Call to Urgent Prayer for SBC (Pass the word to your church, friends and family.)

SBC PRESIDENT: Jan. 31, a day of prayer for the Southern Baptist Convention

Who: Southern Baptists – corporately and individually

When: January 31, 2010 (an all-through-the-day observance)

What: Day of Fasting, Prayer and Repentance

Why: We have forgotten our first love (Revelation 2:4) and need revival in SBC. There are many decisions being made including: the GCRT, GPS, Across North America, search committees for three SBC agencies, etc. We need God’s direction.

Objective: The goal is for all of us to “Be still and know that God is God,” as a sign of our humility and desire to wholeheartedly return to Him. By our being still before Him (see Psalm 46:10), we exalt our God and position ourselves to obey the Great Commission our Lord commanded in Matthew 28:18-20.

How:

• Distribute personal preparation guides for cleansing and restoration and instruct every church member on how to use it through the day.
  
  
• Plan a Solemn Assembly or a Concert of Prayer for whole congregation or the entire association.
  
  
• Hold prayer gatherings by Sunday school classes or Bible study groups.
  
  
• Encourage families to have a focused prayer time acknowledging God alone is God. For example, an extended prayer before the evening meal, or a prayer walk through the home asking for cleansing and God’s presence.
  
  
• Challenge every Sunday school class or Bible study group to tithe time to contrite prayer for spiritual awakening.
  
  
• Extend the pastoral prayer and invite several to read scriptural prayers and admonititons.
  
  
• Preach a sermon on prayer, stopping at each point to lead the congregation in application praying.
  
  
• On Sunday, January 24^th, ask your members to pray daily for tens of thousands of SBC congregations to participate in the January 31^st urgent call to prayer for the Southern Baptist Convention.

Resources: Information to support the above ideas and more are being added daily. Click here to access the resource list. You may also access the resource list from the GPS website, www.GPS2020.net .