Texas Baptist Forum: Need for prayer warriors

Pockets of prayer

The need is so great; it is far beyond any of us. Will you help organize pockets of prayer warriors across our nation? It will take time and a little money to send letters to churches and pastors.

Just think what 100,000 groups of four and five people meeting once a week to pray for revival could accomplish.

The one weapon we have against Satan is serious, God-anointed prayer. Every great revival was birthed in the prayer closet.

If you will help, please organize a prayer group of four or five in your church to pray together once a week.

We meet at our church on Tuesday morning each week to pray for revival. This has been going on for about four years. We have from four to eight who come each week. From four to six are pastors.

Please pray that God will lay it on the hearts of a group in your church to meet once a week to pray for revival.

Vaughn Denton

Olive Branch, Miss.

 

Robertson & Haiti

Millionaire evangelist/politician/businessman Pat Robertson believes the people of Haiti were successful in their slave revolt against the French because they made a deal with the devil (Jan. 18).

I remember when he warned our country about the “New World Order” George H. W. Bush was trying to start. Then, a few years later, he was supporting Bush’s son, George W., for president. I’ve always wondered if that meant he was wrong about the Bush family New World Order, or that he was right and decided to join it anyway.

I can’t believe there still are people who follow him and give him money. He has made millions of dollars from religion, politics and business. Maybe he should consider retirement.

Chuck Mann

Greensboro, N.C.

 

Thank you for your editorial that stands in disagreement with and opposition to opinions such as those expressed by Pat Robertson—that God punished Haiti for actions taken 200 years ago (Jan. 18).

For some to conclude, suggest or offer judgments that God brutalizes innocent children and Christians in Haiti leaves me bewildered and saddened.

They seem to know a different God than I know and worship.

Dale Person

Marshall

Worship & culture

Did you know there is an account of contemporary worship in the Bible? In Exodus 32, Moses came down from Mount Sinai after receiving the Ten Commandments, and came upon a worship service in progress.

Aaron, upon popular demand, had produced a golden calf to use in worship. Why a calf? It was straight from the popular culture of Egypt from whence they had only recently come. It was a symbol of fertility of the herds and a blessing of deity, but it was not without sexual innuendoes. Such a focus was relevant to the lives of the Israelite herdsmen and shepherds.

Aaron declared: “This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt” and “Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord” (Exodus 32:4-5). The people offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. It was a popular religious event. There were more than 3,000 present (Exodus 32:28).

The Bible says “the people rose up to play.” We do not know what they played, but it was loud, for as Moses and Joshua approached the camp, Joshua said there must be a battle going on (Exodus 32:17).

Moses was outraged, and his reaction was intemperate. Poor Moses, he just couldn’t be flexible about a worship style drawn from the popular culture of the day.

Richard Berry

Longview