Central Kurd in Iran
The Kurds are a large ethnic group of about 25 million people who have always lived in the same region, and who trace their roots back to the Medes of ancient Persia (the frontier of what is now Iraq, Iran and Turkey) more than 2,500 years ago. In fact, the Magi, or wise men, who traveled from the East to deliver their gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the newborn Jesus in Bethlehem were most likely Zoroastrian priests, ancestors of the modern Kurds. The Kurds are tribal people and many of them lived, until recently, a nomadic lifestyle in the mountainous regions of Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. Their refuge has always been the mountains, with their steep pastures and fertile valleys. They are Kurmanji speakers.
Today, Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without a state of their own. They are unevenly distributed between Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia and Azerbaijan. If the Middle East map were to be redrawn to give the Kurds their own boundaries, Kurdistan would be as large as France, stretching over 200,000 square miles.
Pray for Jesus Christ to be exalted in this city. Pray for his name be revealed, received and revered amongst every people, tribe and tongue in this city. Pray for God’s Kingdom to come and his will to be done in this city! Matthew 6:9-10, Malachi 1:11, Hab. 2:14, Psalm 22:27 |
Pray to the Lord of the Harvest to send forth laborers to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom with demonstrations of power and love! Pray for a Christ-exalting house church to be planted for every 1000 people in this city! Luke 10:2, Matthew 16:18, Acts 4:29-31 |
Pray for the Bible to be translated into the heart language of every people group in this city. 2 Thess 3:1 |
Pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all flesh in this city! Pray for the Holy Spirit to convict of sin and show them their need of a Savior, found only in Jesus Christ. Pray for God the Father to draw all men to Christ through the power of the cross. Pray for God’s kindness to lead all to repentance. Acts 2:17, John 16:8-11, John 6:44, 12:42 |
Pray for God to forbid, bind and restrain the powers of darkness over this city and loose the power, truth and love of the Holy Spirit upon the peoples of this city. Pray for God to remove the blindness that the enemy has put over the minds of the unbelievers that they will see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ! Matthew 18:18-20, 2 Cor. 4:4-6 |
Use these resources to help pray specifically each day.
We know from Matthew 13:44 that Your Kingdom is "like a treasure hidden in a field" and it is worth all our prayers and effort to pursue the treasure You offer.
ReadAccording to Matthew 10:7, You have spoken a decree over "Yìchén (奕辰)" and us to "proclaim as [we] go, saying "The Kingdom of Heaven is near."
ReadAccording to Matthew 7:21 we know that "not everyone who calls out to [You], "Lord, Lord" will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
ReadIn Matthew 6:33, we are instructed to "seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, so that all our needs will be met."
ReadAccording to Matthew 5:19, we know that "whoever obeys God's laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven,"
Read"Blessed are those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs." Matthew 5:10
ReadMatthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the Kingdom of heaven is theirs."
ReadMatthew 4:23, we learned that "Jesus traveled throughout Galilee, preaching the Good News about the Kingdom,"
ReadPsalm 133:1,3: "How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity! It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore,"
ReadMatthew 3:2, You ask everyone to "repent of our sins, and turn to God, because the Kingdom of heaven is here.
Read"Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!" Rev. 7:9-10
ReadRevelation 7:9-10: "After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. And they were shouting with a great roar, "Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!"
ReadMatthew 5:14: "Let the children come to me." Look down from heaven today and see the predicament of "EnLi"
ReadJames 5:16: "The effective and fervent prayer of a righteous person has great power."
ReadPhilemon 1:4, we "thank our God, making mention of ["Yinuo"] always in our prayers."
Read"We do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will…" Col. 1:9
Read"prayers always with all [other] prayer and supplication in the Spirit…for all the saints." Ephesians 6:18
Read"Then he knelt down and cried out…Lord, do not charge them with this sin." Acts 7:60
Read"I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe…" John 17:20
Read"I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given me." John 17:9
Read"...have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail." Luke 22:32
Read"Love your enemies, bless those who curse you…and pray for those who spitefully use you." Matthew 5:44
ReadLike the prophet in Daniel 9:3, we set our "face toward the Lord God to make our request by prayer and supplications."
ReadIn Psalm 106:23, "He would have destroyed them, had not Moses, His chosen One, stood before them in the breach."
ReadWe pray alongside "Fatimah" according to Numbers 14:19: "Pardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of Your mercy."
ReadWe remember the words of Moses in Deuteronomy 9:25-26, and lift up "Kamel" as they "pray to the Lord and say: O Lord God, do not destroy Your people."
ReadWe pray with "Zahra" and her team, and the words of Deuteronomy 9:18 weigh on our hearts: "I fell down before the Lord…because of all their sin."
ReadLike Moses in Exodus 32:32, we hear "Amir" and his teams in desperate prayer, crying out, "Forgive their sin, but if not, I pray, blot me out of your book."
ReadExodus 32:11 that You cannot be in the presence of idolatry, but so we join "Noor" in praying for your "wrath to [not] burn against the people."
ReadGenesis 20:17 "Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again..."
Read"Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked?" Gen. 18:23-24
ReadJob 42:10 that you would "restore…losses after [we] for pray for [our] friends."
Read1 Timothy 2:1 to make our petitions, "prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be…for all men."
ReadJeremiah 27:18, we stand with "Lavi" as he and his team "make intercession to the LORD of hosts."
ReadHebrews 7:25, that You "live to make intercession for us."
ReadRomans 8:34, "It is Christ who died…and who also makes intercession for us"
Read"The Spirit also helps in our weaknesses... the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." Romans 8:26
Read"...for all the gods of the nations are idols [compared to You], but the Lord made the heavens!"
Read"Among the gods is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours!" Ps. 86:8
ReadPsalm 97:9, we declare: "For you, Lord, are the Most High over all the earth; you are exalted for above all gods."
Read"Lord our God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome..." (Deuteronomy 10:17).
Read"...sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him - his name is the Lord." Psalm 68:4
Read"LORD our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens." (Psalm 8:1)
Read"Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain" (Psalm 48:1).
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