Baptism of Holiness – February 17, 2010
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“A baptism of holiness, a demonstration of godly living is the crying need of our day . . . Revival is always marked by an overwhelming sense of Christ’s presence in the church . . . a heightened awareness of holiness with confession, repentance, and restitution.” –Duncan Campbell
Scripture
“ . . . ‘Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts . . . ’” (Isa. 6:3, NASB).
Prayer
Father, revive Your church in North America by granting us a fresh baptism of holiness, that we may accurately represent You. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Pursuing Holiness – February 10, 2010
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“If our churches have any hope of true revival, it must begin with a profound new holiness in us!” – Dr. Gregory Frizzell
Scripture
“Make every effort . . . to be holy” (Heb. 12:14, NIV).
Prayer
Lord, we are aware that the foremost reason You withhold Your mighty power and presence in our midst is because of our sin and lack of holiness. For Your name’s sake, forgive us and grant us the profound spiritual cleansing essential to revival and maintaining a right relationship with You. In Jesus’ name, amen.
God’s Holiness – February 3, 2010
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“A right view of God’s holiness is the beginning place for personal revival . . . All revival flows from this fountain: a biblical view of God Himself. He is holy.” –James MacDonald
Scripture
“‘Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts . . .’” (Isa. 6:3, NASB).
Prayer
Father, forgive us for misrepresenting Your holiness. For Your name’s sake, revive us by changing our thinking about You. Grant us a fresh vision of You in Your holiness that would transform our natural inclination toward sin. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Seeking Prayer – January 27, 2010
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“You might say, ‘God is always available.’ Well, let Scripture correct you. There are times Israel sought the Lord but God said it was too late . . . In the time of God’s judgment . . . He calls a halt to prayer and cries for help.” – Henry Blackaby
Scripture
“Seek the LORD while He may be found . . . ” (Isa. 55:6, NASB).
Prayer
Lord, forgive our presumption concerning your availability. Help us to seek You prevailingly while You may be found. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Religion or Right Relationship – January 20, 2010
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“When God’s people depart from a right relationship with Him, they need revival . . . The primary reason we need revival is that we have forsaken our love relationship with God—our first love . . . A right relationship with God is the requirement for genuine revival.” –Henry Blackaby and Claude King
Scripture
“You have forsaken your first love” (Rev. 2:4, NIV).
Prayer
Lord, do whatever is necessary to gain our attention and bring us back into a right relationship with Yourself. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Spiritual Preparedness – January 13, 2010
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“Before the great revivals of history, God’s people had a great burden for prayer, personal and corporate cleansing, and holiness. Once attention was given to these necessary prerequisites, revival came suddenly, swiftly and with great affect . . . Individuals must be ready . . . ” –Melvin Blackaby
Scripture
“Break up your fallow ground . . .” (Hos. 10:12, NASB).
Prayer
Father, for Your glory, break up our fallow ground. Give us a great burden for prayer, personal and corporate cleansing, and holiness. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Restoring Biblical Unity – January 6, 2010
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“In light of today’s epidemic immorality and compromise, it may even sound strange to call disunity a ‘preeminent’ revival hindrance . . . Throughout revival history, restored relationships are significant in sweeping revival.” -Gregory R. Frizzell
Scripture
“I . . . ask . . . that they may all be one . . .” (John 17:20-21, NASB).
Prayer
Father, for Your glory revive us to walk in such oneness with You that we will live in fellowship with one another and demonstrate Your love to the world. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Seeking Biblical Unity – December 30, 2009
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“Thank God that more and more believers are saddened that their divisions have so profaned the name of Jesus. Increasingly, they are saying, ‘We are hungry for a mighty revival of loving fellowship and oneness.’” –Gregory R. Frizzell
Scripture
“I . . . ask . . . that they may all be one . . . ” (John 17:20-21, NASB).
Prayer
Father, show us what breaks Your heart and prevents revival in the church of North America. Send us a revival of loving fellowship and oneness. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Do It For Your Name – December 23, 2009
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“God’s name is the highest regard of his holy creatures and of himself…the salvation of Christ is for God’s name’s sake.” – John Piper
Scripture
“ . . . And what will You do for Your great name?” (Joshua 7:9b, AMP)
Prayer
King of Glory, forgive us for blaspheming Your name with our sins. Holy Lord, although our sins testify against us and our iniquities are many, for the sake of Your own great name, make Your power known, and vindicate Your name as holy before the nations. Amen.
Glorify Thy Name - December 16, 2009
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“Do you know that God's first love is his name and not his people. And because it is, there is hope for his sinful people . . . Do you cry for mercy on the basis of God's love for his name? –John Piper
Scripture
“Father, glorify Your name. Then a voice came out of heaven: ‘I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again’” (John 12:28, NASB).
Prayer
Father, forgive us for profaning Your holy name. We ask that You glorify Your name in and through us. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Invoking God’s Name – December 9, 2009
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“When God tells Jeremiah that He is removing His name from His people and that it will no longer be spoken among them, it meant all hope was gone . . . There was no worse fate that could befall them.” –Tom Blackaby
Scripture
“Never shall My name be invoked again by the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt” (Jer. 44:26, NASB).
Prayer
O Lord, cause Your great name to be made known in our nation. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Delighting in God – December 2, 2009
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" . . . To make pretensions about honoring him more, while not calling people to the most radical, soul-freeing satisfaction in God alone, is self-contradictory . . . God is glorified in his people by the way we experience him, not merely by the way we think about him. –John Piper
Scripture
“Delight yourself in the LORD . . .” (Ps. 37:4, NASB).
Prayer
Lord, forgive us for not delighting in You. Free us from our sinful desires and give us desires for Your righteousness and kingdom. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Crying For a Fresh Encounter – November 25, 2009
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"There’s a real heart-cry for revival from across America . . . an intensifying cry that is being raised to God for a fresh encounter with Him in revival." –Avery Willis
Scripture
”Will You not Yourself revive us again . . .?” (Ps. 85:6, NASB)
Prayer
O Lord, help us recognize and understand Your activity in judgment of our nation and humble ourselves, pray, seek Your face and repent of our sin. We ask You to meet us in a fresh reviving encounter. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Seeking Brokenness - November 18, 2009
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“He wants to revive our hearts and it all begins with brokenness and humility. Proud people don’t think they need revival . . . Broken people continually sense their need for a fresh encounter with God and for a fresh filling of His Holy Spirit. Are you a broken Christian?” – Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Scripture
“Humble yourselves before the Lord . . .” (Jas. 4:10, NIV)
Prayer
Lord, we present our hearts to You, asking for a fresh cleansing encounter with You and a deep renewed filling of Your Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ name, amen.
God’s Rules For Speech - November 11, 2009
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Like many standards of society, the rules of speech are not absolute, but relative . . . Christians need to remember that God’s word establishes absolute parameters for our speech.” –Joseph M. Stowell
Scripture
“Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth . . .” (Eph. 4:29, NASB).
Prayer
Holy Father, forgive our unwholesome speech and revive us to have tongues that honor You and reflect that holiness is of value to You and others. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Seeking God Wholeheartedly – November 4, 2009
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“To obey His (God’s) word is to seek Him.” -Henry Blackaby
Scripture
“How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, who seek Him with all their heart” (Psalm 119:2, NASB).
Prayer
Father, we seek You with all our hearts, asking You to bring glory to Yourself by unleashing Your Word with great power in our lives, churches and nation. Revive us according to Your Word by helping us obey it. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Seeking The Lord – October 28, 2009
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“Our response to God greatly determines His presence in our lives. If we seek God with all our hearts, then we will find Him . . . If we continue to forsake Him, a time will come when we desperately need Him and He will not be near.” – Henry Blackaby
Scripture
“ . . . It is time to seek the Lord” (Hosea 10:12, AMP).
Prayer
Father, cleanse and empower us to set our hearts to seek You wholeheartedly and with earnest humility to follow and obey You. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Prayer And Gospel Success – October 21, 2009
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“There are two incredibly urgent issues to be addressed in prayer for revival: the manifest presence of the Lord . . . and the word of the Lord running rapidly and bringing great glory to God. Will you set your heart to make these matters of urgent and constant prayer?”-Richard Owen Roberts
Scripture
“Pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified . . . ” (2 Thess. 3:1, NASB).
Prayer
Father, cause the Gospel to spread rapidly and be glorified and honored. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Crying For Resurgence – October 14, 2009
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“God, help us to have a resurgence, in prayer, in discipleship and being like Jesus . . . In doing so, there’ll be a resurgence in the Great Commission.” –Jim Richards
Scripture
“O God, restore us, and cause Thy face to shine upon us, and we will saved” (Ps. 80:3, NASB)
Prayer
Lord, restore us and bless us with your favor. Give us a resurgence of “prayer, discipleship, and of being like Jesus,” that we meet Your conditions for experiencing a resurgence of the Great Commission. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Resurgence of Prayer – October 7, 2009
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" . . . Much of the calamity that has come to American culture today can be attributed to churches neglecting heartfelt prayer. Even a call for increased evangelism, such as the recent Great Commission Resurgence Declaration, must be preceded by biblical prayer . . . Let us not go forth without the Spirit of God upon us." -Dan Bisor
Scripture
“But you are . . . a royal priesthood . . . ” (1 Peter 2:9, NIV).
Prayer
Father, revive us and grant us a resurgence of biblical prayer. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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