Prayer Guide Day 1 (September 26, 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:
MON. 9/26, 7pm- Dover World Outreach, 3941 W. Denneys Rd, Dover, DE
TUES. 9/27, 7pm -Harvest Christian Ministries will lead gathering at the Lighthouse Church , 6 S. Railroad Ave, Wyoming, DE
WED. 9/28- 7 pm, Forerunner Fellowship, 32 W. Loockerman St, Dover, DE
THURS. 9/29 7pm, Dover World Outreach, 3941 W Denneys Rd, Dover, DE
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 26, 2022
Position for Day 1 – SIT
Scripture: Ephesians 1: 1 – 23 (Please read)
Theme: IDENTITY
Daily Verse from Ephesians (ESV)
1:3: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.
We pray: May we rediscover our Gospel IDENTITY, offering praise to Father, Son and Spirit.
Adoration: You are a God who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing (IDENTITY).
- Blessings from the Father (1:4-6): We are chosen; we are “in Christ;” we are adopted as beloved children; we are accepted.
- Blessings from the Son (1:7-12): We are redeemed; we are forgiven; we know God’s secret plan to unite us all to Christ (“the mystery of his will”); we have obtained an inheritance.
- Blessings from the Holy Spirit (1:13-14): We are sealed, protected, and preserved by the Holy Spirit; we have been purchased by God; it is a finished transaction; the Holy Spirit is a down payment on our future inheritance.
Repentance: Psalm 1:1-2; James 4:8,10
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. So cleanse your hands and purify your hearts. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Lord, during these 10 days, we want to sit (rest) in your blessings; we want to walk (live) in new life; and we want to stand (oppose) the enemy. Forgive us for the times we have walked in the counsel of the wicked, or stood in the way of sinners, or sat in the seat of scoffers. Give us grace, today, to bask (rest) in the richness of your spiritual blessings, as your dearly beloved children. Amen.
Intercession: Psalm 63:1
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
- Lord, On this first day, I long to enter into the rest that is my inheritance in Christ. I stop to wait for you. Awaken me to my true identity in Christ. Without you, I am nothing.
- Lord, as we begin this season of consecration, I open myself up to you leading me into fasting, even types of fasts that may be difficult or new to me.
Interactive Exercise: Daniel 1:11-14
Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, “Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink. . . So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
As 10 Days begins, consider joining in a “Daniel Fast” or other type of fast. Share about your fast with a trusted friend who can hold you accountable.
Resource: Read about fasting and biblical mourning here: https://www.10days.net/prayer-fasting-guides
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)