HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH PRAYER DIARY SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE TIMES 9:00 & 10:45A.M.

MONDAYEVANGELISTIC PRAYER Chronological Bible Reading: Ezra 4-6; John 18 Monday, June 10 Jer. 15:21 And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. My Lord and My Deliverer: Intervene to deliver __________ and __________, who do not yet know you as their Savior. Pledge yourself personally to rescue them, even in concert with my verbal and visible witness to them. Do it so you can gain the glory. No effort of theirs can assist you. Neither their strength, nor their sinfulness, nor their stubbornness needs to be taken into account. I do not need to calculate my chances of success, or consult with flesh and blood before bringing the gospel to them. You have power, and the Holy Spirit has persuasiveness enough without borrowing anything from me. Stop my doubting thoughts. I do not need to second-guess secondary means and causes. This work of opening their eyes and then their heart, undertake it yourself alone, with me only as your tool and instrument. I will be the glove to your hand as you work in their heart, Great Physician. Some are unwilling to help me even when they are able. Others are unable to help me even though they are willing. You are both willing, able, available every moment, and accessible to me right now. Why should I fear you will not hear me? The promise of verse 21 above comes from you, therefore I wait upon you, that way my expectation will never be in vain. The terrible ones are only a terror to those who do not have my God to flee to. Overrule the rage of others as I make your truth known. I do not need to fear their response to my witness. The whale did swallow Jonah, but found in him a mouthful he could not digest. It may seem like they swallow me too sometimes, but they are listening. So win them! Amen. A DAILY PATTERN FOR PRAYER & BIBLE READING Chronological Bible Reading: Nehemiah 4-6; John 20 Thursday, June 13 2 Cor. 5:9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. YOU may build great cathedrals large or small, You can build skyscrapers grand and tall, You may conquer all the failures of the past, But only what you do for Christ will last. You may seek earthly power and fame, The world might be impressed by your great name, Soon the glories of this life will all be past, But only what you do for Christ will last. Though your songs and prayers are heard and praised by man, Theyve no meaning unless youve been born again, Sinner, heed these words, dont let this harvest pass For only what you do for Christ will last. Remember only what you do for Christ will last. Remember only what you do for Christ will last. Only what you do for Him will be counted at the end; Only what you do for Christ will last. Raymond Rasberry, 1963 TUESDAYFOCUS ON CHRISTS CROSS Chronological Bible Reading: Ezra 7-10; John 19:1-21 Tuesday, June 11 Matt. 27:50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. Holy and Faithful Savior: You gave seven cries from the cross. Each one teaches me something different about your attributes and offices. They are seven windows through which I can see you, and even approach you right now in prayer. I see you as Intercessor, because you cried, Father forgive. I look on you as King, because you said, To day shalt thou be with me in Paradise. I mark you as my Guardian, as you tell John to take care of Mary by saying, Behold thy mother, and tell Mary to look on John as her replacement son. I see you as Sufferer, and peer into the dark abyss of agony in your soul. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? In know you as High Priest when I see the reality of the intensity of your suffering for me when you state, I thirst, because the torture of your thirst was brought-on by the fever of wounds shedding blood for me. Then I understand that the Sufferer can sympathize with me in my pain. I see you as the Finisher of my faith when you cry, It is finished. But let me steal one more glance and recognize the voluntary nature of your suffering as Redeemer. You are not robbed of life. You took your soul in your own hands and delivered it over to the keeping of another when you said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. Surely these seven notes make a magnificent scale. Help me listen to them afresh right now as I begin to prepare my spirit for Summer this year. Better yet, let me consult you right now about who I should invite this Sunday to come with me to church, that they might gaze at Jesus cross with me. Amen. FRIDAY CORPORATE PRAYER MINISTRY Chronological Bible Reading: Nehemiah 7-9; John 21 Friday, June 14 Neh. 2:4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. Glorious Lord and Master: Nehemiah prayed for months about the ruined walls of his Jerusalem. Day and night the distress of his city was written on his heart. With one single passion for Gods mission to build a kingdom, you sent Nehemiah an opportunity. The king queried what Nehemiah wanted to do for Jerusalem. The question was not followed by an immediate answer, but by an exclamatory prayer! This is not the prayer that stands knocking at mercys door. No, this was the concentration of many prior knocks into one sharp blow. As a battering ram, it happened in between the kings question and Nehemiahs answer, an interval not long enough to be noticed. Yet it was long enough for God to notice. We seek to obtain similar guidance from you, as your church. It says Nehemiah was very sore afraid at that moment. He offered his prayer like a flash of electricity. It was done intuitively from spiritual instinct. It was a prayer that prevailed with you. We know this was a silent prayer. In the inmost shrine of his bodily templein the holy of holies of his secret soulthere did Nehemiah pray. Short and silent, it was effective, fervent prayer on the spot. He did not go into his chamber like Daniel did. Daniel was right, but this was a different occasion. He did not turn his face to the wall like Hezekiah did. But then and therewith kings cup in handhe prayed to the God of heaven. Oh Lord, give us such grace! Make our prayer both intense and direct. We know who we are praying to, God of heaven. We are going straight for the thing we know you want us to accomplish. Bring glory to yourself by us! Amen. WEDNESDAYREVIVAL PRAYING Chronological Bible Reading: Nehemiah 1-3; John 19:22-42 Wednesday, June 12 1 Sam. 18:14-15 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. Dear Lord and Master: It does me no good to say I believe in the principle of amazing grace if I practice ungodliness. If I want to talk to others about your grace, I have to make sure I feel its full power to restore, renew, and revive myself. If the grace of God does not go so far as to save me from drunkenness, lustfulness, lies and lewdness, or even from slandering and scowling at others, then the grace I talk about is very different from the grace God really bestows. If I can speak of grace and still live in sin, then either my judgment is off or I am really not saved. The grace of God comes into my life freely, but it comes to make me different in character. I am not saved by works, for it is all of grace. And yet that is not quite the language used regarding David. You were with him as he behaved. If good works do not follow my faith, my faith needs to be revived. My need for power means a need for prayer. Many of the writers of scripture interweave their word from you with a word to you. Constantly I catch them underlining a principle with a prayer to you. Just like the lumberjack stops to sharpen his chainsaw without loss of time overall, stopping to pray will make me faster in my busy-ness. Lord, I want to be wise. Come teach me! I want to behave wisely. Holy Spirit, come sanctify me! I do not know how to act until you show me. I need the influence of your grace to guide me in your ways, because that is true revival. Come and assist me. If there is any holiness to which I have not attained, lift me up. Do this to the glory of your Son Jesus. Amen. SATURDAYIN THE PSALMS Chronological Bible Reading: Nehemiah 10-13; Acts 1 Saturday, June 15 Psa. 107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; Mighty Redeemer and King: My thesis should be thanksgiving and my message should be the motives for it. It doesnt matter what anyone else thinks or says; I have overwhelming reasons for declaring your goodness. I have been specifically redeemed, so I ought to deliver special praises for salvation. Snatched from the fire by superior power, I have good reason to adore you, my Lord and Liberator. He hath redeemedbecause no one else could, and he needed no help to do it. In heaven there is no sweeter hymn than, Rev. 5:9 Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood My Redeemer is so glorious. The ransom price was so immense. The salvation was so complete. I am under multiple obligations to give you thanks and encourage others to do the same. Not to just feel it, but to say it. Psa. 107:6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. How well I know the way loneliness intensifies misery. The solitude of a desert has depressing influence. When my soul is distressed I find nothing to rest on. Sometimes, like the Israelites, I do not pray until I am in danger. But it is merciful that I can pray then, even if I have not prayed previously. Prayers that are forced-out of me are no less acceptable than praise. If hunger forces me to my knees, it is better than having a feast. If thirst drives me to you, it is better than getting a drink. If weakness brings me to tears, it is better than having strength, for deliverance follows prayer. Deliver me without delay!

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HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH PRAYER DIARY SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE TIMES 9:00 & 10:45A.M.

HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH

JUNE 9, 2013

HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH

PRAYER DIARY

EVENTS

HOW TO BUILD A BALANCED LIFE

TODAY

INTERCEDE WITH GOD INSTRUCT SAINTS PROMPT PETITIONS KICKSTART DEVOTION

HarvestKids Promotion Sunday

9:00A.M. Jr High Pancake Breakfast PARENTS INVITED to meet & greet, swap contacts, go over activity calendar, etc. Adult Sunday School Class in Room 6 Defenders Christian Apologetics Course in the Gym 10:45A.M. New! College & Career Class in Room 6 5:00P.M. The Book of Revelation Chapter 2 - what we learn from Church History SNL Sunday Night Live! for kids K-5th Grade
WEDNESDAY

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TIMEWORSHIP Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

INSTRUCTIONS:

GIVE GOD THE FIRST PART OF EVERY DAY. The first commitment is to a daily quiet time with God. Our weekly Prayer Diary provides a template for daily devotions. 2) TITHEWORK 1 Cor 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. GIVE GOD THE FIRST DIME OF EVERY DOLLARno questions asked. Ten percent is a miniscule amount in our affluent society, but it must come off the top in order to show that God is our priority. We want the blessing of the firstfruits (first devotion, first dime and first day) to flow out to the rest of our resources. 3) TEAMWORD Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. GIVE GOD THE FIRST DAY OF EVERY WEEK. You should fellowship with a group of believers around the word of God every Sunday in our church.

Baptists tend to ridicule liturgical churches that use "prepared prayers" because they lack spontaneity. But for many Baptists, their prayers are so predictable they are no more spontaneous than written-out prayers. The result is we end up praying the same things over and over. This daily Prayer Diary will prompt you on a wide range of prayer requests you might not normally think of, while forcing you to articulate a deeper devotion to God. We have included a daily Bible reading schedule. This plan will take you through the Bible chronologically in a year. Do not read ahead and do not try to catch up. Use each day as it comes. Then you can know that on any given day, dozens of other people are lifting their hearts in the same mind to God. Pray what is written, but use what is prayed as a springboard for your own relationship with God. You learn to pray by praying. Alan

TONIGHT

THURSDAY

7:00P.M. High School summer Biblical Living class Adult sports night (volleyball) in the gym Wednesday June 19 spring cleaning/extreme makeover work night 7:00P.M. Discipleship II Class in Room 5 Ladies Missionary Support TEAM mtg, room 6 Mens Conference Friday 7pm & Saturday 7am to Noon MidTown Baptist Temple, 3953 Walnut The Yielded Man: A Closer Look at Genesis 2 Breakouts: The Covert Bondage of Unforgiveness (Dave Hill) The Praying Man (Sam Miles) The Pursuit Of Holiness (Troy Stogsdill) Guest Speaker: Tony Godfrey, Harvest Baptist Church of Iola, KS NO Cost, but you MUST Register at http://goo.gl/2NNJI

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

Secret prayer is the secret of prayer, the soul of prayer, the seal of prayer, the strength of prayer. If you do not pray alone you do not pray at all. Our Lord Jesus Christ would go nowhere till He had prayed. He would attempt nothing till He had prayed. Oh, says one, I live in the spirit of prayer, and therefore I do not need times and seasons for prayer. And do you think that Christ did not live in the spirit of prayer? Yet He had to have his special time and place to pray. Do not fall under the injurious notion that because your spirit cries to God in prayer all day long, therefore there must not be some season for more immediately coming into Gods presence. If you imagine this, I am afraid that it will prove a snare to your feet. The Lord Jesus Christ, who knew better than you do that the main thing is the spirit of prayer rather than the act of prayer, yet Himself retired into desert places to maintain the act and exercise of prayer. Be spiritual. Be baptized into the spirit of prayer. But do not be deceived by the enemy, who can steal a spirit away while we dream that we only spiritualize it. We had better preserve the very bones of prayerthe posture, the time, placerather than let it all ooze away into an impalpable mental condition. God keep us prayerful. He will do so if He makes us like His dear Son. Charles H. Spurgeon, 1834-92

NEXT SUNDAY

Fathers Day: How a Man Can Get a Vision, Rom 15:13-21 FIRST EVER! HBC FAMILY CAMP July 31-August 3, 2013 Save these dates! Ask for time off now! Dont wait till you miss it! Elementary/Jr Hi & Hi School/Parents & Adults at Windermere Baptist Conference Center at Lake of the Ozarks. Rooms for 4 Days/3 Nights about $200 per family and only $55/person for meals! STARTING AUG 17: LIVING FAITH BIBLE INSTITUTE Free new wide-margin Bible to each new student who registers. Registration starts June 15. Courses are only $40 per credit. Alan will be teaching Survey of Theology and Dispensational Theology Sunday nights this fall. Studying theology is how we get a comprehensive view of scripture, and all God is saying to us through the various books of the Bible.

Keeping Christ at the center (your core relationship of worship to God) Keeping the body of Christ a priority (your congregational relationship of walking with us) Basing beliefs and actions on the mind of Christ (your church relationship in the Word)

QUALITY CHRISTIANITY INVOLVES THREE THINGS

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