Dr. k.p. Yohannan on the Operation World Book
Operation World is a powerful tool that helps us understand how to pray for countries and people groups around the world, inspiring us to rejoice in God's work and cry out to Him for more workers.
This sermon by K.P. Yochanan, Director of Gospel for Asia, reflects on the impact of Operation World in understanding and praying for countries like India, with its diverse languages and people groups. Through daily prayers and devotionals, Operation World serves as a tool to intercede for nations and rejoice in God's work globally, echoing the call to pray to the Lord of the Harvest in Matthew 9.
Full Transcript
Hi, my name is K.P. Yochanan, Director of Gospel for Asia. I never forget the first time someone gave me a copy of the book Operation World, some years ago. Of course, now I'm holding the new version of it.
But then, as I got that copy, I was quite excited looking through that, learning about the many countries of the world, particularly India, a land with so many millions and thousands of languages and hundreds of people groups. How do you pray for a country like India? I found the answer. As a matter of fact, Operation World became the bridge for me to walk on, to understand the meaning of what Christ said in the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 9, Pray to the Lord of the Harvest.
And of course, during my daily prayer times and devotional times, I found that Operation World became a significant means for me to turn to those pages, like November 2 or June 15 or whatever, and there it is! About a country, a nation, a people group, and what God is doing there. Something to rejoice and thank God for. At the same time, cry out to Him for our world, for those people groups.
I'm delighted that this new version is now available. May God use it to touch the lives of people around the world, and He will, I have no doubt.
Sermon Outline
- The Significance of Operation World
- Personal Experience with Operation World
- The Impact of Operation World
- A Means to Rejoice and Thank God
- A Call to Cry Out to Him for Our World
Key Quotes
“How do you pray for a country like India?” — K.P. Yohannan
“Operation World became the bridge for me to walk on, to understand the meaning of what Christ said in the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 9, Pray to the Lord of the Harvest.” — K.P. Yohannan
“May God use it to touch the lives of people around the world, and He will, I have no doubt.” — K.P. Yohannan
Application Points
- We can use Operation World to find specific information about countries and people groups, and use that information to pray and thank God for His work in those places.
- Praying to the Lord of the Harvest is a call to ask God to send workers to harvest the souls of people around the world.
- We can use Operation World to inspire people to pray and get involved in global missions, rejoicing in God's work and crying out to Him for more workers.