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Pray 4 Tech (Seattle, 1/17/2019)

Chris Lim
January 17, 2019

Pray 4 Tech (Seattle, 1/17/2019)

These slides were used to help a gathering of Christians pray for the technology industry including its culture, its leaders, workers, Christians in the industry and the impact on the community.

Chris Lim

January 17, 2019
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  1. Slides on your phone: https://theotech.spf.io/z

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  2. TEXT
    PROGRAM
    ▸ 5:30pm - Pre-event
    ▸ 6:00pm - Introduction
    ▸ 6:15pm - Eat in small groups
    ▸ 6:40pm - Praying through Topics
    ▸ 7:10pm - Community Topics
    ▸ 7:30pm - Closing
    ▸ 7:40pm - Next Steps

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  3. FIRST OF ALL, THEN, I URGE THAT SUPPLICATIONS, PRAYERS,
    INTERCESSIONS, AND THANKSGIVINGS BE MADE FOR ALL
    PEOPLE, FOR KINGS AND ALL WHO ARE IN HIGH POSITIONS, THAT
    WE MAY LEAD A PEACEFUL AND QUIET LIFE, GODLY AND
    DIGNIFIED IN EVERY WAY. THIS IS GOOD, AND IT IS PLEASING IN
    THE SIGHT OF GOD OUR SAVIOR, WHO DESIRES ALL PEOPLE TO BE
    SAVED AND TO COME TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH.
    Paul, 1 Timothy 2 ESV
    SCRIPTURE

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  4. PRAY FOR TECH
    COMPANIES / LEADERS
    ▸ Examples:
    ▸ Amazon - Jeff Bezos
    ▸ Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg
    ▸ Google - Sundar Pichai / Larry+Sergey
    ▸ Microsoft - Satya Nadella / Bill Gates / Brad Smith
    ▸ …

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  5. COME TO ME, ALL WHO LABOR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN,
    AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU,
    AND LEARN FROM ME, FOR I AM GENTLE AND LOWLY IN
    HEART, AND YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. FOR
    MY YOKE IS EASY, AND MY BURDEN IS LIGHT.
    Jesus, Matthew 11 ESV
    SCRIPTURE

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  6. PRAY FOR TECH
    LIFESTYLE / CULTURE
    ▸ Rest / Sabbath
    ▸ People stressed / Struggling at work / Work-Life Harmony vs Balance
    ▸ Finding purpose and significance and true identity
    ▸ Generosity & Righteousness
    ▸ Creativity + Integrity
    ▸ Welcoming newcomers
    ▸ People on-call
    ▸ Victims of company politics,
    ▸ A spirit of true collaboration, grace and truth.
    ▸ Relationships, overcoming loneliness, connecting w/ and encouraging one another. Spiritual care, not being
    isolated, having a support network.
    ▸ Entrepreneurs, those looking for jobs, those growing their companies and trying to survive
    ▸ Freedom from idolatry, seeking first God’s Kingdom

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  7. AND HE SAID TO THEM, “THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL,
    BUT THE LABORERS ARE FEW. THEREFORE PRAY
    EARNESTLY TO THE LORD OF THE HARVEST TO SEND
    OUT LABORERS INTO HIS HARVEST.
    Jesus, Luke 10 ESV
    SCRIPTURE

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  8. PRAY FOR TECH
    CHRISTIANS
    ▸ For technologists using their gifts for the gospel for boldness and courage
    ▸ For Christian technologists to be salt and light in their workplaces
    ▸ For wisdom in applying innovation for the good of society and as a reflection of
    God’s Kingdom
    ▸ For courage to stand for justice and righteousness even if it means suffering (i.e.
    financial losses)
    ▸ For technologists to have a vision of how God wants them to use their gifts for
    the Kingdom.
    ▸ To love God instead of money.
    ▸ For the communities that gather in companies and their leaders

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  9. BUT SEEK THE WELFARE OF THE CITY WHERE I HAVE
    SENT YOU INTO EXILE, AND PRAY TO THE LORD ON
    ITS BEHALF, FOR IN ITS WELFARE YOU WILL FIND
    YOUR WELFARE.
    Jeremiah, Jeremiah 29:7 ESV
    SCRIPTURE

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  10. PRAY FOR TECH
    ETC
    ▸ Topics from the community
    ▸ What is it for the church to seek the welfare of the tech
    community?
    ▸ How do we support you to live into that?
    ▸ What can the Church do for the tech industry?

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  11. WHAT’S NEXT?
    http://bit.ly/te4gseattle @meritandgrace [email protected]
    @johnbcreating [email protected]
    [email protected]
    [email protected]

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