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QUESTIONS QUESTIONS QUESTIONS 1 PETER 3 15 But in your hearts set Christ apart [as holy—acknowledging Him, giving Him first place in your lives] as Lord. Always be ready to give a [logical] defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope and confident assurance [elicited by faith] that is within you, yet [do it] with gentleness and respect. People are always asking questions, what happened, who am I and why am I here, are some of the commonest questions asked today. As a Christian, you have the answer to all of life's questions, that is Jesus. In his lifetime, Jesus was asked many questions, the pharisees asked him if he was the Son of Gid, sadly they didn't like the answer. God asked a very important question in the garden of Eden, again man did not want to answer, so he went off and hid himself. The question God is asking you is: Where are you? Are you trying to hide from God? There is no hiding place. Another vital question that you have to answer is this one from Matthew 16 Now when Jesus went into the [c]region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they answered, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah, or [just] one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the living God.” This is the most important question anyone can answer, your eternal destiny depends on your reply to this question. Who is this man Jesus? He claimed to be God in the flesh? In Romans 10, it says this: 9 because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart a person believes [in Christ as Savior] resulting in his justification [that is, being made righteous—being freed of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God]; and with the mouth he acknowledges and confesses [his faith openly], resulting in and confirming [his] salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] will not be disappointed [in his expectations]. The answer is to say, Jesus is my Lord. To believe in your heart and confess it with your mouth. To those who have trusted Christ, now is the time to ask your friends and family, what do they think of Christ, it is time to confess your Saviour before men, it is time for believers to confront the world with the reality of sin, judgement and salvation. Remember the verse in 1 Peter, when we are asked to give a reason for the hope that lies within us, have you an answer?. To do this, you have to soak yourself in the word of God, your whole being must be immersed in God's word. Could you answer a Muslim? Could you answer an atheist? People are asking questions, you have got the true answer Jesus? A final question, if someone came up and asked you on the street: WHY ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN? Could you answer them from the bible? God bless you Keith You have read the devotion, now read the bottom line, over thirty pages of devotions in English/Chinese along with thousands in English THE BOTTOM LINE https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china https://www.tblfaithnews.com/ PLEASE LISTEN TO JOHN LENNOX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGrbrKWZFJg WONDERFUL WORSHIP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WbOSTqcVv8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiohGVxzDPc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5iAy7FQuNo PRAYER https://www.110cities.com/blog/cities/pyongyang/ https://www.110cities.com/blog/cities/london/ https://www.110cities.com/blog/buddhistpg-children/

This January, to prepare our hearts for praying for Chinese cities this year, we will spend four weeks praying for the entire country of China. Here is our prayer schedule: Week 1 - Praying for China as a whole: city vision Week 2 - Praying for China as whole: by area of ministry Week 3 - Praying for China as a whole: by region Week 4 - Praying for China as a whole: renewal for Lunar New Year This Week's Prayer Guide January 19 - This week, as we continue preparing our hearts to pray for cities in China, we will pray for all the regions of China as a whole. Today, begin by praying for Northwest China. Pray for Christians to reach out to and love their neighbors, particularly the Muslims, Mongolians, and other minorities who live in this region. January 20 - Pray for Southwest China. Pray for Christians in this region who have experienced persecution, pressure, or economic difficulty in recent years. Pray for God’s grace, and for more churches to be planted. January 21 - Pray for Southern China. Praise God for the history of God’s work in places like Guangzhou and Xiamen, and pray that God will continue to make his name known in this region. January 22 - Pray for Central China. Praise God for the house churches in this region, and pray that he will continue to renew these churches and make them a blessing to the cities around them. January 23 - Pray for Eastern China. Pray for the many metropolitan cities along China’s coast, that churches there would be an example of Christ to all the people who live and work in these busy urban environments. January 24 - Pray for Northern China. Pray for churches in cities in and around the country’s capital, for more cooperation between churches here and for God to raise up for Christian leaders who can serve his people. January 25 - Pray for Northeastern China. In these cold months in the northeast, pray for the Holy Spirit to give warmth and energy to his church, that the people in these northeastern cities would not simply be content and complacent but would see their need for Jesus.

"Only he who can say, 'The Lord is the strength of my life' can say, 'Of whom shall I be afraid?'" ~ Alexander MacLaren VIETNAM: Christians Face Opposition and Violence Source: Voice of the Martyrs Australia Contacts A village in Vietnam. Christian workers in Vietnam are requesting urgent prayer on behalf of believers who have recently experienced situations of severe persecution. In response to the ongoing concern, VOMC's partnering ministry office in Australia has been providing the affected Christians with greatly needed financial assistance. In one village, a group of believers were forced to leave their homes due to the pressures they encountered in the community. Even though these displaced followers of Jesus have thankfully been able to find temporary accommodations with fellow believers, they presently remain without permanent residences of their own. Another Christian known as Mr. Bah was also forced to leave his house after refusing to renounce his faith. He is temporarily staying in the kitchen of his pastor's home. Pastor Dan is an elderly Christian leader who uses his home for church gatherings. On December 23rd, when a group of believers had gathered at the pastor's residence for worship, local authorities – accompanied by other hostile community members described as "thugs" – broke into the pastor's home. The convening church members were physically attacked during the invasion. When Pastor Dan attempted to intervene, the authorities proceeded to severely beat him, consequently breaking his arm and leg. Brother Ting and his family members regularly held church gatherings in their home as well. When local authorities requested that these believers stop meeting for worship, Ting refused. Soon after, the Christian leader was found beaten to death along the side of a road. In addition, the authorities had ordered Ting's wife, Mar, to do community work. After explaining that she was too busy and unable to help, Pastor Ting's wife was found dead in her home about a week after Ting was murdered. Christians in Vietnam, particularly those who live within tribal areas, frequently face opposition from local authorities. To learn more about the suffering of our Vietnamese family in Christ, visit VOMC's country profile. Prayerfully uphold each one of the Vietnamese believers who have been personally affected by these recently occurring acts of opposition. For those who were forced to leave their homes, pray for God's intervention, provision and protection to take place in their lives. Ask the Lord to also provide necessary physical and emotional healing to all who sustained injuries as a result of the devastating attacks. On behalf of the grieving family and friends of Brother Ting and his wife Mar, pray that they will tangibly sense God's unfailing love, comfort, as well as His "peace that surpasses all understanding" (Philippians 4:7). In general, pray that all believers in Vietnam will continue to entrust their lives to the One who holds the future in His hands. COLOMBIA: Pastoring Family Assassinated Sources: El Tiempo, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, VOMC Contact, Defensoría del Pueblo Pastor Marlon Lora and his family. Photo: The Lora family Police are currently investigating the drive-by assassination of Pastor Marlon Lora and his family, which took place on December 29th. Pastor Marlon, his wife Yurlay Rincon – along with their two children, Angela and Santiago – had been finishing lunch when they were suddenly gunned down by men on a motorcycle. The violent attack occurred just metres away from the police station in Aguachica, northern Colombia. In addition to providing leadership to 36 churches across the region, Pastor Marlon personally pastored the Prince of Peace Villaparaguay Church in Aguachica. According to the couple's supervisor, Pastor Giovanni Bermúdez, "Marlon was like many of us pastors; we keep quiet about many things so that everything runs smoothly, even while we carry heavy burdens inside." The motive behind the attack is not yet clear. However, there has been speculation that one of the perpe

PRAYER AND PRAISE ARE POWERFUL PRIVILEGES PSALM 73 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works. PSALM 34 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Of all the privileges of being a Christian, the ones of bringing our prayers and praises to God, are on the top rung of the ladder. Before we came to faith, we were alienated from God, we were unable to reach him, let alone talk with him, but now because of the sacrificial death of Jesus, we are able to approach God and call him our father. Hebrews 10:19-22 Prayer is not just talking to God and bringing our requests, it is part of it, we are not to come with a big shopping list. God is to be praised first, why because he deserves it, before we ask for anything from him, surely it is right to thank and praise him for all he is and how much he has given us. Prayer changes things, but so does praise, why? Because it takes our focus off ourselves and places it on God. Jesus outlined how we should pray in Matthew 6, Paul prayed for each of the churches he founded in passages such as Philippians 1:9-11 and Ephesians 1:15-23. In Philippians 4:6-7, we are urged to bring our requests to God, in Psalm 62, we are told to empty our hearts in Prayer and in ! thess 5, we are told to pray without ceasing. Prayer is a wonderful privilege, so why is the prayer meeting, the worst attended meeting at virtually every church? God answers the prison cell prayer in Acts 12 and 16, he sends revival through prayer 2 Chronicles 7. Praise to God is best illustrated in the book of Psalms, there are so many psalms that tell us, what to praise and how to praise God. We are to praise him for the following reasons: ： For who he is For what he has done for us For what he has given us For salvation and all that entails Prayer and Praise are linked, one place we say them working in conjunction with each other, is in Acts 16: 祷告与赞美是相互关联的，《使徒行传》16 章就是一处体现它们 25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. Prayer and Praise have dynamic power, both of them working together, not one in isolation, we praise God for who he is and what he has done for us and then we know that when we pray we can come in a bold manner knowing that he will answer us, according to his will. God is worthy to be PRAISED. GOD is pleased to hear both our prayers and our praises. GOD loves to hear our PRAYERS In the summer, I was going round the ruins of Huntingdon castle, this was the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England from 1650-60 and a godly man, there was a stone at the castle, which had these words on it. HE NEVER LEFT FOR BATTLE EXCEPT THROUGH THE HARBOUR OF PRAYER We should never go into daily battle, without prayer. In Ephesians 6, we have the Christian's armour, one is usually overlooked and that is prayer. We need to have our armour on, but if we do not pray, it's worthless. Samson shook himself, he said I will go out as before. How often do we do that? Every day before we go out let's pray. Let's always take advantage of these two awesome privileges, let's pray without ceasing and may God's praise be continually in our mouths. Murray Mcheyne said this on prayer A man i

This January, to prepare our hearts for praying for Chinese cities this year, we will spend four weeks praying for the entire country of China. Here is our prayer schedule: Week 1 - Praying for China as a whole: city vision Week 2 - Praying for China as whole: by area of ministry Week 3 - Praying for China as a whole: by region Week 4 - Praying for China as a whole: renewal for Lunar New Year This Week's Prayer Guide January 12 - This week, to continue preparing our hearts to pray for cities in China in 2025, we will pray for ministry all across China as a whole. Pray for the Lord to use his people to build his kingdom this year. January 13 - Pray for the work of gospel renewal in China. Pray for churches to be deeply rooted in the gospel in 2025, that they may be transformed by the grace of Jesus. January 14 - Pray for the work of discipleship in China. Pray for healthy churches that love Jesus, for believers to pour into each other’s lives and be examples of Christian love. January 15 - Pray for the work of evangelism in China. Even in the midst of persecution and economic downturn, pray for Christians in China to reach out to the lost with the love, hope, and peace of Christ. January 16 - Pray for the work of church planting in China. Pray for new churches to be planted in Chinese cities that can help transform neighborhoods with the gospel. January 17 - Pray for the work of leadership development in China. Pray for more pastors, elders, deacons, and coworkers to be raised up to help shepherd, teach, and serve the churches in China. January 18 - Pray for the work of theological education in China. Pray for deep understanding of Scripture, and for Christians to grow in the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.

THE ONE ANOTHERS John 13 34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Over fifty times in the New testament, we have these one another's, these speak clearly and concisely to us in a way we can understand. We will do a series on these one another's in due course, but here, let's make some general comments about them. First of all: They are direct commands to obey These special phrases are given not as options to us, but commands to obey. Jesus said, if you love me keep my commandments. John 14:15 King James Version 15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. Some of these commands especially relating to forgiveness and being patient, run against our natural inclination. Not only are they direct commands, they are demanding commands. As we have already said, the flow of the world, says that we should care for ourselves, but lots of these commands challenge our mindset to think of ourselves first. These commands demand change, they demand radical discipleship, if these commands were only obeyed by the church, then the world would sit up and take notice of us. Not only are they direct and demanding, they dissect all our thought patterns, the word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than a two-edged sword. Hebrews 4:12-13. They are there to transform our thinking Romans 12:1-2 and 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, we need to constantly cleanse our minds, letting the pure water of the word flow through it. Colossians 3:16. They are also distinctive commands, commands such as love one another and be patient with one another, are not found anywhere else. These things make Christians distinct. What does Christ say, they will know you are Christians by your love for one another, this is what makes Christianity unique. It is not like Buddhism or Islam; it has a deep and dynamic command system that radically transforms the heart. These commands should be our delight, in Psalm 119, the psalmist says, I delight to do thy law. The commands of the Lord are not some burden to us, they are there to set us free. Imagine, if we obeyed the command Forgive one another, how much freedom would that give us. Are the one another's your delight? Finally, they are dynamic, they are life changing. Any church or individual who fully embraces all these one another's in their life and the life of the church, will be transformed. These commands cover the whole sphere of your Christian walk, they cover your personal walk, they cover your walk in church. Please go and find a good bible concordance and find out how many of these one another commands, there are in the NT. It is an exciting journey for you and one that will transform your life, please find out all these wonderful commands and then test yourself. Say: Let's take the command to Love one another. Am I loving people? Am I loving everyone equally? Test yourself and see if you match up. Are you obeying the one another's? If you do, it will totally transform your life. God bless you KK You have read the devotion, now read the bottom line, over thirty pages of devotions in English/Chinese along with thousands in English THE BOTTOM LINE https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china https://www.tblfaithnews.com/ WONDERFUL WORSHIP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=solHPv3DRe8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5hdz-BKSTo SERMON CENTRE THE ATONEMENT BY GLENN DUNN https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/217151810321/a?autoplay=1 https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/31151239175/a?autoplay=1 https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/32915122898/a?autoplay=1 https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/426151136589/a?autoplay=1 https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/67151226224/a?autoplay=1 https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/82151237457/a?autoplay=1 PRAYER CENTRE https://www.110cities.com/blog/cities/ndjamena/ https://www.110cities.com/blog/cities/niamey/ https://www.110cities.com/blog/cities/ouagadougou/ https://www.110cities.com/blog/cities/paris/

"[Christians] are unknown, yet are condemned; they are put to death, but it is life that they receive. They are poor, and enrich many; destitute of everything, they abound in every- thing. They are dishonoured, and in their dishonour find their glory." ~ From the "Epistle to Diognetus" Unknown 2nd-Century Author NIGERIA: Dozens Killed in Christmas Week Attacks Sources: Release International, International Christian Concern, Morning Star News Christians in NIgeria have faced violence for years. Photo: VOMC Nearly 50 Nigerian Christians were killed in a series of attacks that took place during the week of Christmas. On Sunday, December 22nd, believers in a village located within Nigeria's Plateau State had gathered to celebrate the season by singing carols. As they were leaving, a group of armed Fulani militants opened fire, killing 14 of the attending Christians, including a pregnant woman and a one-year-old child. In a series of separate attacks, Christmas Day became a nightmare for five other Christian communities in the state of Benue. Invaders entered the villages of Anwase, Ubutu, Tse Azege, Nyiev-ya and Ityuluv, setting fire to homes and killing approximately 33 people. In the wake of the devastating raids, which resulted in several deaths and the destruction of many properties, the members of these communities have been left reeling. One resident from Anwase stated that the assault "left the community in shock and mourning." These attacks are reminiscent of the violence that took place in Plateau State during the 2023 Christmas season, resulting in the fatalities of more than 140 citizens. For further reports concerning the suffering of our Christian family in Nigeria, visit VOMC's country profile. Pray for greatly needed peace, comfort and encouragement on behalf of all those who are mourning the loss of their loved ones as a result of these brutal attacks. Ask the Lord to also minister to believers otherwise affected by the violent raids – meeting the spiritual, practical, physical and emotional needs of those who were injured, or have lost their homes, properties and/or livelihoods. May Nigeria's governmental forces take increased action against the horrific destruction caused by militant groups, bringing an end to the reign of indiscriminate terror across large areas of the nation. INDIA: Hindu Nationalists Disrupt Christmas Celebrations Sources: International Christian Concern, Evangelical Fellowship of India, Morning Star News A church in India during the Christmas season. Photo: Wikimedia / Sandipanraha (cc) A wave of violent incidents marred Christmas celebrations across India, even as Prime Minister Modi extolled the virtues of "love" and "harmony" in his Christmas speech and social media posts. The recently occurring acts of violence against followers of Jesus, which took place in at least ten states across India, were particularly instigated by Hindu nationalist groups in their determination to rid the nation of Christian influence. While the southern state of Kerala is generally known for its communal harmony, right-wing activists attacked a government-operated school in Palakkad during the Christmas celebrations, leading to widespread protests. Elsewhere in Kerala, a manger scene was destroyed. In Punjab, a Pentecostal pastor had been attacked for allegedly attempting to convert Hindus. In Rajasthan, teachers and students in schools celebrating Christmas were also assaulted. Additionally, in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, protestors barged into a house where Christians had gathered for worship and demanded that the believers stop the service. Other recent incidents perpetrated by Hindu militants around the country include: harassing a food delivery employee who was dressed as Santa Claus, destroying a statue of Mary (the mother of Jesus), and chanting loudly to drown out the sounds associated with Christmas festivities. In multiple cases across the nation, worship gatherings were also disrupted by protestors. One of the most violent incidents that occurred during the Christmas season involved t

NO NO NO! TO THE DEVIL EPHESIANS 4 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. 25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 27 Neither give place to the devil. 28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. 29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. The devil is the Christian's enemy, he hates God Ezekiel 14, but he can never hurt God Genesis 3:15. So who does he go after, that's right, he goes after the Christian and the Church. Every weapon he can muster is targeted on us, we are in the firing line so to speak. He truly, has it in for us, he is like a roaring lion: 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: He wants to devour us, he is seeking those he can devour, how does he do this: In this passage, we have some of the weapons that the devil uses to trap the Christian, do you notice that he uses our emotions, he gets us to be angry, that's an emotion, it isn't a wrong emotion, if it's focused on the right thing, Jesus was angry at what was happening in the temple, but he did not sin. Every trap that the devil lays in this passage, is answered by the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, speaking through Paul, God wants you to give no place to the devil, here's how you do it. In verses 24-25, we have to put something on and take something off, it is like morning and evening, in the morning, you put on new clothes, you take off the old clothes, this is the same with the Christian. COLOSSIANS 3 7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. 8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: The putting on and taking off is a continuous thing, just like the filling of the spirit Ch 5:18, every day and indeed every moment, we have to be taking off our old clothes and putting on new clothes, how can we do this: Romans 12 tells us: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. We are to be moulded by God's word. How much time do you spend in God's word each day? Now compare how much time you spend playing on your cell phone and watching rubbish on TV? We need to have our minds cleansed, by God's spirit using God's word, this is the only formula. We need to: Colossians 3 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. We need to let the word of God dwell in our hearts and lives, to dwell, means to take up residence, we are to welcome it, it must be the primary guest in our hearts. SAY THIS AS YOUR READ YOUR BIBLE Word of God I welcome you, speak to me as I meditate on your truth. As we meditate on God's word, it will bring overflowing joy, we will sing aloud of our God and it will touch our fellow believers. Remember, the devil hates to hear Christian

At China Partnership, we place a high value on cities. As I wrote in my introductory piece to 2024, Chinese cities have a special place in the work of the kingdom of God. With thousands of people moving into Chinese cities each year, urban churches have a unique opportunity to be “cities on a hill,” kingdom communities that exemplify the love, joy, peace, hope, and righteousness of Christ to their neighbors. Because of this belief, we spent all of 2024 praying for Chinese cities. We prayed for a different city each month, drawing our prayer requests from the Christians that call those cities home. The feedback we have received from this prayer focus–as well as our own internal experience–has been fantastic. So much so, that in 2025 we’re going to do it all over again. In 2025, we’ll be praying for eleven more cities. Just as we did last year, we have intentionally chosen cities to represent multiple regions within China, from the cold northeast to the more tropical southwest. Though these cities are all a part of China, they are incredibly diverse, each with its own unique history and church context. To prepare our hearts for another year of praying for Chinese cities, we first want to step back and pray for China as a whole. This January, we will spend four weeks reminding ourselves about the “big vision” of why we pray for Chinese cities, and praying for the entire country. Our prayer schedule will look like this: Week 1 - Praying for China as a whole: city vision Week 2 - Praying for China as whole: by area of ministry Week 3 - Praying for China as a whole: by region Week 4 - Praying for China as a whole: renewal for Lunar New Year We hope you will join us as we begin 2025 praying for cities across China. We pray that the Holy Spirit prepares your heart well for praying for Chinese cities this year! This Week's Prayer Guide January 5 - This week, we will prepare our hearts to pray for more cities in China in 2025. To begin, we will pray for the Holy Spirit to give churches in China a “city vision,” that they may be shaped by the gospel in how they view their cities and how they live in them. May they be Christ’s ambassadors to the cities where they live. January 6 - We believe cities in China need transformation by grace. Pray for cities in China to experience this transformation in 2025, and for God to use churches within these cities to help bring about this transformation. January 7 - A Christian leader in China reminds us: “When you pray for a city according to God’s heart, you will see God working in that city.” Prayer is effective and powerful. It is the main avenue by which we see God’s rule affect change. Pray for believers in Chinese cities to be deeply rooted in prayers, that they would see God working in their cities in 2025. January 8 - Matthew 5:14 calls Christian churches to be a “city on a hill” within their cities. Pray for churches in China to be a “city on a hill,” an alternative community to the cities around them, exemplifying the way of the cross. January 9 - Pray that churches in China would be communities defined by the love of Christ: first, that they would be a people who deeply experience Christ’s love for them. Second, that they would love Christ in return. Third, that they would love each other as brothers and sisters. And fourth, that they would reach out to the lost and broken around them with the love of Christ. January 10 - Pray for Christian unity within churches in China, both for churches within the same city and for churches from different cities. May God bring his people together to show his goodness to the world. January 11 - A Christian leader in China reminds us why it is important to pray for Christians in other cities and other countries: “We are all in God’s kingdom, and we need to support each other, to have a kingdom mindset.” Pray for more mutual love and encouragement of Christians in Chinese cities in 2025, that together we may have a kingdom mindset.

Welcome to the first in a new series called mission monthly, every month, we will concentrate on a country and people group for Prayer. This month, we start with Buddhism and Myanmar. This will always be in English JANUARY 2025 This month, we will focus on Buddhism and the country of Myanmar Please view the links below: BUDDHISM PRAYER MONTH https://www.110cities.com/blog/buddhistprayerguide/ https://www.110cities.com/blog/buddhistpg-children/ https://www.110cities.com/global-day-of-prayer-for-the-buddhist-world/ https://prayercast.com/prayer-topic/buddhism/ Please view the following links https://my.secure.website/hopechristianchurch/ https://loveformyanmar.org/ https://myanmaragape.org/ https://www.northburmachristianmission.org/ PRAYER CENTRE FOCUS ON THE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE OF MYNAMAR https://prayercast.com/prayer-topic/myanmar-burma/ https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11459/BM https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/11029/BM https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/10892/BM https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12237/BM https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18998/BM https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12948/BM HOW TO REACH BUDDHISTS SERMONS in English https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/23091613253 https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/96171532531 https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/81422131337536 SERMONS IN CHINESE https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/420201832526555/a?autoplay=1 https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/11817137224/a?autoplay=1 https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/12120175743282/a?autoplay=1

This Week's Prayer Guide December 29 - As we close 2024 and enter 2025, we are doing a special week of prayer where we pray Philippians 2:5-11 over the house church in China. To begin, pray that, in their relationships with one another, our brothers and sisters in China would “have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.” (Phil 2:5) December 30 - Pray that the church in China would model Christ, who “being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage.” (Phil 2:6) December 31 - On this New Year’s Eve, pray that Christians in China would live like Christ, who “made himself nothing, by taking the very nature of a servant.” (Phil 2:7) January 1 - As we enter this new year, pray for Christians in China to “die with Christ,” to be humble and obedient as Christ was, “even death on a cross!” (Phil 2:8) January 2 - Praise God for Christ’s ascension! Pray for Christians in China to cling to the fact that Christ has been raised “to the highest place” and has been given “the name that is above every name.” (Phil 2:9) And they have been raised with him! January 3 - In the midst of difficult times, pray that Christians in China will remember “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.” (Phil 2:10). No earthly kingdom can overcome him! January 4 - Pray for the church in China to be an active witness to Christ, that more people in China may take part in this promise: “every tongue [will] acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Phil 2:11) 12月29日--在2024年即将结束、2025年即将来临之际，我们将进行一个特别的祷告周，为中国的家庭教会用《腓立比书》2:5-11来带领我们祷告。首先，求主帮助中国的弟兄姐妹，在他们彼此的关系中，能够 “以基督耶穌的心为心”（腓2:5）。 12月30日--求主帮助中国的教会能够以基督为榜样，祂 “本有上帝的形像，却不坚持自己与上帝同等”（腓2:6）。 12月31日--在这个新年前夕，求主帮助中国的基督徒能够活出基督的样式，祂 “虚己，取了奴僕的形像”。(腓 2:7） 1月1日--进入新的一年，为中国的基督徒祷告，让他们 “与基督同死”，像基督一样谦卑顺服，“且死在十字架上！”（腓2:8）。(腓2：8） 1月2日--为基督的升天赞美神！为中国的基督徒祷告，让他们紧紧抓住基督已经升到 “至高之处”，并“赐给他超乎万名之上的名”（腓2:9）。他们也与祂一同被高举！ 1月3日--在艰难的时刻，求主帮助中国的基督徒记住 “一切在天上的、地上的和地底下的， 因耶稣的名， 众膝都要跪下，”（腓2:10）。没有任何属世的国度能够胜过他！ 1月4日--为中国教会祷告，让他们成为基督的积极见证人，让更多中国人能够参与这个应许：“众口都要宣认： 耶稣基督是主， 归荣耀給父上帝 (腓2:11）。”

WHICH WAY ARE YOU LOOKING? 2 Timothy 4 6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. It's the end of another year, what have we done with the year just gone? Millions have died, most to a lost eternity, so are time on earth is so short. Paul reflecting on his life, penned these amazing words to hos protege, Timothy. He looked at his life, he looked squarely into the eyes of the death shortly to happen to him and had the utmost confidence. In 2025, which way will we look: Backwards In verse 7, Paul reflects on his life, he looks back and says that he has fought a good and finished the race. Can we say that? I wonder if I could, you know as you get older, you look back, I certainly look back and think about my past and I know that the words penned by Paul couldn't be mine. I Have failed the Lord so many time, but he has been so gracious and merciful to me. There is good in looking back, but there is bad in looking back, remember that our focus mustn't be on the past, we can't change it, however much we want to, we can learn from it. If we are truly saved, we have to remember that God is merciful and has forgiven all our past failures. Many of carry the past with us, it is like a ball and chain round our feet, but only the devil reminds us of our past, it is his aim, to kee us looking at our past, it is the Holy spirit's aim to help us learn from our past. Are you continually looking at your past or learning from it? Forwards PHILIPPIANS 3 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Paul was a mature believer, but still he wanted to obey the call of God, the call of God to the Christian, is always to go FULLER, DEEPER AND HIGHER. Standing still in the Christian life, is never an option, If a climber, wants to climb Mount Everest, he never stays at base camp, he moves onwards and upwards. The Christian needs to constantly be going forward, to grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, the christian should be always on an upward trajectory. Are you moving fowards in your Christian life? Are you spending quality time in your bible? Are you spending more time in prayer? UPWARDS TITUS 2 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Jesus is coming soon, we see what's happening all around us, the last days are upon us, we need to be awake. Jesus makes it clear that we need to keep awake, as we do not know what time the son of Man, would come and blessed is that one who have their lamps trimmed and ready。Matthew 25. Philippians 3 20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working

"Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body." ~ Hebrews 13:3 ESV SPECIAL VIDEO EDITION "2024 IN REVIEW" Throughout the year of 2024, VOMC's Persecution & Prayer Alert reports continued to call attention to the current challenges being encountered by Christians in different countries of the world. Considering that these persecuted believers were experiencing serious forms of suffering for their faith – whether it be imprisonment, the threat of death, and/or other situations of concern – the prayers of God's people have been both timely and critical. In this week's specially produced year-end video report, host Greg Musselman interviews Anita Hanna, who serves as the Manager of International Ministry for the Voice of the Martyrs Canada. We encourage you to listen to their discussion as they address four of the international nations that were featured most frequently throughout the year in the ministry's weekly Persecution & Prayer Alert reports. During the interview, Greg and Anita also discuss the various ways in which VOMC is providing for the immediate needs of those experiencing persecution. Hear how our Christian brothers and sisters in Pakistan, India, Nigeria and Iran have received urgently needed assistance. On behalf of VOMC's ministry team, we greatly appreciate your faithful prayers for these believers and so many others who have been encountering persecution in their respective countries. By engaging in prayer for them, you are aptly heeding the words of Hebrews 13:3. Watch Video Now

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PSALM 149 149 Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. 4 For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord. It's a new year, the need for fervent prayer is more and more needed. Here in China, we need fervent prayer for our church, we area small house church here in Nanjing. PRAISES God has kept us safe during this past year, several churches in Nanjing have been raided and even closed down. People are still being saved and brought into the kingdom of God. People are growing in their faith and going on with Him. God graciously allowed my family and I to travel to the UK and Europe and share the gospel in several churches. PERSONAL REASONS For my health in China, recently I have suffered broken bones in my right foot, now fully recovered. For the strengthening of my marriage to my wife, we are one of the handful of Christian couples in our church. For protection from harm, physically, spiritually and emotionally. Demonic attacks are very powerful. For protection on my teaching, for my dear students, esp Little C, a nine-year-old girl, who has recently been baptized and E another Christian girl, who is going through stressful times. For My daughter's health, please pray as she and boyfriend, will probably marry this year. Pray for more opportunities to travel and to share the gospel with many other churches. Below are prayer requests for every day of the week, please take a few minutes to pray each day for China. Sunday 周日 Please pray that the Chinese church, would be filled with purity, power and boldness as it meets today. Please pray for the pastors as they preach, for boldness and empowerment. Please pray for the protection of all services. 请祷告中国教会，就像今天一样充满洁净，权柄和胆魄。请在牧师传道之时为他拥有胆魄、允准而祷告。请祷告所有侍奉都得到保护。 Monday 周一 Please pray as the church is 80-90% women. Men need to be challenged and activated into leadership. Please pray that each church would have a group of godly men, who fear nothing but God, and who are prepared to sacrifice themselves for the gospel. 请为教会80％-90％的女士祷告。男士需要经历挑战并活跃在领导岗位。请祷告每个教会都将有一群神的仆人们，他们除了神无所惧怕，也准备好为福音奉献自己。 Tuesday 周二 Plese pray for the next generation, most of the church is made up of middle-aged people. Please pray that there would be an influx of young people and children into the church. The next generation is only interested in the latest fashion and cell phone. Please pray for the children of China, who are under severe pressure to achieve a good score at school. 请为下一代祷告，绝大多数教会是由中年人组成，请祷告教会有年轻人和孩子们进入，下一代仅对最新的时尚和手机有兴趣。请祷告中国的孩子们，他们在学校为了获得好分数面临严重的压力。 Wednesday 周三 Persecution is real, but we can and do share the gospel. Please pray that God would open up opportunities to share the gospel. People are in great need. Many people have mental problems, the society seems stable, but people are hurting very deeply. Please pray that the church, would be salt and light. 迫害真实发生，但我们能做的就是分享福音。请祷告神将开启分享福音的机会。人民有巨大需求。许多人有精神问题，社会看似平稳，但人们内心被深深伤害，请祷告教会将成为盐和光。 Thursday 周四 https://joshuaproject.net/countries/CH 140 million are unreached. The size of the task is huge, to walk down a street is to be overwhelmed by this mass of humanity. Please pray that every person in China, would hear the gospel. 一亿四千万人未领受福音。这项任务数字巨大，走在街上都会被大量民众所征服。请祷告中国每个人将听到福音。 Friday 周五 Many millions are trapped in Buddhism (500 Million), Communist Ideology (130 Million) and Atheism (500 Million). These ideologies are deep strongholds for the Chinese people and can only

Over the past four years, we haven't had anyone to report, as Covid has curtailed our travel, but this year, we more than made up for it. At Chinese new year, we went on a ten day trip to Chongqing, Chengdu and Libin by train, bus and plane. First of all, I don't recommend travelling at this time, why because over 1 billion people, decide to do the same thing! First up was Chongqing, a mega city and wow this is an extraordinary place, our first stop was the cave in the cliff, houses literally hanging on the side of a cliff, and at night it was even more spectacular, as it was lit up with thousands of lights. It got more amazing, as we saw the train going into a block of houses, yeah really, there is a train station in the middle of this block, with people living above and below it. This city is out of this world and the next day, we went to see an old town again built o a hillside, totally amazing. Oh and of course, we had the famous Chongqing hotpot, it is very delicious, they bring you all the food and a big boiling pot and you boil the ham, the fish and everything else in this big pot, ours cost about 80 yuan, well worth it. On to Chengdu, the food got so spicy, my wife and daughter loved it, but I was on the bread and rice diet, the street food was totally amazing and smelled really good. Our final stop was Libin, a small city near Chengdu, near the city was an old Chinese town with many old houses and streets, which we found very interesting as Keith is an expert at History, well he was once long ago at school. Subway travel was very difficult, as it was so crowded, we took an hour to go 200 yards and were packed in like sardines on the subway, so if you come to China, don't come at Chinese new year. I haven‘t been back to my homeland of the Uk, for nine years, so we decided to take the whole of the summer there, to make it more interesting, my wife and daughter, got a months visa to travel in Europe. My dear cousin Elaine and her wonderful children John and Claire hosted us, we arrived in the middle of June, staying near Cambridge, after day trips to afore mentioned Cambridge and London, we set off around Europe. We are so grateful to Elaine for hosting us, we owe you so much, Thank you. Our first port of call, was Norway, arriving in Oslo, was amazing, it's midnight and it's still daytime. We got on a bus from Oslo to visit, Helen's cousin and her son in Avdal, a five hour journey. What can I say about the hospitality from Leyuene and Ole, we were taken up into the high mountains, had reindeer meat and walked around this beautiful location and saw some of the highest waterfalls in Norway. On the Sunday, we had church in the forest, absolute amazing experience. After five days in Avdal I had to be dragged away, as i loved it so much, we departed for Prague. This is the most wonderful city, the castle is absolutely huge and the climb up to it, is lung bursting. The city itself is a treasure trove, it is a place that is covered with history, with its cobbled streets, magnificent churches and coloured houses. The euro football was on at that time, England were playing, this Englishmen was trying in vain to find a television in the middle of Prague to watch the football, eventually I found of all things an Irish bar, England losing 1-0, deep in Injury time, one last chance, a long throw, a header on and an overhead kick, this Englishman, jumped up and down and got very excited. England won 2-1! Vienna was our next stop, now every year I used to watch the Strauss concert from the Golden hall, and we were able to go to an all Mozart concert played by an orchestra in period costume, we had to stand up, but that was on my bucket list, what a night! They played the Blue Daube and Radetzky march to finish, my hands have never been so sore after clapping... I was very happy clappy that night. Onto Italy, Rome was amazing, the Coliseum was beyond words and it is a truly amazing place as is Florence, with its wonderful art galleries, which were free on that Sunday, my daughter, who is an artist, was so happy. But my favourite w

Dear Friend First of All, I wish to wish you all a very happy and blessed Christmas and new year. Thanks to you all for reading my devotions, you can find all of them on the bottom line website. See below For all those who have replied to me and sent me tremendous encouragement during the year.. THANKYOU For all those, who have shared my devotions...THANKYOU You are all such a blessing to me. Thanks so much for being part of my life. Please keep praying for me, my dear wife and daughter and our church here in China. God bless you KK Please read and share my devotions, they are many here to bless you. THE BOTTOM LINE https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china SONGS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmR0z4EWUjw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5nUTO4m9oA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jlZZvamB8U&list=RDGMEMMib4QpREwENw3_jAc0YgNw&index=4 SERMONS JOHN LENNOX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFw_CQF-RNg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqh6JrhOERY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88WMQVpHZCU