This piece of lurgy was origally wrten for the terfah prayer service held prr to Los Angel Pri prayer memorializ those who have employed the var ways dividuals n and have ma a difference promotg jtice for the lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr muny.
Contents:
- MOM’S POWERFUL PRAYER FOR GAY SON
- THE GOSPEL FOR A GAY FRIEND
- PRAYERS FOR GAY PEOPLE
- 9 WAYS TO REACH OUT TO A GAY-INTIFIED FRIEND
- IS IT POSSIBLE TO PRAY THE GAY AWAY?
MOM’S POWERFUL PRAYER FOR GAY SON
Many Christians around the world are prayg for homosexual iends and fay members. How n we effectively pray for our gay fay and iends while keepg rpect, kdns, and love uppermost our efforts?
Pray First That You Always Defe Others as Children of GodProbably the first and most important nsiratn when we pray for gay iends and fay members is the state of our own hearts. Your homosexual fay and iends are loved by God.
THE GOSPEL FOR A GAY FRIEND
You may be prayg for huge change your gay loved one’s life; for them to abandon their liftyle, perhaps.
Ask God to keep your gay loved one healthy physilly and mentally, pray for their growg discernment and wisdom, and for them to grow love for Him—jt as you would pray for anyone else you Bible tells to pray for others, and that pleas the Lord. Pray for Your Gay Loved On to Draw Closer to ChristNothg is too hard for God.
PRAYERS FOR GAY PEOPLE
Ask big of our Lord—ask Him to keep knockg at the door of your gay loved one’s heart.
Ask God to brg your gay loved one to alignment wh His will. Both of the circumstanc take away personal that your gay loved one to ntact wh wise people who affirm their personhood full while offerg biblil tth.
Your gay iend or fay member needs to be rpected as a child of God, and sometim is not you, but another, who creat active pathways to real spirual change.
9 WAYS TO REACH OUT TO A GAY-INTIFIED FRIEND
God is jtice, and all His sir for our life are for our good; His boundari on our behavr allow te eedom, livg full liv that are pleasg to are several plac the Bible where homosexualy is discsed.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO PRAY THE GAY AWAY?
We mt also affirm the tth of the Bible wh nfince and obedience to God, not strayg away om Biblil tth prayer, word, or That Homosexual Friends and Fay Rpect Their Christian Loved OnYears ago, a gay iend shared wh me her hop of someday gettg married. I affirmed my fah and what, my unrstandg, disallows—I do not believe gay marriage is somethg God bls—but I honored her dream, too. I also asked her to rpect my feelgs about gay marriage, and after further nversatn, she did.
We are not tolerant if we do not thk gay marriage is God’s bt, but society today is quick to ame our beliefs this way. Most Christians I know want gay members of society to have every legal benef available—to be allowed to arrange fanc together, make health cisns for one another, and partner on other important life issu. Rpect for this om the gay muny whout risn or the mon label of “tolerant” is very sence, we are to tst God changg hearts and liv, and our prayers for loved on is a very important part of that.
Straight, gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr. By vg the unbelievg gay man or trans woman over to your hoe for a meal, you n be an ambassador for Christ and His church, showg them the kdns that leads to Burs, MDiv, ThM, PhD, is a pastoral unselor.