Corporate Prayer Points – Bring God ‘Back’ Into the House.
THIS is the hour for the Body of Christ to take stock of our corporate image in the world and of our conduct amongst our own congregants and fellow brethren. As well as the conduct of the saints in the spheres & circles in our daily lives. Have we portrayed God just, as we should have amongst these groups? Did we give an accurate account of the ambassadors of Christ that we are called to be?
But even a more pressing question is, “Are we worshipping God the way He desires to be worshipped and respecting His covenant ordinances as taught by Christ? Or have the church at large been doing its own thing for the liberty we received? The traditions of the day have crept in and directed our worship to an ever changing God. Have we been listening to His instructions or did we stay comfortably with the status quo; not to shake the traditions of men; not to make too many waves?
Making the effort to find His authentic guidance in the now moment. Or “winging” our ways of worship, not seeking HIS authentic guidance & ways for us. Or our lack of understanding HIS intentional guidance in every matter concerning our worship unto Him, which includes singing, giving, service patterns, Scripture revelation and even moral conduct.
Joh 4:23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
Joh 4:24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Joh 14:17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
Joh 15:26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.
Joh 16:13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
It starts with you & I
1. Let Us Be Silent Before The Great I Am
Bring God ‘Back’ – “LET us MAKE it ABOUT HIM!”
Rom 11:33-36
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
“FOR WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD?
OR WHO HAS BECOME HIS COUNSELOR?“
“OR WHO HAS FIRST GIVEN TO HIM AND IT SHALL BE REPAID TO HIM?“
For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things,
To whom be glory forever.
Amen.
2. Let us WORSHIP, PRAISE, EXALT & ADORE Him!
True Worship that is pleasing unto God is done through the Spirit and founded on the Truth of the Good News Gospel of Jesus Christ
PRAYER
Psa 34:3, 8
Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together. Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Rev 5:12
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches, wisdom, And strength, honor and glory and blessing!“
Mar 12:29
“HEAR, O ISRAEL, [Hear Shekinah House, Tzaneen, S.A.]
THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE.”
Deu 6:5
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
3. Bring God ‘Back’ into Your LIFE’s PURSUITS
“LET us MAKE it ABOUT HIM!”
Psa 127:1
Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain.
QUESTION
Are there idols in my life I don’t recognize as such?
Where are you currently focussing most of your energy on?
Is GOD part of that, or is it an idol or stronghold to you?
PRAYER
Ask God to show you the idols in your life. Bring your ‘stuff’ to Him.
Repent for anything standing between you & God.
Pray for yourself & your household to seek Him 1st.
4. Bring God ‘Back’ into YOUR DAYLY WALK
1Co10:31, 33
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God, 33. …please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but (for) the profit of many, that they may be saved.
QUESTION
Am I holding God at arm’s length?
How serious are you in pursuing God earnestly for HIS GLORY?
Are your desperate for God to CHANGE YOU?
How much time in a day do you THINK ABOUT God?
How deep are you willing to go TO SUBMIT to HIS will?
PRAYER
Consecrate yourself before Him & come into submission to His will, guidance, discipline & give Him authority in your life…
5. Bring God ‘Back’ to Your Heart – He ‘knows’ & He LOVES you Dearly
Psa 51:6, 17
Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart — These, O God, You will not despise.
“The circumcision of my heart is needed – that I can receive the Revelation of the
Seed of the Word.
It involves pain & bloodshed, to get rid of every prideful thing”
PRAYER.
Father, I repent of any pride, strife in heart, thought, words & actions. I humble myself before You. For surely You “resists the proud & gives grace to the humble” Jam4:6
6. Ask for the DEEPER REVELATION of the Holy Spirit
1Co 2:6-7
However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory,
But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit.
For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
QUESTION :
How much do you depend on the Holy Spirit to lead you?
Are you willing that He shows you your heart’s true condition?
PRAYER :
Declare your heart open for deep revelation by the Spirit & dare to allow the Holy Spirit to enter beyond your understanding.
7. Stir up much FAITH in GOD
Sow Seeds of the Good News Gospel to reach far out!
Psa 46:4-5, 10-11
There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved; God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
PRAYER
For the Saints to run the race till the end. Not grow weary of doing good. Sowing into the spirit & not in the flesh – to reap everlasting life.
Spreading the News and leading many souls to Christ!
8. Bring God ‘Back’ into THIS House – To Show Himself
Jer13:11
For as the sash clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to Me,’ says the LORD, ‘that they may become My people, for renown, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.’
How can we become a House for renown, praise & for Glory – BE IN SEASON?
By NOT neglecting our SALVATION, for such a great message it is.
Heb 2:1-3 WARNING AGAINST NEGLECTING SALVATION
(1)Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
(2)For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward,
(3)how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
By TRUSTING God to Bear Witness to Our Faith with…
Heb 2:4
God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?
BY doing all that we do in His power & strength, in Spirit & Truth, by the power of the Holy Spirit and not for any other but His glory to be known.
Rom 8:6, 8-9
(6) For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
(8) So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
(9) But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.
By Understanding & Receiving To the Full His Glory Bestowed Upon Us
Joh 17:20-26
(20)”I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word;
(21)that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.
(22)And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:
(23) I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
(24)”Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
(25)O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me.
(26)And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
QUESTION
Do we fully co-operate with God’s work in & through us?
Where are God challenging us as the Body of Christ to trust Him fully & follow Him blindly;
Do we understand what God’s laws, statutes, precepts & principles entails, to follow it ?
Statutes:
In Hebrew (chuqqim), statutes are specific, fixed decrees or ordinances. They are often ceremonial, instructional, or symbolic regulations that set boundaries and establish requirements for maintaining a relationship with God (e.g., observing the Sabbath or festivals).
Heb 2:8-13 THE FOUNDER OF SALVATION
(8)YOU HAVE PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET.”
For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him.
(9)But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.
(10)For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
(11)For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
(12)saying: “I WILL DECLARE YOUR NAME TO MY BRETHREN; IN THE MIDST OF THE ASSEMBLY I WILL SING PRAISE TO YOU.”
(13)And again: “I WILL PUT MY TRUST IN HIM.” And again: “HERE AM I AND THE CHILDREN WHOM GOD HAS GIVEN ME.”
PRAYER
Let us stand in the gap for THE House of God – the Body of Christ in your local town, in South Africa & all over the world.
Trust Him for SOULS. Submit to the guidance of the Holy Spirit to show us the way forward.
Encouraging all our PASTORS / ELDERS / SERVICES / MEMBERS
9. Bring God ‘Back’ into THIS TOWN, AREA & NATION
His Glory Will Be Revealed in this place!
Psa 115:1
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth. [Let Your goodness, justice & truth be revealed in this town, area, province]
QUESTION
Is S.A. under God’s judgement? Do we experience His favour in our nation? Is God still here with us? Has His glory left us?
PRAYER
Praying His Heart For S.A. – The prayers of the saints WILL prevail!!
Leaders of S.A. to come in repentance & submission to God
Repent for the sins, unrighteous deeds, all things evil & godless.
Thank God for His grace, mercy, forgiveness & favour still over us
Pray that His love, truth, greatness & power, His glory b revealed
10. Bring God into THIS SERVICE – HIM to be Blessed here!
1Co 2:4-5
(4)And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
(5)that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
PRAYER
For the Body of Christ all over the world.
Pray for ISRAEL to turn to GOD and repent of their idolatries.
People visiting our churches – open & teachable hearts –to be touched by the presence, love, comfort, wisdom, truth… of Christ
Welcome, Worship, Word & the demonstration of our faith
Children’s church (toddlers & seniors.), Youth, Young Adults
People Groups : Elderly, Families, Cell-, Prayer-, all Ministries
Leaders : Pastors/Elders & Members – Strength, Wisdom, Council of God
GO & live, IN & through Him. LET HIS PEACE LEAD YOU!
BLESSING
Num 6:24-27
“The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.” ‘
“So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them