Matthew 6:10, ESV Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
What does it mean to pray for God’s kingdom to come and His will be done? Take a few minutes and think about what it will take for His kingdom to advance throughout the entire earth. Pray for this time during the Olympics, when people from countries that are not open to the gospel come and have the opportunity to hear the good news for the first time. Pray that His kingdom will come in their hearts and that they will grow in Him.
11,000 torchbearers will go through every part of France to celebrate the coming of the Olympics and Paralympics. Jesus said, “I am the Light of the world.” Pray for Jesus to be known in every borough, town, and village of France. Pray especially for our IMB teams located all throughout France.
The face of Europe is changing. Many European Olympians represent countries that have become home though their family roots stem from non-European countries. As national European populations decrease, people are moving into Europe from the global south for work, school, opportunity, and asylum. European peoples are also mobile as they shift from East to Western Europe in search for economic stability and possibility. The generations that follow these movements become assimilated into their host countries but remain attached and aware of the cultural norms and practices of their heritage. These generations are critical to gospel movement throughout Europe. Pray for open hearts and salvations among this bridge generation. Pray for the believers from the global south who are making a home in Europe to become harvest laborers who will cross-culturally engage the peoples and places around them.
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Meditate on Scripture Psalm 22:27-28, ESV All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations. Prayer Focus: Gospel Advance Pray that the gospel will advance and “all the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Acts 17:26-27, ESV And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Romans 10:14-15, ESV 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<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Romans 12:1, ESV I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Prayer Focus: The Church What does it mean to be a living sacrifice to God? Pray for the global church,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture 1 Chronicles 16:24, ESV Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! Prayer Focus: Gospel Advance What a command we have been given to “declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous deeds among all the peoples.” Pray that the gospel will indeed be proclaimed among all<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Romans 6:23, ESV For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Prayer Focus: Lostness “The wages of sin is death.” Take a minute and process what that means for those who have never heard the good news that Jesus<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Ephesians 1:4b-6, ESV We should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. Prayer Focus: Missionaries Pray<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture 1 Peter 2:9, ESV But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Prayer Focus: The Church What a claim that those who follow Christ<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Revelation 7:9-12, ESV After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Isaiah 59:2, ESV But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear. Prayer Focus: Lostness Our sin separates us from God. Pray for lost people at the Olympics who might have the opportunity to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Psalm 15:1-2, ESV A Psalm of David. O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart. Prayer Focus: Missionaries Being sent out from their homes, missionaries can often feel out of<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Ephesians 2:4-6, ESV But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Malachi 1:11, ESV “For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of hosts. Prayer Focus:<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Isaiah 53:6, ESV All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Prayer Focus: Lostness Like sheep who have gone astray, all people are guilty of going their own way. Pray for lost people who<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Matthew 6:9b-10, ESV “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Prayer Focus: Missionaries Pray for missionaries, asking that the prayer of their heart will always be that God’s name be praised, that His kingdom come, and that<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture 1 Peter 2:24, ESV He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. Prayer Focus: The Church He bore our sins “that we might die to sin and live to righteounsness; ‘By his<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Daniel 7:13-14, ESV “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Isaiah 45:22-24, ESV “Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: ‘To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Matthew 9:35-38, ESV And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Matthew 28:18-20, ESV And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Matthew 6:10, ESV Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Prayer Focus: Gospel Advance What does it mean to pray for God’s kingdom to come and His will be done? Take a few minutes and think about what it will take for His kingdom to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Psalm 67:3-4, ESV Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah Prayer Focus: Lostness God is deserving of all of our praise and adoration.<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Acts 1:8, ESV 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. Prayer Focus: Missionaries Praise God for those He has sent into all the earth to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Zechariah 2:11, ESV And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. Prayer Focus: The Church Thank the Lord for allowing us to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture 1 Peter 3:18, ESV For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit. Prayer Focus: Gospel Advance Jesus came to usher in the kingdom of God. He made a<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Psalm 19:1-4, ESV To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture John 1:1-14, ESV In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Isaiah 25:6-9, ESV On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Matthew 13:1-9, ESV That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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Meditate on Scripture Romans 1:20, ESV For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. Prayer Focus: Lostness People who have never heard the good news of Jesus come from<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="" title="Read"> ... Read more » </a>
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