“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country”

J F Kennedy - inauguration speech in 1960

“I have nothing to offer but

blood, toil, tears and sweat”

Winston Churchill – 1st speech to the House in

1940

“I have a dream that one day every valley shall be

exalted, and every hill/mountain shall be made low, the rough

places will be made plain, and the crooked places

will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh

shall see it together”

Martin Luther King Jnr

Series - ‘Living for Christ every day’

Today ‘Live for Christ

– final

instructions’

Col 4:2-9

Praying for others

Prayer must be persistent

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful

Col 4:2

They all joined together constantly in prayer

Praying for others

Prayer involves watchfulness

being watchful and thankful

Col 4:2

‘Prayer is worship, work and warfare’

Jim Graham

Praying for others

Prayer involves thankfulness

being watchful and thankful

… in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present

your requests to God

Phil 4:6

Praying for others

Prayer must be specific

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. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly,

as I should Col 4:2-4

Witnessing to outsiders

Through our conduct

Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make

the most of every opportunity

Col 4:5

Witnessing to outsiders

Through our conversation

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt,

so that you may know how to answer everyone

Col 4:6

Sharing our burdens

Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful

minister and fellow servant in the Lord. I am sending him to you for the

express purpose that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts … He is

coming with Onesimus …

Col 4:7-9

Sharing

Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips –

Psalm 141:3

Witnessing

Praying

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