Most High God, today we bring You the ministry of “Barnabas” and the church planting movement that he leads among minorities in Athens, Greece. Thank You for sending him from Central Asia to this land and providing him a team that can surround him with encouragement and wisdom. We ask that You would multiply the work of his hands for Your sake.
Isaiah 49:6 declares, “You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me. I will make you a light to the Gentiles.” We think of these words as we pray for multiplying disciples to come from Athens and be sent back as missionaries to the countries of Central Asia. We ask that You would lift their vision beyond where they are to the harvest fields, which are ripe. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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I walk the bustling streets of Athens, where ancient marble ruins stand beside glass towers, and the echoes of philosophers still mingle with the hum of modern life. This city—once the cradle of reason, art, and democracy—still pulses with creativity and conversation. Yet beneath its beauty and brilliance, I feel a quiet ache, a hunger that human wisdom can’t satisfy.
Athens is a city of contrasts. Refugees, immigrants, and Greeks of every generation fill the neighborhoods, yet few have truly heard the Good News. Once a city known for idols and altars, Athens now wrestles with apathy and secularism. Only a tiny fraction—less than 0.3%—follow Jesus passionately. The harvest is vast, but the workers are few.
As I pass the Parthenon and watch the sun fade over the hills, I pray that the same Spirit who stirred hearts on Mars Hill would move again in this city. I imagine small house churches multiplying, prayers rising from apartments and cafés, and the Gospel flowing through every language and community. Athens gave the world philosophy—but now I long to see it give the world the wisdom of God revealed in Christ Jesus.
I believe God is not done with this city. The same God who once turned the world upside down through a few disciples can do it again—right here, in Athens.
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The prophet Isaiah declares in Isaiah 42:1: “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations.”
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ReadYou promised in Isaiah 11:1 that “a shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit,” and so we ask for generational fruit to begin with the labor of “Dorcas.”
ReadWe remember the words from Isaiah 9:6–7: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.”
ReadIn Isaiah 7:14 we read, “The Lord himself will give you the sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel, God with us.”
ReadIn Psalm 132:11, we learn that You will not revoke Your covenant with the descendants of David.
ReadPsalm 72:10–11 calls on “the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores to bring tribute,” and we know that You use people to distribute Your good gifts of generosity.
ReadPsalm 89:3–4 declares, “I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant.
ReadPsalm 22:9–10 declares, “You brought me safely from my mother’s womb and led me to trust You at my mother’s breast.”
ReadAccording to Psalm 8:4–6, “What are mere mortals that You should think about them, human beings that You should care for them?
ReadPsalm 2:7 says, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father,” and this beautifully describes the relationship that You have as a Heavenly Father with Your Son Jesus, our Messiah.
ReadIn 2 Samuel 7:12–13, You said, “I will raise up one of your descendants, your own offspring, and I will make his kingdom strong.”
ReadAccording to Your Word in Deuteronomy 18:15, You have promised to raise up a prophet from among the people—from among their fellow Israelites.
ReadIn Numbers 24:17, we read that “a star will rise from Jacob; a scepter will emerge from Israel.”
ReadIn Genesis 22:18, You declared to Abraham that “through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”
ReadAccording to Your Word in Genesis 17:19, You will establish Your covenant as an everlasting covenant for all the descendants of Abraham and Isaac.
ReadAccording to the promise that You made to Abraham in Genesis 12:3, and confirmed in Galatians 3, we know that all peoples on earth will be blessed through the seed of Abraham, which is Jesus Christ.
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ReadIn Revelation 5:12, we learn this phrase: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and honor and glory.”
ReadIn John 5:22–23, You have declared that all judgment has been entrusted to Your Son Jesus.
ReadIn 2 Corinthians 5:10, we learn that everyone, one day, will appear before the judgment seat of Christ.
ReadYour Word says in John 14:6 that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life—that no one comes to the Father except through Jesus.
ReadAccording to Acts 4:12, there is salvation found in no one else but Your Son Jesus.
ReadIn Revelation 21:22–23, we see Jesus—You, as the Lamb of God—are the lamp, the light that shines in the city of God.
ReadIn John 17:5, You ask for the Heavenly Father to glorify You, Jesus, in His presence with the glory that You had before the world began.
ReadIn Revelation 1:8, You are described as the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the Almighty God.
ReadIn John 10:14–15, Jesus, You said that You are the Good Shepherd and that You lay down Your life for the sheep.
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ReadAccording to Colossians 1:18, we know that, Jesus, You are the head of the body, the church, and firstborn from among the dead.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Ephesians 1:22–23, all things have been placed by You under the feet of Your Son Jesus.
ReadColossians 1:19–20 declares that You have reconciled all things to Yourself, and this includes everything in heaven and on earth.
Read1 John 4:9–10 declares that God sent You, His one and only Son, to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
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ReadIn Romans 5:8, the apostle Paul urges us to remember that while we were still sinners, You died for us.
ReadIn Matthew 28:18, we have learned that all authority in heaven and on earth was given to You.
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ReadAccording to Your Word in Philippians 2:9–11, we know that our Savior, Your Son, has been exalted to the highest place, and that every knee will bow in worship of Him.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Ephesians 1:20–22, You have raised Christ from the dead and seated Him far above all rulers and authorities.
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ReadAccording to Your Word in Colossians 1:15–17, we know, Jesus, that You are the visible image of the invisible God.
ReadAccording to John 1:1–3, “In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
ReadIn Psalm 119:130 we read, “The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.”
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