The single most important thing you can do to support the work of Chosen People Ministries is to pray.
The Bible says the prayer of a righteous person is powerful, and we believe your prayers empower our workers to reach Jewish people with the gospel of Messiah Jesus. Chosen People Ministries has prayer supporters across the United States and around the world.
Your commitment to pray for any aspect of our work daily builds an army of supporters who are praying for the salvation and safety of Israel twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. What an amazing blessing!
Here are some things you can pray for specifically:
Pray for Jewish people
- Most Jewish people around the world are only culturally Jewish, and have an array of religious beliefs including atheism, humanism, Buddhism, and others. There are also many observant Jewish people, who are committed to practicing the particulars of the Jewish faith. One of the few common threads for Jewish people around the world is their refusal to consider the Messianic claims of Jesus. This makes Jewish people very difficult to reach with the Gospel; and yet we must. The Bible tells us to bring the gospel to Jew first. Will you join us in praying for Jewish people?
- Think of one location, possibly a city elsewhere in the world or a neighborhood in your town, where you know a group of Jewish people resides. Pray specifically for this Jewish community to experience God’s grace. Pray one influential person in the community would come to faith in Messiah Jesus, and then proclaim his or her faith with others. Pray other believers in Jesus would be brought to the community, who might present the gospel in a sensitive but bold way.
- Pray for a Jewish organization, a specific profession, or a couple of influential Jewish people. For example, you may decide to pray for Jewish professors on campuses across the United States. Pray they would not only be open to the idea of faith in Jesus, but become disciples of the Messiah. Pray they would be able to use their influence with youth to show the reasonability of faith in the Messiah.
- Pray for the attitude of Jewish people toward the person of Jesus. Pray popular opinion would shift so the stigma suffered by Jewish believers would shift. Pray people would feel less afraid to investigate the person of Jesus. Pray Jewish people would begin to accept the Jewishness of Jesus. Pray Messianic Jewish faith would become acceptable in the Jewish community, so people are less afraid to consider its claims.
- Pray for Jewish youth. Pray they would grow up with an understanding of what it means to be Jewish, and with a love for their Jewish identity. Pray God would bring friends into their midst who love Jesus and will show them love as well. Pray campus ministries and church outreach events would be welcoming to Jewish people, so these dear young ones will understand God’s plan of salvation for Jewish people and the world. Pray they would then influence their families for the gospel.
- Ask God to protect Jewish people from antisemitism. Antisemitic books, actions, and people are on the rise everywhere. Jewish people in nations like Russia, France, Ukraine, Argentina, the United States, and other places are nervous about their future. Pray for their safety and peace. Pray God will transform those who mistakenly hate Jewish people; may their minds be changed through love, rather than punishment.
Pray for Messianic Jewish Believers
- Pray for Jewish believers in Jesus to be strengthened in their faith. Pray they would find strong, Bible-believing, caring Messianic congregations to attend. Pray their children will also become believers in Jesus. Pray they would feel confident in their faith, and be able to present it to Jewish family members, friends, neighbors, and coworkers.
- Pray for the not-yet-believing family members of Jewish believers. Pray they would respect the faith of their loved one. Pray families would be united in love across theological differences. Pray for them to be open to the gospel, and they would ultimately come to faith in Jesus as well.
- Pray for Messianic congregations. Pray they would find safe places to worship and conduct services. Pray they would find the funding they need in order to run their operations. Pray they would grow in numbers while remaining true to the faith. Pray their leaders would receive the training they need, and God would call more people to Messianic Jewish leadership. Pray programs for children and youth would be strengthened. Pray they would reach out to intermarried families (one spouse is Jewish and the other is not) in their community with love and understanding.
- Pray for the Charles L. Feinberg Center. This is the first seminary-level program in the country designed to train Messianic Jewish leadership. Pray God would bring the right students to this program. Pray the professors would have wisdom in educating these current and future ministers of the gospel. Pray the Feinberg Center would find all of the funding it needs to run strongly, and it would have a mighty impact on the continued growth of the Messianic movement.
Pray for your Jewish friends
- Think of Jewish people in your circle of influence. Pray for their spiritual lives; pray God would reveal Himself to them, and they might recognize the spiritual needs they have in their lives. Ask God to meet those needs, whether through you or others in their lives.
- Pray for your relationship with your Jewish friend. Ask God to show you ways to strengthen this friendship, and pray for wisdom regarding opportunities to present your faith to them. Pray for sensitivity to their needs and their feelings.
Pray for Chosen People Ministries
- Think of a specific nation in which you are interested. First, pray for the Jewish community in this nation, for safety from harm and from antisemitism. Pray for the government of the nation, pray it would create policies strongly opposing antisemitism, and allowing freedom for Chosen People Ministries staff members to do their work. Then, pray for the full integration of staff workers in the nation into the Jewish community there. Pray staff workers in the nation would have unity among themselves, other Jewish believers, and Christians in the area.
- Think of a specific staff worker for whom you want to pray. Ask God first to encourage them spiritually, for them to be renewed if they are feeling tired or burned out. Ask God to calm any spiritual doubts they may be having about their faith or their ministry. Pray their families—spouses and children—would be unified in faith and life. Pray for them to have wisdom in their work, knowing when to focus on what they are already doing, when to start new initiatives, and when to end or change floundering ministries. Pray for their finances, pray they would have the income they need to focus less on money and more on the work they have been given to do. Pray for those to whom they are ministering, pray their hearts will be open to the gospel.
- Pray for the ministries of Chosen People Ministries staff workers. Pray these ministries will bring glory to the Lord and the gospel to Jewish people. Pray the right people will attend these ministries, and pray they would be fully funded. Pray God would use all our ministries to bring people to faith in Jesus and to strengthen the faith of those who already believe. Pray God will inspire people to innovate new forms of outreach, and workers will have the vision to carry these through to completion.
- Pray for the leadership of Chosen People Ministries. Pray Mitch Glaser will have wisdom as he leads the organization in its day-to-day operations. Pray for his continued spiritual growth, his schedule and safety, and his vision for the future of the Ministry. Pray the Board members would keep their fingers on the pulse of the Mission and remain committed to Jewish ministry. Pray for the accounting department, as they keep track of budgets, expenses, missionary accounts, and other technical aspects of running the ministry. Pray for the church ministries department as they schedule staff workers to talk about Jewish ministry in churches across the United States; pray they would find churches who truly care for Jewish people, and the work of Chosen People Ministries with these churches would truly benefit the believers there and bring many Jewish people to faith.
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem
- Pray the people of Israel will live in hope and faith, rather than fear. Pray God will protect them from war and from terrorist attacks.
- Pray the Israeli government will have wisdom in planning the future of the nation and its interactions with its neighbors. Pray the government will utilize the Israeli army and its weapons with wisdom and care.
- Pray for the leaders of Israel’s neighbors: especially Iran, Palestine, Egypt, and Syria. Ask God to keep peace between these delicately balanced nations, and ask Him to protect Israel from her enemies. Ask for these leaders to prefer peace to war, and the safety of their people to the alternative.
- Ask God to soften the hearts of militant antisemites in the area, including Hamas, the president of Iran, and other nations. Ask God to give these people a heart for Israel and a desire to maintain peace across religious divides.
- Pray for the United States and other historically pro-Israel nations. Pray they would continue to support the Jewish nation, and pray brokering for peace will not prohibit justice from being served.