*Blessings on you MPJ!
-=A=- --- Michael & Lori Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just minutes ago, the mailman rang the doorbell and brought our > passports > and visas! Praise the Lord! > > They were mailed Wednesday via Express Mail from Washington, DC, and > came > today (Saturday). OK, it is not exactly next-day service, or even the > 2nd > day service guaranteed by the Postal Service to Hawaii, but it does beat > > the Christmas card I got on Valentine's Day this year. (No joking. It > was > postmarked on the 16th of December and correctly addressed, but had to > be > forwarded twice due to slowness in catching up with me. May God help the > U. > S. Postal Service recover.) There is a fight to staying in faith, but > God > is indeed faithful! The forces of darkness even delayed an Angel of God > delivering a message to Daniel, and may have slowed us down getting to > the > mission field, but we are going, and we will indeed fulfill our calling. > > God has provided for the extra expense of the delay. God is very good! > > We have confirmed reservations to fly out from Honolulu on Monday > Morning > at 9:30 AM, and we are scheduled to arrive in Madang on Thursday, the > 21st > of February at 4:40 PM. > > Please join is in praising the Lord for this victory. Many of you have > been > praying with us, and I really feel like we need help to adequately thank > > the Lord for breaking through this barrier. Hallelujah! > > Thank you, Father in Heaven for your faithfulness in providing all that > we > need to do what you have called us to do, and for being clear in what we > > are to do. Thank you also for helping us to make good use of the time > during the delay. We love you, Holy Lord! Glory be to God forever! > Hallelujah! > > 12 Keys to effective prayer for believers in Jesus Christ > #10 Agreement and unity in prayer > > Jesus Christ said: > "Most assuredly I tell you, whatever things you will bind on earth will > be > bound in heaven, and whatever things you will release on earth will be > released in heaven. Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will > > agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done > for > them by my Father who is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered > together in my name, there I am in the midst of them." -- Matthew > 18:18-20 > > Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in > > one place. Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of > a > mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. > Tongues > like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of > them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with > > other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak. -- Acts > 2:1-4 > > Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and > breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and > singleness > of heart, praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord > added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved. -- Acts > 2:46-47 > > When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, > and > said, "O Lord, you are God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and > > all that is in them; who by the mouth of your servant, David, said, > "'Why do the nations rage, > And the peoples plot a vain thing? > The kings of the earth take a stand, > And the rulers take council together, > Against the Lord, and against his Christ.' > > For truly, in this city against your holy servant, Jesus, whom you > anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the > people > of Israel, were gathered together to do whatever your hand and your > council > foreordained to happen. Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to > your > servants to speak your word with all boldness, while you stretch out > your > hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of > > your holy Servant Jesus." > When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered > together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the > word of God with boldness. The multitude of those who believed were of > one > heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things > which > he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. With great > power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord > > Jesus. Great grace was on them all. For neither was there among them any > > who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and > > brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, and laid them at the > apostles' feet, and distribution was made to each, according as anyone > had > need. -- Acts 4:24-35 > > By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the > people. They were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. -- Acts 5:11 > > The following story illustrates how the continued prayers of people > agreeing together can exceed the faith level of any of the people > individually. This faithful prayer group kept praying, even though they > thought that the young lady who reported the answer to their prayer was > crazy! Still, they must have had some faith in God's answer, or they > wouldn't have kept praying together, and God saw them all agreeing and > asking, and sent an angel to rescue the brother they were praying for. > Now about that time, Herod the king stretched out his hands to oppress > some > of the assembly. He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. > When > he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This > was > during the days of unleavened bread. When he had arrested him, he put > him > in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to > guard > him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. Peter > therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the > assembly to God for him. The same night when Herod was about to bring > him > out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. > Guards > in front of the door kept the prison. > And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the > cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up > quickly!" His chains fell off from his hands. The angel said to him, > "Get > dressed and put on your sandals." He did so. He said to him, "Put on > your > cloak, and follow me." And he went out and followed him. He didn't know > that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a > vision. When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to > > the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. > They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel > departed > from him. > > When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord > > has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and > from > everything the Jewish people were expecting." Thinking about that, he > came > to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where > many > were gathered together and were praying. When Peter knocked at the door > of > the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer. When she recognized Peter's > > voice, she didn't open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that > Peter was standing in front of the gate. > They said to her, "You are crazy!" But she insisted that it was so. They > > said, "It is his angel." But Peter continued knocking. When they had > opened, they saw him, and were amazed. But he, beckoning to them with > his > hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of > the > prison. He said, "Tell these things to James, and to the brothers." Then > he > departed, and went to another place. > > Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers > about > what had become of Peter. When Herod had sought for him, and didn't find > > him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to > death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there. Now Herod > was > very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord > to > him, and, having made Blastus, the king's chamberlain, their friend, > they > asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country > for > food. On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat > on === message truncated === ===== *High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership. --------------********+********-------------------- Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower, of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself, and both in the .....cause! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com _______ Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org
