05/18/05

Phil 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God

 Our Purpose

We are here to present prayer requests to God for those in need and help shoulder their burdens by asking Jesus to intercede in their life and conquer the spiritual warfare that is taking place. We also pray for friends and love ones that have not turned to Jesus, (lost souls that are not saved, no matter who they are or what they have done). We believe through prayer, God will remove the vail and lies Satan has put in front of people, and make Himself known to them so they may see His Love and Grace and Salvation through Jesus Christ. We believe we are God's servants on this earth and only through prayer can we truly know His will for our lives and serve Him as He created and died for us to do.

Heb 4:16  Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

 Our Faith Beliefs

We  believe we are all sinners and Jesus Christ died on the cross for all sin.  We believe the only way to eternal life (salvation) is through the Lord Jesus Christ, no amount of "works or good deeds" can save us from hell.  We believe the Bible to be the literal and inerrant living word of God.

Jesus Christ

We believe that Jesus Christ is eternal and He was never created. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary in His incarnation. Jesus Christ was God revealed in flesh and united in His own person both deity and humanity. Jesus is the promised Messiah, just as the prophets of the Old Testament prophesied. Jesus died on the cross as a perfect sacrifice for our sins, although He was sinless and could not sin. Jesus Christ was buried and on the third day, He rose bodily from the dead. Now he is sitting at the right hand of the Father and intercedes for all believers. He will come again to reign from Jerusalem over all the earth.

Hebrews 4:14-16, 7:3, 24-25, Matthew 1:18-23, John 1:1, 14, 2:19-21, Mark 16:6, Isaiah 11:1-11

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Salvation

Romans 3:10  "There is no one righteous, not even one;

We believe that all have sinned and all can receive forgiveness of sin and be saved from hell only through faith in Christ Jesus. One must repent of his sins when coming to Christ, yet repentance in itself is not enough. Salvation is a free gift from God and the only way to receive it is by faith in Christ and what He has accomplished by His death and resurrection. There is no other way to be saved and man can do nothing to save his soul except believe in Jesus Christ. One can’t be saved while believing another gospel or another Jesus.

Romans 3:21-26, 10:9-10, Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 1:8-9, 2:16

The word of God

We believe that the Old and New Testament are the only Scriptures inspired by the Holy Spirit of God. These scriptures are the complete revelation of God and no other revelation can change them. We believe that God gave the apostles of the New Testament the authority to write His Word, therefore all believers should surrender to all of their teachings.

1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Timothy 3:15-17, 2 Peter 1:21

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The person of God

We believe there is only one God and He created all things. He has always existed, He was never created. God exists in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Each one is called God and holds the same honor, yet they are distinct from one another even though they are one. The Holy Scriptures describe Him as sovereign, eternal, infinite, all powerful, all knowing, all present, changeless, self sufficient and self existent. God is loving, merciful and full of grace, yet He is also righteous and just.

Deuteronomy 6:4, Psalm 90:2, Isaiah 40:12-31, 1 John 4:10, Ephesians 2:8, Romans 3:26, Acts 5:3-4, 1 John 5:20
 

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Our Prayer Beliefs

We believe all things are possible through prayer!

We believe prayer is the first and most important step you must take to solve any and all of life's problems, difficulties, circumstances and adventures.

God does nothing on earth save in answer to believing prayer (John Wesley)

God shapes the world through prayer, the more praying in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil... the prayers of God's saints are the capital stock of Heaven by which God carries on His great work upon earth. God conditions the very life and prosperity of His cause on prayer!  E.M. Bounds 

You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed .... Prayer is striking the winning blow.... Service is gathering up the results. 

How much should we pray and when do we stop?  Never give up, never stop, He answers all prayers!

Gal. 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up

Matt 7:7-11  "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.  9 "Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him!

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 Why we must pray!

God chose, from the beginning of creation to work on the earth through humans NOT independent of them. He always has and always will, even at the cost of becoming one!

Though God is sovereign and all-powerful, Scriptures clearly tells us that He limited Himself, concerning the affairs of earth, to working through human beings!  

Jesus told us to pray and ASK; for our daily bread, all our needs! Yet He knows our needs before we even ask. Paul said "Pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly (2Thess.3:1) Wasn't God already planning to do this? God wants this more than we do! 

Are not these things Gods will?  Why, then, are we supposed to ask Him for something He already wants to give us, if it's not that our asking somehow releases Him to do it? Why?  Because God has chosen to work through People!

God's giving is inseparably connected with our asking... Only by prayer can that power be brought down from heaven.  

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God wants our prayers!

Ezek.22:30-31 - 30 "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none. 31 So I will poured out my wrath on them and consume them with my fiery anger, bringing down on their own heads all they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD."

In Ezekiel He wanted to spare the people, but he could not find a human to ask Him to spare this people so He had to destroy them. The implications of these verses are astounding, God's holiness, integrity and uncompromising truth prevent Him from simply excusing sin. It must be judged. Not only is He holy, but He is also love, and His love also desires to redeem, to restore and to show mercy!

Ezek.33:11   Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die,

Isaiah 30:18 Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!

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Why Israel is Include in CPRCenter

We have devoted a separate section for prayers concerning Israel because we believe during these end times Israel will be the center of world events. By keeping and eye on His chosen people we will be keeping and eye on what God is doing in the world. Therefore the Holy Spirit will guide us so we may serve God as He wants us to serve Him. Knowing God's Will, will enable us to do His will. 

We believe God tells us in the Bible to do these things, and when we do, He will bless us.  As the Bible says in Gen 12:3, those who bless Israel will be blessed. 

Gen 12:3  I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you
 

We also desire to help the persecuted church in Israel and the Middle East with prayers and in other ways in which the Lord moves us. Our goal is to bring you the prayer needs of Christian believers in Israel and the Middle East as well as God's unsaved people to pray for their salvation.  By keeping you informed of what is happening in the Middle East, you will know how to pray. In the near future the goal is to bring you a face and a real person via digital video from Israel. This will give us an individual with specific needs we can pray for.

Isaiah 52:8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices;
together they shout for joy.
When the LORD returns to Zion,
they will see it with their own eyes.

We believe all Christians, through-out the world, need to come together and unite as one "bride" and help shoulder the burdens and trials of all Christians in the world.  Especially in Israel where the trials and tribulations will be the boiling point during these end times.

Isaiah 49:22  This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
"See, I will beckon to the Gentiles,
I will lift up my banner to the peoples;
they will bring your sons in their arms
and carry your daughters on their shoulders.

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