BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP PRAYER GUIDE Facing Forward …

1 BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP PRAYER GUIDEF acing ForwardFacing OutwardBible STUDY FELLOWSHIP PRAYER Guide2 Strategic PRAYER GUIDE 2017-18 rooted in RomansDear Friends, First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world . God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you in my prayers at all times. Romans 1:8-10As a global, in-depth BIBLE STUDY , our heart s desire is to produce passionate commitment to Jesus Christ, His Word and His Church.

2 As we STUDY Paul s letter to the Romans, which many consider the most important letter ever written,we trust God will accomplish this mission. We believe the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ will reach to the far corners of the world as we pray together strate-gically and earnestly in the power of the Holy PRAYER GUIDE has been produced to magnify God and to connect you to His heart. Join PRAYER warriors around the globe praying these requests, built around God s Word in Romans, with BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP s strategic objectives in view.

3 BSF is strategically focused on reaching the rising generations while continuing to magnify God and mature all who come to a BSF class. We depend on God in PRAYER , asking that together we are empowered and equipped to BRIDGE in-depth BIBLE STUDY from one generation to in the gospel through Romans, we believe God will enable us to Face Forward to reach future generations and Face Outward to impact the culture with the truth and grace of our Lord am thankful to God for the volunteer and staff who helped produce this PRAYER GUIDE . And I am grateful to God for each one of you who has chosen to devote time to PRAYER for the ministry of BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP .

4 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in PRAYER . Romans 12:11-12 Thank you for joining us in the fame of Jesus Christ in the nations,SUSIE ROWANE xecutive DirectorBible STUDY FELLOWSHIP PRAYER Guide3 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God s people in accordance with the will of God.

5 ROMANS 8:26-27 BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP PRAYER Guide4We worship You, the God of grace and glory!Lift your hearts to worship the eternal God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is worthy of our highest praise. Let us wor-ship Him in spirit and truth, basking in the splendor of His , show us your glory. Reveal your beau-ty. Accept the love of our hearts today. You are ..CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH For since the creation of the world God s invisible qual-ities his eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

6 (1:20)THE SOURCE OF REPENTANCE Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God s kind-ness is intended to lead you to repentance? (2:4)OUR REDEEMER This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came byChrist Jesus. (3:22-24)THE JUST AND THE JUSTIFIER God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood.

7 He did it to demon-strate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. (3:25-26)OUR RECONCILER For if, while we were God s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! (5:10)OUR INTIMATE FATHER The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, Abba, Father.

8 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God s children. (8:15-16)THE RESTORER OF ALL THINGS I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. (8:18, 23)INVINCIBLE LOVE For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anythingelse in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in ChristJesus our Lord.

9 (8:38-39)THE SOURCE OF ALL WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! (11:33)OUR ABUNDANT HOPE May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that youmay overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (15:13)I WORSHIP YOU TODAY, GOD, FOR WHO YOU ARE ..Continue your own STUDY FELLOWSHIP PRAYER Guide5 For I am not ashamed of the gospel,because it is the power of God that brings salva-tion to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.

10 For in the gospel the righ-teousess of God is revealed a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is writ-ten: The righteous will live by faith. ROMANS 1:16-17 BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP PRAYER Guide6We give thanks to you, Lord, and will tell of all your wonderful You, Father, for ordaining BSF to STUDY Romans during this 500th anniver-sary year of the Reformation to celebrate righteousness by faith, from first to last. Thank You for faithfully using BSF for 58 years to strengthen the Body of Christ, teach the BIBLE and train leaders in the cause of Christ.