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Volume 1 • Issue 5
Thanks
to
You
Hundreds of Thousands Receive God’s Word!
inside
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Changing Lives
Through the
Power of Prayer
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You’re
Invited!
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Don’t Be Deceived by
the Devil’s Lies
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From Pete Sumrall
to You
O
ver 700,000 people around the
world now have their own copy
of God’s Word thanks to your support
of our Spread the Word ministry. Your
generous gifts mean so much to
people like “J. S.,” who is reaching
lives for Christ in India.
As a pastor and evangelist, J. S. knows
the power of God’s Word. So he
contacted us pleading for Bibles—
even used ones…
“It is our great joy to share with you
through this letter what God is doing in our
ministry in India. We are working among
the children’s ministry, youth ministry, and
prison ministry in India. 80,000 villages
have never heard the name of Jesus. Will
you please send us used Bibles and other
Our Gift to You!
See page 3 for more details…
Gospel materials for our distribution
ministry? We just need to go out to reach
the unreached….”
Together with partners
like you, we are committed
to providing a copy of
God’s Word to every
individual outside the
U.S. who requests one.
This request is just one of many. In an
average month, we receive over 2,200
requests for God’s Word from people
in India and other countries who are
seeking to know God and His Word.
And when they receive their copy, it
often brings them to tears—like Iris
from Brazil, who writes…
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Hundreds of Thousands Receive
God’s Word Thanks to You!
“I have received my Bible and it was very
emotional! I would like to say thank you
for making it possible for this powerful gift
to be provided. I’d like to help other people
around the world as well to know this
truth. How could I contribute?”
What a privilege it is to provide the
Bible to people like Iris. Together with
partners like you, we are committed
to providing a copy of God’s Word
to every individual like her outside
the United States who requests one.
Because what can a new believer
do without one? He or she needs a
powerful tool for understanding Truth,
a weapon against the devil, and a clear
guide for renewed living.
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Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word
of God is living and powerful, and
sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing even to the division of soul
and sprit, and of joints and marrow,
and is a discerner of the thoughts and
intents of the heart.”
In other words, God’s Word is
fundamental to deepening faith. No
believer can do without it. So thank
you for helping to give a Bible to each
person who wants to know the Truth,
to grow deeper in their relationship
with Jesus Christ, and to share with
others the life-changing impact of
God’s Word.
Our Gift to You
Changing Lives Through
THE POWER OF PRAYER
D
r. Lester Sumrall was so convinced of the effectiveness of
prayer, he insisted it be the backbone of the ministry of LeSEA.
He wrote…
“Prayer—infinitely more powerful and effective than all of
earth’s natural resources—is the key to the greatest supply of
strength and power in the universe. Yet many people today are
not experiencing that power in their lives because they are not
availing themselves of the wonderful privilege of prayer.”
It is on the foundation of this belief in the power of prayer that
Dr. Sumrall founded the LeSEA Prayerline over 43 years ago. And
today, thanks to your support, thousands can call the hotline every
month seeking prayer for themselves, their loved ones, and the
world around them.
Ephesians 6:18 says, “praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all
perseverance and supplication for all the saints” (NKJV). This is the
heartbeat of the Prayerline ministry that you help make possible.
Thank you for helping to change lives through the power of prayer!
Thanks to
friends like
you, LeSEA’s
Prayerline is
there for over
10,000 callers
every month!
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Get answers to your questions
about Satan and demons
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H
ow powerful is Satan? Should you be afraid of demons?
Questions about the nature of evil need real, Biblical
answers so believers can be confident in the face of Satan
and his accomplices.
That’s why we want to send you Dr. Lester Sumrall’s
encouraging resource, Demons: The Answer Book. From
the Scriptures, you’ll learn how to use the weapon of prayer,
access the Holy Spirit’s power, and win every war against
Satan through the power of Jesus Christ!
We want to send you Demons: The Answer Book as thanks
for your gift today, so be sure to request your copy on the
enclosed reply card. And thank you for your generosity
to help LeSEA Broadcasting continue to reach the untold
billions yet untold!
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Don’t Be
DECEIVED
by the Devil’s Lies
From the Writings
of Dr. Lester Sumrall
You’re Invited!
Be a part of a life-changing tour
of the Holy Land in February
T
his February 10–19, Pastor
David E. Sumrall will lead
a tour of the Holy Land—and
we want you to be a part of
the adventure! We’ll take a
boat ride on the Sea of Galilee,
spend time in the garden of
Gethsemane, visit Mount Zion,
and much more.
Cindy, a recent tour participant, shares, “The temperature was 90 degrees, but I had
goosebumps being on a boat on the Sea of Galilee, imagining Christ walking on the
very water I was sailing on!”
There are limited spots available on this 10-day tour for singles, couples, and
families. So please visit www.leseatours.com or contact Lumi Vasilescu
directly at 574-231-5386 for more information. Reserve your place today on this
once-in-a-lifetime, life-changing journey!
What does Satan look
like? Unlike the images
we commonly see of a
creature with red horns and
a pitchfork, the Bible says,
“For Satan himself transforms
himself into an angel of light”
(2 Cor. 11:14 NKJV). Satan is
always working at deceiving
people, making them think
he is good when he is pure
evil. And making them
think God is evil when He is
nothing but good!
Ephesians 4:27 says, “Do
not give the devil a foothold”
(NIV). We are to give no
honor to him, no praise to
him, and have no fear of him.
Instead, we are to trust in
Jesus whom even the demons
feared. Jesus has defeated
Satan on the cross and is the
only One worthy of all honor
and praise!
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From Pete Sumrall to You
Dear Friend,
Did you know that when Jesus prayed for His
disciples, He also prayed for you and me? He prayed in John
17:20-21, “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those
who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may
be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You” (NKJV).
Just as Jesus prayed for us, so we too need to keep on praying for each other and
the ongoing work of the Gospel in our world today.
That’s why in this newsletter, we’re encouraging you to give thanks for those who
have received Bibles through your generosity. We’re also celebrating the great work being
done through our 24-hour Prayerline. And we’re encouraging you to request Demons: The
Answer Book—a resource my father wrote about the power of prayer to defeat the schemes
of Satan.
Jesus had unimaginable power, and yet He prayed! How much more should we
also bring all our needs and requests to God. And when we do, we’ll start to see change—
in our lives, in our relationships, and in the world around us.
Friend, I’m so thankful for your gifts and prayers that are sustaining this ministry.
Because of you, countless numbers of people are being impacted as God’s Word is
broadcast around the world. So thank you for standing with us as we prayerfully depend
on God to achieve His purposes through our work together.
Yours for the untold billions yet untold,
Pete Sumrall
61300 Ironwood Road
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South Bend, IN 46614
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24-hour Prayerline 1-800-365-3732