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God’s Initiative

As we pray that the love of our God would reach the people of our city, let us consider the following from John 3:16-17.

1. The initiative for evangelism is the love of the Father. We read in John 6:44 “No one can come to me (Jesus) unless the Father who sent me draws him.” Let us pray that unsaved people will hear the heart of the Father as He continues to call people to salvation.
2. God’s love is a value statement. He values every person on earth to the extent that He was willing to pay the greatest price for us. Let us pray that people will become aware of how precious they are...how He leaves the 99 to save the 1.
3. He loves the world. We often focus on the sin of people and do not see that they are truly the focus of His love! He loves every individual and we pray that Christ followers will be flooded with His love for every individual in our city.
4. God so loved that He gave his only Son. We see that love always demands sacrifice. He made the ultimate sacrifice for us. Let us pray that the church in our city will be flooded with the love of God and will be willing to sacrifice equally for people to get saved.
5. He did not send his Son to condemn. Let us pray that the heart of God will be very evident in our city as the church reaches out without condemnation.
6. The world saved through Him. Salvation will bring people to a relationship with God through Jesus Christ and then we will see the values of people change as they find themselves in Christ.

Prayer response:

1. Pray that God’s love will reach every heart in our city. Pray that each and every person in our city will discover how valuable they are to God.
2. Pray that the church will be renewed with God’s love for our city. Pray for your church and your church leaders that God would cause them to abound in love towards our city and for wisdom in how to practically demonstrate that love.
3. Find two friends with whom you can pray together once per week. Make a fixed date and commit to meeting together once per week for the rest of May (at least).

*Pray for the salvation of those on your prayer list.