We celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ this past Sunday. With regard to His resurrection, the apostle Paul wrote the following in I Corinthians 15:14-17:

¹⁴ And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. ¹⁵ We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. ¹⁶ For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. ¹⁷ And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.

Paul was making the case for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Why did Paul do this? For the same reason that we believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior! It is because He is our hope for resurrection to eternal life in heaven. Without Him our faith is futile. For this reason, we share our faith with and pray for those who are without this hope in their hearts.
Jesus is the one and only Savior and He will save anyone who cries out to Him in repentance and faith. His cross and empty tomb made it possible for sinful man to have a personal relationship with Holy God. Surrendering your heart to Christ makes your relationship with Him personal, and that makes all the difference in the world. Let’s pray for the people we know that do not have a relationship with Him.

MONDAY

Personal

There are a couple of steps to reach people who do not have a relationship with Christ. You can begin by separating a time to pray for boldness and wisdom to speak to others about Christ. Then, you may break the ice in conversation by asking them if they went to Church on Resurrection Sunday.  If so, encourage them to continue going to Church.

TUESDAY

Finances

Your relationship with Christ should be so personal, in fact, that you bring Him into the area of your finances. This is a difficult concept for some to grasp. However, if you take some time to pray that God provide for your financial needs and those of the Church, you will begin to see Him act in this area of your life. As a part of this aspect of your relationship, you should develop the habit of tithing. The Word of God is very clear on this, in Malachi 3:10 He says:

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

WEDNESDAY

Family

When you have a close relationship with someone, you typically introduce them to your family. You do so because this person is important and you would like your family to have a relationship this person as well. The same applies to your relationship with God. In order to make this introduction, you can begin by praying for your family members that are not saved, asking God to use you to invite them to Church. The upcoming Nicky Cruz event would be a great opportunity to do so.

THURSDAY

Church

In the same way that it is important for your family to build a relationship with God, it is important that others do so and join the Church as well. You should continue to pray for our growth in number of souls saved. In particular, we ask that you pray for this coming Sunday service, that all of the people who got saved on Resurrection Sunday return.

FRIDAY

Leaders

Our leaders in Church are also actively working to reach others for Christ. In order to support them in this endeavor, you should continue to pray for your Church leaders, asking God to continue anointing them for the works of ministry. This will help prepare them to equip the saints for the harvest of new souls that are coming.

SATURDAY

Co-workers/Classmates

Another key group to keep in your prayers are your co-workers and or classmates. Due to the interaction you have with them, you are in a key position to influence and guide them toward a relationship with Christ. Pray that God use you as a vessel for their salvation and allow Him to guide you in speaking to them about Christ.

SUNDAY

Lost Souls

The Nicky Cruz event on May 21^st is a powerful tool to reach all of the aforementioned groups for Christ. Ask God to show you who to pray for and invite to Church for the event. We are using Facebook as a tool to reach people for this event. You’ll want to make sure to acquire your tickets and share the event webpage with your friends on Facebook. Ask those who like your post about the page to share it as well. This will create a huge “net” to bring more people in.

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