Ask the Lord to lead disciple-makers to households who open their homes and their larger communities to the gospel.
VERSE OF THE WEEK:
"When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.” — LUKE 10:5-7
Devotional for Sunday/Monday or Companion Podcast available on Anchor, Spotify, Apple, and Google.
PRAYER FOR THE FIELD TEAM: Lord of the Harvest, we join with "ZhiYu" today and lift up all those who prayer walk the city of Beijing. May every carnal power bow before our Great and Mighty Savior, and may You use "ZhiYu" and his intercessors to bind the "strongman" of the city, so that salvation and kindness from Your Son, Jesus, will be released in Beijing and throughout the nation.
We pray with "ZhiYu" and his teams, holding to the wisdom of James 5:16: "The effective and fervent prayer of a righteous person has great power." We don't come in our own strength, but appeal to the righteousness of our Savior! In Jesus' Name, Amen.
UNREACHED PEOPLE FOCUS: Sunday - Afar in Djibouti Monday - Yemeni Arab in Djibouti
PRAYER FOR JEWS, ISRAEL, & ONE NEW MAN:
Comfort and Healing Lord Yeshua, release Your comfort on all Israelis who need it, and also heal the ex-hostages who are back home of their intense mental and emotional trauma. Psalm 30:2-3
GLOBAL CITY FOCUS (1): DJIBOUTI, Dijbouti - Pray for the advancement of God's Kingdom throughout the 11 languages of this city.
MOVEMENTS AMID CRISIS PRAYERS:
Follow Faithfully Jesus, help each of Your followers, including me, determine to follow you faithfully day by day, laying down our own comfort, convenience, and even our lives if necessary, knowing that as we do, we will find true life eternal in You. Luke 9:23-24
Devotion: Beholding and Becoming – John 5:19
Podcast: Week 36 Day 2
Prayer for the Field Team: Merciful Father, we give you thanks that You are birthing prayer movements in China and raising up Houses of Prayer to exalt Your name over the major cities of this land. We join with prayer leaders this month, praying the same topics, patterns and theme that they have chosen.
According to Psalm 133:1,3: "How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity! It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore," we align our hearts with these Houses of Prayer. There is an expectancy that You will see our unity and command a blessing over the Jesus Followers in China. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
GLOBAL CITY FOCUS (1): DJIBOUTI, Dijbouti - Pray for the New Testament translation in Taizzi-Adeni Arabic.
Unreached People Group: Issa Somali
Devotion: Manage Well Your Household – 1 Tim. 3:4
Podcast: Week 36 Day 3
Prayer for the Field Team: Heavenly Father, we lift up "Mùchén (沐宸)" as he leads a House of Prayer for the people of Shanghai, China. You promise that Your goodness leads people to repentance, and so we ask for an overflow of Your grace and mercy to come upon the house churches there.
According to Matthew 3:2, You ask everyone to "repent of our sins, and turn to God, because the Kingdom of heaven is here. We ask for a spirit of renewed and refreshing prayer to come upon all the underground house church believers so that they can minister in signs and wonders to the the youth of Shanghai. Multiply Your Kingdom across families, universities and work units. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
GLOBAL CITY FOCUS (2): ADIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Pray for the advancement of God's Kingdom throughout the 14 languages of this city.
Unreached People Group: Gabra Oromo
Devotion: Be Imitators of God – Eph. 5:1
Podcast: Week 36 Day 4
Prayer for the Field Team: Gracious Lord, we lift up "Ai (爱)" and her team leading a House of Prayer for the capital city of Beijing, China. Release a special burden of repentance and prayer today on all the mothers in the house churches.
According to Your words in Matthew 4:17 "the kingdom of heaven is near" and we ask for You to soften hearts and open minds of family and friends who have yet to turn to You. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
GLOBAL CITY FOCUS (2): ADIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Pray for the New Testament translation in Harari.
Unreached People Group: Toposa
Devotion: Watch Carefully – Eph. 5:15-17
Podcast: Week 36 Day 5
Prayer for the Field Team: Eternal Savior, we come alongside "Ruìháng (睿航)" today and lift up the church planting movement teams in and around the mammoth city of Chongqing. We ask that, as one of the four regional hub cities of China, this would become a sending base for the underground house church in China to reach their entire nation and send workers to the unreached harvest around the world.
In Matthew 4:23, we learned that "Jesus traveled throughout Galilee, preaching the Good News about the Kingdom," and we pray for a heart of prayer, an intimacy with You, to be rekindled in every house church in the city. May the fire of a first love for You bring a revival that brings everyone to their knees in honor and worship. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
GLOBAL CITY FOCUS (2): ADIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Pray for followers of Jesus to walk in the power of the Spirit.
Unreached People Group: Friday - Somali in Ethiopia Saturday - Oromo, Hararghe in Somalia
