Things To Pray For In April
Psalm 121.1-2 says, ‘I lift my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.'
As we pray, that’s who's listening and that’s who we get to come to! The LORD, the maker of heaven and earth. The One who was and is and is to come, who will not let our foot be moved, who is our shade at our right hand, and who neither slumbers nor sleeps. The LORD is the One who will help us and so as we pray, what a privilege and what an opportunity this really is!!
So, with that in mind, here are some ways that you can be praying for all things Global Missions in the month ahead…
Please pray that wherever we find ourselves in this big world, that God would give the members of Sovereign Grace Churches a renewed desire, and opportunities to share the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ with the unbelievers in our communities, colleges and workplaces. With Easter this weekend, may we seize this moment in our nations and neighbourhoods to make much of Jesus.
Please pray for the many Bridge Courses that will be starting after Easter. Such wonderful opportunities for people to explore faith in Christ. Please pray that many would be invited, many would come, and many would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Please pray for the 14 brothers in the Philippines who are beginning the 12 month ordination track. It’s so important that we strengthen the work there in this way, and with so many brothers having either been through the Philippines Pastors Institute or had in-house training in Manila, this is an exciting development for them. Please pray that grace would abound as they work through this season as a cohort.
Please pray for the Antioch Retreat, April 24-25th, for the US NE Region. Please pray that the Lord would use it to give pastoral teams a common vision and unity in the area of mission, and that He’d use it to build up and encourage any pastors or teams that feel weary or weak in this area of mission. This will be the biggest group yet for the Antioch Team, and so please pray it’s a wonderful time for everyone involved.
Please continue to pray for our SGC Commissioned Pastor in Lebanon, Juan Solano, and his family. Since the war broke out things have escalated a great deal in Beirut, with evacuation orders in place. Juan and his family are safe, but let’s please be praying for them, for favour as they seek to be the hands and feet of Jesus to those around them, and for wisdom as to what to do next in the days ahead.
… Thank you so much for praying. May His grace abound to us all!