Let's Tall About Faith

Faith teaching is something I have had a hard time with in the past. I used to think I was not to tell anyone I was sick. I was to have a sort of a false face on, to act like I was not sick even if I was because most people really did not care.

Then it was made clear to me, I could acknowledge my sickness and pain but deny its right to exists in my body.

I could pray like this:

Pain, I know you are there but you are trespassing on Gods Property. I am bought with a price you did not and could not pay, so you must leave my body now and not return in Jesus Name.

Holy Spirit Come and Fill this place and Keep it full till Jesus takes me home.

In Jesus name I ask this.

Holy Spirit, Thanks for being my comforter.

A Note from Our Friend Pat

There are two ways we can live our lives. 

 We can either live by the senses or we can live by faith.  The flesh wants us to live by our senses.  It wants to be god to us by revealing the "truth" to us.  When we are ill, the flesh tells us "You are ill. Just look at your fever.  See I told you that you're ill.  Feel the pain."  Faith on the other hand tells us what God says about sickness. 

 Faith declares that "by His strips we are healed."  Faith does not rely on "physical evidence," It depends on what the Bible says. If we choose to live by our senses, we are subject to every, hurt, disaster, plague, and misfortune that the devil can come up with.  When we decide to live by faith, we are choosing to relax in the arms of God himself.  We are making a decision to live in the knowledge that God will never leave us or forsake us.  Live by faith and we will enjoy Heaven on Earth.  When  we live by faith we can say,

  "Take my will, and make it Thine,

   It shall be no longer mine;

  Take my heart, it is Thine own;

  It shall be Thy royal throne."  

Pray Today for Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

Principality of Liechtenstein

Europe

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Geography

Area: 160 sq km
Mountainous enclave on the Rhine between Switzerland and Austria. One of two doubly landlocked countries.
Population: 36,190    Annual Growth: 0.84%
Capital: Vaduz
Urbanites: 14.2%
HDI Rank: 19 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 8 (13% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: German, but the common tongue is Alemmanic, a divergent dialect of Standard German    Languages: 4 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	28,648	79.16	0.1
Evangelicals	186	0.5	1.3

Challenges for Prayer

Liechtenstein has changed from a feudal backwater in the 1930s to a sophisticated and affluent modern state. The last remaining vestige of the Holy Roman Empire; the prince’s family has always been Catholic and the vast majority of native citizens are likewise, albeit most only nominally. Expatriates represent several Christian confessions, but non-religion and Islam are growing rapidly. Few in this country have ever been confronted with the necessity of a personal faith in Christ. Pray that, as the immigrant population increases, encounters with the gospel might likewise multiply.
The first and only evangelical fellowshipof believers was started in 1985 after an evangelistic campaign launched by British, Norwegian and Swiss believers. The evangelical population, mostly expatriates, is now slowly increasing. Campus for Christ had a part-time presence hosting evangelistic breakfasts. Some members of the extended royal family profess personal faith in Christ, with links to the Catholic charismatic renewal movement.

So many direction the children of Zion when

So Many songs to choose from and so many direction the children of Zion when. So it is not so suprizing that it would reflect in so many ways. Let’s lesson to them.

                                    

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down

Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down

Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.

When the wicked

Carried us away in captivity

Required from us a song

Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?

When the wicked

Carried us away in captivity

Requiring of us a song

Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?

Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart

Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight

Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our hearts

Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down

Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down

Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.

By the rivers of Babylon, tears of Babylon

There we sat down, you got to sing a song

Ye-eah we wept, sing a song of love

When we remember Zion

Rivers of Babylon-The Melodians

JIMMY CLIFF Rivers of Babylon

Rivers of Babylon - Boney M asked not to sing in Ramallah

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.

When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Required from us a song
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?

When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Requiring of us a song
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?

Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight

Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our hearts
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.

By the rivers of Babylon, tears of Babylon
There we sat down, you got to sing a song
Ye-eah we wept, sing a song of love
When we remember Zion

The Jewish Temple, remembered

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.

When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Required from us a song
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?

When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Requiring of us a song
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?

Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight

Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our hearts
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.

By the rivers of Babylon, tears of Babylon
There we sat down, you got to sing a song
Ye-eah we wept, sing a song of love
When we remember Zion

Proverbs 16 (with text - press on more info.)

Mark 7 (with text - press on more info.)

Psalm 137

Psalm 137

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 137

 ¹ By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept
   when we remembered Zion.
² There on the poplars
   we hung our harps,
³ for there our captors asked us for songs,
   our tormentors demanded songs of joy;
   they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” ⁴ How can we sing the songs of the LORD
   while in a foreign land?
⁵ If I forget you, Jerusalem,
   may my right hand forget its skill.
⁶ May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
   if I do not remember you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem
   my highest joy.
 ⁷ Remember, LORD, what the Edomites did
   on the day Jerusalem fell.
“Tear it down,” they cried,
   “tear it down to its foundations!”
⁸ Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
   happy is the one who repays you
   according to what you have done to us.
⁹ Happy is the one who seizes your infants
   and dashes them against the rocks.

Rocket explodes near Beersheba - Christians United for Israel

Rocket explodes near Beersheba - Christians United for Israel

Proverbs 15 (with text - press on more info.)

His Love Endures Forever

Mark 6 (with text - press on more info.)

Psalm 136

Psalm 136

New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 136

 ¹ Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good.
            His love endures forever.
² Give thanks to the God of gods.
            His love endures forever.
³ Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
            His love endures forever. ⁴ to him who alone does great wonders,
            His love endures forever.
⁵ who by his understanding made the heavens,
            His love endures forever.
⁶ who spread out the earth upon the waters,
            His love endures forever.
⁷ who made the great lights—
            His love endures forever.
⁸ the sun to govern the day,
            His love endures forever.
⁹ the moon and stars to govern the night;
            His love endures forever.
 ¹⁰ to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt
            His love endures forever.
¹¹ and brought Israel out from among them
            His love endures forever.
¹² with a mighty hand and outstretched arm;
            His love endures forever.
 ¹³ to him who divided the Red Sea^[a] asunder
            His love endures forever.
¹⁴ and brought Israel through the midst of it,
            His love endures forever.
¹⁵ but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;
            His love endures forever.
 ¹⁶ to him who led his people through the wilderness;
            His love endures forever.
 ¹⁷ to him who struck down great kings,
            His love endures forever.
¹⁸ and killed mighty kings—
            His love endures forever.
¹⁹ Sihon king of the Amorites
            His love endures forever.
²⁰ and Og king of Bashan—
            His love endures forever.
²¹ and gave their land as an inheritance,
            His love endures forever.
²² an inheritance to his servant Israel.
            His love endures forever.
 ²³ He remembered us in our low estate
            His love endures forever.
²⁴ and freed us from our enemies.
            His love endures forever.
²⁵ He gives food to every creature.
            His love endures forever.
 ²⁶ Give thanks to the God of heaven.
            His love endures forever.

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 136:13 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 15

Prayer Today August 15

Liechtenstein

Principality of Liechtenstein

Europe

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Geography

Area: 160 sq km
Mountainous enclave on the Rhine between Switzerland and Austria. One of two doubly landlocked countries.
Population: 36,190    Annual Growth: 0.84%
Capital: Vaduz
Urbanites: 14.2%
HDI Rank: 19 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 8 (13% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: German, but the common tongue is Alemmanic, a divergent dialect of Standard German    Languages: 4 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Christian

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	28,648	79.16	0.1
Evangelicals	186	0.5	1.3

Challenges for Prayer

Liechtenstein has changed from a feudal backwater in the 1930s to a sophisticated and affluent modern state. The last remaining vestige of the Holy Roman Empire; the prince’s family has always been Catholic and the vast majority of native citizens are likewise, albeit most only nominally. Expatriates represent several Christian confessions, but non-religion and Islam are growing rapidly. Few in this country have ever been confronted with the necessity of a personal faith in Christ. Pray that, as the immigrant population increases, encounters with the gospel might likewise multiply.
The first and only evangelical fellowshipof believers was started in 1985 after an evangelistic campaign launched by British, Norwegian and Swiss believers. The evangelical population, mostly expatriates, is now slowly increasing. Campus for Christ had a part-time presence hosting evangelistic breakfasts. Some members of the extended royal family profess personal faith in Christ, with links to the Catholic charismatic renewal movement.

Giants ~ Lyrics

Giants do die the bigger they are the harder they fall, Giants they die just walk around the Jericicho Wall

As we come in Your name
And we stand on your word

What is loosed in the heavens
Will be loosed on earth

Let God arise Giants die

Your praise will bring down strong holds
When you praise you will see miracles
Just praise when things seem impossible
And the king of glory, will show his glory
Let God arise, giant, die

Giants do die the bigger they are the harder they fall, Giants they die just walk around the Jericicho Wall

As we come in Your name

And i'll stand in your word
What is loosed in the heavens
Will be loosed on earth (Repeat)

Let God arise Giants die

When u praise (3x) They gotta come down
(Repeat)

When u worship (3x) They gotta come down
(Repeat)

When u shout, just shout, when u shout
They gotta come down
(Repeat)

They gotta come down (8x)


When u shout, just shout, when u shout
They gotta come down (4x)

They gotta come down (4x)

Let God arise Giants die

Donald Lawrence - Giants

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Liberia

Republic of Liberia

Africa

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Geography

Area: 99,067 sq km
Heavily forested coastal state adjoining Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire.
Population: 4,101,767    Annual Growth: 4.23%
Capital: Monrovia
Urbanites: 61.5%
HDI Rank: 169 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Peoples

Peoples: 40 (10% unreached) All peoples
Unreached Peoples Prayer Card

Official language: English    Languages:31 All languages

Religion

Largest Religion: Ethnoreligionist

Religion		Pop %	Ann Gr
Christians	1,699,362	41.43	4.9
Evangelicals	600,533	14.6	4.6
Ethnoreligionist	1,743,251	42.50

Answer to Prayer

Peace and stability seem to have arrived for the longer term. The resignation of Taylor, his exile and trial, and the appointment of Africa’s first elected female leader – combined with the return of hundreds of thousands of refugees and acceleration of Liberia’s reconstruction – generate a forward-looking atmosphere of hope, despite urgent and obvious challenges.

     For an additional Answer to Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

Challenge for Prayer

Rebuilding after two civil wars is Liberia’s greatest challenge. The country was devastated and the people traumatized. War was a blight that also poisoned Sierra Leone and Guinea. Its roots fed on deep ethnic hatreds, greed and corruption, lust for power and Christians’ failure to have a redemptive effect on society, all giving Satan opportunity. Pray specifically for:
a) The president and government.Elections have given legitimacy to the current regime, but wisdom and forward thinking are essential. A culture of graft, patronage and corruption must be overturned. The task force against corruption must achieve – and be seen to achieve – results. Pray for uprightness and justice to characterize Liberia’s leaders.
b) Economic recovery. Almost the entire nation needed rebuilding as of 2005. Already deeply in debt, Liberia must manage its considerable natural resources shrewdly, responsibly, and in its own best interests, not those of foreign speculators. Poverty still affects the majority of the population; unemployment grips the nation.
c) Reconciliation among the ethnic groups involved in fighting, atrocities and massacres – especially the Mandingo and Krahn on one side and the Mano and Gio on the other. Several agencies are doing reconciliation and peacebuilding work.
d) Healing of the terrible physical, psychological and spiritual wounds of war – 65% of the population were uprooted. Almost the entire population are either victims or perpetrators of harsh crimes, some unspeakably cruel.
     For an additional 8 Challenges for Prayer see Operation World book, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM.

More Information

The Operation World book, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM provide far more information and fuel for prayer for the people of Liberia.