Young Adults' Group

Praying For Doors To Be Opened

by Pastor Mark
August 31, 2017

A prayer for the 45th year of ministry

We thank God for blessing our celebrations at our 40 + 4 Anniversary. It was a glorious time of giving praise and honour to the Lord for the work that He has established in our church. As we enter into another year of ministry…our 45th year of service as a church, what should we pray for?

Seeking God to open doors for the Word

“Meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the Word, to speak the mystery of Christ,” (Col 4:3)

As we seek to reach out to the lost, we may come across doors that are closed. We recognise that the work of reaching out is very much the work of God. He is the One who can open doors for the mystery of Christ to be spoken. The mystery of Christ is a reference to all that has been revealed about the person of Christ. Only the Lord has the power to open doors for His Word to be shared. Let us continue to pray and to seek the Lord for these doors to be opened.

Praying for the opening of doors for the Word

What are some of the possible areas that we could pray for?

1. For doors to be opened to reach out to our loved ones and friends

Let us pray for doors to be opened with regards to reaching out to our loved ones and friends. Many of us still have loved ones who still don’t know the Lord. Whether it is our grandparents or parents, we recognise that with each year that passes, we must feel a greater sense of urgency of the need to reach out to them, especially as they are getting older in age. We think of our siblings and friends who also continue to be unresponsive to the gospel. Let us pray for the Lord to open doors to our family and friends that we may be able to reach them.

2. For doors to be opened to reach the lost

As a church, we are always praying and exploring new ways as to how we may share Christ with the lost. At our anniversary celebration, we were able to give out CDs of our Easter Concert to those who came. This was a new way in which we could reach out to the lost with the gospel. We were able to bring the Word shared in the concert to those who were not there.  Let us pray for the Lord to open new doors for us to share with others about Christ.

3. For doors to be opened in the work of missions

As we consider our work of missions in India, Myanmar and Perth, there are still many who  don’t know the Lord. We thank God for work that has been established in these different missions. But there is much more that needs to be done for our churches to grow and to be established. There are obstacles that still need to be overcome. Let us pray for doors to be opened for the Word to be preached.

Our part

1. Let us be challenged to earnestly continue and to be vigilant to prayer. (Col 4:2)
2. Let us pray for doors to be opened for the preaching of the mystery of Christ.
3. Let us be challenged to know the mystery of Christ well so that we would be prepared to share it when the doors are opened. Let us pray and to do all we can for more people to know about Christ in the year ahead.

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