Vision 2024 Prayer Letter

Greetings in Jesus Name,
 
I pray that you are doing well and enjoying time with your family. We are looking forward to work with you in 2024. I believe that God has some exciting things in store for our church. After much time in prayer, I believe that God has given us the vision to move forward in 2024. The primary goal for this church is to promote a vision of future collaboration in disciple making, the greatest mission on planet earth.​
 
Let’s begin by praying that our church will continue to be a gospel beacon in the midst of this busy season, with people coming and going in a thousand directions.​ There is so much for which we can give God praise! Praise God for the amazing truths we’ve been mining from the Bible, whether in a sermon or Bible study! May He continue to use this, to form in us, a better understanding and practice of our gospel core. Praise God for the unified worship and fellowship that​ we will enjoy with 2 services next year!
 
Pray that God will be honored as we humbly value one another above ourselves and love one another deeply from the heart (Philippians 2:1-5 and 1 Peter 1:22). Praise God for our Life Groups that ​will continue to meet each ​w​eek and sharing in discipleship.​ Praise God for providing us with our new Facility​.

Praise God for the many activities ​that will be planned in 2024 by all the different ministries. Let’s pray that God will use each and every one of these ministries as opportunities for us to win the lost, build up believers, and equip leaders for ministry. Pray for more believers to use their gifts in service, that each deeply devoted follower of Jesus would offer every part of themselves as an instrument of righteousness (Romans 6:13).

Let’s pray for future ministry opportunities still to come this ​2​024. Pray for our ​​ministers as we have ongoing counseling to various people. Pray for the preaching and teaching from God’s Word in our Sunday service as well as multiple Bible studies and discipleship groups. May we teach God’s Word accurately and may it change us from the inside out (Hebrews 4:12-13). ​Pray for our musicians, including their voices and instruments, that each Sunday they would be empowered to lead us in worshipping an audience of One (Psalm 150).​
 
Please pray for our current preparations for our upcoming ​E​quip 2 Serve ​on January 4th. Pray that our church family will eagerly and willingly respond to the need for volunteers to serve God’s Kingdom purposes. Pray that we’ll have the physical resources and funding that we need to be well-resourced. Pray for favor with our community as we not only disciple our own ​brethren in the faith, but also bless those in our community who need to know Christ (Matthew 19:13-15). Pray that we’ll not only reach the children and youth, but also their families. May the gospel be declared to those who need to hear it, and may it be received by faith and then lived out in joy and victory!

As I scan through our recent prayer chain requests, I’m reminded of our need to pray for those from our church family with ongoing health struggles. Let’s pray that the Lord will sustain them with His comfort and strength as they long for relief and healing. May God do His work in His time, and may we come alongside one another to help carry these burdens together (Romans 12:10 and Hebrews 13:1). Pray that we’ll be considerate and find tangible ways that we can show our genuine care and concern for one another.

Let’s also remember to pray for each one of our ​​missionaries serving near and far. Pray for endurance and productivity for those whose ministries involve content creation either through writing, audio, online, or otherwise. Pray for those who are translating God’s Word into other languages, that they will do so accurately and effectively for different people groups. Pray for those serving in closed countries, for safety and legal permission to remain there. Pray for favor with the local people and governing authorities. Pray for effective gospel transmission in the midst of a variety of cultures and worldviews. Pray for those who are ministering in settings where people have been affected by deep, life-altering trauma. Pray for personal mental health, as well as keen insight into how they can best help those they serve who are in complex life situations.
 
As always, please continue to pray fervently, that our church will become more and more the church that God would have us be. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, thank you for praying.

Together for Christ,
Pastor David

3-DAYS FASTING AND PRAYER (January 3-5, 2024)