Team Expansion’s Prayerforce blog:

Attribute of God

I AM your Battle Cry

Team Expansion general request

Praise God for His Sovereignty to develop and multiply Jonathan Training events to attract and challenge church planters for Kingdom work.

Any worker in any country or with any organization

Pray that the work of God might be displayed in the life of that missionary.

Crush the barrier

Pray that freedom of religion might become a reality among the people of Ancona, Italy; Bangkok, Thailand; Dublin, Ireland; and Krakow, Poland so that they may know the Truth and find liberty in Christ.

Team Expansion missionary

Ask God to give wisdom to John and Judy Webb as they work with teams of missionaries in the sphere of member care. Pray for safety in all of their travels.

Namasudra, Hindu of Bangladesh
Namasudra, Hindu of Bangladesh Some Namasudra own land and are engaged in cultivation, but a large number are daily-wage workers. Rickshaw-pulling, poultry farming and goat-rearing are secondary occupations. They profess Hinduism, and worship Lakshmi and Parameshwar. Their literacy rate, according to the 1981 census, is 29%.Ministry Obstacles The effective literacy rate may well be less than 29%. If the Gospel of Christ comes to them only in printed form the literacy rate will be a problem. Outreach Ideas Oral communication of the good news of Christ may be most appropriate. Stories from Scripture, Gospel radio, films, and recordings will all be useful. Pray for the followers of Christ There are a few people in the Namasudra community who identify themselves as Christians. Pray they will come to truly trust in Christ, and follow Him obediently. Pray they understand that to be a Christian means more than cultural identification. Pray for the entire people group Pray the Namasudra community will make schooling a priority for their children, and will be able to care adequately for their families. Pray for health care, clean water, and sufficient food. Scripture Focus “And those who lead many to righteousness [will shine] like the stars for ever and ever.” Daniel 12:3		Country: Bangladesh 10/40 Window: Yes People Name: Namasudra, Hindu Population: 3,264,000 World Population: 7,983,000 Language: Bengali Primary Religion: Hinduism Progress Status: Least-Reached Christ Followers: Few, less than 2% Bible: Complete Jesus Film: Yes Audio Recordings: Yes
Namasudra, Hindu of Bangladesh
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Charles Spurgeon’s morning devotion:

“I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord.”
– Philippians 3:8
Spiritual knowledge of Christ will be a personal knowledge. I cannot know Jesus through another person’s acquaintance with him. No, I must know him myself; I must know him on my own account. It will be an intelligent knowledge-I must know him, not as the visionary dreams of him, but as the Word reveals him. I must know his natures, divine and human. I must know his offices-his attributes-his works-his shame-his glory. I must meditate upon him until I “comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge.” It will be an affectionate knowledge of him; indeed, if I know him at all, I must love him. An ounce of heart knowledge is worth a ton of head learning. Our knowledge of him will be a satisfying knowledge. When I know my Saviour, my mind will be full to the brim-I shall feel that I have that which my spirit panted after. “This is that bread whereof if a man eat he shall never hunger.” At the same time it will be an exciting knowledge; the more I know of my Beloved, the more I shall want to know. The higher I climb the loftier will be the summits which invite my eager footsteps. I shall want the more as I get the more. Like the miser’s treasure, my gold will make me covet more. To conclude; this knowledge of Christ Jesus will be a most happy one; in fact, so elevating, that sometimes it will completely bear me up above all trials, and doubts, and sorrows; and it will, while I enjoy it, make me something more than “Man that is born of woman, who is of few days, and full of trouble”; for it will fling about me the immortality of the ever living Saviour, and gird me with the golden girdle of his eternal joy. Come, my soul, sit at Jesus’s feet and learn of him all this day.

 

Daily reading: Hebrews 11