CORPORATE PRAYER 22 Jan 2023
CLEANSED SANCTUARIES BEGIN through THANKSGIVING & PRAISE.
FOR HIS FAITHFULNESS, GOODNESS & PROMISES RECEIVED IN 2022
Psa 100:4 Enter the Temple gates with thanksgiving; go into its courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise Him. 5 The LORD is good; His love (mercy) is eternal and His faithfulness lasts forever. (to all generations)
More Scriptures to PRAY on THANKSGIVING & PRAISE :
Psa 63:3-5 3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.4 Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
Psa 22:22,25 I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You. 25 My praise shall be of You in the great assembly; I will pay My vows before those who fear Him.
KEY focus 1
CLEANSING THE SANCTUARIES OF OUR LIFE from the very 1st day of 2023 (January 21 day FAST)
2Ch 29:17a “Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify (themselves),”… and on the eighth day…they came to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days
1st CLEANSING OURSELVES
Ezr 8:21 Then I proclaimed a fast… that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us and our little ones and all our possessions.
Joh 17:17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
LETs PRAY:
- FATHER, we come to HUMBLE ourselves before Your Holy Throne:
We humble and sanctify ourselves to set ourselves apart for You.
Re-dedicated our life, work, resources, giftings & calling to You.
Place into Your care; our relationships, families, connections & all resources & people entrusted to our influence.
2nd CLEANSING THE BODY of Christ – Scriptures
Bringing (Y)our House of Assembly before You:
Eze 45:19 The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the temple, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the gateposts of the gate of the inner court. (Applies to all people entering the temple)
Heb 9:12 with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. (for us all) 9:22 And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
2nd CLEANSING THE BODY LET’S PRAY :
LORD as Leaders we bring Your House of Assembly before You:
We come to REPENT INDIVIDUALLY & CORPORATELY for all sins, iniquities, trespasses, and disobedience regarding our service unto You, Your people and in ourselves.
We receive forgiveness and choose not to take any guilt, shame, or failure with us into this next year.
We place the Blood afresh on the doorpost of our mind, soul, eyes, ears, mouth, heart, and tongue – to HEAR what You SPEAK, to SPEAK what You REVEAL , to SEE what You SHOW… to DO as You LEAD.
KEY focus 2 BE WILLING to ENGAGE INTENTIONALLY with His PROSES of SANCTIFICATION
Act 26:18 …open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’
ENGAGE INTENTIONALLY – SCRIPTURES
As Prayer-Leaders we bring the MINISTRIES IN and THROUGH this House before HIS throne:
Exo 29:43 I will meet with the children of Israel, the tabernacle shall be sanctified by My glory.
Heb 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, …. but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
ENGAGE INTENTIONALLY
LETS PRAY :
LORD, We bring our WORSHIP unto You & every form of SERVICE to be re-dedicated, cleansed and redeemed by Your blood:
Ev’ry pastor, service, program, teaching, ministry, calling & gift,
Ev’ry elder, leader, appointee, member as servants before You,
Our worship & offerings, seed & resources, sacrifices (of self),
Ev’ry person who has attended in the past or will enter this sanctuary in this year; to be healed, restored & sanctified,
Ev’ry believer: to receive revelation of You, insight & wisdom from YOU,
To take this year’s FAITH-WALK seriously to heart, by engaging the MATURING proses of becoming “vessels of honor, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work”. (2Ti 2:20-21)
KEY focus 3. ENABLED by the HOLY SPIRIT
LETS PRAY :
- Jesus, thank You for baptizing us with the HOLY SPIRIT and FIRE; for the sake of Your Holiness upon us and the Kingdom’s advance before us.
Act 15:8-9 (8) So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit,.(9)..purifying their hearts by faith.
Rom 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. (Matt 3:11-14)
ENABLED BY THE SPIRIT
- HOLY SPIRIT, thank You for abiding IN & being WITH us:
that You guide, strengthen, anoint & empower us,
humble & move us to heartfelt repentance
keeping us dependent on God and hopeful in HIM alone. (Matt 3:11-14)
Isa 57:15 For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
LETS PRAY :
We confess our failure to yield to You and declare anew our utter dependence upon You,
We refrain from continued fearful self-protection & self-preservation. We choose to trust You with our whole lives,
We repent of our self-righteousness & disobedience, even against Your promptings,
We yield now our own will to obey boldly and be led by You without restraint,
We acknowledge that You are the VOICE of the FATHER and of the SON within us and we choose today to follow You blindly.
KEY focus 4. WILLING – TO SERVE
COUNTRY/TOWN – ALL AREAS OF SOCIETY & LEADERS
7. PRAYING for Godly leaders !!! We PRAY that leaders & citizens will COME to SALVATION in Christ and be baptized with You, precious Spirit of God
1Ti 2:1,2 PRAYER & supplications…for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
Psa 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.
Pro 21:15 It is a joy for the just to do justice, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
2Sa 23:3 The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: ‘He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God
WILLING – TO LIVE FOR HIS GLORY
8. PRAYING for the BODY of CHRIST
SCRIPTURES to focus on:
Psa 5:12 For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
Isa 48:17 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go.
Heb 10:22-25 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled… and our bodies washed…
WILLING – TO RECEIVE HIM
9. PRAYING for ALL PEOPLE GROUPS
We bring our parents, children, teenagers, the elderly, the sick, compromised citizens, the poor, backslidden, the lost & broken, those burdened, destitute, in addiction, the workless & bound before You :
We pray for Your wisdom, strength and guidance to help all on their path & challenges of life. We pray for BREAKTHROUGH!!
We pray for those out in the ‘cold’; wilfully strayed from Your will.
We pray and plead for Your mercy, forgiveness & compassion to overflow their/our lives;
We take hold of FAITH to OVERCOME!!
We pray for the breaking of all bondages, spiritual eyes & ears to be opened and lives to be redeemed from the destruction that rebellion, deception, greed, pride & evil brings.
We declare FREEDOM!!
FINAL BLESSING
10. WE ARE CLEANSED, ENABLED & WILLING TO LIVE FOR HIS GLORY BY THE POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT WITHIN:
Psa 20:4-5 (4) May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose. (5) We will rejoice in your salvation, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners! May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.
Psa 62:6 He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.
Rom 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen & AMEN!!!!!