praise & pray 4 [Chris] (UK) *
- my blessed roommate for the week of outreach on the Coast!
:D his encouraging, prayerful, kindred spirit!
* direction for future in missions!
* increase his heart of love for Christ & those He loves!
+ praise & pray 4 [Kerri, Fiona] (AUS) - sisters we met at the Set Free AOG church we visited
:D convicting Kerri of her attitude against muslims!
* give Kerri a heart of love towards those He loved & also died for!
* work in & through Fiona�s life to bring her muslim boss closer to Christ!

to ANYONE involved in the work of the Lord -- the work of the Lord is NOT the most important thing!
a CRUCIAL reminder to anyone involved in "the work of the Lord"!

THE LORD OF THE WORK -- by Chip Brogden



"Separate unto Me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have
called them" (Acts 13:2b).

There is a pressing need in the Body of Christ to distinguish and
discern the difference between the Lord of the Work and the work of
the Lord. How easy it is to confuse these two things and treat them
as one and the same. Yet the difference before God is quite vast.

This difference was revealed to me several years ago. I was
conducting some meetings in Texas and attended a ministerial luncheon
consisting of local pastors. My presence as a visitor was
acknowledged and I was invited to stand and "share a few words". What
would I say to these pastors?

The Lord had already prepared my heart with a special word just for
them. I said, "Brothers, I came all the way from North Carolina to
remind you of one thing: the work of the Lord is NOT the most
important thing."

I allowed my words to sink into their hearing for a moment and the
silence was deafening. I understand now what Jesus experienced when
the Bible says that "He knew within Himself" that the people
questioned and doubted in their hearts. I could sense this as these
pastors silently wondered what could possibly be more important than
the work of the Lord.

"Brothers, the Lord of the Work is more important than the work of
the Lord," I said. And I sat down.

In my experience, fewer than one person out of one thousand really
understands this, even when they nod and say amen. I am still growing
in this revelation. I am constantly being reminded by the Lord,
"Chip, I am more important that your ministry. I am your priority.
This is My work, not yours. I reserve the right to separate you for
service or place you on the shelf. I reserve the right to send you
forth or keep you at home. The Lord of the Work is more important
than the work of the Lord. You keep saying this, but you do not
always practice it."

According to the Scriptures, the Kingdom of God exists wherever
Christ has the preeminence. To seek first the Kingdom of God is to
seek the preeminence of Jesus over all things. For many years I
assumed that seeking first the Kingdom of God meant to seek first the
work of the Lord - putting the ministry before everything else, even
before the needs of my family.

While my intentions were good, the Scripture does not say, "Seek
first the ministry." It says to seek first the Kingdom of God. How
does this apply to ministry? It means simply this: I must be governed
by the Lord of the Work, not the work of the Lord.

The "work of the Lord" tends to take on a life of its own if we are
not careful. We begin in the Spirit but then we use fleshly means to
perpetuate the ministry. I can say this because I have been guilty of
it. The thought and the intention may be good, but before we realize
it, the work of the Lord becomes preeminent over the Lord of the
Work. In fact, the minister, the pastor, the teacher, the apostle, or
the prophet assumes the position of the Lord of the Work. How quickly
the flesh comes in!

If God's Eternal Purpose is for Jesus to have the preeminence over
all things then this certainly includes the work. The Lord of the
Work does not change, but the work of the Lord is constantly
changing. The Lord of the Work governs the time, the place, the
people, the provision, and the assignment. All these things may
change as the Lord of the Work sees fit. He sets one up and brings
another down. He opens doors and closes them. He leads us to speak or
bids us to remain silent.

In the Book of Acts no one initiates anything. They are wholly
governed by the Holy Spirit. He sets people apart, He sends them
forth, He tells them where to go - forbidding them from going to
certain places, only to send them later, when the time is right. We
do not find apostles or prophets or pastors "working their gift" and
going about willy-nilly, just doing whatever they feel like doing.

Watchman Nee observed that God often puts His greatest ambassadors in
chains. Brother Nee himself spent the last twenty years of his life
in the seclusion of a Communist prison. Is this not a waste? It
sometimes appears that the Lord of the Work is not doing things
correctly. We want to go out and the Lord tells us to stay home. We
want to stay home and the Lord tells us to go. He is the Lord of the
Work. I cannot explain everything He does, nor can I understand. In
humility we must bow down and say, "You are the Lord of the Work, and
I am only a worker. You are the Master, and I am the servant. You
know what You want and what You need far more than I do. I only see a
portion, but you see all things. So I submit myself and my work to
you!"

Brothers and sisters, this is the only safe way. Can we submit
ourselves to the Lord of the Work? Can we offer Him our gifts, our
talents, and our abilities on the altar and let Him direct things? I
believe that almost every apostle, prophet, or pastor that has gotten
off track has done so because of this very thing - making the work of
the Lord preeminent over the Lord of the Work. God gives them a gift,
or a calling, or a ministry, and they begin working at it until they
no longer need to be governed by the Holy Spirit. They have to
constantly put out and perform. Really, they are too gifted. We need
a little less giftedness and a lot more brokenness.

When I go back and take inventory of the places I have traveled and
ministered in over the last few years I find a pattern. They were
doing just fine until I arrived and proclaimed to them the
preeminence of Jesus Christ and His sovereignty as the Lord of the
Work. This word created a crisis in their fellowship although most of
them did not realize it at the time. Sometimes it takes years for
that crisis to fully develop, but nearly every church or group I have
visited has since fallen by the wayside, voluntarily closed their
doors, or gone into a deep, dark deception. As you can imagine, I do
not get invited much anymore, and I am less and less inclined to go.

This is a painful thing - realizing that you have labored in the
flesh, labored for religion, built a house of straw on some
foundation other than Christ. But if we are so good at our ministry
that we don't need to hear from God and be governed by His Spirit on
a daily basis then we are far gone. We have left our first love and
made the work of the Lord more important than the Lord of the Work.
We need to repent.

I need a ministry that is so impossible to perform that apart from
the miraculous, divine intervention of God it will be absolutely
nothing! God delights in the impossible because we are forced to rely
upon Him - anything less and we begin to imagine we can do it. I need
a gift from God that requires me to be on my face before Him in order
for it to operate. If I can get up in the morning and just "work it"
without Him and apart from Him then it is a dead thing. There is no
life apart from abiding, and outside of that abiding I cannot draw
upon the Life.

This is the only way the Lord will use something: if He can have the
preeminence. He must retain the first and the final place. He must be
the Head. The Lord of the Work is more important than the work of the
Lord. I pray we will grasp this truth and make the necessary
adjustments before it is too late and we suffer loss. May this word
convict our hearts. Amen.

Chip Brogden www.TheSchoolOfChrist.Org

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any comments?

balance me out or I might just drink in wht this guy says ;)

His slave, Able u_u
keep living to love Him SUPREMELY!
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how's your heart for Jesus?
if you don't love Jesus more today
than you did yesterday,
you're in danger of not loving Jesusat all :(
-- pastor mun seet
As you go through your highs and lows
in life,
never forget or doubt God's control
in your life.
Live each day to honour God
and show others your faith :)
-- alice chow
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Pray for The Unreached People Group of the Hour!

[Riverfire with Internationals + City outreach]
- going to watch the annual river fire fireworks show with internationals following an Aussie BBQ dinner
PRAISE! :D the hospitality of Aussie teachers to host internationals!
Pray~ * eternally significant interactions & relationships to form & build through this time spent together!

I was thinking after the show of joining the City outreach, just heard this news:

the Queensland Police has issued a warning for all those who are in the Queen street mall, in relation to a serial stabber going around, stabbing people for no known reason. While the danger has increased in the mall, so has the fear level, so it gives us a great spring board in which we can talk to sinners.
PRAISE! :D not even stabbings can separate us from His love!
Pray~ * bring this serial stabber to hear the gospel, be broken & convicted of his sin & bow the knee to King Jesus in repentance & faith!
*protect all on outreach as we assault the kingdom of darkness in the power & presence of the Rosen Lord of lords & King of kings!
* Christ would increase, Hs name be hallowed, His Kingdom come & his will done in the city streets where His gospel is proclaimed calling sinners to repent!

I've been asked to share my testimony tonight at the Thursday evening dinner + discussions with internationals.
DO rejoice with me & please pray for me!

praise!
:D He's given us All a story to tell to the nations!
:D saving us to partner with Him in saving others!
:D Christ _must_ increase, so He _will_ increase & He is_ increasing!
~pray~
~ _His_ Kingdom come, _His_ will be done on earth as it is in heaven!
~ _decrease_ myself so that He would be lifted up through me & draw all to Himself!
~ His life flow in & through me _clearly_! :)
~ Holy Spirit work to _reveal Christ_ to these precious lost souls!
for His Kingdom & glory~!
d_b the Able b_d

live for what u were created 4! - be a MEGAPHONE of God's glory!
" the glory of God is anything that makes God seen" --- Charles Ryrie
can ppl see God's glory in y.o.u.?!
"Christians are to be good news before they share the good news." -- Joe Aldrich
"If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit" -- Jesus (John 15:5).
WARNING: Want to be a vessel through which
God�s glory shines through?
He may just have to punch/poke A lot of holes in you so He can shine
through you all the brighter!
--aw
Do you see, do you see?
All the people sinking down?
Don't you care, don't you care?
Are you gonna let them drown?
- Keith Green
HELL'S BEST KEPT SECRET! PLEASE!! TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO IT ONLINE!

www.thebiblesite.org/ <-- go here EVERYDAY!!
free book thousands of people have said has changed their
lives - www.gfa.org/freebook

[KP Yohanan talks] see www.gfa.org/gfa/australia)
:D in every generation He raises up godly leaders who truly know Him!
:D bringing him to AUS ??
* empower him to stir up the church wherever he goes to get real with God!
* protect him from attacks, keep him well rested & fit for proclaiming His Kingdom!
* lasting fruit in the form of changed lives, re-aligned To eternal realities from his travelling talks!

[impact winter outreach aftermath!]
:D bringing the mission field to us!
:D when His Kingdom comes, there will be many from muslim peoples worshipping before the throne with us! (see Revelation 7 - EXCITING STUFF!)
* keep revealing Himself to muslims through supernatural visitations, dreams & visions!
* use every interaction/gospel tract/DVD/Arabic bible given to draw worshippers to Himself!
?* send out more labourers to the ripe, neglected harvest fields of muslims!

Apologies that this is a decidedly picture-less update. Halfway through the week on the Gold Coast, my camera decided not to function as it should! >_<
In any case, pray in faith to the Father who knows them by name & what they look like, even if you don�t! ;)




a list of abbreviated names of those He brought across my path, from all across the middle east - partner with Papa in His will for them, knowing of course there were hundreds more contacted by our team ;)
[Hu, Hk, Ma, Mo, Ab, Ab, Mo, Wa, Sa, Mo, Ka, Ha, Al, Ha, Al, Fu, Om, Ma, Mo, Sa, Ah, Ha, Nu, Ba, Ih, Mo, Mo, b, Us, Ta]
:D bringing them here!
* Increase Christ to them & in them & decrease self!
* reveal The Truth to them before it�s too late!
* set them free from bondage to lies & deception so they might worship Him in Spirit & in Truth!
* Their names would be written in the Lamb�s Book of Life!
(see Revelations 20:15)

[impact winter outreach aftermath!]
:D bringing the mission field to us!
:D when His Kingdom comes, there will be many from muslim peoples worshipping before the throne with us! (see Revelation 7 - EXCITING STUFF!)
* keep revealing Himself to muslims through supernatural visitations, dreams & visions!
* use every interaction/gospel tract/DVD/Arabic bible given to draw worshippers to Himself!
?* send out more labourers to the ripe, neglected harvest fields of muslims!

:D = PRAISE Papa!
* Underlined = ASK Papa!
REMEMBER: every people/person/thing you pray for & come in contact with is a potentially productive missionary!
. . . WOW!!!
As you read & pray, you might know of others needing prayer along similar lines.
Why not shoot some prayer arrows their way that hits �the bullseye of God�s glory�! =)
Apologies that this is a decidedly picture-less update. Halfway through the week on the Gold Coast, my camera decided not to function as it should! >_<
In any case, pray in faith to the Father who knows them by name & what they look like, even if you don�t! ;)




a list of abbreviated names of those He brought across my path, from all across the middle east - partner with Papa in His will for them, knowing of course there were hundreds more contacted by our team ;)
[Hu, Hk, Ma, Mo, Ab, Ab, Mo, Wa, Sa, Mo, Ka, Ha, Al, Ha, Al, Fu, Om, Ma, Mo, Sa, Ah, Ha, Nu, Ba, Ih, Mo, Mo, b, Us, Ta]
:D bringing them here!
* Increase Christ to them & in them & decrease self!
* reveal The Truth to them before it�s too late!
* set them free from bondage to lies & deception so they might worship Him in Spirit & in Truth!
* Their names would be written in the Lamb�s Book of Life!
(see Revelations 20:15)
:D Em, Da & Fr - brothers from muslim backgrounds - many more I�m sure !!
* they�d keep aligning their lives with His will to bring all things together under Christ
* keep them standing firm in the freedom they have in Christ, never returning to their former slavery!
* use them & every MBB to draw more precious souls out of the darkness & into His light!
[Hu, Hk, Ma, Mo, Ab, Ab, Mo, Wa, Sa, Mo, Ka, Ha, Al, Ha, Al, Fu, Om, Ma, Mo, Sa, Ah, Ha, Nu, Ba, Ih, Mo, Mo, b, Us, Ta]
:D bringing them here!
* Increase Christ to them & in them & decrease self!
* reveal The Truth to them before it�s too late!
* set them free from bondage to lies & deception so they might worship Him in Spirit & in Truth!
* Their names would be written in the Lamb�s Book of Life!
(see Revelations 20:15)


All for now, feel free to ask further questions!

Know that opportunities abound to reach out as Papa has sovereignly brought many precious souls from �closed Nations� into �free Nations� - open your eyes - they�re probably closer within reach [literally!] than you think!

May He break our hearts with the things that break His heart, and drive us to obedience!

"When man works, man works; when man prays, God works." -- Hans von Staden

. . . yet amidst the heartbreak, There is rejoicing !

rejoicing !- now more than ever before, precious muslim souls are coming out of darkness into the
glorious light of Christ!
rejoicing !-- God�s plan & purpose to see Jesus Christ as supremely pre-eminent among them will
be accomplished despite millenniums of failure & neglect!

. . . just think how much greater, louder & more vibrant the rejoicing in heaven will be as we cooperate with Papa in accomplishing His great purpose to draw Spirit-and-truth worshippers to Himself!!
So will you adjust? will you align yourself to His will to bring all things together under Christ?
(see Ephesians 1:9,10, John 3:30)
Ephesians 1:9[God] revealed the mystery of His plan to us. He had decided to do this through [Jesus] Christ.
10 That in the dispensation of the fullness of times [God] might gather together in one all things in [Jesus] Christ, both and which are on earth; even in him: which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
John 3:30He must increase, but I must decrease.

Philipians 2:9wherefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that is above every name, 10that in the name of Jesus every knee may bow-of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are under the earth-11and every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
May we see every muslim soul bow the knee to Jesus WILLINGLY!
. .. processing the outreach to the precious mission field He sovereignly brought to our doorstep,
I can only really describe the experience in one word:


heartbreaking.

heartbreaking to witness for the first time in my life how tragically the enemy has stolen, deceived & taken
captive these precious souls in Arab nations who were made to worship Jesus!

heartbreaking to witness first-hand the terrible bondage to lies they�re enslaved to N

heartbreaking to think that for too long the Body of Christ has ignored, neglected & failed to be His hands,
feet, mouth & heart to them for millenniums N N N N N N N

God�s Word says:

` Believers are raised with Christ, seated Him in the heavenly realms (Eph 2:6)
Therefore, pray:
` from our position of authority in Christ, interceding for muslims

~ He�s exalted Jesus Christ to the highest place, that he whole world should worship Him (Phil 2:9-11)
Therefore, pray:
~ muslims will turn from Islam, submit to Christ�s rule and worship him now as Lord

! His judgement against sin is certain, but He delights in mercy, unwilling that any should perish (2 Peter 3:9)
Therefore, pray:
! muslims will repent from their sins & be saved

@ satan has blinded the minds of unbelievers (2 Cor 4:4)
Therefore, pray:
@ the Holy Spirit will remove this blindness, so the light of the glory of Christ would shine in Muslim�s hearts

# The Word is living and active, judging thoughts & intentions of the heart (Hebrews 4:12)
Therefore, pray:
# the power of God�s heart will convince Muslims & convince them it is The Truth

^ Faith gives substance to things hoped for, and evidence of things unseen (Hebrews 11:1)
Therefore, pray:
^ converts from Islam will grow in faith in Christ, walking by faith daily!

* the strongholds of satan can be demolished by prayer (2 Cor 10:4)
Therefore, pray:
* the Lord will pull down the Strongholds of Islam and release captives to embrace the gospel

More info on what muslims believe & how to best pray for them:www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/muslim-prayer.html
In interceding for muslims, you may find the suggestions for prayer based on the bible helpful in praying for ministries among muslims.

20th :D involving us in the most worthwhile & significant ask given to any human institution - sharing in His plan of the ages!
* water seeds planted, those who came into contact with the gospel would become true disciples of Jesus!

19th :D Jesus calls us out of darkness & into His marvellous light to declare His praises! (1 Peter 2:9)
* give muslims a distinct hunger to escape their dark religion & call them into His light to declare His praises! (1 Peter 2:9)
* expose Islam for the lie & deception it is!
* help us to faithfully, lovingly & prayerfully point Muslims to The One who is The Way, The Truth & The Life! (John 14:6)

18th :D Jesus is The Way, The Truth & The Life! (John 14:6)
* expose Islam for the lie & deception it is!
* help us to faithfully, lovingly & prayerfully point Muslims to The One who is The Way, The Truth & The Life! (John 14:6)

17th :D showing us perfect love, love that drives out all fear! (1 John 4:18)
* Pray against the fear that influences many Muslims.
(1 John 4:18)
* give us His perfect love for Muslims that consumes our fears of sharing the gospel with them!

16th :D He relents from sending disaster (Joel 2:13)
* bring true conviction of sin and create new life.
(John 16:8)
* lead us to those He�s prepared to hear & embrace the gospel!

15th :D though He�s Holy & perfect, He�s personally & intimately concerned for His creation!
* God would open blind eyes & soften hearts.
* I�d make time for SOLITUDE - intimacy with Christ alone!

14th :D He�s a saving God!
* They�d know the assurance of salvation through Jesus, something Islam can never offer them.
(Ephesians 2:8-9.) (1 Peter 5:6) (Matthew 6:14-15)
* we�d be weak & empty for the Lord to show His perfect strength through!

13th :D He�s slow to anger, abounding in love & faithfulness! (Ex 34:6, Num14:18, Neh 9:17c,
Ps 86:15,103:8,)
* they�d experience God's total forgiveness and thus be able to forgive others.
* we�d seek the Lord for who He is rather than things He gives!


* help us share Christ for who He is, not just what He gives!

12th :D He�s the Only True God, and we know Him!
(Is 44:8, 64:4)
* Muslims will understand God�s desire for everyone to relate to Him as children and not as slaves.
(Galatians 4:7) (Matthew 18:3)
* Divinely-appointed gospel conversations on the trip to Surfers Paradise

11th :D He�s a God who reveals Himself!
* give Muslims a full revelation of who He really is
(Matthew 11:27, Hebrews 8:8-9)
* our love for lost souls would consume our fears of sharing the gospel with strangers!

10th :D giving us life & bringing us in contact with the gospel!
* use us to carry gospel blessings to those with so little opportunity/contact with the gospel
* we�d not rip ourselves off by living for empty & temporal worldly distractions, but live for the real world - storing up treasures in heaven! (Matthew 6:20)

9th � despite our poor record of �going out to them� to carry gospel blessings, He�s sovereignly giving us a 2nd chance by �bringing them to us�!
* we�d repent of our disobedience & obey the Lord�s command to take the gospel to all peoples, including the 1 billion + muslims (Mark 16:15)

8th � He desires that none should perish but all come to repentance! (2 Peter 3:9)
* give us His heart filled with love and compassion for Muslims.
* prepare hearts of muslims to receive gospel seeds!

Please pray for the Gold Coast outreach to muslims & pray for me!
"Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will
he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be
glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. (John 14:12-14)
pray in faith and confidence that God will hear us and will move powerfully in answer to our prayers of love and compassion.

Praise & Pray 4 [Bruce] (AUS)
- met on bus shared 'the reading test' tract with him
(see www.livingwaters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=250
?better to take responsibility & be punished for my sins" :"(
:D Christ paid - in full for our sins!
* open Bruce's blind eyes & hard heart to see the reality & needles suffering of hell, causing him to flee to the Saviour before its too late!
* REVEAL CHRIST to Bruce, turning him into a man who'll gladly lose his life for true abundant life!
* cause Bruce to seriously consider his eternal destiny in light of what we shared!

[Bob*] (AUS) -guy met on bus - shared "the smart card" & "atheist test" (see http://wayofthemaster.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=84)
:D He is real and can be shared!
* REVEAL CHRIST to Bob*, turning him into a man who'll gladly lose his life for true abundant life!

Praise & Pray 4 [Simon] -guy met on bus - shared "the smart card" & "atheist test" (see wayofthemaster.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=97)
:D He is real and can be shared!
* REVEAL CHRIST to Simon, turning him into a man who'll gladly lose his lives for true abundant life!

Ever thank-FULL for you & pray our partnership in the Gospel will continue to be blessed as He uses us ALL to accomplish His purposes!

Another snippet I found REAL CHALLENGING:

Friday, July 28, 2006
Taught How to Live
Treat every minute of your life as though it was your last, because one day it will be. Remind yourself of that scary fact at the break of every day. A great preacher said we can be taught to live by remembering that we have to die. Always remember that the wisest thing you can do with your time is to seek and save the lost. You have to seek them. Rarely will they come to you. When you talk to them, be as gentle as a dove and as stubborn as a mule. Be loving, kind, gentle, but obstinately uncompromising when it comes to the issue of sin. Tell them that the Moral Law will be God's standard of judgement on Judgment Day, and that God isn't willing for them to perish. Then preach the incredible love of God in Christ. There goes another minute. Gone forever. Go share your faith while you still have time.
Source: www.wayofthemasterminute.com  GO HERE EVERYDAY!!

Praise & Pray 4 [Edwin] (HK)

:D the good chats we ‘re having after church now 
* he won’t be TOO BUSY to read the gospels & learn of Jesus & be saved!
* REVEAL CHRIST to Edwin, turning him into a man who’ll gladly lose his life for true abundant life!
* move fellow bothers to welcome & love Edwin into the Kingdom! (+his sister, Loraine too!)

Praise & Pray 4 [David] (CHI)

– High school friend, his MSN nickname is
“I till haven’t found what I’m looking for” [spirituality]
:D the Good Shepherd seeks & saves that which is lost!
:D he’s been going to church in the U.S.!
* bring His children who’d pour out their life into David’s life so he’d know true life!

Praise & Pray 4 [Ash] (KOR)
:D the late-night catch up we had the other night!
* work through the �I.Q. test� tract I left at his house!
(see www.livingwaters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=210&Category_Code=WOTM-TRACT)
* bring His children who�d pour out their life into Ash�s life so he�d know TRUE LIFE!!

Praise & Pray 4 [me] - last Friday I made the choice to walk away from the things of the world for the redemption of the world
* Wisdom & courage to work out the above choice in daily living!
:D decreasing myself that CHRIST MIGHT INCREASE!!
:D CONSTANTLY CRUSHING me beneath a MASSIVE load of grace!
* help me gladly lose my life in pouring it out to gain abundant life!
* help me be totally yielded to the Lord & emptied of myself - a perpetual WILLING VESSEL for Him to use!!
* deliver me from THE SIN OF UNBELIEF!
* discernment to know when to share the gospel when I�m out &about & who with!
(still feel like I�m shutting up a lot more than I should :S)
* help me STOP returning like the proverbial dog to its vomit! (i.e. STOP DIVING INTO HABITUAL SINS!)
* help me constantly choose to be apostolically passionate -laying down my life to see the nations worship Jesus!
* help me LOVE the lost enough to warn them of hell!
* bring me to FULL KNOWLEDGE of Jesus Christ!
* help me DAILY deny self, take up my cross & FOLLOW JESUS!

Praise & Pray 4 [Hun] (KOR) - bad back, came over 2 see my dad
:D giving me an incredible dad!
* use the Christian friends in Hun�s life to lose their lives, pouring out the life of Christ into Hun!

Praise & Pray 4 [Cherbourg mission] (this Sat-Sun) pic is Pastor Henry Collins, he loves praising Jesus ?
PLEASE SUPPORT IN PRAYER THE TEAM & I!! mail me at HaHaikHa@gmail.com so I can mail you a prayer ideas calendar for this mission!
:D the worshippers of His name He�s drawn to Himself in Cherbourg!
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Praise & Pray 4 [Street Access Vans]

:D dedicated people who give their mornings/nights to serve the homeless in city streets!
* help those involved to serve the homeless not only physically/emotionally but with the gospel!

Praise & Pray 4 [D. S.] (PAK) - our brother caught up in a serious legal mess for speaking the truth about Islam -in Australia!
:D He�s bigger than any scheme of the enemy to suppress the truth!
:D He�s a God of miracles!
* resolve the court case for His glory!
* work Miracles - for Daniel�s failing health, that he might still be a voice dispelling the LIES of Islam &
* provision of finances as this case keeps getting drawn out . . .
* wake up His children in the free world� to not take their freedom for granted but maximise every opportunity tody to proclaim the gospel that brings true freedom!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 clockwise from top-right [Stacey, Able, Joseph, Mila] ( TAI, KOR)
- Mila �I�m a lazy Christian�- Joseph our brother!
- the group Papa gave me on Tuesday! Discussed �the rich young ruler�
:D with man it�s IMPOSSIBLE to be saved, but with God ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!
:D encouraging me through them :D
* bring Stacey to a place of emptiness so she might seek salvation in Jesus!
* grow Mila so she�d find abundant life in pouring hers out for Jesus!
* grow Joseph so he�d live the abundant life of pouring out his life for Jesus!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 Muslims in darkness - they�re spreading FAST. Probably in a neighbourhood NEAR YOU!
:D He�s wondrously saving many from a muslim background!
:D NOTHING & NOBODY is beyond the grip of His grace!
* God�s Kingdom to keep spreading amongst muslims!
* raise up & thrust many more willing vessels to work in the ripe harvest fields among precious muslim souls!
* help all His children worldwide wake up! to *obey* His call to �preach he gospel to EVERY CREATURE - including their muslim neighbours!
* prepare the hearts of muslims we�ll meet on the Gold Coast
* keep bringing His children across the paths of muslims He�s preparing for the Kingdom!
* strengthen believers from a Muslim background to not renounce faith in Jesus despite immense pressure!
* Divine wisdom & strength for all the organisers of outreaches to muslims
-if anyone has a copy/knows where to get a cheap copy of Josh McDowell�s �more than a carpenter� PLEASE let me know? (in prep for the outreach to muslims next month!)

PRAISE & PRAY 4 [me]
:D decreasing myself that CHRIST MIGHT INCREASE!!
:D CONSTANTLY CRUSHING me underneath a MASSIVE load of grace!
* help me tap into the Infinite Supply by being TOTALLY yielded to the Lord and emptied of myself - a perpetual WILLING VESSEL for Him to use!!
* deliver me from THE SIN OF UNBELIEF!
* discernment to know when to share the gospel when I�m out &about & who with! (feel like I�m shutting up a lot more than I should :S)
* help me STOP returning like the proverbial dog to its vomit! (i.e. STOP DIVING INTO HABITUAL SINS!)
* help me CONSTANTLY CHOOSE to be apostolically PASSIONATE - CONSTANTLY laying down my life that OTHERS MIGHT RECEIVE LIFE!
* help me LOVE the lost enough to warn them of hell!
* bring me to FULL KNOWLEDGE of Jesus Christ!
* help me DAILY deny self, take up my cross & FOLLOW JESUS!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 Kane (KOR)
:D started doing Christianity Explained!
* pour His Spirit onto Kane as He reads His Word to understand & BELIEVE!
* keep bringing the right people/circumstances into Kane�s life so he�d be turned into a WILLING VESSEL for the glory of God to flow in & through!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 [Eudo] - shared the reading test with him
(see www.livingwaters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=250
:D he�s not fearful of hell because of Jesus ?
* he�d be a willing vessel, concerned enough for lost souls to warn them of God�s coming judgment & show them The Only Way to escape!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 [Lance] (TAI) - a lost soul, knows not where he�s going in life :{
:D getting to share gospel with him thru �how quick is your mind?� tract!
(see www.livingwaters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=259)
* DECREASE Lance that CHRIST MIGHT INCREASE!
* stir up a hunger in his heart to search for THE Way, Truth & Life!
* REVEAL CHRIST to Lance & cause him to trust Jesus BEFORE IT�S TOO LATE~!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 [Danny] (AUS) - �down & out lookin� guy Ian noticed while I was talking to him, so I went over & talked to Danny, shared $1,000,000 with him!- he was craving cigarettes, wasn�t in the mood to go through the tract N
* Holy Spirit work in Danny�s life to convict him of sin & reveal The Saviour to him BEFORE IT�S TOO LATE~!
PRAISE & PRAY 4 [P*] (S LNK) :D gave $1,000,000 TO her on the bus!
* REVEAL CHRIST to her through the gospel tract, giving her FAITH to trust Jesus BEFORE IT�S TOO LATE~!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 [Cherbourg]
the pic is of cemetery Rd, leading down to a new cemetery that�s filling up FAST! - ANYONE LIKE TO BE A PRAYER SUPPORTER FOR ME & THE TEAM GOING?? J
:D all He�s done, is doing & will do in this aboriginal town!
:D the opportunity for my church to send a team back again this year! (5-6/8)
* this new cemetery STOPS FILLING UP SO QUICKLY!
* REVIVAL to take place in the lives of the team so we�d carry it to Cherbourg!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 Phil (KOR)
- non religious, lost in life :S
:D our friendship!
:D the care group he goes to on Friday nights!
* bring people/circumstances into Phil�s life so he�d be turned into a WILLING VESSEL for the glory of God to flow in & through!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 [Alex] (KOR)
-�I�m becoming Christian�
* Christ would be the Victor over satan in Alex�s soul!
* bring people/circumstances into Alex's life so he�d be turned into a WILLING VESSEL for the glory of God to flow in & through!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 [Taku (JAP) - 5 days fresh in Aus
:D bringing him here :)
* bring people/circumstances into Taku�s life so he�d be turned into a WILLING VESSEL for the glory of God to flow in & through!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 [Elly] (KOR)
:D blessing me with phones to give away! - anyone got/know of anyone with unused/spare/unwanted/broken mobile phones I can use to give away to internationals?? J
* the phone would be a blessing to her & those she comes into contact with

PRAISE & PRAY 4 clockwise from top-right :[Jenny 2, Stacey 3, Nok ?, Yang 3, Ryoko 2, Felipe 4-3-4, Kevin 3, Aline 2]
(KOR, TAI, THA, BRZ) - (numbers next to names indicates what type of sol they thought they were in response to God�s message
- the group Papa gave me on Tuesday! Discussed �the parable of the 4 soils�
:D bringing them here :)
* bring them to a place of emptiness so they might hear His Word, accept I & cling onto it for life!
* perform a mighty miracle in their lives so they�d become FRUIT-BEARING SOIL for God�s Word to MULTIPLY!

Ever thank-FULL for you & pray our partnership in the Gospel will continue to be blessed as He uses us ALL to accomplish His purposes!

Another snippet I found REAL CHALLENGING:
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
What Are You Doing?
What are you doing for the Kingdom of God? Have you taken the Great Commission to heart? Have you gone into all the world to preach the Gospel to every creature? Or are you waiting for a "word from God?" Then here it is-"Go." That's the first word of the Great Commission given to the Church 2000 years ago.(Mark 16:15) So, what are you waiting for? There's your word from God. Go somewhere; do something; say something to somebody somewhere, somehow. Someday you will be dead, and then it will be too late. While you can ... think, speak, move your hands and feet, do something for God. Are you content to sit in the barracks while the battle rages? You are in a battle for the lost. Form a platoon. Give out tracts everywhere, leave them somewhere, speak for your God. Don't be afraid of failure. Be afraid of silence. There goes another minute. Gone forever. Go share your faith while you still have time.


more awesome lyrics – another great song. Can you honestly sing this song??
IS JESUS really ALL YOU WANT??

All We Want Is You - Ross Parsley


All we want is You, is You,
All we want is You,
We hunger and thirst for You, in a dry & weary land
‘cos All we want is You!

All we want is You, is You,
All we want is You,
We hunger and thirst for You, in a dry & weary land
‘cos All we want is You!

1. all the wasted years, all the many tears we’ve cried
- trying to fill our hearts, trying to bring some peace to our minds
never really known You Lord, it was You we were longing for
- ‘till you opened our hearts, and we’ve tasted of You now all we want is more of You!

All we want is You, is You,
All we want is You,
We hunger and thirst for You, in a dry & weary land
‘cos All we want is You, is You!

2. This is the cry of this generation –
for we’re tired of the religions of man!
now we are consumed by a desire to be close to You.
The passions of this world have nothing worth looking for
Blessed is the generation whose God is the Lord – our hearts are completely Yours!

All we want is You, is You,
All we want is You,
We hunger and thirst for You, in a dry & weary land
‘cos All we want is You!

Pour Your Spirit out on Your sons & daughters!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 [Edwin] (HK)

- been coming 2 church for a long while now, nobody else seems to talk to him/his sister besides me 
:D he’s been reading the bible, apparently 
* pour His Spirit onto Edwin as He reads His Word to understand & BELIEVE!
* keep bringing the right people/circumstances into Kane’s life so he’d be turned into a WILLING VESSEL for the glory of God to flow in & through!
* move fellow bothers to welcome & love Edwin into the Kingdom! (+his sister, Loraine too!)

PRAISE & PRAY 4 [Ian] (AUS)

- guy I talked with on the mall, looks like Santa Clause 
“Don’t preach to me” - amongst his first words tome :|
:D Jesus wants to save him MORE than he could want to be saved!
* bring more willing vessels into Ian’s life who’d pour the life of Christ into him!

[PRAISE & PRAY 4 [Muslims in darkness] - those dark areas of the world map represent areas of GREAT SPIRITUAL DARKNESS - areas oft neglected by the church worldwide - MASSIVE LACK OF WILLING VESSELS!!
:D He�s supplied INVINCIBLE light to us to carry to all these dark places!
:D He doesn�t want ANYONE to perish, but ALL to repent!
* God�s Kingdom to keep spreading amongst muslims!
* raise up & THRUST OUT MANY MORE willing vessels to work in the ripe harvest fields among precious muslim souls!
* help all His children worldwide to not see them as �muslims� but HUMANS CREATED IN GOD�S IMAGE WHOM JESUS DIED FOR TOO!
* prepare the hearts of muslims we�ll meet on the Gold Coast
* keep bringing His children across the paths pf muslims He�s preparing for the Kingdom!
* strengthen believers from a Muslim background to not renounce faith in Jesus despite immense pressure!
* Divine wisdom & strength for all the organisers.
-if anyone has a copy/knows where to get a cheap copy of Josh McDowell�s �more than a carpenter� PLEASE let me know? (in prep for the outreach to muslims next month!)
PRAISE & PRAY 4 [China Jane] - translated 30 days muslim prayer focus prayer guides into Chinese. Undergoing surgery to remove brain tumour THIS WEDNESDAY! 0407-294-411
:D Jesus is BIGGER THAN CANCER!!
:D the Booklets were printed.
* the doctors (a neuro surgeon and radiation surgeon) will monitor the computer precisely,
* calculate the radiation dosage carefully and precisely,
* not to harm the surrounding nerves and tissue to eliminate the damage. 4) Since the tumour is lodged on the hearing nerve, please pray that the hearing nerve will be preserved under the radiation.
* that the operation procedure won�t aggravate more of my spine and I will have energy and strength to go through this.
* provide funds for printing + distribution of Chinese prayer materials for muslims!

Ever thank-FULL for you & pray our partnership in the Gospel will continue to be blessed as He uses us ALL to accomplish His purposes!

Another snippet I found REAL CHALLENGING:

Monday, July 17, 2006
Rock Your Cradle
If you are a sleeping saint, Satan will gladly rock your cradle. Oh, for a strong-sounding trumpet blast in the ear of those who would sleep-"Awake, awake, put on strength, O Zion ... " If we sleep on our own domain, it won't be long before we are asleep on enemy territory. He will take what we don't defend. We haven't moved; it's just that the ground we are on has become occupied. Statistics tell us that only a tiny portion of the professed Body of Christ regularly shares their faith with others. People are going to Hell, and those who profess to love them don't have enough concern to warn them.
Some of our churches are so dead, the only thing keeping many awake is the sound of snoring. Let's not only seek the lost, but pray that the Church would wake up to its great responsibility. There goes another minute. Gone forever. Go share your faith while you still have time.
Source: www.wayofthemasterminute.com  Go here EVERYDAY!!

more awesome lyrics – another great song. People are going to Hell, and those who profess to love them don't have enough concern to warn them. WILL YOU BE A WITNESS??

Witness - Nicole C. Mullen

Can I get a witness? ah- yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Can you get with this? ah- yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah(5x)

1. Lookin' for some ladies and some young men
To run the race and endure to the very end
No turning back, no quitting if you're gonna win
Your mark, get set, running like a champion
Have you heard the story about Joshua?
He was young, strong, and courageous
Not by power nor was it by might my friend
But by my Spirit, that's what the Lord says

CHORUS:
Witness? ah- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Can you get with this? Ah Yeah,yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(repeat)

2. I believe God is calling you my friend
To shake your world upside-down and back again
Might be a hundred you might just be a little kid
But you can slay giants just the way that David did
I remember times when it was difficult
And I prayed that God would send a miracle
I don't know how but right up to the very end
He made a way outta' no-way and show 'nuff delivered

Chorus
3. Sling shot in my back pocket track
Bumpin with a rocket
Battle rocks by my side
Ready for appocolypse
Even these inventions unseen but heard
Not by power or might but by My spirit says the Word
And who can be against us if You for us (nobody)
And who can shut us down if You with us (nobody)
And who can stop a thing that You started (nobody)
If You with us, put 'em up and be a witness
Chorus

PRAISE & PRAY 4 Eevy (AUS)

:D bringing her to church on her 18th b’day!
:D she wants to find out more about Christianity!
* use the people she met/things she saw/heard on her 18th birthday to bring about her SECOND BIRTH!
*bring people into Eevy’s life who love her enough to warn her of hell & show her The Only Way to escape!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 Paul (Sierra Leone) & me
:D meeting my 1st Sierra Leonean bro!!
* fire Paul to be APOSTOLICALLY PASSIONATE just as the apostle Paul was, that he�d become all things to all men that some might be saved! [me]
:D decreasing myself that CHRIST MIGHT INCREASE!!
:D CONSTANTLY CRUSHING me underneath a MASSIVE load of grace!
* help me live a life that MANIFESTS JESUS AS LORD OF ALL!!
* help me STOP returning like the proverbial dog to its vomit! (i.e. STOP DIVING INTO HABITUAL SINS!)
* help me CONSTANTLY CHOOSE to be apostolically PASSIONATE - CONSTANTLY laying down my life that OTHERS MIGHT RECEIVE LIFE!
* help me LOVE the lost enough to warn them of hell!
* bring me to FULL KNOWLEDGE of Jesus Christ!
* help me DAILY deny self, take up my cross & FOLLOW JESUS!

PRAISE & PRAY 4 Chris (AUS)
:D getting to share gospel with him thu IQ test (see wayofthemaster.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27_32&products_id=80)
* DECREASE Chris that CHRIST MIGHT INCREASE!
* stir up a hunger in Chris� heart to search for THE TRUTH!
* REVEAL CHRIST to Chris & cause him to trust Jesus BEFORE IT�S TOO LATE~!