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Prayer Wall Contact: Volume 6 No. 11 February 2004
Bob Hulvey-945-4006
Why not ask God today for fresh grace to read the

Break Through Bible daily? 3) Perhaps the most critical key in

opening a channel for the blessing of God is the one
we often find the most difficult: the matter of

Praying obedience through faith. Psalm 5:12 God’s

blessing is reserved for those who long with all their
souls to walk in His light and holiness. 4) God still
wants to do extraordinary things for followers who
imitate him in compassionate giving. How many
blessings have we missed out on through stinginess
and having a “me-first” attitude?”
“We could not live one more day without breaking
Cymbala goes on to say: “The day of obedience
through to the blessing of God . . . I was beginning
became the day of blessing, the moment when God
to realize that the blessing of God is something very
manifested again his bountiful provision for his
real and tangible. It can change a man’s life,
people. Barrenness was replaced by fruitfulness
transform a neighborhood, invigorate a church, and
because the people yielded to God’s call on their
even alter the course of history. Our breakthrough
lives. It’s the same today! God is waiting for us to
began in that sticky, uncomfortable, old church
obey by faith the leadings and promptings He so
during a Tuesday night when a handful of believers
often gives us. As we obey, untold divine resources
were crying out in prayer.” These are the words of
and grace will be provided. Let us make today the
Jim Cymbala from his new book, Break Through
day of blessing, one in which we have a new sense
Prayer.
of God’s strong hand resting on us.”
Jim Cymbala asks a very important question in
The problem of not living under an open heaven
his book, one that is seldom asked by the average
is never on the Lord’s side. Our Father’s greatest
Christian: “One of the most important questions we
desire is for His church is to seek his blessings
face as Christians in the twenty-first century is the
diligently for “He rewards those who earnestly seek
question of whether or not we are really living under
Him.” Hebrews 11:6
the full blessing of God. Some of us live out our
years under a closed heaven.”
February 2 through February 15
Dare we ask this question of Calvary Baptist
Praying with Pastor Gilbert
Church? As members and as a church at large, are
During the leadership meeting on Wednesday,
we living under the full blessing of God? Is the
January 8, Pastor Gilbert said: “God works in a way
purpose of our heavenly Father being accomplished
so that His people can run. We are praying that
in His house? Jesus was full of jealousy for the
2004 will be a year of spiritual markers. The vision
purposes of His Father to be accomplished in His
must be made clear and transferable to the next
Father’s house. If we were allowed to look at our
generation.” Habakkuk 1:5&6; 2:2;2:4
lives and our church from the Throne Room, what
would we see? What are we standing in line for?
Read Habakkuk 1:5. Watch for God’s activities.
What type of events/services are packed to
Respond by adjusting your life to Him. God’s
overflowing? He who has spiritual ears let him
activity is a significant revelation about His heart
discern what the Spirit is saying.
and His will.
How do we breakthrough to the full blessing of
Read Habakkuk 1:6. The Babylonians
God? Jim Cymbala offers the following suggestions
worshipped the god of power and depended upon
for unblocking the blessings of God: “1) The first
their own strength. Ask the Spirit to identify areas
obvious instruction from the Lord is that we are to
in your life and in our church where this is true.
ask in prayer for an outpouring of God’s favor. 1
Chronicles 4:10 2) Another vital channel of
blessing comes from God’s precious Word, the Bible.
2 Watchman Prayer Alert
The Watchman Prayer
Ministry’s main focus is revival
and spiritual awakening for our
church, our city and our nation. For additional prayer requests, please
call the prayer hotline at 659-3510, ext. 1000.
Whatever is not dealt with in this life will be dealt
with at the judgment seat of Christ. Ask the Spirit
to deal with what He has shown you now so you
and our church can live under an open heaven.
Ask for the favor of God to fall upon you and our
church.
Read Habakkuk 2:2. Ask the Spirit to enable
you and the church to connect with the vision so
we can run with it.
Read Habakkuk 2:4. Ask the Spirit to teach you
obedience through faith. Read Psalm 5:12. Do
you understand that God’s condition for blessing is
righteous living? Read all of Psalm 5. Where have
you rebelled against God?
Ask the Spirit to give Pastor Gilbert and Pastor
Toburen a vision of how to communicate His vision
to the church.
Pray that 2004 will be a year of learning to walk
obediently with Jesus. Remember the words of
Cymbala, “The day of obedience became the day
of blessing, the moment when God manifested
again his bountiful provision for his people.” Does
this reflect your heart’s cry?
Ask the Spirit to give Pastor Gilbert and Pastor
Toburen courage to go back over some ground
(scripture) for the benefit of those who are not
connected to the vision. Pray that those who are
more “mature” in their spiritual hearing will be
patient with the ones developing their spiritual
ears.
Praise the Lord for the vision He has given to
Pastor Gilbert and our staff.
WATCHMAN PRAYER ALERT
February 16 through February 22
Praying for Kent Oviatt and the Deaf Ministry
How then shall they call on him in whom they
have not believed? and how shall they believe in
him of whom they have not heard? and how shall
they hear without a preacher? Romans 10:14
Praise the Lord for His vision of a deaf ministry at
Calvary. Praise Him for calling Kent Oviatt as a
preacher to the deaf.
Ask the Lord to grow this ministry according to
His plan and purpose.
Ask the Spirit to show Kent Oviatt how to
communicate the vision to the deaf.
Pray that the deaf ministry will have a vision for
utilizing a web page as a means of ministering to
the deaf.
February 23 through February 29
Loving the Lost World through Prayer
“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is
the power of God for the salvation of everyone
who believes: first for the Jew, then for the
Gentile.” (Rom. 1:16) Does God’s plan call for a
special ministry at Calvary to Jews? If so, ask Him
to bring the people and the resources for this
ministry.
Pray for the families that were ministered to
during the Christmas season with “white
Christmas items.” Many families and classes
adopted a family. Pray for on-going relationship
to be built. Ask the Father to grant repentance to
these families.
Pray for the Mission Sponsor in your Bible
Fellowship class. If your class has not selected a
person for this position, ask the Spirit to nudge a
person to fill this position.
Look over the prayer bullets for the first week of
February. Are you connected to the vision?
“The real truth about God should lead people
to a life of asking and receiving.” Jim Cymbala
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