Pray & Go: A 30-Day Prayer Journey based on the book by Thom S. Rainer
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Day 22, September 15: Invite someone you don’t know
Scripture: (There will be no designated scripture for today)
Notes:
[Today’s assignment] to write to someone you don’t know. I wonder how this assignment makes you feel. Frankly, being an introvert, it’s easier for me to write a letter than to engage with someone in person. Perhaps you’re wondering who you should write to, especially when it’s somebody you don’t know. Let’s look at some possibilities.
-Guests who have visited your church in the past
-The gold mine of member connections
-Leaders in the community
The purpose of today’s challenge is simply to get you thinking about someone who needs Christ, or at the very least needs a church home. So, if you still can’t come up with a name, pray that God will bring someone to mind. Though this challenge is to write to someone you don’t know, don’t worry if you can only think of someone who is an acquaintance or a friend. Though I should never be surprised at how God works, I am still amazed at how he can use a simple email to change the path of someone’s eternity. Now that you have a name and contact information, write a note to that person. Email him or her right now. Don’t let the moment pass. God could indeed be using you to impact someone eternally.
(Pray & Go, by Thom S. Rainer, pgs. 160, 164)