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Islam calls Jesus the “Word of God” but strongly denies that He is God. Pray for Muslims in Nashville to meditate on the thought that Jesus is the “Word of God”. John 1 illustrates the beautiful reality that, “the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” May Muslims in Nashville be prompted to research this online and find John 1. Pray for their hearts be softened as they read.
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
We have authority in Christ to speak the truth in love, with boldness. “If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God” (1 John 4:15).
Pray for Christians from a Muslim background in Nashville to speak with boldness about the insights they are gaining from the Holy Spirit about the truth of who Jesus is.
“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance” (1 Cor 13:4-7).
Intercede that a spirit of love would transform communities.
Pray for the grace of transformation as communities begin to relate in Kingdom ways.
Ask for one of the descriptions of love (above) to be released over Nashville and especially into new groups among emerging church streams.
Pray that God will help Christians in Nashville to look beyond narrow limits and see the possibilities of what God can do in their country. May God give them expectancy as they wait upon Him.
Lord, we cry: Soften hard hearts! Open deaf ears! Restore blind eyes! Where communities have hearts of stone, Lord, bring forth hearts of flesh. Have mercy! May you release a spirit of brokenness and contrition throughout the land; lead your people to grieve over injustice and sin; lead your children to search for another way. Father of kindness, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lead Nashville to repent of its many sins.
PRAISE
“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 the [Nashville] nations!” (Revelation 15:3)
KINGDOM COME
“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. (Matthew 23:13)
In Jesus’ day there were many opposed to the Kingdom, so today is no different. We appeal to Jesus, the One who opens and no one will shut (Revelation 3:7) to open the Kingdom to many in Nashville today.
PRAY THE BOOK OF ACTS
Jesus told Paul that “I am sending you to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.” (Acts 26:18) We beseech you, oh Lord, to send many Nashville Pauls to do the same throughout every corner of the city.
PRAY THE HALL OF FAITH
“And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon…” (Hebrews 11:32-35a) Gideon allowed God to dwindle an army of more than 30,000 to 300 so that God would receive all of the glory for the victory. Raise up leaders like Gideon in Nashville, Abba, men and women who will have more confidence in God than in their resources.
PRAYER
Lord, we pray for believers in Nashville to be intentional making disciples. https://zume.training/three-month-plan/
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