“Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'” Matthew 28:18-20
As Christians, paramount among our prayer concerns and goal of outreach is the spread of the gospel with the abiding hope that others come to know and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Throughout this week of emphasis, October 18-24, let’s join other Baptist as we focus our prayers of support on all efforts of outreach of our Baptist Associations–close to and far from our address here at Laburnum Avenue. In some places Christians are struggling to plant and nurture new churches or revitalize churches that are gasping for survival. Other groups are mobilizing for mission trips in this country or abroad. Locally,
“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit interceded for the saints in accordance with God’s will.” Romans 8:26-27