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Series Code: PHTDP
Program Code: PHTDP200011S
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00:16 Hi, welcome to Day 1 of 10 Days of Prayer.
00:19 My friend JD and I are here 00:21 to remind you in the business of your day, 00:24 to take time to pause to pray. 00:26 The disciples pleaded with Jesus to teach them 00:29 how to pray. 00:31 They saw how Jesus connected daily 00:33 with His heavenly Father, 00:34 and they longed for the same power 00:36 in their own lives. 00:37 In Luke 11, Jesus taught them the Lord's Prayer, 00:40 along with the parable of a friend coming at midnight, 00:43 and then need to continually request the Holy Spirit. 00:47 In the parable, 00:48 a man has nothing to feed a visitor 00:50 who arrives late in the evening, 00:52 and the man hurries to his neighbor 00:54 and asks for bread to feed the visitor 00:56 explaining I have nothing. 00:58 He continues asking until at last 01:01 he receives bread to share with his guest. 01:04 We can relate with this because we have nothing. 01:08 We come to Jesus in order to have something 01:11 to share with others. 01:13 Throughout Luke 11, 01:14 Jesus emphasizes that we should ask 01:16 for the Holy Spirit in our lives. 01:18 Jesus says, "Ask and it will be given to you, 01:21 seek and you will find, 01:22 knock and it will be open to you. 01:24 For everyone who asks, receives, 01:27 and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, 01:30 it will be opened. 01:32 If a son asks for a bread from any father among you, 01:35 will he give him a stone? 01:37 If you then being sinful by nature, 01:39 know how to give good gifts to your children, 01:42 how much more will your heavenly Father 01:44 give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?" 01:48 Ask, seek, knock. 01:51 Jesus shows that we must take action 01:54 in order to be filled with the Holy Spirit. 01:58 Recently, I was facing a decision with an issue 02:02 in which I needed some divine clarity. 02:05 After discussing this with a friend, 02:08 he told me to make a daily request in my prayer, 02:11 Spirit of truth lead me into all truth. 02:16 And every morning, I earnestly prayed this prayer. 02:19 And within three weeks, 02:21 I had the clarity and the peace of mind. 02:25 And the piece in my spirit 02:26 that only comes from the living God. 02:29 I can't say that the answer will come that fast for you, 02:33 or it may come faster. 02:35 But greater than the answer is the nearness of God 02:38 that I felt during my time of seeking the Holy Spirit. 02:42 To the point that I decided to keep praying 02:45 and continuing to ask, seek and knock. 02:49 And that's the kind of relationship I want for you. 02:58 See ye first The kingdom of God 03:06 And His righteousness 03:14 And all these things 03:17 Shall be added unto you 03:22 Hallelu, Hallelujah! 03:29 Ask, and it shall be given unto you 03:36 Seek, and ye shall find 03:44 Knock, and the door Will be opened unto you 03:51 Hallelu 03:55 Hallelujah! 04:02 James 4:2-3 tells us, 04:06 "You don't have because you don't ask. 04:09 You ask and you do not receive because you ask amiss." 04:15 Let's pray. 04:18 Heavenly Father, we love You. 04:21 And we thank You for the Holy Spirit 04:23 for the promise that You've given us of the Holy Spirit. 04:26 And, Lord, I ask that You would forgive me 04:28 when I think I can do it on my own. 04:31 It's so silly of me to even consider 04:38 that I would know anything. 04:42 Lord, You are omnipotent. 04:46 You are all knowing all, all loving all, 04:49 You are all present. 04:52 So I'm going to trust You 04:55 and I will daily seek Your Holy Spirit. 05:00 The Spirit of truth to guide me, 05:04 to give me knowledge, 05:06 to put me in the path where I should go. 05:12 To interrupt me 05:14 when I get too busy doing my own thing. 05:28 JD, do you wanna pray? 05:29 Amen. 05:31 Father as we come together today in the name of Jesus, 05:33 Father, thank You for this tender moment. 05:36 Thank You, Lord, that this is a time about You. 05:38 We praise Your name above all names, Lord. 05:41 And, Father, we just asked, Lord, 05:43 that You take our hand 05:45 and follow that we just together, walk. 05:49 Father, that You will talk to us 05:51 that You impress upon our hearts, Lord, 05:54 the things that we need to know. 05:55 We thank You for the Holy Spirit. 05:57 We thank You, Lord, for that preciousness, 06:00 Father, that tenderness that He has, 06:03 that He will impress upon our hearts and our minds, 06:06 the directions that we seek for. 06:08 We love You, we thank You, thank You for this moment, 06:11 Lord, this reminder, that this is about You. 06:14 Life is about You, Lord, and our journey through it. 06:18 We ask this in the name of Jesus, amen. 06:24 We have so many requests that have come in and JD works 06:28 in pastoral here at 3ABN and you receive a lot of, 06:35 you talk to a lot of people have lot of needs. 06:38 And we've taken some of those and may these prayer requests 06:44 kind of spur you to pray. 06:48 And maybe you'll think of people 06:50 in your own life that you need to pray for. 06:53 So let's do it. Let's pray. 06:56 I wanna pray for world leaders. 06:59 That, Father God, 07:01 that You would touch the leaders of this world 07:03 who we believe You have put into place. 07:06 Father, we don't always agree with the style of leadership 07:11 or the decisions. 07:13 But, Father, we know Your ways again, 07:15 they're higher than our ways. 07:17 So I just pray that You will give our leaders 07:21 justice and fairness. 07:23 And that they would lead with wisdom, peace. 07:27 God, we pray for our religious freedoms, 07:32 the right to pray and the liberty 07:34 to share Jesus with others. 07:37 And, Father, there are those people out there 07:39 that are fighting acute issues. 07:43 We've lost three of our good friends 07:45 just lately, dear Father, to that enemy of cancer. 07:49 Father, we're missing those people. 07:52 But, Father, the good news is that someday, 07:56 we're looking forward to that blessed hope, 07:58 dear Father, when we shall see each other again. 08:01 But, Father, there's others that have pacemakers, 08:04 they perhaps are in a comma. 08:07 Father, maybe they're having bone marrow transplants. 08:10 Father, it may be 08:12 that they have just a sniffly nose. 08:15 But whatever the issue may be, Lord, we call upon Your name, 08:20 the name above all names, 08:22 and ask Lord for You to intercede in our behalf. 08:27 And, Father, I pray for those who are elderly. 08:32 Lord, we know that there is a cutting off point 08:37 where we must return 08:42 to the earth. 08:45 Father, I pray Lord, that in our older age, 08:48 and for those who are watching who are elderly, I pray, O God, 08:52 that You will continue to give them purpose, 08:54 remind them that they until they draw their last breath 08:57 they can be used of You. 08:59 Father, I pray that You give them strength, 09:01 purpose, courage, and hope. 09:07 Maybe they find someone to speak their wisdom into. 09:12 And, Father, we lift up 09:15 those that are contemplating marriage, 09:18 those that are married, 09:20 we thank You for the gift of love, Lord, 09:22 Father, this that wonderful feeling 09:26 to have a mate, to have someone that we can share with. 09:31 Father, we just ask, Lord that, that we in our weakness, Lord, 09:36 give you permission to be in charge, 09:38 that You become the center of all communication, 09:42 and our relationships 09:43 with those that You've given us. 09:46 Those that we participated 09:47 in choosing for ourselves, Lord. 09:49 And, Father, I do ask, Lord, that there are many 09:53 that are looking for that special mate, Lord. 09:56 And, Father, we just ask, Lord, 09:58 that they will just slow down and listen to Your voice. 10:02 And that, Father, you know in the end from the beginning 10:05 will assist them in choosing the right person 10:08 that they can share with 10:09 the rest of their life on this earth. 10:14 Father, we know that there are people 10:15 who are overwhelmed by life, 10:18 just they're under the circumstances, 10:22 that's what they are. 10:24 And, Father, I ask that You would remind us that we... 10:28 Your burden is light. 10:30 And so, we shouldn't be under our circumstances. 10:34 Lord, I pray that You will help us 10:36 to surrender our lives to You 10:38 so that Your ways are what we pursue. 10:45 But, Lord, I know that life gets frustrating, 10:47 life gets hard, and I just ask God 10:49 that You would be our deliverer. 10:54 And, Father, we have certainly talked 10:55 to lots of people during this pandemic 10:59 that are going through financial issues right now. 11:02 Maybe they've lost their job, maybe they're on furlough, 11:06 whatever the issue may be, Lord. 11:08 We know that the demands of this world 11:10 continues to go forward. 11:12 We know that this nasty disease continues to go forward, Lord. 11:16 So we're lifting all this up to You. 11:18 And, Father, once again, 11:20 we're just turning it over to You, 11:21 Lord, and say Jesus, Jesus help us. 11:25 Father, we know nothing escapes You. 11:28 Father, thank You that You have ears to hear. 11:30 Thank You, Lord, that You care. 11:32 And thank You, Lord, 11:34 that You participate in our lives 11:35 and You open up those doors that need to be open. 11:38 We thank You, Lord. 11:42 As a believer... 11:46 my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. 11:52 And if you are a believer, watching today, 11:57 the spirit dwells in you. 12:02 Father, I thank You that You are leading and guiding me, 12:06 guiding Your children by the Holy Spirit, 12:09 illuminating our minds. 12:12 Help us to yield to the Holy Spirit. 12:16 Help us to walk in the steps that are ordered by the spirit. 12:21 Help us to commit and fully trust Your way, 12:26 Your guidance and expect You... 12:31 to move in our lives. 12:36 The Spirit of the Living God 12:43 Fall fresh on me 12:51 The Spirit of the Living God 12:59 Fall fresh on me 13:06 I wanna encourage you to come back 13:08 tomorrow, and the next day. 13:10 For the next nine days we're going to be meeting 13:16 like this and praying for needs. 13:19 Stop in your busyness. 13:22 Take time to listen to the Lord. 13:25 Listen to His Holy Spirit. 13:27 Let Him melt you and mold you. 13:32 Make you what He wants you to be. 13:35 We can't do it on our own. 13:36 Now more than ever, we need the Holy Spirit. 13:40 JD, thank you so much 13:42 for being my friend and for your prayers. 13:44 Thank you. God bless you. 13:45 Come back again. |
Revised 2021-01-22