Things To Pray For In March
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 great commission that we’ve been given is far bigger than we could have ever asked or imagined... But how wonderful, comforting and inspiring it is to know that the One who has called us, is always with us, even to the end of the age. What a mission changing reality!!
With that in mind, here are a few ways that you can be praying for our wider mission in the month ahead…
Please pray for our newly forming SGC Europe Pastors Fellowship that will be meeting just outside of Milan, Italy, from 12-15 March 2024. Men from Belarus, Poland, Italy, the UK, Ireland, Czech Republic, Spain, and Serbia will be in attendance. Among this group is a subset of men who are in various stages of investigating if God would have their church partner with SGC in Europe. During the retreat, the fellowship will spend time digging into our pneumatology and the SGC Global Partnership Pathway. Additionally, they will be discussing how to build a strong "SGC Europe" both structurally and relationally. This will include discussing a path forward for implementing our shared ecclesiology and future relational and equipping contexts in Europe. Please specifically pray for Ed O’Mara (SGC Area Leader for Europe) as he leads this time, and that the 15 men who are attending will be refreshed, strengthened and freshly envisioned for the future.
Please pray for Todd Peterson (Pastor of Cross of Grace Church, El Paso, USA) and Erik Rangel (Pastor of Legacy Church, Yuma, USA) as they head to India this month. Whilst there they’ll be looking to encourage a pastor in Utter Pradesh who is one of the heads of a large denomination of churches that are currently experiencing significant persecution, please pray that God would show them any part that SGC might play in their ongoing dynamic. In addition, they’ll also be speaking at length with two Pastors in Odisha, about what next steps to partnership would look like with Sovereign Grace, as well as spending time with JP Ravuri (Pastor of Calvary Gospel Church, Andhra Pradesh) as he begins to work out next steps towards partnership for some of the like-minded pastors in the region of India that he is based in. Please pray for much wisdom and favour for Todd & Erik as they serve in this way.
Please pray for Bob Kauflin, Jeffrey Jo, Myself (Dave Taylor), and the Sovereign Grace Music Team as we head over to Manila, Philippines to lead three different events, with over 3000 people already registered across the three events, with folk coming in from all over the Philippines, as well as Australia, Nepal, South Korea & Pakistan. Please pray for all those who will be in attendance, that they’d be encouraged and refreshed, and that with so many folk coming in from outside of Sovereign Grace, that we’d be a blessing to them.
Please pray that wherever we find ourselves in the 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 on the horizon, may we seize the moment in our nations and neighbourhoods to make much of Jesus.
… May the One who has commissioned us, also give us favour and faith for the road ahead.