Dave Yadallee's personal blog

Day 218, 6 August 2023



Today at

Calvary community Church , Pastor Barry Regier spoke on

God's Heart to Rebuild Community - The Role of Service.



Serving others means we ...

A) Take the Lead



Nehemiah 11:1-2



1 (Ne 11:18; Isa 48:2) Now the rulers of the people lived at Jerusalem,

so the rest of the people cast lots in order to bring one out of ten

to stay in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine remained

in other cities.

2 (Jdg 5:9) The people blessed all the men who volunteered to dwell

in Jerusalem.



[1] And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people

also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and

nine parts to dwell in other cities.

[2] And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to

dwell at Jerusalem.



Proverbs 16:33



33 (Pr 29:26; Jnh 1:7) The lot is cast into the lap,

but the whole outcome is of the Lord.



33 The lot is cast into the lap;

But the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD



B) Submit to God



Proverbs 15:22



22 (Pr 11:14; 20:18) Without counsel, purposes are disappointed,

but in the multitude of counselors they are established.



22 Without counsel purposes are disappointed:

But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.



C) Server Where we can



You've got



Leaders

Regional leaders

Those with administrative gifts

There were priests who took on relational and spiritual responsibilities

Levites carried more of the tangible duties around the temple

There were those equipped with maintenance experience

Many were 'associates' who served in supportive roles

Others were good at prayer and intercession

There were gatekeepers and guards

Temple servants who served behind-the-scenes

Still others had musical gifts in singing or playing instruments

One was an ambassador for King Artaxerxes himself

And EVERYONE was involved in giving of their finances



1 Corinthians 12:1,4-7,11-12,18





1 (1Co 14:37) Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you

to be ignorant.

[1] Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.



4 (Heb 2:4; Ro 12:4-6) There are various gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 There are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

6 (1Co 15:28) There are various operations, but it is the same God

who operates all of them in all people.

7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given

to everyone for the common good.



[4] Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

[5] And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

[6] And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which

worketh all in all.

[7] But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit

withal.





11 (1Co 12:4; 2Co 10:13) But that one and very same Spirit works all these,

dividing to each one individually as He will.



[11] But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to

every man severally as he will.



One Body With Many Members



12 (1Co 12:27; 10:17) For as the body is one and has many parts,

and all the many parts of that one body are one body, so also is Christ.



[12] For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of

that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.



18 (1Co 12:11; 12:28) But now God has established the parts,

every one of them, in the body as it has pleased Him.



[18] But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it

hath pleased him.



Ephesians 4:15-16



15 (Eph 1:22; 2:21) But, speaking the truth in love, we may grow up

in all things into Him, who is the head, Christ Himself,

16 (Col 2:19; Eph 1:4) from whom the whole body is joined together

and connected by every joint and ligament, as every part effectively

does its work and grows, building itself up in love.



[15] But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things,

which is the head, even Christ:

[16] From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that

which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the

measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of

itself in love.



Ephesians 1:23



23 (Jn 1:16; Eph 3:19) which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills

all things in all ways.

[23] Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.



1) Jeremiah 4, 5, 6



Jeremiah 4

Judah Threatened With Invasion

1 (Joel 2:12; Jer 3:22) If you will return, O Israel,

says the Lord,

return to Me.

And if you will put away your abominations out of My sight,

then you shall not be moved.

2 (Isa 65:16; Jer 9:24; Ge 22:18) You shall swear, "As the Lord lives,"

in truth, in justice, and in righteousness;

then the nations shall bless themselves in Him,

and in Him they shall glory.

3 (Hos 10:12; Mt 13:7) For thus says the Lord to

the men of Judah and Jerusalem:

Break up your fallow ground,

and do not sow among thorns.

4 (Dt 10:16; Jer 9:26) Circumcise yourselves to the Lord,

and take away the foreskins of your heart,

you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,

lest My fury come forth like fire,

and burn so that no one can quench it,

because of the evil of your deeds.

5 (Jer 8:14; Jos 10:20) Declare in Judah and publish in Jerusalem, and say:

Blow the trumpet in the land.

Cry aloud and say,

"Assemble yourselves,

and let us go into the fortified cities."

6 (Jer 1:13-15; 50:2 ) Set up the standard toward Zion.

Seek refuge, do not delay.

For I will bring disaster from the north,

and a great destruction.

7 (Jer 2:15; Isa 1:7) The lion has come up from his thicket,

and the destroyer of the nations is on his way.

He has gone forth from his place

to make your land desolate.

And your cities shall be laid waste

without an inhabitant.

8 (Isa 22:12; Jer 6:26) For this gird yourself with sackcloth,

lament and howl.

For the fierce anger of the Lord

is not turned back from us.

9 (Isa 22:3-5; 29:9-10) It shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord,

that the heart of the king will fail and the heart of the officials;

and the priests will be astonished

and the prophets will wonder.

10 (Jer 5:12) Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Surely You have greatly deceived

this people and Jerusalem, saying, 'You shall have peace,'

whereas the sword reaches the throat."

11 (Eze 17:10; Hos 13:15) At that time it will be said to this people

and to Jerusalem: A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness

toward the daughter of My people, not to fan or to cleanse,

12 (Jer 1:16) even a full wind from those places, will come to Me.

Now also I will pronounce judgments against them.

13 (Isa 5:28; 19:1) Look! He shall come up as clouds,

and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind.

His horses are swifter than eagles.

Woe to us, for we are ruined!

14 (Jas 4:8; Pr 1:22) O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness,

that you may be saved.

How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?

15 (Jer 8:16) For a voice declares from Dan,

and publishes wickedness from Mount Ephraim:

16 (Jer 5:15; Eze 21:22) "Report it to the nations, now!"

Indeed, proclaim against Jerusalem:

"Besiegers come from a far country,

and lift their voices against the cities of Judah.

17 (Jer 5:23; 2Ki 25:1-4) As watchmen of a field,

they are against her all around,

because she has been rebellious against Me,

says the Lord.

18 (Jer 2:19; Ps 107:17; Isa 50:1) Your way and your deeds

have procured these things to you.

This is your wickedness.

How bitter it is!

How it touches your heart!"

Sorrow for a Doomed Nation

19 (Isa 16:11; 22:4) My soul, my soul!

I am pained at my very heart.

My heart makes a noise in me.

I cannot hold my peace,

because you have heard, O my soul,

the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

20 (Ps 42:7) Destruction upon destruction is proclaimed,

for the whole land is devastated.

Suddenly are my tents devastated,

and my curtains in a moment.

21 How long shall I see the standard

and hear the sound of the trumpet?

22 (Ro 16:19; 1Co 14:20) "For My people are foolish,

they have not known Me.

They are foolish children,

and they have no understanding.

They are wise to do evil,

but to do good they have no knowledge."

23 (Ge 1:2; Isa 5:30) I looked on the earth,

and it was without form and void.

And to the heavens,

and they had no light.

24 (Isa 5:25; Eze 38:20 ) I looked on the mountains,

and they trembled,

and all the hills moved to and fro.

25 I looked, and there was no man,

and all the birds of the heavens had fled.

26 (Ps 107:34) I looked, and the fruitful place was a wilderness,

and all the cities were broken down

at the presence of the Lord, and by His fierce anger.

27 (Jer 5:10; 5:18) For thus says the Lord:

The whole land shall be desolate.

Yet I will not make a full end.

28 (Nu 23:19; Isa 50:3) For this the earth shall mourn,

and the heavens above be black,

because I have spoken it, I have purposedit,

and will not relent, nor will I turn back from it.

29 (Isa 2:19-21; Jer 4:7) The whole city shall flee

for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen.

They shall go into thickets

and climb up upon the rocks.

Every city shall be forsaken,

and not a man dwell in it.

30 (2Ki 9:30; La 1:2) When you are devastated, what will you do?

Though you clothe yourself with crimson,

though you deck yourself with ornaments of gold,

though you enlarge your eyes with paint,

in vain you will make yourself fair.

Your lovers will despise you;

they will seek your life.

31 (Isa 1:15; La 1:17) For I have heard a voice as of a woman in labor,

and the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child,

the voice of the daughter of Zion,

that bewails herself, that spreads her hands, saying,

"Ah, woe is me,

for my soul is wearied because of murderers."



Jeremiah 4

[1] If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if

thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not

remove.

[2] And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in

righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him

shall they glory.

[3] For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your

fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

[4] Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your

heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth

like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your

doings.

[5] Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the

trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves,

and let us go into the defenced cities.

[6] Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil

from the north, and a great destruction.

[7] The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles

is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate;

and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.

[8] For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger

of the LORD is not turned back from us.

[9] And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of

the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall

be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.

[10] Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this

people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword

reacheth unto the soul.

[11] At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry

wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people,

not to fan, nor to cleanse,

[12] Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I

give sentence against them.

[13] Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a

whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are

spoiled.

[14] O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be

saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

[15] For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount

Ephraim.

[16] Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that

watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the

cities of Judah.

[17] As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she

hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.

[18] Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is

thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.

[19] My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a

noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the

sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

[20] Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled:

suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.

[21] How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

[22] For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish

children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to

do good they have no knowledge.

[23] I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the

heavens, and they had no light.

[24] I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved

lightly.

[25] I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens

were fled.

[26] I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the

cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his

fierce anger.

[27] For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will

I not make a full end.

[28] For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because

I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I

turn back from it.

[29] The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen;

they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall

be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

[30] And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest

thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold,

though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself

fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

[31] For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as

of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of

Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me

now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.



Jeremiah 5



The Justice of God's Judgment



1 (2Ch 16:9; Eze 22:30) Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,

see now and know;

seek in the open places

if you can find a man,

if there is any who executes justice, who seeks the truth,

that I may pardon her.

2 (Titus 1:16; Isa 48:1) Though they say, "The Lord lives,"

surely they swear falsely.

3 (Jer 2:30; 2Ch 16:9) O Lord, are not Your eyes upon the truth?

You have stricken them, but they have not grieved.

You have consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction.

They have made their faces harder than a rock;

they have refused to return.

4 (Jer 8:7; Isa 27:11) Therefore I said, "Surely these are the poor.

They are foolish;

for they know not the way of the Lord

or the judgment of their God.

5 (Jer 2:20) I will go to the great men

and will speak to them,

for they have known the way of the Lord

and the judgment of their God."

But these have altogether broken the yoke

and burst the bonds.

6 (Jer 4:7; Hab 1:8) Therefore a lion out of the forest will slay them,

and a wolf from the deserts will destroy them;

a leopard will watch over their cities.

Everyone who goes out from there will be torn in pieces,

because their transgressions are many

and their backslidings have increased.

7 (Dt 32:21; Jos 23:7) How shall I pardon you for this?

Your children have forsaken Me

and sworn by those who are not gods.

When I had fed them to the full,

then they committed adultery

and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.

8 (Jer 13:27; Eze 22:11) They were as fed horses in the morning;

everyone neighed after his neighbour's wife.

9 (Jer 9:9; 5:29) Shall I not punish for these things? says the Lord,

and shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

10 (Jer 4:27; 39:8) Go up upon her walls and destroy,

but make not a full end.

Take away her battlements.

For they are not the Lord’s.

11 (Jer 3:20) For the house of Israel and the house of Judah

have dealt very treacherously againstMe,

says the Lord.

12 (2Ch 36:16; Jer 43:2-3) They have lied about the Lord,

and said, "Not He.

Neither shall evil come upon us,

nor shall we see sword or famine."

13 (Jer 14:15; Job 8:2) And the prophets shall become wind,

and the word is not in them.

Thus it shall be done to them!

14 (Jer 1:9; 23:29) Therefore thus says the Lord God of Hosts:

Because you speak this word,

indeed I will make My words in your mouth fire

and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

15 (Dt 28:49; Isa 5:26) Truly, I will bring a nation upon you from far,

O house of Israel, says the Lord.

It is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation,

a nation whose language you do not know,

nor do you understand what they say.

16 (Ps 5:9; Isa 5:28) Their quiver is as an open sepulcher,

they all are mighty men.

17 (Lev 26:16; Dt 28:33) They will eat up your harvest and your bread

which your sons and your daughters should eat.

They will eat up your flocks and your herds;

they will eat up your vines and your fig trees;

they will impoverish your fenced cities,

in which you trusted, with the sword.

18 (Jer 4:27; 5:10) Nevertheless in those days, says the Lord,

I will not make a full end of you.

19 (1Ki 9:8-9; Jer 13:22) It shall come to pass when they say,

"Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?"

then you shall answer them, "As you have forsaken Me

and served strange gods in your land, so you will serve

strangers in a land that is not yours."



Jeremiah 5

[1] Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and

know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there

be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

[2] And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.

[3] O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but

they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to

receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have

refused to return.

[4] Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know

not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

[5] I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they

have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these

have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

[6] Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the

evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every

one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their

transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.

[7] How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and

sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then

committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.

[8] They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his

neighbour's wife.

[9] Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my

soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

[10] Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take

away her battlements; for they are not the LORD's.

[11] For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very

treacherously against me, saith the LORD.

[12] They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil

come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

[13] And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus

shall it be done unto them.

[14] Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word,

behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it

shall devour them.

[15] Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith

the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose

language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

[16] Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.

[17] And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and

thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they

shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced

cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

[18] Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end

with you.

[19] And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD

our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye

have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve

strangers in a land that is not yours.



20 Declare this in the house of Jacob and publish it in Judah, saying:

21 (Isa 6:9-10; Eze 12:2) Hear this now, O foolish people

and without understanding, who have eyes but do not see,

who have ears but do not hear.

22 (Ps 119:120; Dt 28:58) Do you not fear Me? says the Lord.

Will you not tremble at My presence?

For I have placed the sand for the boundary of the sea

by a perpetual decree so that it cannot pass over it.

And though the waves toss themselves, yet they cannot prevail;

though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it.

23 (Jer 6:28) But this people has a revolting and a rebellious heart;

they have revolted and gone aside.

24 (Ge 8:22; Ps 147:8) They do not say in their heart,

"Let us now fear the Lord our God,

who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season.

He reserves for us the appointed weeks of the harvest."

25 (Jer 3:3) Your iniquities have turned away these things,

and your sins have withheld good things from you.

26 (Pr 1:11; Jer 18:22) For among My people are found wicked men.

They lie in wait, as he who sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

27 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit.

Therefore they have become great and rich.

28 (Dt 32:15; Isa 1:23) They are fat, they are sleek.

Indeed, they excel in deeds of wickedness.

They do not judge the cause of the fatherless,

so that they may prosper;

and the right of the needy they do not defend.

29 (Jer 5:9; Mal 3:50) Shall I not punish them for these things?

says the Lord. Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

30 (Jer 23:14; Hos 6:10) An appalling and horrible thing

has been committed in the land.

31 (Eze 13:6; Mic 2:11) The prophets prophesy falsely,

and the priests rule by their own authority;

and My people love to have it so.

Yet what will you do in the end?



[20] Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

[21] Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have

eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

[22] Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence,

which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree,

that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet

can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

[23] But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are

revolted and gone.

[24] Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that

giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth

unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.

[25] Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have

withholden good things from you.

[26] For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that

setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

[27] As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit:

therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

[28] They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the

wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they

prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

[29] Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul

be avenged on such a nation as this?

[30] A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;

[31] The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their

means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end

thereof?



Jeremiah 6



Siege of Jerusalem



1 (Ne 3:14; Jdg 1:21) O sons of Benjamin, gather yourselves

to flee from the midst of Jerusalem,

and blow the trumpet in Tekoa,

and set up a sign of fire in Beth Hakkerem;

for disaster appears out of the north,

and great destruction.

2 (Isa 1:8; Jer 4:31) I have likened the daughter of Zion

to a comely and delicate woman.

3 (Lk 19:43) The shepherds with their flocks will come to her.

They will pitch their tents against her all around.

They will pasture each in his place.

4 (Jer 15:8; Joel 3:9) "Prepare war against her;

arise, and let us go up at noon."

"Woe to us, for the day declines,

for the shadows of the evening are stretched out."

5Isa 32:14; Jer 52:13 "Arise, and let us go by night

and let us destroy her palaces."

6 For thus says the Lord of Hosts:

Hew down trees

and build a mound against Jerusalem.

This is the city to be punished.

She is full of oppression in her midst.

7 (Eze 7:11; 7:23) As a fountain casts out her waters,

so she casts out her wickedness.

Violence and devastation are heard in her;

before Me continually are grief and wounds.

8 (Eze 23:18; Hos 9:12) Be instructed, O Jerusalem,

lest My soul depart from you;

lest I make you desolate,

a land not inhabited.

9 (Jer 16:16; 49:9) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:

They will thoroughly glean

the remnant of Israel as a vine.

Turn back your hand

as a grape gatherer into the baskets.

10 (Ac 7:51; Jer 7:26) To whom shall I speak and give warning

that they may hear?

See, their ears are closed,

and they cannot listen.

Indeed, the word of the Lord is a reproach to them;

they have no delight in it.

11 (Jer 9:21; 20:9) Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord;

I am weary with holding in.

I will pour it out upon the children in the street

and upon the assembly of young men together;

for even the husband with the wife shall be taken,

the aged with him who is full of days.

12 (Jer 8:10; Isa 5:25) Their houses shall be turned to others,

with their fields and wives together;

for I will stretch out My hand

upon the inhabitants of the land,

says the Lord.

13 (Jer 8:10; 23:11) For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,

everyone is given to covetousness.

And from the prophet even to the priest,

everyone deals falsely.

14 (Eze 13:10; Jer 4:10) They have healed also the brokenness

of the daughter of My people superficially,

saying, "Peace, peace," when there is no peace.

15 (Jer 3:3; 8:12) Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination?

They were not at all ashamed, nor could they blush.

Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;

at the time that I punish them they shall be cast down,

says the Lord.

16 (Jer 18:15; Isa 8:20) Thus says the Lord

Stand in the ways and see,

and ask for the old paths

where the good way is and walk in it,

and you shall find rest for your souls.

But they said, "We will not walk in it."

17 (Isa 21:11; 58:1) Also I set watchmen over you, saying,

"Listen to the sound of the trumpet."

But they said, "We will not listen."

18 Therefore hear, O nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

19 (Jer 8:9; Isa 1:2) Hear, O earth.

I will bring calamity on this people,

even the fruit of their thoughts,

because they have not listened to My words,

nor to My law, but rejected it.

20 (Isa 1:11; Ps 40:6; Isa 60:6 ) To what purpose does incense

from Sheba come to Me, and the sweet cane from a far country?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices sweet to Me.

21 (Isa 8:14; 9:14-17) Therefore thus says the Lord:

See, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people,

and the fathers and the sons together will fall upon them.

The neighbor and his friend will perish.

22 (Jer 10:22; 50:41-43) Thus says the Lord: See, a people comes

from the north country, and a great nation will be raised

from the remote parts of the earth.

23 (Isa 13:18; Jer 50:42) They will lay hold on bow and spear;

they are cruel and have no mercy.

Their voice roars like the sea,

and they ride upon horses,

set in array as men for war

against you, O daughter of Zion.

24 (Jer 4:31; 49:24) "We have heard the report of it;

our hands grow feeble.

Anguish has taken hold of us, and pain as of a woman in labour.

25 (Jer 49:29; Job 18:11) Do not go out into the field, nor walk on the road.

For the sword of the enemy and terror is on every side."

26 (Jer 4:8; Zec 12:10) O daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth

and wallow in ashes.

Mourn as for an only son,

a most bitter lamentation;

for the destroyer

shall suddenly come upon us.

27 (Jer 1:18; 15:20) I have set you as an assayer

and fortress among My people

that you may know

and try their way.

28 (Jer 9:4; 5:23) They all are stubborn rebels

walking about practicing slander.

They are bronze and iron;

they all are corrupters.

29 The bellows blow fiercely,

the lead is consumed by the fire;

the founder melts in vain,

for the wicked are not plucked away.

30 (Ps 119:119; Isa 1:22) Men will call them rejected silver,

because the Lord has rejected them.



[1] O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the

midst of

Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in

Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

[2] I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.

[3] The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch

their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his

place.

[4] Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto

us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched

out.

[5] Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.

[6] For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a

mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly

oppression in the midst of her.

[7] As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her

wickedness:

violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and

wounds.

[8] Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I

make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

[9] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of

Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.

[10] To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold,

their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the

LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

[11] Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding

in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of

young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the

aged with him that is full of days.

[12] And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and

wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the

land, saith the LORD.

[13] For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is

given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one

dealeth falsely.

[14] They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly,

saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

[15] Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were

not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall

among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down,

saith the LORD.

[16] Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old

paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for

your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

[17] Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the

trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

[18] Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

[19] Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the

fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor

to my law, but rejected it.

[20] To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet

cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your

sacrifices sweet unto me.

[21] Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks

before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon

them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.

[22] Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country,

and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.

[23] They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no

mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in

array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.

[24] We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath

taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

[25] Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the

enemy and fear is on every side.

[26] O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself

in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation:

for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

[27] I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou

mayest know and try their way.

[28] They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass

and iron; they are all corrupters.

[29] The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder

melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.

[30] Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected

them.



2) Our Daily Bread for 6 August 2023 titled Release from Slavery



Exodus 6:1-8



1 (Ex 12:33; 12:39) Then the Lord said to Moses, "Now you shall see what

I will do to Pharaoh, for with a strong hand shall he let them go,

and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land."

2 (Isa 42:8; Mal 3:6) Then God spoke to Moses, and said to him,

"I am the Lord,

3 (Ps 83:18; Ge 17:1; Ps 68:4) and I appeared to Abraham,

to Isaac, and to Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by My name,

The Lord, I was not known to them.

4 (Ge 15:18; 28:4) I have also established

My covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan,

the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they sojourned.

5 (Ex 2:24)

I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel,

whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant.

6 (Dt 26:8; 7:8; 1Ch 17:21) "Therefore say to the children of Israel:

'I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from

under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage,

and I will redeem you with a stretched-out arm and with great judgments.

7 (Dt 4:20; 7:6 ) And I will take you to Me for a people,

and I will be to you a God. And you shall know that I am the Lord your God,

who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

8 (Ge 15:18; 26:3) I will bring you into the land, which I swore

to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, and I will give it to you

for a heritage. I am the Lord.' "



[1] Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to

Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand

shall he drive them out of his land.

[2] And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:

[3] And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of

God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

[4] And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land

of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.

[5] And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the

Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

[6] Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will

bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you

out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and

with great judgments:

[7] And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and

ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under

the burdens of the Egyptians.

[8] And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear

to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an

heritage: I am the LORD.



"You are like Moses, leading us out from slavery!" Jamila exclaimed. As a

bonded brick-kiln worker in Pakistan, she and her family suffered because of

the exorbitant amount they owed the kiln owner. They used much of their

earnings just to pay off the interest. But when they received a gift from a

nonprofit agency that released them from their debt, they felt tremendous

relief. In thanking the agency's representative for their freedom, Jamila, a

believer in Jesus, pointed to the example of God's release of Moses and the

Israelites from slavery.



The Israelites had been oppressed by the Egyptians for hundreds of years,

laboring under harsh conditions. They cried out to God, asking for help

(Exodus 2:23). But their workload increased, because the new pharaoh ordered

them not only to make bricks but also to gather the straw for these bricks

(5:6-8). When the Israelites continued to cry out against the oppression, God

reiterated His promise to be their God (6:7). No longer would they be slaves,

because He would redeem them with "an outstretched arm" (v. 6).



Under God's direction, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt (see ch.14).

Today God still delivers us through the outstretched arms of His Son, Jesus,

on the cross. We're set free from a far greater enslavement to the sin that

once controlled us. We're no longer slaves, but free!



By: Amy Boucher Pye



Reflect & Pray



How has God brought you freedom?

How could you encourage others who are enslaved in some way?



Dear God, thank You for sending Your Son to give me freedom from my sin.



Learn more at Having a Personal Relationship with God.



3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association



Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools



Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 1 - Bought Back



Eph 1:7



7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood

and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace



[7] In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,

according to the riches of his grace;



In the opening scenes of The Glenn Miller Story, Glenn Miller, then a

struggling musician trying to find an audience for his music, enters

a pawn shop. He has hocked his trombone for rent money, and has come

to redeem it. Paying the pawn broker the money, he buys back his own

instrument and leaves the shop, indicating that he will probably

be back again.

In Eph 1:7. Paul says that in Christ "we have redemption through

His blood and the forgiveness of sin according to the riches of His grace."

We belonged to God from the beginning; he made us and stamped

his image upon us. But through sin we were lost, pawned to the

world's system and the Enemy of our souls.

But God redeemed us; he "bought us back" with the most valuable

currency in the universe - the blood of his own Son, Jesus Christ.

He did not resent the bargain, or question whether we were worth

such a price. He freely gave Jesus in trade to ransom the souls

of the people he created and loved.

Sometimes in Christian circles we get so caught up in religious

jargon that we forget what redemption really means. Gog did not have

to "get us out of hock." He was not compelled to buy us back when we

had sold ourselves to sin. But because of his love, and with no

deserving on our part, he chose to pay an enormous price to set us free.

We are redeemed, bought back, by the One who owned us in the first place.



Application



a) In what ways have I been "in hock" to sin in my life?



b) What does it mean, in practical terms, that God "redeemed" me

from that sin?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Proverbs 10:22



22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich ,and He adds no sorrow with it.



22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich,

And he addeth no sorrow with it.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



When you are Saddened by Loss



1 Cor 15:35-38,51-57



35 But someone will say, "How are the dead raised up?

With what body do they come?"

36 You fool! What you sow is not made alive unless it dies.

37 When you sow, you do not sow the body that shall be, but a bare kernel,

perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.

38 Then God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.



51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall

all be changed.

52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet,

for the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised incorruptible,

and we shall be changed.

53 For tis corruptible will put on incorruption,

and this mortal will put on immortality.

54 When this corruptible will have put on incorruption,

and this mortal will have put on immortality,

then the saying that is written shall come to pass:

"Death is swallowed up in victory."

55 "O death, where is your sting?

O grave, where is your victory?"

56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through

our Lord Jesus Christ!



35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up?

and with what body do they come?

36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be,

but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

38 but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him,

and to every seed his own body.



51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall

all be changed,

52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:

for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,

and we shall be changed.

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption,

and this mortal must put on immortality.

54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,

and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought

to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through

our Lord Jesus Christ.



Remember God's promises when You pray

The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)



New Brunswick



Total population 753900

Muslim population (est.) 4543



Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim

population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist

church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton

also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship

getherings, and outreaches on campus.

Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the

campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.

Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,

and between 300 to 400 university students.

Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,

which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.

a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,

has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow

into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has

been primarily for university students moving into the area.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



And



Thank you for praying through the

5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.



"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,

I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to

cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.



Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians

and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the

love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.

One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by

light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.



As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and

confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution

to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.



Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.

Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father

to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.



I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.

God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through

the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom

and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."



13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.



[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that

ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.



ROMANS 15:13



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



6th Day of the Month



a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community



(

Deut 4:6-7



6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7 ) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom and

your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear all these

statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and

understanding people."

7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god so near

to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?



6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and

your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these

statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and

understanding people.

7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them,

as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?



Matt 5:13-16



13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt

loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good for

nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.

14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden.

15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) Neither do men light a candle and put it under a basket,

but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the house.

16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine before men that they

may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.



13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,

wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing,

but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set

on an hill cannot be hid.

15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on

a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,

and glorify your Father which is in heaven.



Acts 1:8



8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes

upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and

Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."



8 "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:

and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,

and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."



b) Pray for the province of British Columbia



I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence then to

act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.

( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4) 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone, 2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings

and for all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life

in all godliness and honesty, 3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and

acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all

men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.



1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,

intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 for kings,

and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable

life in all godliness and honesty. 3For this is good and acceptable

in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 who will have all men to be saved,

and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.



II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign and booklet

to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to know where to Serve in God's Kingdom.



Pray to the Lord and pray in intervention for you Country to come to the Lord.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You for sending

Your Son to give me freedom from my sin."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him as Redeemer and friend.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be thankful for His Blessings.



Pray to the Lord and pray for the Hope of The Resurrection.



Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick

- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened

to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened

to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them



- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these

areas of concentration



- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,

and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community



Pray that Iraqi Christians will be faithful, withstanding threats under

daily oppression.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.