"WE DESIRE NEW DISCIPLES LORD!"
Dear Praying Friends,
We would ask you to join with us in praying for the thousands of men and women stationed here in Yokosuka who do not know the Lord. We are blessed by all the individuals whom the Lord has brought through our doors over the last two and a half years but we have also been somewhat discouraged by the number of 'true' converts to Christ during this time. There have been some, and we give all the glory to God for it, but they have been few in number. Another discouraging aspect of evangelism are those who seem to receive the Gospel "with joy" (Matt. 13:20) but not long afterwards they appear to "fall away" because they came to Christ with false expectations. This can be very disheartening for our staff and for the entire Lighthouse community.
Please pray with us for 'true' converts to Christ. Men and women whose hearts have been prepared by the Holy Spirit to receive the good news of salvation by grace through faith alone. This is our simple prayer - new disciples!
"Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord will spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you;"
2 Thessalonians 3:1
We would ask you to join with us in praying for the thousands of men and women stationed here in Yokosuka who do not know the Lord. We are blessed by all the individuals whom the Lord has brought through our doors over the last two and a half years but we have also been somewhat discouraged by the number of 'true' converts to Christ during this time. There have been some, and we give all the glory to God for it, but they have been few in number. Another discouraging aspect of evangelism are those who seem to receive the Gospel "with joy" (Matt. 13:20) but not long afterwards they appear to "fall away" because they came to Christ with false expectations. This can be very disheartening for our staff and for the entire Lighthouse community.
Please pray with us for 'true' converts to Christ. Men and women whose hearts have been prepared by the Holy Spirit to receive the good news of salvation by grace through faith alone. This is our simple prayer - new disciples!
"Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord will spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you;"
2 Thessalonians 3:1
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