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   and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation,   
   19 that is, that God was   
   in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their sins   
   against them, and has entrusted to us the message of reconciliation.   
      
   18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus   
   Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;   
   19 to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself,   
   not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us   
   the word of reconciliation.   
      
   When Paul writes in 2 Cor 5:17 that we become a "new creation" in Christ   
   Jesus, the story does not end there. The verses following give us direction   
   for tht new life in Christ. "All This", Paul says, referring to the miracle of   
   new life in Christ, "is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ   
   and gave us the ministry of reconciliation."   
   Reconciliation means to bring back together what was once separated. Man was   
   separated from God by sin, and God took the initiative to reconcile man to   
   himself. Our "ministry of reconciliation" as Christians is twofold: to draw   
   others to the Lord and to work for reconciliation between individuals.   
   Reconciliation is the ultimate goal of forgiveness. God, through his grace ,   
   extends forgiveness to us when we are still sinners, unrepentant,   
   undeserving. When we respond, we come into reconciliation with him   
   and are brought back into oneness. Likewise, when we extend the grace   
   of forgiveness to another, we are set free by the act of forgiving, but we   
   hope that the ultimate outcome will be reconciliation.   
   God shows us the pattern: he is the wronged party, yet he does not wait for   
   the offender to come to him, hat in hand. He takes a bold initiative, offering   
   forgiveness freely with out regard to merit. The pattern applies to us;   
   as the new life in Christ takes hold of us, we must reach out, and reach,   
   and keep on reaching, breaking down the barriers, taking the risk of   
   rejection so that we may come to reconciliation.   
      
   Application   
      
   a) What barriers stand between me and reconciliation with another person?   
      
   b) How can I take a risk and reach out to offer forgiveness and   
   reconciliation to them?   
      
   c) What kind of attitude do I need to be a "minister of reconciliation"?   
      
   4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland   
      
   Gen 13:2,5-6,14-17   
      
   2 (Ge 24:35; Ps 112:1-3) Abram was very wealthy in livestock,   
   in silver and in gold.   
   5 Now Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.   
   6 (Ge 36:6-7) But the land was not able to support them   
   both dwelling together because their possessions were so great.   
   14 (Ge 28:14; Dt 3:27) After Lot had departed from him,   
   the Lord said to Abram,   
   "Lift up now your eyes, and look from the place where you are,   
   northward and southward and eastward and westward.   
   15 (Ge 12:7; 2Ch 20:7) All the land that you see I will give to you   
   and to your descendants forever.   
   16 (Ge 28:14; Nu 23:10) I will make your descendants like the dust   
   of the earth, so that if a man could number the dust of the earth,   
   then your descendants could also be numbered.   
   17 Arise, and walk throughout the land across its length   
   and its width, for I will give it to you."   
      
   2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.   
   5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.   
   6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together:   
   for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.   
   14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him,   
   Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward,   
   and southward, and eastward, and westward:   
   15 for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it,   
   and to thy seed for ever.   
   16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man   
   can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.   
   17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it;   
   for I will give it unto thee.   
      
   5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:   
      
   God's Generous Provision   
      
   Ps 145:13b-21   
      
   13 Your dominion endures throughout all generations.   
   14 The Lord upholds all who fall,   
   and raises up all who are bowed down.   
   15 The eyes of all wait upon You,   
   and You give them their food in due season.   
   16 You open Your hand   
   and satisfy the desire of every living thing.   
   17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways   
   and loving in all His works.   
   18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,   
   to all who call upon Him in truth.   
   19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;   
   He also will hear their cry and will save them.   
   20 The Lord preserves all those who love Him,   
   but all the wicked He will destroy.   
   21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,   
   and let all people bless His holy name   
   forever and ever.   
      
   13 And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.   
   14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,   
   And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.   
   15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;   
   And thou givest them their meat in due season.   
   16 Thou openest thine hand,   
   And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.   
   17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,   
   And holy in all his works.   
   18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,   
   To all that call upon him in truth.   
   19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him:   
   He also will hear their cry, and will save them.   
   20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him:   
   But all the wicked will he destroy.   
   21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD:   
   And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.   
      
   Remember God's promises when You pray   
      
   The Lord's prayer   
      
   Matthew 6:9-13   
      
   9 "Therefore pray in this manner:   
   Our Father who is in heaven,   
   hallowed be Your name.   
   10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;   
   Your will be done   
   on earth, as it is in heaven.   
   11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.   
   12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,   
   as we forgive our debtors.   
   13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,   
   but deliver us from evil.   
   For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."   
      
   9 After this manner therefore pray ye:   
   Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.   
   10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.   
   11 Give us this day our daily bread.   
   12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.   
   13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:   
   For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.   
      
   6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)   
      
   Prince Edward Island   
      
   Total population 146300   
   Muslim population (est.) 1127   
      
   Charlottetown does not currently (fall 2014) have a local CNMM network.   
   Pray with us for God's people to come together in reaching Muslims   
   cooperatively across denominational and organisational lines.   
      
   More than 200 attended the Eid festival at the end of Ramadan, the Islamic   
   month of fasting during daylight hours and the reading of the Qur'an, at   
   the Dar as-Salam mosque in 2014. This second mosque established   
   in Charlottetown, the other being the Muslims Association of PEI.   
   As of mid-2014,there are between 250 to 300 families, mostly in Charlottetown.   
      
   The Muslims of Charlottetown see their community as symbolically important   
   for this nation since this is known as the "birthplace of Canada". Yet we were   
   established as the "Dominion of Canada" with an appeal not only to   
      
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