praise & pray for me!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D of all that I could be, I'm not because of God's grace!
:D Jesus knows me & I'm getting to know Him.. WHAT MORE COULD I NEED?
indeed, WHAT MORE COULD I WANT? =D
:D bringing me to greater appreciation of Christ!
:D using my disability to bring that [see above] about!
:D the joy of being known by Jesus & knowing Him which makes me live THE GOOD LIFE!
:D
so sick of the enemy.. sick of this evil world.. sick of my flesh .. I need Jesus & JUST JESUS!
*PRAY*
* I'd be REDUCED TO CHRIST!
* consume my heart with one desire; to love Jesus MORE!!!
* deliver me from measuring God by m own limitations!
* deliver me from treasuring my life such that 'd be unwilling to lay it down for others
* deliver me from the habit of self-pity/hate
* give me an immeasurable mind & willingness to suffer for His Great Name!
* give me GRACE-based thinking & GRACE-based living!
~~thanks SO much~!
appreciate you . . . for an eternity :)

Touching The Living Christ [an article by Chip Brogden]

more awesome Christ-saturated teaching from www.theschoolofchrist.org
... browse the articles, subscribe to the awesome daily devotionals .. tell others who are hungry to Touch The Living Christ!
http://www.theschoolofchrist.org/articles/touching.html
some excerpts:

The difference, dear friends, is the difference between a religion and a relationship. The multitudes do not have a relationship with Jesus, and so they must travel to where He is and work their way into His presence in hopes of touching Him.

This is the way many church services operate. We go here and there hoping to touch something of the power of God, or the presence of God. Many times we do in fact touch something or receive something from the Lord - not because of the meeting, but in spite of the meeting. Even so, that touch does not last for very long. It is a touch, it is not the Living Christ. Soon we begin checking the calendar for the next meeting, gathering, conference, or church service so we can go back and get another touch. This represents something lacking in our walk.

This is not a complicated thing to understand, but our head tends to get in the way of our heart.
* we'd sop tying to touch the living Christ & simply abide in Him!

"And now, little children, abide in Him" (I John 2:28a).

praise & pray for Stephanie & Glen (AUS)

- Jehovah's Witness doorknockers came to our house this morning.
questioned them n assurance of salvation, citizenship in the Kingdom, but failed to get through the basics of sin, righteousness, judgment THEN grace & salvation ...
felt like i did dismally :S
SO many things I wish I'd said but didn't :"(
after listening to their speal they shared this verse with me:

"Your deeds are spectacular and amazing, Lord God Almighty. Your ways are just and true, King of the nations. Lord, who won't fear and praise your name? For you alone are holy, and all the nations will come and worship you because your judgments have been revealed." Revelation 15:3-4
:D PRAISE! :D
:D the mission field that literally comes to our doorsteps!
:D He wants to save lost cult members more than they want to be saved!
*PRAY*
* have mercy on Stephanie, Glen & all precious souls entrapped in cults - be brought out of the darkness & into the light to declare the praises of Jesus!
* reveal Christ in all His preeminence to all precious souls entrapped in cults, that Christ be increased & self be decreased! [see http://www.theschoolofchrist.org/learn.html]
* give us, those who truly know Jesus love to boldly reach out to all the enemy has deceived, snatch them from the flames of God's Wrath to join the choir of true Worshippers we see all through Revelation!

praise & pray for Viki, Jacky, Mini, Sue, George (KOR, TAI)

- English corner group yesterday! [discussed water/river festival/cleansing]
:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D there is SomeOne who gives Living Water & cleanses from every guilty stain of sin!
*PRAY*
* God have mercy, give every lost soul ears to hear, eyes to see and make dead souls live cleansed & washed from all sin by His blood!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!
* have mercy on them & send them back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!
~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!
*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS

pray we'd live EXCLUSIVELY for the day when people from every nation, tribe, people, and language will bow before Jesus and acknowledge Him as Lord!

Rev. 7:9

"After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in th

It is finished! In this scene John describes his vision of the final victory, when some from every people group will praise the Lord Jesus. This scene fulfills God's promise in Genesis 12:3 that through Abraham and his descendants all other families of the earth would receive the spiritual blessing that came through Jesus Christ. There are many causes and interests to which we can commit our lives. But the vision of Christ's global cause is one which is sure to succeed.

Dear Lord, how we long for the day when people from every nation, tribe, people, and language will bow before You and acknowledge You as Lord! source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for me!

an encouraging chat with a brother I praise God for :)
喆 says: how are you brother?

one thing i know FOR SURE.. I'm a terrible sinner .. but Jesus is a MIGHTY SAVIOUR! says:
umm.. good.. ONLY BY HIS GRACE!see my nickname

喆 says:That's true. But it is better to say "I was a terrible sinner" We may still sin, but not a sinner in God's eyes any more, I think

one thing i know FOR SURE.. I'm a terrible sinner .. but Jesus is a MIGHTY SAVIOUR! says:
AMEN how did u get such a clear view of yourself bro?

喆 says: from another brother

one thing i know FOR SURE.. I was a terrible sinner .. but Jesus was, is & ALWAYS WILL BE a MIGHTY SAVIOUR! says: is that better?

喆 says: yeah

:D PRAISE! :D
:D sending me angels to encourage me & lift me up just when i needed it!
:D Jesus knows me & I'm getting to know Him.. WHAT MORE COULD I NEED?
indeed, WHAT MORE COULD I WANT? =D
:D bringing me to greater appreciation of Christ!
:D using my disability to bring that [see above] about!
:D the joy of being known by Jesus & knowing Him which makes me live THE GOOD LIFE!
:D *crushing* me under the immense weight of blessing He's lavishly poured into my life!

*PRAY*
* consume my heart with one desire; to love Jesus MORE!!!
* give me eyes EXCLUSIVELY for Jesus, not the rubbish & dung of this world or myself!
* keep me *satisfied* in Jesus & Jesus alone!
* I'd stop believing the lies of lust that there is any possibility of Real satisfaction outside of Jesus!
~~thanks SO much~!
appreciate you . . . for an eternity :)

praise & pray for Jace (KOR)

[picture coming, my camera won't download pictures ... ]

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing him to approach me - befriended in no time, had lunch a week later!
:D He can turn an ordinary lunch appointment into an extraordinary eternity-impacting moment if you let Him!
:D the gospel of Jesus Christ is really GOOD NEWS !! --for sharing!!!
:D getting to share The Gospel with him after lunch!!
*pray*
* reveal Christ to Jace!!!! [he's waay too accepting & "respectful"of all religions] & bring him to True Repentance & Faith before it's too late!
* call Jace by name to forsake all for the sake of the call... to follow Christ!
* have mercy on Jace, work supernaturally in his heart to forsake sin, follow Jesus, the Son of God in a life of faith!
* bring more Divine Appointments his way to help open his blind eyes, unstop his deaf ears & open his dead heart to receive Real Life!

~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!
*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS

pray for the lamb that was slain to receive the reward for His sufferings!

Rev. 5:9

"And they sang a new song: 'You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were slain, and with Your blood You purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation'"

Missionary-author Don Richardson declares that at this point (as well as several others in Revelation) John "raids the Greek dictionary" to find synonyms for "people group." John wanted to emphasize that no people group is to be left out-all are included in Christ's provision of salvation. How determined Christ is to win back to Himself some from all the peoples of our earth! He loves them all. They are His by right of creation and by right of redemption.

Dear Jesus, give us a vision for the completed Body of Christ, so that our highest priority will be to plant Your Church among every people and nation on earth. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for Ash (KOR)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D blessing me with an wonderful family & house to invite lost souls like Ash over for dinner!
:D he's asking good questions! [Holy Spirit working!!]
:D giving the right words at the time [!!] to be able to share a little more of Jesus with him! ( I don't have the answers, but the One who IS The Answer to everything knows me!
:D He wants to come to church again [he said he felt "excited" when he came to church last week!]

*PRAY*
* provide accommodation for Ash that'll draw him closer to Jesus ETERNALLY!
* reveal Christ to Ash so that he'll hate all things that hold him back from living to give Jesus pleasure! [family, career, earthly goals & plans]
* open up Ash's blind eyes to see eternity & not merely be focussed on the here & now!
* stir up a hunger in Ash's heart to know The Only God who Truly Satisfies, mercifully give him a divine discontentment with anything less than Christ!
* keep stirring use his God-given conscience to keep convicting him of his filthy guilt before a Holy & Perfectly Righteous God & bring him to repentance & Trust in The Only Saviour, Jesus!
* his many worries about life post-graduation would humble him & cause him to cry out to the Only One who can help him -- Jesus!
* have mercy on Ash, send him back 'home' an eternally-changed soul, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

** missed opportunity** !! pray!! & praise!!

.. yes, I *do* coldly miss opportunities to share the gospel with precious lost souls also :(
finding shelter from the rain under the roof of a petrol station .. noticed few cab drivers pull up driven by guys looking very middle-eastern, quite possibly of muslim background.
i knew in my head that middle eastern muslim arabs are among the most "unreached" with the gospel of Jesus Christ yet somehow i remained unmoved =(
stunned at the hardness of my own heart =~(
OOOHHH!!!! woe, woe, WOE is me if I share not the gospel!!
GO HERE & WATCH !![copy &paste url below into your browser] http://www.recoverthegospel.com/?page_id=898
then.. SPREAD IT 'ROUND!!
praise our Father God.
:D there is safety & refuge in the ark that is, Christ!
:D He wants to use us, frail, weak & dumb as we may be to share His powerful, mighty glorious gospel!
... PRAY!!
* send His children across the way of every "unreached" middle eastern muslim arab in places where they can easily encounter the gospel
* give us, His children soft & broken hearts of overflowing Christ-compelled love to manifest the gospel to any lost soul, throwing side all lame excuses, fears & self-centred "keeping of our lives" rather than "laying it down so as to find True Life!"
Jesus said:
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.Matt 10:39
and again Jesus says:
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. Matt 16:25
and AGAIN Jesus says:
Mar 8:35 If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for Me and for the Good News, you will save it. Mark 8:35
and AGAIN Jesus says:
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. Luke 9:24
and if we still didn't get it, Jesus says AGAIN:
Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it. Luke 17:33
OOOHHH!!
how we need to stop our foolish parties on a luxury cruise
& have "all hands on deck" to rescue the perishing in OBEDIENCE to our captain!
GO HERE & WATCH !![copy &paste url below into your browser] http://www.recoverthegospel.com/?page_id=898
then.. SPREAD IT 'ROUND!!

praise & pray for Arkay (NEP)

- met Arkay on the bus last Thurs night, thinking he was another Indian & feeling like i'd failed somewhat in my witnessing encounter with the other Indians [see http://lifesshortprayhard.blogspot.com/2007/08/praise-pray-for-gurgun-friends-punjab.html]
.. felt tired.
wanting to zone out & keep reading latest awesome book i'm into:
"through gates of splendor" see: http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=71524&p=1006327
again, Papa brought to mind this verse:
2 Corinthians 5:14 - "whatever we do, it is because Christ's love compels us" (NLT)
so we got talking .. coming from a former hindu kingdom he was non religious.
his stop soon approached, so i left him with a tract
order for ourself! http://wayofthemaster.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_34&products_id=141
:D PRAISE! :D
:D providing gospel tracts that makes sharing the gospel much less difficult!!!

*pray*
* Holy Spirit keep working in Arkay's heart & convict his guilty conscience of the gravity of his sin before the Holy, Righteous God who gave him life & bring him to repentance & faith in Jesus before it's too late~!
* His Kingdom would come & His will be done in the former hindu kingdom of Nepal!

praise & pray for Gurgun _______ _____ ______ & friends (Punjab & Gujarat - IND)

- met Gurgun _______ _____ ______ [had a really long name, Gurgun for short!] @ train station last night .. amazing what a simple smile can do :) got talking, he's a Sikh from Punjab state of India .. in the course of conversation his other Indian friends (from Gujarat state of India) rocked up. I felt inadequate to share the gospel with a Sikh, but in reflection I remember Paul Washer's words
"i don't preach the gospel to muslims or jews or hindus, i simply preach the gospel to lost men as sinners who need a Saviour"
how true! ultimately this is the reality.

so WHY do i forget it in the silliness of of my own "perceived" inadequacies?!
anyway Gurgun got caught up in his Indian buddies .. train was delayed so Gurgun went to the nearest bus stop .. i was left at the train platform with a few of his friends wondering if we should follow him, thinking the train's been delayed 3 or 4 times already so might as well give it a shot. dumb move!
it was raining with gusty winds .. an adventure ;)
got to the nearest bus stop to discover we'd missed the last bus :P
.... walking back to the train station saw the train leave as we were coming up to the platform. D'OH!!
... or not ?? with another 30 minutes until the next train (it was 10pm!) = MORE TIME TO SHARE THE GOSPEL!
these Gujarati guys were studying nursing so i told them of the great respect for nurses i had due to my 4 months i hospital. :)
why was i in hospital? what happened??
showed them photos i carry with me everywhere of me lookin' really messed up & how Jesus Certainly saved me from near-death :)
they seemed almost too accepting ...
[silly stereotype i have of people from India burning people who try to share the gospel with them, memories of Graham Staines & his two sons being burnt to death stay needlessly in the forefront of my thinking about precious soul from this state! to read the story: www.wogim.org/stains.htm)
inspirational quote from that webpage:
It was a long time ago that he had decided to follow Jesus Christ no matter what the personal cost. Having read the Acts of the Apostles a great many times, he knew that nothing significant was ever achieved without opposition.
- shared an IQ test tract with them which, though the IQ test flopped, the 2nd IQ test on the back didn't ;)
SEE:
http://wayofthemaster.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_32&products_id=80
time flew, the train came & got to share a little more with them about the gospel. one of them mentioned he had Christian friends back home in India who brought him to church a few times! he assured me there were many Christians in India!
.. what a beautiful confirmation from one outside The Kingdom of all I've heard & invested in with GFA [partner with them too in impacting eternity TO THE MAX! see www.gfa.org]

my stop arrived, we parted ways.
... entrusted them to The Good Shepherd who laid down His life for them!
:D PRAISE! :D
:D He has children ALL over the world!
:D the very same Good Shepherd who laid down His life for them also seeks & saves lost sheep!

*PRAY*
* The Lamb of God who was slain would receive the reward for His sufferings in every precious lost soul caught up in the deception of Sikhism, Hinduism ..
You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power. for You created everything, and it is for your pleasure they exist and were created - Revelation 4:11
* God in His mercy would not let these precious souls waste their lives giving glory to anyone/anything else but save them so they might bring pleasure to Him!
* have mercy on them, send them back 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

praise & pray for Koki, Jacky, Steve, Grace (JAP, KOR)

- English corner group yesterday! [discussed certainty & the stock market crash
:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D there is SomeOne more certain in life than death & taxes! Someone who'll usher in a gloriously CERTAIN new Heaven & Earth!

*PRAY*
* God have mercy, give lost souls ears to hear, eyes to see, make dead souls live in Cetainty in His Perfect Love!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!
* have mercy on them & send them back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!
~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!
*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS

pray we'd be loving & courageous in snatching the lost from God's fiery wrath!!

Jude 23

"Snatch others from the fire and save them"

How human it is for us to be concerned primarily with our own salvation. Our own welfare is a natural concern. But it is wrong to stop there. We must be concerned for the spiritual safety and security of others also. Remember God's challenge to Ezekiel: "If you warn them and they do not listen, that is their responsibility. If you do not warn them and they perish, I will hold you responsible" (Ezekiel 33:8-9, paraphrase). That is a great challenge to us as we think of those who still have not heard the gospel!

Our Father, we want to be faithful to share Christ with the unreached peoples. But all too often we are afraid of rejection and scorn. Give us the same courage You gave to Ezekiel to warn others of the judgment awaiting those who reject Your grace. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

pray we'd be kept from idols!

1 Jn. 5:21

"Dear children, keep yourselves from idols"

John, the elderly apostle, reveals his pastor's heart in his epistle. He is concerned with the sin of idolatry because he knows that God created each of us to love and worship Him only. If we do not love Him, we will love something less. Whatever it is that we love in place of God becomes god (an idol) to us. How can we maintain our love and devotion to God? According to Jesus Himself, it is by obeying His commands! One of these commands, often ignored, is to disciple the nations. As we are caught up in this great task, we are less likely to be tempted by things that could become idols to us.

Lord, help us catch the excitement and joy of being totally abandoned to Your will and Your cause. Keep our hearts from idols, we pray. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for E.C.C. [English Conversation Class]

[discussed fear & the flu]
:D there is Someone we can know who can drive all our fears away!
:D bringing Martin, Florence, Irene, Helen, Min, Susan, Lynne, Bernice, Sarah, Natasha, Ash, Jimmy, Jack, into our midst!

*PRAY*
* God have mercy, give these lost souls ears to hear, eyes to see, make dead souls live fearLEESSly in His Perfect Love!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!
* have mercy on them & send them back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!
* keep working in the hearts of all who came until they bow the knee & confess Jesus as Lord THIS SIDE OF ETERNITY!!

praise & pray for Raymond (PNG)

- sat next to on bus home. felt tired.
wanting to zone out & keep reading latest awesome book i'm into:
"through gates of splendor" see: http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=71524&p=1006327
again, Papa brought to mind this verse:
2 Corinthians 5:14 - "whatever we do, it is because Christ's love compels us" (NLT )
.. so.. SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH HIM!!!
he'd heard the message before but felt like it wasn't time for him to respond. challenged him with the unpredictability of life.
** should've shared my brain injury story ... wasn't thinking :S**
:D PRAISE! :D
:D we don't need to be controlled & dictated by our feelings but if we avail ourselves to Jesus' love, His love can control us!!
:D He's patient with us, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance! [2 Peter 3:9]
*PRAY*
* let Raymond's conscience never rest & leave him no peace until he finds rest & peace with God through The Only Saviour - Jesus Christ!
* pursue his lost soul & reveal Christ to Raymond so he might flee to The Saviour before God's wrath comes (in a little while .. soon and very soon!)
* bring more people into his life & across his path who'll keep stirring his God-given conscience until it drives him humbly to the foot of the cross in repentance & faith!
* help His children to not be ruled by their fear/feelings but be free flowing channels of His gospel to be perpetually compelled by Christ's love that never be a 'slave to emotions' but persevere in reaching out to seek & save the lost while there's still time!

praise & pray for Jacky (KOR)

- met few weeks ago at an International Friendship Group BBQ - in the process of walking him home found out he has no relationship with God [despite his christian family/church upbringing] but wants one!
:D PRAISE! :D
:D there is a way to have relationship with God!
:D the gospel of Jesus Christ is really GOOD NEWS !! --for sharing!!!
:D the gospel is the power of God for salvation of all who believe!
:D giving us opportunity to meet over lunch & talk about how he can have relationship with God!
:D bringing him to a Korean church here in Aus [which he feels is better than Korean churches in Korea?!]
his English limited. please pray to The God of all languages!
*PRAY*
* reveal Christ to Jacky!!!!
* bring Jacky to forsake all for the sake of the call... to follow Christ!
* have mercy on Jacky work supernaturally in his heart to forsake sin, follow Jesus, the Son of God in a life of faith!

praise for Jesus' victory & pray we'd be on the offensive!!

1 Jn. 5:4

"This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith"

One of the first classes of U.S. Army missiles was given the name "Nike" from the Greek word for "overcomer." These weapons are swift and powerful in their ability to bring horrifying destruction. The church of Jesus Christ has its own "Nike missile" capable of swiftly and powerfully destroying all evil authority, all opposition to the rule of Jesus Christ. That weapon is our faith, expressed by our confidence in, dependence on and obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. We must march forward victoriously in His mighty power to tear down enemy strongholds which have long resisted the good news of the gospel.

Pray that the entire body of Jesus Christ will join together in a massive, all-out attack on the powers of wickedness at work both in people groups with a fellowship and in those nations where the Church has yet to be established. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for Ash (KOR)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D the times of good interaction we've shared again!
:D giving the right words at the time [!!] to be able to share a little more of Jesus with him!
:D He wants to come to church again [even hough he feels shy as the only Korean!]
*PRAY*
* work through his fear of eternity to drive him to The Only Saviour who can save .. ETERNALLY!
* stir up a hunger in Ash's heart to know The Only God who Truly Satisfies, mercifully give him a divine discontentment with anything less than Christ!
* keep stirring use his God-given conscience to keep convicting him of his filthy guilt before a Holy & Perfectly Righteous God & bring him to repentance & Trust in The Only Saviour, Jesus!
* his many worries about life post-graduation would humble him & cause him to cry out to the Only One who can help him -- Jesus!
* have mercy on Ash, send him back 'home' an eternally-changed soul, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

praise & pray for Ben (AUS)

- sat next to on bus. was initially very hesitant to initiate a gospel conversation with him as my overall experience [trying to] share the gospel with Aussies (using wdjd see: www.livingwaters.com/wdjd.shtml) is that they're often quite unreceptive to the gospel & unreasonably relativistic .... felt soo tempted to just give up on trying to share the gospel with aussies as there are riper harvest fields elsewhere & all 'round.
felt it would be a cop-out & taking the 'easy way out' if i just sat next to him & read my book 'aptly titled ' having a mind to suffer' by Watchman Nee . however, Papa brought to mind this verse:
2 Corinthians 5:14 - "whatever we do, it is because Christ's love compels us" (NLT )
so rather than take the easy [& essentially unloving] way out, I looked intently at Ben sitting next to me as he stared out the window.. he eventually came 'round & I handed him a million $ note. see: http://wayofthemaster.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_38&products_id=110
"did you get one of these?" i asked.
he took it in amusement, read it .. i prayed for him.
he tried to hand it back saying
"that's one way of looking at things" which then developed into a conversation skirting 'round issues of religion/power/corruption/man's innate goodness/sinfulness, . . . inevitably the bus trip came to an end, once again lost for words at how blinded by satan some people are.
Ben needs much prayer! truly but for the grace of God, I would be just as much, if not more blinded by deception!
:D PRAISE! :D
:D He's the God who makes blind eyes see again!
:D ultimately, Jesus wins over the enemy!!
*pray*
:D let Ben's conscience never rest & leave him no peace until he finds rest & peace with God through The Only Saviour - Jesus Christ! & also lead his wife & kids to Find The Truth, Life & The Way to Heaven through Jesus!
* pursue his lost soul & reveal Christ to Ben so he might flee to The Saviour before God's wrath comes (in a little while .. soon and very soon!)
* bring more people into his life & across his path who'll keep stirring his God-given conscience until it drives him humbly to the foot of the cross!
* work by His Spirit to seek & save lost souls in multiplied BILLIONS like Ben!
(MILLIONS of Aussies need to know The Truth in a society plagued with lies!!
* help His children to possess a mind to suffer [one of the greatest weapons against the enemy!] & be compelled by Christ's love that never chose the 'easy way out' but persevere in reaching out to seek & save the lost while there's still time!

praise & pray for International Friendship Group!

:D PRAISE! :D
:D creatively inspiring movies like 'Lord of the Ring' that portray aspects of the gospel message!
:D bringing those He wants to come along each week! *PRAY* * keep setting captives free from "the ring of sin that controls their lives" that the lamb who was slain for their freedom & salvation may receive the reward for His sufferings!
* specific names to lift before Our Father's throne: Rami, Ricardo, Polly, Sue, Johny, Scofield, Naoki, Jace, ... may The Victorious Lamb have mercy on them, call them by name & prepare a room for them in our Father's house that has many rooms!
* those precious souls that came would be spoken to personally by God & us, His children about sin, righteousness, judgment & the Grace of The Cross!
* stir up a hunger in the hearts of these precious souls from the mission field He brings to us to long for freedom from the bondage of "the ring of sin that controls their lives" & seek after The Righteousness found in Christ Alone!

praise & pray for me!

. . . stunned at my complete inability to love Jesus & hate sin . . .
:D PRAISE! :D
:D i'm just a Work in progress .. dare i believe what i've told others: i'm a M.I.T.M.!!! [Masterpiece In The Making!]
:D One Day i'll finally be *completely* free from this sin-infected fleshly fallen body & transformed into a glorious, sinless body -- now THAT'S worth living for!

== COME, LORD JESUS COME!! ==

:D everyday i live, breathe, move, have being & am healthy enough to enjoy Jesus!
:D i cannot overcome my sin therefore i will not, so i'm driven to lean more on Christ to do in & through me what i cannot do myself!
:D everytime i fall into sin is used to bring me back to the cross .. "prone to wander, Lord I feel it; prone to leave the God I love, here's my heart Lord, take & seal it, seal it for Thy courts above"
*PRAY*
* reveal Christ to me as more precious, more valuable, more glorious ever nano-second i live & breathe!
* I'd passionately seek Jesus for Jesus' sake!! pressing upon Him, not for what He can give, but for Who He is! not to get some need met, but so I may simply know Him!
* give me a mind to suffer [one of the greatest weapons against the enemy!] & be compelled by Christ's love that never chose the 'easy way out' but persevere in reaching out to seek & save the lost while there's still time!

praise for Jesus' victory & pray for it to be manifest in all the world!

1 Jn. 4:4

"You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world"

Jesus promised that His Church would assault the gates of hell and that those gates would fall. His Church is actively marching forward to conquer rebel territory and bring it into submission to the king of kings. Our battle is not physical-between men, but spiritual-within men's hearts and minds. And we are assured of victory because our champion, Jesus Christ, has defeated Satan in individual combat. Truly, the One who is in us is greater than the one who is in the world.

Lord Jesus, we acknowledge You as the victor over sin and Satan. Establish Your Church in every remaining unreached people. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

pray we'd hasten on The Day of Jesus' return!

2 Pet. 3:11-12

"You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming"

Have you ever reflected on this mysterious admonition? What does Peter mean when he says we should speed (or hasten) that day? Is Peter possibly referring to Jesus' statement that "this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations" before the end will come (Matthew 24:14)? If so, then consider the glorious possibility: by committing our lives to bringing the gospel to those people groups still without a believing fellowship in their midst, we are helping to speed the return of Jesus Christ.

Dear Lord, "Thy kingdom come." Give strength to our hands as we seek to hasten the day of Your appearing. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for Viki, Eriko, Danny, Jin, Martin, A, Sue (JAP, KOR)

English corner group yesterday! [discussed fEAR & the flu
:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D there is Someone we can know who can drive all our fears away!

*PRAY*
* God have mercy, give lost souls ears to hear, eyes to see, make dead souls live fearLEESSly in His Perfect Love!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!
* have mercy on them & send them back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!
*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS

praise & pray for us!

2 Pet. 1:12

"So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have"

Do you have a friend who constantly reminds you of things you already know? Do you find it difficult to respond graciously? Deep inside we, like Peter, all know that we often need reminders of truths we've heard before. For example, we know that God is concerned for the salvation of people from every nation (people group) in the world, but we need to be reminded of this priority each day. That is the purpose of the Frontier Fellowship. Many need to pray for the unreached peoples of the world. Do you encourage your friends to pray with you for these peoples?

Dear Lord, how easy it is to be caught up in our own affairs. Forgive us, and open our eyes to see the world as You do. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for Sean (KOR)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D blessing me with life & good things to bless him with!
:D our friendship
*PRAY*
* reveal Christ to Sean !!!!
* bring Sean to forsake all for the sake of the call... to follow Christ!
* have mercy on Sean, work supernaturally in his heart to forsake sin, follow Jesus, The Son of God in a life of faith!
* arrange Divine Appointments with Sean & other Christians as he travels Aus before going 'home'
* Sean's remaining time here would transform his eternal destiny & cause him to be a revolutionary for His Kingdom!

praise & pray for Ash (KOR)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D getting us back in touch after so long!
:D being able to share a little more of Jesus with him!
:D the humbling experiences he's been through while living here in Aus giving him interest in knowing God!
:D bringing him to our church!
*PRAY*
* use his God-given conscience to keep convicting him of his filthy guilt before a Holy & Perfectly Righteous God & bring him to repentance & Trust in The Only Saviour, Jesus!
* his many worries about life post-graduation would humble him & cause him to cry out to the Only One who can help him -- Jesus!
* have mercy on Ash, send him back 'home' an eternally-changed soul, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

pray we'd get our identity in this world straight!

1 Pet. 2:11

"Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul"

Do we see ourselves as "aliens and strangers" in the world today, or do we find, as another author observed, that "this world is too much with us"? "Earthly-mindedness" is a serious spiritual malady. An excellent antidote is to continually resubmit our lives to God's eternal purpose to bring people from every nation to share in the marriage supper of the Lamb. Earthly attractions will have less allure for us when we are consumed by God's own purposes and desires.

pray:Lord Jesus, teach us to see ourselves as You see us-as aliens and strangers. Make us Kingdom people! source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

pray we'd DECREASE so Jesus can INCREASE!

more awesome Christ-saturated teaching from www.theschoolofchrist.org
... browse the articles, subscribe to the awesome daily devotionals .. tell others who are hungry for the simplicity of Christ .. JUST JESUS!

Why do you lack power? Why are you unable to walk in continual victory? Why do you not see fruitfulness? Because power, victory, and fruitfulness only comes to a person who is standing on resurrection ground.

He is not surprised or disappointed when you fail. Rather, He is waiting for you to fail so you will be reduced to Him. He has no illusions about you and He knows you through and through. He knows however much your spirit may be willing, your flesh is weak. Our weakness is not the trouble - the trouble is our unwillingness to acknowledge the weakness.
This failure of Self is the very key to living the Christian life.

To despair of ourselves is the very key that opens the door to all the power, the victory, and fruitfulness in Christ that we seek.

anything you do apart from Jesus will amount to nothing!

If we will accept this sentence of death all our problems will die right along with us.

Let us embrace the Cross and glory in the Cross, for it is the power of God for our salvation. Amen.

excerpts from article "No Good Thing" by Chip Brogden http://www.theschoolofchrist.org/articles/nogood.html

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praise & pray for The Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation!!

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:D PRAISE! :D
:D Jesus has given Himself freely & fully to us!!
:D therefore, we have EVERYTHING WE'LL EVER NEED!!
:D He's willing & wanting to be so much more for us than we could ever know!
pray the most wonderful prayer you could pray for anyone:
* I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father most glorious, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation through knowing Christ fully. Ephesians 1:17 (ISV)
* keep manifesting the preeminence of Christ in all creation!
* reduce us to Christ!
* strip away all that distracts us until we return to the simplicity of Christ ..
JUST JESUS!

praise & pray for me!

daily His mercies are new, daily am I _saturated_ with His lovingkindness that's better than life!
Papa revealed to me today that many of my problems in life & with people is due to my love-blindness.
I often don't see nor recognise love when it's expressed to me,because for so long i've believed this horrible lie that nobody can love me for me.
i need prayer!!
:D PRAISE! :D
:D His mercies are new every morning!
:D His loving-kindness that's better than life! which daily =saturates= me!
:D His invincible light of truth dispels the darkness of the lies in my life!
*PRAY*
* wisdom, Divine Appointments, & guidance for my next mission:
checkout www.maxmissions.com!!
* dispel & shatter every lie i've long believed in!
* open my eyes to recognise love when it's expressed to me, so i don't go on hurting those who i need so much!
* "unclog" every hindrance in my life preventing me from being an unlocked, free-flowing channel of His love!
~thanks SO MUCH!!~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!

praise for prayer & pray we'd pray!

James 5:16b

"The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective"

Prayer is an essential part of God's plan to accomplish His will on earth. We cannot always understand just why and how prayer works. But Scripture assures us that prayer is necessary both to us and to the accomplishment of God's work in the world. Powerful, effective prayer has a goal (the revealed will of God) and a promise (the assurance of God). When we pray in God's will according to God's promises, then our prayer is powerful and effective. We must remember that part of God's will is that we "make disciples of all nations." He has promised to be with us to the end of the age as we pursue this objective.

Dear Father, teach us how to effectively intercede for the peoples of the world, who long to know Your truth. source: www.global-prayer-digest.org <-- GO HERE & pray EVERYDAY!!

praise & pray for Greg, Anna, Cinema ticket guys, Maria,

- gave to Greg busdriver who thinks "I'm too far gone". pray God proves him wrong!! Anna the bank teller, Cinema ticket seller & stub collector .. should've given to Hungry Jack's customer server but didn't WHY?! :( can still pray for her!
:D the gospel is HIGHLY SHAREABLE!

:D the incredible way He's used gospel tracts to CHANGE LIVES!!

* Holy Spirit use every tract given out to convict lost souls of sin, righteousness & judgment, causing them to flee to The Saviour before it's too late!
* soundly save souls & use cause them to go on to save others too!

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praise & pray for Jane (KOR)

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing her to Aus & letting her stay with a blessed Christian home!
:D letting her come to English corner & watch 'Amazing Grace" with us!
:D getting to share the gospel with her on the bus trip home!
any living person ==> NEEDS JESUS!
therefore:
time with any living person = opportunity to share the gosoel!
[used wdjd, seems to be the easiest & simplest way for almost anyone! see: www.livingwaters.com/wdjd.shtml
*PRAY*
* reveal Christ to Jane !!!!
* bring Jane to forsake all for the sake of the call... to follow Christ!
* have mercy on Jane, work supernaturally in her heart to forsake sin, follow Jesus, the Son of God in a life of faith!
* arrange Divine Appointments with Jane & other Christians as she travels & works in Aus
* Jane's remaining time here would transform her eternal destiny & cause her to be a revolutionary for His Kingdom!
* provide good accommodation & friends for her as she travels.
* provide jobs for her that'll draw Jane closer to Jesus!

praise & pray for Jack, Sean, Richard, Jin, Jane, (KOR)

English corner group yesterday! [discussed EKKA- farmers -the parable of the sower - Mark 4:3-20]

:D PRAISE! :D
:D bringing them here!
:D the gospel seeds He has scattered, is scattering & will scatter & bring to harvest!
*PRAY*
* any gospel seeds the enemy steals will be redeemed &unwasted!
* God have mercy, give lost souls ears to hear, eyes to see & a hearts of fertile soil to receive & believe the gospel!
* work by His Spirit through all the 'English corners' globally to draw lost souls into Living, Personal Relationship with Himself!
* Nations would be impacted as they send their bright future leaders abroad to study English!
* have mercy on them & send them back to 'home' eternally-changed souls, to join the missionary force He's raising up there!

~thanks~! GOD WORKS WHEN WE PRAY~!!
*** ETERNITY WILL SHOW THE FULL FRUIT OF OUR PRAYERS