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JULY / AUGUST 2015 Vol. XLXI No 7 FOUNDER Magazine Statement Late Rev. Dr. Theodore Williams CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD “ To inform our readers and create an Mr. Prem James HONORARY TREASURER interest in missions and impact them to Mr. K.P. Rajasekhar get involved in IEM’s missionary work GENERAL SECRETARY and mission in general” Rev. P. John Wesley GENERAL SECRETARY DESIGNATE Rev. Dr. Raja Singh Elias Contents Heads of Ministry Departments Field Ministries Opening Lines 2 Rev. Wilfred Kirivasan Church Ministries GS thoughts 3 Mr. Jenny Christopher Prayer for Missions 4 Administration Rev. Jackin Isravel Praise and Prayer Calendar 7 Human Resorce Rev. Jonathan Chavan Finance Mr. Solomon Swami Doss Publication Secretary Mr. Timothy Austin Editor Mr. Nelson Dhinakaran Theme for 2015 “The Lord reigns for all generations” Psalms 146:10 Contact 38, Langford Road, Post Bag 25097, Bangalore - 560 025 Phone : +91 080 22245256, 22480080 Fax : 22122779 Website : www.iemoutreach.org E-mail : [email protected] The General Secretary's thoughts. True intercessors will shut the door to pray Dear Outreach Readers Our Dear OUTREACH than to spend time alone in secret Intercessor, praying for our nation. A true One of the most adventurous times in the past as far intercessor will not look for applause as missions is concerned is when that small community Thank you for the from the people. Jesus said that of believers in Herrnhut Germany were gripped with the passion of taking the c o m m i t m e n t y o u those people who make a big show Gospel to the unreached people. Coupled with this passion was the anointing made to pray for IEM, of their prayer are hypocrites. Great they received to spend their time in earnest prayer for the lost world. Each which has connected us through our men of God breathed their last took turns to keep the prayer vigil on 24/7. The rest is History. monthly prayer bulletin OUTREACH. breath alone in the posture of T h e d i c t i o n a r y m e a n i n g o f prayer. The Bible encourages us to persevere. One of the areas we are called to 'intercessor' is a person who persevere is in the area of intercessory prayer. Think of this, while Jesus was in intervenes on behalf of another, True intercessors will go into the the world one thing that he constantly did was to spend time with the especially by prayer. closet to pray : Jesus commanded us heavenly Father in prayer. He continues this ministry from his heavenly abode, to go into our room and shut the interceding for each of us. Jesus is the perfect model for an door to pray (Matt 6:6). Why? The intercessor. He taught us to pray and physical act of shutting the door will One sure way to keep the Devil away is by constantly engaging ourselves in the how not to pray as well. Prayer is the help us say no to the world but yes to practice of intercessory prayer. We are called to intercede for each other powerful weapon given to us to the Lord. But then, with what frame combat any situation with the help of of mind do we enter the room? Have carrying one another's burdens. God is on the move when we intercede for God. Intercessory prayer requires a we closed the door of our minds people. We have experienced this as a mission. Yes God has answered us in good preparation. Our intention in from all possible distractions? ways unfathomable leaving us bewildered with excitement. giving this prayer digest in your Disbelief and selfishness could rule hands is to help you to become a our hearts while praying. Some of us This Prayer Digest is a twin issue. We have given you a glimpse of our fields powerful and effective intercessor. travel around the world while we are the different people groups we minister to and the stages they are in as part of According to what Jesus taught alone in prayer. Please note that the the standardization. Accordingly these four stages are arranged. These people about prayer in Mathew 6: 5-8: Lord hears our heart's cry rather than need our prayers on a daily basis, because Satan will do all he can to stop the the words of our mouth. When we progress of the Gospel and God's kingdom. Our missionaries sometimes face True intercessors are not pray alone we may not be conscious opposition intimidation and direct threats. At times they face discouragement celebrities: These days, much about what kind of vocabulary and and ravaging diseases. We count on you folks who take time to intercede. publicity is given to participate in grammar we use. That is the true Organize prayer vigils in your area, let us stand firm together in prayer and see 'fasting and prayer campaigns' to communion with our Father in His kingdom established in the hearts of the unreached people. pray for the nation. I have seen a heaven. From all of us here g r e a t n u m b e r o f p e o p l e participating. While I thank the Lord True intercessors come out of the Happy Reading. for these efforts, each one of us closet triumphantly: Intercessory From all of us here should examine ourselves whether prayers are always for others or on Nelson Dinakaran, Editor. we have a systematic personal behalf of others. We pray for people prayer life. It is easier to pray in public 2 Prayer Digest 2015 July / August July / August Prayer Digest 2015 3 with whom we do not have personal Thank you for your prayers for do; and when we rely upon eloquence, we get what eloquence can do. But acquaintance. We might make Mercy and myself. The Lord's when we rely upon prayer, we get what God can do.” mistakes with their names, the real guidance and empowering was real circumstances and other details. every day of our lives and particularly Satan opposes us in every area of Christian activity. Satan dreads nothing However, it is our great confidence in these last 8 years of leadership. We but Prayer. His one concern is to keep the saints from praying. He fears nothing and a beautiful truth that, “our have a few more months to hand about prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion. He laughs Father knows what you need before over our responsibilities to Rev Dr at our toil, mocks our wisdom, but trembles when we pray. you ask him” Mathew 6:8. The Raja Singh. We would appreciate if power and the effectiveness are not you will add this request to your The Bible is filled with examples of men and women who knew how to pray in the words of the prayer but in our closet prayer. May God bless you! “Elijah was the same kind of person as we are. He prayed earnestly that there relationship with our Father in would be no rain, and no rain fell on the land for three and a half years. Once again heaven. Therefore, when we come With loving regards, he prayed, and the sky poured out its rain and the earth produced its out of the closet after pouring out Yours in His joyful ministry, crops.”(James 5:17, 18). The church was born in a prayer meeting on the day of o u r h e a r t s , w e c o m e o u t P John Wesley Pentecost, the power of the Holy Ghost received, in answer to earnest prayer, triumphantly. enabled the early Christians to speak the word of God with boldness. When Peter was kept in prison in order that he might be beheaded the next day “Prayer was made without ceasing of the church onto God for Him (Acts 12:5).” Prayer for Missions Paul and Barnabas were sent forth with prayer and fasting on the first missionary journey (Acts 13:3). The Apostle Paul called on the saints at Rome to Prayer is a conversation between the heavenly Father and strive together in prayer for him. Epaphras constantly laboured fervently in His child. Prayer is speaking to the Lord, and reading the prayer that the saints at Colossi might stand perfect and complete in all of the scriptures is the Lord speaking to us. We preach on prayer on will of God (Colossians 4:12).When Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed several occasions, give devotions on prayer, read books on earnestly.(Acts 12:5) prayer but we have seldom time to pray. Before crucifixion Jesus prayed, which is known as “High Priestly Prayer” Missions are not primarily a matter of men, or money, or method, but of the (John 17th chapter).Jesus prayed for the mission which the Lord has entrusted mighty outworking of God Himself, such outworking is always called forth to Him. Secondly He prayed for the disciples. Finally He prayed for each and preeminently through prayer. Prayer is the greatest power in the kingdom of every believer to glorify the Lord. Our Lord is prayer listening God and also God. prayer answering God. The Leaders of the first world Missionary Conference which met in Devotional prayer is primarily a relationship between us and God. Edinburgh 1910 said, “When the church sets itself to pray with the same Devotional praying is good and necessary for all saints. Prayer must be a love seriousness and strength of purpose that it has devoted to other forms of relationship between us and our Lord.