Slavic Missionary Service

Pray daily for pastors in the Slavic countries (as well as your own) that they will have wisdom and power from God to preach the Word effectually and to care for all of the saints. Pray that the convicting power of the Holy Spirit will accompany the preaching of God’s Word throughout all lands. Ask God to stir up Christians to use their God-given freedom to the fullest advantage in making known everywhere the Gospel of Jesus Christ. “Freely ye have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:8).

Children must have someone to need them, feed them, lead them and intercede for them. “Babes in Christ” also yearn for this acceptance and attention. No child ever desires to feel unneeded or unwanted. And no child “in Christ” must ever feel discarded or disconnected. This is why Jesus proclaimed, “By this shall all men know that you are My disciples if you have love for one another” (John 13:35).

God “so loved the world;” therefore, He “sent” His Son Jesus to the world (John 3:16). The Bible is simplistically clear concerning the motivating factor in genuine godly faith. Look how many times God repeats “love one another” in His Holy Word (John 13:34-35; 15:12, 17; Romans 12:10; 13:8; 1 Thessalonians 3:12; 4:9; 1 Peter 1:22; 4:8; 1 John 3:11, 23; 4:7, 11, 12, 21; 2 John 1:5)! Love motivates salvation, sacrificial service, sincere speech and a steadfast stand in the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

God’s love includes mercy and judgment. It instills faith, forgiveness and a heavenly future. God’s love inspires sensible heads, serving hands and submissive hearts. God calls, commands and compels His children to love. The God-fearing, God-following, Gospel-feasting, guilty-forgiving, good-feeling, goal-flourishing and glory-fulfilling church must be preaching the love of Christ, teaching the love of Christ and reaching others with the love of Christ. Love promotes dedication, determination, devotion and discipline.

“Through love serve one another” (Galatians 5:13). Praise God that the missionaries of Slavic Missionaries Service are sharing and spreading love to children, youth and adults through outreaches, such as camping programs, home Bible studies and special events geared for each specific age group. Pray that support will continue to be contributed by faithful, sacrificial churches and families so that the workers of SMS can point others of every age to the love of God. “Let all that you do be done in love” (1 Corinthians 16:14).

Blessed is the man you discipline, o Lord, the man you teach from your law.

Psalm 94:12

The Lord will resume His dealing with the nations, as well as with the Chosen nation, when He has completed the church in this Age of Grace. God is working today “to take out” of the nations “a people for His name” (Acts 15:14). Ask God to empower every witness that is proclaiming this message of love to sinful men. Pray continually that the Holy Spirit will convict men of their need of Christ. “Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).