Every major faith tradition has a story. The 3 largest faith traditions in history share the same starting point. Yes, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity all agree that God created humanity in His image and humanity (mankind) messed things up. All three faith traditions use the same man as the starting point: Abraham. God chose one man to basically “clean up” the mess that humanity made.

This man, although imperfect and deeply flawed, chose to believe God despite the impossibility of his situation. He chose to trust God. Abraham believed and this brought him into a right relationship with God. For many of us, it is hard to believe that it can be that simple, but it is. God is not interested in our mistakes nor our sins; God just wants us to trust Him. This is a great week to surrender areas in our lives where we haven’t trusted in Him.

MONDAY

Personal

Pray for God to give you the courage to believe and trust Him in those areas that you have not completely surrendered.

TUESDAY

Finances

We continue to pray that we can surrender our finances to God and trust Him to provide for our needs.

WEDNESDAY

Family

Let us pray for our unsaved family members who struggle to believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

THURSDAY

Church

Today, we pray specifically for the children’s and youth ministries. As most of them are out of school at this time of year, pray that God will protect them this summer.

FRIDAY

Leaders

Continue praying for the leaders within our Church. Focus especially on those that are facilitating groups for the new series: Starting Point.

SATURDAY

Co-workers/Classmates

Persevere in praying for your co-workers and or classmates, asking God that you may serve as a light in their lives; guiding them from darkness to Christ.

SUNDAY

Lost Souls

Finally, pray for the lost souls that we meet each day. Ask God to make us bold, so that we may speak to them without fear.

 

The word “sin” is used most frequently in theological circles or discussions. It is not an everyday word, especially among non-Christians. Yet, even Christians do not like using the word, since it is an uncomfortable word. A more common word is: “mistake.” A mistake is “an error in action, calculation, opinion or judgement caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, or insufficient knowledge.” They are accidental, not well thought out or planned. The problem comes from using the word “mistake” to describe all our less than perfect decisions.

Sin breaks our relationship with God and others. We learned that Jesus is in the business of restoring relationships, and this means we need to recognize the sin in our lives that hurts our relationships. When we do and seek forgiveness, then we can experience healthy relationships. This is a great week to pray that we recognize those sinful areas in our lives, and seek forgiveness from God. Let us avoid brushing our sins aside as mere “mistakes”.

MONDAY

Personal

Pray that God would “open the eyes” of our hearts to understand the importance of the past message. Ask God to show you which areas of your life are a problem and need forgiveness. Then repent of these sins and accept God’s forgiveness into your life.

TUESDAY

Finances

Let us pray that God will continue to supply, according to His riches in glory, for every financial need in the Church, more specifically within our homes. Let us also pray for the finances required to finish paying for the new Church building and property.

WEDNESDAY

Family

Today, we should pray for any of our family members that are struggling with sin. Let us pray that God would enlighten them. If you need to ask any of them for forgiveness, make a time to go see them and do so.

THURSDAY

Church

We should pray that the members of the Church will take ownership of the message given last Sunday and apply it to their lives.

FRIDAY

Leaders

Continue praying for the leaders within our Church. Focus especially on those that are facilitating groups for the new series: Starting Point.

SATURDAY

Co-workers/Classmates

Persevere in praying for your co-workers and or classmates, asking God that you may serve as a light in their lives; guiding them from darkness to Christ.

SUNDAY

Lost Souls

Finally, pray for the lost souls that we meet each day. Ask God to make us bold, so that we may speak to them without fear.

Everything has a starting point, including our walk of faith. I think back and reflect on the day I began my walk with Christ. It was a simple decision that has impacted my life forever.

Regardless of your background, I do believe everyone has unanswered questions about the faith, I did. I began my search by reading, taking Bible classes, and asking my teachers questions.

This is why I am excited about the new series Starting Point and the impact the series will have on the Church. The truth is that many new Christians do not know where to start regarding their walk. This series will serve as a guideline for the new believer and as a refresher course for the seasoned believer.

As we heard this week, Faith has a starting point that begins with a question: Who is Jesus? The answer lies in what happened after He died: He rose from the dead.

MONDAY

Personal 

Pray as Paul did in Ephesians 1:17: “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.” (NIV)

TUESDAY

Finances

Our prayer today should focus on asking that God will continue to supply according to the riches of His glory for every financial need in the Church, more specifically within our homes.

WEDNESDAY

Family

Let us pray for our family members that need salvation and for those that need physical healing. We should include members of the Church who are sick, as they are our spiritual family.

THURSDAY

Church

Today’s prayer focus is asking that God continues to add new souls to our Church and that more people join the Starting Point course. Let us also pray for the Lord to provide the finances needed for the new Church building.

FRIDAY

Leaders

Continue praying for our Church leaders, especially those that are facilitating the groups for the Starting Point series.

SATURDAY

Co-workers/Classmates

Let us continue interceding for the salvation of our co-workers and/or classmates. More specifically, we should pray that they may see the power of God working in our lives.

SUNDAY

Lost Souls

Today, we should focus on praying for continued boldness to speak to the lost souls we meet, asking God to use our lives as a testimony of Jesus Christ.