As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake—for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.’ Immediately...
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Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 Ruslam and Arifin (2003) Praying for Peace On the evening of Saturday 29 November 2003 two Christians, Ruslam and Arifin, were murdered at a church service in Tabamawo...
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Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?” “Who has ever given to God, that God should...
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Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other… They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and...
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Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 Vitus (303)...
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If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. Isaiah 7:9b Arab Christians of Najran (523) Stood Firm In the sixth century, when the Christian kingdom of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) controlled the southern Arabian peninsula (Himyar...
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The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get a true reward. Proverbs 11:18 (NRSV) Hector MacMillan (1964) Long-Serving Missionary Canadian Hector was serving as a missionary in the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic...
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And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:6 Miguel Pro (1927) “Long live Christ the King!” The Mexican Revolution that began in 1910 created great instability in the country and...
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Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for...
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Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. Mark 11:25 (NRSV) Bonnie Penner Witherall (2002) “I forgive them” On the morning of 21 November 2002...
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