Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Please see attached the next study in our Quarter Series: Living Out Our Faith:  A Study of The Life of Daniel.  The topic is Leading Revival through Repentance and Prayer.  The main text is Daniel 9:1-27 and the key learning points are as follows:

1.    Prayer and revival are major themes in the Bible but do not just happen. Daniel, having read the prophecy of Jeremiah persisted in the place of prayer until he got an answer.
2.    Daniel preceded his prayer by acknowledging God’s righteousness. Prayer reveals our need for repentance and aligns us with God’s purpose.
3.    God calls us to pray, and He is always ready to answer those who call on Him day and night (Luke 18: 7,8).
Yours in His love and mine

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Brethren,

I trust this meets you well?

This Sunday, we conclude our series on the life of this amazing man, David. We have been looking at his life to try to figure out why God declared him to be a man after His heart. David indeed is an extraordinary man. But just before we start thinking that he was too good to be true, there is the matter of Bathsheba. And that is where we conclude the series as we look at David to learn a thing or two about ‘Sin and Repentance.’

Key Learning points include:

1. All sin is primarily against God and is first conceived in the heart. And we are all vulnerable to sin. Therefore, we must guard our hearts with all diligence to avoid being swept away by the deceitfulness of sin and of our thoughts and desires.
2. King David did his best to conceal his sin. But all attempts failed, including having Uriah killed. We must remember that even if we can conceal our sin from others, God sees and knows our every thought and action. We cannot hide or run from God.
3. Rather than trying to conceal or deny our sin, God wants us to repent by acknowledging and confessing our sins. God readily accepts genuine repentance. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

See attached outline for your further reference

May God give us hearts that are steadfast in following after Him.