Is it appropriate for the preacher to respond to his own invitation at the conclusion of his sermon?   I hope that is the case, because today I felt especially convicted.  This section represents part of the passage that I looked during my sermon this morning.

2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should…(Colossians 4:2-4).

I challenged the church to choose one our mission partners and pray for that person and their family.  I can’t choose just one!  Here is how I am choosing to respond to my own sermon.  I am going to pray for two of our mission partners for a week.  And then the next week I will pray for two different ones the following week.  I determined if I do that for all the way up until Harvest Sunday on November 8th, I will have prayed for all of our missionaries during this special time of year in a focused way.

Are you ready to take the challenge?