Foundations for Christian Mission, Student Workbook, SW04

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Let God Arise! (continued)

person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Every time we gather in concerts of prayer, we ought to cry out to God to move in the inner cities, in order that there might be a sustained and aggressive Advancement of the Kingdom within them. One of the central features of the entire Let God Arise! movement is to see God move in this twofold sense: awakening the urban communities to his glory and power in a renewed and revitalized Church, and seeing his reign advance among those who live in the city and yet who have neither heard nor responded to God’s love in Christ. Let us therefore pray during our Advancement portion of the concert for the breakthrough of spiritual power over the enemy, both globally around the world, in specific contexts which we know about, and locally, in the specific areas in our locale and region. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will pour his power upon God’s servants, teams, organizations, and churches which are winning souls, making disciples, and planting churches around the world. In places that do not allow for Christian witness, let us pray that God will move on the hearts of government and religious officials, permitting believers to enter their societies and communities to speak freely of the Gospel of the Kingdom. Pray too that the Holy Spirit will give extraordinary revelations of God and Christ to the lost, that he would give them dreams and visions, as he did in the case of the Macedonians (cf. Acts 16.9ff.). These manifestations could lay a spiritual foundation for the presentation of the Word of God concerning Christ in difficult and recalcitrant fields. Pray that revitalized churches, denominations, and mission agencies will form new strategic alliances which will lead to vital evangelistic thrusts and movements among the hardest, most difficult, and most unreached pioneer fields overseas and here at home. Furthermore, pray that the awakening of the Church both globally and locally will lead to wholesale effective efforts to mobilize members of the Church for a new advance in mission. Let us pray that God will stir individuals, pastors, Christian workers, and ordinary believers from every congregation to pray for their unsaved family and friends, to be trained to share their faith effectively, and to commit to redouble their giving and contribution to fulfilling the Great Commission. Pray that many singles and couples will volunteer to do mission, not merely on a short term basis, but for some as a total life calling. Pray that some who respond will be sent by the Lord of the harvest to the harvest fields of America’s untouched inner city communities.

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