I believe that a large part of the Church has been rendered ineffective through fear. Fear of failure, fear of the unknown, fear of being hurt, fear of commitment, fear of appearing foolish, fear of appearing pushy, fear of being noticed, fear of being 'super spiritual', fear of hard work, fear of change, fear of ridicule, fear of persecution and fear of making mistakes.
These fears are preventing the vast majority of the Church from taking the Gospel to the people who need to hear it.
Breathe new life into your Church Lord, by the power of your Holy Spirit. Re-ignite our fires Lord. Give us courage and boldness. Dispel our fears and enable us to proceed to bring the Good News of Salvation to the unsaved masses throughout the world. Father forgive our faint-heartedness and ineffectiveness and please show us how to do it.
Raise up leaders to inspire us and lead us. Raise up people of vision who will know how to get this wagon rolling. Raise up a vast army of spiritual warriors Lord. Raise up foot soldiers and supporters. Help us to help the poor and needy in our society.
Help us Holy Spirit to share the riches of your Kingdom with the people who are outside our church circles, and so add to the numbers of those being saved so that in turn they will share this Good News with others.
I myself am full of fear Lord. I bring it to you, please deal with it.
These fears are preventing the vast majority of the Church from taking the Gospel to the people who need to hear it.
Breathe new life into your Church Lord, by the power of your Holy Spirit. Re-ignite our fires Lord. Give us courage and boldness. Dispel our fears and enable us to proceed to bring the Good News of Salvation to the unsaved masses throughout the world. Father forgive our faint-heartedness and ineffectiveness and please show us how to do it.
Raise up leaders to inspire us and lead us. Raise up people of vision who will know how to get this wagon rolling. Raise up a vast army of spiritual warriors Lord. Raise up foot soldiers and supporters. Help us to help the poor and needy in our society.
Help us Holy Spirit to share the riches of your Kingdom with the people who are outside our church circles, and so add to the numbers of those being saved so that in turn they will share this Good News with others.
I myself am full of fear Lord. I bring it to you, please deal with it.