Thank you, Greenhouse Builders, for your prayer, promotion, and provision for the mission of Greenhouse Christian Co-School. This month we invite you to pray through Luke 4:14-22 with us. Bear in mind that this passage relates the start of Jesus’ public ministry.
As you read and pray, ask God for His heart, vision, and compassion for those who are suffering in our world even as we experience the life, hope, and light of spring. We have highlighted some of the passage in bold and italics.
When you pray the bolded declarations of Jesus in the passage, we invite you to pray for the vision and mission of the Greenhouse. Pray particularly for the students completing 8th or 12th grade; and pray over the 20th Anniversary Celebration on May 20-22. Consider identifying with the self-declared mission of Jesus by personally espousing the “me” in these statements as you pray.
When you pray through the italicized declarations, we invite you to intercede for the Greenhouse community. Speak these words of truth over our students, teachers, administrators, staff, board, families, parents, alumni, and community, asking the Lord to empower us to act on these admonitions now and in the years to come. Using a Greenhouse directory, you might want to insert various individual names for each day of the month.
This invitation to re-frame these verses is intended to help us take ownership of our individual and collective calling as followers, co-laborers and imitators of Christ (1 Cor 3:9, Eph 5:1-2).
Luke 4:14-22
“And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district. And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all. And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written,
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor.
[The Spirit of the Lord is upon ________________, Because He anointed ________________ to preach the gospel to the poor.]
He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed, To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”
[He has sent ________________ to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed, To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”]
And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips…”