During the Bible lectures, attendants could understand that a reborn Christian not only should walk a path of sanctification in their whole life after they are justified by Jesus’s blood, but they are also the children of God that all creations are waiting for to receive universal salvation. Christians are living between already and not yet; individuals are saved, but the whole world is not yet. God hopes the whole world and the universe will receive salvation. All should follow Jesus to finish the great commission on earth.

After graceful Bible lectures, leaders and future leaders also had productive breaking of bread, different scale meeting sections, and joyful table fellowship outdoors and indoors. Attendants testified how good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! They hope to share the Lord’s love in all 10 countries in the CIS Regions after this OLI training when they go back to their respective countries.

]]> https://olivetcis.org/olivet-leadership-institute-held-leadership-training-in-the-cis-olivet-center/feed/ 0 https://olivetcis.org/pentecost-retreat-2023-held-in-the-cis-oc-successfully/ https://olivetcis.org/pentecost-retreat-2023-held-in-the-cis-oc-successfully/#respond Sun, 30 Jul 2023 16:54:59 +0000 https://olivetcis.org/?p=917 On May 27, “The Righteous Will Live By Faith” Pentecost Retreat kicked off at the CIS regional Olivet Center in Moscow, Russia. CIS regional missionaries and members from nine countries attended the retreat, which lasted for two days, and CIS OLI followed subsequently after the retreat.

The main theme of the Pentecost Retreat is “The righteous will live by faith”. Romans Chapters one to four were meditated on by the attendants. All sinners are under the wrath of God, as humans are ungodly and unrighteous, and even those who believe in God also have many sinful habits, as written in Romans 2. There is no other way or other name by which people can receive salvation, but only by grace, through Jesus, can they be saved.

There were Opening Service, Bible Studies on Romans 1–4, Prayer meetings, table fellowship, and other activities during Pentecost. On May 28, Pentecost finished with abundant grace and many testimonies. The Holy Spirit worked powerfully through the time of preaching and prayer. Many local CIS members testified that this amazing work of the Holy Spirit changed their hearts, and they hoped to serve more when they returned to their own countries.

]]> https://olivetcis.org/pentecost-retreat-2023-held-in-the-cis-oc-successfully/feed/ 0 https://olivetcis.org/the-holy-spirit-strengthens-the-mission-network-in-the-whole-cis-region/ https://olivetcis.org/the-holy-spirit-strengthens-the-mission-network-in-the-whole-cis-region/#respond Sun, 30 Jul 2023 01:44:24 +0000 https://olivetcis.org/?p=911 According to the mission map of the World Olivet Assembly (WOA), there are 10 countries in the CIS region with a total population of 236 million, and Russian is spoken in general.

There are four Christian countries Russia, Belarus, Armenia, and Georgi and six Muslim countries. The Holy Spirit works according to His own timing in these countries. In the years 2022 and 2023, He strengthened the mission network in all CIS countries.

The WOA churches and parachurches carry the vision to follow the Great Commission and preach the gospel to the end of the world. May the gospel of Jesus Christ and God’s Kingdom be greatly established in the CIS region.

Under each national country, GA, there will be presbyteries, and under each presbytery, there will be five churches. Russian and Kazakhstan mission leaders chose the biggest cities as the center of each regional presbytery, after they named all presbyteries successfully by the help of WOA leader May God revive mission in CIS Region.