“For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?” So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ”
Matthew 28:19-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
The great commission is a command that Jesus has given to every believer irrespective of whether they are involved in full time ministry or not. Every true believer in Christ has a responsibility to minister Christ to souls. Souls are perishing every day heading to hell in their numbers and we are all sitting in church waiting for people to enter the church building. Believers are not on the streets anymore because they want to dress well and be in church. If believers must fill the kingdom of God with souls, then they must be ready to take the Gospel to the people and not sit in church waiting and asking God to fill the pews with people.
Pray that God will give us an understanding of the great commission. We must go out and not wait for them to come in.
Acts 13:47 “For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,” ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’’
Pray that many will answer this call and shine forth their light to bring salvation to nations of the earth.
Matthew 9:37-38 “Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
Pray that the God of the harvest Himself will send out laborers for His harvest
Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Pray for the Holy Spirit’s anointing upon the laborers for souls.
Isaiah 6:8 “And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
People today do not want to answer the call for evangelism that does not have money value attached to it such as the streets, jails, hospitals etc. Pray that God will stir the heart of the people to answer this call.
Colossians 4:3-4 “At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.”
Pray for an open door for God’s word
Pray that the Holy Spirit will teach and direct these laborers to declare the Word with boldness, soundness and clarity so there is no confusion as to what was said.
Zephaniah 1:14-15 “The Lord’s great day of judgment is almost here; it is approaching very rapidly! There will be a bitter sound on the Lord’s day of judgment; at that time warriors will cry out in battle. That day will be a day of God’s anger, a day of distress and hardship, a day of devastation and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and dark skies.”
Sin attracts the wrath of God; we must tell people the truth and not cover their sins. Pray that God will raise true evangelists that will speak the truth about sin and give people the opportunity to repent.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 “Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word, I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.”
Pray that God will anoint His Word that goes out and encourage the hearers to hold onto and stand on it for that is the only way they can be saved.
Pray that the message of evangelism must be focused on the completed work on the cross; Jesus died, Jesus was raised on the third day. It will not be raising the name of the evangelist or some other name.
Matthew 5:15-16 “Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Pray that believers will desire to share their faith in Christ Jesus irrespective of where they find themselves. May the Lord grant grace to shine the light everywhere.
Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free.”
Pray for the anointing by the Spirit of the living God upon the evangelists so that when they speak the Word souls may be liberated.
Isaiah 12: 4 “In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.”
Pray that through evangelism, the name of the Lord will be exalted in the nations.
Thanks for your prayers.
Ennette Heaggans