Bethel Prayer Resources for Lent 2014

Bethel Prayer
Resources for Lent
2014
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Signs you may need a different prayer routine
Parents Daily Prayer Guide
Five Finger Prayer
Try Something New
Prayer Models
Another Look at the Lord’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer Expanded
Scriptures About Prayer
Notable Prayers in Scripture
Prayer and Fasting
Books/Devotionals/Songs
Notes
SIMPLY PRAY
Prayer is the privilege each of us has to talk with our Heavenly
Father. Relationships are always better when there is open
communication.
Lent is a time of special growth and increased intimacy with Jesus.
This Lent season you are invited to focus on giving prayer an
increasing priority in your life.
This short booklet may help you explore new avenues to increase
your communication with God. There are also resources online at
www.bethelamespokane.com While you should spend individual
time in prayer, consider choosing a prayer partner because where 2
or 3 are gathered together in [Jesus'] name, there [He] is in the midst
of them.
Lent begins Wednesday, March 5 and lasts for 40 days leading to
Easter (not including Sundays). Lent ends on Thursday April 17, 2014.
Praying, Pastor Lonnie & Elisha Mitchell
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Prayer Resources
Too busy or overwhelmed
BOOKS/DEVOTIONALS (check popular book sites or stores)
Draw the Circle -40 Day Prayer Challenge by Mark Batterson
Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyers
Prayers That Avail Much by Germaine Copeland
Praying God's Word/Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds by Beth Moore
My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
Feeling
stuck
Come Away My Beloved by Frances J. Roberts
Why doesn’t God
answer me?!?
Psalm 91 by Peggy Joyce Ruth
Jesus Calling Devotional by Sarah Young
Lent Devotionals on Biblegateway.com
Our Daily Bread Devotionals www.odb.org & App Store
Same prayers over and over again
SONGS
"Just a Prayer Away" by Yolanda Adams
"Find Rest-Live Soaking Worship Music" by Julie True
“Open the Eyes of My Heart” by Michael W. Smith
“Draw Me Nearer” by Commissioned
“Our Father” by Fred Hammond
“Order My Steps” by GMWA Women of Worship
Only praying for me and mine
“Can I Lay in Your Arms” by Donald Lawrence
“Prayers of the Righteous” by Israel an New Breed
“The Change Will Come” by The Wilmington Chester Mass Choir
“Sunday Morning Jams” by Quiet Time Players (instrumental)
More resources on www.bethelamespokane.com Click on “Events”
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Unable to stop
unhealthy habits
“This kind goeth not out
but by prayer and fasting.”
MATTHEW 17:21
- Jesus
I really need to
hear God’s voice
about something
What is fasting?
Most fasts involve abstaining from food for short or long periods of time. These
days, a television or Facebook fast may be precisely what we need to hear
God’s voice more clearly. If its your custom to “give up something” for Lent,
replace it with prayer. Fasting is hyper-prayer.
Thinking of God like Santa
or a genie
Why fast?
Certain miracles only happen in response to prayer and fasting. A fast helps
quiet other “noise” in our lives—like noise cancelling headphones. It breaks
down the calluses in our hearts and minds to make us sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
Question to consider:
When will I start?
When will I end?
What am I fasting for?
No matter what we fast, we need to establish a time frame and an objective.
If we don’t, we will find excuses to compromise and quit.
Lonely / Alone
Praying
only in an
emergency
Reasons some fast:
To empty oneself and be filled with the Holy Spirit
For deliverance from the yoke of bondage
For discernment to make a decision
For favor or a new job, or a new business
For a financial, relational or emotional breakthrough
To seek the heart of God
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I’m just so
exhausted
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DAILY PRAYER GUIDE
SUNDAY
Pray for and seek blessings for those who are in authority over your children, asking the Lord to give them wisdom and understanding as they interact with your children.
MONDAY
Ask the Lord to completely surround your children with emotional, physical
and spiritual protection
Hezekiah's Prayer when Sick—Hezekiah, on his deathbed, cries out to
God in prayer and God extends his life. Isaiah 38:2-8
The Prayer of Jabez—Jabez prays for God to bless him. 1 Chronicles 4:10
Elijah's Prayer at Mount Carmel - I Kings 18:36-39
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication - 1 Kings 8:22-30
David's Prayer of Thanks - 2 Samuel 7:18-29
TUESDAY
Pray that the Lord will strengthen your children’s faith and will fill them with
a passionate desire to want to seek and know Him, His Word and His will.
WEDNESDAY
Ask the Lord to give your children godly wisdom in choosing their friends
and peers, and to give them strength and courage to boldly take a stand
for what is right.
THURSDAY
Pray that the Lord would renew your children’s mind, helping them to remain pure in their thoughts and deeds.
FRIDAY
Ask the Lord to extend His blessing over the activities of your children both
academic and extra-curricular, giving them alertness and clarity of mind.
Pray also for encouragement in their defeats and humility in their victories.
SATURDAY
Pray that your children will be sensitive and compassionate to the needs of
others, and that the Lord will help them act in love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Abraham's Prayer for Sodom - Genesis 18:23-25
Stephen's Prayer at His Stoning - Acts 7:59-60
Paul's Prayer for Spiritual Growth - Ephesians 3:14-21
Paul's Prayer for Knowing God's Will - Colossians 1:9-12
Paul's Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom - Ephesians 1:15-23
Paul's Prayer for Partners in Ministry - Philippians 1:3-11
A Prayer of Praise - Jude 1:24-25
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Christ’s Intercessory Prayer—John 17
The Lord's Prayer—Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray. Matthew 6:9-15
The Tax Collector's Prayer— Prayer for mercy in a prayer of repentance.
Luke 18:13
Habakkuk's Prayer—The prophet Habakkuk prays a prayer of worship and
rejoicing to the Lord. Habakkuk 3:2-19
The Prayer of Ezra—Ezra intercedes to God for the guilt and sin of the
people. Ezra 9:5-15
Daniel's Prayer for the Captives—Daniel pleads for the Lord's mercy in
petition and fasting for the captive Jews. Daniel 9:4-19
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Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer
and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Take a newspaper or news story from that day or week. Find current
issues and people to pray for.
Choose one member or leader of your group/church each week and
pray for them.
Keep a prayer journal. You can record what you prayed and praise
God for how He answered. Review often.
Colossians 4:2
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
pray continually;
1 Timothy 2:8
Adopt a missionary or a country to pray for. Get prayer ideas for
unreached peoples at http://www.global-prayer-digest.org.
Pound the streets
Get some comfy shoes
and head out into your
community with some
friends. Ask God to show
you the needs of the
area, and ask people if
they have anything
they’d like you to pray
about as you walk
along.
Learn the Lord’s prayer in sign language.
Here a link you can try:
http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=0J2BF1NU
I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without
anger or disputing.
Hebrews 4:14
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone
through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly
to the faith we profess.
James 1:7
That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;
James 4:3
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong
motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other
so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is
powerful and effective.
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our
sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Get quiet. Take time out to ask God what’s on His heart.
Write down what He impresses upon you.
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The PRAY Model
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P = Praise: Tell God you love Him and thank Him.
Psalm 69:30 I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with
thanksgiving.
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R = Repent: Confess any sin.
Acts 3:19-20 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins
may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the
Lord.
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A = Ask: Ask God to help you and others.
1 John 5:14 This is the confidence we have in approaching
God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
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Y = Yield: Pause and listen to God's word.
Psalm 130:5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word
I put my hope.
1 Chronicles 16:11
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
Psalm 4:1
Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from
my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
Psalm 145:18
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Proverbs 15:29
The LORD is far from the wicked but he hears the prayer of the
righteous.
Matthew 7:11
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to
those who ask him!
The ACTS Model
Cover all four aspects or emphasize one at a time.
You could even pick Scriptures and songs that reflect each.
Luke 6:12
One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent
the night praying to God.
Luke 18:1
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should
always pray and not give up.
Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know
what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with
groans that words cannot express.
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Adoration (say or sing worship to God)
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Confession (acknowledge and repent of sins)
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Thanksgiving
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Supplication (make earnest requests of God)
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If the Ten Commandments show
us how to love God and others,
the Lord’s Prayer teaches us how to
ask for help to do that properly.
Our Father which art in heaven Lord, we are Your children. Because you are
above, You see the following situation perfectly:
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Hallowed be Thy name
Your name is set apart from any other. You are:
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Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Lord, please take control over these areas of life:
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Give us this day our daily bread
Lord, today we rely on You for _____________
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And forgive us our trespasses
Lord, please forgive us for _____________________
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As we forgive those who trespass against us
Lord, help us forgive ________________________________________________________
And lead us not into temptation
Lord, we need Your direction concerning _____________________________________
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But deliver us from evil
Lord, guide us away from the sinful desire to ________________________________
The Lord’s Prayer Expanded
.When we pray The Lord’s Prayer, Jesus did not ask us to repeat this prayer
and other prayers over and over again without meaning. He wants us to pray
with thought, meaning, and sincerity of heart. Pray these Bible passages to
help better to explain each part of the Lord’s Prayer. Silently pause to reflect
and then continue.
Acts chapter 17, verse 24: “The God who made the world and everything in it
is the Lord of heaven and earth.” Our Father who art in heaven;
Psalm 103, verse 1: “Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise His
holy name.” Hallowed be Thy name.
Psalm 103, verse 19: “The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His
kingdom rules over all.” Thy kingdom come.
Romans, chapter 8, verse 28: “We know that in all things God works for the
good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Psalm 145, verses 15 & 16: “The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their
food at the proper time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desires of every
living thing.” Give us this day our daily bread.
Psalm 51, verses 1 & 2: “You are kind, God! Please have pity on me. You are
always merciful! Please wipe away my sins. Wash me clean from all of my sin
and guilt.” And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass
against us.
Mark, chapter 14, verse 38: “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into
temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
And lead us not into temptation.
Second Thessalonians, chapter 3, verse 3: “The Lord is faithful, and He will
strengthen and protect you from the evil one.”
But deliver us from evil
First Timothy, chapter 1, verse 17. “I pray that honor and glory will always be
given to the only God, who lives forever and is the invisible and eternal King!”
For Thine is the kingdom and power and the glory forever and ever.
Numbers chapter 5, verse 22: “Amen. So be it.” Amen.
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For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. AMEN
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