icc 2018 devotional Join us each morning for prayer and a word for the day.

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1 Praying your way through 2018 with this devotional guide icc 2018 devotional Join us each morning for prayer and a word for the day. 1st QTR with Bishop wayne Malcolm

2 Contents Introduction: Guidance on Prayer: Introduction to Prayer Prayer Points: Doing Things Differently January - The Order of Increase February - Relationship Matters p3 p4 p4 p8 p9 p11 p77 March - Family Matters p137 icc 2018 devotional Join us each morning for prayer and a word for the day. 1st QTR Place of Worship: ican Community The Crystal Building 1 Siemens Way, Royal Victoria Docks London E16 1GB

3 Introduction: The Scriptures teach us that Jesus woke up and went to prayer before His day began. By so doing He left us a prophetic pattern and a major key to victory. The key is simply this: if you start your day with God; you will end it with grace! Christ also taught morning prayers when he taught the prayer: give us this day our daily bread. Clearly this is not an evening prayer but a morning prayer. So by practice and by precept Christ taught us to pray daily, every morning before our day begins. This is not a religious rule but rather a dynamic principle and the set up for a successful day. At icc we have discovered the transforming power of a daily encounter with God. This is a blood-bought opportunity to plug in to the power and source of all our blessings on a daily basis. The good news is that we can now share this experience together over the telephone on a freeconference call every day from am. I do invite you to join us for daily devotions and then to review its effect on your whole life after just one month. You will be amazed to see the hand of grace guiding your steps, removing your obstacles, renewing your mind and refreshing your soul. In fact, your faith will become an adventure as new people, provisions and power start appearing in your life and as you get into the rhythm of miracles. It is truly amazing. I m really looking forward to praying with you in this year of miracles Bishop Wayne Malcolm 3

4 Guidance on Prayer: Key texts: Eph 6:18, Phil 4:6, Rom 8:26, Col 4:2, Ps 22:3, Jude 20, Ps 38:9, Ps 6:8, Matt 11:12, Eph 5:18-20, Ps 46:10 Introduction to Prayer The word prayer has both a specific and a generic meaning. Specifically, it is speaking with God. Generically, it embraces the broad spectrum of ways in which we communicate with the Almighty. This means that there are many different ways, types, and forms of prayer. Paul instructs the Ephesian church to pray always with all types of prayer. Here are 10 types of prayer mentioned in the scriptures, as well as how to pray them effectively. 1. Supplication: (Acts 1:14, Eph 6:18, Phil 4:6) Supplication comes from the Greek word deesis and primarily means a wanting or need. Therefore, supplication is the act of presenting needs or desires to God. Unfortunately, this is all that prayer involves for most people. By itself, supplication falls short of quality praying. 2. Intercession: (I Tim 2:1, Is 59:16, Rom 8:26) Intercession comes from the Hebrew word poga meaning to cause to intercede (intervene on behalf of another). Intercession is always an act of intervention, of going between others and God or others and the devil. It is otherwise known as standing in the gap (Ez 22:30). It is praying on behalf of or instead of another. 4

5 3. Thanksgiving: (Phil 4:6, Col 4:2, Ps 100:4) The prayer of thanksgiving is a faith prayer. It is usually associated with thanking God in advance for answering your prayers. Time should always be allocated in prayer for thanksgiving. During this time, you should detail in itemised fashion everything that you believe you have received in prayer. General thanksgiving is usually lip service. Sometimes in prayer, the Holy Spirit will prompt you to stop asking and just start thanking! Prayer should begin and end with a time of thanksgiving. 4. Praise: (Ps 22:3, Ps 100:4, II Chr 20:21-24) Intimacy with God is never developed if all you ever do is pray, Lord, give me Praise means to speak well of. Praising God means more than saying, Praise the Lord. In prayer, it has to do with magnifying His attributes, character, and works. Praise is usually offered to God out of gratitude for what He has done, recognition of what He is doing, or faith for what He will do in the future. The prayer of praise is excellent by itself as well as with other forms of prayer. Not only does it invite the presence of God into your circumstance, it releases confusion into the enemy s camp. 5. Praying With the Spirit: (Rom 8:26, I Cor 14:2-15, Jude 20) For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men but unto God. I Cor 14:2. The Spirit helps us to pray by making intercession through us in a language unknown to us. When praying this way, we are praying about things in perfect harmony with the will of God. This kind of praying bypasses the human intellect/ mind and is totally supernatural in character. Every Christian ought to pray with the Spirit daily. 5

6 6. Groaning: (Rom 8:26, Ps 38:9, Ps 102:19-20, Jn 11:38) Sometimes in prayer, words will cease to be adequate and groanings will take their place. This again is the Spirit helping us in prayer. Genuine groanings cannot be bought on at will, but will be the result of the Spirit overwhelming you with a burden. When a person is groaning in the Spirit, he/she can appear to be in agony. (Luke 22:44) Though words are not said, these groanings speak volumes to God. 7. Weeping: (Ps 6:8, Joel 2:12, Ps 39:12, Ps 126:5, Ps 56:8, Heb 5:7) Scripture clearly reveals that God hears, understands, and is acquainted with the tear-language! Weeping for a need, as opposed to simply having a feeling for a need, is by itself a powerful form of prayer. 8. Warfare Praying: (Eph 6:12-18, Matt 11:12, Matt 16:19) Warfare praying is violent praying directed against any force that opposes the Kingdom of God. All the spiritual weapons of war are used at this time, including the blood of the Lamb, the word of God, the name of Jesus and the authority of the believer to bind and loose. This is an authoritative prayer in which commands, orders or demands are made/ given in Jesus name. The Holy Ghost may lead you into intense battle through this kind of praying. 9. Psalms: (Eph 5:18-20, Acts 16:25, The Book of Psalms) The word psalms means songs. Much of David s prayer life involved singing songs to God. David simply sang his prayer rather than just saying it. Praying like this does not demand great song-writing skill. Notice that most of the psalms do not rhyme. Your psalms (prayer songs) do not 6

7 have to rhyme either. You simply sing your prayer from your heart. This type of praying builds intimacy with God. 10. Silence: (Ps 46:10, I Sam 1:12-13) Be still and know that I am God. Because prayer is speaking with God as opposed to just speaking to God, time must be given for God to speak. If you do all the talking, it s just a one-way conversation. Pausing in prayer occasionally for a period of silence and stillness will greatly improve the quality of your praying because you will learn how to have a two-way conversation with God. Further to this, a period of silence will allow you to reflect on what you have just prayed or are about to pray. Finally, there are times when you have said all that you can say, and you ve shed all the tears you can. Lingering silently in His presence at this point is still an effective form of prayer. Conclusion Our prayer lives must go beyond the give me, give me mentality of the prodigal son on his way out. (Luke 15:11-12). If you are really interested in improving the quality of your praying and in developing intimacy with God, then start praying with all prayer. As you learn how to utilise these different forms of prayer, they will take the monotony out of your praying and add excitement like you ve never dreamed possible! 7

8 Prayer points: Each morning in our devotion, we try to include a reading, an exhortation and some prayer points. Prayer points are the things we pray about or the things we focus on when praying. Who do we pray for? Throughout the course of a week, we seek to pray for our: 1. Leaders 2. Families 3. Households 4. Churches 5. Workplaces 6. Businesses 7. Nation What do we pray for? We pray for God s 1. Purpose God s will 2. Peace victory in battle 3. Promotion new levels 4. Progress new territory 5. Protection God s defense 6. Perseverance patience 7. Prosperity - resources We speak prophetically over each other s lives as follows: 1. Favour 2. Victory 3. Breakthroughs 4. Open doors 5. Open heaven 6. Overflow 7. Increase 8

9 icc 2018 devotional Doing things differently! This year we have arranged our week differently. Monday to Friday we will be praying into each months theme, however we will use the weekends to teach on prayer as well as pray for needs that have come in that week (please do not call out prayer request while on the line as this will be disruptive) Our prayer week Mon / Tues / Weds / Thurs / Fri Monthly theme Sat / Sun Prayer Request icc 2018 devotional Join us each morning for prayer and a word for the day. 1st QTR 9

10 icc 2018 devotional Join us on the prayerline as we praying together! 6.00am 6.30am 7 DAYS A WEEK How to use this devotional: 1. Dial in to our prayer line at 6.00am daily if possible 2. Have your devotional and a Bible to hand 3. Keep a record of your prayer points in this devotional 5. Review your devotional once per month 6. us your testimonies of answered prayers 7. Encourage your family and friends to join you 4. Keep a record of your thoughts and feelings in this devotional Getting on our Prayerline! Join us each morning by calling: access code: then 1 # 10

11 This month s devotional theme: January The Order of Increase I am increasing in wisdom, stature and favour with Bishop wayne Malcolm

12 icc 2018 devotional Join us on the prayerline as we praying together! 6.00am 6.30am 7 DAYS A WEEK How to use this devotional: 1. Dial in to our prayer line at 6.00am daily if possible 2. Have your devotional and a Bible to hand 3. Keep a record of your prayer points in this devotional 5. Review your devotional once per month 6. us your testimonies of answered prayers 7. Encourage your family and friends to join you 4. Keep a record of your thoughts and feelings in this devotional Getting on our Prayerline! Join us each morning by calling: access code: then 1 #

13 January - The Order of Increase: And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. Luke 2:52 This month we are focused on our theme for the year has been designated The Year Of Increase in which God plans to enlarge your territory and to fill your life with more of His presence, provisions and power. We pray that this will become an outstanding year of personal growth and progress for you. However Divine increase happens in a particular order as follows: 1. The first level of increase is wisdom. God wants you to grow in wisdom because this will become the foundation and the framework for every other form of increase in your life. God wants you first to become good at making critical decisions and at recognizing the difference between right and wrong, good and bad, helpful and unhelpful before he blesses you with stature and favour. 2. The second level of increase is stature. This has to do with your status in society. God wants to make you a person of influence and a leader among your peers. This kind of increase takes on many forms including career success, financial growth, wellness and leadership. As you grow in wisdom, you will also grow in stature. 3. The third level of increase is favour with God. This happens when your prayers get quick answers and the blessings seem to follow you. Heaven is smiling on you in undeniable ways to where even your critics have to admit that things are well with you.

14 4. The final level of increase is favour with men. God wants to bless you with friends who are ready to do favours for you. He will simply allow them to see those qualities in you that others cannot see and cause them to favour you with opportunities, resources and access to power networks.

15 January The Order of Increase Monday 01 Proverbs 3: Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; 10 So your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 15

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17 January The Order of Increase Tuesday 02 Mark 4: Then He said to them, Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. 25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 17

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19 January The Order of Increase Wednesday 03 Genesis 26: Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him. 13 The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous; 14 for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 19

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21 January The Order of Increase Thursday 04 Proverbs 19:17 17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will pay back what he has given. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 21

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23 January The Order of Increase Friday 05 Job 8:7 7 Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would increase abundantly. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 23

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25 January The Order of Increase Saturday 06 Psalm 105: Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham. 24 He increased His people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 25

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27 January The Order of Increase Sunday 07 Isaiah 9:7 7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 27

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29 January The Order of Increase Monday 08 Exodus 34: Three times in the year all your men shall appear before the Lord, the Lord God of Israel. 24 For I will cast out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither will any man covet your land when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 29

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31 January The Order of Increase Tuesday 09 1 Corinthians 3:6-8 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. 7 So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 31

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33 January The Order of Increase Wednesday 10 2 Samuel 12:7-8 7 Then Nathan said to David, You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel: I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 I gave you your master s house and your master s wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if that had been too little, I also would have given you much more! Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 33

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35 January The Order of Increase Thursday 11 Psalms 18: You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. 36 You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 35

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37 January The Order of Increase Friday 12 Deuteronomy 1: The Lord your God has multiplied you, and here you are today, as the stars of heaven in multitude. 11 May the Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you as He has promised you! Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 37

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39 January The Order of Increase Saturday 13 1 Chronicles 4: Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez,[a] saying, Because I bore him in pain. 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain! So God granted him what he requested. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 39

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41 January The Order of Increase Sunday 14 Malachi 3:10 10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try 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 such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 41

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43 January The Order of Increase Monday 15 Psalms 71: Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, you who have done great things; O God, who is like You? 20 You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, and bring me up again from the depths of the earth. 21 You shall increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 43

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45 January The Order of Increase Tuesday 16 Ephesians 3: Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 45

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47 January The Order of Increase Wednesday 17 Isaiah 54:1-3 (2 Verses shown) 2 Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes. 3 For you shall expand to the right and to the left, and your descendants will inherit the nations, and make the desolate cities inhabited. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 47

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49 January The Order of Increase Thursday 18 2 Corinthians 9:10-12 (2 Verses shown) 11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 49

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51 January The Order of Increase Friday 19 Psalms 115: May the Lord give you increase more and more, You and your children. 15 May you be blessed by the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 51

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53 January The Order of Increase Saturday 20 Luke 6:38 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 53

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55 January The Order of Increase Sunday 21 Deuteronomy 12:20 20 When the Lord your God enlarges your border as He has promised you, and you say, Let me eat meat, because you long to eat meat, you may eat as much meat as your heart desires. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 55

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57 January The Order of Increase Monday 22 Genesis 30: (One verse shown) 30 For what you had before I came was little, and it has increased to a great amount; the Lord has blessed you since my coming. And now, when shall I also provide for my own house? Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 57

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59 January The Order of Increase Tuesday 23 Exodus 23:30 30 Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 59

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61 January The Order of Increase Wednesday 24 Leviticus 25:16 16 According to the multitude of years you shall increase its price, and according to the fewer number of years you shall diminish its price; for he sells to you according to the number of the years of the crops. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 61

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63 January The Order of Increase Thursday 25 Deuteronomy 7:13 13 And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 63

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65 January The Order of Increase Friday 26 Psalm 49: But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah 16 Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased; 17 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 65

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67 January The Order of Increase Saturday 27 2 Kings 4:1-3 (2 Verses shown) pt1 2 So Elisha said to her, What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house? And she said, Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil. 3 Then he said, Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors empty vessels; do not gather just a few. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 67

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69 January The Order of Increase Sunday 28 2 Kings 4:5-7 (2 Verses shown) pt2 6 Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, Bring me another vessel. And he said to her, There is not another vessel. So the oil ceased. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 69

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71 January The Order of Increase Monday 29 Daniel 12:4 4 But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 71

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73 January The Order of Increase Tuesday 30 2 Corinthians 9:8 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 73

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75 January The Order of Increase Wednesday 31 Acts 16:4-6 4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 75

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77 This month s devotional theme: February Relationship Matters I am blessed with great relationships with Bishop wayne Malcolm

78 icc 2018 devotional Join us on the prayerline as we praying together! 6.00am 6.30am 7 DAYS A WEEK How to use this devotional: 1. Dial in to our prayer line at 6.00am daily if possible 2. Have your devotional and a Bible to hand 3. Keep a record of your prayer points in this devotional 5. Review your devotional once per month 6. us your testimonies of answered prayers 7. Encourage your family and friends to join you 4. Keep a record of your thoughts and feelings in this devotional Getting on our Prayerline! Join us each morning by calling: access code: then 1 #

79 February - Relationship matters Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord. Proverbs 18:22 This month our prayer focus is on the quality of our relationships including personal, professional and spiritual relationships. For many, February is the month of love in which people seek to either find or enrich a romantic relationship. We certainly want to pray into that because no single decision, outside of your decision to follow Christ, has the power to influence the outcomes of your life as does the decision to pursue a life long partner. Its also important to recognise that this month can also be a time of great hardship for singles who haven t found that soul mate or who have lost one through death. There are likewise divorcees and separated couples who seek closure, resolution or restoration. We want to pray into those matters too as each of these issues matter to God. The fact is that the most exciting things in life are linked to the quality of our relationships; starting at home and extending through work, church and social networks. Likewise our opportunities and resources tend to be a reflection of our relationships. We are social beings who were made to exist in relationships with each other so we want to pray for the right connections to be formed and for the them to be strengthened this year.

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81 February Relationship Matters Thursday 01 Proverbs 18: The poor man uses entreaties, but the rich answers roughly. 24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 81

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83 February Relationship Matters Friday 02 Ephesians 6:1-3 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise: 3 that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 83

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85 February Relationship Matters Saturday 03 Psalm 133:1-3 (1 verse shown) 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 85

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87 February Relationship Matters Sunday 04 Matthew 5: You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy. 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 87

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89 February Relationship Matters Monday 05 James 2:8-9 8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well; 9 but if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 89

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91 February Relationship Matters Tuesday 06 Deuteronomy 61-7 (3 verses shown) 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 91

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93 February Relationship Matters Wednesday 07 Luke 10:29-37 (1 verse shown) 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 93

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95 February Relationship Matters Thursday 08 Matthew 17:5 5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him! Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 95

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97 February Relationship Matters Friday 09 2 Timothy 1:4-5 4 greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, 5 when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 97

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99 February Relationship Matters Saturday 10 2 Kings 2:11-13 (1 verse shown) 12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen! So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 99

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101 February Relationship Matters Sunday 11 1 John 4:20 20 If someone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 101

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103 February Relationship Matters Monday 12 Galatians 6: And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 103

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105 February Relationship Matters Tuesday 13 Matthew 8;5-10 (1 verse shown) 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 105

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107 February Relationship Matters Wednesday 14 Mark 12: And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment. 31 And the second, like it, is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 107

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109 February Relationship Matters Thursday 15 Galatians 5: For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 109

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111 February Relationship Matters Friday 16 Psalm 127:3-5 2 verses shown) 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one s youth. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 111

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113 February Relationship Matters Saturday 17 Proverbs 1:7-9 7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother; 9 For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, and chains about your neck Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 113

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115 February Relationship Matters Sunday 18 John 19: When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, Woman, behold your son! 27 Then He said to the disciple, Behold your mother! And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 115

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117 February Relationship Matters Monday 19 Leviticus 25: If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. 36 Take no usury or interest from him; but fear your God, that your brother may live with you. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 117

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119 February Relationship Matters Tuesday 20 Isaiah 44:2 2 Thus says the Lord who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you: Fear not, O Jacob My servant; And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 119

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121 February Relationship Matters Wednesday 21 Luke 11:6-8 (1 verse shown) 8 I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 121

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123 February Relationship Matters Thursday 22 Genesis 33:1-4 (2 verses shown) 3 Then he crossed over before them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 123

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125 February Relationship Matters Friday 23 Matthew 5:23-25 (2VERSES SHOWN) 24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, the judge hand you over to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 125

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127 February Relationship Matters Saturday 24 1 Samuel 18:1 1 Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 127

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129 February Relationship Matters Sunday 25 Luke 15: And he said to him, Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. 32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found. Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 129

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131 February Relationship Matters Monday 26 John 3:29 29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled Describe your experience in prayer today including any: Prayer points - What and who did you pray for today? Assurances - Did you feel assured of some promise today? Revelations - Did you learn something new or was something confirmed to you? Decisions - Did you make a decision today? 131