by Hong Yang The word ‘ruins’ reminds me of a historical royal park in my hometown—Beijing. You might or might not have heard of it.

by Alex Kratt What does it take to forgive someone? First, I would like to pray that HE would allow those who are currently struggling

by Jin Park How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was great among the

by Joe Amos Theme: As you already know the theme for this 7 days of Prayer and Fasting is “Faith in the midst of ruins”.

by JiYoung Lee Before I start my story, let me tell you about myself briefly. I was an atheist for over 30 years, and I

The theme for this 7 Days of Prayer & Fasting is “Faith in the Midst of Ruins.” In Nehemiah 2:17-18, Nehemiah addresses a disgraced remnant

by Julie Mason Since we moved to Nepal last year, we’ve been trying very hard to adjust here. I didn’t even know what culture shock

by Michelle Pang “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of each man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by

by Patrick Lam “Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in

by Joe Mason I grew up in a Christian home. I knew how to follow the “rules” of Christianity. When I’d fall outside of those

by Katrina Volberding A couple of years ago, my husband and I were in central Seoul doing some shopping in a very crowded district. It

The theme for this week of prayer and fasting is “Filled with the Spirit.” It goes without saying, this year has been very challenging for

Day 7 There is such encouragement in today’s prayer request. God’s Word tells us that “we have this treasure in jars of clay to show

Day 6 Today’s Scripture: We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ. I labor

Day 5 When we are suffering at the hand of sin’s chaos on this earth, it can be really hard to see pass the present

Day 4 The Gospel is the good news of Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, there are many situations where it is not received as good news at

Day 3 Persecution doesn’t just affect adults, it greatly impacts children as well. Today’s prayer request is specifically for children in Syria not only impacted

Day 2 The Word of God reminds the Church again and again that we are one body. The Apostle Paul who experienced imprisonment on several

Intro This week we pray for our persecuted brothers, sisters, and the children greatly impacted by these hardships across the world. These are requests that

On that day of Pentecost, three thousand souls received the word and were baptized. This was undoubtedly the work of God’s Holy Spirit, and this

Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygiae and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors

Today we read about the day of Pentecost. It was called this because the day fell on the fiftieth day from the first Sunday after

We continue in the book of Acts starting in 1:12 and following. After witnessing Jesus lifted into heaven, the disciples returned to Jerusalem and went

It wouldn’t makes sense to use a forklift to lift a pencil. Not only would it be overkill, it just wouldn’t be very effective or

We continue from yesterday in the books of Acts. Jesus told his disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit to be His empowered

“Wait eagerly” are the two words introduced for this year’s theme of 2020. Hebrews 9:28 tells us: “[Jesus] will come again, not to deal with

Do Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered. Hebrews 5:8 The natural result of a life devoted to

Ask The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:16b Yesterday we looked at the importance of listening with our hearts in

Listen My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 Good conversations involves active listening. The same is true

Trust And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:13 Trust is the foundation of healthy relationships. Consistent and

What Then is Prayer? ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in

Why We Don’t Pray And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” And he

Prepare for Prayer But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray. Luke 5:16 The theme for this week’s 7 Days of

Story of Oscar Romero (1917-1980) In the 1970s and ‘80s, El Salvador was under the heel of a military dictatorship, and, as is common in

Story of Yona Kanamuzeyi (about 1918-1964) Father Yona Kanamuzeyi was an Anglican priest in Rwanda, then in the throes of a civil war between the

Story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) One of the most difficult questions of the twentieth century was: How could such a vast majority of German Christians

Story of an anonymous child martyr (died around 1943) Who wrote the following prayer? No one knows. It was scrawled on a scrap of paper

Story of Théophane Vénard (1829-1861) French missionary priest Théophane Vénard, born in 1829, was only twenty-three years old when he sailed for China. After serving

Story of Francis de Capillas (1608-1648) Francis Ferdinand de Capillas was born in Spain in 1608. He entered a Dominican monastery at the age of

Introduction to the week Today, we heard from Pastor Tim Dillmuth from The Voice of the Martyrs Korea (VOMK). Pastor Tim has graciously provided us

Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be serious and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on him in whom they have not

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of

Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! Psalm 96:3 ESV Key Terms People Group: A group of people that

Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

A cord of three strands is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12b CSB God began a work of enlarging, stretching, and lengthening our church last year

Besides this, knowing the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when