Things To Pray For In January
Matthew 28.18-20, ‘And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
The commission that we have been given as Christians is far bigger than we could have ever asked or imagined... For a start, the world is a big place isn’t it!! But how wonderful, comforting and motivating it is to know that the One who has called us, is always with us, even to the end of the age. What hope and exhilaration that brings!!
With that in mind then, here are a few ways that you can be praying for our mission in the month ahead…
Please pray for the 15 or so Sovereign Grace Pastors, from all over the world, that are taking part in the Moore College PTC ‘Demonstration Course’ over the next few months. They’ll be looking to familiarise themselves with the content of the course and how it is administered, before we look to role this out to the wider Sovereign Grace world in the months ahead. With English not spoken in so many countries and good education sometimes at a minimum, it continues to be our hope that we could use this mouldable course as part of our training for some of our partners around the world. Please pray for ongoing favour and wisdom for all involved in this.
Please pray for the Grangers as they head back to Ethiopia on January 4th following their furlough in the USA. Please pray for Michael as he looks to start a Christ-Centered Church in Addis Ababa that would serve as a model to all of Ethiopia. To that end, please pray that God would continue to give Michael grace for a life-long sustained obsessing love for the person of Christ, as well as many faithful and gifted indigenous partners to disciple and train for ministry.
Please pray for Joselo Mercado, Lead Pastor of Iglesia Gracia Soberana in Gaithersburg, and his wife Kathy, as they head to Puerto Rico (11th-13th) and then Colombia (24th-25th) to run two Marriage Conferences. Please pray for favour on their lives, safe travels, and a wonderful time of refreshing and teaching for all involved.
Please pray for Sovereign Grace Churches of Australia as they launch into their first ever Pastors & Wives Retreat, January 13-15th. Please pray that it would be a wonderful time of fellowship and discussion, as well as vision casting and planning for the year ahead.
Please pray for Jorge & David Del Castillo (and their families) as they look to launch Gracia Soberana Iglesia Cristiana - Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on Sunday 19th January. Please pray that God would continue to give them more people for their planting team, as well as favour and blessing in their work. May God establish the work of their hands and shower them with much grace in the year ahead.
… May the One who has commissioned us, He who has been given all authority in heaven and on earth, be ever with us. Oh how gloriously we need Him! Amen.