Discipleship Point and Prayer
FRIDAY'S BIT OF
DISCIPLESHIP
When we walk humbly with our God
he works in our lives and
accomplishes what we cannot.
p.98, The Prideful Soul’s Guide to Humility, Fontenot/Jones
Humility Prayer
Father God, I desire to walk humbly with You and walk humbly with others who are walking with You. I look forward to You working in our lives. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
MISSIO DEI
Discipleship Point
Drawn from the Introduction to the Leader’s Guide of The Great Sending
Paul writes in Romans 12:1-2, “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Here Paul describes an intensive mind-renewal and discernment as urged by God. This passage can be appropriately interpreted as a call for all of God’s people – pastors, congregations and individuals to undergo a radical heart transformation, submitting to God’s will for participating in His mission. By immersing ourselves in God’s Missio Dei Gospel (“Missio Dei” is Latin for “the sending of God”) we offer a living and holy, acceptable sacrifice. Taking the time to understand God’s sending mission is an ongoing act of spiritual worship by transformation, renewal, examination, and discernment of God’s good and perfect will.
Discipleship Prayer
Father God, in view of Your mercy toward me, I present my body as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to You; let it be to You my spiritual worship. I choose to not conform to this world, but to be transformed by the renewal of my mind so that I can discern Your good, pleasing and perfect will. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.