God’s dealings with us. We recognize at last how we have until now been full of ourselves, speaking many words in addition to what God had given us, and performing many acts apart from the ones that God was calling us to perform. Likewise, we see how often we have failed to speak and act on many occasions because we simply loved ourselves more than we loved God.
This transition between a life of feeling and a life of faith, from being self-ruled to being Spirit-ruled, does not happen in a few days. What stands between the experience of the young and the experience of the old? What is it that brings about this maturity? How is this growth achieved? By what means does God accomplish this work of transformation? In speaking to Peter, the Lord is telling him by what death he will die to glorify God (v.19). We know that Peter was eventually crucified upside-down and died a martyr’s death. But, the daily cross of self-denial that Peter bore was the means by which God was able to subdue his wild nature and transform him into a man of faith. His was a living sacrifice. The physical cross upon which he died was a testimony to his having already laid down his life a million times prior to that final act.
The death God really seeks in us is not the future laying down of our physical life, but the moment -by-moment laying down of our self. It is not the once-and-for-all martyr’s death but the daily dying and living unto God that brings Him the most glory. In fact, those who have not denied themselves in the seemingly insignificant matters of daily life will find it difficult, if not impossible, to lay down their physical lives should that be required of them.
God is calling us to become foolish in order to be wise; to give up everything in order to get back everything; to become weak in order to become strong; to come back to the cross and die that we may live. In these pages we hope to communicate this urgent call. Today, let us ask God to quicken this to our hearts, and grant that we may become People of the Cross, experiencing the Death of the Lord that we may have the Life of the Lord. Let us determine henceforth to know nothing, but Christ and Him crucified: for the disciple is not above the Master, but the disciple shall be as his Master (Luke 6:40).

GPN 07-03-2009

GPN 07-03-2009


“ A life living for God leaves a lasting legacy”. Mark 14:19 Have a blessed weekend. Greetings, Roberto Wijnhof GPN.

I've been married since March 25th, 2006. My wife is very sick. She has a breast wound, the flue with a fever and a gas problem. God bless me and bless my wife and my whole family. We have a daughter and a son. My son is also sick. Pray for him please, that God will heal him, too. Pr S.M.

Please pray for the various needs in our ministry. We need the right and qualified staff and pastors for carrying out the God given mandate to our ministry. Pray for various needs we have such as land and building. Personnel, finance, books and literatures, volunteers and Godly people who will work as per the leading of the Holy Spirit and the goals of the organization.

Pray for Pastor L. and his church and Family. Pray for brother N.H. God heal him.

Please pray for revival in the Churches in India. Pray for the leadership of Churches and various denominations. Pray that the leaders will be protected from the attack of the evil one. Pray that their life will be a challenge to millions of others. Please pray for the denomination heads of the Catholic Churches, Churches of North and South India, Methodist Churches, Mar Thomas, Syrian Orthodox, Baptists, Pentecostals, Presbyterians and other denominations.

Kindly pray for CGI conference in korea soul, in October 2009. I would love to attend it and I want to ask God to open all the ways. I need a visa and an air ticket and other expenses. God will provide for me. God is our provider.

Pray for the HIV/AIDS initiatives of our ministry. We are engaged in creating awareness among people of Delhi and elsewhere. We have a cell group of women infected with the pandemic. We also have children who are not infected, but affected. Please pray that we will continue to be engaged in this as a Church and that our Church will be able to show the love of Jesus to all who are suffering the physical and mental agony caused by this pandemic.

Pray for me, to see God's favor when I am on my US MISSION TRIP. Tomorrow I'll be meeting Br.R. about the child vision ministry. I need God to open up financial blessings and doors. My ministry is based in Uganda. Please pray for me that I'll be healed of the pain in my body. Pr S.M.A

Pray for our senior Pastor who will go to north-east India to take a pastors conference in Nagaland next month. He is invited to talk to pastors of Baptist Churches and motivate and guide them to plant new Churches and develop leadership within and for the Church so that they can be effective in reaching their own generations effectively.

I'll see my landlady soon. Pray for favour with her and for her not to raise my rent. Pray for God to give us joy. My landlady always comes and starts screaming, demands more money and acts rude, even though we pay her on time the right amount.

PRAY for favour with my neighbours and with all the people that live near by. Pray for salvation and deliverance of these people, in Jesus name, Amen. S.

We thank God for our 24x7 Rhema Prayer network. It is responsible for raising 24-hour continuous prayer from our Rhema Prayer and Intercession Centre. 375 prayer warriors are praying day and night.

I praise God, because He's always there for me in tough times.

Pray that God will uphold those who follow Him in secrecy, and that their faith will be nurtured in such a spiritually hostile environment. Remember those who are being detained for their faith and subjected to inhumane treatment, appalling conditions and

horrific abuse.

Pray that the churches will loose & equip people to come into their destiny. Pray for me and my team to come into our destiny in God. I declare that He'll bring new people to us. S.

Please pray that everything obstacle to my eldest daughter becoming born- again would be immediately removed. Every stronghold in her mind would be brought down. That she would not hold hatred in her heart and would not hold Past offences or easily be offended. Pray that ant roots of bitterness would be healed. Pray that she and her 2nd youngest sister would greatly desire to know Jesus, make Jesus their daily Lord over every area of their lives and to go weekly to meetings and activities at church. Mr J.

Please pray that today god would send the kingdom of god’s financial salvation to us and meet our urgent needs.

Please pray that the state enforced idolatry of North Korea’s leaders will be broken, and that true religious freedom and democracy will come to North Korea.

Pray that my 2nd Eldest Daughter would cease to have AN ANGER PROBLEM, stop being critical and negative and be encouraging all the time. A.J

GPN 07-01-2009

GPN 07-01-2009


“To praise God for the answer before we have it is “faith in action.” Psalm 47:1; 2 Chron. 20:7. This is how we receive our prayer answers. Greetings Roberto Wijnhof GPN.

Please, Pray that my wife to be, Dawn Leann Flinspach, will forgive me and return to me that we may marry and become One in the lord. That our relationship will be restored. M.

I bind and I cast out every spirit of tragedy, in the name of Jesus. All my departed glory, be restored now, in the name of Jesus. All my captured blessings, be released now, in the name of Jesus. Anything planted in my life to oppress me, come out. S.

You prayed and God made it for me to step in the US my second time Amen.

Please,pray for me to see God's favor,breakthrough and new anointing upon my self.Am planing to travel on Monday 29th,June to Boston for further ministry. Pr S.M.A

Please pray for the Assyrian Christians of Iraq, As we prepare to enter; What many are expecting will be a bloodbath beginning June 30 when the US abandons the cities.

Please pray for our safety and much needed 20 used laptops for the Christians. K.J.Jr

Praise God for our work in the state of UP and in Ambadhkar Nagar district under the spiritual leadership of Pr. Pannalal. He has five evangelists named Alok, Ramji, Santosh, Surjeet, Udairaj and Ramkishan. Also remember Girish who is heading the work in Etawah district of UP. They are facing some problem in the work caused by the devil. Please pray for Gods strength, power, wisdom and knowledge of the Word so that they may win many souls for Jesus Christ in U.P state.

Pray in particular for the Christians of Iraq who are not courageous and need much prayer for boldness to be an example to their countrymen.

Please, pray for my right hand to stop hurting. I declare healing, in Jesus name! Pray for my enemies to stop harassing me. Pray for Sveta to have a sound mind an a right spirit. We declare that Sveta will walk in the Spirit for the rest of her life!

Please pray for our work in the field of Micro Credit and Women empowerment. Self Help groups are a method adopted by us to transform the communities through the women. Our Churches are actively involved in these. Please pray for Ranjan, Deepak, Jassi, Ajay, Arvind and others engaged in it. Please also pray for our Adult education programme for women which is a Biblically based learning tool – pray for number of our such centres in India.

Hi my brothers and sisters, I would like to as for a special prayer for GODS strength and provision to make it one more week as a homeless man. GOD richly bless you. Br. D.

Pray at the dirtiest place in your community or city, e.g. the garbage dump and demonstrate your care for creation by picking up the garbage in your own street. GPA

I praise God for blessing me to know Him. Please, pray that my friend Sveta will have success on her job. Please, pray for the doctors to have wisdom concerning my health issues. I'm healed in Jesus name! Pray for persecution against me to stop.

Thank God for answering prayers. Pray that many broadcasting companies will remove programmes where God’s name is blasphemed and where foul language is used. Pray that more Believers will protest against the inappropriate viewing material. GPA

Please pray for our children ministry. We have orphans in our foster care homes. We have projects where we care for more than 300 children and we feed them and provide education, health care and spiritual guidance. This has resulted in formation of Children Church, Youth clubs and other social groups. Phoolwari project is one of such project in Delhi. It is for children of Surajpark slum. Another project Nanhon Ki Duniya with 150 children is located in Aligarh. Pray that we will be able to touch and transform the lives of these young ones for Christ. We envision transformation of our country through these young ones.

Sixteen doctors in a KwaZulu-Natal hospital are alleged to have refused to treat children in life-threatening emergencies because they were on strike. The illegal striking of doctors can place the lives of the public in danger. Even though the court has ordered the doctors to return to work, they are still continuing with their strike. Doctors can not be fired, because they are essential to the public. Please pray that the strike and the negotiations will be resolved soon. Pray for conditions in hospitals to be improved and that medicine will be readily available to all. Also pray that no one will lose his/her life as a result of negligence or unwillingness of medical staff to assist those in need.

Please pray for our Philadelphia Bible college. We are set to bring in few major changes in the College. We plan to start ‘School of Crusaders” from August, 2009 where we plan to train pastors or evangelist who will conduct small crusades in towns and villages with their own initiatives and take the Gospel to where People are. It is a new programme of its kind. Please pray for the new batch from next year. Pray that we will have right students in the college.

The causes of sexual exploitation of children are many and varied, from poverty and unemployment, drug and alcohol abuse, corruption, expansion of organised crime and trafficking of children right through to the low status of girls in many countries, illiteracy and lack of education, inadequate or non – enforced laws, and the increase of pornography and promotion of sex tours on the Internet. From 2nd – 4th July, Viva India is facilitating a conference in South India on child sexual exploitation. The main purpose of the conference is to influence church leaders and organisation heads to become engaged in the issues around child sexual exploitation and in combating such exploitation.

Please pray for the preparation towards this conference, that it will be well attended by those who will be able to influence for change. Pray that issues will be effectively communicated and understood by the delegates. Pray especially that the conference would be significantly used to increase action and advocacy on behalf of sexually exploited children.