THIS DEVOTIONAL BELONGS TO: FULL NAME. icc 2019 DEVOTIONAL. 2nd QTR. Join us each morning for prayer and a word for the day.

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5 CONTENTS Introduction: Guidance on Prayer: Introduction to Prayer Prayer Points: APRIL - The power of your testimony MAY - Thy WORD in my heart JUNE - The body of Christ p7 p9 p9 p13 p15 p79 p145 icc 2019 DEVOTIONAL Join us each morning for prayer and a word for the day. 2nd QTR PLACE OF WORSHIP: ican Community The Crystal Building 1 Siemens Way, Royal Victoria Docks London E16 1GB

6 Praying your way through 2019 with this devotional guide icc 2019 DEVOTIONAL Join us each morning for prayer and a word for the day. 2nd QTR with Bishop wayne MalcolM

7 Introduction: Congratulations on acquiring this devotional and on committing this quarter to prayer. Prayer is the privilege that keeps us plugged in to the power of God. This is the privilege that Christ purchased for us on the cross. It is the freedom to come boldly into the very throne room of God without the fear of rejection, retribution or wrath. To the contrary we are all welcome in the place of prayer and have been guaranteed an audience with the King. Prayer ensures that the resources of heaven are always available to you on earth. It locks the two realms together so that the supernatural becomes a natural part of your everyday experience. Those who pray can expect miracles, breakthroughs, opportunities and Divine favour over their life. They can expect God to show up and to show off when needed. In this respect, prayer produces a life of peace and power when you commit your days into God s hands. Prayer is also the ultimate expression of humility. It is our way of saying to God that we need him and that we have no intention of going it alone. When we humble ourselves in search of God s help, he promises to meet us there with provisions and power for the journey ahead. The only choice we have to make is whether we want to live: A natural life or a supernatural life A mundane life or a miraculous life An average life or an anointed life A limited life or a limitless life i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 7

8 If you have chosen the later; then the door way into your new dimension is daily prayer. As you start each day with prayer you will finish each day with power. We commend this devotional to you as a tool and aid for an effective prayer life. To your success and lasting significance Bishop Wayne Malcolm ican Community Church 8 i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L

9 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. i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 9

10 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. 10 i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L

11 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. i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 11

12 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 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! 12 i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L

13 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 i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 13

14 icc 2019 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 2019 DEVOTIONAL Join us each morning for prayer and a word for the day. 2nd QTR 14 i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L

15 This month s devotional theme: APRIL The power of your testimony AFFIRMATION: I am a witness in the case for Christ with Bishop wayne MalcolM i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 15

16 icc 2019 DEVOTIONAL Join us on the prayerline as we praying together! 6.00AM TO 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 # 16 i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L

17 APRIL The power of your testimony This month we are focusing on the power of your testimony. The truth is that your words have power. This is not limited to the things you say in the spiritual realm when you pray but it also includes the things we say to each other about God. This is because faith comes by hearing and when we tell of God s goodness we inspire faith in others. Of course when faith is ignited and excited, then miracles happen. The fact is that an atmosphere of miracles is created when believers remind each other of the great things the Lord has done. This is why we are instructed not to forget but to remind each other of the goodness of God. Any failure to remember what God did will render you uncertain about what he will do. But as we rehearse the goodness of God in songs and stories, we encourage ourselves and bring hope to others. We are each called to give evidence in the case for Christ. In this sense we are his witnesses. Without our story, Christ has no case. The jury is the world who will reach the wrong conclusions about Jesus unless they hear our stories. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Your testimony is a form of praise. It amounts to you making your boast in the Lord and bragging on him. The good news is that God always shows up and shows off where he is celebrated. Not just on Sunday, but throughout i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 17

18 your working week, you can experience the presence and power of God by simply sharing your latest testimony. Finally, your testimony is a weapon of spiritual warfare and acts like a sword cutting through doubt, fear and unbelief. The Bible teaches that the saints overcome the enemy by the words of their testimony. Time to testify. 18 i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L

19 APRIL The power of your testimony Monday 01 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ ZECHARIAH 8:16 These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace; 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 19

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21 APRIL The power of your testimony Tuesday 02 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ REVELATION 12:11 They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; and they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 21

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23 APRIL The power of your testimony Wednesday 03 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ ACTS 4:8-10 (ONLY 1 VERSE SHOWN) 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead by him this man is standing before you well. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 23

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25 APRIL The power of your testimony Thursday 04 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ 1 CORINTHIANS 14:3 But one who prophesies speaks to men for edification and exhortation and consolation. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 25

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27 APRIL The power of your testimony Friday 05 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ 1 CHRONICLES 16:8 Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 27

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29 APRIL The power of your testimony Saturday 06 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PSALM 119:68 You are good and do good; Teach me Your statutes. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 29

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31 APRIL The power of your testimony Sunday 07 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PSALM 73:1 Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 31

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33 APRIL The power of your testimony Monday 08 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ ACTS 20:32 And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 33

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35 APRIL The power of your testimony Tuesday 09 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PSALM 86:5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 35

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37 APRIL The power of your testimony Wednesday 10 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PSALM 86:5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 37

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39 APRIL The power of your testimony Thursday 11 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ 1 CHRONICLES 16:34 O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 39

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41 APRIL The power of your testimony Friday 12 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PSALM 100:5 For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 41

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43 APRIL The power of your testimony Saturday 13 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ 1 KINGS 8:56 Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised; not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He promised through Moses His servant. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 43

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45 APRIL The power of your testimony Sunday 14 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PSALM 34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 45

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47 APRIL The power of your testimony Monday 15 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PSALM 105:1 Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 47

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49 APRIL The power of your testimony Tuesday 16 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ 2 SAMUEL 22:4 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 49

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51 APRIL The power of your testimony Wednesday 17 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PSALM 17:6-8 (ONLY 1 VERSE SHOWN) I have called upon You, for You will answer me, O God; Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 51

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53 APRIL The power of your testimony Thursday 18 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PSALM 27:7-12 (ONLY 1 VERSE SHOWN) Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice, And be gracious to me and answer me. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 53

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55 APRIL The power of your testimony Friday 19 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PSALM 55:16 As for me, I shall call upon God, And the LORD will save me. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 55

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57 APRIL The power of your testimony Saturday 20 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ JOSHUA 24:15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 57

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59 APRIL The power of your testimony Sunday 21 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PSALM 31:19-20 How great is Your goodness, Which You have stored up for those who fear You, Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You, Before the sons of men! 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 59

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61 APRIL The power of your testimony Monday 22 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PROVERBS 14:5 A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 61

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63 APRIL The power of your testimony Tuesday 23 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ 1 CORINTHIANS 14:26 What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 63

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65 APRIL The power of your testimony Wednesday 24 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ ROMANS 15:2 Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 65

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67 APRIL The power of your testimony Thursday 25 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ ROMANS 14:19 Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 67

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69 APRIL The power of your testimony Friday 26 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ PROVERBS 14:25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 69

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71 APRIL The power of your testimony Saturday 27 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ 1 THESSALONIANS 5:11 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 71

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73 APRIL The power of your testimony Sunday 28 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ MATTHEW 10:20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 73

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75 APRIL The power of your testimony Monday 29 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ ACTS 14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God, they said. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 75

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77 APRIL The power of your testimony Tuesday 30 Affirmation: I am a witness in the case for Christ JOHN 15:20 Remember the word that I spoke to you: No servant is greater than his master. If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 77

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79 This month s devotional theme: MAY Thy WORD in my heart AFFIRMATION: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path with Bishop wayne MalcolM i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 79

80 icc 2019 DEVOTIONAL Join us on the prayerline as we praying together! 6.00AM TO 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 # 80 i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L

81 MAY Thy WORD in my heart The word of God is the source of our faith. It is the secret of our success, the strength of our hope and the light to our path. The Bible reveals the whole counsel of God for every aspect of our lives. As such it is God s manual for living. Its principles and timeless in application and its stories speak volumes to every generation. It is the sword of the Spirit and the rock to which we have anchored our hopes. This month we want to exalt God s word. We want to cherish our Bible and get better acquainted with it. God s plan is to write his word in your heart. In this sense, He wants to lift it off the page and plant it in your soul. The word of God only successfully changes a life when it is operating from within. This is why David said, Thy WORD have I hid in my heart God s word IN your heart will strengthen you. It will guide you and equip you for the journey ahead. Just as God created, perfected and sustains the world with His words, so he creates, perfects and sustains the new you! You are a new creation of God and that creation is happening as you expose your heart to what God is saying. Your spiritual life is in fact linked to your ability to hear what God is saying to you now. The key is in knowing that whatever God is saying to you now will always sit i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 81

82 within the context and framework of what he has already said. That is why knowing the Scriptures will help you to recognise the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will never contradict the Scriptures. Rather He will shed light on it and open your understanding of it. He will remind you of it when you need it most and will apply its timeless principles to your practical decisions on a daily basis. Lets commit our favourite passages to memory and hide that WORD in our hearts. 82 i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L

83 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Wednesday 01 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path HEBREWS 4:12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 83

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85 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Thursday 02 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 85

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87 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Friday 03 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path PSALM 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 87

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89 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Saturday 04 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path JAMES 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 89

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91 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Sunday 05 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path PSALM 119:9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 91

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93 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Monday 06 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path ISAIAH 40:8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 93

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95 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Tuesday 07 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path LUKE 11:28 But he said, Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 95

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97 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Wednesday 08 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path PSALM 18:30 This God his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 97

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99 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Thursday 09 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path MATTHEW 7:24 Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 99

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101 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Friday 10 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path MATTHEW 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 101

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103 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Saturday 11 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path PHILIPPIANS 2:14-16 Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 103

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105 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Sunday 12 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path PSALM 119:130 The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 105

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107 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Monday 13 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path MATTHEW 4:4 But he answered, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 107

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109 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Tuesday 14 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path JOHN 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 109

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111 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Wednesday 15 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path PSALM 33:4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 111

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113 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Thursday 16 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path JOHN 7:38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 113

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115 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Friday 17 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path PSALM 56:4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 115

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117 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Saturday 18 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path 1 PETER 2:2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 117

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119 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Sunday 19 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path PROVERBS 2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 119

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121 MAY Thy WORD in my heart Monday 20 Affirmation: God s Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path JOHN 8:31-32 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. 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? i CAN COMMUNITY CHURCH i C C D E V O T I O N A L 121

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