"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."
Philippians 2:3-4
This week’s church planting movement principle is: Model, Assist, Watch, and Launch. In Mark 1:38 we read: “Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else-to the nearby villages- so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.’” In this verse, Jesus tells His disciples to follow Him to nearby villages to continue on with the purpose for His coming. Jesus wanted to go to new places to share the good news of His coming with people who had not yet heard. In Romans 15:20 we read: “It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.” Here we see Paul expressing his intention to always be going to new places to build new churches for Christ. As a church planter you are called to GO, to reproduce other disciples that become disciple makers, and to gather fellowships that multiply other fellowships. This means to go and make disciples of all men by teaching and training new leaders like yourself who will go out and do what you are doing and thereby multiply yourself for the kingdom of God. Pray for movement catalysts to model healthy leadership, assist new leaders, watch and advise new leaders, and then empower and release local leaders, moving (in God’s time) to peoples and places in greater need.
Ask God this week to give everyone involved in church planting movements a sense of their connectedness to the family of Christ as children of God. Practice listening to Holy Spirit daily for where He is sending you to prepare His way.
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Unreached People Groups:
Sunday - Sheenkhalai (Pashtun Hindki)
Monday - Damania Sonar
110 Cities for this Week are: JAIPUR, India, KANPUR, India, KOLKATA, India, and LUCKNOW, India
PRAYER FOR JEWS, ISRAEL, & ONE NEW MAN:
Possess the Promises in Fullness
God of Angel Armies, lead Your people to possess Your promises in fullness as they listen and obey You continually.
Joshua 1:11 “Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you are going to cross this Jordan, to go in to take possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving you, to possess it.’”
PRAYER FOR WORLD IN CRISIS:
Pray for Enemies
Father in heaven, I want to be like You so may Your love flow through me to help me obey in praying for my enemies and for those that persecute me.
Matthew 5:43-45 “You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”
