PRAYER PONDERINGS
- Pray for Jubilee Working Committee
· Protection
· Good health
· Integrity
· Faithfulness
· Accountability
- Pray for Coordinator (Pas. Prabhat Thapa)
·Good health
·Wisdom and understanding
·Discernment to take right decision
- Pray for unity & one mind for all those serving on the various committees.
- Pray for ….. all logistical preparation, promotions and communication.
- Pray for financial needs – the estimated budget is Rs. 4 lakhs. Pray for the N.C.F. members & others that God may open their hearts for generous contribution. (We need another Rs 2 lakhs ie Rs 200000/- (INR))
- Pray for the treasurers [Mr. Isaac Thapa & Ms. Poonam Rajput] that God may grant them wisdom to handle, estimate, and utilize money for different needs.
- Pray for Building Committee – Mr. Benjamin Thapa, Mr. Dhan Bdh Gurung, and Mr. Pankaj Thapa.
- Pray for the construction of Prayer House, which will be dedicated in memory of Late Ms. Elaine Crane who pioneered the establishment of N.C.F. Shillong.
- Pray for the construction of temporary Jubilee Conference and Celebration hall.
- Pray for the Magazine Committee – Mrs. Phulmaya Palanwal, Ms. Kalpana Rana and Ms. Sarda Baral
- Pray for the successful printing of the Magazine – editing and arrangement is being done done by Mrs. Phulumaya Palanwal and Mr. Anil Palanwal.
- Pray for the young people who will come forward to help and show their creativity in this Jubilee conference.
- Pray for…peace and stability in Shillong and in the North East.
- Pray for JUBILEE CONFERENCE & CELEBRATION-
· Pray for Program Coordinator
· Pray for good weather during the celebration conference.
· Pray for God’s anointing on all the speakers and worship team
· Pray for the main speaker. Rev.Vanlal Nghaka for good health and spiritual annointment while delivering the Word of God.
- Pray for the Youths & other believers who are outside Shillong that God may open the way for them to come and be a part of the Jubilee Celebration in October.
- Pray for the travel of N.C.F.believers and invitees to Shillong during jubilee time from
- Pray for all those who will attend the Jubilee Conference & Celebration may spiritually be blessed and strengthened.
- Pray that new souls to be led to Christ during the time of Jubilee services.
- Pray for parents to set a good example towards their children, to follow and encourage them to use their talents for the glory of God.
KEEPING YOUR HEART RIGHT!
Who may stand in His holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who does not lift up his soul to an idol.
Or swears by what is false.
He will receive blessing from the LORD
And vindication from God”
God looks at our inner man. God is not looking us to be perfect but wants us to be honest. As we look at the passage we find that God looks for two things as we draw near to Him. They are clean hands and a pure heart.
The end results is “He will receive blessing from the Lord” (vs. 5)
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matt 5:8) - A person with a pure in hear sees God in their circumstances i.e. every area of their life. Real holiness is on the inside that is manifested on the outside.
He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy” (Proverb 28:13)
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
12/9/2007 (Mrs Meena Thapa)
Psalm 66:18
Just like Hannah we need to come to the Lord with broken-ness and check our thoughts.
test me and know my anxious thoughts.”
Psalm 139:23
13/9/2007
Mr Bikash Thapa
Matthew 6:5-8
"When you pray, do not be like the hypocrite, for they love to pray standing in the synagogue and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have recieved thier reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to you Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of thier many words. Do not be like them for your Fahter knows what you need before you ask him"
We have gathered here this morning with a burden to pray. It should not be a routine. we should pray with a prayerful heart. When you pray do not look at each other but pray in secret. God has already given the reward but will be manifested in the jubilee. Our prayer should not be showy but faithful prayer
" If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" ( Matt 21:22)- Prayer with faith brings answer to prayer
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14/9/2007
Mrs D.Thapa
Declare His glory among the nations, his wonders among all people. For the Lord is great and greatly to be praises, he is to be feared above all gods- Psalm96:3-4
Declare His glory among the nations happens only there is unity, when we near to God and blessing of God. Obstacles will come on our way but we will not be afraid.
eg Nehemiah- He heard that the wall of Jerusalem were broken and he took the initiative to build the wall.
Builder is God and the foundation is laid by God. The brick and other stones is laid by us. The foundation of our faith is God.
Psalm 46:10-11
"Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge"
On the 60th year of NCF we see God's glory being manifested- construction of Verandah, Prayer hall, Guests room, stair case. Experience the Glory of God. Do the work of the LORD. We have the responsibilty from God.
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Elder K.B. Rana
GLORY OF WHAT?
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the “Father”- John 14:13
The disciples forsook everything and followed Jesus Christ.
Do not let you hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me – John 14:1
Anyone who has me (JESUS) has see the Father- John 14:9
Who are we calling? Whose presence are we standing?
I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than theses because I am going to the Father- John 14:12
In the book of Acts we read that the disciples did greater things in the power of the anointing of the Holy Spirit i.e. “Bring many dead souls to the Lord”.
Whatever Jesus did He did it for the Glory of the Father.
The desire and goal of our prayer is for the glory of the Father. Let’s search ourselves what types of life are we living? For whom are we spending our life? Are we doing it for the Glory of God?
Pastor Prabhat Thapa
OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE
“…………….To obey is better than sacrifice”- I Sam
Obedience is better than sensational things for God. Things you do for God.
King Saul was given direct assignment by God to destroy the Amenities but Saul disobeyed.
God is going by the assignment that God has given you and not by the extra credit. Prayer is a required assignment for a Christian. Do you want to be popular or powerful; God pleasers or men pleasers.
II Kings 5… Namaan was commander of the Army of the King of Aram- great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded but he had leprosy. He heard about Elisha from a young girl who was serving Namaan’s wife and he went to meet him.
“ ……………. Taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of clothing” (2 Kings 5:5)
In II Sam 11 we read about David committing adultery with Bathsheba and murdered her husband Uriah. Nathan rebuked David (II Sam 12) and in Psalm 51:16, 17 David writes “You do no delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasures in burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite hear, O God you will not despise”
Ms Asha Pun
Peter and John went to the temple for prayer. And they found a crippled man begging at the gates of the temple. As the beggar saw Peter and John he asked them for money. Peter said”………………………….. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk” (Acts 3:6) - A deeper relationship with God
- Prayer is power. Power is the ability to influence, to change something. When we pray we change something. No ordinary man can say “In the name of Jesus Christ”
- Prayer has power
- Prayer gives us the power to survive
HOW PRAYER HELPS:
1. To have personal touch with God
2. To discover the depths of God’s love for you.
3. To center our life in Christ.
4. To relax in times of worry and fear
5. To gain inner strength and joy.
6. To gain understanding and fulfillment.
7. To be kind and gentle with yourself.
8. To less out the less fortunate
Mr Suraj Rai
Do not worry. Trust in God. God is everything. When we are sad, broken, remember God. We need obedient faith.
We should patiently wait for the answer of prayer. The Lord had already answered our prayer but it will be manifested in His time.
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20/9/2007
Mrs Ruth Thapa
Matt 17:14-21
vs 14 Jesus replied : it is because you don't have enough faith! But I can promise you this. If you have faith no larger than a mustard seed, you could tell this mountain to move from here to there. And it would. everything will be possible to you"
God knows before we ask Him. At times we doubt but nothing is impossible with God. With humility , have faith in God. God can do everything if we have faith.
Sometimes in front of our eyes we see great things but we still doubt. Pray with Faith.
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21/9/2007
Miss Kalpana Rana
"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know"
"Call"-
- Prayer is the greatest power on earth- it transforms
- It is an commandment
- It is a way we can talk to God
- Jer333 is God's telephone or cell number. God's phone is always on, not busy, not out of range and it is never switched off
3-THINGS TO VERIFY BEFORE WE PRAY:
- Our life before and after prayer ( I John 3:22,23)- Does it glorify God?
- e.g Hezekiah ( Isaiah 38:1-7)
- Our Faith- Do we have total faith in God? A faith without doubt- When Jesus healed, he said "your faith has healed you"
- Patience- At times God delays. In His time, He makes everything beautiful. Never be anxious
- e.g Lazarus was dead for 4 days. Jesus intentionally delayed and in the end He did wonders.
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22/9/2007
Mr L.B.Thapa
"For we do not have high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who is being tempted in every way just as we are- yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence so that we may receive mercy and find the grace to help us in our time of need" ( Heb 4:16-17)
But because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore he is able to save completely those who comes to God through him because he always lives to interced for them".
Jesus is our high priest who regualrly pray and intercedes for us
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25/9/2007
SEEK & PRAY
Rev Prabhat Thapa
“ And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your hear”- Jer 29:13
Why seek God?
It means “God fix my problems. God, I want Your hand!”
- We might rediscover Jesus
- There are times when God is discoverable. “………………………………………………………… it is time to seek the LORD. Until He comes to rain righteousness on you ( Hosea
“Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near” (Isa 55:6)
- We will discover our destiny. “What is God’s purpose for my life?”
- Understand God fully. “ ………………………. But those who seek the LORD understand all things” ( Prov 28:5)
- Victory in life- Matt 36:40-41
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Mrs Ruth Rana
" My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" ( II Cor 12:9)
Paul had some weakness and he prayed for three times and the Lord revealed to him that " His grace is sufficient for him".
eg As Moses led the Israelites from Egypt. In the front there was the Red Sea and at the back there was the Egyptian army marching towards them. They grumbled against Moses but it was not Moses who led the Israelites but God himself. Moses might have questioned at that time in his heart. Do I make the right decision?
The Lord said " Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water"(Ex 14:16)
Exodus 14:21...... The water of the Red sea divided into two and the Israelites safely crossed the sea.
What was Moses response after that?
Exodus 15:2 " The Lord is my Strength and my Song; He has become my salvation. He is my God and I will praise Him, my father's God and I will exalt him. The Lord is a warrior, the LORD is his Name."
Beyond problems, difficulty, obstacles, weakness there is victory and strength.
'DECLARE HIS GLORY AMONG THE NATIONS ' is the theme for the year of jubilee'2006.
Exodus 15:11 " Who is like you- majestic in holiness, awesome in glory! working wonders."
I rejoice in my weakness because at that time I expereince the power of God
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