Invitation to prayer

Sponsored by SBC21 leaders, this 7-day video series features 2-minute video devotionals accompanied by a prayer starter. Each video features a Scripture reading, a reflection on the passage, and a prayer starter.

We invite persons to be guided by the prayer starter and then take a 5- to 10-minute pause to hear from God. Keep paper and pen close by to take note of how God speaks to you (audible voice, a memory, a song, etc.) Our prayer is that the practice of listening will help you hear more clearly.

#BeUMC Theme: Disciple-making

Church leaders are invited to utilize this resource for spiritual formation and collective prayer with their congregations based on the #BeUMC monthly content themes. You can download the videos to use in your worship and classroom settings as well as on your social media channels.

Day 1: Matt. 28:19-20 (Christ’s Great Commission)

Joe Ella Darby talks about what Christ’s commission to make disciples can mean for us in our daily lives and interactions with our family, friends, neighbors, etc.

Day 2: 2 Tim. 2:2 (Pass It On)

Lisa Walker uses her own experience joining the church as a child to illustrate what it means to pass along Christ’s teachings to others.

Day 3: Mark 16:15 (Proclaiming the Good News)

Jeremy Cormier reminds us that being Christian means serving as messengers of hope, love and peace as we proclaim Christ’s good news to all.

Day 4: 1 Cor. 11:1 (Make Disciples by Being Disciples)

Ronna Charles explains how we can only make disciples by exemplifying true discipleship in how we live our lives, treat others and follow Christ’s example.

Day 5: Ephes. 4:11-13 (Unity, Not Uniformity)

Kevin Kosh discusses how being united in our mission to make and be disciples means celebrating our diversity and using the unique gifts God has given each of us effectively.

Day 6: John 13:34-35 (Love as Christ Loves)

Candi Cylar challenges us to show the world that we are Christ’s by exemplifying the same radical love to others that Christ offers us.

Day 7: Matt. 4:19 (Fishing for People)

Trisha Williams uses the example of social media to illustrate the way our efforts to make disciples are amplified and multiplied by those whom we reach and inspire.