Stay where you are until it is convenient

If you would like to receive Jesus, pray this with me: Lord Jesus, I come to you as I am. I admit that I have sinned and gone my own way. I turn from my sin and ask for your mercy. I believe you died for my sins and rose again. I confess you as Lord, and I ask you to bring me near to God and make my life new. Amen.

Come to Jesus

Lord, as people once came from city, countryside, and the wider region to seek you, awaken your Church with the same hunger. Pull us out of routine, give us one heart to move toward you, and make us a people who invite others to do the same, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Draw Your Church to Seek You

Father, when my heart is slow or distracted, stir me to move toward Jesus with eagerness. Keep me from settling for distance or delay, and make me ready to follow when you draw me near, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

A Willing Heart to Move Toward You

Pray for the people in your city, your wider region, and the places around you: that curiosity would become repentance, that many would respond to Jesus, and that whole communities would be drawn toward him.

For People Near and Far to Seek Jesus

Begin by thanking God that he draws people from many places. Then name one area where you have been slow to respond, ask for a willing heart, and ask for one clear step you can take today.

Pray for Your Next Step

Bring thanks for any way God has already drawn you or your community toward Jesus. Thank him that his call reaches beyond one place, one background, or one kind of person, and praise him for inviting many to come.

Thanks for God Drawing People

τότε{TO-te###TOH-teh###then} ἐξεπορεύετο{ek-se-po-REV-e-to###ehk-seh-poh-REHV-eh-toh###were going out} πρὸς{PROS###PROHS###to} αὐτὸν{af-TON###ahf-TOHN###him} Ἱεροσόλυμα{hi-e-ro-SO-lee-ma###hee-eh-roh-SOH-lee-mah###Jerusalem} καὶ{KE###KEH###and} πᾶσα{PA-sa###PAH-sah###all} ἡ{HEE###HEE###(the)} Ἰουδαία{i-oo-DE-a###ee-oo-DEH-ah###Judea} καὶ{KE###KEH###and} πᾶσα{PA-sa###PAH-sah###all} ἡ{HEE###HEE###the} περίχωρος{pe-REE-kho-ros###peh-REE-khoh-rohs###surrounding region} τοῦ{TOO###TOO###of the} Ἰορδάνου,{i-or-DA-noo###ee-or-DAH-noo###Jordan}

Matthew 3:5 — DynamicTAB

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