Big Idea: Silence and solitude is quieting the noise and withdrawing from the world in order to be alone with God.
What is silence & solitude?
• Quieting the internal and external noise
• Quieting the noise and withdrawing from the world in order to be alone with God
Why is silence & solitude important to us?
• God’s design
• Jesus’ model
Big Idea: We are to embrace Jesus’ suffering so we can follow Jesus’ example of suffering
We are called to...
1) Embrace Jesus’ suffering for us (1 Peter 2:24-25)
2) Exemplify Jesus’ suffering in us (1 Peter 2:21-23)
Big Idea: Jesus is the light of the world and those who receive him will have eternal life
1) We are not the ultimate light (John 1:6; 8a)
2) We are to point others to the light (John1:7; 8b)
3) And those who receive him will have eternal life (John 1:9-13)
Big Idea: God blesses us so that we may bless and pray for the nations to know, delight and fear Him
I) Pray for the nations to know God (1-2)
II) Pray for the nations to delight in God (3-5))
III) Pray for the nations to fear God (6-7)
Application: Let Scripture be your words & open your eyes to the spiritual needs of the nations
Pray in the mundanes (the 10,000 little moments of your days)
Pray as it relates to the culture, history, and current event of the nation
Pray being sensitive & aware of God's timing