Just want to share with you all an encouraging devotion we had on a section from the book "Let the Nations be Glad" by J. Piper.
"The frontline work of missions is the preaching of the Word of God, the gospel. If this public act is displaced by prayer, the supremacy of Christ in the mission of the Church will be compromised. Where Jesus and his saving work are not proclaimed, there is no truth for the Holy Spirit to empower and no knowledge of Christ for him to exalt. (John 16:13-14) The proclamation of the gospel is 'the work of missions'. It is the weapon that God designed to use in penetrating thek ingdom of darkness and gathering the children of light from all the nations. Throughout Acts we can see the word of God continuing to go forth and the number of disciples increased and multiplied.
If the proclamation of the Word aborts, the purposes of God fail.
Not only has God made the accomplishment of his purposes hang on the preaching of the Word, but he has also made the success of that preaching hang on prayer. God's goal to be glorified will not succeed without the pwoerful proclamation of the gospel. And that gospel will not be proclaimed in power to all the nations without the prevailing earenest faith-filled prayers of God's people. The purpose won't happen without prayer. (2 Thess 3:1 - pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored)"
So to all our supporters back home in Aus, we thank you for praying for us. We are here to study the bible with students, so they too can hear the voice of God, understand and live out the foundations of the Christian faith, and most of all to bring light to this village of darkness.
We hope that the students we lead will too be inspired to lead others with the great truths learnt from the Word. Please keep praying for that!
"The frontline work of missions is the preaching of the Word of God, the gospel. If this public act is displaced by prayer, the supremacy of Christ in the mission of the Church will be compromised. Where Jesus and his saving work are not proclaimed, there is no truth for the Holy Spirit to empower and no knowledge of Christ for him to exalt. (John 16:13-14) The proclamation of the gospel is 'the work of missions'. It is the weapon that God designed to use in penetrating thek ingdom of darkness and gathering the children of light from all the nations. Throughout Acts we can see the word of God continuing to go forth and the number of disciples increased and multiplied.
If the proclamation of the Word aborts, the purposes of God fail.
Not only has God made the accomplishment of his purposes hang on the preaching of the Word, but he has also made the success of that preaching hang on prayer. God's goal to be glorified will not succeed without the pwoerful proclamation of the gospel. And that gospel will not be proclaimed in power to all the nations without the prevailing earenest faith-filled prayers of God's people. The purpose won't happen without prayer. (2 Thess 3:1 - pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored)"
So to all our supporters back home in Aus, we thank you for praying for us. We are here to study the bible with students, so they too can hear the voice of God, understand and live out the foundations of the Christian faith, and most of all to bring light to this village of darkness.
We hope that the students we lead will too be inspired to lead others with the great truths learnt from the Word. Please keep praying for that!
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