Caring
Caring for outsiders begins with and is sustained through prayer. Earnest prayer changes the Christian and it opens doors of opportunity for ministry and spiritual conversations. The following ministries will help a believer or church deepen in their love for outsiders.
“Bless Every Home” is a free online neighborhood prayer ministry that enables a believer to pray daily for the 50 neighbors that live closest to his house. He will be given the first and last names and the addressees of these 50 neighbors. He can choose to increase or decrease the number of his neighbors that he prays for. Each day the believer will receive an email with the names and addresses of five of his neighbors for him to pray for that day. There is even a biblical, sample prayer to use if one so chooses. The ultimate goal of this ministry is for every residence in our nation to be prayed for by name by a godly believer. The threefold purpose of this ministry is …
Prayer: The Lord will change us when we pray for our neighbors.
Care: The Lord will show us how to care about and be friendly to our neighbors.
Share: The Lord will provide opportunities for us to have spiritual and gospel conversations with our neighbors
Not very Internet-savvy?
Don’t worry, we’ve got tools to help remind you to pray for your neighbors. Just mouse over one or both of the cards below and print them out and put them in your Bible!
In The Art of Neighboring the authors ask the question, “What if God wants His followers to take the Great Commandment to “love your neighbor as yourself” to really mean to love your “neighbor.”Then they use the remainder of the book to describe how believers can practically and intentionally care about, get to know, and genuinely love their neighbors in a manner that fulfills Christ’s Great Commandment.
This book is a great read for the many believers who realize that they have overlooked their neighbors through the years and they want to change and learn to love their neighbors.