What is a gospel movement?
A church planting movement (CPM) or disciple making movement (DMM) can be defined as “the multiplication of disciples making disciples and leaders developing leaders, resulting in indigenous churches planting churches which begin to spread rapidly through a people group or population segment.” Click here to read more about gospel movements.
Declare a Promise
Psalm 108:3 “I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the Lebanese.”
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Lord, all the peoples of Lebanon will remember you and sing praises to your name. Thank you, Jesus, that you are Lord of the Harvest, and you love the Lebanese and all the peoples living in Lebanon. We give you thanks, today, for you are risen! You have conquered sin and death. Release your freedom over Lebanon!
Today’s Movement Theme: REPENTANCE
Across church planting movements globally, we see God granting a kind of grace for repentance. When believers share, people respond. There is a softness of heart, an openness to the move of the Spirit. Unlike Pharaoh, who hardened his heart and stubbornly refused to submit, people are ready to respond with soft hearts. In disciple making movements, apprentices of Jesus share with friends, with family, with their natural communities, and God’s grace for repentance is present.
The month of Ramadan is known as ‘the month of repentance,’ and so as we pray for a gospel movement to transform this nation, let us cry out for God’s Kingdom to come, for a spirit of repentance to fall on the peoples living in Lebanon: Sunnis, Shiite, Druze, and Christian; Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian, and Iraqi; rich and poor, young and old, male and female.
Pray the Scripture
2 Chron 7:14-16 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land. My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place. For I have chosen this Temple and set it apart to be holy—a place where my name will be honored forever. I will always watch over it, for it is dear to my heart.
- Pray for a spirit of divine humility and contrition
- Pray for a grace to pray and cry out to God
- Pray for people to seek the face of God
- Pray for the miracle of repentance: that many would turn from their wicked ways.
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Acts 2:37, 38 “Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
- Intercede for those sharing God’s good news, that their words would ‘pierce the heart’ of those who hear. May the response of the Lebanese this month be: “What must we do to be saved?”
- Intercede for new communities to: (1) Repent, (2) Turn to God, (3) Be baptized, and (4) Be filled with the Holy Spirit
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Romans 2:4 “Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?”
- Declare the loving kindness of God, that his mercies are new every morning, that his faithfulness is indeed great to Lebanon.
- Declare that this year is the year of the Lord’s favor, that this month is the month of repentance, that this month is when God’s Kingdom is at hand.
No Place Left
Each day, we will pray for various regions of Lebanon, believing in faith that a disciple making movement will touch each and every community throughout the nation.
Today, pray by name for the main cities and areas of Lebanon.
Cities: Tripoli – Beirut – Saida – Sur
Areas: Akkar – Bekaa – Nabatieh – Baalbek – Beirut – Jabal Lubnan – South Lebanon – North Lebanon
PRAYER
Lord: Soften hard hearts! Open deaf ears! Restore blind eyes! Where communities have hearts of stone, Lord, bring forth hearts of flesh. Have mercy! May you release a spirit of brokenness and contrition throughout the land; lead your people to grieve over injustice and sin; lead your children to search for another way. Father of kindness, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. And lead Lebanon to repent of its many sins.
Amen