Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic)

6 DAYS - Fasting & Prayer Guide

 

THEME:  Get on With It:  Undo the Pause Button            

Main Scriptures: Jeremiah 29: 1-14; Revelation 3: 7-13           

Introduction

Things around us may not look good or promising right now, and we are probably wondering what next.  The children of Israel were also in a difficult situation.  After suffering for several generations under the cruel hand of Pharaoh, God decided to deliver them.  As they marched out of Egypt, Pharaoh’s army came after them.  They thought they were trapped.  The Red Sea was before them, mountains were on either side.   When they looked at their options, they felt like many of us would, all was lost.  In their moment of despair, God said something to His people that still rings true today "stand still and see the salvation of the Lord” (Exodus 14:13).  God basically said I know the Red Sea is there, just move forward.  God wants us to trust Him. It all comes down to walking by faith, not by sight.  In Jeremiah 29, while Jeremiah was in Jerusalem, he heard from the people in exile.  

He heard of their despair, lack of employment, poverty, their depression, their longing to return, and uncertainty about their future. Jeremiah heeded the directive of God to write the exiles a letter of hope. (Jeremiah, 29:1-14). The words of Jeremiah have practical applications to our uncertain times. They are reminders that hope is the confidence that God is in control. While things may not seem like what we want them to be,   let us be reminded that God is sovereign. He wants us to become aware of the opportunities around us.  His plans for us are perfect and are secured in His promises. He wants us to stop depending on our physical eyes to make decisions.  We just need to move forward and watch God do what He does best, and that's being God. We are never too young or too old to move on.  Regardless of how uncertain the future looks, our God is well able. That's all the assurance we need to believe in a better tomorrow today. Let’s not focus on the things that are happening around us. Trust God. Get on with it! Undo the pause button.

 

ORGANIZATION PRAYER MEETING:  Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 7:30pm on Zoom

MARCH 7, 2021

 

Topic: Get on With It:  A Changed Perspective

Scriptures:Romans 12:1-2; James 3:13; James 4:1-10

Focus:  Be transformed by the renewing of the mind

 

PRAYER POINTS:

 

Pray that…

  • our hearts and mind will be fixed on Christ
  • we will submit to God thus allowing a Christ-like character will be reflected through our lives
  • we will be transformed by the renewing of our minds
  • we will lay aside proud attitudes and  humble ourselves to God’s Will
  • God will  receive glory through every  aspect of our lives
  • that we will guard our hearts against unwise decisions

 

MARCH 8, 2021

 

Topic: Where do we go from here?  Moving on in Faith

Scriptures:  Isaiah 41:10; James 1:12; Galatians 2:20; Galatians 5:22-23; Ephesians 2:10; 1 Timothy 4:14; 1 Peter 2:9

Focus: Forward in Faith

PRAYER POINTS:

  • Pray for freedom from anything holding us back
  • Pray for strength to persevere in times of discouragement
  • Pray that we will understand who we are in God
  • Pray that there will be an overflow of the fruit of the Spirit in our lives
  • Pray that we will operate in our giftings
  • Pray that we as a church family remain faithful and good stewards in financial matters.
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MARCH 9, 2021

 

Topic:Don’t Just Sit There!  It’s Worth Fighting For

Scriptures: Jude 1: 1-6; 1 Peter 3:15

Focus: How do we earnestly contend for the faith?

PRAYER POINTS: 

  • Pray that believers will contend for the faith and be vigilant against deception
  • Pray that we will remain sincere and blameless
  • Pray that we will be fervent in prayer and doctrine
  • Pray that we will build up ourselves in faith
  • Pray that we will seek the mind of Christ in all that we do
  • Pray that we will always be prepared to present the truth as revealed in God’s words to anyone who asks us
  • Pray that our legislators will see the light and protect the unborn from the point of conception.

 

MARCH 10, 2021

 

Topic: Change Makers Needed.  Jesus is Hiring

Scriptures:Deuteronomy 31:6; Luke 11:13; John 4:35; Acts 26:16-18;  Philippians 2:15; 1 Peter 2:5

Focus: Evangelism during a Time of Social Distancing

PRAYER POINTS:

  • Pray for  a greater desire and burden to see people saved
  • Pray that  we will have courage and wisdom to share the gospel
  • Pray that we will remain above reproach
  • Pray that the fire of the Holy Ghost will consume the unfilled
  • Pray for a great harvest of souls
  • Pray we will make more effort to engage in personal evangelism

 


MARCH 11, 2021

Topic    Hungry for Revival

Scriptures: 2 Chronicles 7:1-14

 Focus: How to pray for revival in prayer life, in the church and our nation

 

PRAYER POINTS:

  • Pray that our family and friends would hear and receive the truth of God’s Word as we share Scripture with them, and that God would use it to transform them
  • Pray that the church will overflow in all the gifts of the Spirit
  • Pray that those who are bound and held captive will be free
  • Pray that righteousness  will reign in our country and evil is exposed and cut off
  • Pray for revival and spiritual awakening in our nation
  • Pray that the darkness in our nation will  be pushed back and that God’s light will shine

 

 

MARCH 12, 2021

 

Topic: As we move forward not one hoof shall be left behind

Scriptures:Nehemiah 4:14; Psalm 107:19-20; Isaiah 43:1-2; James 5:14; 1 Timothy 2:1-2 2 Chronicles 7:1-14; Nehemiah 4:14; Jeremiah 3:12;  1 Corinthians 13:4-8; Colossians 1:9-

 

PRAYER POINTS:

 

  • Pray for those battling with physical illness, depression, anxiety, addiction and mental illness.
  • Pray for the single mothers
  • Pray for  our children and youth
  • Pray for healing and restoration of broken family relations and marriages
  • Pray for unsaved spouses, children, other relatives and the return of backsliders
  • Pray against crime and violence in the nation
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Suggested Prayer Times

Morning: 6:00 am |  Noon: 12 pm  |  Evening 6:00 pm

Psalms 55:17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.