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January 2012
Daughters of Zion Newsletter
United Pentecostal Church International Ladies Ministries |
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Daughters of Zion is growing and expanding. We are thrilled and very excited to see how God is opening doors through this ministry. The Daughters of Zion newsletter is currently being translated into Spanish, Dutch and French. We are very pleased to add the German language to that list. The Daughters of Zion Newsletter will now be available in five languages. Please help us spread the word!
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Daughters of Zion Prayer Group
Getting Started...
- Speak with your pastor and get pastoral approval.
- Promote well before your first meeting.
- Have a time of information to share prayer focus with the ladies.
- Local prayer groups meet the first Monday of every month.
- Encourage fasting on the day of DOZ prayer meeting.
- Appoint a steering committee of concerned mothers who will organize andkeep your prayer meetings focused and effective.
- Keep a prayer log of urgent requests and corresponding answers from God and develop a DOZ scrapbook.
- Invite your friends and neighbors to join you in this special prayer focus.
- Keep your focus strictly on prayer for our children.
- Send praise reports and creative ideas to:
DOZUPC@aol.com
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Prayer Quotes
"Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if you were to die tomorrow."
Benjamin Franklin
"Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure."
D. L. Moody
"Seven days without prayer makes one weak."
Allen Vartlett
"To pray in Jesus' name means to pray in his spirit, in his compassion, in his love, in his outrage, in his concern. In other words, it means to pray a prayer that Jesus himself might pray."
Kenneth L. Wilson
"Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work."
Oswald Chanbers
"More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of."
Alfred Lord Tennyson
"Prayer is not getting man's will done in heaven, but getting God's will done on earth. It is not overcoming God's reluctance but laying hold of God's willingness."
Richard C. Trench |
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Praise Report
My youngest grandson was placed in a fosterhome. The baby's mother had had custody but had serious issues in her life. When we heard the bad news I immediately called my pastors and asked for prayer. I am happy to report that God answered our prayers and we got custody of our baby on October 14. I am priveleged to have a wonderful church family and wonderful pastors that are always available to pray when the need arises. We serve a merciful and loving God. I am a member of the UPC church in Lamesa, Texas, Pastor John and Vickie Lanham |
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 The Primary Purpose of Prayer By Rev. Thomas Suey The view that the purpose of prayer is not to change God's mind or change things but only to change us is a pious-sounding teaching that many Christians instinctively accept as true. The only trouble with this approach is that it is unscriptural. The primary purpose of prayer, as illustrated throughout Scripture, is precisely to change the way things are. Crucial matters in our personal lives, in our homes, in our churches, communities and in our nation, including much of God's own activity, are contingent upon our prayers. When the disciples were in the storm in Mark 6:48, Jesus came walking across the sea . . . "And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. " Jesus would have passed them by but something happened. Mark 6:49 "But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out." The key phrase is "they cried out." The Message says it like: Mark 6:48-49 "He intended to go right by them. But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and screamed, scared out of their wits.." It is my understanding that Jesus had no intention of intervening into their difficult circumstance until they cried out or shrieked or shall we shall, PRAYED. When you cry, God responds and you suddenly have all His attention!!! But YOU must cry out. Apparently this was a "test" for the disciples to see if they would practice the discipline of prayer. God steps in when we ask Him to intervene. Jesus likes our dependency upon Him and He wants a relationship with us. However, He desires us to initiate the relationship. Jesus has always done His part at Calvary and the outpour of the Holy Spirit. Now "prayer" is our response to His initiative. Don't succumb to the prayer of serenity no matter how pious it may appear on your wall plaque. Maybe you should dispose of that plaque and pray until something happens. If you don't see the results of your prayers in your lifetime, your children and grandchildren will. Throw away the plaque and become an agent of change in our world. Don't let your circumstances dictate your future to you! -WNOP | |
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 Seek First the Kingdom By Lisa Marshall
Have you ever analyzed your prayers? Are they more selfish than selfless? For the typical believer, the truth is the majority of our time in prayer is spent focused on self. "God bless me, my family, my health, my bank account, my happiness and my pleasure." We are like one young lady who prayed, "Lord, I ask nothing for myself, but please send my mother a fine, handsome son-in-law." Certainly God can and does bless us in all these areas and more, but when this is the exclusive focus of our prayers, it reflects that we have lost sight of some very valuable principals of prayer. "God, what can I do for You?" Too often we have a shopping list mentality, coming to God to get "things" rather than coming to God to get God Himself and seek His will. How many times do we just come to God and ask "God, what can I do for You today or what would You have me pray for?" In the Sermon on the Mount, Christ taught His disciples to pray "Your kingdom Come," and to "seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." (Matthew 6:10 & 33) Kingdom focused prayer's end in not my success and happiness, but the building of God's kingdom and the power of His righteousness in the lives of His children. Jesus said this type of praying would produce God's adding to us "all these things." Seek FIRST the Kingdom in prayer this week and see what happens! |
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Praying the Word for Our Children
For Salvation- Psalm 20:5-6 "We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfill all thy petitions. Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand."
Ownership of the Faith- Psalm 51:6 "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom."
Health and Protection- Psalm 51:6 "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom."
Choosing Friends-Ephesians 5:11 "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them."
Finding the Will of God-Proverbs 3:9-10 "Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine."
Moral Purity-Ephesians 4:22-24 "That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."
Spiritural Discernment-Psalm 119:105 "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
Future Career-Romans 12:2 "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."
Finacial Blessings-II Chronicles 31:10 "And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store."
Future Spouse-Proverbs 31:10-12 "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil."
Prodigal Child-Acts 2:39 "For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." | |
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Editor's Note 
God is doing mighty things! Please send Praise Reports to
Sincerely, Debbie Akers, DOZ Editor
UPCI Ladies Ministries |
Special thanks to: Translators and Proofreaders
Missionary Regional Director for Europe/Middle East Region, Dianna Tuttle, Anna Magdas who translates into Dutch and Bea Pakaila proofs Dutch translation, Kristi Moore who translates into Spanish and Blanca Gamon proofs Spanish translation, Didier Deschamps Mbom who translates into French, Sandy Negron who translates into German and Susana Johnson who proofs German.
Thank you all for your burden and passion for the work of God and the Daughters of Zion Prayer Ministry! |
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1999, World Network of Prayer Director, Thetus Tenney shared an interesting article with Gwyn Oakes about the Praying Mothers of Brazil. Sister Oakes had a burden for this type of ministry and Sister Tenney suggested it as a venture for the Ladies Division. The burden was shared with the National Ladies Committee. Ruth Harvey expressed a desire to work with the program and was chosen as director. From the many titles submitted Daughters of Zion was chosen. Debbie Akers joined as editor of the Daughters of Zion newsletter. |
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