SCRIPTURE UNION DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE FOR FEBUARY 1, 2023 (HOME AND FOREIGN MISSION)
TOPIC: HOME AND FOREIGN MISSION
OPENING PRAYER: Dear Lord, I pray that you sanctify my spirit, soul and body as I read your word in Jesus name.
SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Mark 6:1-13
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION
• Q 1: What does the passage teach about God the Father, or God the Son or God the Holy Spirit?
• Q 2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
• Q 5: Is there any warning for me to heed?
MESSAGE
Jesus is interested in both our mission to the foreigners and those in our familiar places. He had been away and been in contact with many people in Gadarene, and other regions around the Sea of Galilee. He now came to His own hometown of Nazareth (v.1). One good example to follow was His association with His home synagogue on the Sabbath (v.2). He was involved in the life of His home ‘church’ as a teacher, and a minister who was always willing to help people in need (v.5).
One evil of familiarity is that it breeds contempt. The people in His hometown were offended by Him because of their deep knowledge of His family background and kins (vs.2-3). To prove that Jesus was truly human, Mark lists the names of His brothers and sister (v.3). What did the people lose or gain in return for their contempt and unbelief? (Read vs.5,6). Observe the instructions for all soulwinners as found in vs.7-11; the enduement with power to do the work as the Master did (v.7), the obedience of those disciples to the Master’s orders (vs.12-13), and the results (v.13). How does going out in pairs enhance the disciple’s ministry (v.7)?
PRACTICE/WORD APPLICATION
And So? What single factor is making the Church so ineffective in the world today?
• Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
CLOSING PRAYER
Dear Father, endue us with your Holy Spirit and power afresh that we may be effective soul winners (Acts 10:38).
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Psalms 30:2
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Exodus 7,8, Psalms 28.
NATIONAL PRAYER BULLETIN – Wed, 01-Feb-2023
PRAYER FOCUS
GRACE FOR THE MONTH
For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people.
– Titus 2:11 Thank God For:
THANK GOD FOR:
► Our God, our Lord, the merciful and gracious God who abounds in steadfast love and faithfulness.
► The divine favour and good will of our Father for bringing us into the month of February.
PRAY FOR:
► Increased manifestation of God’s glory in all we will do this month in our country, families, fellowship and individual lives.
► SU brethren who may be involved in spiritual, national or international programmes that they will not forget who they are in Christ Jesus.
► SU work and personal commitment as we continue to abound in every good work as God may direct.
PRAY AGAINST:
► Pride and arrogance and going beyond the limit God has set or approved.
► Failing to put on the Lord Jesus Christ in all assignments thereby making provisions for the flesh.
Scripture Union Daily Guide 1st February 2023. Scripture Union is an international, interdenominational, evangelical Christian organization. It was founded in 1867, and works in partnership with individuals and churches across the world. The organization’s stated aim is to use the Bible to inspire children, young people and adults to know God.
