Slavic Missionary Service

In the Word of God nothing is clearer than the longsuffering of God which seeks and waits for individuals to repent of their sins before His holiness requires judgment for those sins. He rises to judgment only when iniquity is full. Pray daily that many sinners will find cleansing through the blood of Jesus Christ. Intercede earnestly for unsaved individuals that they will come to God by the “new and living way” (Hebrews 10:20). Pray for the SMS missionaries that they would rise to any occasion to proclaim the Good News “that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15).

The need to draw sufficient daily nourishment from the Bible rests not upon a cold and disciplinary command which insists upon regular reading but upon the Father’s wise instruction for the spiritual health of His children. God urges the believer to drink His Word as “milk” (1 Peter 2:2) and to feed upon it as “bread” (Luke 4:4) and “meat” (1 Corinthians 3:2).

In order to remain physically healthy and constructively active, the body of an individual requires regular daily replenishment with food. So, it is with the believer’s spirit. A practical partaking of the Word of God daily will help the believer stay radically healthy in the Christian life. “And for this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received from us the Word of God’s message, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe” (1 Thessalonians 2:13).

The believer studies the Bible not only to learn how to live as a Christian but also how to love Christ better. “We love, because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19). The believer is born again “through the living and abiding Word of God” (1 Peter 1:23). The Word of God is “life” to the believer (John 6:63), and the believer “grows” in his relationship with Christ by the Word of God (1 Peter 2:2).

The Word of God, as “the sword of the Spirit” (Ephesians 6:17), will also protect the believer against the attacks of the adversary. If Christ Jesus utilized the Word of God when “tempted by the devil” (Matthew 4:1-11), then how much more should Christians follow His example when bombarded with “the schemes of the devil” (Ephesians 6:11).

Slavic Missionary Service praises God for missionaries who are preaching and teaching God’s Word in worship services and in evangelical outreach. “O taste and see that the LORD is good; how blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him” (Psalm 34:8). SMS also is pleased with missionaries who are leading Bible studies right in their own homes and have encouraged other leaders likewise to participate in small group ministries.

Studying the Holy Scripture helps the Christian to be complete and “equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:17). How important it is for every believer to be “approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). Pray that the SMS missionaries will consistently and correctly “give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching” (1 Timothy 4:13).

No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

1 John 4:12

Pray that the Gospel will reach the millions in the Slavic countries that have not yet heard what Christ has done for them. Many small cities and towns still do not have an official place of worship. Ask God to help the Slavic churches be effective witnesses in their neighborhoods. Pray that souls will continue to be saved, baptized and discipled through the ministries of the church. Pray that the Holy Spirit powerfully and persistently will convict men of sin and lead many to believe that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world.