Baptist World Alliance Men's World Day of Prayer Saturday, April 25, 2015 The World Day of Prayer offers an opportunity to involve the men in your church, but also to seek others in your sphere of influence, and those with whom you interact. Choose creative ways that will appeal to men through a prayer breakfast or evening worship service; week-end revival, community witnessing or other special event. Participate in the "Prayer heard around the world". Establish and promote an offering goal for Baptist Men's work around the world. Plan, promote and conduct the event so that men can learn about the needs and personally respond through prayer, giving and reaching out to others. The BWA Men's World Day of Prayer is an annual event on the fourth Saturday of April. The BWA Men's Department sponsors this event and seeks to unite men in more than 200 Baptist Conventions and Unions around the World. This special day involves Baptist men worldwide, in a unified day of witnessing, prayer, giving, fellowship, inspiration and learning.
Baptist men all over the world will pray for God's help as they seek to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every person in the world. Many will follow up their prayers by going into com-munities witnessing to the unsaved and will give financial gifts to send the message where they cannot personally go. OBJECTIVES OF THE MEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER · Recommit to living for Jesus Christ. · Rededicate to the mission of winning the souls for God's kingdom. · Pray for ways and opportunities for men to become actively involved in and dedicated to reach the whole world about the love of Jesus Christ for all. · Pray for power to find ways and opportunities for men to become actively involved in activities designed to reach the whole world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. · Give sacrificial offerings for Men's work around the world in order that men in every Baptist convention and union might be enlisted, trained and involved in these activities. · Witness to all people, on this day, as a part of the weekend's Lay Revival activities. · Fellowship to encourage other men to learn of international needs
Men's Groups around the world are encouraged to repeat the prayer below together at 11:00 a.m. and make telephone and video links where possible, in a time of communal prayer during the Day of Prayer. Corporate Prayer "Gracious God and Father, we gather to celebrate your love, your gift of salvation through Jesus Your Son. Guide us as Your earthly hands and feet to respond to the needs of Your people, we pray. Everlasting God, make Your ways known unto us. Show Your power among all people. Anoint afresh Your leaders of the Baptist World Alliance and Auxiliaries as we journey in faith, into the next five year period. Give added strength and courage to our sisters and brothers in Africa and the Middle East who are being persecuted because of belief in you. Grant hope to the hopeless and strength in these times of despair and disquiet that we are experiencing in our world. Triune God, hear our prayer, as gladly we submit to Your will and Your way". Amen. A special Offering to be collected for funding towards Baptist World Aid; Evangelism; Development of training modules; Disaster Relief Development & coordination; Communication. This is the major funding of the Baptist Men's work around the world. Please send an offering to the BWA Men's Dept. Treasurer - Harold Wolgast 3430 Skyline Parkway, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. - Tel: 1(785) 271-5377; email: hdwolgast@hotmail.com You may also donate by using the Baptist World Alliance online contributions through PayPal, with your contribution designated as "Men's Department". Bill Campbell, General Secretary National Baptist Laymen's Movement | 
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