{"id":10305,"date":"2026-05-18T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zurichcitychurch.org\/?p=10305"},"modified":"2026-05-19T11:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:22:17","slug":"dealing-with-sin-and-unbelief-in-our-lives-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zurichcitychurch.org\/de\/2026\/05\/18\/dealing-with-sin-and-unbelief-in-our-lives-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpacking the significance of Pentecost \u2014 Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tabs gutena-tabs-block gutena-tabs-block-86f6fb-73\"><ul class=\"gutena-tabs-tab tab-center\"><li class=\"gutena-tab-title active\" data-tab=\"1\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>English<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gutena-tab-title inactive\" data-tab=\"2\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Deutsch<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gutena-tab-title inactive\" data-tab=\"3\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Francais<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"gutena-tabs-content is-layout-flow wp-block-gutena-tabs-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-083c00-6a active\" data-tab=\"1\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bible Verse: (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%202%3A1-21&amp;version=NIV\">Acts 2:1-21<\/a>)<br><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%202%3A1-21&amp;version=NIV\">Acts 2:1-21<\/a> <em>&#8220;When the day of Pentecost&nbsp;came, they were all together&nbsp;in one place.&nbsp;Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.&nbsp;They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.&nbsp;All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit&nbsp;and began to speak in other tongues&nbsp;as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing&nbsp;Jews from every nation under heaven.&nbsp;When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken&#8230;.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reflection <\/strong><br><br>Yet another week! New enegy and power in the the Lord. Welcome to the fourth day of our journey in<br>Reliving The Pentecost Experience, may your week be very powerful and fruitful.<br><br>Everything accounted for in Acts 2:1\u201321 is not merely a historical occurrence but a spiritual reality that<br>continues to shape the life and mission of the Church today. Pentecost reveals the power, presence,<br>and purpose of the Holy Spirit in the believer\u2019s life and in the advancement of God\u2019s kingdom.<br><br>At this important Jewish festival, Pentecost, also known as the Feast of Weeks, celebrated fifty days<br>after Passover, was a time of thanksgiving for the harvest, but on this particular day, God chose to<br>bring forth a new kind of harvest, the harvest of souls. The timing was divine, as Jerusalem was filled<br>with people from every nation, creating the perfect setting for the gospel to be proclaimed to the<br>world.<br><br>A sound like a rushing mighty wind filled the place, and tongues of fire rested upon each of them.<br>These symbols, wind and fire\u2014represent the presence and power of God. The wind signifies the<br>breath of life, recalling how God breathed life into Adam and how Jesus breathed on His disciples,<br>saying, \u201cReceive the Holy Spirit.\u201d The fire symbolizes purification, passion, and divine presence, as<br>seen in the burning bush and the pillar of fire that guided Israel.<br><br>When the Holy Spirit filled the disciples, they began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them<br>utterance. This supernatural ability was a sign that the gospel was for all nations. The Spirit broke<br>down barriers of language and culture, declaring that the message of Christ transcends every human<br>division.<br><br>The miracle of Pentecost was not only in the speaking but also in the hearing\u2014God ensured that<br>every person could understand the message in their native tongue. We can see that some were<br>amazed and shocked, asking, \u201cWhat does this mean?\u201d Others mocked, saying the disciples were<br>drunk. This is also true in our days: whenever God moves, some will believe, and others will doubt.<br>Yet the Spirit\u2019s work always draws attention to the power and reality of God.<br><br>At this point it was clear that the Spirit was no longer reserved for prophets, priests, or kings but was<br>now available to all who believe. By this the Church was commissioned to carry the message of<br>salvation to the ends of the earth.<br><br>We are reminder with Pentecost that, the same Spirit which empowered the early Church is still at<br>work today. The wind still blows, the fire still burns, and the voice of God still calls His people to be<br>witnesses of Christ. The world needs a Church filled with the Holy Spirit\u2014bold in faith, united in love,<br>and passionate in mission.<br><br><strong>Prayer List<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prayer for Unity and Expectation (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%202%3A1&amp;version=NIV\">Acts 2:1<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lord, grant the Church unity of heart and purpose as the disciples had in the upper room.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove division, strife, and unbelief from among God\u2019s people.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prayer for Revival and Harvest of Souls (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%202%3A9%E2%80%9311&amp;version=NIV\">Acts 2:9\u201311<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stir up revival in every assembly and draw multitudes into the kingdom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use us as instruments of transformation in our environnements<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prayer for Boldness and Spiritual Courage (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts%202%3A14%E2%80%9316&amp;version=NIV\">Acts 2:14\u201316<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lord, remove fear, doubt, and intimidation from my life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill us with boldness to witness, pray, speak truth, and live openly for Jesus Christ.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prayer for Revival in Families and Communities (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2%20Chronicles%207%3A14&amp;version=NIV\">2.Chronik 7:14<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pray for spiritual visitations of our homes, churches, schools, cities, and nations with revival.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Let our hearts and our lives be transformed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-529fd3-55 inactive\" data-tab=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Die Bedeutung von Pfingsten verstehen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Biblischer Text: (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Apostelgeschichte%202%2C1%E2%80%9321&amp;version=LUTH1545\">Apostelgeschichte 2,1\u201321<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Apostelgeschichte%202%2C1%E2%80%9321&amp;version=LUTH1545\">Apostelgeschichte 2,1\u201321<\/a>: <em>\u201eUnd als der Tag der Pfingsten erf\u00fcllt war, waren sie alle einm\u00fctig beieinander. Und es geschah schnell ein Brausen vom Himmel wie eines gewaltigen Windes und erf\u00fcllte das ganze Haus, da sie sa\u00dfen. Und es erschienen ihnen Zungen, zerteilt, wie von Feuer; und er setzte sich auf einen jeglichen unter ihnen; und sie wurden alle voll des Heiligen Geistes und fingen an, zu predigen mit anderen Zungen, nach dem der Geist ihnen gab auszusprechen. Es waren aber Juden zu Jerusalem wohnend, die waren gottesf\u00fcrchtige M\u00e4nner aus allerlei Volk, das unter dem Himmel ist. \u2026\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflexion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noch eine Woche! M\u00f6ge der Herr uns neue Energie und neue Kraft schenken.<br>Willkommen zum vierten Tag unseres Weges, die Erfahrung von Pfingsten neu zu erleben. M\u00f6ge eure Woche reich an Kraft und Segen sein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alles, was in Apostelgeschichte 2,1\u201321 berichtet wird, ist nicht nur ein historisches Ereignis, sondern eine geistliche Realit\u00e4t, die das Leben und die Mission der Kirche bis heute pr\u00e4gt. Pfingsten offenbart die Kraft, die Gegenwart und den Plan des Heiligen Geistes im Leben der Gl\u00e4ubigen und beim Aufbau des Reiches Gottes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">W\u00e4hrend dieses bedeutenden j\u00fcdischen Festes \u2013 Pfingsten, auch Fest der Wochen genannt, das f\u00fcnfzig Tage nach dem Passafest gefeiert wurde \u2013 dankte man Gott f\u00fcr die Ernte. Doch an diesem Tag entschied Gott, eine neue Ernte hervorzubringen: die Ernte der Seelen. Der Zeitpunkt war g\u00f6ttlich gew\u00e4hlt, denn Jerusalem war voller Menschen aus allen Nationen und bot somit den idealen Rahmen, damit das Evangelium der ganzen Welt verk\u00fcndet werden konnte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ein Ger\u00e4usch wie das eines gewaltigen Sturmes erf\u00fcllte den Ort, und Feuerzungen lie\u00dfen sich auf jeden von ihnen nieder. Diese Zeichen \u2013 Wind und Feuer \u2013 stehen f\u00fcr die Gegenwart und die Kraft Gottes. Der Wind symbolisiert den Atem des Lebens und erinnert daran, wie Gott Adam Leben einhauchte und wie Jesus seine J\u00fcnger anhauchte mit den Worten: \u201eEmpfangt den Heiligen Geist.\u201c Das Feuer steht f\u00fcr Reinigung, Leidenschaft und die g\u00f6ttliche Gegenwart, wie beim brennenden Dornbusch und der Feuers\u00e4ule, die Israel f\u00fchrte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Als der Heilige Geist die J\u00fcnger erf\u00fcllte, begannen sie in anderen Sprachen zu sprechen, wie der Geist es ihnen eingab. Diese \u00fcbernat\u00fcrliche Gabe war ein Zeichen daf\u00fcr, dass das Evangelium f\u00fcr alle Nationen bestimmt ist. Der Geist durchbrach die Barrieren von Sprache und Kultur und verk\u00fcndete, dass die Botschaft Christi jede menschliche Trennung \u00fcberwindet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Das Wunder von Pfingsten bestand nicht nur im Sprechen, sondern auch im H\u00f6ren: Gott sorgte daf\u00fcr, dass jeder die Botschaft in seiner Muttersprache verstehen konnte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manche waren erstaunt und fragten: \u201eWas bedeutet das?\u201c Andere machten sich lustig und behaupteten, die J\u00fcnger seien betrunken. So ist es auch heute: Wenn Gott wirkt, glauben einige und andere zweifeln. Dennoch lenkt das Wirken des Heiligen Geistes immer die Aufmerksamkeit auf die Kraft und Wirklichkeit Gottes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In diesem Moment wurde klar, dass der Heilige Geist nicht l\u00e4nger nur Propheten, Priestern oder K\u00f6nigen vorbehalten war, sondern nun allen zug\u00e4nglich ist, die glauben. So erhielt die Kirche den Auftrag, die Botschaft des Heils bis an die Enden der Erde zu tragen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pfingsten erinnert uns daran, dass derselbe Heilige Geist, der die erste Kirche erf\u00fcllte, auch heute noch wirkt. Der Wind weht noch immer, das Feuer brennt noch immer, und Gottes Stimme ruft sein Volk weiterhin dazu auf, Zeugen Christi zu sein. Die Welt braucht eine Kirche, die vom Heiligen Geist erf\u00fcllt ist: mutig im Glauben, geeint in Liebe und leidenschaftlich in ihrer Mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gebete<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gebet f\u00fcr Einheit und Hoffnung (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Apostelgeschichte%202%2C1&amp;version=LUTH1545\">Apostelgeschichte 2,1<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Herr, schenke der Kirche die Einheit des Herzens und des Willens, die unter den J\u00fcngern im Obergemach herrschte.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entferne aus deinem Volk jede Spaltung, jeden Konflikt und jeden Mangel an Glauben.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gebet f\u00fcr Erweckung und die Ernte der Seelen (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Apostelgeschichte%202%2C9%E2%80%9311&amp;version=LUTH1545\">Apostelgeschichte 2,9\u201311<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Erwecke jede Gemeinde neu und ziehe die Menschen in dein Reich.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gebrauche uns als Werkzeuge der Ver\u00e4nderung in unseren Gemeinschaften.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gebet f\u00fcr Mut und geistliche St\u00e4rke (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Apostelgeschichte%202%2C14%E2%80%9316&amp;version=LUTH1545\">Apostelgeschichte 2,14\u201316<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Herr, nimm Angst, Zweifel und Einsch\u00fcchterung aus meinem Leben.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erf\u00fclle uns mit Mut, Zeugnis zu geben, zu beten, die Wahrheit zu verk\u00fcnden und offen f\u00fcr Jesus Christus zu leben.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gebet f\u00fcr Erweckung in Familien und Gemeinschaften (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2.%20Chronik%207%2C14&amp;version=LUTH1545\">2. Chronik 7,14<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bete daf\u00fcr, dass unsere Familien, unsere Kirchen, unsere Schulen, unsere St\u00e4dte und unsere Nationen geistlich von einer Erweckung ber\u00fchrt werden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M\u00f6gen unsere Herzen und unser Leben verwandelt werden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-180a88-31 inactive\" data-tab=\"3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comprendre la signification de la Pentec\u00f4te<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Texte Biblique: (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Actes%202%3A1-21&amp;version=LSG\">Actes 2:1-21<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong><br><\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Actes%202%3A1-21&amp;version=LSG\">Actes 2:1-21<\/a> <em>&#8220;Le jour de la Pentec\u00f4te, ils \u00e9taient tous ensemble dans le m\u00eame lieu. Tout \u00e0 coup il vint du ciel un bruit comme celui d&#8217;un vent imp\u00e9tueux, et il remplit toute la maison o\u00f9 ils \u00e9taient assis. Des langues, semblables \u00e0 des langues de feu, leur apparurent, s\u00e9par\u00e9es les unes des autres, et se pos\u00e8rent sur chacun d&#8217;eux. Et ils furent tous remplis du Saint Esprit, et se mirent \u00e0 parler en d&#8217;autres langues, selon que l&#8217;Esprit leur donnait de s&#8217;exprimer. Or, il y avait en s\u00e9jour \u00e0 J\u00e9rusalem des Juifs, hommes pieux, de toutes les nations qui sont sous le ciel&#8230;.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong>R\u00e9flexion <br><\/strong><br>Encore une semaine! Que le Seigneur nous donne une \u00e9nergie et une puissance nouvelles.<br>Bienvenue au quatri\u00e8me jour de notre cheminement pour revivre l&#8217;exp\u00e9rience de la Pentec\u00f4te. Que<br>votre semaine soit riche en puissance et en bien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><br>Tout ce qui est relat\u00e9 dans Actes 2.1-21 n&#8217;est pas seulement un \u00e9v\u00e9nement historique, mais une<br>r\u00e9alit\u00e9 spirituelle qui continue de fa\u00e7onner la vie et la mission de l&#8217;\u00c9glise aujourd&#8217;hui. La Pentec\u00f4te<br>r\u00e9v\u00e8le la puissance, la pr\u00e9sence et le dessein du Saint-Esprit dans la vie du croyant et dans<br>l&#8217;avancement du royaume de Dieu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><br>Lors de cette importante f\u00eate juive, la Pentec\u00f4te, aussi appel\u00e9e F\u00eate des Semaines, c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9e<br>cinquante jours apr\u00e8s la P\u00e2que, \u00e9tait un temps d&#8217;action de gr\u00e2ce pour la moisson. Mais ce jour-l\u00e0,<br>Dieu a choisi de faire na\u00eetre une nouvelle moisson : la moisson des \u00e2mes. Le moment \u00e9tait divin, car<br>J\u00e9rusalem \u00e9tait remplie de gens de toutes les nations, cr\u00e9ant ainsi le cadre id\u00e9al pour que l&#8217;\u00c9vangile<br>soit proclam\u00e9 au monde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><br>Un bruit semblable \u00e0 un violent coup de vent emplit le lieu, et des langues de feu se pos\u00e8rent sur<br>chacun d&#8217;eux. Ces symboles, le vent et le feu, repr\u00e9sentent la pr\u00e9sence et la puissance de Dieu. Le<br>vent symbolise le souffle de vie, rappelant comment Dieu a insuffl\u00e9 la vie \u00e0 Adam et comment J\u00e9sus<br>a souffl\u00e9 sur ses disciples en disant : \u00ab Recevez le Saint-Esprit.\u00bb Le feu symbolise la purification, la<br>passion et la pr\u00e9sence divine, comme en t\u00e9moignent le buisson ardent et la colonne de feu qui<br>guidaient Isra\u00ebl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><br>Lorsque le Saint-Esprit remplit les disciples, ils se mirent \u00e0 parler en langues, selon que l\u2019Esprit leur<br>donnait de s\u2019exprimer. Ce don surnaturel \u00e9tait un signe que l\u2019\u00c9vangile \u00e9tait destin\u00e9 \u00e0 toutes les<br>nations. L\u2019Esprit abattit les barri\u00e8res de la langue et de la culture, proclamant que le message du<br>Christ transcende toute division humaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><br>Le miracle de la Pentec\u00f4te ne r\u00e9sidait pas seulement dans le fait de parler, mais aussi dans le fait<br>d\u2019entendre : Dieu a fait en sorte que chacun puisse comprendre le message dans sa langue<br>maternelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><br>On constate que certains furent stup\u00e9faits et choqu\u00e9s, demandant : \u00ab Que signifie cela ?\u00bb D\u2019autres<br>se moqu\u00e8rent, disant que les disciples \u00e9taient ivres. Il en va de m\u00eame aujourd\u2019hui : lorsque Dieu agit,<br>certains croient et d\u2019autres doutent. Pourtant, l\u2019\u0153uvre du Saint-Esprit attire toujours l\u2019attention sur la<br>puissance et la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 de Dieu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><br>\u00c0 ce moment-l\u00e0, il \u00e9tait clair que le Saint-Esprit n\u2019\u00e9tait plus r\u00e9serv\u00e9 aux proph\u00e8tes, aux pr\u00eatres ou aux<br>rois, mais qu\u2019il \u00e9tait d\u00e9sormais accessible \u00e0 tous ceux qui croient. C\u2019est ainsi que l\u2019\u00c9glise a re\u00e7u la<br>mission de porter le message du salut jusqu\u2019aux extr\u00e9mit\u00e9s de la terre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><br>La Pentec\u00f4te nous rappelle que le m\u00eame Saint-Esprit qui a anim\u00e9 l\u2019\u00c9glise primitive est toujours \u00e0<br>l\u2019\u0153uvre aujourd\u2019hui. Le vent souffle encore, le feu br\u00fble encore et la voix de Dieu appelle toujours son<br>peuple \u00e0 \u00eatre t\u00e9moin du Christ. Le monde a besoin d\u2019une \u00c9glise remplie du Saint-Esprit : audacieuse<br>dans la foi, unie dans l\u2019amour et passionn\u00e9e dans sa mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><strong>Pri\u00e8res<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pri\u00e8re pour l\u2019unit\u00e9 et l\u2019esp\u00e9rance (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Actes%202.1&amp;version=LSG\">Actes 2.1<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Seigneur, accorde \u00e0 l\u2019\u00c9glise l\u2019unit\u00e9 de c\u0153ur et d\u2019intention qui existait entre les disciples r\u00e9unis au C\u00e9nacle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00c9loigne de ton peuple toute division, tout conflit et tout manque de foi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pri\u00e8re pour le r\u00e9veil et la moisson des \u00e2mes (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Actes%202.9-11&amp;version=LSG\">Actes 2.9-11<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Suscite un r\u00e9veil dans chaque assembl\u00e9e et attire les foules au Royaume.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utilise-nous comme instruments de transformation dans nos communaut\u00e9s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pri\u00e8re pour l\u2019audace et le courage spirituel (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Actes%202.14-16&amp;version=LSG\">Actes 2.14-16<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Seigneur, \u00e9loigne de ma vie la peur, le doute et l\u2019intimidation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remplis-nous d\u2019audace pour t\u00e9moigner, prier, proclamer la v\u00e9rit\u00e9 et vivre ouvertement pour J\u00e9sus-Christ.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pri\u00e8re pour le r\u00e9veil dans les familles et les communaut\u00e9s (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2%20Chroniques%207.14&amp;version=LSG\">2 Chroniques 7.14<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prie pour que nos foyers, nos \u00e9glises, nos \u00e9coles, nos villes et nos nations soient visit\u00e9s spirituellement par un r\u00e9veil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Que nos c\u0153urs et nos vies soient transform\u00e9s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Devotion by Rev. 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