Bless My Neighbor

30 Ways for Muslims to encounter Christ

In Islam God has 99 names–such as All-Merciful, The Beneficent, The Source of Peace–but none of those names is Love. Father God, who reveals yourself as the God of Love throughout the Bible, please reveal yourself to Muslims in Nashville with your true nature.

Liberty to the Captives

Each of us who comes to Christ must repent of and renounce every pact, promise, or identity we held before faith in Christ. Join us in praying for our brothers and sisters in Christ from a Muslim background as they repent of their former identity as Muslims. This prayer is inspired by chapter 7 and 8 of Liberty to the Captives by Mark Durie

God’s love overcomes rejection. “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him” (1 John 4:16).

Pray for Christians from a Muslim background in Nashville to overcome rejection they have experienced through the love God showed us on the cross of Christ.

Praying Scripture

To sustain movement, groups and leaders must cultivate bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood. We must practice the New Testament’s ‘one another’ passages. Without this grace, a disciple making movement simply will not happen. Pray for our brothers and sisters in Nashville to more fully experience the “one anothers” in this passage from Romans 12:

“Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them… Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other… When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality…Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with each other.”

Praying for the Church

Many Christians in Nashville struggle financially. Pray that as new bodies of believers form, they will come together and generously help one another with needs.

Claiming Our Hope in Christ and His Heart for the Nations

We are to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. As we pray for a gospel movement in Nashville, let us pray that the Lord would sanctify our love.

“Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!” (John 15:9b-11).

Pray for the grace of abiding in Christ.
Pray for the grace of obedience.
Ask that the joy of Jesus would fill believers’ hearts as they remain in His love by obeying His commandments.

PRAISE

“For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations [of Nashville], and sing to your name. (Psalm 18:49)

KINGDOM COME

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14) With faith and confidence, we pray for the Gospel of the Kingdom to spread throughout the nations of Nashville. We know it is not a question of ‘if’, but a question of ‘when’. Please Lord, let it happen in our generation.

PRAY THE BOOK OF ACTS

“All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer…” (Acts 1:14) Father, we thank you for the prayer groups you are raising up among Nashville believers and we pray the same abiding that happened among the early disciples would likewise result in bold proclamation and many turning to faith in Jesus in Nashville.

PRAY THE HALL OF FAITH

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation.” (Hebrews 11:1-2) Father, give every believer in Nashville courage to live by faith instead of by sight. 

PRAYER

Lord, help the people of Nashville to discover the essence of being a disciple, making disciples, and what the church is. https://zume.training/definition-of-disciple-and-church/