"THE ART OF PRAYER" - DAY 7: (SEPTEMBER 2016 - A MONTH OF BOOK REVIEW)

DAY 7, CHAPTER 7 – LOVE: THE FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESSFUL PRAYER

We are progressing well, and I believe the time we’ve spent so far on reading and reviewing are worth spending. Today, we shall be considering the seventh chapters of this book today title “Love: the foundation for successful prayer”. Stay tune.

Roman 5:5: …… the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost.

When you were born again, God became your father. He is a love God. You are a love child of a love God. You are born of God, and God is love, so you are born of love. The nature of God is in you. And the nature of God is love.

Matt 5:44-45 – But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you….

The reason we can do this is because of the manner of love the father has bestowed upon us.

The major foundation for believers’ successful prayer is LOVE, Love is the basis for all Christian activity. Compassion is an ingredient of divine love.

How do we know this is so? – Because God so loved the world that he gave Jesus. And Jesus so loved us that He gave Himself for us.

So how does love form the foundation for our prayer? Let’s dig deep into the reading of this chapter…

"THE ART OF PRAYER" - DAY 6: (SEPTEMBER 2016 - A MONTH OF BOOK REVIEW)

DAY 6, CHAPTER 6 – THE PRAYER LIFE OF THE BELIEVER

The sixth chapters of this book “The prayer life of the Believer” form the center of our review today the sixth day of the month.

As we studied yesterday, the provision of God for humanity was perfect, complete and appropriate given us His only Son – Jesus who intercedes on our instead. Glory be to God in the highest.

The Prayer Life of the Believers should follow suit the pattern of Christ, As Christ intercedes for us, we too should intercedes for others.

1 Timothy 2:1-2 – I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men, for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

Christ is the Head. We are the body. The head and body are one. We are one with Him in carrying out His work in the earth.  He is the Great Intercessor; therefore, we are one with him in His intercessory ministry, which includes prayer.

The bases of our prayer life should be to pray for others, and also for our country.  Are you taking out time to prayer for your country, for the authority, for the leaders? If not why don’t you consider it from now to intercede for this country? And you will see great things happening.

This chapter is loaded and you can’t avoid missing this chapter…

"THE ART OF PRAYER" - DAY 5: (SEPTEMBER 2016 - A MONTH OF BOOK REVIEW)

DAY 5, CHAPTER 5 – MAN’S NEED FOR AN INTERCESSOR.

We are making progress in reading this book “The Art of Prayer”, many thanks to those who have been following the trail; I must commend your time for moving along.

Today, being the fifth day into the review we shall be considering the fifth chapter of the book, “Man’s Need for an intercessor”. 

From this chapter, we understood the Greek word “Parakletos” translated “advocate” it was used in a court of justice to denote a legal assistant, counsel for the defense. An advocate, then, generally, one who pleads another’s cause.

In Job 9: 32, 33 – Job needed one who would be able to lay his hand on him and a hand on God. He needed one to stand between him and God and plead his case.

Isaiah 59:16 – And he was that there was no man and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him and his righteousness, it sustained him.

God saw that there was no intercessor, so he supplied the need. He sent JESUS.

Jesus, Our Intercessor – I Timothy 2:5, Romans 8:34.

Jesus is the mediator between God and Man. And he is always making intercession for us.

Jesus died on the cross of Calvary to take away our sins and washed us clean from the stain of sin. This action alone qualifies his to mediate, advocate and intercedes on our behalves.

Don’t you consider this as a privilege, friends Jesus has paid the price on the cross of Calvary; he died for you and me.  Please don’t allow his death to be in vain upon your life. Give, surrender your life to him, let him be the Lord of your life. Confess your sin to him, Accept he died for you and Believe in him and you shall soon enjoy the associated blessings of the cross.

This chapter is loaded and you can’t avoid to miss reading this chapter…

"THE ART OF PRAYER" - DAY 4: (SEPTEMBER 2016 - A MONTH OF BOOK REVIEW)

DAY 4, CHAPTER 4 – INTERCESSION DEFINED.

Supplication as it were, it is much more heartfelt than casual request, the word supplication means a humble, earnest, entreaty or request. Therefore, if a request is not made in a heartfelt, fervent and earnest manner, it would not be supplication as we have learnt yesterday in this book under review “The Art of Prayer”.

So today, we are considering the fourth chapter of the book, “Intercession Defined”. In this chapter, I want to draw our attention to the first sentence which says the purpose of defining intercession or any other kind of prayer is not to limit or confine prayer to a set of rules and regulations.

Intercession is inspired by the Holy Spirit. It goes beyond being legalistic and mechanical. The most effective prayer is the prayer the Holy Spirit inspires which is needed at the moment.

Briefly defined, intercession is standing in the gap in prayer between a person or persons, who have provoked judgment upon themselves through their wrongdoing and actual execution of that judgment.

The Scripture is full with examples of men who stood in gap; we can see the account of Abraham over Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 18: 16-33, Abraham’s prayer for Sodom and Gomorrah is a clear example of the prayer of intercession.

Also Moses stood in gap for the children of Israel in Exodus 32: 7-14, If Moses had not stood in gap for Israel, they would surely have been destroyed in judgment.

This chapter will not be concluded without mentioning the outstanding example of an intercessor, our Lord Jesus who stood in the gap for us and now intercedes for us.

This chapter is loaded with the full details and explanation of intercession and examples of intercessors, I therefore enjoin you to dig deep into it by reading along…

"THE ART OF PRAYER" - DAY 3: (SEPTEMBER 2016 - A MONTH OF BOOK REVIEW)

DAY 3, CHAPTER 3 – SUPPLICATION DEFINED.

As we make progress in the review of this book (The art of Prayer), it’s expedient for me to say that we are not just reviewing for the sake of it, but to help us understand the principles of prayer as it apply to us and to acknowledge the fact that prayer is one of the strong parameters to work and walk with the God.

So today, we are considering the third chapter of the book, “Supplication Defined”. In this chapter, I want to draw our attention to for whom can supplication be made? & for what can supplication be made?.

I want you to know that for you to receive anything whatsoever, you must first of all request, invariably your requisition leads to your acquisition.

But in the case of supplication, it is much more heartfelt than casual request. The word supplication means a humble, earnest, entreaty or request.  Therefore, if a request is not made in a heartfelt, fervent and earnest manner, it would not be supplication.

This chapter is loaded with the full details and explanation of supplication, I therefore employ you to dig deep into it by reading along…

SWISS GOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS 2017/2018

Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries. Recipients are selected by the awarding body, the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS).

The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a master’s degree or PhD and at foreign artists holding a bachelor’s degree.

The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for foreign students for the Academic year of 2017-2018 is opening of the call: 02.08.2016, Submission deadline: 30.11.2016

The Scholarship is offer by the Swiss Government via the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students FCS with the following objectives

To enable selected applicants to undertake a PhD at one of the 10 Swiss cantonal universities, the two Swiss federal institutes of technology or public teaching and research institutes, Universities Federal Institutes of Technology, Teaching and Research Institutes

University of Basel

University of Bern

University of Fribourg

University of Geneva 

University of Lausanne

University of Lucerne

University of Neuchâtel 

University of St Gallen

University of Zurich

University of Lugano

Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich)

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)

Validity

The scholarship is only valid for full-time PhD studies in Switzerland. It is not valid for mixed PhD programmes (part time in Switzerland and part time in another country).

Target group

Highly qualified postgraduate students (possessing the required degrees) from all academic fields.

Duration 3 years maximum (starting in September).

Amount and additional allowances

The scholarship amounts to a monthly payment of CHF 1,920.

Tuition fees are waived.

For non-EU and non-EFTA grantees only: mandatory Swiss health insurance is paid by the FCS.

Non-European grantees receive a lump sum for their airfare (provided at the end of the scholarship).

Selection

Applications are subject to preliminary selection by the relevant national authorities and/or the Swiss diplomatic representation. The short-listed applications are then assessed by the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), which takes the final decision.

The FCS is composed of professors from all Swiss public universities. Scholarship awards are decided on the basis of academic and scientific excellence.

Awards

The FCS will announce its decisions regarding the new scholarship awards by the end of May at the latest.

Information more information kindly visit any Swiss embassy in your home country for relevant documents or Swiss website here 

CALL FOR PAPERS - ICIA 2016- JAPAN THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATICS & APPLICATIONS (ICIA2016)

SDIWC (The Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications)  is devoted to promote science and technology in digital technology. SDIWC organizes multidisciplinary conferences for academics and professionals, primarily in the fields of computer software and hardware, networking, and wireless communications. SDIWC holds conferences in both the industrialized and developing countries.

The Fifth International Conference on Informatics and Applications (ICIA2016)

Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Japan

November 14-16, 2016

The conference welcomes papers on the following (but not limited to) research topics:

- Access Controls

- Anti-cyberterrorism

- Assurance of Service

- Biometrics Technologies

- Cloud Computing

- Computational Intelligence

- Computer Crime Prevention and Detection

- Computer Forensics

- Computer Security

- Confidentiality Protection

- Critical Computing and Storage

- Critical Infrastructure Management

- Cryptography and Data Protection

- Data Compression

- Data Management in Mobile Peer-to-Peer Networks

- Data Mining

- Data Stream Processing in Mobile/Sensor Networks

- Distributed and Parallel Applications

- E-Government

- E-Learning

- E-Technology

- Embedded Systems and Software

- Forensics, Recognition Technologies and Applications

- Fuzzy and Neural Network Systems

- Green Computing

- Grid Computing

- Image Processing

- Indexing and Query Processing for Moving Objects

- Information Content Security

- Information Ethics

- Information Propagation on Social Networks

- Information and Data Management

- Internet Modeling

- Mobile Networking, Mobility and Nomadicity

- Mobile Social Networks

- Mobile, Ad Hoc and Sensor Network Management

- Multimedia Computing

- Network Security

- Peer-to-Peer Social Networks

- Quality of Service, Scalability and Performance

- Real-Time Systems

- Resource and Knowledge Discovery Using Social Networks

- Self-Organizing Networks and Networked Systems

- Semantic Web, Ontologies

- Sensor Networks and Social Sensing

- Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition and Applications

- Social Networks

- Social Search

- Soft Computing Techniques

- Software Engineering

- Ubiquitous Computing, Services and Applications

- User Interfaces and Usability Issues for Web Applications

- User Interfaces,Visualization and Modeling

- Web Services Architecture, Modeling and Design

- Web Services Security

- Wireless Communications

- XML-Based Languages

- Effective Computing.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline:  Open from now until Sep. 14, 2016

Notification of Acceptance: 1-3 weeks from the Submission Date

Camera Ready Submission : November 04, 2016

Registration Deadline : November 04, 2016

If you interested in submitting a paper or in attending this conference please visit us here.