40 Days of Praying - Day 24

LifeGroup Ministry Leaders: Pray God's blessings on all the LifeGroup leaders. Ask for energy and passion to serve in each leader.

Romans 16:3-5 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus. They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. Greet also the church that meets at their house.

Colossians 4:15 Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house.

Yesterday, someone sent me a 25 page paper summarizing a Ph.d. dissertation on how the early church moved through the known world through households. The key element of their organization and effectiveness was that groups were formed around households. Of particular importance within those households was the head of the house, the leader of the group that met there. Several scriptures refer to them, including the one you just read.

The importance of this study for today is that those who lead our groups are more than discussion leaders, they are workers for the gospel. They are spiritual heads of spiritual families. With different gifts and different styles, they serve, teach and model for their groups.

Let's pray for them today. Pray for their passion. Pray for their wisdom. Pray for their energy. Pray that they will be mission hearted so that their groups will follow them. Thank God for them. Ask for blessing. And ask for more of them. We need more groups with committed group leaders. Jesus said the harvest is not the problem, finding workers is. So ask God to send workers into this field.

O Lord, thank you for our LifeGroup leaders. Thank you for their faithful service to your body. Store up for them a great reward. Stir up in them passion for Jesus, passion for their group, and passion for the lost who have not yet joined them. Make them strong and wise. Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in them.

And Lord, add to their number. We ask you to send workers into this field. We ask you to multiply leaders and groups. Bring new men and women with a heart for a closely connected group. Let them care about the lost. Let them love the people you bring. In Jesus name, Amen.

Grace.