In Matthew 9:36-38, Jesus reveals a lot about His heart and commands His disciples to pray a specific way.
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
When Jesus saw the harassed and helpless people all around Him, He felt compassion and He turned to prayer. What about the harassed and helpless people all around us? What about the children raised in the church who didn’t continue in their faith? What about the spouses, parents, and siblings who have heard the good news about Jesus but haven’t obeyed it yet?
On Saturday February 2 at 8 a.m., the men of our church family are going to meet for a fellowship breakfast. During this time, we are going to pray earnestly. We are going to pray for the Lord to send out laborers (Matthew 9:38). We are going to pray to speak His word with all boldness (Acts 4:29). We are going to pray for the Lord to open hearts to pay attention to the gospel (Acts 16:14).
Is there someone in your life that is harassed, helpless, and in “a far country” away from their loving Father that we can specifically pray over? Write down the details on one of our prayer cards and give it to Tony Jordan, Dan Hager, or Debbie Justice before or after services over the next couple of weeks. During the men’s prayer breakfast on Saturday February 2, our brothers will pray earnestly over each of these.
If you are planning to attend the Men’s Prayer Breakfast, please let us know on the sign up sheet in the hallway by Wednesday January 30 to help us plan (but if you find out you are able to come that morning and you didn’t sign up, come anyway).