A Week of Prayer & Fasting - Day 1

Priorities

Worship

And I will build my life upon Your love, it is a firm foundation
And I will put my trust in You alone, and I will not be shaken

….We live for You

 
 

Read

1 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, ‘It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. 3 Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them 4 and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.’

5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. 6 They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

7 So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

Acts 6:1-7.

Pray

As we start this week of prayer it is good to remind ourselves of why we do what we do, and where our priorities lie. We are praying about the ministerial vacancy this week, not because it is an end in itself, but because we want God’s Kingdom to grow. Our church aim is for people to commit to and become more like Jesus.

Pray today that

  • We will keep “the main thing the main thing”

  • The outcome of our prayers and decisions would be the growth of God’s Kingdom

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