Things To Pray For In January
Psalm 93, ‘The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. Your throne is established from old; you are from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty! Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O LORD, for evermore.’
None of us really knows what the weather ahead looks like in 2024, but what we do know, and what we can be absolutely confident about, is that the LORD reigns! The majestic and mighty LORD, our sovereign protector and ruler, He reigns!!
With that beautiful truth in mind, here’s how you can be praying for us in the month ahead...
Please pray for Josh Kruger Jr and his family, as they relocate in January back to Namibia, as they prepare to plant Sovereign Grace Church, Windhoek. Please be praying for them as they readjust to being back home and as they begin to pull together the planting team. May the Lord’s favour abound to them in this noble endeavour.
Please pray for Marty Machowski (Pastor in Covenant Fellowship Church, Glenn Mills, US) as he heads to Seoul, South Korea, January 9th-17th to serve Songhwan Kang and Lord’s Grace Church. Marty will be spending time with Songhwan and his wife Miran, teaching the married couples in the Church on marriage and parenting, and preaching on the shaping virtue of encouragement on the Sunday morning. In addition, he’ll be training a group of leaders that Songhwan is discipling, on gospel-centered counselling. It will be a full trip for Marty and so pleased pray for much grace for him.
Please pray for Greg Dirnberger, as he leads the US National Church Planting Assessment, January 18th-20th. Please pray for the assessment team (Greg and Laurie Dirnberger, John and Nancy Loftness, and Christopher and Stephanie Warren) as they consider each of the candidate’s references, resumes, and then observe them preach, cast vision, evangelize, and communicate to them God’s developmental process in their lives. The purpose of this National Assessment is to serve local elderships, and regional church planting committees by offering potential candidates discernment in their process of determining God’s call on them for planting Sovereign Grace churches. There are eight brothers being assessed and so please be praying for everyone involved.
Please pray for the Sovereign Grace Churches RELAY Conference, January 4th-6th in Glenn Mills, PA. Over 650 young adults from Sovereign Grace Churches in a few different nations will be attending this conference. Please pray that God meets with the next generation of Sovereign Grace in wonderful ways as we gather!
… May we never forget… The LORD reigns!