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Freedom is never given; it is won.” ~ A. Phillip Randolf
FREEDOM is not FREE… “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” ~John 15:13 “If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.” ~ Ronald Reagan Arise & shine; please pray for the following! COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women serving in these positions. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa – Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper, Psalm 122:6, Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for America this Fourth of July weekend. Pray that God will turn people’s hearts toward Himself…and Remember those who serve and have served!! • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith. • Pray for the Gospel to be spread and to be honored. Revival happens wherever the Word of God prevails (2 Thessalonians 3:1). Istanbul Airport Terror: 50 Dead, 60 Injured Published June 28, 2016 — A terrorist attack by three suicide bombers at Istanbul’s main international airport Tuesday has left at least up to 50 people dead and some 60 more injured. According to Sky News, the attackers started shooting before blowing themselves up at Istanbul Ataturk Airport Elaborate Suicide Attack Hits Christian Village in Lebanon Published June 28, 2016 — BEIRUT, Lebanon — Eight suicide bombers launched two waves of attacks on the Christian town of Al Qaa in northeastern Lebanon on Monday, killing at least five people and raising fears that violence from the civil war in neighboring Syria. Muslim in Eastern Uganda Burns 9-Year-Old Son for Accepting Christ, Sources Say June 27, 2016 — NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim father of a 9-year-old boy in eastern Uganda who put his faith in Christ…tied his son to a tree and burned him. Muslim mob beats Christian man for selling 'unclean' ice cream to kids June 24, 2016 — A Christian man who was riding his bicycle around selling ice cream in Kasur, Pakistan was beaten by at least 20 Muslim men who claimed that the goods he was selling were "unclean.". Officials raid church seven times since May June 23, 2016 – (Dongguan, Guangdong—June 23, 2016) Authorities from several different government departments have raided a house church in China’s southern Guangdong province seven times since May 1st. Hindu Extremists in India Beat 66-Year-Old Pastor Unconscious Published June 23, 2016 — NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – A church in northern India remains closed more than a month after four masked Hindu extremists stormed a worship meeting and beat a 66-year-old pastor unconscious.… #PRAYER REQUEST: CHINESE PASTOR MURDERED Published June 23, 2016 — Recently, Pastor Han, pastor of a church in Chiangbai, China was brutally murdered by North Korean secret agents, sources revealed he was hacked to death. The purpose behind the murder was to provide a “warning” to Christians in China, who actively assisted North Korean refugees…
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God is HOLY… “Thy way, O God, is holy; what god is great like our God?” ~ Psalm 77:13 ESV
The more we understand of the Holiness of God, and His hatred of sin, the more we will appreciate His mercy and His grace. ~ R. C. Sproul “There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.” ~ 2 Samuel 2:2 “If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” – II Chronicles 7:13-14 Arise & shine; please pray for the following! COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women serving in these positions. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa – Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper, Psalm 122:6, Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. Special Prayer Request!! • Please pray for the Muslim people around the world during Ramadan. Pray for the movements of Muslims to Christ. Pray with faith, hope and love for the Muslim world. • Pray for America. Pray that God will turn people’s hearts toward Himself, and that He will be glorified in the outcome of the upcoming general election. • Pray for the Gospel to be spread and to be honored. Revival happens wherever the Word of God prevails (2 Thessalonians 3:1). Nigeria Bombs Boko Haram Convoy, 15 Terrorists Killed, Many Wounded June 21, 2016 — Bomo State, Nigeria – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has carried out its first major air campaign under the recently launched ‘Operation Gama-Aiki’ mission, during which 15 Boko Haram insurgents were killed. Christian persecution increasing amid Hindu extremism under India Prime Minister Modi Published June 21, 2016 — On May 25, a group of eight Hindu extremists beat up 47-year-old Anoop Masih, a Christian auto-rickshaw driver, after Masih disputed earlier that morning with several Hindu men throwing waste on an area designated as graveyard for Christians. CHRISTIANS ABDUCTED BY ISLAMISTS TELL STUNNING ESCAPE STORY June 20, 2016 – Three Christians working with Bibles4Mideast who were reported missing a week ago have been reunited with their coworkers and are telling a stunning story of abduction and threats and… tunnel escape from a locked basement prison and two days’ walk across the desert. Christian Times: Church in China attacked, pastor injured for disrupting feng shui in village June 19, 2016 — The pastor of a Chinese church was badly injured when a group of people suddenly attacked the church facility before a prayer meeting. The attack, which caught the church by surprise, was initiated by a regional official of the Communist Party. VOICE OF AMERICA: BOKO HARAM OPEN FIRE, KILL 18 AT NIGERIA FUNERAL June 18, 2016 — Police in northern Nigeria said Boko Haram militants have opened fire at a funeral in Adamawa state, killing at least 18 mourners. Christian Killed in Eastern Uganda after Religious Discussion with Muslims Published June 17, 2016 — NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Christian in eastern Uganda who had received death threats from Muslims after a religious discussion was killed on June 4, sources said. The body of Yokannah Zirinkuma of Kasasira village, Kibuku District, was found in a pool of blood in nearby Kadama village, near the home of the primary suspect. Rich in MERCY…“But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in His mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions – it is by grace you have been saved.” ~ Ephesians 2:4-7 NIV
“God’s mercy is SO GREAT that you may sooner drain the sea of its water, or deprive the sun of its light, or make space too narrow, than diminish THE GREAT MERCY OF GOD.” ~ C.H. Spurgeon “If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” – 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 Arise & shine; please pray for the following! COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women serving in these positions. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa – Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper, Psalm 122:6, Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. Special Prayer Request!! • Please pray for the Muslim people around the world during Ramadan. Take the 30 day challenge and pray with faith, hope and love for the Muslim world. • Pray for divine protection over our nation during the electoral process. Pray for a leader who will ultimately allow us to “lead peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness” • Pray for great revival and spiritual awakening!...Pray that God will pour out His Spirit like a mighty purifying flood. Let us be ever mindful of our brothers and sisters around the world who are discriminated against, slandered, unjustly accused, arrested, imprisoned, beaten, exiled or killed. They need us to stand with them in prayer as they suffer in your name. God of all comfort, for those who are tortured both in body and mind, give them the grace to endure their suffering. (Romans 15:5-6, 2 Thessalonians 1:4-5, 11-12). ORLANDO SHOOTING: THE THREAT OF ISIS IN AMERICA June 14, 2016 — We have seen it all over the news and our social media feeds, and rightly so. The horrific mass shooting this past weekend in Orlando, killing 49 and wounding 53, has shaken us to our core. Hezbollah Suspected in Beirut Bank Bombing Published June 14, 2016 — JERUSALEM, Israel – Officials suspect Hezbollah may be behind Sunday’s bombing targeting a bank in Beirut that had enforced sanctions against individuals financing the terror group. Burmese Christian IDPs Risk Imprisonment and Sex Trafficking to Find Work in China June 14, 2016 – one of the biggest camps in Laiza, with 8,780 internally displaced persons, can provide residents with rice, oil, and beans. ABC NEWS: ALARM OVER NIGERIAN CHRISTIAN KILLED FOR ‘INSULTING’ ISLAM June 14, 2016 — KANO, NIGERIA — JUN 4, 2016 Christians in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north demanded Saturday that authorities do more to protect them after a woman was stabbed to death for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad.. Federal Government Wants 80,000 Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon to Return Published June 13, 2016 — The Nigerian federal government has called for the return of the roughly 80,000 Nigerians who fled to Cameroon as internally displaced persons (IDPs) after the insurgency of Boko Haram in the North Eastern area of Nigeria. Mother of Kidnapped Chibok Schoolgirl Pleads 'We Need Your Prayers That Our Girls Will Be Found' June 10, 2016 — The mother of one of the 276 Chibok schoolgirls who were kidnapped by the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram from a public school in the Borno State in 2014 says God will help her and the rest of her village overcome the adversity and uncertainty that they face. PRAY for the persecuted… “Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.” ~ 1 Peter 4:16 PERSECUTED BUT NOT FORSAKEN; CAST DOWN, BUT NOT DESTROYED!! Let us be ever mindful of our brothers and sisters around the world who are discriminated against, slandered, unjustly accused, arrested, imprisoned, beaten, exiled or killed. They need us to stand with them in prayer as they suffer in your name. God of all comfort, for those who are tortured both in body and mind, give them the grace to endure their suffering. (Romans 15:5-6, 2 Thessalonians 1:4-5, 11-12). Arise & shine; please pray for the following! COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women serving in these positions. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa – Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper, Psalm 122:6, Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. Special Prayer Request!! 1. Please pray for the Muslim people around the world during Ramadan. Take the 30 day challenge and pray with faith, hope and love for the Muslim world. 2. Pray for divine protection over our nation during the electoral process. Pray for a leader who will ultimately allow us to “lead peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness” 3. Pray for great revival and spiritual awakening!...Pray that God will pour out His Spirit like a mighty purifying flood. Pastor's Wife Stabbed to Death in Nigeria for Allegedly Insulting Prophet Muhammad Published June 7, 2016 — A Christian woman and the wife of a local Nigerian pastor was stabbed to death by attackers last week…allegedly because she insulted the Muslim Prophet Muhammad. AllAfrica reported that the 74-year-old Bridget Abahime, was followed and killed at a market in Kano. ISIS Burns 19 Yazidi Women Alive in Metal Cages Published June7, 2016 — JERUSALEM, Israel – Nineteen Yazidi women who refused to become sex slaves of their ISIS captors were caged and burned alive in Mosul, Iraq, late last week before hundreds of spectators that included their husbands. "They were punished for refusing to have sex with ISIS militants. HE LOST HIS JOB FOR FOLLOWING JESUS. WHAT NOW? Published June 7, 2016 –…Pray for Ali*, a man who recently began following Christ after leaving Islam…Since his conversion, Ali has been attending meetings for former Muslims who now follow Christ.. pray that losing his job won’t hinder Ali from being deeply rooted in his Savior. Richard Huckle given 22 life sentences for abuse of Malaysian children Published June 6, 2016 — One of Britain’s worst predatory pedophiles, who targeted, groomed and abused up to 200 Malaysian babies and …has been handed 22 life sentences. Richard Huckle… posed as an English teacher and philanthropist in poor Christian communities in Kuala Lumpur, admitted an unprecedented 71 offences, including rapes, against young children aged between six months and 12 years between 2006 and 2014. China Continues Crackdown on Christian Churches June 3, 2016 – Chinese authorities continue to intensify their crackdown on churches, recently forbidding a church to hold services and requiring its members to register with the government. “Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it, the Lord is His name, ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’” ~ Jeremiah 33:2-3
“If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” – 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 Arise & shine; please pray for the following! COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women serving in these positions. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa – Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper, Psalm 122:6, Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for divine protection over our nation during the electoral process. Pray for a leader who will ultimately allow us to “lead peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness” (1 Tim. 2:2). Scripture says “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisors” (Prov. 11:14). Remember the fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. • Let us be ever mindful of our brothers and sisters around the world who are discriminated against, slandered, unjustly accused, arrested, imprisoned, beaten, exiled or killed. They need us to stand with them in prayer as they suffer in your name. God of all comfort, for those who are tortured both in body and mind, give them the grace to endure their suffering. (Romans 15:5-6, 2 Thessalonians 1:4-5, 11-12). • Let’s pray for great awakening!... Not just here, but the entire world. Millions Prepare to Celebrate the 'Forefathers' of Christianity in Africa Published May 31, 2016 — Christians in the East African nation of Uganda are preparing to celebrate Martyrs Day on June 3. The day commemorates the martyrdom of 45 Ugandan men who converted to Christianity between the years of 1885 and 1887... The story goes that the king of the country at that time was so outraged by their decision to convert that he ordered the mostly young men to be burnt to death. Pakistani Police Arrest Christian Beaten, Accused of Blasphemy Published May 28, 2016 — LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan on Monday (May 23) jailed a Christian after Muslims upset that he tried to stop them from teasing girls beat him... Hospital staff refused to treat Usman Liaqat after the beating, saying he had to file a police report. Muslim Mob Torches Christians' Homes in Egypt, Strip Elderly Woman Naked in Streets Published May 27, 2016 — An Orthodox Coptic church south of Cairo has reported that seven Christian homes were torched and ransacked by an angry Muslim mob who also humiliated a Christian mother by stripping her naked…the Christian mother was dragged out of her home, was beaten, insulted, and stripped naked on the streets, with the Muslim crowd chanting Allahu Akbar, or "God is great." Sudan Pastor Faces Death Penalty Published May 26 2016 — A Christian human rights group is concerned that a Sudanese pastor could soon be facing the death penalty. In December of last year, the African country of Sudan began a crackdown of church leaders and pastors. Christian persecution continues in China as government continues Church cross removals May 25, 2016 – The Chinese government has been on a campaign to remove crosses from the spires of many churches in rural China. Only recently, laborers have used blowtorches to cut a 10-foot high cross off the 120-foot steeple of the Salvation Church. |
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