Slavic Missionary Service

God wants all believers to know His will in their daily lives. Pray especially for young people who are seeking God's plan for their lives. May they be "strong in the Lord and in the power of His might" (Ephesians 6:10). As they seek to serve the Lord in different vocations, pray that they will "put on the whole armor of God" and that they "may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil" (Ephesians 6:11).

Genuine Christians understand the importance of the church. An effective church must maintain a holy, healthy, and happy fellowship with God and with the faithful family of God. The evangelistic church must reach beyond its four walls with a broad ministry to nonbelievers. How important it is that the church congregation be real before God, regenerated in the Holy Spirit, and ready to proclaim that there is salvation in the name of Jesus Christ. “Nor is there salvation in any other; for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).

The edifying church is to be a fellowship of reverence. God must be visible in every area of ministry, and Jesus Christ must have the preeminence. Christianity is not just faith in a creed but fellowship with a person, Christ Jesus. “And they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13). For the Christian clarity of conduct, compassion and confidence comes directly from fellowship with the Lord Jesus.

The enduring church is to be a fellowship of redemption. Within its walls must be the awareness of sin and an invitation to repentance from sin. Members must have experienced forgiveness and express genuine faith. Jesus is the believer’s advocate, the representative of righteousness before God; and Jesus is the believer’s atonement, the sacrifice for the sins of the world. Through preaching and teaching, all should be welcomed to accept the gift of salvation. “And they spoke the word of God with boldness” (Acts 4:31).

The energizing church is to be a fellowship of responsibility. Believers are stewards of God’s riches and servants of God’s righteousness. All are responsible to worship God, work for God, and witness for God. God has given a well-rounded worldwide commission to the church. “And with great power gave the apostles witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all” (Acts 4:33).

Pray for the churches of the SMS missionaries in Slavic countries (as well as your own) that they truly will be places of repentance, reconciliation, and renewal.

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

Romans 5:1-2

With a heart of compassion, pray for the salvation of souls on each of the continents of the world. Pray that the Gospel of Jesus Christ will spread to the seven billion people throughout the world. "The Lord… is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9). Ask God to strengthen you to be a witness for Him wherever you are and in whatever you do!