BE ENCOURAGED AND PRAY FOR OUR PERSECUTED BROTHERS & SISTERS

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Deep in the capital of Lebanon, thousands of Christians recently gathered to praise Jesus in a one-night worship experience that organizers say became “a beacon of hope and joy” for the Middle East. “Beirut 2024” was an ecumenical musical event that brought together believers from different Christian faith traditions to worship God and instill hope in its attendees.  The event was held as part of celebrations for the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the 50th anniversary of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC).

The MECC organized the gathering and estimated that about 10,000 people were in attendance. According to the “Beirut 2024″ website, the celebration was an event that sought to “showcase the Holy Spirit’s presence in the Church’s worship across ages.” With escalating tensions in the Middle East, leaders also decided to hold a “unique prayer meeting” to unite “diverse Churches in praise, fostering unity as outlined in Ephesians 1. Additionally, it symbolized a beacon of hope and joy for Lebanon and the wider Middle East.” “It is an opportunity to pray for peace in Lebanon and repentance for its people,” the website shares.

A choir of 300 singers and musicians from different churches led the congregation of church leaders and worshippers through the night of prayer and praise. “No one is surprised that this blessed choir speaks with multiple languages, for it is filled with the Holy Spirit who gave it to speak in this way, as happened on the day of Pentecost. Our chant tonight will be ascending to heaven, with the power of the Spirit that unites us, and it will be stronger than the screams of haters and murderers of man, and louder than the blast of their bombs,” said Professor Dr. Michel Abs, Secretary General of the MECC. “Our ecumenical spiritual evening is the product of the Holy Spirit, through believers, who worked with persistence and determination to make it happen and bring together the one Church of Christ with its cultural diversity and richness, in which the Middle East abounds,” he added. Those who attended reflected on the importance of praying for unity and peace in the Middle East. The event was broadcast live on the Lebanese MTV channel and other Christian stations.

Source: CBNNews

GROWING REPENTANCE MOVEMENT IN AFRICA

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Without repentance there is no forgiveness of sins so it is encouraging to see Repentance Movements being established and thriving in African nations. The following is a report on Zambia but it is just one of the countries in Africa where God is moving powerfully.

Repentance preaching is breaking out in Africa! Old pagan strongholds and old, tired religious traditions without the Holy Spirit are giving way to The Way, inspired by the youth!

The latest example is in Zambia. They are in the midst of a 4 day youth Zambia Kneels conference. Please take two minutes to watch this noisy but sincere repentance of these young people in the video below; they’re not playing church; as they each repent and come into His Kingdom, His Body is growing:

Every Thursday, God willing, Jeff Daly and the National Repentance group hold a 2 hour Africa Kneels Zoom meeting for pastors and worship leaders in Africa. Every session includes private time with the Holy Spirit to consider an old sin pattern that each person wants to remove, to cleanse, to be that much more ready for His soon return as our Bridegroom.

Instead of sitting passively in a church building week after week, God calls us to experience, and then preach, by our new Godly conduct, repentance, and the remission of sins to bring in new disciples. This follows the command of the Risen Yeshua/ Jesus Christ. One of His last words before His ascension: 

” Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that REPENTANCE and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” Luke 24: 46-47