Dec

29

Pray for Muslims in Karnataka

December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment

It is time to Pray and Intercede for our Muslim friends in this part of region.  Time has come to reap the harvest as the  hands of God moving across this region and bringing many souls in His fold…It is all the answers of our daily intercessory prayer enabling us to serve in His vineyard and reap the harvest.

One year ago we started Jumma Prayer (Friday Prayer) with only five members in our email contacts..in no time we reached to more than 2,000 (Two thousands) . To day we  have been praying very strategically for our cousins on every Friday and we have seen tremendous interest and passion among our Christian leaders and individuals.

Today Jumma Prayer is not only sent out via email group but with much passion and burden we few praying Brethren meet on every Friday from 9:30 am to 10:30 to do intercessory prayer at different location in the city of Bangalore. Join us if you are in the city: Jumma Prayer in Bangalore

How to keep intercessory prayer strategically, Here are few points you can think and mediate:

For them to understand that all God’s prophets pointed to salvation through Jesus Christ

Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. “

Acts 3:22–23 “For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from among his people.’ ”

1 Peter 1:10–12 “Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances

predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.”

For them to understand the relationship between grace, faith, and works

Ephesians 2:8–9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.”

For them to realize the depth of the love God has for them and all mankind

Zephaniah 3:17 “The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”

Matthew 6: 25-27 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”

For them to recognize the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ as the remedy to their shame and sorrow

1 Corinthians 15:1–6 “Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to

more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

For them to understand and accept that Jesus Christ is the Son of God

1 John 5:10-12 “Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

For God to reveal himself to seekers who presently have no access to the Bible

Acts 10:1–5 “At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, ‘Cornelius!’ Cornelius stared at him in fear. ‘What is it, Lord?’ he asked. The angel answered, ‘Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter.’”

That seekers would count and accept the high cost of following Christ

Luke 14:26–27 “ If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters— yes, even his own life— he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

Sep

5

Fasting-An Eye Opening Article…

September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Tuhan Menegor Bagaimana Caramu Berpuasa? God rebuked the way you fast by Ram Kampas
(Translated from Indonesian Answering Islam)

Beware, for those who practiced the religious fast  “might well be did not get anything except hunger”  (Ibn Maajah, 1/539; Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1/453).

As defined in our dictionary, generally we understand fasting as “deliberately abstain from food and drink; a religious ritual”. Nowadays fasting during Ramadan is not limited only as a part of Islamic religious obligation, but also has become cultural fashion. The Muslims are obliged to fast, as it is written in Sura Al-Baqara 183,” O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before  you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint”

Many Muslims only read this “revelation” as an obligatory verse, automatically obey it as an obligation without questioning its truth or the person who commanded them to fast. Apparently, Muslims have failed to self examine whether this verse is indeed also includes God’s command to the Jews and Christians, as stated. Had God really prescribed the Jews and Christians also to fast in the same way as the Muslims did Obviously, this claim is far from the truth! Sadly, this so-called “revelation” dragged the third party into a form of fasting unfamiliar to them, because it is commonly known that the Islamic fast does not have any similarity with Biblical fasting! Muhammad had proclaimed a “revelation” that has no accuracy at all!

First, the Christians never were obliged to fast the same way Muhammad commanded his followers to fast. For the Muslims, fasting is a religious duty with certain rules to be exercised in order to receive abundant blessing. Failed to fulfill it will put one under curse and considered has done a terrible sin. Biblical fasting must be done to seek the presence of God in order to have a deep relationship with the Creator; it must be done for God and not for self gained righteousness.

Second, basically what is called fasting in Islam is not fasting at all, but merely CHANGING MEAL TIME! When the Muslims fast, they actually don’t lost anything because they only change their meal time, i.e they don’t eat from morning until noon but only after the sun sets until dawn they will eat many stuffs of delicious food! The quality and quantity of food they eat when they fast is not affected at all. It is also the same with their sex activity; they don’t really abstain from it, but only change the time to do it! Frankly during Ramadan, the month for fasting, they eat even more delicious food than any other month in lunar year. When a Muslim says “I have fast for 30 days full”, the non Muslims, especially the Christians will understand it as total abstinence for 30 days and 30 nights! Yet actually he fast for 30 days (in daytime) only and for 30 nights he indulged himself with plenty of food! He didn’t really abstain from food, but only change his meal time.

Third, Islamic fasting put more emphasize on physical activities, namely called as “jasadiyyah worship”, that is making sacrifice by abandoning, limitating dan abstain from lust (especially stomach and genital, wishing to receive blessing and reward from Allah SWT. Fasting is considered as a struggle and a heavy sacrifice, while ending the fast  is considered as a victory at the end of the struggle. Everything is physical in “winning over Satan and human lust”, yet food and drink certanly are not satanic, as  lust/human desire (a healthy and legal one) should not be fought and treated as an enemy! And the person who won the struggle is he who perseveres. He will receive rewards plentifully.

This is very different from Biblical fasting which basically rooted in “mourning condition”, a deep concern, a cry from the bottom of the heart to seek God’s hands and His presence with a humble attitude. We will discuss this further.  To read entire article Download here…


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