Strategic Prayer for Persecuted Believers

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Day 10 - India | Kolkata

If you spend 5 minutes on each section: preparepraise, and prayer, you will have interceded for 15 minutes on behalf of the persecuted.

Prepare Your Heart

Watch this 1 minute prayer video focusing on Kolkata and prepare your heart to praise and pray.

Praise

  • Shepherd is funding 10K Bibles through Voice of the Martyrs for those living in India’s most hostile areas.
  • With legal assistance, imprisoned Christians are normally able to post bail or show that the charges are unfounded.

Prayer

  • Pray for the main persecutors of Christianity, the well-organized Hindu extremist groups, local governments, and nationalist Hindus who seek to “purify” India by making it entirely Hindu. Pray for their spiritual awakening, salvation in Jesus.
  • Pray for the 150 new churches planted and followed up by Voice of the Martyrs.
  • Over 95% of India does not know Jesus. That’s 1.33 billion people. Pray for a deepening of faith in Jesus.

Praying as a group?


Leading others in prayer is a great step in making disciples. We want to celebrate your and their faithfulness. For each person that prays with you, we will add 15 minutes to the 14.9 days of prayer committed so far.

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All Days


Use these resources to help pray specifically each day.

Day 28 - Iran

October 18, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of Iran grasp the Good News that Jesus offered us life! (Matthew 10:38)

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Day 27 - Iran

October 17, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of Iran grasp the Good News that Jesus' message was that He wanted us to follow Him, the greatest man in the history of the universe! (Matthew 9:9)

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Day 26 - Iran

October 16, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of Iran grasp the Good News that Jesus was so overwhelmingly superior to demons that they literally begged Him for mercy! (Matthew 8:31)

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Day 25 - Iran

October 15, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us to do what it takes to let the people of Iran grasp the Good News that Jesus has authority even over all of nature! (Matthew 8:27)

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Day 24 - Iran

October 14, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of Iran grasp the Good News that Jesus brought the message of the Kingdom of Heaven being at hand! (Matthew 4:17)

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Day 23 - Iran

October 13, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of Iran grasp the Good News that we are one body IN Christ! (Romans 12:5)

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Day 22 - Iran

October 12, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of Iran grasp the Good News that we cannot be separated from your love IN Christ! (Romans 8:32)

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Day 21 - N. Korea

October 11, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church help us do what it takes to let the people of N. Korea grasp the Good News that Jesus is coming back like lightning! (Matthew 24:27)

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Day 20 - N. Korea

October 10, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of N. Korea grasp the Good News that Jesus invited us to make you the center of our love and affection! (Matthew 22:37-40)

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Day 19 - N. Korea

October 9, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of N. Korea grasp the Good News that Jesus taught that for God those who have died are alive! (Matthew 22:32)

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Day 18 - N. Korea

October 8, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of N Korea grasp the Good News that Jesus knowingly took one step after another toward Jerusalem knowing He would be condemned to death, mocked, flogged, crucified and then be raised on the third day! (Matthew 20:19)

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Day 17 - N. Korea

October 7, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church help us do what it takes to let the people of N. Korea grasp the Good News that Jesus offered a path to greatness in the Kingdom that anyone could choose to follow! (Matthew 18:4)

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Day 16 - N. Korea

October 6, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of N. Korea grasp the Good News that Jesus had authority over all disease and disability! (Matthew 15:31)

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Day 15 - N. Korea

October 5, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church help us do what it takes to let the people of N. Korea grasp the Good News that Jesus responded with compassion to persistent faith! (Matthew 15:28)

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Day 14 - India / Hinduism

October 4, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of India grasp the Good News that we will be presented to you perfect IN Christ! (Colossians 1:28)

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Day 13 - India

October 3, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of India grasp the Good News that we have every spiritual blessing of Heaven IN Christ! (Ephesians 1:3)

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Day 12 - India / Srinagar

October 2, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of India grasp the Good News that you supply all our needs IN Christ! (Philippians 4:19)

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Day 11 - India | Mumbai

October 1, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of India grasp the Good News that we have eternal life IN Christ! (Romans 6:23)

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Day 10 - India | Kolkata

September 30, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of India grasp the Good News that we are new creations IN Christ! (2 Corinthians 5:17)

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Day 9 - India

September 29, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of India grasp the Good News that there is no condemnation at all IN Christ! (Romans 8:1)

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Day 8 - India

September 28, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of India grasp the Good News that we have complete forgiveness of all our sins IN Christ! (Ephesians 4:32)

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Day 7 - China

September 27, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of China grasp the Good News that we are justified IN Christ! (Galatians 2:17)

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Day 6 - China / Taiwan

September 26, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of China grasp the Good News that our redemption is IN Christ! (Romans 3:24)

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Day 5 - China / Macau

September 25, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of China grasp the Good News that we receive grace IN Christ! (1 Corinthians 1:4)

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Day 4 - China / Hong Kong

September 24, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of China grasp the Good News that Jesus' cross was the one place in the world's history in which your Father's justice AND mercy were simultaneously fulfilled as He was marred beyond human semblance, despised, rejected, sorrowful, acquainted with grief, smitten, afflicted, pierced, crushed, chastised, and anguished (Isaiah 52-53) so that WE don't have to be.

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Day 3 - China

September 23, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of China grasp the Good News that when Jesus taught us to pray to you He told us to call you our Father! (Matthew 6:6-14)

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Day 2 - China

September 22, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to gladden the hearts of your people in China as they understand that Jesus completely and perfectly made purification for sin and then sat down at the right hand of Majesty! (Hebrews 1:3-4)

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Day 1 - China

September 21, 2024

God, we love you! As your Church, help us do what it takes to let the people of China see you through Jesus, the radiance of your glory, the exact imprint of your nature! (Hebrews 1:3)

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