FELLOWSHIP AT FIELD STORE DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING OCTOBER 13, 2018 JOEL 1:14 CONSECRATE A FAST, CALL A SACRED ASSEMBLY, GATHER THE ELDERS AND ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND INTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND CRY OUT TO THE LORD. JOEL 2:19 YES, THE LORD WILL ANSWER! C.H. SPURGEON SAID, WHENEVER GOD DETERMINES TO DO A GREAT WORK, HE FIRST SETS HIS PEOPLE TO PRAY. 1
THANK YOU FOR COMMITTING TO SPEND TODAY WITH OUR LORD JESUS. HERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DAY: AS WE ARE FASTING I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY HYDRATED BY DRINKING WATER THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME BECAUSE OF MEDICATION OR MEDICAL ISSUES MAY NEED TO EAT A LITTLE SOMETHING OR DRINK JUICE, ETC. WHICH IS FINE. OUR PURPOSE TODAY IS TO FAST AND PRAY, HOWEVER, YOU ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRAY FOR 12 HOURS CONTINUOUSLY. SOMEONE HAS SAID, WHEN WE PRAY WE TALK TO GOD AND WHEN WE READ HIS WORD, HE TALKS TO US. YOU ARE SPENDING THE DAY WITH OUR LORD, BE SURE NOT TO DO ALL THE TALKING. TAKE TIME TO LISTEN TO WHAT HE WANTS TO TELL YOU. HE IS THRILLED THAT YOU HAVE COMMITTED TO SPEND THE DAY WITH HIM AND JUST AS YOU HAVE MUCH TO SAY AND ASK OF HIM, HE HAS MUCH TO SAY AND ASK OF YOU. SLOW DOWN, TAKE YOU TIME AND REST IN HIM TODAY. TAKE A WALK WITH OUR LORD OUTSIDE (WEATHER PERMITTING) AND LET HIM SPEAK TO YOU, STILL YOUR HEART AND CLEAR YOUR MIND. LISTEN TO SOME WORSHIP MUSIC AND ENJOY HIS PRESENCE. ASK HIM TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO YOU IN A GREATER WAY THAN EVER BEFORE. 2
THE ACROSTIC BELOW GIVES US A GOOD GUIDE FOR APPROACHING OUR LORD: A ADORATION C - CONFESSION T - THANKSGIVING S - SUPPLICATION ADORATION - BE SURE TO BEGIN YOUR DAY AND TAKE TIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO OFFER PRAISE AND ADORATION TO OUR LORD FOR WHO HE IS AND ALL THAT HE DOES. SUGGESTED SCRIPTURE READING FOR ADORATION AND PRAISE: PSALM CHAPTER 8 PSALM CHAPTER 34 CONFESSION SPEND TIME CONFESSING AND REPENTING AND ACCEPT HIS FORGIVENESS AND CLEANSING. SUGGESTED SCRIPTURE READING FOR CONFESSION: PSALM CHAPTER 51, I JOHN 1:9 THANKSGIVING GIVING THANKS FOR ALL THINGS; FOR HIS SALVATION AND GRACE. FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE SUCH A WONDERFUL SAVIOR. FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY AND HIS ANSWERS TO OUR PRAYERS. 3
SUGGESTED SCRIPTURE READING FOR THANKSGIVING: PSALM 100:1 5, PSALM 103:1 5 GIVE THANKS FOR THE CHARACTER OF GOD: HE IS STILL SOVEREIGN! HE STILL KNOWS MY NAME! ANGELS STILL RESPOND TO HIS CALL! THE HEARTS OF RULERS STILL YIELD AT HIS BIDDING! THE DEATH OF JESUS STILL SAVES SOULS! THE SPIRIT OF GOD STILL INDWELLS SAINTS! HEAVEN IS STILL ONLY HEARTBEATS AWAY! THE GRAVE IS STILL TEMPORARY HOUSING! GOD IS STILL FAITHFUL! HE IS NOT CAUGHT OFF GUARD! HE USES EVERYTHING FOR HIS GLORY AND MY ULTIMATE GOOD! HE USES TRAGEDY TO ACCOMPLISH HIS WILL, AND HIS WILL IS RIGHT, HOLY, AND PERFECT! SORROW MAY COME IN THE NIGHT, BUT JOY COMES IN THE MORNING! GOD BEARS FRUIT IN THE MIDST OF AFFLICTION! SUPPLICATION INTERCESSORY PRAYER ON BEHALF OF OTHERS INCLUDING OUR CHURCH. SUGGESTED SCRIPTURE READING FOR SUPPLICATION. PSALM 107:1 8, 13 16, 19 21, 28-32 4
AS YOU BEGIN YOUR DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING ASK GOD TO HELP YOU REMOVE EACH OF THESE PRAYER KILLERS FROM YOUR LIFE. PRAYER KILLER # 1 UNCONFESSED SIN PSALM 66:18 IF I REGARD INIQUITY (SIN) IN MY HEART, THE LORD WILL NOT HEAR ME. PRAYER KILLER # 2 LACK OF FAITH JAMES 1 BUT WHEN HE ASKS, HE MUST BELIEVE AND NOT DOUBT, BECAUSE HE WHO DOUBTS IS LIKE A WAVE OF THE SEA, BLOWN AND TOSSED BY THE WIND. THAT MAN SHOULD NOT THINK HE WILL RECEIVE ANYTHING FROM THE LORD. PRAYER KILLER # 3 DISOBEDIENCE I SAMUEL 8:18 AND YOU SHALL CRY OUT IN THAT DAY BECAUSE OF YOUR KING WHICH YOU HAVE CHOSEN YOU; AND THE LORD WILL NOT HEAR YOU IN THAT DAY. PRAYER KILLER # 4 LACK OF TRANSPARENCY WITH GOD JAMES 5:16 CONFESS YOUR TRESSPASSES TO ONE ANOTHER, AND PRAY FOR ANOTHER, THAT YOU MAY BE HEALED. THE EFFECTIVE, FERVENT PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN AVAILS MUCH. PRAYER KILLER # 5 UNFORGIVENESS MATTHEW 6:14 15 FOR IF YOU FORGIVE MEN THEIR TRESPASSES, YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER 5
WILL ALSO FORGIVE YOU: BUT IF YOU FORGIVE NOT MEN THEIR TRESPASSES, NEITHER WILL YOUR FATHER FORGIVE YOUR TRESPASSES. PRAYER KILLER # 6 WRONG MOTIVES JAMES 4:3 YOU ASK, AND DO NOT RECEIVE, BECAUSE YOU ASK AMISS, THAT YOU MAY SPEND IT ON YOUR PLEASURES. PRAYER KILLER # 7 IDOLS IN OUR LIVES EZK 14:3 SON OF MAN, THESE MEN HAVE SET UP IDOLS IN THEIR HEARTS... SHOULD I LET MYSELF BE INQUIRED OF AT ALL BY THEM? PRAYER KILLER # 8 DISREGARD FOR OTHERS 1 PETER 3:7 LIKEWISE YOU HUSBANDS, DWELL WITH THEM ACCORDING TO KNOWLEDGE, GIVING HONOR UNTO THE WIFE, AS UNTO THE WEAKER VESSEL... THAT YOUR PRAYERS MAY NOT BE HINDERED. PRAYER KILLER # 9 DISREGARD FOR GOD S SOVEREIGNTY MATT 6:10 THY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE, IN EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. PRAYER KILLER # 10 UNSURRENDERED WILL 1 PETER 3:12 FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE ON THE RIGHTEOUS AND HIS EARS ARE OPEN TO THEIR PRAYERS: BUT THE FACE OF THE LORD IS AGAINST THOSE WHO DO EVIL. PRAYING FOR OUR CHURCH 6
READ JESUS PRAYER IN JOHN, CHAPTER 17 5 THINGS JESUS PRAYED FOR THE CHURCH PRAY FOR THESE FOR OUR CHURCH FIRST, JESUS PRAYED THAT HIS PEOPLE WOULD EXPERIENCE THE GLORY (PRESENCE) OF GOD (JOHN 17:22) SECOND, JESUS PRAYED THAT WE WOULD FOLLOW THE WORD OF GOD (JOHN 17:8) THIRD, JESUS PRAYED THAT HIS CHURCH WOULD BE UNITED IN THE LOVE OF GOD (JOHN 17:11, 21, 22, 23) FOURTH, JESUS PRAYED THAT WE WOULD GO FORTH IN THE MISSION OF GOD (JOHN 17:17-18) FIFTH, JESUS PRAYED THAT WE WOULD EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF GOD (JOHN 17:13) SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OUR CHURCH FIRST, PRAY THAT GOD WOULD PROVIDE A PASTOR THE BIBLE SAYS IF WE ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO GOD S WILL HE HEARS US. WE KNOW IT IS HIS WILL THAT OUR CHURCH HAVE PASTOR/SHEPHERD. HERE IS HIS PROMISE FOR A PASTOR/SHEPHERD: 7
JEREMIAH 3:15 AND I WILL GIVE YOU PASTORS ACCORDING TO MY HEART, WHO WILL FEED YOU WITH KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. JEREMIAH 23:4 AND I WILL SET UP SHEPHERDS OVER THEM WHO WILL FEED THEM: AND THEY SHALL FEAR NO MORE, NOR BE DISMAYED, NOR SHALL THEY BE LACKING, SAYS THE LORD. WHEN YOU PRAY FOR YOUR NEW PASTOR YOU ARE PRAYING IN ACCORDANCE TO HIS WILL AND ARE CLAIMING HIS PROMISE. SECOND, PRAY FOR THE CHURCH S FINANCIAL NEEDS TO SUPPORT A PASTOR. THROUGH MAN S EYES I BELIEVE THIS TO BE OUR CHURCH S LARGEST CHALLENGE TODAY. THE INCOME TO THE CHURCH (TITHES/OFFERINGS) MUST INCREASE IN ORDER FOR THE CHURCH TO COMPENSATE A PASTOR AND HIS FAMILY. WE MUST PRAY AND ACT IN ACCORDANCE TO MALACHI 3:10 WHERE THE LORD MAKES THIS PROMISE: 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. 8
THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED IN SCRIPTURE A CONDITIONAL PROMISE. THE CHURCH MUST MEET A CONDITION BEFORE GOD WILL SEND THE BLESSING. THE CONDITION IS BRING ALL THE TITHES. AS MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH TITHE GOD THEN SAYS HE WILL NOT BE OUTGIVEN. IF WE GIVE OUR PART, HE SAYS HE WILL OPEN THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN AND POUR OUT A BLESSING ON HIS CHURCH. WE MUST PRAY FIRST, THAT OUR MEMBERS WOULD HONOR GOD WITH THEIR TITHES AND THEN ASK GOD TO FULFILL HIS PROMISE BY POURING OUT HIS BLESSING ON THE CHURCH TO MEET THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF A NEW PASTOR AND ALL OF OUR EXISTING MINISTRIES. IN ADDITION, PLEASE PRAY THE FOLLOWING VERSE: PHILLIPIANS 4:19 AND MY GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL YOUR NEED ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS. THIRD, PRAY THAT GOD WOULD ADD MEMBERS TO THE CHURCH JESUS TOLD HIS DISCIPLES IN MATTHEW 16:18: AND I ALSO SAY TO YOU THAT YOU ARE PETER, AND ON THIS ROCK I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH, AND THE GATES OF HADES SHALL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST IT. PRAYING THAT GOD WILL BUILD OUR CHURCH IS IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH SCRIPTURE AND 9
GOD S WILL. ANOTHER VERSE WE CAN PRAY BACK TO GOD THAT SUPPORTS HIM SENDING US ADDITIONAL MEMBERS/WORKERS IS MATTHEW 9:37 38: THEN HE SAID TO HIS DISCIPLES, THE HARVEST TRULY IS PLENTIFUL, BUT THE LABORERS ARE FEW. THEREFORE, PRAY THE LORD OF THE HARVEST TO SEND OUT LABORERS INTO HIS HARVEST. AS WE PRAY FOR GOD TO BUILD THE CHURCH, WE CAN THANK HIM THAT HE HAS TOLD US IN HIS WORD THAT HE WILL SUPPLY ALL OUR NEEDS, HE WILL BUILD THE CHURCH AND HE WILL SEND FORTH THE NEEDED LABORERS. FOURTH, PRAY THAT GOD WOULD BUILD HIS CHURCH NOT ONLY BY SENDING WORKERS BUT THAT LOST PEOPLE WE KNOW AND LOVE WOULD BE SAVED AND BECOME A PART OF THE FELLOWSHIP. THE BIBLE SAYS THAT GOD IS NOT WILLING THAT ANY SHOULD PERISH BUT THAT ALL WOULD COME TO REPENTANCE. AS YOU ARE PRAYING FOR LOST PEOPLE TO BE SAVED TRY MAKING A LIST OF PEOPLE YOU KNOW WHO ARE NOT SAVED, THEN PRAY THE FOLLOWING FOR THEM: THAT GOD WILL CONVICT THEM AND DRAW THEM BY HIS SPIRIT. (JOHN 6:44, JOHN 14:6, JOHN 16:8 11) THAT GOD WILL OPEN THEIR MIND TO THE TRUTH. (MATTHEW 13:15, ACTS 26:17 18) 10
THAT THEY WILL BE RELEASED FROM STRONGHOLDS THAT PREVENT PLACING THEIR FAITH IN GOD (II TIMOTHY 2:25 26, COLOSSIANS 1:13) THAT THE LORD WILL SEND SOMEONE TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH THEM. (ROMANS 10:14 15) FINALLY, DON T STOP PRAYING FOR THEM. PRAY WITHOUT CEASING! I THESSALONIANS 5:17 FIFTH, PRAY FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR CHURCH THE FOLLOWING: INTERCESSORY PRAYER FOR INDIVIDUALS JOB 16: 20 21 MY INTERCESSOR IS MY FRIEND AS MY EYES POUR OUT TEARS TO GOD; ON BEHALF OF A MAN HE PLEADS WITH GOD AS A MAN PLEADS FOR HIS FRIEND. PRAY THAT THEY KNOW GOD S WILL FOR THEIR LIVES (COLOSSIANS 1:9 WE HAVE NOT STOPPED PRAYING FOR YOU AND ASKING GOD TO FILL YOU WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL THROUGH ALL SPIRITUAL WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING.) PRAY THAT THEY WOULD DO GOD S WILL IN THEIR LIVES (COLOSSIANS 1:10 WE PRAY THIS IN ORDER THAT YOU MAY LIVE A LIFE WORTHY OF THE LORD AND MAY PLEASE HIM IN EVERY WAY: BEARING FRUIT IN EVERY GOOD WORK.) 11
PRAY FOR PRODUCTIVITY IN THEIR LIVES (JOHN 15:16 I CHOSE YOU AND APPOINTED YOU TO GO AND BEAR FRUIT FRUIT THAT WILL LAST.) PRAY FOR THEM TO HAVE A GROWING RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD (COLOSSIANS 1:10 INCREASING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD) PRAY FOR GOD S POWER IN THEIR LIVES (COLOSSIANS 1:11 STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT, ACCORDING TO HIS GLORIOUS POWER, FOR ALL PATIENCE AND LONGSUFFERING WITH JOY.) PRAY FOR THEM TO HAVE A RIGHT ATTITUDE (COLOSSIANS 1:12 GIVING THANKS UNTO THE FATHER, WHO HAS QUALIFIED US TO BE PARTAKERS OF THE INHERITANCE OF THE SAINTS IN LIGHT) SIXTH, PRAY FOR THE STUDENT AND CHILDREN S MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH GOD HAS BLESSED OUR CHURCH WITH A STRONG CHILDREN S AND STUDENT MINISTRY. THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDING ON SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS MAKE UP A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL PEOPLE ATTENDING. ALONG WITH THIS BLESSING COMES MUCH ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CHURCH. WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR SAFETY WHILE IN OUR CARE (INCLUDING IN THE VAN). WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD TO INTRODUCE THEM TO JESUS AND SALVATION FOUND 12
ONLY IN HIM AND THEN ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR SPIRITUAL GROWTH. Things to pray for Students Pray for the students who have not yet accepted Christ as Savior that God will stir their hearts That the hearts of our students are receptive to God's word That they will have a hunger for God's word They will follow after sound doctrine and develop a deep love for God's word That they will be young men and women who seek God in prayer That they will learn to turn to God first when things get difficult That God will help them through the many difficult circumstances these students face at home That God would do a work in the lives of these students' families That they will turn to God when faced with challenges at school That they will be a light in their schools Pray that our students will have a passion to see the lost come to Christ That they be bold in their faith That a Godly love for each other grows within this ministry For a spirit of community within our group That they will learn what it means to be young men and women of God That they will learn to lead when that time comes That they will find opportunities to use the gifts and abilities God has given them 13
That they will feel loved and valued by the church That they will seek Godly wisdom in preparing for life after graduation Things to pray for the leadership of the student ministry Wisdom for the leadership of this ministry Pray God will give us wisdom about how to minster most effectively to the students He has provided Pray for wisdom about how to reach more students The strength and knowledge to disciple these students Pray that the leaders will teach and model the way of Christ Pray for the leaders to continually seek God through prayer and time in His word so they will be equipped to lead That God will continue to provide the leaders opportunities to build connections with the students Praises for the things God has already done Thank God for the students that have made the decision to accept His gift of salvation Thank God for the growth in these students lives Thank God for the resources He has provided to reach these students Thank God for students who are eager to participate in serving within our body Thank God for the leaders He has provided for this ministry Thank God for all the lives this ministry has impacted over the years 14
THERE ARE MANY INDIVIDUAL NEEDS WITHIN THE CHURCH BODY AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO TRY TO LIST EACH ONE ON THIS PRAYER GUIDE TODAY. OUR FOCUS TODAY IS MORE OF A CHURCH WIDE PRAYER TIME AS OPPOSED TO PRAYING FOR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. AS ANY OF OUR MEMBERS COME TO YOUR MIND TODAY AND TRIALS THEY ARE FACING PLEASE SPEND SOME TIME AND MENTION THEIR NAME TO OUR FATHER AS WE ARE SPENDING THE DAY WITH HIM. SUGGESTED SCRIPTURE READINGS DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13TH PRAYER AND FASTING II CHRONICLES CHAP 19 20 MATT 6: 16-18 JOEL CHAP 1-2 MATT 17: 14-21 LISTENING TO GOD: PSALM 4:4 I SAMUEL 12:7 PSALM 46:10 JOB 37:14 I KINGS 19:9-12 NUMBERS 9:8 ANSWERED PRAYER (PRAY THESE VERSES) ISAIAH 65:24 MATT 7: 7 8 MATT 21:22 MATT 18: 19 20 MARK 11:24 JOHN 14:13-14 JOHN 15:7 JOHN 16:23 HEBREWS 4:16 PSALM 37:4 PSALM 91:15 PSALM 145: 18 19 PROVERBS 15:29 JEREMIAH 33:3 MATT 6:6 1 JOHN 3:22 15
GIVING GOD ALL OUR CONCERNS PSALM 27: 1 14 PSALM 31:24 GALATIANS 6:9 PHILIPPIANS 1:6 ISAIAH 51:11 1 PETER 1: 6 9 PHILIPPIANS 4: 6 7, 19 JOHN 14:1, 27 1 PETER 5:7 ISAIAH 41:10 ROMANS 8:35 39 LUKE 18:1 MATT 11: 28 30 GOD S PROMISE TO DIRECT US ISAIAH 50:7 JAMES 1:5 PROVERBS 3:5-6 PSALM 32:8 ISAIAH 30:21 I COR 14:33 PHILIPPIANS 4:13 PHILIPPIANS 4:19 EPHESIANS 3: 20 21 II COR 9:8 PSALM 68:19 ADDITIONAL VERSES FOR ADORATION PSALM 146:1 2 PSALM 145:1 4 II SAMUEL 22:47 PSALM 59:16 17 PSALM 111:1 PSALM 73:25, 28 PHILIPPIANS 2:9 11 PSALM 46:10 11 EPHESIANS 3:20 21 PSALM 5:11 PSALM 47:7 8 I CHRONICLES 29:11 ADDITIONAL VERSES FOR THANKSGIVING PSALM 147:7 PSALM 50:14 EPHESIANS 5:20 HEBREWS 13:15 PSALM 95:2 PSALM 139:17 18 ADDITIONAL VERSES FOR SUPPLICATION PSALM 25:9, 141:1, 142:1, 143:1, 8 HEBREWS 4:15 16 ISAIAH 42:16, 43:18 19 MATTHEW 7: 7, 11 JEREMIAH 10:23, 32:17, PSALM 62:5, JOHN 10:4 16
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