Things To Pray For In November
In his book, “Brothers, We are Not Professionals” John Piper writes,
“Prayer is the splicing of our limp wire to the lightning bolt of heaven.”
My friends, how true this is. At times, our efforts and endeavours to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ, can feel like a “limp wire”. But praise God, through prayer, we can join our limp wire to the “lightening bolt of heaven.” To the abounding power of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
What an opportunity, and so with that in mind, here’s how you can be praying for us in the month ahead…
Please pray for the Sovereign Grace Churches Pastors Conference, November 18th-20th, in Orlando, USA. With over 830 people registered for this conference, from at least 16 different countries. please ask God to work in a way that our relationships among our churches are strengthened, pastors and wives are equipped for what God has called them to do, and that our family of churches is united in our shared gospel mission all for the glory of God alone.
Please pray for the annual Sovereign Grace Churches Council of Elders meeting, on November 17th, in Orlando, asking God to give our pastors wisdom to make decisions that strengthen our mission, foster our unity, and that best serve our churches. Please also pray for the various interest meetings at the Pastors Conference: Evangelism Interest Meeting, Small Towns Initiative Info Meeting, Pastors College & Pastoral Ministry Interest Meeting, and Church Planting Interest Meeting. That faith would be stirred and further plans for partnering together in these ways can be fostered.
Please pray for Solomon Faris, graduate of our Ethiopian Pastors College, as he travels to Liberia and Sierra Leonne over this next six months, as we seek to discern what God would have us to do next as we seek to come alongside our dear brothers and sisters there. Please pray that the Lord would give Solomon great discernment, wisdom and sustanance for this next six months, and that he’d be a very real encouragement to the churches there.
Please pray for Joel Bain and the pastoral team of Grace Family Church, Jamaica, as they continue to care for folk after the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa. In God’s kindness, all their members are well and weathered the storm well. Like many, they are concerned about how they can help with relief and recovery efforts. But more than that, they are eager to use this opportunity to proclaim the gospel, so please pray for them, that many neighbours, friends, family members and co-workers would turn to the One who alone can save.
Please pray that God would give all the members and pastors of Sovereign Grace churches opportunities to share the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ with unbelievers in our communities and workplaces. For how beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news.
Please pray that God would continue to provide financially for Sovereign Grace Churches so that we can fund the gospel opportunities He is giving us throughout the world.