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In many parts of the Muslim world, Islam is passed down more through tradition, family, and society than in formal education. Prayer, fasting, and going on the Hajj are mostly done in a communal context. Today we pray in faith for our brothers and sisters in Nashville to find community and family in your Church. We pray they would have vision for sharing what they are learning about Christ in their community, families, and networks.
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
Our distinctive marks are not humiliation or inferiority, but Christ’s victory, unity in Christ’s love, and the cross. “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23).
Pray for Christians from a Muslim background in Nashville to be freed from every need to self-promote, boast, and compensate for any sense of inferiority. May they embrace Jesus’ example of self-denial and follow Him.
“And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, ’Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of Nashville!’” (Rev 15:3).
Father, this scripture speaks truth: one day, Nashville will sing the song of Moses, the song of Miriam (Exodus 15:20-21), and they shall dance before the Lord as a once-captive people now walking across a dry sea, a once-imprisoned people now liberated from the brutality of Pharaoh. The truth is that all the people of Nashville shall sing: great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty; just and true are your ways, O Lord, King of Ages!
Christians are often persecuted by friends and family. Sometimes they have a hard time finding people who are willing to learn and grow with them. Pray that God will guide new believers in Nashville to those they already know who are searching.
Lord of compassion, would you rise and deliver your imprisoned people. Have mercy on those whose attention is captured by distractions and cheap thrills; have mercy on those whose time is consumed by workaholism and mindless activity; have mercy on those whose energy is sapped by the toxic effects of addiction, over-consumption, and escapism. Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy.
PRAISE
“Let the [Nashville] peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!” (Psalm 67:3)
KINGDOM COME
“And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:23)
We know nothing can hinder the Lord from saving (1 Samuel 14:6), so Lord we ask you to be working in the hearts of the wealthy in Nashville. Soften them and open their spiritual eyes to see the truth of your Word.
PRAY THE BOOK OF ACTS
“So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.” (Acts 24:16) Lord, give believers in Nashville perseverance in going to such pains as Paul describes here. May it result in many friends, family members, coworkers, and neighbors being drawn to a God who brings transformation from the inside out.
PRAY THE HALL OF FAITH
“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.” (Hebrews 11:30) Father, may every wall that separates Nashville from Christ fall down as we faithfully pray and obey his commands.
PRAYER
Father, we pray for believers in Nashville to understand why multiplying matters, and multiplying quickly matters even more. https://zume.training/pace-of-multiplication-matters/
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