Day 13

1 Thessalonians 1

Paul was only in Thessalonica for a very short time. He ran out of town because of his work preaching the gospel. Yet, despite almost immediate persecution of the church in Thessalonica, they grew. Today, would 1 Thessalonians be our prayer for our sites? Let this be our dream that the sowing and labor over the last two weeks led to a church described here. Let us pray for the following:

• A people to imitate our labor (v3)

• A people whose faith leads to depth with our God (v3)

• A people who have an unshakeable hope in Jesus (v3)

• That our gospel proclamations are delivered in the power of the Holy Spirit (v4)

• Our character would be testaments of gospel transformation (v5)

• A people who imitate the Lord (v6)

• A people whose faith spreads across the world (v8-10)

Let us work towards that Revelation 7 picture by planting Thessalonian churches.