Prayer and Reflection Approaching the Election

Friends,

I want to thank you for being an encourager of my walk with Jesus. One of my hobbies is creating outlines that fit with the times. Here is one I made for myself and shared with a couple of friends and they encouraged me to share this with others.

Here is the outline and please pray that I can share this with people who could use it during this election year.

I strongly believe that the evil one is always tempting the disciples to get off track of our work which is not making Republicans or Democrats or Americans, but making disciples of Jesus. He is especially active in this temptation in elections years. We must be on the alert.

So I am sharing this basic outline for study and prayer during the next twenty one weeks. If any person or family or church would pray and study and meditate on these chapters during this time we could have a spiritual renewal for our hearts regardless of the outcome of the election.

I am hoping to get as many people and men's groups, and classes and churches as possible to pray and study in this direction.

For any leaders or teachers who want additional outlines and discussion questions I will provide them through my email or website.

Larry Wishard

21 Week Prayer and study guide the Elections in the USA

1. June 12-18

Matthew 2, Jesus came into a world of power and violence and murder.

John 1, 2, 3, God loves the world enough to send His Son.

2. June 19-25

Matthew 4, Luke 4, The temptations are real and so is God's help for us.

3. June 26-July 2

Matthew 5, Luke 6, God knows we have opponents and tells us how to respond.

4. July 3- July 9

Matthew 8, 15, 25,Luke 4, John 6, God has compassion for the poor and hungry and oppressed.

5. July 10-July 16

Matthew 14, 19, Mark 6, 10, Morals, Marriage, Male and Female and the Single Life

6. July 17-July 23

Matthew 17, 22, Mark 12, Luke 20, Taxes

7. July 24-July 30

Mattthew 5, Luke 7, 18, Mark 9, Attitudes of mercy and grace toward all people.

8. July 31-August 6

Mattthew 20, 25, God wants work for all and trust in Him for great and multiplied fruit.

9. August 7-August 13

Matthew 23, Mark 11, Luke 18, John 3, The danger of mixing religion and politics.

10. August 14-August 20

Matthew 24, Luke 21, Revelations 18-22, Leaders come and go. Parties and sects come and go and even Nations come and go.

11. August 21-August 27

Luke 3, Matthew 27, Acts 10, Soldiers are loved and taught by God's servants

12. August 28-September 3

Mark 2, Luke 15, 19, Tax Collectors loved and called.

13. September 4-September 10

Luke 10, Loving God and loving our neighbor looks like this

14. September 11-September 17

Luke 12, The danger of the love of money to corrupt the heart and soul.

15. September 18- September 24

John 4, The importance of having an open, unprejudiced heart.

16. September 25-October 1

John 10, Jesus kind of leadership, a good shepherd.

17. October 2-October 8

John 13, Deep love and service over force and violence and power.

18. October 9-October 15

Luke 9, 14, Our life is one of being willing to love so completely that we put Jesus before all things. By putting Him first we learn how to love our family and our nation.

19. October 16-October 22

John 12, Our life is dying to ourselves and living for others.

20. October 23-October 29

Matthew 28, Luke 24, The gospel of grace and forgiveness goes out to all nations. Making disciples is our work.

21. October 30-November 5

John 14-17, Revelation 21, 22 Only the kingdom of heaven lasts forever. He guides us through suffering, persecution and hate through His Spirit to a forever life.

Larry Wishard

6.7.16