NEWS /PRAYER ALERT"100,000 Russian Troops at Ukraine Border, Could Invade ’At a Moment’s Notice’" - 3/28/2014;http://www.presidentialprayerteam.com/Prayerwatch?pw=3716
The U.S. State Department believes the Russian army is now prepared to launch an invasion of eastern Ukraine if President Vladimir Putin decides to pull the trigger, according to a senior Administration official."At this point, they are amassed and they could go at a moment’s notice if Putin gave the go ahead," the official said...Top Ukrainian security officials said Thursday that Russia now has 100,000 troops on its side of the Russia-Ukraine border.(Sources: CBS News, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Daily Beast)
As the Lord leads, please pray:
*For God to suppress President Putin’s ambitions to "restore" the Soviet empire.
*For the people of Ukrainen [esp. for the church 'to be THE church'] as they wait to see if the Russian troops will advance.
*About President Obama and to use wisdom in crafting our foreign policy, and wisdom for his advisers.
PRAYER ALERT! "As Many as 108 People May be Missing in Washington State Mudslide" - March 25th; Presidential Prayer Team News Watch/ "
As the Lord leads, please pray:
* For rescue crews and other first responders as they work through unsafe conditions in search of the missing.
*For the families and friends as they await information regarding loved ones who may have been caught up in the mud slide.
SIGN A PETITION TO THE UN FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHRISTIANS :" The church in Syria has shone brightly for 2,000 years. But today violence and persecution threatens its survival. Thanks to an incredible response, Open Doors is helping 8,000 families in Syria survive each month. We believe the signatures and prayers of 500,000 people will encourage the UN to act and protect the rights and lives of all Syrians, especially the vulnerable Christian community." Go to: http://lp.opendoorsusa.org/emails/nov-13-action/save-syria.html?utm_source=action&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button&utm_campaign=november
WORLD-WDE PRAYER REQUESTS:
LATEST NEWS ALERT! - "Ukraine Diplomacy Stalled, Congress Eyes Sanctions" - CBNNews.com, March 06, 2014; http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/March/Ukraine-Diplomacy-Stalled-Congress-Eyes-Sanctions/ "Diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine are off to a very slow start, with talks between U.S., Ukrainian and Russian leaders going nowhere...Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress is rushing to impose stiff sanctions on Russia, whose troops have seized control of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula..."
NEWS /PRAYER ALERT! - Ukraine Accuses Russia of 'Invasion, Occupation'- By George Thomas, Friday, February 28, 2014; http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/February/Ukraine-Accuses-Russia-of-Invasion-Occupation-/ - SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine -- Russian troops now control an airport near their naval base in Sevastopol, Ukraine. Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov is calling the siege a "military invasion and occupation." "It is in violation of all international treaties and norms," he charged. "This is a direct provocation to armed bloodshed on the territory of a sovereign state."... [Let's be in prayer as the Ukraine is facing an ever increasing threat of civil war. 1) Pray esp. for beievers to be submitted to and guided by the Holy Spirit in how to BE JESUS during these turbulent times. 2) Also keep in prayer Oleksandr Turchynov, a prominent evangelical Christia who continues to be the newly-appointed President of theUkraine, and 3) Pray that many who are and will encounter great suffering as a result of this continuing conflict find their hope and strength in Jesus by coming to faith in Him. - Stan]
NEWS ALERT/PRAISE! "Iran Allows Surgery on Ailing, Imprisoned Pastor" - CBNNews.com,March 07, 2014;http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/March/Iran-Allows-Dire-Surgery-on-Ailing-Imprisoned-Pastor-/ The Iranian government has finally allowed doctors to perform surgery on imprisoned Pastor Benham Irani.Irani suffered from a herniated disc and bleeding intestines and urgently needed medical care. PRAY for the final release of Pastor Irani and others imprisoned for their faith.
Oct. 23: "Christians Fleeing IRAQ Area Once Considered Safe," - CBNNews.com, http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2013/October/Christians-Fleeing-Iraq-Area-Once-Considered-Safe/ PRAY that believers in Iraq will know God's protection and provision; that believers will know[ whether they are called to flee or remain and persevere; and that their persecutors may come to hear the gospel and come to faith in Christ. - Stan]
Continue to Pray for EGYPT - Continue to pray for the tense situation in Egypt and especially for the Christian believers who are being targeted with violence by Muslim Brotherhood members.]
Update on Kenneth Bae: "US Ready to Bargain with N. Korea for Bae's Release,"- CBNNews.com, Aug 14, 2013 http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2013/August/S-Ready-to-Bargain-with-N-Korea-for-Baes-Release/ - PRAY for 1) God's healing of and presence with Pastor Bae, 2) His earliest release by the North Korean government, and 3) God's comfort for his family and friends.]
November 04, 2013 - Saeed's Life in [Greater] Jeopardy After Prison Transfer - CBNNews.com, ; http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2013/November/Saeeds-Life-in-Jeopardy-after-Prison-Transfer/ IRAN - Vigils Mark One Year Imprisonment of Pastor Saeed - CBNNews.com, Thursday, September 26, 2013 - Today marks one-year that American pastor Saeed Abedini has been held in an Iranian prison. He is serving an eight-year sentence because of his Christian faith. It has been a year of torment as he has suffered beatings, physical pain from untreated medical conditions, and separation from his wife and two children... The suffering has not dampened his passion for Jesus. Pastor Abedini has led more than 30 prisoners to Christ during his time in prison.
PRAY: - For comfort and peace for Saeed’s wife and children here in the U.S.\
- For a strong witness and testimony from Pastor Abedini in the prison where God has placed him
- For Christians around the world who are being persecuted for their faith in Christ
- For leadership from the White House and State Department in defending the freedoms of Abedini and other Americans
- GO TO SaveSaeed.org to sign a petition over 600,000 others asking for his immediate release
Continue to Pray for EGYPT - Continue to pray for the tense situation in Egypt and especially for the Christian believers who are being targeted with violence by Muslim Brotherhood members.]
Update on Kenneth Bae: "US Ready to Bargain with N. Korea for Bae's Release,"- CBNNews.com, Aug 14, 2013 http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2013/August/S-Ready-to-Bargain-with-N-Korea-for-Baes-Release/ - PRAY for 1) God's healing of and presence with Pastor Bae, 2) His earliest release by the North Korean government, and 3) God's comfort for his family and friends.]
November 04, 2013 - Saeed's Life in [Greater] Jeopardy After Prison Transfer - CBNNews.com, ; http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2013/November/Saeeds-Life-in-Jeopardy-after-Prison-Transfer/ IRAN - Vigils Mark One Year Imprisonment of Pastor Saeed - CBNNews.com, Thursday, September 26, 2013 - Today marks one-year that American pastor Saeed Abedini has been held in an Iranian prison. He is serving an eight-year sentence because of his Christian faith. It has been a year of torment as he has suffered beatings, physical pain from untreated medical conditions, and separation from his wife and two children... The suffering has not dampened his passion for Jesus. Pastor Abedini has led more than 30 prisoners to Christ during his time in prison.
PRAY: - For comfort and peace for Saeed’s wife and children here in the U.S.\- For a strong witness and testimony from Pastor Abedini in the prison where God has placed him
- For Christians around the world who are being persecuted for their faith in Christ
- For leadership from the White House and State Department in defending the freedoms of Abedini and other Americans
- GO TO SaveSaeed.org to sign a petition over 600,000 others asking for his immediate release
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"I Can't Turn the Worldview Thing Off! - Send Your Student to a Summit Conference"; By: John Stonestreet| Breakpoint.org: March 27, 2014; http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/breakpoint-commentaries-archive/entry/13/24871?spMailingID=8246352&spUserID=MTMyMjM2ODE5OQS2&spJobID=262480075&spReportId=MjYyNDgwMDc1S0[AS I SEE IT: One of the things that have concerned me for many years is how many young people - even after being in church youth group for many years - become athiests. And this is not just when they've gone on to college, but these days even while they are still in high school. It's why I pray DAILY by name for almost 150 youth, over 50 of them college students. It's why I feel strongly that "youth group" in our churches shouldn't just been times of "sweet fellowship" but even more so times of equipping our youth to confront the secular humanist views that dominate not just their public classroom instruction but the Internet, their conversations with friends, and much of what they accept as entertainment. I believe that when the body of Christ fails to do that, we fail our primary responsibility to our youth. Praise God for opportunities like the Summit Conference talked about below! But my question is: why isn't this teaching part of what our youth (not to mention the adults) are regularly receiving in our churches? Is it happening in YOUR church? - Stan; P.S. - Be sure to check the next (tomorro's) post as it has a great follow-up to this post.]
Wouldn’t it be great to see your teenager or college student really excited about loving God with their minds?
For 12 years now, I’ve been teaching at Summit Ministries—an organization dedicated to training young Christians in Christian worldview and preparing them to live out their faith in the world. It’s one of the most fulfilling things I do, and here’s a story that will explain why.
A few years ago a teenager named Chris attended one of Summit’s worldview training programs. And he wrote me a letter afterwards, telling me that he had had a blast, had learned a ton and by the end of the intensive, two-week program, he was completely exhausted—in a good way. In fact, Chris wrote to me after the conference, “I had never had to think so hard … before in my life!” he explained. “So [after the program] I decided I was just going to veg out for the next few days.”
Well, when some friends invited Chris to a movie, he thought it would be a good way to relax and recover from all that hard thinking. But the film wasn’t the mental vacation Chris expected it to be. As he explained in his letter, “Mr. Stonestreet, I tried to veg out during the movie, but I just couldn’t. As I watched it, I kept thinking, ‘Wait a minute, that’s secular humanism, and wait a minute, that’s not true. And what do they mean by that, and how do they know that’s true!’” Chris then joked, “I just wanted you to know that you ruined my movie!” After the film ended, Chris and his friends went out for pizza and talked about the themes in the movie. His friends were astonished at how much Chris had gotten out of the film. As he told me, “They kept asking me, ‘How did you see that? How do you know all this stuff?’ It was a great conversation. And I learned,” he said, “that I just can’t turn this worldview thing off!”
It was that last line that sent me soaring… “I just can’t turn this worldview thing off.” Summit offers the kind of worldview training all Christian students need, but so often don’t receive. That’s why you ought to consider sending your older teenager or college student to a Summit Ministries worldview conference this summer. Summit gives high school and college students a two-week crash course in worldview analysis and cultural understanding. They’ll learn about the major worldviews battling Christianity for their hearts and minds—worldviews like secular humanism, Marxism, postmodernism, and Islam. They also learn how Christianity differs from these false philosophies, and how to articulately defend the truth of Christianity when it’s challenged—whether by friends or a college professor. They will also study the big cultural questions of our day—such as God’s design for marriage; what about abortion and human dignity, or biotechnology issues—and how to respond to these issues from a biblical worldview. The idea is to teach kids to place these battles in the larger context of the war of worldviews rather than thinking about them on an issue-by-issue basis.
Before he died, Chuck Colson said that Summit Ministries had set the “gold standard” for training students in Christian worldview. And research backs that up, as the president of Summit, Jeff Myers described to me on this weekend’s BreakPoint this Week. A recent survey of their 30,000 plus graduates over the last five decades revealed the incredible impact Summit is having on these students minds, as well as their hearts and their trajectories for the Lord. And if kids don’t receive this Christian worldview training? Well, the statistics tell a chillingly different story. Many abandon the faith, and many more embrace harmful ideas that are counter to biblical truth.
And there is a special offer for BreakPoint listeners. If you apply for Summit by April 16, using the coupon code BreakPoint, you’ll receive an instant partial scholarship for a two-week session this summer. Come to BreakPoint.org and we’ll tell you how you can get more information on Summit Ministries—and how you can sign your students up. When they finish, you’ll discover as Chris did that they just can’t turn this worldview thing off.
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FURTHER READING AND INFORMATION
I Can’t Turn the Worldview Thing Off!: Send Your Student to a Summit Conference -
The worldview conferences at Summit Ministries are great training for your high-school and college-age kids. They'll be challenged to learn why they believe what they believe, and then learn how to defend their faith. Check out Summit's website here. And as John mentioned, if you apply by April 16 using the coupon code BreakPoint, you'll receive an instant $250 scholarship.
Another very helpful worldview resource for all ages is Chuck Colson's book "How Now Shall We Live?" You can get the book at the online bookstore, and the study guide (perfect for small groups) is available through Amazon.
RESOURCES
Summit Ministries website [ http://www.summit.org/]
"Mature Faith or Christian Adolescence?: He Has Risen, Part 1" - John Stonestreet | BreakPoint.org | March 6, 2014; [http://www.breakpoint.org/reseries/articles/entry/53/24699]
The Walk Plus the Talk: Why Truth and Love are Inseparable - He Has Risen, Part 2,By: John Stonestreet|Published: March 20, 2014;http://www.breakpoint.org/reseries/articles/entry/53/24808?spMailingID=8238228&spUserID=MTMyMjM2ODE5OQS2&spJobID=262385599&spReportId=MjYyMzg1NTk5S0
How Now Shall We Live? study guide -Tyndale House Publishers | October 1999
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