God of Wonders - Farsi Language

Mary & I have been giving away "The God of Wonders" DVD since our friend Jim gave us one 3 years ago. Mary has given many out through her treatment for breast cancer, and I give them out along with Bibles & gospel tracts when out with one of my witnessing crosses.

Not only does this video present great biblical truth, it does so in many different languages: some are dubbed so that you can listen to the video in that language, while others are captioned on-screen so you can read what is being spoken in that language.

Here is an example, in the Farsi language, that I found on the YouTube website of the Berean Call (where we buy the DVDs). Perhaps in posting it here, someone in Iran or another Farsi-speaking community might be reached by the one true God, to understand the gospel message & believe on the Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life, just as we have. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

You can check out the other languages for this video, including English - just go to You Tube and search for The Berean Call.(Or just click this LINK.) And, if you know the Lord Jesus as Savior, please commit to living boldly for Him in this world, right now, and reach out to the lost, in whatever language you can. Maranatha!

For Our Iranian Friends....

This post is for our dear Iranian friends:
Please click on the link below for a message of hope, mercy, and love, in the Farsi language.

Click Here

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave us a note. We are located in central Iowa, USA, so if we can be of any help, please get in touch. May Almighty God richly bless you.
Paul

Saeed Abedini: Update & Urgent Prayer Needed

Please continue to pray fervently for American Pastor Saeed Abedini & his family. He's been moved to a prison more infamous than Evin Prison outside of Tehran. Here's a link to the article I read today.

Not much more to say than that others have said better. God's promises to us are true, even when we cannot see them. Saeed is not lost or hidden from the eyes and will of the Almighty. God bless and keep you, brother. God fill you with his Holy Spirit, and may the Lord Jesus strengthen you, your wife, and your children.

Psalms 139:7-12
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. 

Saeed Abedini: 1 Year in Evin Prison for Jesus Christ

Thursday, September 26, could be the 1-year anniversary of the imprisonment of Saeed Abedini, the Iranian American Pastor held prisoner in the infamous Evin Prison outside of Tehran, Iran, for the crime of being a Christian. I say "could be", because many have been praying for his release, and if the Lord brings this about, we could well all be rejoicing on that day. Until then, I encourage all believers to lift up this brother and his family before the throne of grace. And not him alone, but all of the persecuted Church around the world.

Here in Iowa, there will be a prayer vigil on Thursday in Des Moines, at the State Capital Building on the Westside Steps from 1-2 PM.  Click HERE for a link to an article by Saeed's wife on John Piper's "Desiring God" website. There are links near the bottom of the article on where you can locate prayer vigils throughout the US and the World.

What more can I add to what many have written? For us to live in Christ. Suffering for the name of Jesus is not foreign to the body Christ. Our brother is in the mighty hand of our Lord and our God, and it is to him that we cry, and may God's will be done in his life. And in ours....

Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.
John Newton, Amazing Grace, verse 3

"...and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name." Acts 5:40-41


1 Peter 4:12-14
Hebrews 13:3
John 16:33
2 Timothy 3:12
James 1:2-4
2 Corinthians 4:17
Romans 8:28

Hebrews 13:3

Our Christian brothers and sisters in Iran continue to suffer for the name of Jesus Christ. May the Almighty pour out His grace, mercy, peace, and protection upon them as they suffer for the name that is above all names. As our brother Saeed Abedini testified, may the joy of the Lord be their strength  Let us lift them up in prayer before the throne of grace. See the link below for details and names. Leave a comment if you will commit to pray for these dear ones.

http://morningstarnews.org/2013/07/eight-converts-in-iran-sent-to-prison-for-threatening-national-security/

Remebering Pastor Saeed Abedini

This brother continues to suffer in Iran's notorious Evin prison.

His crime: preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Saeed: I never met you, and I don't know you, but I love you brother!

 

From the Internet....

RECENT PRISONER UPDATE
IRAN: Pastor Saeed’s Faith Remains Strong Despite Inhumane Treatment
Source: The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)

American Pastor Saeed Abedini, who is serving an eight-year prison term in Iran because of his Christian faith, has been suffering from internal bleeding for months. The injuries, which are causing him frequent fainting spells, are the result of repeated beatings in prison. Sources state that the physical abuse and psychological torture are intensifying…an inhumane and gross violation of Iran’s
international obligations. These troubling developments are of grave concern to Pastor Saeed’s wife, Naghmeh, who lives with their two young children in the United States. Prison officials want one thing: Pastor Saeed to recant his faith in Christ. And while they continue to try, his faith remains strong; a faith that is clearly sustaining him in his time of great need. For more about his story, check

http://www.persecution.net/ir-2013-03-21a.htm

Please continue to uphold Pastor Saeed and his very concerned family in prayer. Plead the blood of Jesus over his life, as well as the lives of other believers and human rights defenders there in Evin
Prison. May the Lord send His angels to minister ongoing strength and encouragement to them. And in cases such as Pastor Saeed’s, where required medical help is not being provided, may the Great Physician personally and supernaturally bring healing to their every wound.

The Persecution & Prayer Alert is a ministry of:
The Voice of the Martyrs Canada, P.O. Box 608, Streetsville, Ontario, L5M 2C1
Tel. (905) 670.9721. Website: http://www.persecution.net

Pray for Persecuted Christians in 2013

Please pray for our brothers and sisters who suffer for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This is a list (below) of the top 50 countries as of 2013 that persecute our Christian brethren, and comes from a You Tube video from Mark (ProclaimHisWord) - see Mark's video embedded at the bottom of this post....

Please leave a comment if you will join with us in praying for your persecuted brothers & sisters in these countries, and for those who are doing the persecuting, that they may come to Jesus Christ.

2013Top 50 Countries Persecuting Christians

May the power of Almighty God and the love of Jesus Christ be magnified in the lives of these suffering believers who live out their faith through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
 

Hebrews 13:3 
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

Ephesians 6:18
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

1 Peter 4:12-16 
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

2 Timothy 3:12 
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Romans 8:35-39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Thanks for the video, Mark!