Day 10 (10 Days of Prayer Guide) – WALK

Prayer Guide Day 10 (October 5, 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:

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… October 5, 2022

Position for Day 10 – STAND

Scripture: Ephesians 6: 18 – 23 (Please read)

Theme: SPIRIT

Daily Verse from Ephesians (ESV)

6: 18: Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.

We pray: May we pray at all times and for all people in the SPIRIT. May the Global Persecuted Church see God’s deliverance.

Adoration: You are a God who promises a global outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Joel 2:28-30: I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh . . . before the great and awesome day of the Lord.

You are a God who hears and answers prayer.

John 15:7: If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
James 4:3: You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.
Isaiah 65:24: Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.

Repentance:

Hebrews 11:6: But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Matthew 14:31: And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt?

Heavenly Father, we confess today our impatience and lack of trust in the way you answer our prayers. We confess that we do not pray at all times for all people in the Spirit. We confess that sometimes we ask wrongly, to spend it on our passions. We confess a lack of faith. Forgive us Lord. Like the father of the boy in Mt. 17:24, we cry out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” Help us to trust in your timing. Help us to grow from childlike faith, to fidelity faith. Help us to be faithful when we don’t see you at work. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Intercession: Pray today in the Spirit . . .

that the global outpouring of the Spirit that began at Pentecost would continue and be increased in our day.
for relief for persecuted Christians around the world.
for all in authority . . . in the government leaders in your city, state and country. in the pastors and spiritual leaders; for teachers, school, and colleges in your city. in the news media and social media feeds. in the entertainment and athletic industries. in the military, and for first responders in your community. in judges and law enforcement, for health care workers.

Interactive Exercise:

Gather with another person (or small group) from diverse denominations/ethnicities. Let each person answer the question: What does the Apostle Paul mean when he commands us to pray in the Spirit? How do you pray in the Spirit?

Resource: You will find many resources to pray for the persecuted church at the website for The Voice of the Martyrs. https://www.persecution.com/

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:

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)

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)

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

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