Thank you for joining us
for this great time of seeking the face of God on behalf of millions who have
never heard the message of our Lord Jesus. Today is Day 11 of our 35 Day
Spiritual Adventure of getting to know and then actively praying for Northern
Thailand Impact Ministry (NTIM) and all of the various unreached people groups
in and around Northern Thailand.
Yesterday we focused our time of prayer on God’s
Word changing the lives of people. Today we want to follow up on that concept
and highlight what God says in His Word about what should be one of the main
objectives of our lives.
When most people read 1 Corinithians 13 their
thoughts begin to think about the husband and wife relationship but let me say
very clearly that is now what the author of 1 Corinthians had in mind. The
Apostle Paul was writing to the church in Corinth and explaining to them the
kind of love that each of the church members should have toward one another. As
followers of Jesus, we must love one another fervently. The Apostle Peter said
in 1 Peter 1:22 “…fervently love one another….” Jesus also said in John
13:34-35 that the whole world would know that we are followers of Jesus, not by
how much we know, not by our great skills and abilities, but Jesus said they
would know we are followers of Jesus by our love for one another. This morning
in our worship service in Northern Thailand I spoke on the subject of the
importance of love. Several months ago I also spoke on the subject and we have
recorded the audio in English and in Thai of that message if you would like to
hear it. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeaDdS_1G28
As I shared with you in our update yesterday, “our
desire is to join God is establishing a strong church that welcomes every
ethnic group of people that live in our community and who comes through our
doors. We are careful not to segregate ability to serve the Lord based on
ethnicity or nationality but based upon gifting, calling, and heart. We are
truly becoming a vibrant and active community church full of 1st
generation believers and I really believe we have the blessing of God upon us
…… at this time …… in this place ….. and for His purposes and His glory.”
Please join us in praying for Baan Athitaan Church and for its members to truly
and genuinely express fervent love for one another.
Prayer
Example: “Lord, we thank You that You are at work in
Northern Thailand. We want to take a
moment today and ask you to help these new believers learn the importance of
fervently loving one another. Please fill them with Your Word, with Your
Spirit, and with Your Love. We pray this in Jesus name.”
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