Greece 2012: Confidence and Trust

Our team is slowly waking up and getting ready to head to the airport for the long trip to Europe. Before leaving I wanted to share one item of prayer with you so that you can join me in presenting this before God.

Please pray that we can quickly gain the confidence and trust of those leaders who will be studying. This is critical to good teaching.

There are at least three crucial things we need to gain our students’s confidence and trust:

First, we need to be empowered by the Holy Spirit. Spirit-filled people respond to Spirit-empowered teaching. We have great curriculum, but we must proclaim it with His power rather than depending on our own feeble abilities.

Second, we must be well studied and knowledgable. Pray that God will give us time and that he will bless our preparation for this class.

Third, pray for a humble attitude among these students. There are no superstars on our team and no PhDs. Pray that these students will be willing to learn from a bunch of normal guys who are speaking God’s word with God’s power.