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FOLLOW ME:
21 Days of Prayer for a Disciple-Making District – NWIL
Prayer Challenge – March 1 – 22, 2026
WEEK ONE: THE CALL TO BE WITH JESUS

Focus: Personal surrender and intimacy with the Savior.

Day 4 — THE POWER OF ABIDING

Scripture: John 15:4 — “Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine.”

Today’s Devotional: The branch does not "struggle" to produce grapes; it simply stays attached to the vine. The life of the vine flows into the branch, and fruit is the natural result. Many of us treat discipleship like a gym workout—something we do with grit and effort. But Jesus calls it "abiding." It is a state of being before it is a state of doing. If your life feels dry or your ministry feels fruitless, the answer isn't to work harder; the answer is to go deeper into the Vine - JESUS. When we abide in His love, His joy, and His Word, the fruit of a transformed district will take care of itself.

Response & Prayer Guide:

  • For Your Heart: Identify any "spiritual exhaustion" you are feeling. Confess where you have tried to produce fruit in your own strength.
  • For Our District: Pray that our churches would be places of "Presence over Programs"—where the focus is on staying connected to Jesus above all else.

Church Prayer List:

  • Crossbridge Peru – Pastor Harold Flach & Garrett Stalder (Campus Pastor)
  • Cuba – Pastor Don Southerd

The Challenge & Next Steps:

  1. Check-In: Set a recurring alarm on your phone for every 3 hours today. When it goes off, take 30 seconds to "re-center" your mind on Christ.
  2. Abide: Spend 15 minutes in "quiet abiding" today. No requests, no agenda—just be in the presence of the Vine.
  3. Worship: Listen to "Abide" by The Worship Initiative featuring Aaron Williams. “Draw me close and teach me to abide.”
  4. Pray Boldly for our District Superintendent and our district leaders to have God’s anointing to know the signs of the times and what our district should be pursuing.

PRAYER: Lord, You are the Vine and we are merely the branches; remind us today that our only job is to remain firmly attached to You. We confess our weariness from trying to produce spiritual fruit through our own grit and effort, and we choose instead to rest in Your life-giving power. Let Your joy and Your Word flow through us until our churches are overflowing with the natural fruit of Your presence.