The
Readings
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
41:
Chapter 23 – Leaving the Bamboo Curtain
(p.263-269)
(Rest & a New
Direction)
(first
half of chapter)
1.
Where did Yun plan to go? (p.263)
2.
What happened so Deling was there waiting for him? (p.263-265)
3.
How did they come to leave the area? (p.265,266)
4.
What had Deling been praying for and how did that come about? (p.266,
267)
5.
How did guidance come to leave China
? (p.267, 268)
6.
What problem arose with the thought of leaving China
& how did they propose to
overcome it? (p.268)
7.
What support did Yun enlist? (p.268, 269)
8.
What did he do himself by way of preparation? (p.269)
9.
What encouragement did the Lord give? (p.269)
Prayer:
- Thank
the Lord that for the clarity of direction that the Lord gave Yun,
and the variety of ways it came.
- Again
ask the Lord to teach you to be alert to the various forms of guidance
He brings.
- Ask
the Lord to teach you to be a prayer warrior as you have read about
in this half chapter.
Bible
Reading
:
Acts 13:1-3, 14:23
, 16:22
-25
Additional
Point to Ponder: Can
the Lord use my praying to open doors?
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
42:
Chapter 23 – Leaving the Bamboo Curtain (p.270-277)
(Escape from China )
(second
half of chapter)
1.
What did the Lord instruct Yun before going into the airport? (p.270)
2.
What happened going through the procedures; how did Yun get through?
(p.270-271)
3.
What happened at immigration in Germany;
how did he get through? (p.272)
4.
What problem did he have in the refugee centre and how was that overcome?
(p.273)
5.
What pressure to leave China
did Deling testify about? (p.274,275)
6.
What confirmation of God's guidance at the airport did he later receive?
(p.275)
7.
What happened to Xu? (p.276, 277)
Prayer:
- Praise
the Lord for the detail of His guidance is getting Yun through the
airport security.
- Thank
Him that he knows every detail of our lives and our walk through
life, and is there working on our behalf, even in the midst of a
hostile world.
- Ask
Him to teach you to see the world through His eyes, and to see His
hands at work
Bible
Reading
:
Psa 97
Additional
Point to Ponder: The
Lord reigns! He is ruling in the midst of His enemies
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
43:
Chapter 24 – Back to Jerusalem
(p.278-262)
(Starting to look
outwards)
(first
third of chapter)
1.
What past link had there been between China
and Jerusalem?
(p.278)
2.
What is significant today about the area through which it passes?
(p.278)
3.
Who had started what initiative back in 1920? (p.279)
4.
What had been their five-word slogan? (p.279)
5.
What two characteristics of them really impacted people? (p.279)
6.
What burden had the Lord given Yun? (p.280)
7.
Who responded when he sung a song from the old movement? (p.281)
Prayer:
- Thank
the Lord for the faithfulness of those who have gone before with
a burden to share the Gospel.
- Start
to pray for those lands where Islam, Hinduism & Buddhism prevail.
- Ask
Him to help you create a church where unity, love and commitment
prevail.
Bible
Reading
:
Acts 2:42
-47, John 17:20-23
Additional
Point to Ponder: If
the world can see Jesus in us, what might happen?
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
44:
Chapter 24 – Back to Jerusalem
(p.281-286)
(Faithfulness and Commitment)
(second
third of chapter)
1.
What had happened to Simon Zao? (p.281,282)
2.
How much of a marriage had he had and why? (p.282)
3.
How had he maintained his vision? (p.283)
4.
What instruction did he give Yun and his church? (p.284)
5.
What did they mean when they spoke about ‘Back to Jerusalem?
(p.284,285)
6.
How did Yun prioritise that vision? (p.285)
7.
How many missionaries did they intend to send out? (p.285)
8.
Actually how many ‘silk roads' were there to evangelise? (p.285)
9.
How did it seem that the Lord was already preparing them for those
different ‘roads'? (p.286)
Prayer:
- Thank
the Lord for the faithfulness of Simon Zao, holding to God's vision
for forty years.
- Thank
the Lord that although Moses lived in a desert for forty years,
yet God was going to use him.
- Thank
the Lord that most of Moses last forty years were still in the desert
but faithfully looking after God's people and preparing the next
generation.
- Ask
the Lord to help you focus on Him, so that whether you are in a
desert or a prison – or in a place of peace and affluence – His
vision for your life and ministry will always remain the key issue.
Bible
Reading
:
Exo 2:11-25
Additional
Point to Ponder: God's
timing is all important. He can move when He wants. I just have to
be available and full of faith and Hs Spirit.
Before
reading The Heavenly Man and before using the notes, pray
and ask the Lord to impact
your
life through the book and the readings.
Day
45:
Chapter 24 – Back to Jerusalem
(p.286-292)
(Crucial Convictions)
(final
third of chapter)
1.
How did they come to view the past thirty years of suffering, persecution
& torture? (p.286)
2.
What was their view on the government? (p.286,287)
3.
What conclusion did they come to over persecution? (p.287)
4.
How did they think of the ‘Back to Jerusalem
' missionary movement? (p.287)
5.
How were they encouraged by the past? (p.288)
6.
What was their strategy for planting ‘churches'? (p.288)
7.
What were three of the main training subjects for their missionaries?
(p.290)
8.
How did the Sinim Fellowship (as it was then) authorise Yun? (p.290-292)
Prayer:
- Thank
the Lord for every missionary who has heard His call to follow Him
in a life of sacrifice in the Gospel.
- Check
as you pray what you feel the Lord may be saying to you even through
these readings – a call to your neighbourhood, a call to another
country or people?
- Read
again this last part of the chapter and share with the Lord what
you feel as you read it.
Bible
Reading
:
Rev 7:9-17
Additional
Point to Ponder: The
Lamb will be my shepherd?