"Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise; redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is."
Ephesians 5:15-17
This week’s movement principle is: Model To Reproduce. Jesus only did what He saw the Father doing. In this way the saying, “You become what you behold” is shown to us in Jesus' life and walk with His Father. And so Jesus taught us to look to Him as the Way, the Truth, and the Life, to model Him for those around us and those to whom we are sent. In Luke 6:40 it says: “The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.” So today ask God to continue to grow you up in the ways of righteousness so you can effectively model for others the life of Jesus. As it says in Hebrews 6:12, “We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.” We will reproduce what we model. Pray that fruitful, effective movement DNA is modeled in, and passed down through, every generation of disciples and churches.
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 - Afar in Djibouti
Monday - Yemeni Arab in Djibouti
110 Cities for this Week are: DJIBOUTI, Dijbouti and ADIS ABABA, Ethiopia
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 “Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. Lord, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit.”
PRAYER FOR WORLD IN CRISIS:
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 “Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will save it.”
