Prepared for preaching in Pakistan
Translated to URDU by Pastor Ravi Daniel
3:30AM PST – 4:30PM Pakistan
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the eternal son of God, who manifest upon earth and made know to us the gospel of the kingdom of God. By faith the son of God, we are revealed as adopted sons and daughters of God. Even though there are moments of failure and weakness, God is faithful to us. As the word of God is planted in our hearts, may it grow strong and bear fruit as the tree is the tree of life.]
Greetings to Pastor Ravi Daniel who loves the Lord and cares for God’s people. He takes the gospel to adults and children, in the city and out in the villages. Like John the Baptist who made a way for Jesus Christ, my brother Ravi Daniel serves the Lord and makes a way. May the Lord bless him with good health, blessed relationships and wisdom.
Greetings to Miracle Presence Church in Pakistan. As we have progressed in the teachings of the gospel, you have come to see the beauty of the gospel of Jesus Christ. God, from the before anything was created, wrote your name down in the book of life and chose you to be a receive the gift of faith. The faith that is necessary for salvation is a gift. The question is now, what will you do with the gift?
Gods’ message for today comes from Acts chapter 1 verses 6 through 8. We will read it for you.
6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:6-8 ESV)
This is the last conversation the disciples had with Jesus Christ, before he was lifted up into the cloud.
This is the final question the disciples had for Jesus Christ, before he was taken to heaven.
This is a question that we today still ask Jesus Christ.
This is a question that we ask when we become impatient.
This is a question that we ask during real trials and tribulation.
“Lord, when will you come back?”
“Lord, when will you bring the new heavens and new earth?”
The world is so bad right now.
Many people are in hunger.
Many people are sick.
Many people have no education.
We look at all these hardships in the world and we ask, when Lord when?
Here is the answer of Jesus Christ to us.
“It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.”
We don’t need to know when Jesus Christ is coming back.
We don’t need to know the date.
We don’t need to know the time.
God is the only one that knows the day and time which will begin the Day of the Lord.
Jesus then teaches us what we should focus on instead.
In the following verse, it says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
When the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will be my witnesses…TO THE END OF THE EARTH.
These aren’t words, just for those who saw Jesus Christ face to face.
These are words for us to learn from and live out.
What does it mean to be a Christian?
What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus Christ?
Jesus Christ says it this way, “You will be my witnesses to the ends of the earth.”
Why is Pastor Ravi preaching in the city and the villages?
Why is Pastor Ravi preaching to adults and children?
Why is Pastor Ravi giving out bibles?
Why is Pastor Ravi feeding the children?
Pastor Ravi is living out the calling of being a witness.
Why is Brother Don from USA preaching in Pakistan?
Why is Brother Don preaching through the internet?
Why is Brother Don preaching translated to URDU?
Brother Don is living out the calling of being a witness.
Miracle Presence Church is blessed by God! We are blessed by God, because the Holy Spirit has come to us. The Holy Spirit is with us now. Did you know the Miracle Presence is the Presence of the Holy Spirit? Miracle Presence Church is Holy Spirit Church. The Holy Spirit has come upon our church. As we join together and worship God, sing praises and pray to the Lord, the Holy Spirit is working in us.
Miracle Presence Church, Holy Spirit Church, what did Jesus Christ teach us will happen when the Holy Spirit comes up on us?
We will be witnesses.
We will be witnesses of the kingdom of God.
Instead of judging others.
Instead of hating others.
Instead of cursing others.
Instead of being a sinful person.
Jesus forgives through us.
Jesus loves through us.
Jesus blesses through us.
Jesus transforms us into a good person.
As a good person, we don’t complain about things we can’t change, instead prepare a farmland in our hearts to plant the word of God. By faith in gospel, those seeds will grow into the fruits of the spirit for the glory of God!
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (Gal. 5:22-23 ESV)
Let us pray,
Dear Heavenly Father,
We thank you for sending your son, Jesus Christ, as the final offering for guilt and sin. As our church continues to learn about you through your words, we ask for the Holy Spirit to come upon us and make us witnesses of God. Witnesses through our Good Works. Witnesses through our Good Conversation. Help us to point our lives to Jesus Christ that anyone knows us will know Jesus! May our lives, our works and our words point to Jesus Christ.
In the precious name of your son Jesus Christ we pray, AMEN!