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Series Code: PHTDP
Program Code: PHTDP190001A
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00:12 Welcome to day one of, Ten Days of Prayer;
00:14 a prayer strategy from the Revival and Reformation 00:17 initiative of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 00:20 I invite you to join me for the next ten days for thirty minutes 00:23 of praise and prayer as we seek God for a deeper experience. 00:27 As Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus, 00:30 my prayer for you during this ten days of prayer 00:32 is that God would grant you, according to the riches of 00:35 His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit 00:39 in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts 00:42 through faith, that you being rooted and grounded in love 00:46 may be able to comprehend with all the saints 00:49 what is the width and length and depth and height 00:52 to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, 00:55 that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 00:59 Do you know that God loves you unconditionally? 01:03 You have a heavenly Father that claims you as His child. 01:06 Therefore, you are a son or a daughter of the Most High God, 01:10 the King of kings. 01:12 At certain times in our lives we all need assurance 01:14 that we are loved and accepted. 01:17 Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, page 119 says, 01:20 "Live in contact with the living Christ, 01:23 and He will hold you firmly by a hand that will never let go. 01:27 Know and believe the love that God has to us, 01:30 and you are secure. 01:32 That love is a fortress impregnable to all the delusions 01:36 and assaults of Satan." 01:38 Proverbs 18:10 says, "The name of the Lord is a strong tower: 01:43 the righteous run to it, and are safe." 01:53 There's the wonder of sunset at evening, 02:00 the wonder as sunrise I see; 02:06 but the wonder of wonders that thrills my soul 02:13 is the wonder that God loves me. 02:19 O, the wonder of it all! 02:24 The wonder of it all! 02:28 Just to think that God loves me. 02:35 O, the wonder of it all! 02:40 The wonder of it all! 02:43 Just to think that God loves me. 02:51 There's the wonder of springtime and harvest, 02:57 the sky, the stars, the sun; 03:03 But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soul 03:10 is the wonder that has only begun. 03:17 O, the wonder of it all! 03:21 The wonder of it all! 03:25 Just to think that God loves me. 03:33 O, the wonder of it all! 03:37 The wonder of it all! 03:41 Just to think that God loves me. 03:53 Father, we praise You for loving us. 03:58 And Lord, You loved us first. 04:02 Before we knew You, before we knew anything about You, 04:06 You loved us. 04:08 And Lord, I praise You that You have loved us 04:11 with an everlasting love that will never end. 04:15 And with a loving kindness You have drawn us, 04:19 drawn us to Yourself, Lord. 04:23 Lord, we praise You for Your unfailing care. 04:27 Oh how You love and care so much for us. 04:31 It's proven in the way You provide for us, 04:36 and the way You watch out for us. 04:41 Lord, we thank You and we praise You for caring for us. 04:46 And Lord, we praise You for Your healing power. 04:50 Father, such a power that we can't even imagine. 04:58 Such a power that can heal our sicknesses, 05:04 a power that can reach across the world and 05:10 just do amazing things, God. 05:12 Anything that You have in mind, Lord, 05:14 that's what You can do. 05:16 You have the power. 05:17 And we thank You that through prayer 05:21 we have the opportunity to come to You and praise You, Lord. 05:28 So we want to give You praise. 05:40 And can it be that I should gain 05:48 an interest in the Savior's blood? 05:57 Died He for me who caused His pain; 06:06 for me who Him to death pursued. 06:14 Amazing love, how can it be 06:22 that Thou, my God, should die for me? 06:31 Amazing love, how can it be 06:39 that Thou, my God, should die for me? 06:55 No condemnation now I dread; 07:03 Jesus, and all in Him, is mine. 07:11 Alive in Him, my living Head, 07:19 and clothed in righteousness divine. 07:28 Bold I approach the eternal throne, 07:36 and claim the crown, through Christ my own. 07:44 Amazing love, how can it be 07:53 that Thou, my God, should die for me? 08:13 Lord, I ask that You would forgive us 08:16 for our sin that has kept us from a 08:22 deeper experience with You. 08:26 Lord, I invite You to search my heart 08:34 and remind me and convict me of the things 08:43 that aren't pleasing to You and that just stink to You. 08:51 Lord, I want to be pure. 08:54 I want to be pure in Your eyes. 08:58 And for you at home, I invite you to take a few moments 09:04 and to ask the Holy Spirit to search your heart 09:08 and reveal any sin that you need to confess to God. 09:11 Anything that is separating you from a fellowship with Him. 09:18 So just take a few moments to do that. 10:06 Lord, we pray as Paul did in Ephesians 3:17-19 10:13 that You will find a permanent home in our hearts 10:17 as we learn to trust You. 10:21 Lord, that our roots will go down deeply 10:25 into the soul of Your love. 10:29 Lord, that we will understand the width and the length 10:33 and the depth and the height of Your love to us. 10:38 And Lord, that we will be filled with all Your fullness; 10:43 everything that You have for us. 10:48 For that is our prayer. 10:53 And Lord, we pray that You will fill us with Your love 10:56 and make us passionate about loving and 11:00 leading others to Jesus. 11:04 God, we pray for families whose world is 11:07 full of chaos and sorrow and confusion. 11:13 Lord, we don't always understand why these things go on, 11:17 but I pray that You will be the Healer. 11:25 Lord, I pray that You will bless the hundreds of thousands 11:28 of outreach activities around the world in 2019. 11:33 God, You've put it upon our hearts to be active 11:38 and to be busy, to the ends of the earth. 11:44 We want to be faithful, to go and spread the Word, 11:49 spread the great gospel message. 11:52 And so, Lord, especially for the Total Member Involvement 11:55 evangelism efforts that are going to take place 11:59 this year in India and next year in Papau New Guinea. 12:07 Lord, I pray for those workers. 12:09 And I pray that You will call in and place upon hearts 12:15 the urgency to be spreading the gospel. 12:25 And God, I pray for Adventist members, 12:29 for Christian missionaries all around the world, 12:33 who face persecution or imprisonment 12:36 because of their beliefs. 12:39 God, I think of missionary pastors who have 12:45 been arrested because they didn't give up, 12:49 they didn't stop preaching the gospel message, 12:51 even though they knew it was maybe against the law 12:55 in their country. 12:58 But God, You've given them a boldness. 13:00 And now I pray, God, that You would minister to them 13:06 right where they are. 13:08 And Lord, for their families 13:11 who are waiting for You to act on their behalf. 13:17 God. 13:21 We know that there's a price to pay. 13:26 So I pray, oh God, that You would please touch those 13:30 missionaries that are facing persecution. 13:38 And Lord, I pray for a spiritual revival 13:41 among Seventh-day Adventist young people, 13:43 and for Christian students who attend public colleges 13:46 and universities worldwide. 13:51 God, recently at GYC I got to see firsthand 13:57 the heart that You've given these young people 13:59 to follow hard after You and to serve You 14:03 with everything that is in them. 14:06 Lord, I pray that You will give them a special boldness 14:16 to be vibrant ambassadors for You, Lord. 14:25 God, I pray for the 69% of earth's population 14:28 who have not received an unclouded presentation of Jesus. 14:36 God, it's so easy to get consumed and lost in my 14:41 little world here in the United States 14:48 and to forget that there are people who haven't 14:51 heard about You. 14:54 Lord, I pray that You would fill me, oh God, 14:57 with compassion for the lost. 15:03 Oh God, send workers. 15:06 We know that the fields are white unto harvest. 15:11 But the laborers seem few. 15:16 Lord, I pray for those that You've placed on our hearts. 15:20 Lord, for those who are watching 15:26 and joining in as I pray, 15:29 no doubt they have people who they would long to see 15:33 won to Your kingdom. 15:37 So Lord, I lift them up. 15:44 May those people be open to allowing Your Holy Spirit 15:49 to work in their lives. 15:54 Father, Your Word reminds me that You have loved Me 15:57 with an everlasting love. 15:59 And with everlasting love You have drawn me. 16:04 So Father, I pray that You would draw all men to You 16:11 till the whole world knows. 16:19 So for those of you who are at home, 16:24 if God has laid someone on your heart, 16:27 if you have a neighbor, if you have a family member, 16:31 that you want to see won to the Savior, led to Him, 16:37 just spend a moment praying for that dear loved one. 18:00 Father, for those who have joined me in our time together, 18:06 no doubt there are many needs represented. 18:12 So Lord, I pray that You would meet these needs, 18:16 the physical needs, the spiritual needs, 18:21 Father, for financial needs, and emotional needs. 18:28 Lord, we know that You own the cattle on a thousand hills, 18:31 that there is nothing too great for You, 18:38 no need too great. 18:42 So we lay our needs at Your feet. 18:49 And we ask that You would meet them according to 18:50 Your riches and glory. 18:54 And we say, thank You. 19:01 We say, thank You, Lord. 19:04 Thank You for hearing our prayer, God. 19:09 Thank You for saving us, Lord. 19:14 Thank You for giving us the promise that You will 19:17 never leave us or forsake us. 19:20 Thank You, God, for hearing our prayer. 19:25 For loving us, Lord, we thank You. 19:28 We bless Your name, oh God. 19:32 Thank You for those who loved us and cared enough about us 19:41 to pray for us that we would come to know You. 19:44 I remember my grandma would tell me of 19:53 the many hours she spend praying for me and my cousins 19:59 and her children. 20:02 So that You, Lord, that we've been praying all these years. 20:10 Thank You for those saints who have prayed for us. 20:15 Amen? 20:18 And thank You, God, that You had Your hand 20:23 over me before I was ever even born. 20:26 Your Word says when I was in the womb, You knew me. 20:32 Father, I thank You for sending Your Son 20:35 to die a sacrificial death for me. 20:41 It's such love I can never repay. 20:47 And I thank You, Lord, for knowing my need, 20:50 for knowing the needs of our viewers, 20:53 for hearing our prayers, and for answering our prayers 20:57 according to Your will for our lives. 21:06 God, I'm grateful. 21:11 So grateful. 21:13 Thank You. 21:20 Just continue to thank Him. 21:25 We have so much to be thankful for. 21:27 We could never thank Him enough. 21:41 We bless You, Lord, we thank You, Lord, 21:46 for all that You've done, for all that You are. 21:51 For all You're going to do, we thank You, Lord. 21:57 We love You, Lord. We praise Your name. 22:11 I will sing of Jesus' love, sing of Him who first loved me; 22:21 for He left bright worlds above, and died on Calvary. 22:31 I will sing of Jesus' love, 22:37 endless praise my heart shall give. 22:41 He has died that I might live. 22:49 I will sing His love to me. 22:56 O the depths of love divine! 23:01 Earth or heaven can never know 23:05 how that sins as dark as mine 23:11 can be made as white as snow. 23:16 I will sing of Jesus' love, 23:21 endless praise my heart shall give. 23:26 He has died that I might live. 23:32 I will sing His love to me. 23:40 Nothing good for Him I've done. 23:45 How could He such love bestow? 23:50 Lord, I own my heart is won; 23:56 help me now my love to show. 24:01 I will sing of Jesus' love, 24:07 endless praise my heart shall give. 24:12 He has died that I might live. 24:20 I will sing His love to me. 24:56 Bless the Lord. 25:00 So now for the next few days through the 19th of January 25:11 I invite you to come back where we will meet just like this. 25:22 Our only purpose when we get together will be to pray, 25:28 to sing, sing praises, and then to confess our sin to God. 25:38 Then we'll have a time of supplication and intercession. 25:45 Then we'll sing some more. 25:50 We'll sing thanksgiving to God for having heard our prayers. 25:57 So that's our purpose. 26:01 Each night we'll meet for 30 minutes. 26:09 So bring your needs, create a prayer list of your own. 26:16 And also I encourage you to go to... 26:26 ...where there are some great resources 26:29 and an outline that you can follow 26:33 exactly like what I'm following. 26:38 Some of them are church specific, 26:42 Adventist specific. 26:45 Some of them just your neighbor specific. 26:52 Whatever you feel like you need, 26:55 whatever God has laid on your heart to pray about. 26:58 That's the beautiful thing about prayer. 27:00 It's a personal relationship, personal conversation. 27:06 There's no right or wrong way. 27:12 God just wants to hear from you. 27:14 How long has it been since you maybe took time? 27:21 And now as this new year has started, 27:24 this is a perfect opportunity to just surrender your heart 27:31 to Him and to pray. 27:39 The world is full of needs. 27:42 So let's just take these next couple of minutes and 27:47 continue to pray, 27:56 continue to thank Him for His goodness. 28:04 Lord, how we love You. 28:08 You've been so good to us. 28:58 Don't forget that God loves you 29:02 with an everlasting love. 29:05 He's never going to give up on you. 29:09 He is a faithful Father. 29:13 And He just wants to hear from you. 29:14 I pray that over the next 24 hours until we meet again, 29:21 that you will remember and walk in that precious love 29:31 Oh, how He loves you! 29:40 He really does. 29:43 God bless you. |
Revised 2019-01-15