Author: MaryBeth Hall

Yesterday an individual named Asim was told a few simple words: “Merry Christmas! Jesus loves you.”

His response was courteous, but revealed his need to understand and believe the gospel: “Thank you, ma’am, and I am sure that He loves you the same and even more. Happy holidays to you.”

1. Pray that the Holy Spirit will keep bringing to Asim’s mind the phrase “Jesus loves you,” and that Asim will want to find out what that really means.
2. Pray for the Lord to bring other interactions with believers to Asim, and for those believers to have and take the opportunity to present the complete gospel message to him.
3. Pray for Asim to respond in repentance and faith.

Matthew 1:21

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. Pray for the families that live in these houses to be as receptive to hearing God’s Voice through His Word as they are to getting reception for television stations.
2. Sunrise of Staten Island (top left of the map) is an assisted living home for senior citizens. Pray for the resident closest to eternity to be ready to meet God.
3. Olive Tree Marketplace (also top left) is a family owned grocery store that also makes / sells meals to go. Pray for a Christian patron of the store to be encouraged in his walk with the Lord today.

Luke 2:30-32

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring a portion of Scripture to the attention of every pedestrian who walks this block today, and for each one to pay attention to His convicting work.
2. Right across the street from the photo above is a building of residential apartments. Pray for all the children living there who are excited about Christmas break to have a loving adult in their lives who points them to Jesus.
3. Today puts us at 20% of the way finished in our NYC virtual prayer walk. Pray for a Christian living in Staten Island who is 20%  of the way through his life here on earth to continue to grow in spiritual maturity.

Luke 2:30-32

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

Photo from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app

1. With 8.25+ million residents, New York City is the USA’s largest city. The city’s police department also ranks as the largest in the nation, having 36,000 officers and 19,000 other employees. Pray that this month, one of those officers will accept Christ as Savior.
2. Effects of job stresses are often felt in the family lives of both police and military personnel. Pray for Christian NYPD families to have resilience and God’s enablement to work through and overcome challenges.
3. The street we are on bears the name of the apostle Paul, who had a heart to reach the unreached with the gospel. Pray for the Lord to bless every NYC church / ministry that is endeavoring to proclaim Him to those among whom He is not known.

Luke 2:30-32

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. Pray for a Christian to walk through these red doors and witness to someone inside, and for that witness to make an eternal difference in the destiny of the individual.
2. Hannah in the Bible knew Who to turn to when she was in deep distress. Pray for someone on Hannah Street who is in deep distress today to turn to that same God.
3. Close to our map marker is Crunch Fitness. Pray for one of the gym’s certified personal trainers to realize his need for Jesus Christ.

Luke 2:30-32

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. Many Christmas carols have a lot of theological truth intertwined in their lyrics. Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring such a phrase to the mind of a school bus driver on Bay St., and for the driver not to be able to get those words out of his head until he has made his peace with God.
2. Pray for a child riding on a school bus on Bay St. to hear the real Christmas story and reason for the Baby’s coming, and believe.
3. “Small sins” often eat away at a person’s character long before outward downfall occurs, much like tooth decay happens. Pray for a Christian who has had a cavity removed at Bay Dental to make consistent choices to yield to the Spirit, so that long-term character defects in his life do not occur.

Luke 2:30 -32

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. We are nearing our destination of Staten Island, one of NYC’s five borroughs. Pray for a passenger on the Staten Island Ferry today to visit a Bible preaching church this month, and believe the gospel.
2. Victory Boulevard is on the lower left map section. Pray for a Christian who frequently traverses that street to walk in the victory available because of new life in Christ.
3. Pray for a worker at the National Lighthouse Museum to himself become a light for the honor of The Light (Matt. 5:14, John 8:12).

2 Corinthians 4:6