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EMPOWERED: Day 27
Prayer Focus: For The Wesleyan Church to be empowered by the Spirit.
Scripture: Luke 4:16-18
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me …” (v. 18)
My wife and I co-planted Ransom Church in 2009. Ever since that time, I’m drawn to the places in Scripture where there is a call to “set the captive free.” The original context of this verse is found in Isaiah, where the prophet relays the words of what the future Messiah will be anointed to do. The Messiah claims he will literally undo the damage sin brings.
Sin impoverishes — the Messiah brings life through the gospel. Sin breaks hearts — he heals. Sin blinds us — he comes to bring sight to the blind. Sin oppresses — he brings freedom. And nearest and dearest to my heart, sin makes people captive — the Messiah sets captives free.
In Luke, Jesus would open the scroll, read these words and point the people to himself: “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing” (v. 21). In that place, he proclaimed those words and then through the cross, Jesus would fulfill them. But perhaps most importantly, in Acts 2, Jesus kept his promise and sent his Spirit, the same Spirit that was upon him, to empower us to proclaim this same good news. This is now our calling. This is our proclamation: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me and you. So GO … set the captive free.
Prayer Prompt: Father, help us live lives empowered by the same Spirit that moved upon the face of the waters, that descended upon your Son, and that anointed Jesus to proclaim the good news. Help each of us, your church, to take up the calling ourselves to set captives free — not in our own strength, but as a people empowered by your Spirit. Amen.
Phill Tague
*This entry is part of the “EMPOWERED: 15th General Conference Prayer Initiative,” created to guide Wesleyans in 30 days of intentional prayer for The Wesleyan Church and its 2026 General Conference.
Used by permission. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®.
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EMPOWERED: A 15th General Conference Prayer Initiative
This Spirit-led resource is your invitation to join The Wesleyan Church’s (TWC’s) General Board and Communication and Administration team for 30 days of guided and intentional prayer for the 2026 General Conference.
Our desire is to see and experience a revival of holiness and a Holy Spirit empowerment to fulfill God’s purpose and mission through TWC. One important step, as you know, in preparing ourselves to be agents of God’s mission in the world is prayer.
Would you join your voice with ours as one body calling out to our ONE LORD in focused prayer for the work of the General Conference and our mission? Let’s begin praying together now.
In his service,
The General Board and Communication and Administration team
The Wesleyan Church