The Lord delights in saving people and bringing them into His family. How people respond is out of our hands but our role is to just faithfully, lovingly, and effectively share His kingdom with many people. Through sharing broadly we find those who respond to the Lord.
"But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.” So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them."
Lord, raise up more disciples to share effectively with many people, like the healed demoniac did in this story! Keep your disciples among the Persians from the temptation to keep to themselves what you have done for them. Give great boldness to all your children in this country so they may tell of your kingdom to many people. Enable your servants to press forward and keep sharing your goodness with all those you are sending them to. Grow your disciples so they may share more and more effectively until Jesus is known and worshipped throughout every neighborhood.
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Matthew 6:10 "May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven."
ReadDuring the month of October let's pray together for the strategic city of Gaziantep, in Southeast Türkiye. We encourage you to find out more about Gaziantep and the unique history, culture and people of this historical city. All month long we ask that you direct your prayers here.
ReadActs 3:22-26 "Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your own people. Listen carefully to everything he tells you.’ Then Moses said, ‘Anyone who will not listen to that Prophet will be completely cut off from God’s people.’ "
ReadLet's broaden our global perspective and pray for Asansol, India today! Asansol, one of India’s fastest-growing cities, is located in the northwestern state of West Bengal.
ReadLet's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today. Luke 13:10-13 "One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!” Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God!"
Read1 Peter 2:4-5 "You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor. And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God."
ReadIsaiah 40:1-2 "'Comfort, comfort my people,' says your God. 'Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins.'"
ReadMicah 6:8 "No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."
ReadActs 3:17-21 - Repentance Leads to Refreshment from God, Who Dwells with Us “Friends, I realize that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance. But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had foretold about the Messiah—that he must suffer these things. Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah. For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his holy prophets.'"
ReadLet's broaden our global perspective and pray for Amritsar, India today! Amritsar, the largest and most important city in the Punjab state, is located in northwestern India 15 miles east of the Pakistan border. The city is the birthplace of Sikhism and the site of the Sikhs’ chief pilgrimage destination-the Harmandir Sahib, or Golden Temple. India, occupying the greater part of South Asia, is the second-most populous country in the world, after China.
ReadLet's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today Acts 8:13 "Then Simon himself believed and was baptized. He began following Philip wherever he went, and he was amazed by the signs and great miracles Philip performed."
ReadJohn 4:28-30, 39 'The woman left her water jar beside the well and ran back to the village, telling everyone, “Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah?” So the people came streaming from the village to see him...Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything I ever did!”'
ReadDisciple-making Principle: Share Effectively With Many People The Lord delights in saving people and bringing them into His family. How people respond is out of our hands but our role is to just faithfully, lovingly, and effectively share His kingdom with many people. Through sharing broadly we find those who respond to the Lord.
ReadIsaiah 54:4-8 "'Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood. For your Creator will be your husband; the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name! He is your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, the God of all the earth. For the Lord has called you back from your grief—as though you were a young wife abandoned by her husband,' says your God. 'For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will take you back. In a burst of anger I turned my face away for a little while. But with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,' says the Lord, your Redeemer."
ReadPsalm 27:4 "The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple."
ReadActs 3:15 - The Resurrection, the Life, and the Hope "You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!"
ReadLet's broaden our global perspective and pray for Mombasa, Kenya today! Kenya is a country in East Africa with renowned landscapes and sprawling wildlife preserves. The nation's Indian Ocean coastline has provided essential ports by which goods from Arabian and Asian traders have entered the continent for many centuries.
ReadLet's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today. Matthew 13:33 "Jesus also used this illustration: 'The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.'"
ReadMatthew 13:23 "The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
ReadDisciplemaking Principle: Keep It Simple To Multiply Disciple makers are aware that simple things reproduce; simple things multiply. Sowing into good soil means investing in the people who are ready and able to understand the message of the gospel. We will reproduce what we model, so disciple makers must simplify their methods. Whatever each disciple maker does should be easily reproducible by those to whom they are sent.
Read1 Peter 2:9 "But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light."
ReadPsalm 97:1, 5-6 "The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice! Let the farthest coastlands be glad...The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth. The heavens proclaim his righteousness; every nation sees his glory."
ReadActs 3:12-13 - Glory to Jesus, Not Those Who Serve Him "Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. 'People of Israel,' he said, 'what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness? For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate’s decision to release him.'"
ReadLet's broaden our global perspective and pray for Djibouti, Djibouti today! Djibouti, the capital city of the Republic of Djibouti, is a small, strategically located, oil-rich country in the Horn of Africa. Under French rule, the nation was known as French Somaliland until the country gained independence from European settlers in 1977.
ReadLet's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today. 2 Corinthians 3:4-5 "We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ. It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God."
ReadActs 4:13 "The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus."
ReadDisciple Making Principle: Know That Every Disciple Is A Disciple Maker God has made all believers disciple makers because His Holy Spirit dwells within us and enables us. He has given each of us various relationships and opportunities to make disciples among our relatives, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and others we interact with in our daily lives. When every disciple understands their role as a disciple maker the light shines, more people hear the good news, more people enter the kingdom, and in turn are equipped to make disciples in their circles of influence.
ReadIsaiah 9:2 "The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine." Isaiah 60:19-20 “No longer will you need the sun to shine by day, nor the moon to give its light by night, for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun will never set; your moon will not go down. For the Lord will be your everlasting light. Your days of mourning will come to an end." Matthew 4:16 "the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.”
ReadMatthew 5:48 "But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect."
ReadActs 3:1-10 - Miraculous Healing "But Peter said, 'I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!' Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened. He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them. All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God. When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded!"
ReadLet's broaden our global perspective and pray for Khartoum, Sudan today! Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, is a large communications hub in Northeastern Africa. Prior to 2011, Sudan was the largest country in Africa.
ReadDuring the month of September let's pray together for the strategic city of Antalya. We encourage you to find out more about Antalya and the unique history, culture and people of this beautiful city. All month long we ask that you direct your prayers here.
ReadLet's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today. 1 Corinthians 11:1 "And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ."
ReadLuke 6:40 "The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher."
ReadDisciplemaking Principle: Model To Reproduce In movements, it's crucial to keep things simple so they can be reproduced by all disciples and churches. However, merely telling people isn't adequate. For example in the first several chapters of Luke, Jesus modeled proclaiming the kingdom, healing the sick, and casting out demons. Then in Luke 9 and 10, he sent his disciples out to do the same! Disciple makers must model with the goal of reproducing so that new disciples and churches can be fully trained and equipped and so this healthy DNA can be passed along to each spiritual generation.
ReadPsalm 86:9-10 "All the nations you made will come and bow before you, Lord; they will praise your holy name. For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. You alone are God."
ReadActs 3:1 - Peter and John "Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o’clock prayer service."
ReadLet's broaden our global perspective and pray for the city of Dakar, Senegal today! Senegal is a country in western Africa. Located at the westernmost point of the continent and served by multiple travel routes, Senegal is the "Gateway to Africa." Almost two-fifths of Senegal's people are Wolof, members of a highly stratified society whose traditional structure includes a hereditary nobility and a class of musicians and storytellers called griots.
ReadLet's pray specifically for one of the unreached people groups living in Türkiye today. 2 Corinthians 8:2-4 "They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity. For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem."
ReadRomans 12:13 "When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality."
ReadDisciplemaking Principle: Sacrificially Help Those in Need Our Father in heaven is our great example of this movement principle; He is always extravagantly generous with everyone. In 2 Corinthians 9:6 we are reminded that "whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." When disciples serve as the hands and feet of Jesus in their communities they demonstrate the Father's unconditional love which many people have never felt before.
ReadIsaiah 11:9 "Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, for as the waters fill the sea, so the earth will be filled with people who know the Lord." Matthew 6:10 "May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven."
ReadJohn 15:15 "I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you." 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.” 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.”
ReadActs 2:47 - Having Favor With All People "...all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved."
ReadLet's broaden our global perspective and pray for the city of Kano, Nigeria today! Nigeria is a country located on the western coast of Africa. Nigeria has a diverse geography, ranging from arid to humid equatorial climates. However, Nigeria's most diverse feature is its people.
ReadPhilippians 3:13-14 " No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us."
ReadDisciplemaking Principle: Learn From Mistakes Movements have many challenges, mistakes, and problems as discipling people is never straightforward or easy. The sooner disciple makers can reflect on and grow from a mistake, the quicker they will be able to find the most effective ways to make multiplying disciples.
ReadPsalm 22:27-28 "The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him. All the families of the nations will bow down before him. For royal power belongs to the Lord. He rules all the nations."
ReadJohn 15:1-8 "I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father."
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