40 Days With the Risen LordSample

# The Apostles form Fellowships in Greece ## A Summary of the Apostles' Gospel Message Christ has died. Christ has been raised. This was according to God's Old Testament plan. Repent, believe, be baptised. Receive forgiveness of sins, the Holy Spirit, eternal life. ## A Quote Some Christians don't pray because they have a lukewarm love for the Lord. – David Wilkerson ## A Prayer Gracious God, We know that some sow, some water and others reap. You use us all in big and small ways to declare your love. The world hates us because we are not at home in this place. We are aliens in exile waiting for your return. May we never become so comfortable on this earth that we stop longing for your Heavenly Home. May we declare you, Jesus, as the Christ. Prevent us from ever watering down your gospel to avoid being persecuted or ridiculed. May we always speak your truth in love to those around us. Make our lives worth questioning so that we might point people to you - the answer, reason and author of our hope. Amen. ## Journal Exercise When the apostles strengthened the disciples in Galatia they explained that Christians go through many hardships. Are you, or one of your Christian friends, going through hardship because you are trying to obey God? Write a prayer thanking God for his rule of this world, and ask for his strength to persevere joyfully. Choose a nation where Christians are persecuted. Write a prayer asking God to further his gospel there, and to give protection, perseverance and joy to his people. ## A Quote A person of prayer. Such a man was John Knox, of whom Queen Mary said, that she feared his prayers more than an army of 20,000 men. – John Charles Ryle ## A Challenging Prayer Pray that God's people will multiply faithful Christian fellowships, congregations and churches obediently living out and teaching God's word so as to equip and nurture their members in all the world.