“Repent and be baptized…And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Acts 2:38
God of Mercy, we lift up Ivanov and his team of young Chechen Jesus Followers serving near Moscow, Russia. As they walk the streets and neighborhoods today, fill them with supernatural discernment to perceive who is ready to receive Your goodness and be filled with Your forgiveness. Be with them amidst any opposition and grant them courage to share the message of hope. Lead them with Your gifts of wisdom and give them empathy to love those around them. According to Acts 2:38, “Repent and be baptized…And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” As they invite others to turn to You, we ask that many young men receive this gift and know they are not forgotten. Let them see that they belong in Your family. May baptism be their moment of change and Your presence be their strength. Fill Ivanov and his team with joy and courage, and let their lives bring hope to others. May this work spread from Moscow and throughout Southern Russia. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. |
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Russia is a land of extremes. The world’s largest country hosts many environments, landforms, and natural resources. However, a sprawling habitat has not translated into an easy life for most of the country’s people. Much of Russia’s history has been a grim tale of the wealthy and powerful few ruling over a great mass of the poor and powerless.
Although the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 brought profound political and economic changes, Russians have had to endure a weak economy, high inflation, and fury of social ills for much of the postcommunist era. Today, Russia and its tyrannical leader, Vladamir Putin, are involved in several proxy wars and recently have invaded Ukraine despite significant global opposition. The Church must contend for Putin to be brought to his knees before the King of Kings.
This is the hour of deliverance for God’s children to be set free from communistic ideology through the Truth of the Gospel. Moscow, the capital of Russia, is the nation’s largest city located in the far western part of the country. Moscow has been the country’s political, industrial, cultural, scientific, and educational capital since it was first mentioned in historical documents centuries ago.
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"Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit." Acts 8:17
Read“We are witnesses… and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.” Acts 5:32
Read“They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” Acts 4:31
Read“...in the last days, [You][ will pour out my Spirit on all people..." Acts 2:17
Read"All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them." Acts 2:1–4
Read“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses.” Acts 1:8
Read"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4
Read"I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well." 3 John 1:2
Read"Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus." Acts 4:30
Read“He welcomed them and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.” Luke 9:11
Read“The people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.” Luke 6:19
Read“He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” Mark 5:34
Read"...went through all the towns and villages…healing every disease and sickness," Matthew 9:35
Read"Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise." Jeremiah 17:14
Read"Declare [Your] glory among the nations, [Your] marvelous deeds among all peoples." Psalm 96:3
Read"sent out [Your] word and healed them; [You] rescued them from the grave." Psalm 107:20
Read"If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer." Exodus 15:26
Read"In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams." Acts 2:17
Read"Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!" Acts 28:28
Read"They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God, and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets he tried to persuade them about Jesus." Acts 28:23
Read"Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.'" Acts 27:23-24
Read"But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen—that the Messiah would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles." Acts 26:22-23
Read"...to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'" Acts 26:18
Read"And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today." Acts 26:6
Read"...and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked." Acts 24:15
Read"The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, 'Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.'" Acts 23:11
Read"You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard." Acts 22:15
Read"Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again.'" Acts 20:25
Read"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace." Acts 20:24
Read"Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God." Acts 19:8
Read"One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: 'Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.'" Acts 18:9-10
Read"For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead." Acts 17:31
Read"...and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus." Acts 17:7
Read"After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it.'" Acts 15:16
Read"...strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,' they said." Acts 14:22
Read"But God raised him from the dead, and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem." Acts 13:30-31
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