Readings of the Day

Deuteronomy 23:1 – 25:19
Notable Verse 23:23
“Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the LORD your God with your own mouth.”
There is a joke I heard at an A.A. meeting that went “How do you know an alcoholic is lying? His lips are moving.” I am [...]

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Unreached People Groups: Karachai (Russia), Lao Phuan (Laos)

Karachai People
 

 The Karachai (Karachay) people are a testament to mankind’s will to survive. Their history includes being driven into the Caucasus Mountains by invading Mongols, being converted to Islam by the Kabard people, engaging in bloody revolts against Russia, fleeing the repression of the Russian army, having their homeland occupied by Germany, and being deported [...]

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Operation World: China – Getting The Gospel In

1 Missionaries, as such, are not welcome in China. Yet China’s desire to improve trading relations with the world makes it possible for many Chinese and foreign Christians to enter as:

a) Tourists — over 30m visited China in 1995 and spent $US9 billion. Many Christians were among them. Pray for their ministry of bringing literature, [...]

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Evangelism: Evangelism Styles and Your Personality

Evangelism Styles and Your Personality
By EvangelismCoach
Peter’s Confrontational Approach — Acts 2:22-41
If Peter was convinced he was right, there was almost no stopping him. He was direct, he was bold, and he was to the point. 
Many of you know Peter’s in your face approach.  Instead of complying, he defied.  Instead of being quiet, he proclaimed.  [...]

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The Persecuted Church: The Persecution and Prayer Alert

 
1. Violence against Christians in Sri Lanka
On March 25, a pastor and church worker were attacked by a man armed with a machete, according to a March 27 report from the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka. The armed man barged into the Vineyard Community Church in the city of Pannala, North Western Province [...]

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Verse of the Day: John 14:23

If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.— John 14:23 (NIV)

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Thoughts of the Day

Arguments for the existence of God are very restricted; some of them are more restricted and limited than others. They do not prove beyond all question the existence of the God of the Bible. Furthermore, it must be remembered that man’s mind, his thinking process, has been affected by his fall into sin.
This means [...]

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Prayer of the Day: Prayer of Stewardship

Dear Father, judge of all mankind,
 
Help me be a profitable slave to you and good steward of your mysteries. As a steward may I be found trustworthy. May I not be concerned about being judged by human beings or by any human court. May I not even set in judgment on myself. Only you [...]

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Hymn of the Day: I Need Thee Every Hour

 I Need Thee Every Hour
 
Annie Hawks wrote:
One day as a young wife and mother of 37 years of age, I was busy with my regular household tasks. Suddenly, I became so filled with the sense of nearness to the Master that, wondering how one could live without Him, either in joy or pain, these words, [...]

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God’s Name: Glorious Crown

A GLORIOUS CROWN
Isaiah 28:5-6 In that day the Lord Almighty will be a glorious crown, a beautiful wreath for the remnant of His people. He will be a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

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