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Welcome to the North American edition of the international30 Days Muslim Prayer Focusfor Christians... since 1993Come!... join the millions of Christians around the world who each year participate in this largest ongoing international prayer focus on the Muslim world.August 22 to September 20, 2009 18th AnniversaryMuslims are Neighbors! Mat 22:39Advertising Opportunity for 2009
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The 30 Days Muslim Prayer Focus coincides yearly with Ramadan (a holy month of fasting in Islam).
This prayer movement is currently coordinated out of France (previously from Australia), and has been operating since 1993.
It calls upon Christians to make a concerted but respectful effort during that month to learn about, pray for and reach out to Muslim neighbors—across the street and around the world.
As Christians we resist the temptation to be caught up in generalizations, anger, hate or fear toward anyone. In the climate following the 9/11 tragedy, here is a proven tool to direct our focus more prayerfully, Christ-like and constructively.
It is not our intention with this prayer focus to disparage Islam or Muslim sentiments in any way. We recognize that humans and the Muslim world are far too complex to simply or easily condense or explain with a mere booklet.
At the same time, as Christians, we long for all the world's people to have an opportunity to understand the grace of God incarnated in Jesus Christ.
To this end we inform ourselves, pray for, and support respectful opportunities to make that grace also known among Muslims.
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BERGAMA SUMMARY(ENCYLOPEDIA BRITTANICA

Bergama
Turkey
Main
town, İzmir vilāyet (province), western Turkey, 50 miles (80 km) north of the city of İzmir (Smyrna). It shares the site of ancient Pergamum, of which there are extensive ruins remaining. The modern town lies over the remains of the Roman city, while the remains of the ancient Greek city with its acropolis lie northeast across the Bergama River, on a high hill with terraced slopes. Greek ruins also lie on the western outskirts. The Archaeological Museum in town contains a large collection of artifacts from the area, ranging in age from Paleolithic to Byzantine. The town has cotton and leather industries, and in the surrounding area there is farming in cotton, tobacco, and grapevines. Pop. (2000) 52,173.

REV CHAP 2

Rev 2:12-17
12 "And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write,
'These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword: 13 "I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality. 15 Thus you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 16 Repent, or else I will come to you quickly and will fight against them with the sword of My mouth.
17 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it."' NKJV

REVELATION CHAP 2:12-17

This is the old story of Bergama (Pergamos) shown in Rev. Chap 2:12-17


Bergama'daki topluluğa
12-13«Bergama'daki topluluğun meleğine yaz. İki ağızlı keskin kılıca sahip olan şöyle diyor: `Nerede yaşadığını biliyorum; Şeytan'ın tahtı oradadır. Yine de adıma bağlı kalıyorsun. Aranızda, Şeytan'ın yaşadığı yerde öldürülen sadık tanığım Antipa'nın günlerinde bile bana iman ettiğini inkâr etmedin. 14Ne var ki, sana karşı birkaç sitemim var. Aranızda Balam'ın öğretisine bağlı kalanlar var. Putlara sunulan kurbanların etini yemeleri ve cinsel ahlaksızlıkta bulunmaları için İsrail oğullarını ayartmayı Balak'a öğreten Balam'dı. 15Aynı şekilde sizin aranızda da Nikolas yanlılarının öğretisine bağlı kalanlar var. 16Onun için tövbe et! Yoksa senin yanına tez gelir, ağzımdaki kılıçla onlara karşı savaşırım. 17Kulağı olan, Ruh'un topluluklara ne dediğini işitsin. Galip gelene, saklı mandan vereceğim. Ayrıca, ona beyaz bir taş ve bu taşın üzerinde yazılı olan yeni bir ad, alandan başka kimsenin bilmediği bir ad vereceğim