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(In conjunction with Calvary Jaya YF)

4th – 7th December 2006 Holiday Villa, Subang

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“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” - Hebrews 4:16

Speaker: Rev. (Dr) Prabhudas Koshy

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Foreword

Prayer is the special privilege of every born-again, blood-

bought believer in Christ. In prayer, we acknowledge God’s

sovereignty and our complete dependence upon Him: “For in

Him we live, and move, and have our being” (Acts 17: 28a).

Prayer is one of the greatest blessings as well as one of the

biggest struggles in a believer’s life. Christians everywhere

share the same burden. We all give mental assent to the value

of prayer. But do we pray? This is one question that we

alone can answer before God. Whether we attend church or

not, our brethren know. Whether we have family devotions or not, our family members know.

But whether we spend time with God or not, is a personal matter between ourselves and God.

One writer aptly said: “Few things in life are as precious as time alone with God. But nothing is

easier to neglect.”

With this in mind, it is our desire to address the crucial issue of the Christian’s prayer life at this

Camp. The theme is “The Kneeling Christian.”

May God help us to avail ourselves of this “means of grace” which He had bestowed upon us as

His redeemed people. Let us come with an open mind and a humble heart to learn from God’s

Word. May the Lord refresh and revive us that we might draw closer to Him and seek His mercy,

and find grace to help in time of need (Heb. 4: 16).

God bless,

Pastor Wee Eng Moh

4th December 2006

“I believe that hundreds of thousands never utter a word of prayer at all. They eat. They drink.

They sleep. They rise. They go forth to their work. They return to their homes. They breathe God’s

air. They travel on God’s earth. They enjoy God’s mercies. They have dying bodies. They have

judgment and eternity before them. But they never speak to God. They live like the animals that

perish. They behave like creatures without souls. They have not one word to say to Him in

whose hand are their life and breath, and all things, and from whose mouth they must one day

receive their everlasting sentence. How dreadful this seems; but if the secrets of people, were

daily known, how common.” – J C Ryle

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Theme Song

2 'Tis the blessed hour of prayer, when the Saviour draws near, With a tender compassion His children to hear; When He tells us we may cast at His feet every care; What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there!

3 'Tis the blessed hour of prayer, when the tempted and tried To the Saviour who loves them their sorrow confide; With a sympathizing heart He removes every care; What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there!

4 At the blessed hour of prayer; trusting Him, we believe That the blessing we're needing we'll surely receive; In the fullness of His trust we shall lose every care; What a balm for the weary! O how sweet to be there!

Fanny J. Crosby “Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.” – Psalm 96:2

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Acknowledgements “In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18

We wish to express our grateful thanks to: 1. Our Heavenly Father for making the camp possible. 2. Our speaker, Rev (Dr) Prabhudas Koshy for ministering God's

Word to us. Brother Timothy and Sister Linda for overseeing the children's programme.

3. Our Camp Advisors and Co-ordinators, Pastor Wee and Helen.

4. Brethren from Calvary Jaya for helping us with co-ordination and

transport. 5. All campers for setting aside these four days to learn God's Word.

6. All those who have contributed in one way or another to make this

camp possible.

CAMP RULES “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” – Romans 13:1

1. Do not leave the camp premises without informing the Camp Master. 2. Observe all safety regulations of the resort. 3. Be punctual for all meetings and meals. 4. Be an ambassador for Christ; maintain a high standard of Christian conduct and discipline at

all times. 5. Seek to be a blessing to others. 6. Take part in all activities. 7. Honour the Lord; be properly attired at all times. For

messages and workshops, shorts and Japanese slippers are not allowed.

8. Be a wise steward of God; do not waste water and

electricity. Switch them off when not in use, or when you are leaving the room.

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Room & Contact List “Who is my neighbour?” - Luke 10:29c

Room No. Name Contact Number

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Introductory Message

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving

let your requests be made known unto God.” – Philippians 4:6

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Prayer Meeting “Pray without ceasing.” - II Thessalonians 5:17

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Message I Prayer is a Reflection of Our Knowledge of God

1 Chronicles 29:10-11

Introduction

� Prayer is that rare privilege in which we soar to the very throne of God himself, quite literally I mean, and fellowship with the one who is all powerful, all knowing, and lives everywhere at once with His whole being. We meet God Himself!

� So it is very important how we interact with Him in our prayer. It must be in accordance to His own revelation of Himself in His Word.

� To grow in our prayer lives, then, we must grow in our personal knowledge of God, our relationship with Him.

Prayer is God-ward

Prayer is unidirectional. Prayer is speaking to God, not God speaking to man. Although there may be different kinds of prayer, all are directed to God. Never does the Bible speak of prayer as a time for man to speak to dead saints, or angels or demons. It is a time when the saints communicate with God alone.

Neither is it referred to as a means whereby God speaks to man. Even though God has spoken to man in the past through visions and dreams, His primary means of speaking to man today is through His written Word (the Bible) - 2 Timothy 3:16, 17.

Prayer provides immediate access to God

Prayer provides instantaneous access to God. It is faster than the speed of anything man has ever known, such as the speed of light. In fact, because God is omnipresent (God is everywhere regardless of time or dimension) and omnipotent (God is all-powerful), He not only hears prayer immediately, but He even knows the content of prayer before it is formulated by the one praying. For instance, Isaiah 65:24 says, “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.”

Let Your Knowledge of God Shape Your prayer

� The prayer of a Christian should be his natural response to his intimate knowledge and appreciation of God rather than occasional cry for help in times of need or trouble.

� It should not be an attempt to force God's hand, but a humble acknowledgement of Christian’s helplessness and dependence on Him.

� When we are on our knees, we confess that it is not we who control the world, but God. We bent our knees in worship of Him, in fellowship with Him, in total dependence on Him.

� When King David led God's covenant people in bringing together the gifts and resources required to build the temple, he prayed to God before them, reflecting on the greatness, goodness and generosity of God.

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He is our Blessed God: “Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God”

He is the God of our fathers: “LORD God of Israel our father,”

He is our eternal God: “LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.”

He is our great God: “Thine, O LORD, is the greatness,”

He is our omnipotent God: “Thine, O LORD, is . . . and the power,”

He is our glorious God: “Thine, O LORD, is . . . and the glory”

He is our victorious God: “Thine, O LORD, is . . . and the victory”

He is our majestic God: “Thine, O LORD, is . . . and the majesty”

He is our victorious God: “Thine, O LORD, . . . for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine”

He is our sovereign God: “thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.”

� What kind of God to whom you pray? What is your impression of Him? Let it shape your thoughts, words, attitude as you come to pray to Him.

Let Your Understanding of His Revealed Will Shape Your prayer

Psalm 40:6 – “Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.”

Psalm 143:10 – “Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.”

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Workshop I “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

– 2 Timothy 2:15

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Message II Prayer is always Covenantal

Selected Scriptures

Introduction

Prayer ought to express our relationship to God and His relationship to us.

Covenant is a bond between God and His people

� Firstly, the Scriptural usage of the term covenant points to a concept of “bond” or “relationship.” It binds the parties involved together.

� In a covenant, God graciously declares His commitment to the people. A verbal oath is often taken as the binding aspect of the covenant. In a covenant, God verbally commits Himself to a person or people (Genesis 21:23, 24, 26, 31; 31:53; Deuteronomy 7:8, 12; 29:13; Ezekiel 16:8).

� God’s covenant is not a casual relationship. The commitment and implications of His bond extend to the issues of life and death. So some theologians would like to call the covenant, a “bond in blood.”

� Such a life and death commitment is seen in the Hebrew phraseology used to indicate the inauguration of a covenant. In the Old Testament, the inauguration of a covenantal relationship expressed as “to make a covenant” literally reads, “to cut a covenant.” This phrase occurs across the Old Testament. The law, the prophets, the writings all contain the phrase repeatedly. (The law: Genesis 15:18; 21:27; Exodus 23:32, 34; Deuteronomy 4:23; 5:2, 3; 31:16; The prophets: Judges 2:2; 1 Samuel 11:1, 2; Isaiah 28:15; Jeremiah 11:10; Ezekiel 17:13; Hosea 2:18; Zechariah 11:10; The writings: Job 31:1; Psalm 50:5; 1 Chronicles 11:3; Ezra 10:3; Nehemiah 9:8).

� Not only the terminology but also the rituals commonly associated with the establishment of covenants reflect quite dramatically a “cutting” process. As the covenant is made, animals are “cut” in ritual ceremony. (See Genesis 15 for a clear illustration of this process.)

� What is the significance of the cutting of the animals? It symbolizes a “pledge to death” at the commencement of the covenant. The dismembered animals represent the curse that the covenant-maker calls down on himself if he should violate the commitment, which he has made. (See Jeremiah 34:18-20.)

� It is this context of covenantal inauguration ceremony that the biblical phrase “to cut a covenant” is to be understood. It must be remembered that a pledge of life and death is inherent in every divine covenantal relationship. A covenant is a bond of life and death. It is also apt to describe the covenant as a bond in blood, for “blood” represents “life” (Leviticus 17:11) and so the shedding of blood represents death or judgment on life. The Old Testament blood-sacrifices must be understood as signifying the paying and relief of the covenant-obligation, the death, once incurred due to sin.

� The understanding of the covenant as a “bond in blood” is consistent with the truth that “without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin” (Hebrews 9:22; 13:20). A covenant is then a

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bond, which God sovereignly administered in the pledge of life and death. It is a divine bond-in-blood.

� Through His sacrifice, He gave us the boldness to pray - “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh” (Hebrews 10:19, 20).

The Immanuel Principle of the Covenant

� Throughout the biblical record of God’s administration of the covenant, a single phrase recurs as the summation of the covenant relationship: “I shall be your God, and you shall be my people.” The constant repetition of this phrase or its equivalent indicates the unity of God’s covenant. "I will be your God and you shall be My people" is a refrain that echoes the covenant bond throughout the Bible. This phrase may be designated as the “Immanuel principle” of the covenant. (Exod 6:7; Jer 7:23; 11:4; 30:22; Ezek 36:28; 2 Cor 6:16; Heb 8:10). The Lord’s Prayer echoes this fellowship. There is nothing in this prayer that a child could not pray. Of course, we shall understand its petitions to greater depths, but the point is that the language the Lord has chosen here is reflective of the intimacy that we all enjoy with our heavenly Father. Because we know Him, and not simply that we know about Him, we can pray like this.

Our Covenantal Relationship with God Helps us to Pray Earnestly

Jesus rebuked the lengthy diatribes of the Pharisees as well as the mindless repetitions of pagans. The Lord’s Prayer is to be our model. Praying "like this" is sufficient to gain the ear of the Almighty God. It structure is meant to ensure that we think about what we pray. Its balance is meant to ensure that we place God first. Its simplicity is meant to encourage every believer to be a prayer-warrior.

� King David’s psalms show us that His prayers were often reflective of His appreciation for God’s relationship with Him. His prayers were motivated and shaped by His deep pleasure in the relationship that God has established with Him

� God has expressed in His word, in so many different ways, the nature and manner of His relationship with His people. We must bear them in our minds as we approach God in prayer. It will take us to higher level of communication and fellowship with God during our prayers.

Psalm 18:2 – “ The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.”

Psalm 23:1 – “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

Psalm 27:1 - “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”

Psalm 28:7 – “The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.”

Psalm 91:2 – “I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”

Psalm 94:22 – “But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.”

Ps 118:6 – “The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?”

Ps 118:14 - “The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.”

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Workshop II

“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.” – Psalm 25:14

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Message III Prayer Demands Godly Discipline

Selected Scriptures

Introduction

Prayer is a godly discipline, which requires careful planning and sincere commitment. Without good disciplines, prayer will be a failure.

We must Pray with Faith

Prayer must be with faith. Unbelieving prayer is a waste of time and energy.

� Romans 14:23b cautions us “for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.”

� Likewise, Hebrews 11:6a admonishes us that “without faith it is impossible to please Him.”

� James, in his epistle, speaks of the importance of faith while we pray. “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For l et not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord” (James 1:5-7).

What is this faith that we need while we pray? The faith that is essential to prayer is always the faith that is placed in God. “Have faith in God” (Mark 11:22). It is the object of our faith, which is God, that makes the difference.

� There are those who promote a kind of faith during prayer that is nothing but a self-induced attitude of assurance and confidence. Such kind of confidence in one’s own self-assumed spiritual ability is nothing but self-deception; and is not true faith in God.

� Beware also of the misunderstanding that great faith is full of frenzy, ecstatic experiences and excitement.

� According to the Scripture, genuine faith is an active confidence in God that manifests itself in trusting His promises and acting upon His revealed will (the commandments of the Bible).

� 1 John 5:14-15 elucidate the kind of faith we need in prayer - “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”

� Hebrews 11:1 explains, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Faith is a firm persuasion and expectation that God will perform all that He has promised to us in Christ. Such a strong persuasion gives the soul confidence and a sense of fruition concerning all that God has promised. Moreover, faith also produces an optimistic perspective concerning the fulfilment of God’s promises.

� Hebrews 11:6b states “for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” There is no point at all in coming to God in prayer if we do not have confidence in Him. Our belief in the possibility of prayers must be based upon the assurance we have about the doctrine of God. One must be absolutely confident about God’s omnipotence, omniscience, and faithfulness. He must be able to say, “I can depend upon Him.”

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Pray persistently

The Scripture teaches us that a prayer of faith ought to be persistent. True faith does not give up easily. Since it knows that God can answer prayer, it perseveres in prayer.

� Jesus once spoke a parable in order to teach His hearers about the need to pray persistently. That parable is found in Luke 18

� Jesus told the Parable of the Unjust Judge to teach persistence in prayer: that they, His disciples, should always pray and not give up like the afflicted woman in the parable. Jesus interpreted the parable, pointing out that if the unjust judge would give justice, then imagine how God (the just Judge) will see that they get justice, and quickly. This is a good lesson derived from a bad example.

Pray with a sense of duty � Duty is not the highest of motives, but it is a legitimate one and a good one. Jesus said that

men ought always to pray (Luke 18:1).

� It is none other than Almighty God who invites us to pray. “Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name; 3Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not” (Jeremiah 33:2-3).

Pray with fervency Too much of our praying is perfunctory, even lackadaisical. It lacks real seriousness, genuine desire and fervent longing.

� Elijah prayed earnestly: “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months” (James 5:16b, 17).

� Moses prayed pleadingly (Ex 32:11-13, 31, 32; 33:12-16): “11And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? 12wnerefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. 13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever." (Ex 32:11-13). “31And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. 32Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.” (Ex 32:31, 32).

� Daniel prayed intensely (Dan 9:17-19): “17Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. 18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. 19O Lord, hear; O Lord,

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forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.”

� Paul prayed agonisingly (Rom 15:30; Gal 4:19): “Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me” (Romans 15:30). “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you” (Galatians 4:19).

Pray with humility and submission No one has the inherent right to enter into the presence of God and petition Him. That right was forfeited by sin but reclaimed for us at the great price of the death of Jesus Christ.

� Humility: We must approach God boldly (Heb 4:16), yet humbly: “And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner” (Luke 18:13).

� Submission: Prayer that pleases the Father is that which is offered to Him in the spirit of His own Son, “nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done” (Luke 22:42).

Pray with watchfulness The Scripture teaches us that we should “watch and pray.”

� Matthew 26:41, “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Cf. Mark 14:38)

� Mark 13:33, “Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.”

� Colossians 4:2-3 –“2Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 3Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds”

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Workshop III

“…The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” – James 5:16b

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Message IV Praying Homes & Churches

Selected Scriptures

Keeping Your Homes Praying

Hindrances to Family Prayers

The Apostle Peter warns his readers about the causes of the break down of family prayer in 1 Peter 3:1-7. Firstly, Peter speaks about and then corrects the sins of a rebellious wife that hurts her prayers. Then he corrects the sins of a husband who does not take his proper, God-appointed place in relation to the wife, and warns both wife and husband that they are to obey God in this matter, "that your prayers be not hindered."

Rebellion of wives

� A woman must be subject to her husband, or her prayers will be hindered. He may even be an unsaved man, one who will not obey the Word of God, who will not listen to the Bible, will not attend church; and yet a Christian w oman is to be subject to such a husband, says Peter, that her prayers be not hindered.

� A woman’s spiritual power is not in the adorning of her body, by the plaiting of her hair, by the wearing of gold, or by her neat and attractive dress. And they will not help her testimony nor strengthen her prayers.

� In this matter, Sarah, the wife of Abraham, is held up as an example. She called Abraham, "Lord", as she obeyed him. And God gave Sarah a son when she was ninety years old, wonderfully answering her prayers. And so, argues the Word of God, Christian women, if their prayers are not to be hindered, must be subject to their husbands.

� Many a Christian woman often wonder, "How earnestly I prayed, how diligently I tended the house of God, how eagerly I did church work, and God seemed not to hear my prayers." "Why? Why?" they ask. The answer is not found in the church activities. The answer is found in her behaviour at home.

� Our hindered prayer are primarily because of "home-sins." The sins of Christians which hinder their prayers and shut the ears of God and grieve Him till He turns His dear face away from His own children, are not most often the sins of the tavern, nor of the dance floor, nor of the theatre. They are not the public sins so much as the private sins. They are not the sins in the church so much as in the homes!

� Every wife who reads this, if you are guilty of disrespect toward your husband, the one whom you have promised to honour, love and obey, then that sin today hinders your prayers! That rebellion is the secret why God has turned away His face that many of your prayers might go unanswered. Rebellious wives will always have their prayers hindered. So repent and be submissive.

Rudeness and pride of husbands And again, Peter wrote, "Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. "

Husbands, too, have their prayers hindered if they do not deal

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with their wives, biblically.

� Husbands are (1) to dwell with their wives "according to knowledge," that is, based on an understanding of the Scriptures relating to wife in her needs (2) "Giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel," and (3) "as being heirs together of the grace of life."

Discord in the home hinders family prayer

Discord in the home grieves God. And if there be children that rebel against parents, let them know that such rebellion turns away the face of God and stops His ears and hinders their prayers.

If a revival of Bible Christianity can be brought to our homes, how blessed, how far reaching will be the results! Heartfelt surrender to the will of God and obedience to His plan in the home is more important than any kind of public worship or any duties of citizenship. The hindrances to prayer are often in the relations of wives and husbands and of children and parents in the home.

Be a Praying Church

Concerning the early church, we read “. . . prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God. . . ” (Acts 12:5). In Acts 2:42, we read of the church as “. . they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”

Berith B-P Church also ought to be a praying church. All worshippers in the church must give themselves to pray individually and co-operatively. To nurture the spiritual discipline of prayer within our church, apart from our Tuesday night prayer gathering, I hope to coordinate, with the help of Gethsemane Encouragers’ Ministry, a prayer movement. We will make small prayer groups of two or three to encourage one another to pray and also to pray together more frequently.

Dear brethren, if we will not be awaken to pray, we will fall into many temptations and trials and utterly fail in our spiritual endeavours. Jesus cautioned us, “for without me ye can do nothing” (John 15:5c). On the other hand, He also promised us, “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you” (John 15:7).

• We should pray for people who are unsaved: In Romans 10:1, the Apostle Paul wrote, “Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.” We should pray for the Spirit of God to work in their hearts. We must also pray that God’s providence would use their circumstances to soften their hearts to receive the Gospel. Even though they live far from us, we ought to pray for their salvation.

• We must pray to God to lead us to persons whom He would make ready to hear the Gospel : The evangelist Philip was guided by the Spirit of God to the Ethiopian eunuch, who was reading the book of Isaiah that the Gospel may be preached to him (Acts 8:29). Philip was miraculously transported by the Spirit to the eunuch. His providential working can also guide us to men and women whom He prepares to heart the Word.

• We must pray for more labourers to do the work of evangelism. In Matthew 9:37-38, Jesus said unto his disciples, “The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest” (cf. Luke 10:2).

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• We must pray for the protection of those who preach the Gospel from the opposition and attacks of the enemies of the Gospel. In Romans 15:30-31, Paul exhorted the church in Rome, “Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints.”

• We must pray that God would grant us more opportunities to preach the Gospel. Paul requested such prayers from the church in Colosse – “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds” (Colossians 4:2-3).

• We ought to pray that the preachers of the Gospel would have the grace to expound the truth clearly to the hearers. “Withal praying also for us. . . That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.” (Colossians 4:3-4).

• We must pray God that He would grant us boldness in preaching: We ought to pray for everyone who desires to make evangelistic efforts that he may be bold in proclaiming the Gospel. Paul exhorted the Ephesians, “And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, For which I am an ambassador in onds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak” (Ephesians 6:19, 20).

• The church must pray that the Lord would prepare the hearts of the hearers that the preaching of the Gospel may bring them to repentance and salvation. Paul said in 2 Thessalonians 3:1, “Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you.” The Thessalonians knew from their experiences how God works in people’s hearts to prepare them to receive the Gospel; so they could pray with conviction that God would honour His Word by causing others who heard it to believe it.

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Workshop IV “And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.” – Matthew 21:13

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Concluding Message

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” - Hebrews 4:16

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Q & A “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” – Matthew 7:7-8

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Testimony “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” – Hebrews 10:24-25

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Camp Programme

Berith Bible-Presbyterian Church

7th Annual Camp (In conjunction with Calvary Jaya YF)

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” - Hebrews 4:16

Camp Theme: “The Kneeling Christian” Speaker: Rev. (Dr) Prabhudas Koshy

Date: 4th – 7

th December 2006 Venue: Holiday Villa, Subang

TIME 4th Dec (Mon) 5

th Dec (Tue) 6

th Dec (Wed) 7

th Dec (Thur)

7.00am R I S E & S H I N E 7.30am Q U I E T T I M E 8.00am B R E A K F A S T 9.15am Message 1 Message 3 Concluding Message 10.15am T E A B R E A K 10.30am

Leave Singapore

@ 7.30 am (coach) or 6.30 am (car)

Workshop 1 Workshop 3 Q & A (ends at 11.30 am followed by checking out by 12 pm)

12.00pm Check-in/Lunch @ 1 pm

L U N C H

F R E E T I M E

6.45pm DINNER (followed by Orientation @ 7.45 pm)

D I N N E R

8.00pm Introductory

Message

Message 2 Message 4

9.00 pm PRAYER MEETING Workshop 2

Workshop 4

10.00pm SUPPER / NIGHT FELLOWSHIP 11.00pm L I G H T S O U T

Leave for lunch at 12.30 pm

Leave for Singapore at 2.30 pm (coach/car)

HOME SWEET HOME!