SCRIPTURES TO PRAY FOR LOST LOVED ONES

SAVED BY GRACE FROM GALATIANS 3

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Galatians 3

BELIEVE VS THE WORKS OF THE LAW

LORD, deliver our churches and our loved lost ones from false teachings that bewitch those that are learning. For the MEANING of Jesus Christ's death was made as clear to us as if we had seen a picture of his death on the cross.

WE BELIEVERS RECEIVED THE SPIRIT BY FAITH IN HEARING OF YOUR WORD AND NOT BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW.

+Deliver us and our lost loved ones from foolish teachings, LORD. As we began by means of the Spirit, deliver us from being led astray and not now try to finish by means of the flesh.

May our experience not be in vain. You give us Your Spirit and work miracles among us by our believing what we've heard, and not by the works of law.

So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

SO THANKFUL LORD, that You've blessed us as the children of Abraham.
You justified us Gentiles by faith,

and announced the GOSPEL in advance to Abraham,

“All nations will be blessed through you.”

We rely on faith and are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

+Father, we desire for our lost loved ones to believe in the One You sent, the Lord Jesus Christ, that they be justified by faith and be blessed as the children of Abraham.

Deliver us and our lost loved ones from wrong doctrine and beliefs and not rely on the works of law and be under a curse.

“Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

You clearly said no one who relies on the law is justified before You God, because

“the righteous will live by faith.”

+Lord, may our lost loved ones not rely on the law to be justified before You.
We pray they will live by faith because you will declare them righteous in Christ Jesus.

The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says,

“The person who does these things will live by them.” (None have been able to do it from the beginning of human history to now and forever.)

THANK YOU LORD THAT CHRIST REDEEMED US FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW BY BECOMING A CURSE FOR US.

It is written:

“Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”

He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

+Father, we want our lost loved ones to have the blessing given to Abraham through Jesus Christ, so that by faith they might receive the promise of the Spirit.

CHRISTIANS ARE ABRAHAM'S SEED

LORD, You use practical language in Your Word and use practical life to illustrate so that we can understand.
Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has duly been established, in the covenant You made with Abraham, You gave him the promises to him and his seed, singular, meaning one person, who is Christ.

The law was introduced 430 years later and did not set aside the covenant previously established by You and does not do away with the promise. Therefore, the inheritance does not depend on the law, otherwise it no longer depends on the promise. But You LORD gave it to Abraham through a promise.

The law was given because of the transgressions UNTIL THE SEED TO WHOM THE PROMISE REFERRED HAD COME.
The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator, implying more than one party, BUT GOD IS ONE.

Absolutely, the law is not opposed to Your promises. If the law could impart life, then righteousness would come by the law (we all broke it.) But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, and we've all sinned and come short of Your glory. SO WHAT WAS PROMISED, BEING GIVEN THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST, MIGHT BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE.

+THANK YOU FATHER, that You make it clear in Your Word that the promises You made to Abraham was for him and his seed, one person, who is Christ. You further state that what was promised is given through faith in Jesus Christ to those who believe. Amazing grace! LORD, we pray our lost loved ones will have faith in Jesus Christ, that they will inherit what You promised.
CHRISTIANS ARE THE HEIRS

+LORD, You give us the grand finale on this subject in the last verse of Galatians Chapter 3:
"IF YOU BELONG TO CHRIST, THEN YOU ARE ABRAHAM'S SEED, AND HEIRS ACCORDING TO THE PROMISE."
+Father, we pray our lost loved ones will belong to Christ, that they be Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. We also take hold of Your
Word for us in Acts 2:38-29:

Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.
And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off--for all whom the Lord our God will call. - Acts 2:38-39

CHILDREN OF GOD

LORD, You reiterate over and over again so that we get it. Before the coming of this faith, we were held custody under the law (we were locked!), UNTIL THE FAITH THAT WAS TO COME WOULD BE REVEALED. The law was our guardian UNTIL CHRIST CAME THAT WE MIGHT BE JUSTIFIED BY FAITH. But now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

To resume, God, You said we are Your children through faith and all of us that were baptized into Christ have clothed ourselves with Christ.

+Oh Yes LORD, cloth our lost loved ones with Christ.

CHRISTIANS ARE ONE

There is neither Jew nor Gentile,
There is neither slave nor free
there is neither male and female

We are all one in Christ Jesus.

+Father God, we pray our lost loved ones will also be one with You and us in Christ Jesus.

In Jesus Name. AMEN

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A PRAYER PETITION FOR SALVATION

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FATHER GOD, THIS PRAYER IS FOR H. AND HIS LONG-TIME FIANCE THAT HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN LIVING AS MAN AND WIFE AND HAVE A CHILD BY THIS RELATIONSHIP. FATHER, IT WOULD BE IN VAIN TO PRAY IGNORING THAT YOU WANT TO BLESS A MARRIAGE COVENANT BETWEEN A MAN AND WOMAN AND YOU CALL FORNICATION A SIN THAT NEEDS TO BE REPENTED OF.

LORD, IN THE BIBLE, SOMETIMES YOUR PEOPLE IN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS WERE STOPPED BY YOU FROM MOVING ON WITH THEIR OWN PLANS. THEY TRIED, BUT YOU HAD OTHER PLANS--THE RIGHT ONES FOR THEM-- AND STOPPED THEM.

YOU LOVE H AND HIS FIANCE AND THEIR CHILD. YOU CAN NOT DENY YOURSELF AND YOUR WORD. WE MUST BE CONFORMED TO YOUR IMAGE AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. YOU ARE A RIGHTEOUS, HOLY GOD AND WHEN WE GOT SAVED, YOU CLOTHED US WITH A ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS BECAUSE WE BELIEVED AND RECEIVED WHAT YOUR SON DID FOR US ON THE CROSS OF CALVARY WHEN HE SAVED US FROM OUR SINS. YOU DID NOT LEAVE US THE SAME WAY YOU FOUND US. YOU MADE US NEW CREATURES IN CHRIST. OLD THINGS PASSED AWAY, AND ALL THINGS BECOME NEW AND ARE OF YOU.

H'S FIANCE IS FLIRTING WITH ANOTHER MAN WHICH INDICATES SHE IS NOT SERIOUS ABOUT A COMMITMENT AND MAY NOT HAVE ANY CONVICTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS RIGHT OR WRONG. H IS RIGHT IN PRAYING TO YOU FOR HER SALVATION AND HER HEART NEEDING CHANGE. ONLY THEN CAN THERE BE THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. YOU WANT HER HEART FROM WHENCE COME ALL THE ISSUES OF LIFE. WHEN SHE SEEKS YOUR KINGDOM AND YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, THEN SHE WILL DISCONNECT HERSELF FROM ALL MEN. THE ISSUE IS IN THE HEART, FOR HER TO MAKE PEACE WITH YOU THROUGH YOUR SON JESUS.

FATHER, YOU SAID YOUR SPIRIT WOULD CONVINCE THE WORLD OF SIN, OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND OF JUDGMENT. MAY YOUR LOVE COMPEL HER TO DRAW CLOSE TO YOU. YOUR CHURCH HAS BEEN GIVEN THE ASSIGNMENT OF RECONCILIATION, NOT OF JUDGMENT, TO TELL THE GOOD NEWS THAT JESUS SAVES, AND THAT HE CAME TO SAVE THE LOST, NOT TO CONDEMN. SEND TO THIS WOMAN WHOM YOU WILL TO MINISTER TO HER, AND MAY SHE NOT HARDEN HER HEART BUT GLADLY RECEIVE THE BEST NEWS IN THE WORLD.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16

THOUGH RIGHT NOW THERE ARE THESE WARNING RED FLAGS OF UNFAITHFULNESS, H LOVES HER AND HE HAS FAITH THAT YOU CAN SAVE HER AND IS INTERCEDING FOR HER IN PRAYER. H. NEEDS TO PUT YOU FIRST IN HIS LIFE AND FOR YOU TO BE FIRST LOVE. YOU WILL NEVER DISAPPOINT HIM NEITHER FORSAKE HIM. YOU WILL FILL HIS LONGING SOUL. HE WANTS HIS FIANCE TO HAVE THIS BLESSING OF KNOWING YOU AS HER PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR.

FATHER OF MERCY AND GRACE. MAY THIS WOMAN HAVE AN ENCOUNTER WITH YOU, AND YOU WILL GIVE HER LIVING WATER AND SHE WILL NEVER THIRST AGAIN. MAY H. SUBMIT TO YOUR WILL. HE IS ASKING YOUR BLESSING ON THIS UNION WITH HIS FIANCE WHOM HE LOVES AND YOU LOVE. YOUR LOVE EVER PREVAILS. PRAYER HOUSE IS PRAYING FOR 1 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 13 LOVE TO BE IN THE HEART H'S FIANCE. YOUR WILL BE DONE FOR H. AND HIS FIANCE ACCORDING TO YOUR LOVING KINDNESS AND TENDER MERCIES.

THANK YOU LORD, PRAYING IN JESUS NAME. AMEN.

Pray for my lost family
Friday, September 19, 2014 7:14 AM
From:
"H
To:
prayerhouseoftwoorthree@yahoo.com

Dear team in the ministry of christ
I would like to request for your prayers for my family life. my long time fiance, xxx has plainly told me she is flirting with another man. we have a xxx year old daughter and l love this woman. please help pray for change of heart and God should disconnect her all men that are a cause to our current situation

H

A PRAYER PETITION FOR SALVATION OF SOULS SENT TO prayerhouseoftwoorthree@yahoo.com

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We have been praying for lost loved ones in
SCRIPTURES TO PRAY FOR LOST LOVED ONES,
http://prayforlostlovedones.blogspot.com/

THANK YOU LORD THAT YOU HAVE LEAD THIS PRAYER WARRIOR TO THE SITE ABOVE ( http://prayforlostlovedones.blogspot.com/ ).

LORD, YOUR WORD WILL NOT RETURN VOID, AND YOU SAID WHEN WE COME TO YOU TO BRING YOU WORDS. YOU ALSO SAID IF YOUR WORD ABIDES IN US, WE SHALL ASK AND IT SHALL BE DONE. THIS YOUR CHILD CAN PRAY DAILY SUSTAINED BY YOUR WORD PRAYED ESPECIALLY FOR THE SALVATION OF LOST LOVED ONES. MAY HE/SHE HARVEST FROM THE ABUNDANCE OF PRAYERS FOUND HERE FOR THE ASKING.

Here are their names:J, I, J, J, H., W., unborn, C., A., D., D., J., M.. (LORD, YOU KNOW THEIR FULL NAMES.)
1.FOR ALL OF THESE PRECIOUS PEOPLE TO BE ETERNALLY SAVED AND HAPPY.
2.FOR ALL CURSES OVER THEM TO BE BROKEN.
3.FOR THIS PROJECT TO BLESS THEM,BLESS OTHERS,AND GLORIFY GOD.

Prayer House of Two or Three
"Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst." - Jesus, Matthew 18:19-20

IN AGREEMENT IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.

Monday, August 18, 2014 12:45 PM
Hello.

I am praying for my family,and I am beginning a special project that I am hoping will bring them to God for eternal salvation,but will help others as well.

Can I ask for your help with something?Will you pray for the following?
1.FOR ALL OF THESE PRECIOUS PEOPLE TO BE ETERNALLY SAVED AND HAPPY.
2.FOR ALL CURSES OVER THEM TO BE BROKEN.
3.FOR THIS PROJECT TO BLESS THEM,BLESS OTHERS,AND GLORIFY GOD.

Please pray for all of this,and will you PLEASE let me know that you have prayed?I ask for no other thing,and I thank you in advance.

Here are their names:J, I, J, J, H., W., unborn, C., A., D., D., J., M..
Thank you again,and God bless you.

IT'S THE GOSPEL, CHRISTIAN! (From Galatians Chapter 2)

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ACCEPTANCE
Father God, we are so relieved and happy to have been reconciled to You because of our Savior, Jesus. What love You showed us to be called Your children. We are so blessed to be Your family, to no longer be rejected but accepted by You in the beloved. Now LORD, we pray we also find grace and favor among the brethren in the church. In the church there are still issues because of yielding to the flesh and not following after the spirit. This is not good when it comes to winning our lost loved ones and they witness poor testimonies. But with You LORD, who came to save and seek the lost, nothing will stand in the way and the gates of hell will not prevail against Your church.

IT'S THE GOSPEL, CHRISTIAN
+Help us receive revelation from You, Father God, and to respond to You when it comes to our affairs in the church and with the church leadership. It's about the saving Gospel, LORD, we want to be sure we are not wasting our energy and lives and that we are not running and have not been running our race in vain.
May we Your body always present this Gospel in the church and preach it to the world. Send Your saving gospel to our lost loved ones.

Father, send us Christian companions, fellow-pilgrims like Barnabas and Titus that You sent to the Apostle Paul. After 14 years he met personally with the esteemed leaders of his day. The issue: The law verses the freedom You've given us in Christ. In those days there was the issue of circumcision.

+Deliver Your church and our lost loved ones from confusion and wrong teachings and false believers that have infiltrated into the church ranks. Let us the church know that we know, and may our lost loved ones know that You give to all believers grace and freedom in Christ Jesus, no longer to be slaves to live under the law, whether Jew or Gentile. These false brethren want to make Your people slaves again. But may we not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved and be preached to the world and to our lost loved ones. Let them hear this pure Gospel, repent, and be saved.

GOD IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS
Father, You let us know through the inspiration of Your Spirit in the writings of the apostle Paul that before You those that are held in high esteem in our churches should make no difference t us. You do not show favoritism and they should add nothing to the MESSAGE You've ALREADY written in the Bible. May these brethren, those esteemed as pillars," and all members of the churches recognize the grace given Your laborers, the entrusted task of the preaching the gospel both the the Jews and the Gentiles, for there is one gospel. In Paul's day, Paul was entrusted to preach to the Gentiles and Peter to the Jews.

+May it be You, LORD GOD, who is at work in Your laborers to preach Your saving gospel, for it should be You that gives us all the grace to do Your work.
You are the Director to send forth Your laborers to the world and to our lost loved ones that they might be saved.

REMEMBER THE POOR
LORD, may Your church continue to remember the poor, the very thing Your people should be eager to do all along.

BE NOT AFRAID TO STAND FOR THE TRUTH
Father God, even in the apostles early church after Jesus had risen from the dead, the "spiritual giants" made mistakes and got tempted to pull back to their old ways and the law. They also influenced other strong brethren in the faith.

LORD, we don't want to be ashamed to be seen and fellowship with new converts, and especially with those that are walking in Your truth and light. We do not want to be hypocritical and two-faced to behave a certain way with one group of Christians and another way with another group. We also want to be able to confront people in the church that are doing this, as the apostle Paul did when he opposed Cephas.

+LORD, help us and lost loved ones to act in line with the truth of the gospel. May we walk by faith and not have religious customs that are thought to be necessary to be saved. We know a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.

+LORD, we know grace is not a license to sin, but freedom from sin. We died to the law so that we might live for You and have been crucified with Christ, and we no longer live, but Christ lives in us. The life we now live in the body, we live by the faith in the Son of God, who loved us and gave himself for us. May we not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing.

+By Your grace, LORD, save our lost loved ones.

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SEPARATED TO RESCUE THE PERISHING, (from Galatians Chapter 1)

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JESUS IS THE CHAIN BREAKER!

SEPARATED TO RESCUE THE PERISHING, (from Galatians Chapter 1)

RESCUE THE PERISHING
Father God, You've made us Your body, THE church, ministers not from men nor by man, but by JESUS CHRIST AND GOD THE FATHER, Who raised Him from the dead.

+Send Your ministers to our lost loved ones.

+Give unto us Your grace and peace. We are open to receive from You our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present age.

+SAVE OUR LOST LOVED ONES FROM THEIR SINS AND FROM THE PRESENT EVIL AGE, ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL GOD AND FATHER. TO YOU BE GLORY FOR EVER AND EVER. AMEN.

NO OTHER GOSPEL
For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. - Matthew 24:24

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves. - 2 Peter 2:1

LORD, deliver us from the subtle devil. Deliver us from deception. Deliver our lost ones from these false messiahs, false prophets, and false teachers.
Sincerely, we do not want to desert You.

+You called us to live in the grace of Christ. This is our prayer. May Your Spirit teach us what this means.

We do not want to turn to a different gospel, which does not proclaim good news at all.

+Deliver us and our lost loved ones from confusion and those that are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. Deliver us and our lost loved ones from those that are cursed preaching a false gospel.
May Your people and our lost loved ones know that the Gospel of the Bible is not of human origin but it's from You. May our lost loved ones receive revelation from Jesus Christ as Peter received revelation from You when he told Jesus He was the Christ, the Son of the living God.

PLEASE GOD NOT MAN
Father God, You work in your people both to will and do of your good pleasure.

+Deliver us from the temptation of trying to win the approval of people. Deliver us from the weakness of the flesh. Our desire is to please You; our desire is to be a servant of Christ. As Your laborers deliver us from fear of man when we are witnessing to others and to our lost loved ones. May we boldly say, You are our light and salvation, of whom shall I be afraid?

SET ASIDE

The ones that preach Your saving Gospel may be persecuted by the enemy, but nothing and no one can destroy it.

When You set Paul the apostle apart from his mother's womb, He did not consult with any earthly person, not even with the other apostles before him, but He followed Your leading and it took time, 3 yrs.
Then he got acquainted with Peter and saw James. He was an unknown in the Christian churches. Then afterwards the only report he heard was,

“The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

And the churches praised You because of his conversion.

LORD, may the newly converted Christians be patient and be sensitive to the leading of Your Spirit.
May Your church support them, encourage them, and may these new converts be disciples and be edified in the most holy faith.

+May our lost loved ones hear the preaching of the faith and be converted.

Father God no matter what anyone's way of life has been, from roaming in the streets or being in bondage to religion, no matter how advanced and extremely zealous in tradition, You, oh God, are the only one that can set us apart from our mother's womb.

+By Your grace call our lost loved ones out of the world to come follow You.
+Send Your church to preach Jesus to them.
+Reveal Your Son to them.

Then the new report we will hear about them is that the one that roamed the streets,
or the religious traditionalist who formerly persecuted Your church is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.
By their testimonies, Your people will praise You!

In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see. - Isaiah 29:18

This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. - Psalm 34:6

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LOVE THAT WINS, 2, FROM 2 CORINTHIANS 13

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OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, YOU TELL US IN 1 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 13 THAT

THESE ARE ONLY IN PART
We prophesy in part
We know in part
We see only a reflection as in a mirror

WHEN COMPLETENESS COMES:
what is in part disappears
then we shall see face to face.
then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

THESE WILL NOT LAST FOREVER:
Prophesies will cease
Tongues will be stilled
Knowledge will pass away

WHEN I WAS A CHILD:
I talked like a child
I thought as a child
I reasoned like a child

BUT WHEN I BECAME AN ADULT
I became a man, I became a woman
I put the ways of childhood behind me

GOD ALMIGHTY, YOU ARE LOVE!

I do not want to fall under any of these "ifs" category ...

If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge
If I have a faith that can move mountains
If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast

followed by these buts

but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
but do not have love, I am nothing.
but do not have love, I gain nothing.

THANK YOU LORD GOD FOR YOUR LOVE IN US BY YOUR SON CHRIST JESUS

LOVE BY YOUR DEFINITION:

LOVE DOES NOT:
love does not envy
love does not boast
love does not dishonor others
love does not keep no record of wrongs

LOVE IS NOT:
love is not self-seeking
love is not easily angered
love does not delight in evil

LOVE IS:
Love is patient
love is kind

LOVE DOES:
love does rejoice with the truth

LOVE ALWAYS:
love always protects
love always trusts
love always hopes
love always perseveres

LOVE NEVER:
Love never fails!

LORD, this is Your love that now abideth with faith and hope, but the greatest of these is love!

FATHER GOD YOU ARE LOVE. THANK YOU THAT YOU LIVE IN ME AND YOUR LOVE IS IN ME WITH ALL YOUR VIRTUES BY YOUR SON CHRIST JESUS.

SEND YOUR LABORERS WITH YOUR LOVE TO MINISTER TO OUR LOST LOVED ONES, IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.

GOD SAID HE WILL SAVE OUR CHILDREN

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But this is what the LORD says: "Yes, captives will be taken from warriors, and plunder retrieved from the fierce; I will contend with those who contend with you, and your children I will save. - Isaiah 49:25

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TO GLORY OR NOT TO GLORY FROM 2 CORINTHIANS 12

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2 Corinthians 12

TO GLORY OR NOT TO GLORY

PRIDE

Thank You LORD for the visions and revelations that come from You. LORD, doubtless we have nothing to glory of in the flesh. Jesus is our hope of glory.

If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 4:11

He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. - John 7:18

I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. - Isaiah 42:8

But he that glories, let him glory in the Lord. 2 Corinthians 10:17

But let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says the LORD. - Jeremiah 9:24

You let us know that pride is in the top sin list and it was satan's demise. You said you shall raise us up when we are humble. May we never be taken by pride and the messenger of satan take advantage of it. When he comes to buffet us with the thorn of the flesh, may the weak boldly say, I AM STRONG. For You are our strength. Your grace is sufficient for us: for our strength is made perfect in weakness. We worship You when we are in the mountain top, and also glory in our infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon us.

GLORY IN INFIRMITIES
You encourage us to glory in our infirmities because when we are weak we find that You are our strength. Therefore, may we remember to glory in:

+infirmities
+reproaches
+necessities
+persecutions
+distresses for Christ's sake

for when we are weak, then are we strong.

It should not matter if we are criticized for it rather than commended for it.

But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. - 1 Peter 4:13

SIGNS OF AN APOSTLE
LORD, Apostle Paul in all patience worked among Your assembly:

+signs,
+wonders,
+and mighty deeds

He put others' needs before his own, seeking others' welfare as a godly parent does with his children and wanting not to be burdensome.

Apostle Paul gave himself to Christ's church with such love, though it does not seem like the church responded to him with the same love. He said at one time to follow him as he followed Christ. The life of Christ in him was lived out in this world.

LORD, this is what Your every saint should desire and we know You commissioned us with this ministry with power and all spiritual gifts according to the will of Your Spirit.

SIN IN THE CAMP
Unlike Apostle Paul nor Titus and whom he also sent to the Corinthians, who did not exploit nor take advantage of the assembly. They walked humbly in Your Spirit to strengthen and edify the assembly, speaking dearly in love to them before You God in Christ.

LORD, this is the leadership we pray for, and for every one that calls themselves a Christian.

Apostle Paul caught among the Corinthians treacherous cunning deceit and he meant to address wrong behavior which he suspected and lamented:

-quarreling,
-jealousy,
-anger,
-selfishness,
-slander,
-gossip,
-arrogance,
-and disorderly behavior.

Unrepentant
-uncleanness
-fornication
-lust

LORD we also lament that this kind of behavior is in our local churches. May we submit to those under-shepherds you sent to us to feed and disciple, to strengthen, and to edify your people. May we step up to the plate and move from spiritual milk into meat to also teach and as members of Your body be used as Your Spirit directs.

LORD, the lost need to see You in us, and we pray our lost loved ones will see Jesus lifted up in the assembly. Lead them, LORD, to a church where they will hear Your saving Gospel, be discipled and used for Your glory. In Christ Jesus name we pray.

SUFFERINGS FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, from 2 Corinthians 11

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2 Corinthians 11

SUFFERINGS FOR CHRIST'S SAKE

FOOLISHNESS TO THE NATURAL MAN

Our Father, Your witnesses trust in Your wisdom and are not dismayed to appear foolish to those that do not think with the mind of Christ.

"For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom,

and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. ... " 1 Cor 1:25

GOD'S WISDOM AND STRENGTH

Your servants seek and choose Your wisdom and Your strength.

JEALOUS

LORD Your name is Jealous, You are a jealous God.

Your servants have Your Spirit

and are jealous with a godly jealousy for Your disciples.

Your church has been promised to one husband, to Christ.

You are looking for a church that is a pure virgin to Him.

THE SERPENT'S LIES

Our Father, deliver Your disciples and those Your church witness to from the deception of the cunning serpent.

We pray these minds be not lead astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

Deliver Your disciples and our lost loved ones from another Jesus that is an imposter,

and from receiving a different spirit from the Holy Spirit that You sent,

and from believing a different gospel from Your one true gospel.

May this not be put up with, LORD!

FREELY RECEIVE, FREELY GIVE

Your servants make this perfectly clear in every way:

Your servants humble themselves to preach the gospel, in some instances, free of charge. LORD, is it a sin, "to take from Peter to give to Paul?"

Your servants love You and love the brethren, and would not be a burden to any financially, but You will supply through those that cheerfully give for the sake of preaching the gospel.

FATHER, You "separate the men from the boys" in the principle of preaching the gospel at all costs, because as Paul the Apostle said,

"For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!" 1 Corinthians 9:16

FALSE PREACHERS

Deliver Your disciples and our lost love ones from celebrity and mega church false preachers.

Those You send as Your ambassadors may be untrained as speakers, but have knowledge with the power of the Holy Ghost to preach.

Father, deliver our lost loved ones from the hirelings. May hirelings not be a stumbling block to them.

The hired hand runs away because he's working only for the money and doesn't really care about the sheep. - John 10:13

Your word says in 2 Corinthians 11:13

"For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve."

"FOOLISHNESS" FOR CHRIST

Lord, Your servants are not fools, but there may be those that think so, and that brings Your blessings:

What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man. - Luke 6:22

Your servants do not boast as the world does, but LORD Your said:

"Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD. -Jeremiah 9:23-24

Father, You do not desire the world nor for false brethren to enslave, or exploit, or takes advantage, or brag against and slap Your servants. A brother in the faith would not do such a thing.

To this regard, the Apostle Paul remarked, "To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that!"

BOASTING OF SUFFERINGS

Lord, true servants may be tempted to boast of suffering for delivering Your gospel when they hear the boasting of those that say they have suffered not only for preaching but also for resisting the temptation to sin.

In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. - Hebrews 12:4

THE APOSTLE PAUL, A HEBREW, CHOSEN TO SUFFER

Lord, You chose Paul the Apostle, a Hebrew, an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, to be a servant of Christ, though others of his time talked as they were, but this Hebrew You chose to suffer for You., as an example that we could do all things because You are the strength of Your servants.

And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name's sake. - Acts 9:16

He said of his experience:

WORK

+I have worked much harder

+I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep

PRISON

+been in prison more frequently

BEATEN, EXPOSED TO DEATH

+been flogged more severely

+been exposed to death again and again

+Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.

+Three times I was beaten with rods.

+ Once I was pelted with stones.

IN THE SEA AND RIVERS

+Three times I was shipwrecked.

+I spent a night and a day in the open sea.

+I have been constantly on the move.

+I have been in danger from rivers.

DANGER OF BANDITS, FELLOW JEWS, GENTILES

+ in danger from bandits

+ in danger from my fellow Jews

+in danger from Gentiles

DANGER IN THE CITY, COUNTRY, SEA

+ in danger in the city

In Damascus the governor under King Aretas had the city of the Damascenes guarded in order to arrest me.

But I was lowered in a basket from a window in the wall and slipped through his hands.

+ in danger in the country

+ in danger at sea

DANGER FROM FALSE BELIEVERS

+in danger from false believers.

HUNGER AND THIRST

+I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food

COLD AND NAKEDNESS

+I have been cold and naked

EVERYTHING ELSE

+Besides everything else

+I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches

LORD, we think we have suffered, but this Your servant Paul, a living testimony that still speaks, of suffering said,

"Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn"

And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die. - Revelation 12:11

PLEASURE IN OUR WEAKNESSES

Therefore, LORD, we ought to take pleasure in our weaknessess to be strong in You.

That's why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong. - 2 Corinthians 12:10

If there is any boasting, it is of the things that show our weakness. The Apostle Paul wrote inspired by Your Spirit, God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is praised forever, and the Apostle Paul lied not as You are the Witness of the words he wrote, and as You are the Witness of Your word to us today.

For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. - James 5:10

For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. - 1 Peter 2:21

Our Father, there can be no suffering as that of eternal perdition, which is why You sent us Your Son. We must let the world and our loved ones know that there is no need for their soul to be lost forever when Your Son did everything and finished it all for them to be saved upon believing in Him as You have said in the gospel.

MINISTERING WITH TRUTH AND AUTHORITY, From 2 Corinthians 10

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Corinthans 10:

7 You are judging by appearances.[a] If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ, they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do. 8 So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it. 9 I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. 10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive and his speaking amounts to nothing.” 11 Such people should realize that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.

MINISTERING WITH TRUTH AND AUTHORITY, From 2 Corinthians 10

GENTLE AND HUMBLE IN HEART

LORD OF THE HARVEST, by Your grace Your servants are to be humble and gentle as our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who said:

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. - Matthew 11:29

Even, so Your servants must not strive, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.

Your servants are sometimes wrongfully accused by the church that they are living by the world's standards.

It is tempting to use harshness in defence.

WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE

For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.

The weapons we fight with are not weapons of the world.

On the contrary, these weapons have DIVINE POWER to demolish strongholds.

You have enabled Your servants to demolish arguments

and every pretension that sets itself up against Your word of knowledge.

You want for us to take captive every thiought and to make it obedient to Christ.

SEVER FALSE TEACHERS/TEACHINGS

Father God, Peter the apostle warns:

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.

They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves. -2 Peter 2:1

Therefore, the Apostle Paul exhorted by Your Spirit that the faithful are to be obedient,

and that there will be a readiness to punish every act of disobedience by the incorrigible.

THE AUTHORITY OF GOD'S MINISTERS

Our Father, the Berean Jews were of noble character for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.

Thus we ought not to be confident to judge a person if they belong to Christ by their appearance.

May people and our lost loved ones, and the church not look at the ministers You appoint as unimpressive and their speaking as amounting to nothing,

May people not be frightened by those that write/speak Your Word in truth.

May You reveal to those that think the words that seem weighty and forceful come from You and not man.

The Lord Jesus taught with real authority--quite unlike the teachers of religious law.

You have given us Your children the authority for evil spirits to submit to us, but we rejoice that our names are written in heaven.

You also have appointed ministers with authority for building up, rather than tearing down, and there is no shame that comes with it.

We depend on Your Spirit of grace to not be only speakers/hearers of the word, but doers also.

We proclaim Your saving Gospel to the people and to our lost loved ones and pray

they will know You,

and glorify You as God

and give You thanks.

Deliver them from wrong thinking and bring light to their hearts.

PRIDE

Father, deliver our ministers from foolish pride, that they not get puffed up in importance, comparing themselves with other ministers,

using themselves as the standard of measurement.

Also, that they take not credit for the work others have done.

This is ignorance.

But,

“Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”

For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom You the Lord commends.

Thus, may Your servants instead boast of You, of what You've done in their lives and in their ministry.

You use Your servants as Your chosen instruments in service that You have personally assigned to build up Your church and win the lost.

OUR HOPE

Father, our hope is that our faith continues to grow, and our sphere of activity in the church will greatly expand.

We pray the preaching of the gospel will reach beyond the regions already reached. Also, reach our lost loved ones, LORD!

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I GIVE MYSELF AWAY, From 2 Corinthians 9

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IF YOU'VE BEEN BLESSED BY THIS MINISTRY:

1. GIVE THANKS TO GOD WITH A "LIKE," GIVING GLORY TO HIS NAME!

always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
-Ephesians 5:20

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EACH TIME YOU CLICK ON AN AD OF INTEREST FROM THESE BLOGS, YOU PUT A FEW PENNIES TO THIS MINISTRY WITHOUT A COST TO YOU.

THANK YOU. BLESSINGS!

I GIVE MYSELF AWAY
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PRAYING FOR LOST LOVED ONES

From 2 Corinthians 9

SERVICE TO THE LORD'S PEOPLE

Thank You LORD for the

readiness and

eagerness of Your people to help in

generous giving as promised, and not grudgingly given.

This boasting should not prove hollow and there should be no shame for this confidence.

The enthusiasm of the givers

has stirred many of Your people to action.

You want Your Word to be remembered:

Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly,

and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

By Your grace You give a heart that wants to give,

not reluctantly

or under compulsion,

You love a cheerful giver.

AND YOU ARE ABLE TO BLESS YOUR CHILDREN ABUNDANTLY,

so that in ALL THINGS

at ALL TIMES,

having ALL THAT YOUR CHILDREN NEED,

Your children will ABOUND IN EVERY GOOD WORK.

As it is written:

“They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor;

their righteousness endures forever.”

Father God, You are the one that supplies seed to the sower

and bread for food.

You will also supply,

and You will also increase the sower's store of seed

and enlarge the harvest of the sower's righteousness.

You will enrich the sower in EVERY way

so that the sower can be generous on EVERY occasion,

and through the ministers You appoint, the sowers' generosity will result in giving You thanks.

Not only is this service performed supplying the needs of Your people,

but also there is an overflowing in many expressions of thanks to You, Lord God.

Because of the service by which Your body has proved itself,

others will praise You Lord God for the obedience that accompanies Your servants' confession of the gospel of Christ,

and for the generosity in sharing with Your people and with everyone else.

Your people's hearts and prayers will go with the ministers You have appointed.

Thank You Father because of the SURPASSING GRACE You have given Your people.

THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR INDESCRIBABLE GIFT!

ALL THIS FATHER GOD, BECAUSE YOU SO LOVED THE WORLD YOU SENT YOUR SON TO SAVE US FROM OUR SINS.

OUR CARES AND PRAYERS FOR OUR LOST LOVED ONES ARE IN YOUR THRONE OF GRACE FOR THEIR EVERY NEED THAT YOU HAVE SUPPLIED BY YOUR SON, THE LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.

THANK YOU, FATHER, AGAIN FOR YOUR

INDESCRIBABLE GIFT OF MERCY AND GRACE!

ALL ABOUT GIVING, ALL ACCORDING TO 2 CORINTHIANS 8

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PRAYING FOR LOST LOVED ONES

ALL ABOUT GIVING, ALL ACCORDING TO 2 CORINTHIANS 8

Our Father, thank You for the grace You've given Your church.

IN THE MIDST OF VERY SEVERE TRIALS/EXTREME POVERTY, Your church has overflowing joy to well up in rich generosity.

It is to Your glory to testify that the members of Your body give as much as able, even beyond ability.

Entirely on one's own, members of Your body urgently plead for the privilege of sharing in the service to the Lord's people, exceeding the expectation of Your ministers.

Father God, as members of Your body, we must first give ourselves to You,

and by Your will, also to Your ministers, for this is an act of grace.

BY YOUR GRACE, You have made Your church excel in everything:

in faith,

in speech,

in knowledge,

in complete earnestness,

in love kindled within,

and also excel in this grace of giving.

The ministers You appointed over Your flock do not command,

but each member of Your flock ought to test one's sincerity of love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

For Your church knows the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

that though He was rich,

yet our our sake He became poor,

so that we through His poverty might become rich.

Judging what is best for Your church in this matter is that not only do Your children first give, but also have the desire to do so.

Father, it is You that works in Your children both to will and do of Your pleasure.

Your body's eager willingness will be matched by the completion of doing it, according to the means of each member.

There ought to be equality, and not that some be relieved while others are hard pressed,

but that as it is written:

“The one who gathered much did not have TOO MUCH,

and the one who gathered little did not have TOO LITTLE.”

LORD, may Your ministers have concern

with much enthusiasm,

initiative,

and eagerness to help Your people that need help with service to the gospel,
(as did the apostle Paul and Titus.)

May all this be done to honor You.

To avoid any criticism of the way these collections are administered,

take whatever pains are necessary to do it right,

not only in the eyes of You, LORD, but also in the eyes of man.

We pray for ministering partners and co-workers

who have often proved themselves

with a good testimony,

that are zealous,

and can have great confidence in the support of the congregation with proof of Your love,

with a testimony to be proud for the churches to see it.

All Your servants represent the churches and are to bring honor to Christ.

Father God, may Your church not lose sight that each member is now Your ambassador that You sent with the Gospel to save the lost, including our lost loved ones.

You are beseeching the lost to be reconciled to You through Your Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

We want the lost and our loved ones to look up and behold the Lamb of God who takes away their sins.

We depend on Your Spirit to work through us to reveal Your truth to the unsaved, convince them, and save them.

We trust You will do it, for You sent Your Son not to condemn the world, but to save it.

Thank You LORD, for Your great love and mercy for us. In Christ Jesus name, amen.

GODLY SORROW, From 2 Corinthians 7

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From 2 Corinthians 7

LOVE OUR PASTORS AND LEADERS

As Your body LORD we must remember our Lord and Savior's words,

“A new command I give you:

Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

We make room in our hearts for the brethren and submit to those that watch over us that their work be a joy to benefit all.

The body of Christ by Your grace will wrong no one, corrupt no one, and exploit no one.

The ministers You have appointed over Your flock admonish without condemnation but tell the truth in love,

and they would live and die with Your flock.

They have great confidence and take great pride in Your people, following Christ with great encouragement.

IN TROUBLES Your ministers know no bounds, though the body has no rest, harrassed at every turn--conflicts on the outside, fears within.

You comfort the downcast, LORD, and bring encouragers with the same comfort You give to them.

We long for our pastors and leaders.

When they suffer we also have deep sorrow.

May Your flock show ardent concern for them so that their joy be greater than ever.

GODLY SORROW

Preachers and teachers of Your word may cause sorrow, but there is no regret though it hurt, but only for a little while.

Father God, no discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful.

Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Everyone should be happy, because this sorrow leads to repentance.

Therefore, LORD, may the hearers see that Your ministers mean them no harm,

and our lost loved ones see that it is Your intent that they be sorrowful

because Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret,

but worldly sorrow brings death.

WHAT!

Inwardly, Godly sorrow produces:

What earnestness

What eagerness to clear oneself

What indignation

What alarm

What longing

What concern

What readiness to see justice done

POSITIVE MESSAGE

At every point we must all prove ourselves to be innocent of such matters.

You sent this message not for the person who does wrong nor the injured party,

but rather that BEFORE YOU GOD, we see for ourselves how devoted we are to those You have appointed over Your flock to follow them as they follow Christ.

May they be encouraged and refreshed.

Those that feed Your sheep enjoy boasting over Your flock without being embarrassed because it is a proven truth.

This brotherly and sisterly affection is all the greater at remembering all the obedience in receiving a servant of the LORD with fear and trembling,

and he can have complete confidence in Your flock, for Christ is the head of the church and in Him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

You did all this, LORD, to save the lost, and save our lost loved ones. Thank You, our Father! in Christ Jesus name.

CO-WORKERS WITH CHRIST, From 2 Corinthians Chapter 6

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IF YOU'VE BEEN BLESSED BY THIS MINISTRY:

1. GIVE THANKS TO GOD WITH A "LIKE," GIVING GLORY TO HIS NAME!

always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

-Ephesians 5:20

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EACH TIME YOU CLICK ON AN AD OF INTEREST FROM THESE BLOGS, YOU PUT A FEW PENNIES TO THIS MINISTRY WITHOUT A COST TO YOU.

THANK YOU. BLESSINGS!

FROM 2 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 6

WE HAVE RECEIVED GRACE AS GOD'S CO-WORKERS

Father God You are so gracious to call us Your CO-workers! May we not waste nor misuse Your grace for this marvelous calling.

For You said,

“In the time of my favor I heard you,

and in the day of salvation I helped you.”

And we've been told, NOW is the time of Your favor, NOW is the day of salvation.

Our Father, may our lost loved ones grasp and embrace this opportunity--don't pass them by dear LORD!

Help us to do our part in winning them to You as Your ambassadors, we pray.

HARDSHIPS

The work as Your ambassadors gets hard, and we realize we depend in the wisdom and empowerment of Your Spirit, not putting any stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.

Rather, as Your servants we apply ourselves in every way in great endurance, in troubles, hardships and distresses.

In Your body there have been beatings, imprisonments and riots. Your servants have worked hard, had sleepless nights and hungered.

SOULS ARE SO PRECIOUS TO YOU AND THE PERISHING MUST BE RESCUED!

Help us to represent You in purity, understanding, patience and kindness,

in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love, in truthful speech and in Your power,

with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left.

through glory and dishoner, bad report and good report, genuine, though regarded as imposters,

known, yet regarded as unknown;

dying, and yet we live on; beaten , and yet not killed,

sorrowful, YET ALWAYS REJOICING,

poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, AND YET POSSESSING EVERYTHING.

LORD, give pastors and evangelists the boldness to speak freely to Your people with wide-opened hearts not withholding true affection though it not be returned from the ones receiving this message. May the preachers speak the truth in love as to their children. We pray the hearers open wide their hearts also. Open wide the hearts of our lost loved ones to love You and Your truth and the brethren.

DO NOT BE YOKED TOGETHER WITH UNBELIEVERS

Our Father we want to lead others and our lost loved ones to Christ without compromise, and not have them pull us away from You.

You are asking us to answer You and affirm that:

Righteousness and wickedness have nothing in common.

Light and darkness cannot fellowship.

There is no harmony between Christ and Belial.

A believer and an unbeliever are in contrast.

There is no agreement between us, Your temple, and idols.

As You said:

“I will live with them

and walk among them,

and I will be their God,

and they will be my people.”

Therefore,

“Come out from them

and be separate,

says the Lord.

Touch no unclean thing,

and I will receive you.”

And,

“I will be a Father to you,

and you will be my sons and daughters,

says the Lord Almighty."

IN ALL THIS WE NEED TO TRUST YOU THAT TO WIN OUR LOST LOVED ONES WE MUST SPEAK AND WALK IN YOUR TRUTH AND NOT FEAR, AND APPLY THE WISDOM YOU LIBERALLY GIVE TO US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE IN THIS GREAT COMMISSION!

IN CHRIST JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

From 2 Corinthians Chapter 6

WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILATION, from 2 Corinthians 5

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IF YOU'VE BEEN BLESSED BY THIS MINISTRY:

1. GIVE THANKS TO GOD WITH A "LIKE," GIVING GLORY TO HIS NAME!

always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
-Ephesians 5:20

2. "CLICK" AND VISIT THE GOOGLE ADS THAT INTEREST YOU.

EACH TIME YOU CLICK ON AN AD OF INTEREST FROM THESE BLOGS, YOU PUT A FEW PENNIES TO THIS MINISTRY WITHOUT A COST TO YOU.

THANK YOU. BLESSINGS!

GOD PLEDGED A DWELLING FOR US IN HEAVEN

For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked.

For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life.

Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.

ALWAYS BE OF GOOD COURAGE
Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord--for we walk by faith, not by sight--we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
Heavenly Father, in our earthly bodies we groan and are burdened, but we are encouraged, LORD, that we are not stuck in a rut, but live with a purpose--Your purpose-- and look forward to our eternal dwelling in the heavens. Thank You for Your Spirit that You have given to live in us as a pledge of our glorious home in heaven.

May we not only be of good courage, but encourage others as well, especially our lost loved ones, that they too will inherit Your promise of an eternal home in the heavens bought by the blood sacrifice of Your beloved Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank You Father, in Jesus name.
OUR AMBITION
Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
Father, we desire to be pleasing to You. May we be mindful that we will be recompensed for our deeds in the body, according to what each individual has done, whether good or bad. We want to do good, help us to pass the tests,
KNOWING THE FEAR OF THE LORD
Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord we persuade men, but we are made manifest to God and hope that we are made manifest in others’ consciences.

Father, may we, Your church persuade our lost loved ones to choose the fear of the Lord. We hope to be made manifest in their consciences. Holy Spirit of God You are at work to convince them of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. May they choose life, we pray.
WE HAVE THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION

Heavenly Father, we pray Your Spirit will always give your laborers you send to our lost loved ones an answer in our mouth. Convince our lost loved ones that Your words are the truth and those speaking them are of a sound mind.

We pray the that these laborers be controlled by the love of Christ, for we no longer live for ourselves but for Him who died and rose again on our behalf. The Lord Jesus came to seek and save the lost, and that includes our lost loved ones.

We pray our lost loved ones be saved and be a new creature in Christ, the old things passed away and all things become new. These things are from You, Father God, who reconciled us to Yourself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. Namely, that You were in Christ reconciling the world to Yourself, not counting their trespasses against them and have committed to us the word of reconciliation.

What responsibility LORD! We want to be faithful to this calling for Your purpose is to save the lost, and we are praying for our lost loved ones that in Christ You reconcile them to Yourself, not counting their trespasses against them, and that they too will be committed the word of reconciliation. They will no longer serve the devil, but serve You, praise God!
AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST
We are ambassadors for Christ, as though You, Father God, are making an appeal through us to reach the lost and our lost loved ones. Help us Father, with this appeal to beg our lost loved ones on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to You.

You made the Lord Jesus sin who knew no sin to be sin our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him, and we are praying this blessing for our lost loved ones also.

In Jesus name we pray and thank You, amen.From 2 Corinthians 5

　

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LET LIGHT SHINE OUT OF DARKNESS, from 2 Corinthians 4

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LET LIGHT SHINE OUT OF DARKNESS

SET GOD’S TRUTH PLAINLY
Therefore, LORD, through Your mercy we have this ministry You gave the Apostle Paul, and

we don’t lose heart.

LORD, give today’s church holy boldness to

renounce secret and shameful ways
not use deception
nor distort Your Word.
Send these laborers to our lost loved ones. We pray they and we all

set the truth plainly,

commending ourselves to everyone’s conscience

in Your sight.

By setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.

THE GOSPEL DISPLAYS THE GLORY OF CHRIST
Father God, we pray you will unveil the gospel to our lost loved ones that they not perish.

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his cunning, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. - 2 Corinthians 11:3

Father God, light the gospel before our lost loved ones! Turn on the lights LORD, we pray!

In servitude for Jesus’ sake, help all ministers not to preach themselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord .

For You God who said,

“LET LIGHT SHINE OUT OF DARKNESS,”

made Your light shine in our hearts

　to give us

the light of the knowledge of Your glory

　displayed in the face of Christ.

Father God, in the name of the Lord Jesus, LET LIGHT SHINE OUT OF DARKNESS IN OUR LOST LOVED ONES. Father, make your light shine in their hearts to give them the light of the knowledge of Your glory displayed in the face of Christ.

We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that

this all surpassing power is from You, LORD, and not from us.

Your all surpassing power will save our lost ones! Thank You, LORD.
B U T N O T
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed

perplexed, but not in despair,

persecuted, but not abandoned,

struck down, but not destroyed

Thank You for the benefits of living in the Lord Jesus! You said, many are the afflictions of the righteous, but that You will deliver us from them all. We stand praying in the gap for our lost loved ones to whom You also sent Your beloved Son to save. We pray You extend Your grace to them also, that they not be crushed, nor be in despair, nor be abandoned, nor destroyed. We are thanking You for Your deliverance each time LORD!
THE LIFE OF JESUS REVEALED IN OUR BODY
We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,

so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake,

so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body.

So then, death is at work in us,

but life is at work in you

.

LORD, we remember Your words, it is more blessed to give than to receive, because when we give, we receive from You. You also said, the best of friends give their life for friends. We suffer for Jesus’ sake so that those that we are ministering to will have life at work in them, Your church is at work, it is Your labor of love to save the lost. Your Spirit in us is Life. Life is at work in our lost loved ones because of the grace You freely give to us all. We pray our lost loved ones will contemplate Your glory in the glorious face of Your Son, the Lord Jesus, that they be transformed in Your image. Thank You, LORD, in Jesus name.
IT IS WRITTEN
“I believed; therefore I have spoken.”
LORD, we pray Your Spirit will prompt us to speak words of life with faith over our lost loved ones. With You all things are possible. We have prayed to You God of our salvation, and we believe our lost loved ones will come back to their own border from wherever they’ve been driven; those that have erred in spirit will come to understanding, they will all be taught of You LORD, and great shall be their peace. They will not die, but live to tell of the glories of the Lord. We thank You for You are good and Your mercy and love endures forever. Your compassions are new every morning and great is Your faithfulness. Man has his plans, but Yours will prevail, and they are plans of peace to bless. This is the day You have made, and we will rejoice and be glad in it. Thank You Father in Jesus name.

Father God, thank You for this same spirit of faith; we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the One who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with our lost loved ones that You will definitely save to Yourself. All this is for everyone’s benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may also reach our lost loved ones and may cause thanksgiving to overflow of Your glory, LORD God!
THEREFORE, WE DO NOT LOSE HEART
Therefore we do not lose heart,

though outwardly we are wasting away,

yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
For our light and momentary troubles

are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
So we fix our eyes

not on what is seen,

but on what is unseen,

since what is seen is temporary,

but what is unseen is eternal.

Praise God! In Jesus name, amen.
From 2 Corinthians 4
　

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The Ministry of the Spirit from 2 Corinthians 3

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APPROVAL FOR GOD’S MINISTERS?

The Apostle Paul wrote in the 2^nd Corinthians epistle if they needed to show them their qualifications again, and if they needed letters of recommendation or needed to be approved of them again.

Father God the ministers You approve and send to our lost loved ones, they are fit for this labor of love. May they be willing to go for You LORD.

A LETTER FROM CHRIST

The Corinthian church themselves were their letter, said the Apostle Paul, written on their hearts, known and read by everyone.

These Corinthians would show they were a letter from Christ, the result of the Apostle Paul’s ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

We pray, Living God, that You will lead our lost loved ones to the right ministers or lead these ministers to them, and plant them in a church where Your Spirit will write Your love letter on the tablets of their human hearts.

You have written the true script to make them new creatures in Christ. Remove from them the tablets of stone. May they be pricked in their heart in the fear of the Lord at the hearing of Your Word, repent, and start their life gloriously anew on a fresh page. Their testimony that they are changed by Your Spirit will be read by all.

COMPETENT MINISTERS OF THE SPIRIT

Father God, we are so thankful for SUCH confidence we have through Christ before You. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from

You who has made us competent as ministers of the new covenant--

not of the letter

but of the Spirit,

for the letter kills,

but the Spirit gives life.

LORD, forgive us when we have not trusted You and lost our confidence, depending on ourselves and failed. Holy Spirit take over and teach our lost loved ones and save them from the letter that kills. Breathe in them Your Spirit dear Jesus, have mercy on them and save them we pray.

The Greater Glory of the New Covenant

Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness! For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory. And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!

Thank You Lord for

the ministry of the Spirit

which is more glorious than the Old Testament ministry. No more is the New Testament ministry engraved on stone, as it was in the Old Testament. Though glorious as it was and transitory, it brought condemnation for we all sinned and came short of Your glory. But now the ministry of the New Testament has surpassing glory which lasts!

Our lost loved ones also have the opportunity to be made righteous in Jesus Christ the Lord. May they not let the ministry of the Spirit pass them by; hold them LORD, minister to them and may they behold the loving face of the Savior Jesus and run to his outstretched arms.

WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS, THERE IS FREEDOM

Therefore, since we have such hope Father God, we are VERY bold. Not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away.

Oh God, sharpen the minds of our lost loved ones that they not be dull. Remove the veil that remains over their heart when the old covenant is read.

He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."

-Luke 24:44

Dear Jesus only You can take the veil way from our lost loved ones. When this veil is taken away, they will turn to You Lord.

You Lord are the Spirit, and in You, there is freedom! Free our lost loved ones, save them from their sins Lord we pray.

Thank You Lord that

our faces are now unveiled

to contemplate Your glory,

and are being transformed into Your image

with ever increasing glory

which comes from You, Lord, who is the Spirit.

We pray the same for our lost loved ones. In Your name we pray, in Jesus name, Heavenly Father, amen.

From 2 Corinthians 3

WE ARE TO GOD THE PLEASING AROMA OF CHRIST, from 2 Corinthians 2

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REJOICE VS GRIEF

Paul the Apostle wrote the 2^nd epistle to the Corinthians and told them his mind was made up that he would not be making another painful visit to them because he was grieving them. When he came, he did not want to be distressed by those who should have made him rejoice. He had great distress and anguish of heart with many tears for them, not wanting to grieve them, but to let them know the depth of his love for them. He desired for them to make him glad and had confidence in all of them that they would all share his joy.

Father God, we don’t want our relationship with our lost loved ones to be painful. We have great distress and anguish of heart with many tears for the ones we love deeply because they are grieved by the hearing of Your Word. We rejoice when they hear Your Word and are being encouraged, enlightened, and comforted that You love them and want for Your goodness to lead them to repentance. How we desire for them to be glad at the hearing of Your good news and share our joy!

FORGIVENESS FOR THE OFFENDER

The Apostle Paul said he was not putting it to harshly when he wrote the one that was causing grief was not only grieving the Apostle Paul but them all to some extent.

He said the punishment inflicted on the offender by the majority was sufficient, and instead, they ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he would not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. He urged them to reaffirm their love for him.

Paul the Apostle said anyone they forgave, he also forgave.

And what he had forgiven--if there was anything not forgive--

he had forgiven in the sight of Christ for their sake,

in order that Satan might not outwit them because of awareness of his schemes.

LORD, our lost loved ones cause us all grief by their behavior, and this is not putting it too harshly. But they are already going through so much pain already, “kicking against the pricks” that they don’t need more badgering from us. Only Your Spirit can help them LORD. Our lost loved ones and we depend on Your work of mercy and grace to save them from destructive behavior. They need to be born again, LORD, and that is our prayer to You for them. We want to reaffirm our love for them. We love them, but we hate their sins. We forgive them in the sight of Christ for their sake, in order that Satan’s schemes will not prevail--rather the gates of hell will not prevail against us. Praise You and thank You LORD!

　

ANOTHER REASON FOR WRITING 2^ND CORINTHIANS

Another reason Paul the Apostle wrote the Corinthians was

to see if they would stand the test
and be obedient in everything.

Father God, we thank You for Your mercy and grace that You give to us to stand the tests we go through with our lost loved ones. Regardless of how dismal the situation appears or how obstinate they are, we want for everything to be right between You and us. The Lord Jesus Christ is our righteousness and in Him we stand complete. We can confidently say we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. We want to be ready for every assignment You give to us and pray the same for those whom You assign to witness to our lost loved ones.

IT’S ABOUT PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST

Paul the Apostle went to Troas to PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST and found that THE LORD HAD OPENED A DOOR FOR HIM. He said he still had no peace of mind because he did not find his brother Titus there. So he said good-bye to them and went on to Macedonia.

Father God we pray that You open the door to us and send laborers to preach the Gospel of Christ to the lost and our lost loved ones. May we not neglect these opportunities. Thank You for Your Word, “Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.” Psalm 126:5

SPREADING THE AROMA OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST

The Apostle Paul thanked God who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession, and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of Him everywhere.

Praise God, if You be for us, LORD, who can stand against! You put us in Christ triumphal procession, using us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of Your Son everywhere. Use us and others to spread this aroma of knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ among our lost loved ones.

WE ARE TO GOD THE PLEASING AROMA OF CHRIST

For

we are to God

the pleasing aroma

of Christ

among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

To the one we are the aroma that brings death,

To the other, the aroma that brings life.

We are to You LORD the pleasing aroma of Christ, and we pray it will be the aroma that brings life to our lost loved ones. Hosanna!

THE WORD OF GOD SHOULD NOT BE PEDDLED

And who is equal to such a task? “Unlike many,” Paul the Apostle said, “we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God.

Father, lost people notice and accuse Your Word as being peddled by TV celebrities, church preachers, and such. LORD, if there is truth to this in anyone, bring it to their attention. Whichever the case, the devil is the accuser of the brethren and uses lost people especially to complain about it. On the other hand, we pray You save our lost loved ones from wolves in sheep’s clothing and those that are “peddling” Your message in dishonesty.

Save our lost loved ones despite of what others are doing, and put brethren with good testimonies in their path. May our lost loved ones behold Jesus Who wants them to hear Your message, and may they not put their eyes on man. It is Jesus who suffered, died and rose from the dead that many be saved, and not anyone else. Help our lost loved ones, and save them, LORD. We pray and thank You in Jesus name. Amen.

From 2 Corinthians 2

PRAISE BE TO THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT, 2 Corinthians 1

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WE ARE WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST BY THE WILL OF GOD
Paul identified himself as an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy, as his brother.

LORD, we no longer have to worry about our self identify. Now as new creatures in Christ, You identify us in Him, and have put us in Your body with a calling according to Your will. LORD, we want to fulfill our calling with joy. We want to be Your instruments of peace to be employed by You to win the lost and our own lost loved ones. We pray for each member of Your church that each be in the post that You assigned. Those whom You have assigned to our lost loved ones, may they be obedient to You and be fully equipped with Your armor, and labor in love.

GREETINGS! GRACE AND PEACE TO US

In 2 Corinthians, the Apostle Paul addressed the church in Corinth together with all of God’s holy people throughout Achaia. He declared grace and peace to them from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. God is a Father to the household of faith in the church, and we are blessed with our Father’s and the Lord Jesus Christ grace and peace.

LORD, instead of greeting our brothers and sisters in the Lord with a “Hello” or “Hi,” we ought to bless each other by proclaiming your grace and peace upon us. We lift up our hands in praise to You heavenly Father! Fill us with Your grace and peace, we pray. We desire to have grace and favor before those we want to win for Christ. We want to be among the wise that win souls, including our lost loved ones.

PRAISE BE TO THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT

Praise be

to the

God and Father

of our

Lord Jesus Christ

the Father

of compassion

and the God

of all comfort

Who comforts us

all our troubles

For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ,

So also our comfort abounds through Christ.

Praise, praise, praise to You merciful God, Who abundantly comforts us in all our troubles. We give You thanksgiving for Your compassions that are new every morning, and great is Your faithfulness. We pray Your mercy says no to leave in condemnation our lost loved ones that are yet without strength and living in sin. We receive comfort that You sent Your Son to save even the chief of sinners. Glory to God! We pray our lost loved ones will come to the light and make peace with You through Your Son. Comfort them with Your Word and may Your goodness bring them to repentance.

WHY GOD COMFORTS US

God comforts us in all our troubles,

so that we can comfort

those in any trouble

with the comfort

we ourselves receive from God.

If we are distressed,

it is for your comfort

and salvation.

Father, we want to face all our challenges with courage and faith. You are ever with us and will never leave us nor forsake us. You comfort us and use us to strengthen others with the same grace and comfort You impart to us. We are the body of the church and the Lord Jesus is the head. We are more than conquerors through Your Son that loved us and gave his life for us and nothing shall separate us from Your love that is in Him.

The Lord Jesus declared that the gates of hell will not prevail against Your church. We can go with faith and courage because of Your anointing given to us to preach deliverance to the captives, with Your Word of truth open the eyes of blind, to proclaim freedom to those that are in bondage to sin, and to release the oppressed. Father, bless us with faith that works by love.

PATIENT ENDURANCE IN SUFFERINGS

If we are comforted, it is for your comfort,

which produces in you

patient endurance

of the same sufferings we suffer.

And our hope for you is firm,

because we know that just as you share in our sufferings,

so also you share in our comfort.

Amen Father, our hope for us and our brothers and sisters is firm. You comfort us to comfort others. May we not waste any experience but learn from it. As we go through these trials we are encouraged that it is producing in us patient endurance. We desire to be fruitful as we go about Your business to win souls. Father, whomever you send to our lost loved ones, they are hand-picked by You, the all-knowing and all-wise God. May we all stay at the task with the patient endurance that works for us and benefits those that are believing in You through our witness and testimony.

DON’T BE UNINFORMED ABOUT THE TROUBLES WE EXPERIENCE

Brothers and sisters, God doesn’t want us to be uninformed about the troubles we experience. The Apostle Paul experienced troubles in the province of Asia. He said:

“We were under

great pressure,

far beyond our ability to endure,

so that we despaired of life itself.

Indeed, we felt

we had received the sentence of death.”

WHY WE SUFFER

But this happened

that we might

not rely on ourselves but on God,

Who raises the dead.

Father, there are those times when we feel we are at a loss and can’t take anymore. May You remind us by Your Comforter that this is only a feeling because with You who strengthens us we can do all things. May we never rely on ourselves, but learn to always depend on You who raises the dead!

LORD, you showed Your strength over Pharaoh when he would not let Your people go. He had all the world’s power, but no match for Your power! Your sovereignty cannot be denied.

Your Spirit is the best witness, and we call upon You to be the witness in our own lives. May the lost and our lost loved ones acknowledge Your deliverance for us and of our brothers and sisters in the Lord that were once blind and lost, but now are found, and safely in Your flock.

We want for our lost loved ones to bow their knee to Your name and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of all to Your glory. We want our lost loved ones to surrender themselves to You because You first loved them.

HE HAS, HE WILL, HE WILL CONTINUE

He has

delivered us from such a

deadly peril,

And He will deliver us again.

On Him we have set our hope

that He will continue to deliver us.

Our heavenly Father, thank You for all the times You have delivered us and our lost loved ones from deadly peril. We have Your Word that You will deliver us again, and will continue to deliver us. We have set our hope on You. For You are God alone, and if You be for us, what can stand against.

As for our lost loved ones, we have Your Word, to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and we shall be saved and our house.

　

WE HELP THOSE THAT ARE SUFFERING BY OUR PRAYERS

We help those that are suffering by our prayers!

Then many will give thanks for the gracious favor granted us

in answer to the prayers of many.

Father, we are praying for others, and they are praying for us, especially for those that suffering for being a Christian and taking a stand for Your truth in wanting to win the lost. We are praying for the ones whom You send to our lost loved ones, and we pray our loved ones will be freed by hearing and believing Your truth, so that many thanks will rise up to You for granting our prayers and there be great rejoicing in heaven and earth!

WE DEPEND ON GOD’S GRACE

Our conscious testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world--

and especially in our relations with one another in the church--

with integrity

and godly sincerity,

not relying on world wisdom

but on God’s grace.

For we do not write of anything we cannot read or understand, hoping we can all come to understand God’s Word and be commended in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Grace, grace, marvelous grace is what we want to receive from You Father. We rely on Your grace for us to live in godliness and live with wisdom. We need Your grace when facing a difficult person or situation. The grace that saved us is the grace we need always. We desire this grace for our lost loved ones. Help them against all odds, heavenly Father. Be merciful to them and save them from their sins. LORD, You said that today is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation. Save them today we pray.

OBEYING GOD’S WILL

Paul the Apostle was confident to visit the Corinthians so that they might benefit twice. He wanted to visit them on his way to Macedonia and to come back to them on his way back, and then to have them send him on his way to Judea. He asked if he was fickle when he intended to do this, or to make his plans in a world manner, so that in the same breath he could say “Yes, yes” and “No, no.”

LORD, we should not be presumptuous and get ahead of you, or fall behind when You prompt us to act. We should not do anything that is not in Your plan for us. Help us to know when to be still and allow You to fight our battles, and when You want us to take action. We don’t want to go anywhere without You leading us, or do anything of ourselves. We embrace Your Word, that in You we live, and move, and have our being. May those You send to our lost loved ones be obedient and heed Your instructions. Deliver our lost loved ones from those that are a stumbling block to them and don’t seek Your glory.

WE SAY AMEN TO GOD

As surely as God is faithful, the Apostle Paul’s message to the church as inspired by the Holy Ghost is not “Yes” and “No.” For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among the Corinthians by Paul, Silas and Timothy was not “Yes” and “No.”

GOD’S PROMISES ARE “AMEN” IN CHRIST

In Him

it has always been “Yes.”

For no matter how many promises God has

made, they are “Yes” in Christ.

So through Him the “Amen” is spoken by us

to the glory of God.
Amen and amen! Father, Jesus Christ the Lord is our righteousness and in Him, and through Him are all Your blessings for Your church. He is the Amen. Praise God! LORD, You said these blessings are for us and for our children. We believe it will be done for our lost loved ones according to Your Word; thank You, merciful LORD!

IT IS GOD

Now it is God

who makes both us and you

stand firm in Christ.

He has anointed us,

set His seal of ownership on us,

and put His Spirit in our hearts

as a deposit,

guaranteeing what is to come.

Father, we don’t have to worry if we are going to fall, because we do not rely on our flesh or the arm of flesh. It is You who makes us stand firm. You have anointed us, You set Your seal that we belong to You, and You’ve put Your Spirit in our hearts as a deposit. Your coming for us is guaranteed. LORD, we trust in Your salvation for our lost loved ones that they will not be left behind. No doubt, we shall come rejoicing bearing our sheaves with us!

GOD IS OUR WITNESS

We can call God as our witness and even stake our life on it, as did the Apostle Paul. And he said, “that it was in order to spare the Corinthians that he did not return to Corinth.”

Compassionate God, You are not willing that any should perish but come to repentance and receive Jesus as their Lord and personal and sufficient Savior. You did not call Your church to condemn, but to be Your ambassadors and take to the lost the Gospel of peace between You and man through Your Son. We trust in Your anointing to do this work, we wholly depend on Your Spirit to be the faithful and true Witness.

WORKING TOGETHER WITH JOY

We should not lord it over others’ faith, but work with others with joy, because it is by faith that we stand firm.

LORD, help those that have been offended through people in the church. We don’t want for our lost loved ones to be spectators and contentious. We pray our church members be patient and work in Your love with those that oppose themselves. Have Your way LORD, to convince the world of sin, righteousness and of judgment.

Those whom You have added to the church, we pray they have a teachable spirit. We thank You for Your Spirit, and trust the Teacher. We are praying that we labor in Your love with joy. It is by faith in Your truth that we stand firm, and it is by grace through faith that our lost loved ones will be saved. Hosanna! In Jesus name, amen.

My loved ones lie at the point of death, BUT

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And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
- Mark 5:23

LORD, I implore you earnestly! My loved ones lie at the point of death, but come and lay Your divine hands on them, and breathe in them new life in You, and they shall not die but live to tell of Your glory! In Jesus name I pray.

　

GO WHEN THE LORD OF THE HARVEST SAYS, "GO." From 1 Corinthians 16

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GIFT COLLECTIONS ON THE FIRST DAY OF EVERY WEEK

Paul the apostle told the Corinthians what he told the Galatian churches to do. On the first day of every week, each should set aside a sum of money in keeping with each income, saving it up, so that when he arrived no collections had to be made. At his arrival, he would give letters of recommendation for the messengers that were chosen to deliver their gift to Jerusalem. If it seemed advisable for the Apostle Paul to go also, they would accompany him.

LORD, the Apostle Paul at one time said to follow him as he followed Christ. We see him always ministering to others, and getting people to also cooperate in material ways to send to others. LORD, as we are given opportunity and as You have blessed us, may we have also give with this same love and spirit. Give us this grace also, LORD, so that others and our lost loved ones can be blessed by the ministers You send out, well equipped, to preach Your gospel.

THE APOSTLE PAUL TRAVELS

AND THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY

When the Apostle Paul went through Macedonia, he would then go to the Corinthians. He wanted to stay with them for a while, or even spend the winter. He did not want to see them right away for only a passing visit. He said he hoped to spend some time with them, if the Lord permitted. He wanted their help on his journey, wherever he went. He would stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost, because a great door for effective work had been opened to him, and there were many who opposed him.

LORD, here is an example of submission to your will and not being presumptuous. Though what we are doing looks legit before You, we should always be humble before You and ask Your permission. LORD, help us not to miss opportunities for effective work that has been opened to us, be it for us or other ministers that You’ve called. This could also benefit the lives and souls of our lost loved ones.

TIMOTHY

When Timothy came, Paul the apostle told the Corinthians to see to it that Timothy had nothing to fear while he was with them, for he was carrying on the work of the Lord, as he was. He said no one should treat Timothy with contempt but to send him on his way in peace so that he returned to Paul that was expecting him along with the brothers.

LORD of the Harvest, we thank You for the Timothys that carry Your work along side with the Pauls. The lost need such brethren, and we pray You send them to our lost loved ones. May we be careful to show our appreciation to them in the way You expect us to.

APOLLOS

The Apostle Paul strongly urged Apollos to go to the Corinthians with the brothers. He was quite unwilling to go at that time, but he would go when he had the opportunity.

LORD, if this was justified or not, we just want to make sure ourselves that we don’t justify ourselves when You say “Go.” May we not miss these opportunities You give to us to be fruitful. We also pray for those that You send to our lost loved ones that they obey and go to them with Your gospel of salvation.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CHURCH

By God’s Spirit, Paul tells the church to

be on guard,
stand firm in the faith,
be courageous,
be strong,
to do everything in love.Heavenly Father, we pray for ourselves and the church, not to let our spiritual armor down, to stand firm in the faith, to be courageous, strong, and to do everything in Your love. We want to be an instrument of Your peace to win the souls of the lost and our own lost loved ones. Help us Holy Spirit, for we want to be filled with You. We know it’s not by might, nor by power, but by You that gives us all the victory and delivers those that are in bondage to sin with Your unction.

FIRST CONVERTS IN ACHAIA

The household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia and had devoted themselves to the service of the Lord’s people. Paul the Apostle urged the church to submit to such people and everyone who joins in the work and labors at it. The Apostle Paul was glad when Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus arrived because these brethren had supplied what the Corinthians were lacking and refreshed the Apostle Paul’s and the Corinthians’ spirit also. He said such men deserve recognition.

Father God, what joy You have in the presence of Your holy angels when sinners get saved, and then they devote themselves to Your service. May we support and join in as co-laborers with them. You use converts to make more converts. Send such brethren that are “on fire for the Lord Jesus” to our lost loved ones, LORD. We pray our lost loved ones too will be converts that devote themselves to Your service as Your people, being blessed and being a blessing.

GREETINGS FROM THE CHURCHES

The churches in the province of Asia sent the Corinthians greetings. Aquila and Pricilla greeted them warmly in the Lord as did the church that met at their house. All the brothers and sisters where the Apostle Paul was sent the Corinthians greetings and he told the Corinthians to greet one another with a holy kiss. He made notice that he himself wrote this greeting in his own hand. He said, “If anyone does not love the Lord, let that person be cursed!” He ended this epistle by saying, “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen”

Father we pray for our brothers and sisters in the Lord, and ourselves to be godly affectionate, showing Your love in us to one another. We very much want for the lost to see Your love when they come to church. We don’t want anyone to be cursed. Help the lost Lord, help our lost loved ones to get saved and get right with You through Your Son. May Yur grace be with us all in Christ Jesus. AMEN

From 1 Corinthians 16

　

THIRST AND HUNGER NO MORE, prayers for those that drink

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PRAYERS FOR LOVED ONES THAT SUFFER FROM INTOXICATING DRINK

LORD, may Your almighty love, grace and mercy be with all of the people that suffer from this evil tool satan uses. let them be free in Your name! Amen.

LORD, lead them to the right path you have chosen for them in Jesus name

We pray that all those who suffer from the disease of alcoholism will find peace. May they find the strength and wisdom to follow the path to sobriety.

God hear our prayers and bless everyone with Your power to be relieved of this affliction.

Lord we pray that you speak to the heart of our loved ones that have turned to alcohol as an escape for their weaknesses and sorrows. Please show them what they are doing to themselves and their families and show them that there is a way out and a better life for them. May they draw strength from You, Lord, we ask in Jesus sweet name, amen.

LORD, please help us that are dealing with loved ones that struggle with alcohol and drug addiction. Give us the strength and wisdom to help them with Your help.

LORD, They become violent and angry, but deep within them this is not who they really are, or at least not who You meant for them to be nor they themselves want to be. We pray, in Jesus name that You remove from them this destructive tool of the devil and give them an abundant life in You.

LORD, for those that have loved ones that drink, teach us all to forgive, understand, and show love while setting the right kind of boundaries. Please help us. It's not easy and we feel tired, but we love them. Please bring healing to them and to us and help us make the right decisions everyday. In Christ Jesus name, Amen.

　
“…but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:14

Father God, we pray our lost loved ones drink of the water the Lord Jesus Your Son offers. They will no longer thirst for harmful drink, but will drink of the living water that You give them that will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. We pray in Jesus name, amen.

　
Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. - John 6:35

Bread of life, lead our lost love ones to come to You, so that they will never go hungry. Help them to believe in You so that they will never be thirsty, we pray in Jesus name. Amen.
　

CHRIST HAS INDEED BEEN RAISED FROM THE DEAD, AND THERE IS A RESURRECTION OF THOSE ALSO WHO HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP IN CHRIST, 1 Corinthians 15, pt 2

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Rise Again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkIJfLfzZ0w

IF THERE IS NO RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD

Some said there is no resurrection of the dead.

IF there is no resurrection of the dead,

then not even Christ has been raised.

And IF Christ has not been raised,

our preaching is useless and so is your faith

Now if there is no resurrection, and IF the dead are not

not raised,

what will those do who are baptized for the dead?

why are people baptized for them?

And as for us, the Apostle Paul said,

“why do we endanger ourselves every hour?”

The Apostle Paul said he faced death every day,

fought with “wild beasts” in Ephesus with no more than

human hopes.

For what gains IF the dead are not raised.

IF the dead are not raised,

then God did not raise Christ from the dead

IF in fact the dead are not raised.

For IF the dead are not raised,

then Christ has not been raised either.

And IF Christ has not been raised,

your faith is futile;

and you are still in your sins.

Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.

If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all

people most to be pitied.

IF the dead are not raised, then

“Let us eat and drink,==for tomorrow we die.”

Moreover, IF the dead are not raised,

we are then found to be false witnesses about God,

for the Apostle Paul and the church has testified about

God that He raised Christ from the dead.

Father God, Your Spirit reiterated in no uncertain terms

that Jesus Christ is raised from the dead. We pray for our lost loved ones that they believe this, and that there is also a resurrection of those who sleep in Jesus, for this is the hope of our salvation.

As your Word states in Romans 10:9

That if you confess with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord,"

and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

　

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN TAUGHT, AND WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?

Do not be misled:

“Bad company corrupts good character.”

Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning:

For there are some who are to their shame ignorant of God.

CHRIST HAS INDEED BEEN RAISED FROM THE DEAD, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.

In this order: Christ the first fruits,

Then, when the end comes, those who belong to Him.

When the end comes, He will hand over the kingdom

to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion,

authority and power. For He must first reign until He has

put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy to be

destroyed is death. For He “has put everything under

His feet.” Now when it says that “everything” has been

put under Him, it is clear that this does not include God

Himself, who put everything under Christ. When He has

done this, then the Son Himself will be made subject to

Him who put everything under Him, so that God may be

all in all.

LORD, in the name of the Lord Jesus deliver our lost loved ones from the doctrine of the sad Sadducees that denies any resurrection of the dead. Help to bring our lost loved ones into the lively hope of Your Son coming for Your believers as Your Word ascertains:

Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. - 2 Timothy 4:8

WHY WE DIE

Death came through man,

for as in Adam all die.

The sting of death is sin,

and the power of sin is the law.

BUT THANKS BE TO GOD!

He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Father God, especially those that don’t know You, blame You for people dying. Help them to understand that death came into the world through the disobedience (sin) of Adam, and death by sin because we all sinned (broke Your laws). We’ve all came short of Your glory.

But ever since Adam and Eve sinned, You promised salvation and have brought all believers of Your Promise victory through our Lord Jesus Christ, the Promised One. Thank You, LORD! Help our lost loved ones to believe in Your Promise by believing in the Promised One, the Lord Jesus Christ.

And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel." - Genesis 3:15

After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

- Genesis 3:24

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

- 2 Timothy 1:1

And this is what he promised us--even eternal life.

- 1 John 2:25

THE RESURRECTION

The resurrection of the dead comes also through a man;

in Christ all will be made alive

Father God, Your Word became flesh, born of a virgin and of Your Spirit. Your Word who was with You in the beginning, by Whom You made all created things, did not hold on to His deity, so that as a man He could die, being the perfect sacrifice You needed--without mar nor sin--to atone for our sins on the cross of Calvary. He said the devil had nothing in Him. Witnesses that testified against him to crucify him had to lie, because he was perfect. He became the spotless, unblemished Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world--our sins--praise God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the three in One God.

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. - 1 John 5:7

Father God, You have removed from Your people the bondage of fearing death because of what the Lord Jesus did for us. We have eternal life in Him because He is our personal and sufficient Lord and Savior. As sure as He rose from the dead, those that went to sleep in Him will also rise! Thank You LORD in Jesus name!

“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” - John 11:25-26

HOW ARE THE DEAD RAISE?

With what kind of body will they come?

What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.

When you sow, you do not plant the body that it will be,

but just a seed (ex. wheat or of something else.)

But God gives it a body as he has determined,

and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.

Not all flesh is the same.

People have one kind of flesh,

animals have another.

Birds have a kind of flesh, and fish another.

There are also heavenly bodies

and there are earthly bodies;

but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind,

and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another.

The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another

and the stars another;

and star differs from star in splendor.

Father God, anyone that testifies Your Word is true but believes in evolution needs to pay attention to what You said in this Scripture. Nothing living that You created evolves into another kind of flesh.

The body people die in is like the seed that is sown, but it will be a glorious body when it springs up as you describe in the Scriptures below! Praise God!

THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD

So will be the resurrection of the dead.

The body that is sown is perishable,

it is raised imperishable.

It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory;

it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.

There is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

The Scriptures tell us,

"The first man, Adam, became a living person."

But the last Adam--that is, Christ--is a life-giving Spirit.

A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" - John 20:26

Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." - Luke 24:39

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence.

-Luke 24:40-42

The spiritual did not come first,

but the natural, and after that the spiritual.

The first man was of the dust of the earth;

the second man is of heaven.

As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth;

and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are in

heaven.

And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man,

so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.

HERE’S A DECLARATION OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE BROTHERS & SISTERS IN CHRIST

Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God,

nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

Listen, we have been told a mystery:

We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed.

The dead will be raised imperishable,

for the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable,

and the mortal with immortality.

IT WILL HAPPEN:

in a flash,

in the twinkling of an eye,

at the last trumpet, for the trumpet shall sound.

When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality,

Then the saying that is written will come true:

“Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

“Where, O death, is your victory?

Where, O death, is your sting?”

THEREFORE my dear brothers and sisters,

Stand firm.

Let nothing move you.

Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,

Because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

- Romans 8:20-25

LORD, we pray our lost loved ones also have this hope that we have, and this gives us reason to stand firm and not allow anything to move us, and to give ourselves fully to the work You’ve given us knowing that our labor in You is not in vain. Save our lost loved ones, we pray in Jesus name. Thank You, LORD.

From 1 Corinthians 15

THE GOSPEL BY WHICH WE ARE SAVED, 1 CORINTHIANS 15, PT 1

2012-05-11T09:56:00.001-07:00

PRAYING FOR LOST LOVED ONES

I Love to Tell the Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR6MbAPNFT4&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLACFCADABFD1D45B6

Tell Me the Story of Jesus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2WVflfqUAY&feature=autoplay&list=PLACFCADABFD1D45B6&playnext=2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmScWB0MLjk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sCgYL1EL4E&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l06X43l2Lu0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wijnetNuPc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj2FdBmMPO0&feature=related

THE GOSPEL BY WHICH WE ARE SAVED

WE ARE SAVED BY THE GOSPEL:

that Paul the apostle received

that Paul the apostle passed to the church

as of first importance

that Paul the apostle preached to the church

that the church preached

that the church received

that the church believed

on which the church stood

by which the church is saved

Otherwise,

you have believed in vain

Father God, we are praying Your Word that will not return void, but it will accomplish why You sent it, and why You sent Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come and seek the lost. Father God, we are praying for our lost loved ones. We pray Your Spirit will lead them to hear the preaching of the Gospel that the Paul the apostle received and passed to the church. This is the Gospel on which we stand and by which we are saved, and the only Gospel that will save our lost loved ones. You have assured us and we believe that we have not believed in vain. Hallelujah!

THE Gospel says:

Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures

that He was buried

that He was raised from the dead on the third day

according to the Scriptures

that he appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve

After that, he appeared to more than 500 of the brothers

and sisters at the same time, most of whom were still

living when 1 Corinthians 15 was written, though some

had fallen asleep.

Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,

and last of all he appeared to who later became the

Apostle Paul, as to one “abnormally born.”

Paul the Apostle considered himself:

the least of the apostles

not even deserving to be called an apostle

because he persecuted the church of God.

Father in heaven, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray our lost loved ones hearken to the Gospel of our salvation,

that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures

that He was buried

that He was raised from the dead on the third day

according to the Scriptures.

that He appeared to the apostles and many brethren as

1 Corinthians 15 states.

LORD, Your record is established and true. Manifest Your saving Gospel to our lost loved ones and save them LORD.

　

BY THE GRACE OF GOD,

The Apostle Paul was who he was.

God’s grace was not without effect.

The apostle Paul worked harder than all,

yet not him, but God’s grace that was with him.

Father God, by Your grace and mercy save our lost loved ones. Helper, Holy Spirit, they believe, help their unbelief.

We trust Your grace for them and for the brethren that are preaching Your Gospel is not without effect. Help these laborers, may Your grace be with them and us and by Your grace save our lost loved ones, we pray in Jesus name. Thank You, LORD.

1 Corinthians 15, pt 1

2012-05-11T09:52:00.000-07:00

REFRESHMENT FOR THE WEARY PILGRIMhttp://tiredchristians.blogspot.com/

The purpose of this blog is to pray for the many that need to refresh with the water of God’s Word and be strengthened.

We will also only be putting the most recent post in this site.

Praying with you for your marriage, hoping in God His goodness will lead your
spouse to repentance and the one that went astray will turn their heart toward you and home.

PRAYING FOR LOST LOVED ONES

I Love to Tell the Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR6MbAPNFT4&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLACFCADABFD1D45B6

Tell Me the Story of Jesushttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2WVflfqUAY&feature=autoplay&list=PLACFCADABFD1D45B6&playnext=2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmScWB0MLjk&feature=related

THE GOSPEL BY WHICH WE ARE SAVED

WE ARE SAVED BY THE GOSPEL:

that Paul the apostle received

that Paul the apostle passed to the church

as of first importance

that Paul the apostle preached to the church

that the church preached

that the church received

that the church believed

on which the church stood

by which the church is saved

Otherwise,

you have believed in vain

Father God, we are praying Your Word that will not return void, but it will accomplish why You sent it, and why You sent Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come and seek the lost. Father God, we are praying for our lost loved ones. We pray Your Spirit will lead them to hear the preaching of the Gospel that the Paul the apostle received and passed to the church. This is the Gospel on which we stand and by which we are saved, and the only Gospel that will save our lost loved ones. You have assured us and we believe that we have not believed in vain. Hallelujah!
THE Gospel says:

Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures

that He was buried

that He was raised from the dead on the third day

according to the Scriptures

that he appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve

After that, he appeared to more than 500 of the brothers

and sisters at the same time, most of whom were still

living when 1 Corinthians 15 was written, though some

had fallen asleep.

Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,

and last of all he appeared to who later became the

Apostle Paul, as to one “abnormally born.”

Paul the Apostle considered himself:

the least of the apostles

not even deserving to be called an apostle

because he persecuted the church of God.

Father in heaven, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray our lost loved ones hearken to the Gospel of our salvation,

that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures

that He was buried

that He was raised from the dead on the third day

according to the Scriptures.

that He appeared to the apostles and many brethren as

1 Corinthians 15 states.

LORD, Your record is established and true. Manifest Your saving Gospel to our lost loved ones and save them LORD.
BY THE GRACE OF GOD,

The Apostle Paul was who he was.

God’s grace was not without effect.

The apostle Paul worked harder than all,

yet not him, but God’s grace that was with him.

Father God, by Your grace and mercy save our lost loved ones. Helper, Holy Spirit, they believe, help their unbelief.

We trust Your grace for them and for the brethren that are preaching Your Gospel is not without effect. Help these laborers, may Your grace be with them and us and by Your grace save our lost loved ones, we pray in Jesus name. Thank You, LORD.