60 Days of Prayer

     This week we are pausing the video-blog and emphasizing the 60 Days of Prayer.  We are reminded by the allegory of the vine in John 15:1-12 that we can do nothing without remaining in Christ.  There will be no fruit in our disciple-making or in our groups unless we are remaining in Him and He in us.

     As ABFs and disciple-making groups we need to pray that God will bring those who are far away from him to become disciples and disciple-makers.  We will call this praying for the POPULATION.  As we pray for the population our prayer is three-fold.  We pray that God would.

• help us to care for those who are far away from Him;
• work in the hearts of people who are far away from Him;
• set divine appointments for us to share the gospel.

     As God brings people closer to him and raises disciple-makers, the enemy will attack back.  So we pray for PROTECTION from the enemy.

     Finally, when the work of God grows, we need God's PROVISION of finances and workers for the harvest.  Our church is running behind budget and in the process of adopting the 2018 budget.  We want to continue to do the work here and to send others beyond the church to go.  So we pray for that as well.

     As the leader of your disciple-making group there are two ways in which you can lead your group to join in this prayer effort.  First, you can plan to pray during the session in a focused way.  Secondly, you can encourage group participants to pray during the week.

     We are encouraging everyone to pray at the following times for the POPULATION, PROTECTION and PROVISION:

Monday through Friday

7:00 AM--7:30 AM (Parlor open)

11:00 AM--11:30 AM (Parlor open)

3:00 PM--3:30 PM (Parlor open)

7:00 PM--7:30 PM (At home)

Saturday and Sunday

7:00 AM--8:00 AM (Parlor open)

People can come to the church parlor and pray at the designated times above or they can pray from home, work or school.

     During this week's session invite participants to set a goal of the days and times they will join this prayer effort, if they haven't done so already.

     You can view this week's session plan below in JPEG or download the PDF version by clicking here.