The Church in the Americas 1 During the 20th Century, the Americas proved to be the most dynamic Christian continent 2 The Roman Catholic Church has passed through 40 years of tumultuous change, in part spurred by the growth of Evangelicals a) Concern for the poor and social justice b) The charismatic movement c) Traditional…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
Francis Schaeffer once asked his wife: “Edith, I wonder what would happen to most churches and Christian work if we awakened tomorrow, and everything concerning the reality and work of the Holy Spirit, and everything concerning prayer, were removed from the Bible. I don’t mean just ignored, but actually cut out—disappeared. I wonder how much…
Answers to Prayer in the Americas 1 The growth of Evangelicals in Latin America in the 20th Century has been spectacular 2 Pentecostal Evangelicals have demonstrated the greatest vigour and have become the largest component of Evangelicals in Latin America with over 32 million affiliates 3 The spiritual impact of North America, and especially the…
Pray For…Latin America Stats •Population of Latin America – 588,503,542 •Percentage of Evangelicals – 10.59% •Total number of People Groups – 1,274 •Number of Unreached People Groups – 737 The Latin America are a land of diversity where old inhabitants meet new immigrants and prosperity meets poverty. Stretching from the the Gulf of Mexico to…
The Unreached of Africa Much has been achieved; Christians are numbered in their millions, but serious challenges must be met, and the Church in Africa and world-wide must be mobilized to meet them Much of Africa is within the 10/40 Window area 1 The Imazighen, or Berber of North Africa 2 The Tuareg (Tamasheq) are…
Pray For…Africa Stats •Population of Africa – 997,260,873 •Percentage of Evangelicals – 14.8% •Total number of Countries – 58 •Number of Restricted Countries – 12 •Total number of People Groups – 3,124 •Number of Unreached People Groups – 1,977 Africa is one of the most diverse continents with a variety of languages, cultures, peoples, religions,…
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getAHEAD Prayer Requests – Please pray that the Lord would provide faithful tutors to invest in the kids and that the Lord would bless those relationships and make them long-term mentoring opportunities – Please pray that the Lord would give us wisdom in dealing with the discipline issues that arise with the kids and wisdom…
Africa’s Hot Spots 1 The Great Lakes War. This became Africa’s first major international conflict a) African and international peacemakers b) The warring factions and their leaders c) The millions of refugees d) Recovery through repentance of perpetrators, justice for the offended, forgiveness given and received and the long process of reconstruction for ruined lives,…
SPRINGS OF GRACE VISION MESSAGE for 2010 1) Diligently promote among Springs of Grace an awareness of the need in our city and world. (Luke 10 “Parable of Good Samaritan”; Luke 14) Hopelessness, poverty, human trafficking, sexual perversion; generational patterns of violence, drugs, family disintegration; educational crisis, racial prejudice and discrimination; absence of biblical gospel,…