JOEL-NEWS-INTERNATIONAL-394 * 5 FEBRUARY 2002 * WWW.JOELNEWS.ORG
IN THIS EDITION:
JN394-1. Worldwide prayer initiatives
JN394-2. Links to prayer, revival and church growth
JN394-3. New articles on the server
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QUOTE - "For 30 years the church has been meeting to say 'Come Holy Spirit'. Maybe the Holy Spirit is now saying, 'Come holy people'. He's inviting us to a thousand new meeting places, where new sounds and sights burn the eyes and break the heart! Could it be that the Holy Spirit is weary of attending our meetings and hungers for our presence at His? Are you coming?" - Pete Greig (www.24-7prayer.com)
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JN394-1. Worldwide prayer initiatives
40 DAYS FOR WALES: 5 February - 16 March 2002
Prayer ministries around Wales join forces with intercessors worldwide for a spiritual awakening in this cradle of the Welsh Revival.
More information: http://www.prayerforwales.com/main.htm
PRAY WORLD: 13 February - 24 March 2002
40 Days of prayer and fasting throughout the United States for fulfillment of the Great Commission. Like runners nearing a finish line, praying Christians are gathering momentum into Century 21. A tidal wave of prayer is already affecting many nations.
More information: http://www.prayworld.org
40 DAYS FOR FRANCE: 20 February - 31 March 2002
Over 1,000 French churches and prayer groups will be joined by hundreds of thousands of intercessors from over 80 nations. A key event for France; the presidential elections will be held shortly after the 40 days of prayer and fasting. The prayer guide titled 'Transform Our Nation' can be downloaded in seven different languages.
More information: http://www.lafrance2002.org
BUDDHIST WORLD: One Billion Hours of Prayer
An unprecedented call by the worldwide body of intercessors to raise one billion hours of fervent prayer and intercession for the Buddhist world, so that they will experience the justice and goodness of Gods kingdom.
More information: http://www.billionhours.org
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JN394-2. Links to prayer, revival and church growth
OPERATION WORLD CD-ROM - The new edition of Patrick Johnstone's 'Operation World' is also available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM contains the full (English language) text, as well as all maps, charts, and tables from the book; the huge Operation World research database; the latest country profile information from the World Factbook; and related Web links for every country. More information: http://www.gmi.org/products/owcd.htm
REVIVAL LIBRARY - Are you interested in the histories of great revivals and their leaders, including books, letters, sermons and other inspirational material? Then visit Tony Cauchi's Revival Library, one of the best websites in this area. The full library is also available on CD-ROM.
More information: http://www.revival-library.org
FASTING & PRAYER - Fasting & Prayer is one of the most powerful biblical disciplines to undergird a city-wide evangelistic outreach. The Fasting & Prayer Resource Center can serve your ministry efforts.
More information: http://www.fastingprayer.com
MINISTRY IN POSTMODERN CULTURE - A good resource to help you develop an effective, holistic ministry in the postmodern culture is YouthChurch.com. This division of Strang Communications is determined to see the rise of a generation of young disciples who know God, live for God, love others and bear fruit.
More information: http://www.youthchurch.com
EXPONENTIAL CHURCH GROWTH - Plotting some basic population growth figures, Justin Long's 'Reality-Check' questions whether much mission methodology can keep up with the exponential growth of humanity. "We better focus on evangelism that makes disciples. We must begin shifting our basic methodology from one of industry and mass-production of converts into an organic form where converts are sown, grown and harvested."
More information: http://www.hfe.org/resource/articles/check1.htm
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JN394-3. New articles on the server
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1. MAN RAISED FROM DEATH. A beautiful story of how God raised Daniel Ekechukwu, pastor of the Power Chapel Evangelical Church in Onitsha, Nigeria, from death.
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2. CORPORATE HINDRANCES TO REVIVAL. Today's churches are praying for revival in unprecedented numbers. They are holding 'revival meetings' and 'renewal conferences' in the hope that these will hasten the coming of God's Spirit in power. Yet, despite these sincere efforts, many churches have allowed unbiblical theology, as well as secular practices, to become entrenched into their corporate lives. Thus, they impede the very work of God for which they are praying. An article by Francois Carr on corporate hindrances to revival.
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3. THREE MYTHS OF THE MODERN CHURCH. Dav Kahle addresses three myths of the modern church and their devastating impact on believers. "The institutional church, with its reliance on paid pastors, church buildings, teaching and worship services, has created a passive, spectator form of Christianity that bleeds the power out of its adherents and siphons resources away from the building of God's kingdom." Kahle also offers advice how to get on the right track again.
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4. TOP 40 COMMANDS OF JESUS. Dave McKay listed the 40 commands of Jesus. If you live these, you can forget everything we ever published in Joel News.
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5. GOD'S JUDGEMENT. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, many Christian leaders have tried to understand the events in the light of Scripture. In this article Maurice Smith answers to hard questions: What does the judgment of God look like from a Scriptural perspective? Is there a 'biblical pattern' to judgment? And: Does non-biblical history (history outside of the Bible) give us examples of God's judgment falling upon nations as a result of their sin/disobedience, and what did that judgment look like?
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