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God Bless Haiti
PRAY FOR HAITI DAY 40
GLOBAL PRAYER INITIATIVE OF HAITIAN CHURCHES
Theme Verse 2 Chronicles 7:14
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Today is January 12, 2011, the anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. One year ago at around 5:00 pm Haiti was rocked by 7.0 devastating earthquake where over 250,000 people died. We will gather in churches around the world to memorialize those who were victims of the earthquake and also celebrate what God is going to do with our country. Today is also the end of our “40 days of Pray for Haiti,” A 40 day journey where Haitian Churches and many of our friends around the world set time aside to pray for Haiti. The Haitian Clergy Association of New York and I would like to thank everyone who participated in this extraordinary event. We are sure and certain that God is going to honor the cries of our heart.
I would like to encourage everyone who engaged in the 40 Days of prayer to now commit to a project where they can support, build or contribute to the healing and the progress of Haiti. For a list of some reputable God honoring organizations, please go to www.haitione.com or help support www.beracahaitirelief.com. God bless you.
With U4 Him
Mullery Jean-Pierre
Monday, January 10, 2011
Healing our land requires unity among God’s people Part 3
PRAY FOR HAITI DAY 39
GLOBAL PRAYER INITIATIVE OF HAITIAN CHURCHES
Theme Verse 2 Chronicles 7:14
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Eph 4:2-3 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. The third thing we need for unity to be present among us is patience with each other. When different people or groups come together to work, we all have a way of doing things that we think is the best. When the other person or group try their way we tend to lose patience because we are not familiar with their way. We tend to become agitated and critical in our comments. We must remember patience is a virtue we must learn to develop for it has great rewards, Romans 2:7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; The forth thing is bearing with each other in love. There are times where we will get on each other’s nerves and under each other’s skin; nevertheless, we are required not only to bear with each other but to do it in love. That takes a deep level of understanding and patience. We must understand that we are very different from each other and when you do something that I disagree with, I should not take it too personal just so we can preserve the unity. Though this requires lot of prayers and self control, it is necessary for the preservation of unity.
PRAY: Ask the Lord to help you develop patience with those who are different than you.
ACT: Begin by being patient with yourself.
With U4 Him
Mullery Jean-Pierre
Pastor, Beraca Baptist Church
Healing our land requires unity among God’s people Part 2
PRAY FOR HAITI DAY 38
GLOBAL PRAYER INITIATIVE OF HAITIAN CHURCHES
Theme Verse 2 Chronicles 7:14
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Eph 4:2-3 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. For unity to be present in our midst we must lay the foundation for it. First we need humility. Phil 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. When we begin to put our own personal agenda aside; when we stop looking to take credit for the work being done; when we (the foreigners & Diasporas) don’t act like we have all of the answers and when we consider others better than ourselves, unity will begin to make its abode among us. Humility is the foundation unity is built on. Second, we must be gentle with each other. God’s people are from different denomination, different cultures and different languages therefore, we will disagree in many areas however; we are required to work together. Being gentle with each other will soothe the jagged edges of our differences and allow us to work together.
PRAY: As the Churches seek to work together, ask the Lord to give them a humble and gentle spirit,
ACT: Practice humility and gentleness with those who may be different from you.
With U4 Him
Mullery Jean-Pierre
Pastor, Beraca Baptist Church
Healing our land requires unity among God’s people - Part1
PRAY FOR HAITI DAY 37
GLOBAL PRAYER INITIATIVE OF HAITIAN CHURCHES
Theme Verse 2 Chronicles 7:14
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Healing our land requires unity among God’s people Part1
As we are approaching the final days of our 40 days of prayer for Haiti, we must make an effort to unify ourselves after these 40 days to help lift Haiti out of its desperate situation. Unity is not uniformity. Uniformity means we become the same whereas in unity we remain as individuals while we work together as one. We must live up to our motto "L'Union fait la force" Which means: '' Unity makes strength" Though we have struggled in the past to maintain unity, we must not give up trying to achieve it. Eph 4:3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. We have to make an effort. The January 12, 2010 has given the church a reason to make an effort to unite and make a difference. We have united in prayer for 40 days let us unite in work for 40 years (one generation) and get our country on its feet.
Many congregations will gather around the world on January 12, 2011 to celebrate the Lord Jesus Christ and pray for Haiti. More than one million in Port-au-Prince, Cap-Haitian, Thomassin, Petion-Ville, Jacmel and others. In the Diaspora, Canada, Boston, Florida, Arizona, Nevada, Bahamas, the Seven day Adventist, The Church of God, The Church of God in Christ, The Church of Prophesy and many independent congregations throughout USA and Canada will gather to remember the tragedy that occurred in our beloved Haiti on January 12, 2010 and seek the Lord’s guidance. 1Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
PRAY: Ask the Lord to help the Church develop a passion to work together.
ACT: Encourage your Church to partner with another Church that is actively working to rebuild Haiti.
With U4 Him
Mullery Jean-Pierre
Pastor, Beraca Baptist Church
Healing our land includes correcting faulty teaching within the church. Part 2
PRAY FOR HAITI DAY 36
GLOBAL PRAYER INITIATIVE OF HAITIAN CHURCHES
Theme Verse 2 Chronicles 7:14
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Healing our land includes correcting faulty teaching within the church. Part 2
Though demons cannot possess a true believer however: true Christians can be oppressed and or influenced by Satan and his demons. Possession is an internal operation while oppression and influence are external. When a believer gets involved in ungodly activities we open ourselves to demonic oppression and influences. (Eph 4:27). 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. This verse implies that you have the power to give the devil access into our lives. There are many ways Christians give the devil a foothold in our lives:
1. Telling Lies: John 8:44 …When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Eph 4:25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body.
2. Harboring Anger: Eph 4:26. “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, God warned Cain about his anger problem. Gen 4:6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.” When you don’t deal with your anger quickly you give the devil access to whisper to you. “ARE YOU GOING TO LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THAT?
PRAY: Ask the Lord for strength to obey His word so that you “don’t give the devil a foothold.”
ACT: One way to enforce obedience to God’s word in your life is to help others live it in their lives.
With U4 Him
Mullery Jean-Pierre
Pastor, Beraca Baptist Church
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