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18 December 2025 pre-Christmas celebration!

2025-12-18T18:08:00.002+00:00

Time is going too fast, I am sure you will all agree!

This afternoon we had a celebration pre-Christmas for our home group. Folk were invited along with their other halves. I conveniently prepared some brownies however I left them in the oven too long. Still no damage as I maaged to cut the burnt bits. And they were good!

11 Décembre 2025

2025-12-10T18:47:00.003+00:00

Merci Seigneur Jésus pour une belle journée en ta présence, merci de pouvoir lire ta Parole et d'être ainsi réconfortés de savoir que ton amour éclaire notre chemin. Aide-nous à partager ta parole avec nos amis et les membres de notre famille.

Seigneur que ta Paix soit dans tous les pays particulièrement ceux où les habitants ne te connaissent pas. Que la persécution des chrétiens dans ces pays s'arrete!

Les églises fermées de force, pillées, détruites

Les édifices religieux continuent d'être des cibles privilégiées, privant des milliers de chrétiens de se réunir.

Le Rwanda a fait fermer 4 000 églises en juin et juillet 2024.

L’Afrique, nouvel épicentre de la violence

« Plus qu'au Moyen-Orient, c'est désormais en Afrique que les chrétiens sont les plus persécutés », analyse Guillaume Guennec. En 2025, plus de 9 chrétiens tués sur 10 dans le monde, le sont en Afrique subsaharienne. Au Mozambique, le groupe terroriste ASJW, affilié au groupe État islamique, a lancé en janvier 2024 la campagne antichrétienne «Tuez-les, où que vous les rencontriez ». Au Mali, les chrétiens subissent le chantage des djihadistes : ils doivent se convertir à l'islam, financer le djihad, sous peine de violentes répressions. Mais c'est au Nigeria,« pays aux milliers de martyrs », que la persécution s'amplifie encore davantage, note l'ONG. Entre 2015 et 2025, 35 080 chrétiens nigérians ont été tués en raison de leur foi.

Ce pays fait également partie des 10 pays les plus touchés par le phénomène de déplacement forcé des populations. Les groupes terroristes Boko Haram et ISWAP (État islamique) tuent les hommes et enlèvent les femmes pour en faire des esclaves sexuelles. « Leurs cibles principales sont les chrétiens, les pasteurs, les églises », témoigne Ayuba Matawal, pasteur depuis 32 ans dans la région de Bokkos, au Nigeria.

Invité par Portes Ouvertes ce mercredi 15 janvier, il est l'un des principaux témoins du massacre du « Noël noir » commis par des extrémistes islamistes. Fin décembre 2023, de nombreux villages de l'état du Plateau, dans le centre du pays ont été attaqués. Le bilan est lourd : « 300 morts » et «10 000 chrétiens » déplacés.

En Chine, le temps des grandes « églises de maison » non liées aux mouvements officiels de l'État, vont disparaitre.

En Algérie, c'est la fin de la liberté d'association pour les protestants. 47 églises de l’Église Protestante d'Algérie ont été forcées de cesser leur activité. Son vice-président Youssef Ourahmane a par ailleurs été condamné à 1 an de prison.

Que tu parles aux leaders de ces pays et que tu les aides afin qu'ils se tournent vers toi et réalisent que tu es le vrai et unique Seigneur, Jésus-Christ, notre Roi.

En ton nom Seigneur

Amen!

4 Décembre 2025, bible study

2025-12-04T16:18:00.000+00:00

4 Décembre 2025

Jésus Christ est le fils de Dieu, il est notre Seigneur, notre Sauveur.

Voici 10 versets bibliques qui parlent de lui, qui nous invitent à lui donner toute notre attention (Il en existe évidemment bien d’autres)

Hébreux 4:15 Car nous n'avons pas un souverain sacrificateur qui ne puisse compatir à nos faiblesses; au contraire, il a été tenté comme nous en toutes choses, sans commettre de péché.

Philippiens 2:5-7 : "Ayez en vous les sentiments qui étaient en Jésus-Christ, lequel, existant en forme de Dieu, n’a point regardé comme une proie à arracher d’être égal avec Dieu, mais s’est dépouillé lui-même, en prenant une forme de serviteur, en devenant semblable aux hommes".

Matthieu 20:28 : "C’est ainsi que le Fils de l’homme est venu, non pour être servi, mais pour servir et donner sa vie comme la rançon de plusieurs."

2 Corinthiens 8:9 : "Car vous connaissez la grâce de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ, qui pour vous s’est fait pauvre, de riche qu’il était, afin que par sa pauvreté vous fussiez enrichis."

Marc 1: 10-11 : "Au moment où il sortait de l’eau, il vit les cieux s’ouvrir, et l’Esprit descendre sur lui comme une colombe. Et une voix fit entendre des cieux ces paroles: Tu es mon Fils bien-aimé, en toi j’ai mis toute mon affection."

Jean 1:14 : "Et la parole a été faite chair, et elle a habité parmi nous, pleine de grâce et de vérité; et nous avons contemplé sa gloire, une gloire comme la gloire du Fils unique venu du Père."

Jean 14 : 6 : "Jésus lui dit: Je suis le chemin, la vérité, et la vie. Nul ne vient au Père que par moi." Hébreux 13:8 : "Jésus-Christ est le même hier, aujourd’hui, et éternellement."

Actes 4:12 : "Il n’y a de salut en aucun autre; car il n’y a sous le ciel aucun autre nom qui ait été donné parmi les hommes, par lequel nous devions être sauvés."

1 Timothée 2:5 : "Car il y a un seul Dieu, et aussi un seul médiateur entre Dieu et les hommes, Jésus-Christ homme."

Esaïe 53: 2-4 : "Il s’est élevé devant lui comme une faible plante, Comme un rejeton qui sort d’une terre desséchée; Il n’avait ni beauté, ni éclat pour attirer nos regards, Et son aspect n’avait rien pour nous plaire. Méprisé et abandonné des hommes, Homme de douleur et habitué à la souffrance, Semblable à celui dont on détourne le visage, Nous l’avons dédaigné, nous n’avons fait de lui aucun cas. Cependant, ce sont nos souffrances qu’il a portées, C’est de nos douleurs qu’il s’est chargé; Et nous l’avons considéré comme puni, Frappé de Dieu, et humilié."

Civray, le 26 Novembre 2025

2025-11-26T17:50:00.005+00:00

Bonsoir tout le monde!

Mercredi 26 Novembre 2025

18:45

Ce soir, il fait un froid de canard!

Steven a donc décidé de faire un feu de bois et ça le réchauffe pendant qu'il fait cuire le diner!

Notre chatte, Golden eyes est allée se promener, je pense qu'elle rentrera à la maison rapidement!

J'espère que vous avez tous passé une belle journée.

A tout à l'heure!

Le 6 Septembre 2025

2025-09-06T16:01:00.005+01:00

Le 6 Septembre 2025

Aujourd'hui, il a fait chaud toute la journée.on est allés déjeuner avec Frank et sa femme Carole dans un petit retaurant, les haricots verts n'étaient pas tendre, peut-être pas assez cuits. Le steak etait bon Comme dessert on a choisi une coupe de raisins avec de la creme. C'état tres bon et pas cher.

Ensuitiei nous sommes allés chez eux boire un café et on a papauté. Carole nous a raconté des anecdotes sur leur petits enfants. Elle a donné de la creme diclophenac a Steven pour son genou parce qu'elle en a beaucoup.

On est rentrés chez nous par la rue de Verteuil, le chateau était trio beau.

Steven est alle faire les courses mais je suis restée à la maison.

Il est 17 heures. Que pourrais-je faire d'autre?

ce que j ai fait aujourdhui

aujourd hui elle allait prendre des photos de 2 filles le club de creativite, je suis alle a hampstead heath

2 personnes pour voir les maisons, j avais l adresse et qd je suis allee, j aime pas trop le quartier,

c etait fatiguant sur le velo,

1300 pour un quartier nul Peckam,

juste a cote du parc,

je suis allee dans une gallerie d 'art

2 Chroniques 7

2025-09-02T15:10:00.000+01:00

2 Chronicles 7
English Standard Version

Fire from Heaven

7 As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. 2 And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord's house. 3 When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.”

The Dedication of the Temple

4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before the Lord. 5 King Solomon offered as a sacrifice 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 6 The priests stood at their posts; the Levites also, with the instruments for music to the Lord that King David had made for giving thanks to the Lord—for his steadfast love endures forever—whenever David offered praises by their ministry;[a] opposite them the priests sounded trumpets, and all Israel stood.

7 And Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord, for there he offered the burnt offering and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar Solomon had made could not hold the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat.

Livre des apôtres

2025-07-24T19:20:00.002+01:00

Livre des Actes des Apôtres, CHAPITRE 1

01 CHER THEOPHILE, dans mon premier livre, j’ai parlé de tout ce que Jésus a fait et enseigné, depuis le moment où il commença, 02 jusqu’au jour où il fut enlevé au ciel, après avoir, par l’Esprit Saint, donné ses instructions aux Apôtres qu’il avait choisis. 03 C’est à eux qu’il s’est présenté vivant après sa Passion ; il leur en a donné bien des preuves, puisque, pendant quarante jours, il leur est apparu et leur a parlé du royaume de Dieu.

04 Au cours d’un repas qu’il prenait avec eux, il leur donna l’ordre de ne pas quitter Jérusalem, mais d’y attendre que s’accomplisse la promesse du Père. Il déclara : « Cette promesse, vous l’avez entendue de ma bouche :05 alors que Jean a baptisé avec l’eau, vous, c’est dans l’Esprit Saint que vous serez baptisés d’ici peu de jours. »

06 Ainsi réunis, les Apôtres l’interrogeaient : « Seigneur, est-ce maintenant le temps où tu vas rétablir le royaume pour Israël ? » 07 Jésus leur répondit : « Il ne vous appartient pas de connaître les temps et les moments que le Père a fixés de sa propre autorité.

08 Mais vous allez recevoir une force quand le Saint-Esprit viendra sur vous ; vous serez alors mes témoins à Jérusalem, dans toute la Judée et la Samarie, et jusqu’aux extrémités de la terre. » 09 Après ces paroles, tandis que les Apôtres le regardaient, il s’éleva, et une nuée vint le soustraire à leurs yeux.

10 Et comme ils fixaient encore le ciel où Jésus s’en allait, voici que, devant eux, se tenaient deux hommes en vêtements blancs,11 qui leur dirent : « Galiléens, pourquoi restez-vous là à regarder vers le ciel ? Ce Jésus qui a été enlevé au ciel d’auprès de vous, viendra de la même manière que vous l’avez vu s’en aller vers le ciel. »

12 Alors, ils retournèrent à Jérusalem depuis le lieu-dit « mont des Oliviers » qui en est proche, – la distance de marche ne dépasse pas ce qui est permis le jour du sabbat.

13 À leur arrivée, ils montèrent dans la chambre haute où ils se tenaient habituellement ; c’était Pierre, Jean, Jacques et André, Philippe et Thomas, Barthélemy et Matthieu, Jacques fils d’Alphée, Simon le Zélote, et Jude fils de Jacques.

14 Tous, d’un même cœur, étaient assidus à la prière, avec des femmes, avec Marie la mère de Jésus, et avec ses frères.

15 En ces jours-là, Pierre se leva au milieu des frères qui étaient réunis au nombre d’environ cent vingt personnes, et il déclara :

16 « Frères, il fallait que l’Écriture s’accomplisse. En effet, par la bouche de David, l’Esprit Saint avait d’avance parlé de Judas, qui en est venu à servir de guide aux gens qui ont arrêté Jésus :

17 ce Judas était l’un de nous et avait reçu sa part de notre ministère ; 18 puis, avec le salaire de l’injustice, il acheta un domaine ; il tomba la tête la première, son ventre éclata, et toutes ses entrailles se répandirent. 19 Tous les habitants de Jérusalem en furent informés, si bien que ce domaine fut appelé dans leur propre dialecte Hakeldama, c’est-à-dire Domaine-du-Sang.

20 Car il est écrit au livre des Psaumes : Que son domaine devienne un désert, et que personne n’y habite, et encore : Qu’un autre prenne sa charge.

21 Or, il y a des hommes qui nous ont accompagnés durant tout le temps où le Seigneur Jésus a vécu parmi nous, 22 depuis le commencement, lors du baptême donné par Jean, jusqu’au jour où il fut enlevé d’auprès de nous. Il faut donc que l’un d’entre eux devienne, avec nous, témoin de sa résurrection. » 23 On en présenta deux : Joseph appelé Barsabbas, puis surnommé Justus, et Matthias. 24 Ensuite, on fit cette prière : « Toi, Seigneur, qui connais tous les cœurs, désigne lequel des deux tu as choisi

25 pour qu’il prenne, dans le ministère apostolique, la place que Judas a désertée en allant à la place qui est désormais la sienne. »

26 On tira au sort entre eux, et le sort tomba sur Matthias, qui fut donc associé par suffrage aux onze Apôtres.

Faut-il évangéliser? Actes 13:47

En effet, tel est l’ordre que le Seigneur nous a donné: Je t'ai établi pour être la lumière des nations, pour apporter le salut jusqu'aux extrémités de la terre.

Actes 1:8Mais vous recevrez une puissance lorsque le Saint-Esprit viendra sur vous, et vous serez mes témoins à Jérusalem, dans toute la Judée, dans la Samarie et jusqu'aux extrémités de la terre.
Marc 16:15Puis Il (Jésus-Christ) leur dit: «Allez dans le monde entier proclamer la bonne nouvelle à toute la création.»
Matthieu 5:15-16Et on n'allume pas non plus une lampe pour la mettre sous un seau, mais on la met sur son support et elle éclaire tous ceux qui sont dans la maison.
Que, de la même manière, votre lumière brille devant les hommes afin qu'ils voient votre belle manière d’agir et qu’ainsi ils célèbrent la gloire de votre Père céleste.
Romains 1:16En effet, je n'ai pas honte de l'Evangile de Christ: c’est la puissance de Dieu pour le salut de tout homme qui croit, du Juif d’abord, mais aussi du non-Juif.
Romains 10:17Ainsi la foi vient de ce qu'on entend et ce qu'on entend vient de la parole de Dieu.

21 Juillet 2025

2025-07-21T10:12:00.003+01:00

Bonjour les amis, le tempa passe bien trop vite!

C'est peut-être mieux ainsi.

Cela faiit 18 ans que Monsieur S et moi nous nous somme rencontrés.

Que le Seigneur notre Dieu continue à nous aider dans ce voyage

Il nous conduit sur son chemin de paix et il nous aide lorsque les rochers tombent devant nous.

Toute la famille nous soutient et nos bons amis nous aident à affronter les périls jour après jour.

Sans le Seigneur nous ne pourrions pas continuer ce voyage.

Voici donc mon conseil d'amie, reposez-vous sur Jésus-Christ, notre Seigneur bienveillant et plein d'amour pour nous, ses enfants. Malgré nos erreurs de conduite, nos envies de faire ce qu'on veut et pas sa volonnté, Jésus nous aide et son amour est constant. Qu'Il continue à nous bénir, vous et nous, Amen!

Jonah

2025-07-10T12:06:00.002+01:00

The Global Message of Jonah

The theme of Jonah is God’s saving mercy toward the nations of the world. The Lord’s compassion is not only for insiders like Jonah and Israel but also for outsiders like the Ninevites. Jonah vividly displays the heart of mercy God has for all people groups of the world, even those known for their godlessness. If only they will repent, God’s compassion is available to any persons from any nation or ethnicity.

Jonah in Redemptive History

God’s global intent. God called Adam and Eve to “be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it” (Gen. 1:28). This commission was hindered with the fall into sin, but was given in grace once more to Noah and then to Abraham and the patriarchs (Gen. 8:17; 9:1; 17:20; 28:3; 35:11). Abraham, however, was called not only to be fruitful and become “a great nation” but also to “be a blessing” so that “in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Gen. 12:2–3). Abraham and his children were to be a channel of divine blessing to the whole world.

Built into the Old Testament story from very early on, then, is God’s desire to reach the ends of the earth with his goodness and saving mercy. Israel was not called out and chosen by God solely for her own sake—she was called out so that she might bring blessing to the nations (Isa. 42:6–7; 49:6).

Part of the tragedy of Israel’s persistent faithlessness and idolatry over many generations was their ethnocentrism: they turned their focus inward rather than spreading divine blessing to the nations around them. Paul speaks of Israel’s failure in this regard many times, as in his letter to the Romans (Rom. 2:1–29). Jesus too addresses the Jewish failure to bring God’s blessing to the nations, as in the parable of the tenants (Matt. 21:33–46; compare Luke 24:47; John 10:16; Acts 1:8).

Jonah’s role in God’s global intent. This inward focus of Israel is also seen in Jonah. The prophet at first refuses to go to Nineveh, the godless Assyrian city, because, he says, “I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster” (Jonah 4:2). Jonah failed to see that God’s compassion was for all people; the very “steadfast love” he had received in the belly of the great fish (2:8) was the “steadfast love” he did not want to share with the nations (4:2), yet which they desperately needed, and which God stood ready to give to them.

With the coming of Christ, the blessing of God finally begins to flood out to the nations. Indeed, Jesus’ commission at the end of Matthew’s Gospel picks up and extends the commission given to Adam and Eve to be fruitful and subdue the earth, multiplying not only physically but also spiritually (“make disciples of all nations”; Matt. 28:19). And one day the blessing experienced by the Ninevites will be fulfilled in cosmic proportions as Jesus Christ is worshiped by a “ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Rev. 5:9).

Universal Themes in Jonah

The compassion of God. This is the key theme of Jonah. It is the note on which the book ends, as the Lord asks a despondent Jonah, “Should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?” (Jonah 4:11). God’s merciful compassion is not restricted to insiders. His mercy is for all who repent. Divine compassion is shown not to those who think they deserve such compassion but to those who receive it with repentance and humility—as the Ninevites did.

God’s sovereign purposes. God does whatever it takes—from a storm at sea to a great fish to the miraculous response of repentance by the Ninevites—to bring his boundless compassion to the nations. As Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “nothing can hinder the LORD from saving by many or by few” (1 Sam. 14:6). God delights to invite his people’s glad participation in what he is doing in the world, yet he is not bound by their obedience or disobedience. No matter how God’s people respond, God will accomplish his saving purposes for the world.

The universal need for grace. The Ninevites needed grace for their wickedness. But Jonah, the insider, the prophet, also needed grace. He was shown grace in the belly of the fish, and yet his heart remained stubborn even at the end of the story. He is resentful, refusing to feel the same pity for Nineveh that he felt for a small plant (Jonah 4:5–10). In short, he is a sinner—a hard-hearted man who is in need of mercy, the same mercy that God extended to the Ninevites. The steadfast love shown to Israel is needed by Israelites just as much as by the godless nations to whom Israel was called to bring it. The story stops where it does precisely in order to make this point.

The Global Message of Jonah for Today

The message of Jonah is an urgent call for the global church to extend to others the compassion they themselves have received.

One way we do this is through tangible acts of love such as financial generosity, hospitality, sharing of resources and personal possessions, and advocacy on behalf of those in need politically or socially. One thinks, for instance, of the alarming rate at which human trafficking and slavery are spreading. Such horrors demand active advocacy.

A second and even more crucial way we can extend compassion to others is through the spoken word, just as Jonah did (Jonah 3:3–4). Mindful of the “steadfast love” God has shown to us in Christ, we speak to others of the same steadfast love that is available to all the peoples of the world, regardless of class, ethnicity, or any other socially defining marker. The gospel of Christ crucified is that which is “of first importance” (1 Cor. 15:3), and we gladly and courageously pass it on to those who have not heard it.

We speak the gospel to lost people with confidence, knowing that the results are in God’s hands. Humanly speaking, no one in Nineveh was less likely to respond to Jonah’s preaching than the king. But God sovereignly caused Jonah’s preaching to pierce the hearts of the Ninevites, “from the greatest of them to the least of them,” including the king (Jonah 3:5–9)!

What is a mangrove?

2025-02-09T18:07:00.000+00:00

I have been intrigued by mangroves for a long time.

The word "mangrove" is used in at least three senses:

Most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage or mangal,^[13]^[17] for which the terms mangrove forest biome and mangrove swamp are also used;
To refer to all trees and large shrubs in a mangrove swamp;^[13] and
Narrowly to refer only to mangrove trees of the genus Rhizophora of the family Rhizophoraceae.^[18]

The word "mangrove" is used in at least three senses:

MANGROVES: invaluable to wildlife, coastal ecosystem | U.S. Fish &Restoring Restoring mangroves can be difficult once they have been destroyed by storms, sea level rise, or human encroachment. At the National Key Deer Refuge, mangrove conservation
In 1957, the National Key Deer Refuge was established to preserve and protect the endangered Key deer and other wildlife in the Florida Keys. By protecting the habitats for Key deer, thousands of other wildlife and plants dependent on this critical ecosystem also benefited. Mangrove habitats provide Key deer, birds, fish, American crocodiles, and other animals places to rest, feed, and raise their young.
Key deer are the smallest subspecies of white-tailed deer, and they can sometimes be seen wading or swimming between islands and in tidal creeks, freely feeding on mangroves, one of their favorite foods. Mangroves are extraordinary ecosystems with rich biodiversity. Not only do they benefit wildlife, both above and below the surface, but they also protect communities and shorelines from wind and wave damage, flooding, and erosion caused by major storms and hurricanes.
Most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage or mangal,^[13]^[17] for which the terms mangrove forest biome and mangrove swamp are also used;
To refer to all trees and large shrubs in a mangrove swamp;^[13] and
Narrowly to refer only to mangrove trees of the genus Rhizophora of the family Rhizophoraceae.^[18]
Wild south mangroves in wild south Florida

Jehoshaphat's Reforms

2025-02-06T07:56:00.004+00:00

Jehoshaphat's Reforms

19 Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem. 2 But Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, wrath has gone out against you from the Lord. 3 Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”

4 Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem. And he went out again among the people, from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers. 5 He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, 6 and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, for you judge not for man but for the Lord. He is with you in giving judgment. 7 Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes.”

8 Moreover, in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed certain Levites and priests and heads of families of Israel, to give judgment for the Lord and to decide disputed cases. They had their seat at Jerusalem. 9 And he charged them: “Thus you shall do in the fear of the Lord, in faithfulness, and with your whole heart: 10 whenever a case comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, concerning bloodshed, law or commandment, statutes or rules, then you shall warn them, that they may not incur guilt before the Lord and wrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you shall do, and you will not incur guilt. 11 And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the governor of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters, and the Levites will serve you as officers. Deal courageously, and may the Lord be with the upright!”[a]

Jehoshaphat, 2 Chronicles 19

2025-02-06T07:55:00.004+00:00

Jehoshaphat's Reforms

Persecution of Christians in Nicaragua!

2025-01-14T08:13:00.002+00:00

For the first time in the report’s 18-year history, Nicaragua is featured in response to extreme oppressive measures targeting Christians, notably the mass detention and expulsion of clergy.

Father God, we pray for our brothers and sisters in Nicaragua, stop the present ersecution in Jesus'mighty name Amen!

The report features first-hand testimonies from survivors of anti-Christian attacks, in addition to details of incidents based on information obtained from ACN’s local contacts.

Important verses for our heart!

2025-01-10T13:31:00.005+00:00

Trust in Jesus!

You Must Be Born Again

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 NLT)

Ephesians 4:32 says “Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.”

Psaume 9 - Je louerai l'Eternel de tout mon coeur...

2025-01-08T12:16:00.013+00:00

Je louerai l'Éternel de tout mon coeur, Je raconterai toutes tes merveilles.
Je ferai de toi le sujet de ma joie et de mon allégresse, Je chanterai ton nom, Dieu Très Haut!
Mes ennemis reculent, Ils chancellent, ils périssent devant ta face.
Car tu soutiens mon droit et ma cause, Tu sièges sur ton trône en juste juge.
Tu châties les nations, tu détruis le méchant, Tu effaces leur nom pour toujours et à perpétuité.
Plus d'ennemis! Des ruines éternelles! Des villes que tu as renversées! Leur souvenir est anéanti.
L'Éternel règne à jamais, Il a dressé son trône pour le jugement;
Il juge le monde avec justice, Il juge les peuples avec droiture.
L'Éternel est un refuge pour l'opprimé, Un refuge au temps de la détresse.
Ceux qui connaissent ton nom se confient en toi. Car tu n'abandonnes pas ceux qui te cherchent, ô Éternel!
Chantez à l'Éternel, qui réside en Sion, Publiez parmi les peuples ses hauts faits!
Car il venge le sang et se souvient des malheureux, Il n'oublie pas leurs cris.
Aie pitié de moi, Éternel! Vois la misère où me réduisent mes ennemis, Enlève-moi des portes de la mort,
Afin que je publie toutes tes louanges, Dans les portes de la fille de Sion, Et que je me réjouisse de ton salut.
Les nations tombent dans la fosse qu'elles ont faite, Leur pied se prend au filet qu'elles ont caché.
L'Éternel se montre, il fait justice, Il enlace le méchant dans l'oeuvre de ses mains. -Jeu d'instruments. Pause.
Les méchants se tournent vers le séjour des morts, Toutes les nations qui oublient Dieu.
Car le malheureux n'est point oublié à jamais, L'espérance des misérables ne périt pas à toujours.
Lève-toi, ô Éternel! Que l'homme ne triomphe pas! Que les nations soient jugées devant ta face!
Frappe-les d'épouvante, ô Éternel! Que les peuples sachent qu'ils sont des hommes! -Pause.

Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man

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Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man

5 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.[a] 2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. 4 For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. 7 He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!” 8 For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”

9 Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”

“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” 10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.

11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” 13 He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

14 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. 15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 16 Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well. 17 Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.

18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis[b] how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

Praying in the power of the Holy Spirit,

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Psalm 115

Verse 1

To you alone, O Lord, to you alone,

and not to us,

must glory be given, because of

your constant love and faith-

fulness.

Verse 13

He will bless everyone who honours

him,

the great and the small alike.

Verse 15

May you be blessed by the Lord,

who made heaven and earth.

Isaiah 30 verse 20

The Lord will make you go through

hard times, but he himself will be

there to teach you, and you will

not have to search for him any

more.

If you wander off the road to the

right or the left, you will hear

his voice behind you saying,

"Here is the road. Follow it."

Jude 20

But you, my friends, keep on building

yourselves up on your most sacred

faith.

Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,

and keep yourselves in the love

of God, as you wait for our Lord

Jesus Christ in his mercy to give

you eternal life.

Bible verses for healing!

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6 January 2025

Jeremiah 30:17

For I will restore health to you,

and your wounds I will heal,
declares the Lord,
because they have called you an outcast:
‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’

“Thus says the Lord:

30:18

Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
    and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt on its mound,
    and the palace shall stand where it used to be.
19 19 Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
    and the voices of those who celebrate.
I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
    I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.

20 Their children shall be as they were of old,
    and their congregation shall be established before me,
    and I will punish all who oppress them.
21 Their prince shall be one of themselves;
    their ruler shall come out from their midst;
I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
    for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the Lord.
22 22 And you shall be my people,
    and I will be your God.”

1 Corinthians 1 ESV The message of the cross is the power of God

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Greeting

1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,

2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving

4 I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, 5 that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— 6 even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— 7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Divisions in the Church

10 I appeal to you, brothers,[a] by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. 11 For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. 12 What I mean is that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name. 16 (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written,

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach[b] to save those who believe. 22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,[c] not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29 so that no human being[d] might boast in the presence of God. 30 And because of him[e] you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, 31 so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

For unto us a son is born!

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https://jewsforjesus.org/our-stories/the-weinischs-story

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Zechariah 1-3 • Visions from God (Part1)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM2rBUJT7vg

Zechariah

The vision of Obadiah

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1 The vision of Obadiah.

Edom Will Be Humbled

Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom:
We have heard a report from the Lord,
    and a messenger has been sent among the nations:
“Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!” 2
Behold, I will make you small among the nations;
    you shall be utterly despised.[a] 3
The pride of your heart has deceived you,
    you who live in the clefts of the rock,[b]
    in your lofty dwelling,
who say in your heart,
    “Who will bring me down to the ground?”4
Though you soar aloft like the eagle,
    though your nest is set among the stars,
    from there I will bring you down,
declares the Lord.

5 If thieves came to you,
    if plunderers came by night—
    how you have been destroyed!—
    would they not steal only enough for themselves?
If grape gatherers came to you,
    would they not leave gleanings?
6 How Esau has been pillaged,
    his treasures sought out!
7 All your allies have driven you to your border;
    those at peace with you have deceived you;
they have prevailed against you;
    those who eat your bread[c] have set a trap beneath you—
    you have[d] no understanding.

8 Will I not on that day, declares the Lord,
    destroy the wise men out of Edom,
    and understanding out of Mount Esau?
9 And your mighty men shall be dismayed, O Teman,
    so that every man from Mount Esau will be cut off by slaughter.

Edom's Violence Against Jacob

10 Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob,
    shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever

11 On the day that you stood aloof,
    on the day that strangers carried off his wealth
and foreigners entered his gates
    and cast lots for Jerusalem,
    you were like one of them.
12 But do not gloat over the day of your brother
    in the day of his misfortune;
do not rejoice over the people of Judah
    in the day of their ruin;
do not boast in the day of distress.
13 Do not enter the gate of my people
    in the day of their calamity;
do not gloat over his disaster
    in the day of his calamity;
do not loot his wealth
    in the day of his calamity.
14 Do not stand at the crossroads
    to cut off his fugitives;
do not hand over his survivors
    in the day of distress.

The Day of the Lord Is Near

15 For the day of the Lord is near upon all the nations.
As you have done, it shall be done to you;
    your deeds shall return on your own head.
16 For as you have drunk on my holy mountain,
    so all the nations shall drink continually;
they shall drink and swallow,
    and shall be as though they had never been.
17 But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape,
    and it shall be holy,
and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.
18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire,
    and the house of Joseph a flame,
    and the house of Esau stubble;
they shall burn them and consume them,
    and there shall be no survivor for the house of Esau,
for the Lord has spoken.

The Kingdom of the Lord

19 Those of the Negeb shall possess Mount Esau,
    and those of the Shephelah shall possess the land of the Philistines;
they shall possess the land of Ephraim and the land of Samaria, and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
20 The exiles of this host of the people of Israel
    shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath,
and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
    shall possess the cities of the Negeb.
21 Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion
    to rule Mount Esau,
    and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.

The Sinner's prayer!

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The Sinner's Prayer (by Dr. Ray Pritchard)

Lord Jesus, for too long I’ve kept you out of my life. I know that I am a sinner and that I cannot save myself. No longer will I close the door when I hear you knocking. By faith I gratefully receive your gift of salvation. I am ready to trust you as my Lord and Savior.

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for coming to earth. I believe you are the Son of God who died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead on the third day. Thank you for bearing my sins and giving me the gift of eternal life. I believe your words are true. Come into my heart, Lord Jesus, and be my Savior. Amen.

Differences between Catholic and Evangelicals

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The Bible
Evangelicals believe the Bible is the word of God and the ultimate authority.
Jesus Christ
Evangelicals believe Jesus Christ is the savior and lord, and that he died for the sins of humanity. Salvation is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ and a personal relationship with him.

Sharing the gospel

Evangelicals believe that they must spread the "good news" of Jesus Christ to others.

Evangelicals are also known as "born-again Christians". The term "evangelical" comes from the Greek word euangelion, which means "the good news" or the "gospel".

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2 Chroniques 7

2 Chronicles 7English Standard Version

Fire from Heaven

The Dedication of the Temple

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Jehoshaphat's Reforms

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Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man

Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man

Praying in the power of the Holy Spirit,

Bible verses for healing!

6 January 2025

Jeremiah 30:17

For I will restore health to you,

and your wounds I will heal,declares the Lord,because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’

1 Corinthians 1 ESV The message of the cross is the power of God

Greeting

Thanksgiving

Divisions in the Church

Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

For unto us a son is born!

https://jewsforjesus.org/our-stories/the-weinischs-story

Zechariah 1-3 • Visions from God (Part1)

The vision of Obadiah

Edom Will Be Humbled

Edom's Violence Against Jacob

The Day of the Lord Is Near

The Kingdom of the Lord

The Sinner's prayer!

The Sinner's Prayer (by Dr. Ray Pritchard)

Differences between Catholic and Evangelicals

2 Chronicles 7
English Standard Version

and your wounds I will heal,
declares the Lord,
because they have called you an outcast:
‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’