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The Abaza People

Let's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today.

1 Chronicles 29:11

"Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things."

The Abaza People

The Abaza are a small Muslim people group in Türkiye of 14,000 people. Many of them live along the Black Sea in north-central Türkiye, and others are found in different parts of the country. The Abaza people have often assimilated into Turkish culture, while retaining their own language. Their language is one of the most complex languages on earth and has more than 50 consonants, with numerous pronunciations for each one. Because of the difficulty of their own language, the Abazas are adept at learning other languages.

Prayer Point:

Lord, you deserve to be worshipped and praised by every person who has ever lived and this includes this small people group! We ask that you will open the eyes of the Abaza so they may see your greatness, power, glory, victory, and majesty. Connect every Abaza with your disciple makers so every person may learn about your wonderful kingdom. We ask that you will honor and glorify your name among them this year. May this be a year of breakthrough for your kingdom among the Abaza people! Fill their hearts with joy when they learn that your rule over all and that you are calling them to yourself.

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Muslim World - Night of Power

March 27, 2025

Pray for the Muslim world at this key time of the Night of Power at the end of Ramadan. 1 Timothy 2:1 "I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people."

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Peter stood up

March 26, 2025

Acts 1:15 "During this time, when about 120 believers were together in one place, Peter stood up and addressed them."

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Karaj, Iran - 110 Cities

March 25, 2025

Let's broaden our global perspective and pray for Karaj, Iran today! Karaj is the capital city of the Alborz province in north-central Iran. Karaj is a major producer of steel, automobiles, machinery, and textiles

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The Northern Yemeni Arabs

March 24, 2025

Let's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today. Acts 26:17-18 "And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am sending you to the Gentiles to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me."

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The workers are few

March 23, 2025

Matthew 9:37-38 "He said to his disciples, 'The harvest is great, but the workers are few.  So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.'”

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Pray Laborers into the Harvest

March 22, 2025

Disciplemaking Principle: Pray Laborers Into The Harvest God tells us to ask him to send more laborers into the harvest fields, which are ripe and ready to be picked. This is great wisdom for us to focus our prayers on asking God to send trained disciple makers out into the lost fields of people. We want to see a return of 30, 60 and even 100 times what is planted, so pray for unity among laborers who will work together to see multiplication happen. 

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There's Nothing God Cannot Do

March 21, 2025

Psalms 108:5 "Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth." Psalms 113:4 "For the Lord is high above the nations; his glory is higher than the heavens."

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Our New Identity

March 20, 2025

2 Corinthians 5:17 "This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!"

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Praying Together in One Accord

March 19, 2025

Acts 1:12-14 "Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile. When they arrived, they went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. Here are the names of those who were present: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the zealot), and Judas (son of James). They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus."

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Shiraz, Iran - 110 Cities

March 18, 2025

Let's broaden our global perspective and pray for Shiraz, Iran today! Shiraz is the capital of Fars province, in Southwestern Iran, with a population of almost 2 million. It has been a regional trade center for over a thousand years. In the 13th century, Shiraz became a leading center of the arts and letters, due to the encouragement of its ruler and the presence of many Persian scholars and artists. For this reason the city was named by classical geographers Dar al-'Elm, the House of Knowledge. Two famous poets of Iran, Hafez and Saadi, are from Shiraz, and are buried near the city.

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The Northern Iraqi Arabs

March 17, 2025

Let's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today. Matthew 11:29-30 "Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

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Two Are Better Than One

March 16, 2025

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 "Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.  If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone?  A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken."

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Go Out Two by Two

March 15, 2025

Disciplemaking Principle: Go Out Two By Two Jesus sets an example of going out with others to tell lost people about the Kingdom of God. He then commands his disciples on separate occassions to go out in pairs where he will send them. 

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Your goodness, power, and splendor on display

March 14, 2025

Psalms 96:3 "Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does." Psalms 97:9 "For you, O Lord, are supreme over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods."

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Jesus Our Lord and Friend

March 13, 2025

John 15:15 "I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me."

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The Lord's Return

March 12, 2025

Acts 1:9-11 "After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him. As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. 'Men of Galilee,' they said, 'why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!'"

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Lift Up Everywhere He is About to Come

March 11, 2025

Disciplemaking Principle: Lift Up Everywhere He Is About To Come In Luke 10 Jesus sends out his disciples to places where he says he is about to go. He gives us his strategic plan for Going to All Nations. 

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Your Name is Great

March 10, 2025

Psalms 104:1 "Let all that I am praise the Lord. O Lord my God, how great you are! You are robed with honor and majesty." Psalms 108:3 "I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations."

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You Will Return

March 9, 2025

Matthew 24:14 "And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come."

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Identities, Calling, and Power

March 8, 2025

Acts 1:6-8 "So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, 'Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?' He replied, 'The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.'"  

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Tabriz, Iran - 110 Cities

March 7, 2025

Let's broaden our global perspective and pray for Tabriz, Iran today! Tabriz is said to derive from tap-riz (“cause heat to flow”), due to the many thermal springs in the area. As Iran’s fourth-largest city and a major center of production, Tabriz is a hub ripe for burning ones to be trained and sent throughout neighboring cities and countries.

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The Lebanese Arabs

March 6, 2025

Let's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today. 2 Kings 17:38 "Do not forget the covenant I made with you, and do not worship other gods."

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Get Wise Counsel

March 5, 2025

Proverbs 24:6 "So don’t go to war without wise guidance;     victory depends on having many advisers.

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Participate in Strategic Planning

March 4, 2025

Disciplemaking Principle: Participate in Strategic Planning Disciple makers participate in strategic planning on a regular basis. They seek out wise advise and get on-going coaching from those with more experience. 

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Diyarbakir is the Lord's

March 3, 2025

Isaiah 49:16-1 "See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands. Always in my mind is a picture of Jerusalem’s walls in ruins."

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You Are Always Faithful

March 2, 2025

1 Thessalonians 5:24 "God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful."

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March's Strategic City: Diyarbakir

March 1, 2025

During the month of March let's pray together for the strategic city of Diyarbakir, in southeast Türkiye. We encourage you to find out more about Diyarbakir and the unique history, culture and people of this historical city. All month long we ask that you direct your prayers here.  

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Mashhad, Iran - 110 Cities

February 28, 2025

Let's broaden our global perspective and pray for Mashhad, Iran today! Mashhad, is the second most populous city in Iran and located in the relatively remote north-eastern part of the country. The famous Persian poet, Ferdowsi, is buried outside of Mashhad. His national epic poem the Shahnameh has been read and recited for nearly a thousand years.

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Explore the Land

February 27, 2025

Numbers 13:17, 21 "Moses gave the men these instructions as he sent them out to explore the land: 'Go north through the Negev into the hill country.' ...So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near Lebo-hamath."

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Pursue Spirit-Led Research

February 26, 2025

Disciplemaking Principle: Pursue Spirit-Led Research As movements research the gaps in church planting engagement, God enables disciple makers to identify spiritual strongholds and other barriers to the gospel as well as opportunities for the gospel to spread to these new places.

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All Nations Come

February 25, 2025

Isaiah 60:1-5 “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see.     For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you. Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth,     but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you. All nations will come to your light;     mighty kings will come to see your radiance. 'Look and see, for everyone is coming home!     Your sons are coming from distant lands;     your little daughters will be carried home. Your eyes will shine,     and your heart will thrill with joy, for merchants from around the world will come to you.     They will bring you the wealth of many lands.'"

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You Are Always With Us

February 24, 2025

Matthew 28:20 "Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Acts 1:8 "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

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Waiting

February 23, 2025

Acts 1:4 "Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before."  

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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - 110 Cities

February 22, 2025

Let's broaden our global perspective and pray for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia today! Mongolia is a landlocked country located in north-central Asia. Ulaanbaatar is the capital city and largest metropolis in Mongolia. Some three-fourths of Mongolia's area consists of pasturelands, which support the immense herds of grazing livestock for which the country is known.

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The Jordanian Arabs

February 21, 2025

Let's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today. Psalm 121:1-2 "I look up to the mountains—     does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord,     who made heaven and earth!"

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God's Word Will Guide

February 20, 2025

John 16:13 "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future." Hebrews 4:12 “God’s word is alive and working and is sharper than a double-edged sword. It cuts all the way into us, where the soul and the spirit are joined, to the center of our joints and bones. And it judges the thoughts and feelings in our hearts.”

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Authority of Scripture

February 19, 2025

Disciplemaking Principle: Be Grounded in the Authority of Scripture Disciple Making Movements focus on the authority of scripture by only teaching and doing what the Bible says. This helps keep things simple and enables any disciple to easily reproduce what's been modeled for them.

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Everywhere Belongs to God

February 18, 2025

Psalms 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God!     I will be honored by every nation.     I will be honored throughout the world.” Psalms 24:1 "The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.     The world and all its people belong to him." Psalms 82:8 "Rise up, O God, and judge the earth,     for all the nations belong to you."

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This is Your Work and Harvest

February 17, 2025

1 Corinthians 3:6 "I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow."

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The Kingdom of God

February 16, 2025

Acts 1:3 "During the forty days after he suffered and died, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God."

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Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam - 110 Cities

February 15, 2025

Let's broaden our global perspective and pray for Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam today! Vietnam is a country in mainland Southeast Asia. Diverse cultural traditions, geographies, and historical events have created distinct regions within the country. The lowlands have been occupied by ethnic Vietnamese, while the highlands have been home to numerous smaller ethnic groups that differ culturally and linguistically from the Vietnamese.

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The Iraqi Arabs

February 14, 2025

Let's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today. Psalm 91:2 "This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;     he is my God, and I trust him."

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Devote Yourselves to Prayer

February 13, 2025

Colossians 4:2-4 "Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains. Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should."

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Engage in Extraordinary Prayer

February 12, 2025

Disciplemaking Principle: Engage In Extraordinary Prayer In every church planting movement worldwide, prayer has gone before the start of a movement, and helped it continue. But what does it mean to engage in extra-ordinary prayer? 

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The Abaza People

February 11, 2025

Let's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today. 1 Chronicles 29:11 "Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things."

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God's Mercy, Generosity, and Forgiveness

February 10, 2025

Psalm 25:8-11 "The Lord is good and does what is right;     he shows the proper path to those who go astray. He leads the humble in doing right,     teaching them his way. The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness     all who keep his covenant and obey his demands. For the honor of your name, O Lord,     forgive my many, many sins."

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