Bless My Neighbor

30 Ways for Muslims to encounter Christ

Islam teaches that Muslims are born into Islam, inheriting the religion of their parents. Christianity teaches the opposite, each person must make a personal decision to follow Christ and His teachings. Today we pray into this issue and ask for God to give grace to Muslims in Nashville to question this teaching that they inherited their religion from their parents.

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

We are called to live in freedom. “[Jesus said:] Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32).

Pray for Christians from a Muslim background in Nashville to root themselves in the freedom they have in Christ.

Praying Scripture

“Yes, even today when they read Moses’ writings, their hearts are covered with a veil, and they do not understand” (2 Cor 3:15).

Lord, remove the veil. Remove the blinders that keep Muslims from seeing the truth of Christ. May the gospel liberate people from blindness. May the principalities and powers and spiritual forces of evil in Nashville (Eph 6) be shut down, silenced, broken, rendered impotent. Jesus, your cross conquered the powers: the powers of death, Satan, and his kingdom. You have won the victory. And now, Lord, we call on your presence and power, your angels and ministers, to move in the spiritual realm in Nashville. As Daniel prayed and angels were dispatched and fought wars in the heavenly places, we believe your angels are on the move in Nashville, and we expect spiritual breakthrough this month of Ramadan.

Praying for the Church

Pray that God would protect Christians in Nashville from distractions and false teachings.

Claiming Our Hope in Christ and His Heart for the Nations

Lord Jesus, your words are life. May we say ‘yes’ to life-giving connection to God, which comes as we obey, as we practice, as we put into action our faith.

Lord, allow believers in Nashville to reject passive, consumerist tendencies in their faith. Instead, empower them to be a priesthood of believers, a holy nation, called for a purpose, commissioned by God to render into the world the rule and reign of Christ. Let them shine the goodness of Christ’s light into the shadow and chaos of this present darkness.

PRAISE

“For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the [Nashville] nations. (Psalm 22:28)

KINGDOM COME

“And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.” (Matthew 4:23) 

Pray for the proclamation of the Gospel to be accompanied by miracles and signs and wonders throughout Nashville. 

PRAY THE BOOK OF ACTS

“And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” (Acts 3:25b) Lord, please fulfill your promise to Abraham among the many Nashville families spread from the north to the south and from the east to the west.

PRAY THE HALL OF FAITH

“By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous…” (Hebrews 11:4a) Convict Nashville this Ramadan, Lord, that we can only be made right before you on your terms through faith, not ours.

PRAYER

Father, we pray that the people of Nashville will learn to study the Bible, understand it, obey it, and share it. https://zume.training/soaps-bible-reading/