Prayer Guide Day 5 (September 30, 2022)

Church Schedule – If you can visit with these Churches throughout the 10 Days!

Any questions, please feel free to message either me or Marty Mattocks .
Schedule is as follows:

FRI. 9/30 7pm Kingdom Underwriters , 23 East Glenwood Ave, Smyrna, DE.

SAT 10/1 online (24/7) https://www.10days.net/virtual-2022
SUN 10/2 , 7pm The Lighthouse , 6 S. Railroad Ave, Wyoming, DE
MON. 10/3, online(24/7) https://www.10days.net/virtual-2022
TUES 10/4, 7pm, Maranatha Life Changing Church, 1235 E. Division St, Dover, DE
WED 10/5, 7 pm, Marty and Elaine’s Home, 86  Representative Lane, Dover, DE  19904; plenty of parking.

Further info can be found on FB, 10 day Dover, DE or our downloadable printable packet {click link}- 10Days_Packet_Revised

For today… September 30, 2022

Position for Day 5 – WALK

Scripture:  Ephesians 4: 1 – 16 (Please read)

Theme:  UNITY

Daily Verse from Ephesians (ESV)

4:  1 – 3: I [Paul] . . . urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called . . . eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

We pray:  May we walk in Gospel UNITY, share our Spiritual Gifts, and grow to maturity.

 

Adoration: You are a God who lives in triune UNITY. You invite us into your unity.

  • We praise you for all that you have done to unify your people: one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all.
  • We praise you for the spiritual gifts you have given to unify your people: apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers.

 

Repentance: 1 John 4:20-21

If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.

Lord, we have allowed criticism, pride, and gossip to exist and have not been broken by what breaks your heart: our lack of unity.

Lord, in this season where racial tension makes world headlines, make us a people who radically love you and each other. Cause the world to envy this kind of love. Rid us of greed, self-centeredness, and fear of community. Fill us with your love.

 

Intercession: Romans 15:5-7

[5] May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, [6] that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. [7] Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you . . .

 

  • We pray for the discovery and development of the “unity gifts” within the church, especially for pastors who will build up the body of Christ (Eph. 4:11)
  • We pray for the church to “grow up” in Christ, and mature into unity (Eph. 4:15).
  • We pray for Christ centered gospel unity in churches, and across denominations.
  • We pray for Christ to break down racial, economic, social, geographic, political and language barriers so that Jesus’ followers may all be one.
  • We pray for help in keeping Christ at the center of our unity efforts.

 

Personal Meditation:

  • “In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In all things, charity.” How can these words of wisdom, attributed to Augustine, guide your efforts toward unity today?

Resource: Start listening to some of the 10 Days of Prayer podcasts available at:

https://www.10days.net/podcast

Background on why?

What is 10 Days? What would it look like if you took 10 Days and gave them completely to God, setting aside normal patterns of life, work, school, and entertainment? How would it look if your family, your church, and your entire city did the same?

10 Days is consecrated time, holy time, a Sabbath time. It is time for people to commune with God and discover one another in the light of His face. Simply put, life looks different during 10 Days. 10 Days is time set-apart to seek God with mourning, fasting, and repentance.

“Mourning” is a rich biblical word. It is best not to understand it in an overly literalistic way (as in a funeral) but as a time of humbling ourselves, and aligning our hearts with God’s ways, and reckoning with the glories of Jesus Christ and the brokenness of this present age.

“Fasting” can involve many kinds of fasts, but we recommend a significant fast from both food (a Daniel, Juice, or Water fast) and entertainment and media.

“Repentance” has to do not only with confessing and acknowledging sin, but also with “turning” and “changing our minds” so that we not only turn from sin but also turn toward righteousness and the Kingdom of God.

“And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn if the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.” Matthew 9:15

Vision:

Uniting the Body of Christ in a set-apart season to “Stop Cities” forming a “Global Upper-Room” of worship, prayer, repentance, and fasting rooted in the fall Biblical feasts.

Purpose:

  • Declaring the Worth of Jesus Christ, in the Power of the Holy Spirit, to the Glory of God the Father through an extravagant, united, sustained season of prayer and worship.
  • Spiritual Renewal and Transformation of individuals and regions through Humility,

Worship, seeking God’s Face, and Repentance.

  • Intercessory Prayer for the fulfillment of Scriptural promises.
  • “Mourning” (Longing) for the return of the Bridegroom (Matthew 9:15)

Three Words. This year’s prayer guide is patterned after Nee’s most famous work, Sit, Walk, Stand. In this short commentary, Nee summarizes Paul’s entire letter to the Ephesians in three words:

  1. SIT: Our Position in Christ: (Ephesians 1-3)

“[God] raised us up with [Christ] and seated us with him in the heavenly places” (2:6)

  1. WALK: Our Life in the World: (Ephesians 4:1-6:9)

“Walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called” (4:1)

  1. STAND: Our Attitude to the Enemy: (Ephesians 6:10-24)

“Stand against the schemes of the devil” (6:11)