Intercession For Salvation

Romans 8:26-27 gives one of the roles the Spirit plays in the life of believers; and, that is in the area of intercession. Intercession can be defined as an act of intervening or mediating between differing parties, particularly the act of praying to God on behalf of another person . There are a number of instances in the Old Testament where the act of intercession is found. Whereas these were literal events, they also pictured the intercessory role that the Holy Spirit would have towards the believers in the New Testament. Below is an analysis of Gen 18 (Abraham interceding for Lot) and how it pictured how the Spirit intercedes for believers.

Compassion international started in 1952 when American evangelist Everett Swanson’s heart was broken at seeing children orphaned by the Korean War, dying in the streets. Although he was ministering troops at the time, Swanson left South Korea promising to help the children. By 1975, Compassion International had expanded to seventeen other developing countries with more than 25,000 sponsored children. Two years later, Compassion Australia started in Laurie & Olive McCowan’s Newcastle home with the sponsorship of a single child. Compassion International grew to 250,000 sponsored children by 1998, 500,000 in 2003 & eventually 1 million in 2009.

This organization has made an effort to reach an “overarching goal of effecting sustainable social change by making a long-term impact on individuals, families and communities remains the guiding principle of the agency’s undertakings” (Catholic Charities of Los Angeles.org). The undertakings are all done through the compassionate measures which Jesus Christ showed to mankind. In all, through the power of the Holy Spirit, they strive for social justice for the vulnerable and poor.

Looking at the world today, the power of compassion can be seen everywhere. As Arthur H. Stain back said " The value of compassion cannot be over-emphasized. Anyone can criticize. It takes a true believer to be compassionate" (Famous Quotes). The media uses it to advertise charities.

To fully understand Romans 8:1-4, we need to establish a basic concept of the book of Romans. All the way back as far as 57 A.D, the book of Romans is speculated to be written by Tertious, a secretary of the apostle Paul. This is shown in Romans 16:22. Paul intended to write the book, the book of Romans, to help create faith in the Romans. It is speculated that the apostle Paul, with the help of his secretary, wrote the book of Romans in the city of Corinth in Greece.The book of Romans consists of how to believe in God and that we are not saved through our own sin but through Christ Jesus who paid the ultimate price for our sins. In Romans 8:1-4, it talks about how we are not condemned to death because we are saved through Christ Jesus from him dying on the cross.

During this fourth dimension of expansion, CRS built on its tradition of providing relief in emergency situations and began to find a ways to help people in the developing world break the cycle of poverty through community-based, sustainable development initiatives. These programs, which today includes agricultural initiatives, community banks, health instruction, and clean water projects, ensure that the local population is the central participant in its own development and that a project can be sustained through

Although I loved all of my at home volunteer work, I especially loved doing good in countries that needed more help. I sponsor a six year old girl in Bolivia named Reina through Compassion International, she is one of the most spectacular kids I have ever met. She lives in a barely livable cinder block house and yet she is beyond proud of every tiny detail of it. Reina lives with her 4 brothers, her mother, father, and her aunt in this two bedroom structure and yet they don’t complain one

That he will see things clearly. That he will hear your voice. That he will know the truth. And that the truth will set him free, according to your Word."I pray your Holy Spirit convicts his heart on slacking in his walk of faith and bring him into repentance and give him a mindset to obey you. That he seeks your Will. That he knows your Love. And that he seek to fulfill your teaching and instruction of your Word.

Ministering the Father’s love, grace and forgiveness, John and Carol Arnott have seen the Holy Spirit move in signs and wonders that has resulted in worldwide revival. Millions of lives have been touched and changed through God’s power and Christ’s love.

For the last 35 years, Sovereign Wings of Hope (SWOH), founded by my father Reverend Daniel Situka, has ministered to families in communities in Uganda. SWOH has grown into a full life cycle community development program through conducting missions program targeting young adults, founding a local hospice program toward six-million people without terminally–ill care, and establishing a school for at-risk children many whose parents were hospice patients. An increasing need to mobilize US resources while directing new advancement efforts led SWOH to offer me a VP position as it continues to serves thousands of Ugandans a year.

"I pray that by His grace, we all find the courage to set such examples in our own lives -- not just during this wonderful gathering and fellowship, not just in the public piety that we profess, but in those smaller moments when it's difficult, when we're challenged, when we're angry, when we're confronted with someone who doesn't agree with us, when no one is watching," he said.

I was born and raised in the Midwestern United States. The most suffering I have ever faced was a bit of teasing and ridicule from classmates. Even with so little danger, I found it hard to stand and offer prolonged public testimony. I would have private conversations with individuals, but did not want to go through public ridicule. Still to this day, there is a slight twinge of hesitancy when confronted with an opportunity to publicly testify to the gospel in a hostile environment. As I pray, and ask for boldness, I have noticed that this hesitancy has almost completely vanished. We are all commanded to make disciples. If the pattern outlined in Acts 1:8 of Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and then the ends of the earth is anything to go on, we need to start where we are, then expand outward in ever increasing circles until we are impacting other cultures and, indeed, other nations (people groups) with the

2 Today, many children are living in poverty and exploitation. Many of those places are within the 26 poorest countries that Compassion International serves.

We need Jesus because there is no hope of salvation without him. This is a concept that holds the basis of Christianity. In this paper I want to go over what I think are the most important pieces of evidence to this thesis: Jesus as the prophesied seed of the women, Jesus as our mediator, prophet, and priest, and lastly Jesus as our king.

Although volunteers for Medecins Sans Frontiers are commonly stationed in various countries with a dire healthcare worker shortage, regions with refugee camps and internally displaced persons are also a focus for this organization. Refugees and internally displaced persons often come from war torn regions and live in close confines with poor sanitation and limited resources. These living situations become a breeding ground for diseases and other health issues like malnutrition, yet the individuals lack access to any sort of healthcare. The organization also responds quickly when regions suddenly experience an increased need for healthcare, for example in times of an epidemic or a natural disaster. Medecins Sans Frontiers’ involvement across its varying regions and their attempt to address a broad spectrum of healthcare truly show how altruistic the organization is to individuals regardless of race, gender, or religion.