Twenty-One Days To Move Closer To God!

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1 Twenty-One Days To Move Closer To God! Personal Journal (name) Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. James 4:8 ESV REAL LIFE CHURCH JANUARY 7-27, 2019

2 Unless indicated otherwise scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE, copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, , 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. Thanks to Matt Avery of ElishaConsulting.com and Adina Godin of Real Life Church for help in the design, formatting and printing of the Journal. 2

3 Contents p5 p7 p11 p13 p61 p63 Introduction Using the Journal Preliminary Prayer List Day 1-21 Daily Guides Reflecting (What Did I Hear From God?) My New Prayer List For

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5 Introduction Welcome to Move Closer. Move Closer is a twenty-one day journey to find what God has waiting for us this year. Jesus plainly stated Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened. Matt 7:7-8 NLT No matter where we are in our Christian walk, we can always Move Closer to God. Because of the work of Jesus to tear down the barrier between us and God, we can Move Closer to God with confidence and expect that He will receive us gladly. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. James 4:8 ESV When we Move Closer we find ourselves in the presence of an awesome Father who loves us more than we can imagine and is ready to use His great power to do remarkable things in our lives. Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.. Eph 3:20 NLT We expect to receive answers to prayer during this 21 day period, however Move Closer is about receiving direction from God for the months and years to come. The final step of Move Closer will be to develop a prayer list that you will use to guide your prayers for the upcoming months. We will be Learning to Listen for the voice of God. Much of the fruit of your 21 days of Move Closer will lie in the notes that you make each day in your prayer journal. These will be a record of your thoughts during a time when you are particularly focused on drawing close to God and hearing from Him. You will gain insight into His overall plan for your year and your life. This will be summarized when you record your Reflections at the end of your journal and create your powerful New Prayer List in the final pages of the journal. 5

6 Introduction Welcome to Move Closer. You will learn that Letting Go of what is outside of God s plan will produce true freedom. Things that hinder your life will fall away. You will have the opportunity to celebrate throughout the year as God answers your prayers. Your New Prayer List will be much more closely aligned with God s will, and therefore, may be the most powerful prayer list you have ever written down. You will see the following scripture come alive this year: 14 This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. 1 John 5:14-15 NASU We have set aside these days of Move Closer so we can make the most of the whole year. Our meals for 21 days will be impacted by a fast that each individual chooses as a way to humble our soul to hear from God. Each day will include times of communion with the Lord. As we complete the 21 Days of Move Closer we will also be challenged to move closer Together in relationship to one another. God has designed us to thrive in close relationship to our brothers and sisters in Christ. Your prayers and fasting have the promise of a reward from the Father when done with the motive to Move Closer to Him. "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. Matt 6:6 NASU "But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. Matt 6:17-18 NASU Through Move Closer you can expect God to reward you with answers and open doors in key areas of your life; setting you on a productive and fulfilling course for the year. May God reward you with knowing Him like never before. Pastor Steve 6

7 Getting To Know Your Journal Using the Journal Developing Your Own Plan The following page in the Journal includes suggestions for developing your own plan to Move Closer to God. Each Day of Move Closer 1. WORSHIP We will follow the instructions from the Word of God in Ps 100:4 (NASU). Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. a. Thanksgiving For each day in Move Closer, a specific scripture is provided in your journal for Thanking God. It is meant to encourage you to reflect on God s past blessings and give thanks to Him. b. Praise There is also a specific scripture given that deals with Praising God. This is to encourage you to think about God s greatness and to honor Him by expressing your appreciation of who He is. 2. READING THE BIBLE Each day your Prayer Journal will feature a special collection of scriptures for your consideration. Reading the Word of God builds our faith to receive the answers to prayer. Many of us will also follow the reading plan in the One Year Bible. Others will use a different plan. 3. PRAYER Each day will have three areas of focus for your prayer time: 1. Hearing from God - a request for Him to reveal His will for you, 2. Corporate Prayer Focus a prayer which everyone participating will pray that day 3. Personal Prayers - requests from your own Personal Prayer List. You can begin now to list prayer requests on page 11, Preliminary Personal Prayer List. 4. JOURNALING There is also a place each day () for you to write your own thoughts; whether it pertains to the requests you are making, guidance God provides, or answers you receive to your prayers. Reflecting Finally, the last pages of the Journal (Reflections and My New Prayer List) are for use both during the 21 Days and the weeks following. You may make entries on these pages at any time during the 21 Days. 1. Reflections - What Did I Hear From God? What Answers to Prayer Did I Experience? What Will I Do About It? As you continue to listen to God, you can write down (page 61) your impressions that came during the 21 days. You may also want to record the important things you feel you should do because of what you have heard. 2. My New Prayer List for this year is compiled on page 63. This could be the best prayer list you have ever prayed. It will serve as a good source of your goals for the year. 7

8 Personalizing Your Approach Using the Journal Making My Plan for 21 Days to Move Closer 1. How will I make Worship a part of each day? Your Journal includes scriptures of thanksgiving and praise which you can read aloud. Many of us will listen to Christian music and possibly sing along in worship at various times during the day. My plan is as follows: 2. How will I keep a regular schedule of Reading God s Word? There are a number of Bible verses listed in the Journal for each day. These verses relate to the subjects that will be emphasized in prayer on that specific day. It will be of great value to read and meditate on those scriptures. In addition many people have a regular plan of reading the Word. For example: Read the One Year Bible, Read the New Testament portion of the One Year Bible, Read just the Psalms and Proverbs readings in the One Year Bible, Read a chapter from a book of the Bible daily, or Any other plan of your choosing. My plan is as follows: 3. How will I set aside my time for Personal Prayer? For example: Pray first thing in the morning (5 min., 1 hour, etc.), Attend prayer meetings at the church, Pray during a meal that I skip, etc. My plan is as follows: 8

9 Personalizing Your Approach Using the Journal 4. How will I carryout my Personal Fasting? For example: Do the Daniel fast or a modified Daniel fast (like no meat, no caffeine, no sweets, etc.), Skip one meal per day, Skip two meals per day, Don t eat out at restaurants, or Some combination of methods of fasting. The important thing is to have a plan and stick with it. My plan is as follows: 9

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11 Preliminary Personal Prayer List Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen. Eph 3:20-21 NLT 11

12 Preliminary Personal Prayer List (page 2) 12

13 Week 1 Invitation to Move Closer God s Presence and Power Anointing for Service Gifts of the Holy Spirit Abiding Close and Bearing Fruit Living in Love Living in Unity Government Leaders Depending on God 13

14 January 7th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD AND PRAISING GOD Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. ~ Psalm 100:4 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (open doors and breakthroughs) In addition to your own reading plan read Jer 29:11-14, Deut 4:29, Prov 8:17, 1 Chron 28:9, Matt 7:7-11, Isa 61:1-3, Matt 18:19, John 14:14, and John 16:23 (listed on the next page for your convenience). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray that you Move Closer to God while you worship, study the Bible, pray, and fast: a) As the scripture says, Enter his gates with thanksgiving ; spend some time thanking the Father and the Son for specific things that they have done in our lives. b) As the scripture also says, go into his courts with praise ; Move Closer to God by declaring with your own mouth, not just what He has done, but some great things about who He is. For example: He is loving, powerful, knows everything, and never changes. c) Pray that you encounter the living God and are led by the Holy Spirit into God s will. d) Pray that you will have the faith and confidence necessary to move forward in the direction God is leading. e) Pray that our worship services in church, retreats, special meetings, and small groups will be real encounters with God this year. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 14

15 Scriptures for Day January 7th Jer 29:11-14 NASU 11 'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. 12 'Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 'You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 'I will be found by you,' declares the LORD, Deut 4:29 NASU 29 " But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. Prov 8:17 NASU 17 "I love those who love me; and those who diligently seek me will find me. 1 Chron 28:9 NASU 9 serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever. Matt 7:7-11 NASU 7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 "Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? 10 "Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? 11 "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him! Isa 61:1-3 NASU The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners; 2 To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn, 3 To grant those who mourn in Zion, giving them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. Matt 18:19 NASU 19 "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about ANYTHING that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. John 14:14 NASU 14 "If you ask Me ANYTHING in My name, I will do it. John 16:23 NASU Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for ANYTHING in My name, He will give it to you. 15

16 January 8th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD AND PRAISING GOD Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him.~ Psalm 95:2 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (the anointing of the Holy Spirit for miracles, signs, and wonders). In addition to your own reading plan, read Mark 16:15-20, Acts 1:8, and Eph 3:20-21 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray that we will serve through God s Anointing, not in our own power or wisdom: a) Pray that all who serve in any capacity are anointed by the Holy Spirit to speak and act for God. b) Pray that God will raise up many leaders in our congregation to lead us in ministry. c) Pray that by the Holy Spirit God does in us abundantly beyond all that we ask or think by the Spirit s power that works within us. d) Pray that pastors and other Christian leaders commit themselves to God with integrity. e) Pray that leaders listen to God and not the opinions of people. f) Pray that leaders speak with the authority of God and minister in the power of God. g) Pray that the church is led into a powerful time of revival that heals our society and sweeps all over the world. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 16

17 Scriptures for January 8th Mark 16:15-20 NASU 15 And He said to them, " Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 " He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. 17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." 19 So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed. Acts 1:8 NASU 8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." Eph 3:20-21 NASU 20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, 21 to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. 17

18 January 9th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD I wash my hands to declare my innocence. I come to your altar, O LORD, singing a song of thanksgiving and telling of all your wonders.~ Ps 26:6-7 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD I will praise the LORD at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. I will boast only in the LORD; let all who are helpless take heart. Come, let us tell of the LORD s greatness; let us exalt his name together. ~ Ps 34:1-3 NLT Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (spiritual gifts) In addition to your own reading plan, read 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 and 1 Corinthians 14:1, 4-5, 12-15, 18-19, 26, 32, and (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray that as we Move Closer to God we receive specific Gifts of the Holy Spirit: a) Pray that the Holy Spirit would work in you and in the church by the appearance of the spiritual gifts promised in the Bible. b) Pray for prophecy, tongues and interpretation of tongues, teaching, miracles, healings, words of knowledge, words of wisdom, supernatural helps, gifts of administration, giving, special faith, and discerning of spirits to be present in our church and to build up the believers in their faith. c) Pray that the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control) would accompany the gifts. d) Pray that we will be a spirit-filled witness to those outside the church (family, friends, work associates, and community). 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 18

19 Scriptures for January 9th 1 Cor 12:4-11 NASU 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6 There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. 1 Cor 14:1, 4-5, 12-15, 18-19, 26, 32, NASU 1 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. 4 One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the church. 5 Now I wish that you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy; and greater is one who prophesies than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edifying. 12 So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek to abound for the edification of the church. 13 Therefore let one who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. 15 What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also. 18 I thank God, I speak in tongues more than you all; 19 however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue. 26 What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. 32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets; 39 Therefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues. 40 But all things must be done properly and in an orderly manner. 19

20 January 10th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations. For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Ps 57:9-10 NLT Prayer: Thank God for His unfailing love. Prayer: Compliment God for His faithfulness. READING OF SCRIPTURE (bearing fruit) In addition to your own reading plan, read Gen 1:27-28, Gen 9:1, John 15:1-8, and Gal 5:22-23 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray that as we stay Close to Jesus ( abide in Him ) we grow spiritually and bear fruit in these three areas: a) The fruit of the Spirit in our character (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control). b) The fruit of souls (people being saved and following the Lord). c) The fruit of answered prayers. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 20

21 Scriptures for January 10th Gen 1:27-28 NASU 27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 God blessed them; and God said to them, " Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Gen 9:1 NASU And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, " Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. John 15:1-8 NASU 1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. 3 " You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. 5 "I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. 6 "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned. 7 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 "My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. Gal 5:22-23 NASU 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 21

22 January 11th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised. ~ Ps 113:3 NASU Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (love) In addition to your own reading plan, read Matt 22:35-40, 1 Cor 13:1-14:1, and John 15:12 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray for Love to be present: a) Pray that the two greatest commandments (to love God and to love people) would increase in our lives. b) Since God is love, ask for His presence in everything you think, say, and do to such an extent that a God-kind of love comes from you. c) Pray that the bond between believers is so strong that nothing can turn us away from each other. d) Pray that love becomes our motivating force. e) Pray that our love is with actions and not only words. f) Pray to give the greatest expression of love possible; to lead a person to faith in Christ. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 22

23 Scriptures for January 11th Matt 22:34-40 NASU 35 One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, 36 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" 37 And He said to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' 38 "This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 "The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' 40 " On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." 1 Cor 13:1-14:1 NASU 1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, 6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part; 10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away. 11 When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. 13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. 14:1 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. John 15:12 NASU 12 "This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. 23

24 January 12th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. ~ Hebrews 12:28 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD I will call on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, for he saves me from my enemies.~ Ps 18:3 NASB Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (unity) In addition to your own reading plan, read John 17:18-23, Phil 2:1-4, 1 Cor 10:16-17, 1 John 1:7, Heb 13:17 and 1 Peter 4:8 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write 2. your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray for unity in the Body of Christ as a result of Moving Closer to Him: a) Pray for unity in our own local church so that all of our work will be focused in the direction that the Lord leads and that we will be an unstoppable force for the gospel in our community. b) Pray that the prayer of Jesus (that we may all be one John 17:11, 21, and 22) would be answered among all the different churches. c) Pray that error which separates believers would give way to truth. d) Pray that love would cover a multitude of disagreements among believers. e) Ask God for direction for how to relate to those who have doctrines and practices that seem wrong to us. f) Pray for opportunities such as National Day of Prayer, Community Thanksgiving Services, Habitat for Humanity or Life Chain and for the believers there to fellowship, serve and worship in unity. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 24

25 Scriptures for January 12th John 17:18-23 NASU 18 "As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 "For their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. 20 "I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; 21 that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 "The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me. Phil 2:1-4 NASU 1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 1 Cor 10:16-17 NASU 16 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ? 17 Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one bread. 1 John 1:7 NASU 7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. Heb 13:17 NASU 17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you. 1 Peter 4:8 NASU 8 Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. 25

26 January 13th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and sing joyfully about his glorious acts. ~ Psalm 107:22 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. Praising God O LORD, if you heal me, I will be truly healed; if you save me, I will be truly saved. My praises are for you alone! ~ Jer 17:14 NLT Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (relationship to government). In addition to your own reading plan, read Romans 13:1-7, and 1 Tim 2:1-4 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus A. Pray for dependence on God among National Government Officials: 1) Pray that our President and His Cabinet along with Congress and the Supreme Court would humbly seek direction and favor from God in dealing with the great problems we face. 2) Pray that God would give them wisdom and courage to lead our nation in Godly directions. 3) Pray for forgiveness for their shortcomings and that God blesses them and their families. B. Pray for dependence on God among Local Government Officials and Public Servants: 1) Pray for local government officials (like our mayors, councilmen, clerks, supervisors), school administrators, teachers, school bus drivers, coaches, police and fire departments, maintenance personnel, paramedics, and waste management personnel. 2) Pray that these all work together to maintain an atmosphere where people can grow, prosper and worship God without hindrance. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 26

27 Scriptures for January 13th Rom 13:1-7 NASU 1 Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. 3 For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; 4 for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. 5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience' sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. 7 Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. 1 Tim 2:1-4 NASU 1 First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 27

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30 January 14th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever, for your love for me is very great. You have rescued me from the depths of death! ~ Ps 86:12-13 NLT Prayer: Thank God for His love and deliverance from evil. PRAISING GOD My heart is confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises! ~ Ps 57:7 NLT Prayer: Praise God for His dependability which gives us great confidence in Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (the will of God) In addition to your own reading plan, read 2 Chron 15:2, Matt 6:9-10, Heb 10:35-36, 1 Thess 4:3, 1 Peter 2:15-17, and Col 1:9-12 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus Listening and Obeying God s Voice: a) Pray that God s will which you discover in these 21 days will be done by you and to you. b) Commit to yield yourself to Him as His servant to receive every breakthrough He has waiting for you. c) Ask for faith to walk in the way He has shown you. d) Declare that you are willing to do His will. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 30

31 Scriptures for January 14th 2 Chron 15:2 NASU the Lord is with you when you are with Him. Matt 6:9-10 NASU 9 " Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10' Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Heb 10:35-36 NASU 35 Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 1 Thess 4:3 NASU 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality 1 Peter 2:15-17 NASU 15 For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men. 16 Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God. 17 Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king. Col 1:9-12 NASU 9 For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. 31

32 January 15th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High. ~ Psalm 50:14 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD I will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High. ~ Ps 7:17 NLT Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (Giving and Receiving Forgiveness) In addition to your own reading plan, read 2 Chron 7:14, Matt 6:9-15, Eph. 4:32, and Col 3:12-14 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write 2. your Reflections and MY New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus A. Forgiveness Obey the command of our Lord to repent and receive Forgiveness: a) Ask the Holy Spirit to search your heart and reveal any unrighteousness. b) Pray for the forgiveness of your own trespasses. c) Pray that other people encounter God through the presence of the Holy Spirit. d) Pray that the Holy Spirit exposes their sin to them (conviction). e) Pray that people confess, repent, renounce their sins, and receive forgiveness. B. Forgiveness Obey the command of our Lord to give Forgiveness: a) Declare to God your forgiveness of those who have wronged you and release them from any debt. b) Ask for blessing to come to them. c) Pray that people forgive those who have wronged or hurt them and that they receive great liberty as a result. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 32

33 Scriptures for January 15th 2 Chron 7:14 NASU 14 and (if) My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Matt 6:9-15 NASU 9 " Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10' Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. 11' Give us this day our daily bread. 12'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.' 14 " For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 "But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions. Eph 4:32 NASU 32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. Col 3:12-14 NASU 12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. 14 Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. 33

34 January 16th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord. ~ Psalm 116:17 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles that you have seen with your own eyes. ~ Deut 10:21 NLT Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (remaining faithful in the last days) In addition to your own reading plan, read 2 Timothy 3:1-17 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray for Restoration of Godly Values: a) Pray that Christians and Christian leaders take a public stand for godly values. b) Pray for an end of the epidemic of divorce, abortion, sex outside of marriage, pornography, immoral media, homosexuality, dishonesty, violence, selfishness, and other prominent deviations from God s commandments. c) Pray for the end of legalized abortion. d) Pray for the legal protection of marriage between a woman and a man. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 34

35 Scriptures for January 16th 2 Tim 3:1-17 NASU 1 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. 6 For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses, 7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith. 9 But they will not make further progress; for their folly will be obvious to all, just as Jannes's and Jambres's folly was also. 10 Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance, 11 persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me! 12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 13 But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15 and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. 35

36 January 17th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.~ Ps 28:7 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him ~ Ex 15:2 NASU Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (reward for prayer and fasting, God s heart for the lost) In addition to your own reading plan, read 2 Peter 3:9, 2 Corinthians 5:16-20, Acts 4:29-31, and Romans 10:13-15 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus Receiving God s Heart for the Lost: a) Pray especially that your loved ones (name them) would become part of the eternal family of God. b) Pray for boldness to speak the Word of God about salvation to people you know or meet. c) Pray for those who are still ignorant of God s plan for them, or who have rejected His plan that someone would speak truth to them and that they would believe. d) Pray that Muslims, Hindus, and people of all other religions would come to know the truth and be set free to worship the one true God. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 36

37 Scriptures for January 17th 2 Peter 3:9 NASU 9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. 2 Corinthians 5:16-20 NASB 16 Therefore from now on we recognize no one [a]according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ [b]according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, [c]he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 18 Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and [d]he has [e]committed to us the word of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. Acts 4:29-31 NASU 29 "And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence, 30 while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus." 31 And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness. Romans 10: Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved. 14 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? 15 How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who [b]bring good news of good things! 37

38 January 18th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD AND PRAISING GOD Then I will praise God s name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving. ~ Psalm 69:30 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (Worship and Evangelism in the Power of the Holy Spirit) In addition to your own reading plan, read John 4:24, Acts 4:29-31 and Acts 5:12-16 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray for Our Outreach in Evangelism and Missions: a) Pray that God will show you and our church powerful new ways to spread the gospel to every part of the world. b) Pray that missionaries have the finances needed to accomplish what they are called to do. c) Pray that we will plant new churches this year which raise up more leaders who will plant other churches (for example: The Surge Project). d) Pray for other church planters that you know of who are planting churches this year. e) Pray that the gospel is preached in the power of the Holy Spirit with signs confirming the Word both at home and around the world. f) Pray for the specific missionaries and church planters that you know; pray for their effectiveness and the well-being of their families. g) Pray for the persecuted and suffering believers around the world. h) Pray that you can miraculously and enthusiastically share your faith in Jesus with people with whom you have some kind of relationship. i) Pray they would accept your invitations to attend church and small groups to both hear the Word of God and see what God is doing. j) Pray that they would accept your witness, repent, and receive Jesus as Lord. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 38

39 Scriptures for January 18th John 4:24 NASU 24 "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." Mark 16:20 NASB 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed. Acts 5:12-16 NASU 12 At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were taking place among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's portico. 13 But none of the rest dared to associate with them; however, the people held them in high esteem. 14 And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women, were constantly added to their number, 15 to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on any one of them. 16 Also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed. 1 Corinthians 2:2-5 NASB 2 And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. 3 I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling, 4 and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God. 39

40 January 19th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD I will thank you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High. ~ Ps 9:1-2 NLT Prayer: Do what the above scripture says. READING OF SCRIPTURE (disciples caring for the needs of others). In addition to your own reading plan, read John 13:35 and Matt 25:31-46 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Specific Ministries and Organizations: a) Pray for specific ministries/organizations that you know such as Rescue Missions, FEMA, Relief Organizations, etc. b) Pray for our own benevolence funds to be an effective expression of God s love. c) Pray for the Salvation Army and government agencies that serve the poor. d) Pray for global services like the Red Cross, which respond to disasters. e) Pray for our hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and hospices. f) Pray for the other churches in our community to represent the Lord. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 40

41 Scriptures for January 19th John 13:35 NASU 35 " By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." Matt 25:31-46 NASU 31 "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 "All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. 34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 38'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 " The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.' 41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, ' Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.' 44 "Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?' 45 "Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46 "These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. 41

42 January 20th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. ~ Col 4:2 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD The trumpeters and singers performed together in unison to praise and give thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they raised their voices and praised the LORD with these words: He is good! His faithful love endures forever! At that moment a thick cloud filled the Temple of the LORD. The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the LORD filled the Temple of God. ~ 2 Chron 5:13-14 NLT Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (generosity and financial provision) In addition to your own reading plan, read Mal 3:10, Deut 28:1-2,12, Prov 19:17, Luke 6:38, 2 Cor 9:7-8, Phil 4:18-19, and Matt 6:24-25 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus Obedience through Giving and Receiving: a) Pray that as good stewards we give tithes and offerings from the heart and spend wisely. b) Pray that there would be employment that provides for the needs of all individuals and families. c) Pray that the joy of being productive is experienced by all workers and that their work would be valued and respected. d) Pray for business owners to succeed and be able to provide jobs for others. e) Ask God to bring an end to the extreme poverty and famine in the world. f) Pray that those who have severe debt would be blessed so they may be debt free. g) Ask for protection of savings, investments, and retirements. h) Pray for your own specific individual and family needs. i) Pray that the church would care for the needy as God directs. j) Pray for our church financial needs to be met in abundance so we may minister as God leads. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 42

43 Scriptures for January 20th Mal 3:10 NASU 10 " Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. Deut 28:1-2, 12 NASU 1" Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the LORD your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. 2 "All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the LORD your God: 12 "The LORD will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. Prov 19:17 NASU 17 One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, and He will repay him for his good deed. Luke 6:38 NASU 38 "Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure--pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return." 2 Cor 9:7-8 NASU 7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed; Phil 4:18-19 NASU 18 But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you have sent, a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God. 19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Matt 6:24-25 NASU 24 " No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. 25 "For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 43

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45 Week 3 Letting Go For Freedom Freedom from Strongholds (Hang-ups, Habits, Hindrances) Freedom through Health and Healing Family Relationships Children Teens Relationships and Groups God s Presence and Power 45

46 January 21st Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way. ~ Luke 10:21 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. ~ Acts 2:46-47 NASU Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (breaking free). In addition to your own reading plan, read John 8:36, Rev 21:4-5, 2 Peter 2:19, 2 Cor 10:3-5, Isaiah 61:1-3, Luke 4:16-19, and Matt 11:4-5 (listed on the next page) PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray for Freedom from Bondage or Strongholds (hang-ups, habits and hindrances): a) Pray against anything that prevents God s people from fully enjoying their relationship with God and fulfilling their potential as His children. b) Pray that all bondages be broken; such as alcohol, drugs, pornography, over achievement (workaholics), entertainment (TV, games, sports, etc.), unforgiveness, pleasure, power, pride, laziness, wrong beliefs, lying, immoral sex, excessive need for approval or affirmation, credit cards, collecting or hoarding, past hurts, anxieties or anything else that replaces our Heavenly Father as our primary focus, our primary affection, allegiance, and purpose in life. c) Pray that our retreats, encounters, special meetings and our church as a whole will minister deliverance and freedom. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 46

47 Scriptures for January 21st John 8:36 NASU 36 "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. Rev 21:4-5 NASU 4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away." 5 And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." And He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true." 2 Peter 2:19 NASU 19 promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. 2 Cor 10:3-5 NASU 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. 5 We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, Isa 61:1-3 NASU 1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; 2 To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, 3 To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. Luke 4:16-19 NASU 16 And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. 17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, 19 To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord." Matt 11:4-5 NASU 4 Jesus answered and said to them, "Go and report to John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 47

48 January 22nd Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. ~ Colossians 2:7 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD O LORD of Heaven s Armies, my King and my God! What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises.. ~ Ps 84:3-4 NLT Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (physical healing) In addition to your own reading plan, read Isaiah 53:1-5, Matt 8:14-17, Mark 16:17-18, and James 5:14-15 (listed on the next page).. PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - The Power of the Gospel for Health and Physical Healing: a) Pray that God s people would enjoy good health through God s protection. b) Pray that physical healing in Jesus name is a common occurrence in our church. c) Pray that the prominent diseases like diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, cancer, AIDS, emphysema, blindness, deafness, etc. would bow to the name of Jesus. d) Pray that the Word of God would be confirmed by healings and that many would turn to God as a result. e) Pray for your own healing and that of your loved ones. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 48

49 Scriptures for January 22nd Isa 53:1-5 NASU 1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. 3 He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. Matt 8:14-17 NASU 14 When Jesus came into Peter's home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and waited on Him. 16 When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: "HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES." Mark 16:17-18 NASU 17 "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." James 5:14-15 NASU 14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. 49

50 January 23rd Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD And as God s grace reaches more and more people, there will be great thanksgiving, and God will receive more and more glory. ~ 2 Corinthians 4:15 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD With a leap he stood upright and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. ~ Acts 3:8 NASU Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (family relationships) In addition to your own reading plan, read Malachi 2:13-16, 4:5-6, Ephesians 5:33,and 6:1-4 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray for Strong Family Relationships: a) Pray that husbands would love their wives as Christ loves the church and that wives would respect their husbands. b) Pray that parents would love their children and bring them up with the proper respect for the Lord and with good discipline. c) Pray that children would be raised in homes with both a father and a mother (no divorce). d) Pray that grandparents would influence and enjoy their grandchildren, but be spared the responsibility of raising them. e) Pray that Jesus Christ would be the center of each family. f) Pray that single people would find the fulfillment God has for them in either being single or in lasting marriages. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 50

51 Scriptures for January 23rd Mal 2:13-16 NASU 13 "This is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand. 14 "Yet you say, 'For what reason?' Because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. 15 " But not one has done so who has a remnant of the Spirit. And what did that one do while he was seeking a godly offspring? Take heed then to your spirit, and let no one deal treacherously against the wife of your youth. 16 "For I hate divorce," says the LORD, the God of Israel, "and him who covers his garment with wrong," says the LORD of hosts. "So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously." Mal 4:5-6 NASU 5 "Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD. 6 "He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse." Eph 5:33 NASU 33 Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband. Eph 6:1-4 NASU 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3 SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH. 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. 51

52 January 24th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. ~ Colossians 3:15 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD Tell everyone about the amazing things he does. Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise! ~ 1 Chron 16:24-25 NLT Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (children) In addition to your own reading plan, read Psalm 127:4-5, Mark 10:14-16, Matt 18:10, Eph 6:1-4, and Prov 13:22 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray for our Children: a) Pray that children feel a part of the church, and become active workers in the church when they grow up. b) Pray that children understand the Gospel and are saved at an early age. c) Ask God to protect their faith especially when their families are not Christian. d) Pray that their families would become connected to God and to the church. e) Pray for all the children and workers in our Children s Ministries. f) Pray for their physical protection and good health. g) Pray that the children remain pure in an evil society. h) Pray that children see adults living as examples of true disciples of Jesus Christ. i) Ask God to help children do well in school to be prepared for their adult lives. j) Pray that many people will catch the vision to both teach children and to be involved in their lives throughout the week. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 52

53 Scriptures for January 24th Ps 127:4-5 NASU 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth. 5 How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They will not be ashamed When they speak with their enemies in the gate. Mark 10:14-16 NASU 14 But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 "Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all." 16 And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them. Matt 18:10 NASU 10 "See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in heaven. Eph 6:1-4 NASU 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3 SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH. 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Prov 13:22 NASU 22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. 53

54 January 25th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD There will be joy and songs of thanksgiving, and I will multiply my people, not diminish them; I will honor them, not despise them. ~ Jeremiah 30:19 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the LORD caused the armies of Amman, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves. ~ 2 Chron 20:22 NLT Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (spiritual maturity of young people). In addition to your own reading plan, read Ecc 12:1 and 1 Tim 4:12-16 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in you plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what you are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray for our Teens: a) Pray for our teen groups to make life-long disciples. b) Pray that God will raise up leaders with a heart for those in their teens. c) Pray that young people experience the reality of God in their lives and are so changed and committed that they become examples for the rest of the believers. d) Pray that they resist the temptations of a godless society. e) Pray that they find direction early in their lives and stay on course to become powerful, fruitful disciples of Christ in their chosen professions. f) Pray they remain sexually pure, find their life s mate, have lasting fulfilling marriages and raise Godly children themselves. g) Ask God to connect young people to the church, call them into places of service in the church; and to bring new spiritual life to the congregation, the community, and to missionary work. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 54

55 Scriptures for January 25th Eccl 12:1 NASU 1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no delight in them"; 1 Tim 4: Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe. 13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching. 14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery. 15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. 16 Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you. 55

56 January 26th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. ~ Philippians 1:3 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven. So they worshiped him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy. And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God. ~ Luke 24:51-53 NLT Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (Maturity and Compassion) In addition to your own reading plan, read Heb 6:1, Matt 28:19-20, John 13:35, John 21:15-17, Matt 18:20, Acts 5:42, Rom 16:3-5, Acts 20:20, Philemon 2, and Prov 27:17. (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray these first three prayers every day of the 21 Days. Record in the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers every day. Later they will be used to write your Reflections and My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray for Strong Relationships in Our Small Groups : a) Pray that we love and care for each other as members of the same body. b) Pray that we care for every person who comes into our church as though they were one of Jesus lambs. c) Pray that our small groups connect people with God and His Church (one another). d) Pray that believers in our small groups sharpen one another to become real disciples. e) Pray that the presence of the Holy Spirit is very evident in our small groups. f) Pray that our small groups result in growth in the church beyond our expectations. g) Pray for an expanded ministry for our small groups in homes and places outside the church. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 56

57 Scriptures for January 26th Heb 6:1 NASU Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity Matt 28:19-20 NASU 19 " Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." John 13:35 NASU 35 " By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." John 21:15-17 NASU 15 So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Tend My lambs." 16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, " Shepherd My sheep." 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus said to him, " Tend My sheep. Matt 18:20 NASU 20 "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." Acts 5:42 NASU 42 And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. Rom 16:3-5 NASU 3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles; 5 also greet the church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first convert to Christ from Asia. Acts 20:20 NASU 20 how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house, Philem 2 NASU 2 and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: Prov 27:17 NASU 17 Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another. 57

58 January 27th Worship: Follow your own plan to make worship a part of every day. THANKING GOD They sang, Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen. ~ Revelation 7:12 NLT Prayer: Thank God for something you are grateful for. PRAISING GOD O my Strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love. ~ Ps 59:17 NLT Prayer: Compliment God for something that is good about Him. READING OF SCRIPTURE (the power and protection of God) In addition to your own reading plan, read Acts 1:4-8, 2:41-43, Acts 4:29-31, Acts 5:14-16, Ephesians 5:18, and Num 6:24-26 (listed on the next page). PRAYER 1. Hearing from God - Pray this final day of Move Closer these first three prayers. Record in My Prayer Notes the thoughts that God gives you as you pray these prayers today. Make sure to record your Reflections and create My New Prayer List at the end of the journal. a) Give me a revelation of Your will for me. Show me where I fit in Your plans. b) Show me the goals that I should pursue this year. c) Help me to hear what You are saying to me as I meditate on Your Word and Pray. 2. Corporate Prayer Focus - Pray for the Presence and Power of God throughout the coming months. a) Pray that God will fill you with His Spirit. b) Pray that you are fully immersed in His will, His purpose, and His power to serve Him whether it is in big things or in small things. c) Yield yourself to be a vessel (a container) suitable for His use and for His pleasure. d) Pray that our community experiences a fresh wave of the Holy Spirit s power and that you will play a part in it. e) Pray for God s divine protection over all aspects of your life, your loved ones and the people of Real Life Church. 3. Personal Prayers - Pray for something on your own Personal Prayer List. 58

59 Scriptures for January 27th Acts 1:4-8 NASU 4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard of from Me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." 6 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, "Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?" 7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority; 8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." Acts 2:41-43 NASU 41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. 42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. Acts 4:29-31 NASU 29 "And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence, 30 while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus." 31 And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness. Acts 5:14-16 NASU 14 And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women, were constantly added to their number, 15 to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on any one of them. 16 Also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed. Eph 5:18 NASU 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, Num 6:24-26 NASU 24 The LORD bless you, and keep you; 25 The LORD make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; 26 The LORD lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace.' 59

60 Congratulations! You have completed your 21 days of prayer and fasting to Move Closer to God. Continue to pray and take special care to record what you have heard from God during the 21 Days and the days that follow. Ask God to show you what actions you are to take as a result of what He has shown you. Record these to be used as a guide and as goals for this year. This will ensure that you experience the breakthrough that is waiting for you. With the insight that God has given you over the 21 Days, compile your New Prayer List to be used throughout the year. May God richly reward you for your desire to Move Closer for the last 21 days. 60

61 Reflections What Did I Hear From God? What Answers to Prayer Did I Experience? What Will I Do About It? 61