Tar Landing Baptist Church
Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Daily Prayer Journal

 

Daily Prayer
“But prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God…”
Acts 12:5b
 
Daily prayers for our TLBC Family                              Requests                                                                                                            
Wednesday                        Women of TLBC                                To be Proverbs 31:10-31 kind of women
Thursday                             Teens of TLBC                    To be 1st Timothy 4:12 kind of teens,
Friday                                    Families of TLBC                To be Ephesians 5:18-6:4 kind of families
Saturday                              Sunday services                                Spirit leading, Christ exalting, Sin killing, Church reviving
Sunday                                 Souls attending                 Repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ
Monday                               Men of TLBC                      To be 1st Timothy 6:11-14 kind of men
Tuesday                               Teachers: Wed & Sun     To be 2nd Timothy 2:15 kind of teachers
 
Daily prayers for the Churches & Pastors of the New River Baptist Association    (List will change weekly)             
Wednesday                        Centerview                        Mike Schwalm
Thursday                             Enon Chapel                       Jim Kelley
Friday                                    Galilee                                  David Adams
Saturday                              Grants Creek                     Bill Davis
Sunday                                 Hallsville                               Leonard Drew
Monday                               Harris Creek                       Drew Parker
Tuesday                               Jacksonville FBC                                Jason Brinker                    
 
Daily prayers for the furtherance of the gospel.                                                                                                                                
Wednesday                 KABYLE BERBERS OF ALGERIA AND FRANCE (kuh-BEEL BER-bers). Friends who have recently returned from vacation in Algeria report that the church they visited is alive, well and growing! Those brothers and sisters preparing for baptism had inscribed their names and their village of origin on a list that was posted at the entrance to the church--testifying that people were coming from the “four corners of Kabylia” to attend. The library was well stocked with Christian materials, and the service was so vital that the Holy Spirit’s presence was almost palpable! Praise God for His faithful answers to your prayers for His church in Algeria. Please continue to persevere in lifting up pastors, believers and seekers, expecting an outpouring of God’s Spirit and growth of His kingdom! http://www.experiencename.com/
 
Thursday                     MADAGASCAR, INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS. A missionary family drives five hours from where they currently are studying the Malagasy language to get a taste of what life will be like for them when they move to a city near an unreached people group, the Tanala. God called missionaries Jeremy and Angela Newton and their three young boys more than a year ago to share the gospel with Madagascar’s Tanala people group. After the long drive on rough roads, they settle down. They begin to absorb all that they experienced during the day. As they both pray, even the rats prancing around on the hotel ceiling do not mute what they know God is telling them. Watching the sunrise in the early morning, Jeremy and Angela are convicted of their call to work with the Tanala people. They discover that the Tanala live out in the rain forest, not in the city where they originally anticipated living, and that they must go to them. God has convicted them that living in the rain forest among the Tanala tribe may be the best way to show them Jesus. Yes, they know it will be isolated, lonely and rough, but the Newtons are confident that God will provide and bless as they move forward in obedience. Pray for the Newtons as they complete language study, asking that it will be free of distractions and that they will find language partners. Pray for all the “unknowns” that will accompany the move into the area of the Tanala to become known and to be overcome.
 
Friday                          KURDS OF IRAN. Please pray for S, a Kurd from the western Iranian city of K. Recently S was taken by the secret police of his country for his evangelistic efforts for the gospel. The authorities have charged him with crimes against his country and against the dominant religion of his country. He has been beaten severely and is suffering greatly from this bad treatment. No one else in his family is a believer. Thus far he has not been allowed visitors, although he has been able to speak a few times on the telephone. Pray that S will be encouraged by the prayers of many brothers and sisters in Christ. Pray that those S whom has evangelized and is discipling will grow stronger in their faith during this time of suffering. Pray that the church among the Kurds of Iran will grow as a result of this situation. doulos@comcast.net; http://centralasia.imb.org/
 
Saturday                              Amy Johnson / Nicaragua / Prayer/Praise Letter             
                Dear Prayer Partner,
                Greetings in the Lord!  Thank you for continuing to remember the gangs and me in prayer.  It is such a comfort to know that there are brothers and sisters in Christ who are lifting us up before the Father.  The Lord continues to protect me daily from dangerous situations. 
                Since I last wrote, many things have happened here. Over 75 gang members are now participating in the written Bible Study each week and are being touched by the Word of God.  Please pray especially for Cid and Bismarck who have accepted Christ and are growing in the Lord.  It is not easy for gang members to accept the Lord in prison…there are many temptations and trials.  Through all this though, they are learning to depend upon the Lord. 
                Several weeks ago, two men came here to visit and give their testimonies, from North Carolina.  One is Pat Wooten and the other is David Chestnutt.  They accompanied me into the prison and also into several barrios (neighborhoods) where I minister.  The Lord blessed through them and several gang members accepted Christ.  Please pray for Charlie, one of the guys who received Christ and continue to pray for Alex.  He was stabbed repeatedly with a machete about a year ago, and is now a Christian. 
                Attached is a picture of a group of gang members who need the Lord.  Please pray that they will recognize their need for Him. 
                Once again, thank you for praying and may the Lord bless you richly.
                Because of Him,
                Amy
 
Sunday                                 Dan & Jamila Caba / Philippines
 
Monday                               Paul & Sheila Hosier / Honduras                                               
 
Tuesday                               Onslow Pregnancy Resource Center.

 

 
Monthly Corporate Prayer Meeting
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
2nd Chronicles 7:14
A Call to Purity
“Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.”
John 15:3
A Call to Personal Purity              
            Psalm 24:3-5; James 4:8-10; 1st Peter 1:13-16; 1 Corinthians 6:15-20          Responsive reading
 
            Personal awareness of sin                 
                        Psalms 139:23-24                                                                                Responsive reading
                        Prayerful  meditation asking God to reveal “any wicked way”
                                    We can accept something as okay that is not okay with God?
                                    We may need to be forgiven or to forgive?
                                    What about our Thoughts...Words...Actions...Relationships...Ambition                                                        Priorities…Entertainment or Social life?
 
            Personal admission of sin                  
                        Psalm 51:1-12                                                                                     Responsive reading
                        Prayerful meditation admitting to God about sin revealed
 
            Personal abhorrence of sin                
                        Proverbs 8:13                                                                                      Collective reading
                        Prayerful meditation regarding sin with contempt
 
            Personal abandonment of sin            
                        Proverbs 28:13                                                                                    Collective reading
                        Prayerful meditation willfully turning from sin - repentance
 
            Private Prayer Time
                                Pray with thanksgiving that “If we confess our sins” our gracious God “is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” and that “the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”                                                                                                                                                                                 1st John 1:9, 7
 
A Call to Congregational Purity
“The Church can have no power apart from purity.” R. Kent Hughes, Disciplines of a Godly Man
                The intention of the church
                                Ephesians 5:24-27                                                                                                            Responsive reading
                                Prayerful meditation regarding our involvement and influence in the church
                                Remember Joshua 7: Achan was involved and had an evil influence upon the Israelites.
                                As members of TLBC, are we a spiritual liability grieving and quenching the Holy Spirit?
                The inspection of the church
                                1st Peter 4:17; Revelation 1:18-2:1                                                                             Responsive reading
                                Prayerful meditation: What does the Lord see in this fellowship that displeases Him?
                               
                The invitation to the church
                                Revelation 3:14-22                                                                                                           Responsive reading
 
                Corporate Prayer Time                            All who can and will are asked to kneel around the platform for prayer.
 
 
 
Suggestions for prayer on behalf of TLBC
1. Pray for a revival of holiness in TLBC that produces a hatred for sin and a love for righteousness.
2. Pray for members to live lives of integrity – doing what is right is God’s sight in private and public places.
3. Pray for members to “hunger and thirst after righteousness.”
4. Pray for young people to have the conviction and courage not to pattern after worldly standards in clothing, entertainment, ambition, etc.
5. Pray for adults to set the example of holiness showing that it is not regretful but rewarding to live for God and not for this world.
6. Pray for parents who will hold up the standard of purity.
7. Pray for men to reject the world’s definition of manhood choosing instead to be godly men.
8. Pray for women to be models of virtue.
9. Pray for couples to keep their relationships pure.
10. Pray for single to guard their purity in the midst of a very impure society.

 

10 Steps to Prayer

1.    Find a comfortable place where you won't be interrupted. Read several chapters of one of the Gospels:  Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. 

 

2.    Close your eyes: give thanks for three things.  Move toward God and away from self-sufficiency.

 3.    Ask God to bless and help three other people who you believe may need God's help today.  Move toward others and away from self-centeredness.

 4.    Ask God to forgive your sins and mistakes as you confess them; ask God to give you the strength to forgive.

 5.    Ask God to help one other person that you find hard to like. Ask for insight into that person's problems and how you may allow God's love to flow through you.

 6.    Ask to be sensitive today toward the needs of one person with whom you may share God's love by word and deed.

 7.    Ask for insight into your own personal problems.

 8.    Ask for help in achieving your personal goals.

 9.    Ask God to tell you the most important thing you need to do

 today in order to “seek first His kingdom.”

10.  Listen for three minutes for what God may say to you.

  Close with the Lord's Prayer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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