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Prayer

Your Work Has Eternal Significance

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Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men. Colossians 3:23

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Today all over the country people are going to work. For some, the work they do is exactly what they want to do. They trained to be where they are today and they love the role they are in. For a lot of others, they are working to make ends meet pushing through each day. They find little pleasure or purpose in what they do.

No matter which one you may lean towards, our prayer today is that people all over the world would know that their work has dignity. God created for us to work, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it" Genesis 1:28. Whether you are a teacher educating the next generation, a mom caring for her kids, a doctor saving lives, or a janitor that cleans the classroom once the students are gone--your work has Kingdom significance. We are all equally working towards a restored Kingdom.

Work is worship when we allow ourselves to be conduits of God’s love and grace. So today we pray for a renewed steadfast spirit. We pray that no matter what you do or how you feel about what you do, you would know that it is of eternal significance. Everything we do has value because we are working for the Lord, and we are bringing foretastes of His Kingdom to earth. Be encouraged and press on all for the glory of God.

Equipping the Global Church Together

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Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58

LMW has the incredible privilege of partnering with several different organizations in order to effectively reach students of God’s Word all over the world. One of our partners includes the Theological Book Network, who has shipped over 2 million books to more than 1,400 schools in 90 countries. LMW was able to donate 10,223 books in the last year in order to prayerfully grow and equip the global church and the pastors within them. The Network has recently shipped books to a region historically difficult to reach: the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. There is a shipment in route to Thailand and they are preparing shipments to Malaysia and Myanmar. A sad reality Christian leaders face in Southeast Asia is the difficulty of sharing the Good News. One of the primary challenges faced by the church specifically is to train and equip future generations of indigenous church leaders due to the low-quality training and bare access to resources. Please join us in praying for the work Theological Book Network does, for successful shipments all over the world, and for the strengthening of the church in Southeast Asia.

Pray for Believers in China

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God is being revealed in China. Did you know?
  1. The number of Christians in China has grown by 10% annually for more than 20 years.
  2. It’s anticipated that there will be more Christians in China than any other country in the world by 2030.
  3. There are more Christians in China today than there are members of the Communist Party there.
Praise God for His increase! Yet, we must recognize that the growth of Christianity represents a real threat to those in power in China. Xi Jinping, China’s President, seeks to curb the growth of Christianity, ordering that all Bibles be removed from bookstores and online retailers. Churches are being closely watched and believers are persecuted.
Pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in China – that God will sustain and strengthen them as they suffer for Him, and that God will be glorified as His Kingdom in China continues to grow.

Spanish Materials are being Sent to Argentina

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Free Distribution of Spanish Materials

Last week we were able to send 928 Spanish versions of the Preachers Outline & Sermon Bible to pastors in Argentina. Praise God! We pray now that the Lord would raise up leaders who are committed to His word. Join us in praying that these new materials pastors receive will better equip and empower them to shepherd their communities and congregations in such a way that brings glory to God.

Devoted to Prayer

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“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ. . . Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Colossians 4:2-3.

Christian leaders sent out in prayer.
These pastors in Africa gather together in prayer – praying that God will open a door for their message; praying that they may proclaim the mystery of Christ clearly. Will you pray for leaders around the world – that God opens doors for them to proclaim His Word clearly so that hearts will be transformed?

Pray for the Bi-Vocational Pastor

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“For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.” 1 Thes. 2:9.

“At my day job, I change tires. At my real joy, I help change lives.”
Most pastors in the U.S. are bi-vocational, supporting themselves and their families with full or part-time jobs in addition to their ministry roles. They struggle to manage the multiple demands placed on them as they minister to their congregation, participate in family life, and work to provide for their physical needs, so as “not to be a burden” to their congregation.
We invite you to pray for these pastors who are faithful to their call to serve God in ministry, in their families, and in the workplace. May God strengthen them for the task.