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DEC. 31 2016/2017 NEW YEAR PRAYERS

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2017 THEME: My Year of Increase in Divine Wisdom and God’s Favour (Luke 2:52)
Luke 2:52 ….. Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Psalm 30:7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled

Saturday Dec. 31 2016 – Sunday January 1, 2017 (New Year worship/thanksgiving/prayers)
All the prayers should be prayed in Jesus name. Also cleanse yourself regularly with the blood of Jesus.

Praise Worship: Confession Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-23 Text: Proverbs 1:1-33

1. Read Proverbs 1 thoughtfully and prayerfully, praising God for making you His beloved [Prov. 1:1-33]
2. Thank God for His grace and mercy in 2016, for His love, peace and joy unspeakable in 2016 [Eph. 1:2].
3. Worship God for blessing us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ [Eph. 1:3].
4. Thank God for the special things He has prepared for you in 2017 [Eph. 1:4-7]
5. Thank God for prospering your soul, His divine health and His oil of gladness over you [3 John v2]
6. Ask God you want to abound in His wisdom, knowledge and spiritual insight in 2017 [Eph. 1:8, 17]
7. Pray for the eyes of your heart to be open. Pray each verse of Eph. 1:18-23 in the spirit for a about 15 minutes or longer and praise Him for His great power He will display in your life in 2017.

New Year Prayer & Fasting starts Monday January 2 to Sunday Jan. 8, 2017

Prayer Session I : Prayer for a wise heart

Praise Worship Confession Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-22 Text: 1 King 3:1-28

1. Thank God for considering you as a vessel He wants to fill with His wisdom as He did to Solomon (1 Kings 3:1-15; picture Him do it; it may start happening first in your dream life)
2. Lord, give me a new heart filled with your life and Spirit. Guide me by your word (Ezek. 36:26-27)
3. I reject every spirit of fear. Oh Lord, make my heart a citadel of faith, power, and love. (2 Tim. 1:7)
4. Lord, saturate my heart and mind with your wisdom, knowledge and understanding (Prov. 4:7)
5. Lord, give me sound wisdom to make the right choices in all areas of my life: my health, my education, my business, my marriage, my children, etc. (Prov. 16:32)
6. Lord give me your wisdom so I can be able to help others in need (1 Kings 3:16-28)
7. Lord, remove every form of foolishness from my heart. Give me great insight and understanding of what your will is in all areas of my life. Show me things that will propel me forward (Eph. 5:17)
8. Lord, fill my heart richly with the wisdom of Christ. Make my soul a temple of praise (Colossians 3:16)
9. I severe all contacts with satan. I am seated with Christ in heavenly places sustained by grace and faith. I have been created in righteousness, holiness and good works in Christ Jesus (Eph. 2:1-10)
10. Lord, fill my soul with godly fear. Let your wisdom & understanding increase in my life (Prov. 1:1-7)
11. Lord, keep my heart away from the enticement of sin and all deceptions of satan (Prov. 1:8-19)
12. Oh Lord make me wiser this year than ever before. My heart will not be guided by simplicity and foolishness (Prov. 1:20-33).

Prayer Session II: Prayer for strengthening the Family

Praise Worship Confession Scripture: Genesis 49:1-33 Text: 1 Samuel Chapters 1 to 2:11

1. I decree peace, righteousness and holiness. Reign in my family. I subject myself to your word (John 17)
2. Lord, fill our hearts with great reverence and wisdom. We honour and consecrate ourselves to you. (Num. 14; Psalm 91).
3. Lord Jesus, cleanse our homes by your blood; fill our hearts with your agape love (Roman 5:5, 2 Tim 1:7)
4. Lord, shine your face and glory on us. Send your revival fire and start it at our family altars (Zech. 4:6-9)
5. Mighty God have mercy on us. Bless every family member with great blessings. Strengthen us all in our spiritual lives. Send your healing and deliverance to every sick family member (Gen. 49:1-33).
6. Lord, repair my family foundation. We break every ancestral curse; uproot all evil trees, reverse every spell back to their senders and I reject the spirit of failure and poverty. Henceforth only prosperity and good success shall be ours (Ephesians 6)
7. Lord, grant us everlasting testimonies and fill our hearts with songs of deliverance (1 Samuel 2:1-11).

DEC. 31 2015/2016 NEW YEAR PRAYERS

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2016 THEME: NEW EXPLOITS AND EXPANDED BLESSINGS (1 CHRONICLES 4:38-43)

1 Chronicles 4:40 40 ….and they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable…

Psalm 92:10 10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

 

Thursday Dec. 31 2015 (New Year worship/thanksgiving/prayers)

All the prayers should be prayed in Jesus name. Also cleanse yourself regularly with the blood of Jesus.

Praise Worship:              Confession Scripture: Psalm 63:1-11              Text: Psalm 105:1-45

  1. Read Psalm 105 thoughtfully and prayerfully, praising God for making you His beloved [Psalm 105:1-45]
  2. Thank God for all the great things He did in 2015, for manifesting His power and glory [Psalm 63:2].
  3. Lord, thank you for satisfying the thirst of my soul in 2015. I yearn more of you in 2016 [Psalm 63:1].
  4. Thank God for your successes, His provision, special blessings, and specific testimonies in 2015 [Ps. 63:5]
  5. Thank God for prospering your soul, His divine health and His oil of gladness over you [3 John v2]
  6. Ask God to fill your heart with His word so you flow in Spirit, wisdom & power in 2016 [1 Cor. 1:24; 30]
  7. Ask God for grace to serve Him more faithfully in 2016.

 

PRAYER SESSION I: Re-dedication of body, soul and spirit prayers

Praise Worship               Confession Scripture: Romans 12:1-21          Text: 2 Kings 22:1-23:30

  1. Lord, help us to wait upon you and you alone. Give us wings like eagles in 2016 and onwards (Isa 40:31).
  2. I present my body as a holy and living sacrifice to you Lord. I rededicate my heart to you. I subject my mind to your word and choose to do your will continually (Rom. 12:1-2; Psalm 40:8).
  3. I covenant in my heart to walk in your footsteps and keep your commandments always (2 Kings 23:3)
  4. I bind your word to the fleshly tables of my heart and serve you in holiness (2 Cor. 3:3; Ezek. 11:9)
  5. Lord, move & speak to us by the Holy Spirit. Not my will, but thy will be done (2 Peter 1:21; Matt. 6:10)
  6. Father, I set my heart on your word & obey it diligently. Heal me from every sickness (Exodus 15:26).
  7. Lord, purify my heart with your fire and make it a holy sanctuary always (Psalm 24:3-6).
  8. I dismantle every idol in my heart. I fill my heart with the glorious image of Christ alone (Ezek. 14:4).
  9. Lord, by your grace and love, cause your gifts to flourish in me so I can serve you better (Rom. 12:3-13)
  10. Power of besetting sin, break. Jesus paid for my sin on the cross and I embrace Him wholly (Heb. 12:1)
  11. Lord, guide me so I will not be comfortable with evil and godlessness around me. Show me what to do to promote godliness in my home, workplace, everywhere and to everyone under my care (2 Kings 23: 1-30)
  12. I purge my heart of dead works. I am a vessel of honour; sanctified, holy and fit for Jesus (2 Tim. 2:20-21)

 

PRAYER SESSION II: Destroying evil foundations and deliverance prayers

Praise Worship               Confession Scripture: Colossians 1:1-23           Text: Isaiah 58:1-14

  1. All problems linked to my paternal and maternal lineage undermining my progress, be destroyed I release myself from all generational oaths by my ancestors. I sever myself and my descendants from all witchcraft spirits, incantations, and allegiance made by my parents & forefathers to satan (Deut. 18:11; Psalm 11:3)
  2. I lose all cords of sins binding me by the power in the blood of Jesus. All demonic chains and bondage that has held me down into any sin, be destroyed (Proverbs 5:21-23).
  3. All attraction by the spirit of death & hell, sickness, disease, infirmity and all physical or spiritual malady I am not your candidate. All evil grave clothes, be loosed after the order of Lazarus (John 11:1-45).
  4. Sickness and disease, you are not my portion. You were defeated 2000 years ago by the stripes Jesus took for me. Be uprooted from my life and leave immediately (Isaiah 53:5, John 19:1).
  5. I am the temple of the Holy Ghost. Therefore, I reject all contrary spirits from my being (1 Cor. 6:15-20).
  6. All my privileges in Christ, I receive them. Satan, Jesus defeated you; you cannot rob me (Col. 1:13-14)
  7. I receive God’s power for new beginning, I build new foundations & repair old breaches (Isaiah 58:12)

DEC. 31 2014/2015 NEW YEAR PRAYERS

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THEME:  2015 MY YEAR OF WALKING IN COMFORT & GREAT GRACE

Acts 9:31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

Hosea 10:12: Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Wednesday Dec. 31 2014 (New Year worship/thanksgiving/prayers)

All the prayers should be prayed in Jesus name. Also cleanse yourself regularly with the blood of Jesus.

 Praise Worship:                     Confession Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11                       Text: Psalm 89:1-52

Praise Him for His mercies and loving kindness (Psalm 89:1-2; Psalm 63:3-4)

  1. Thank God for being your present help, your strength and your refuge in the year 2014 (Psalm 46:1)
  2.  Praise Him for showing Himself mighty and strong on your behalf in 2014 (Psalm 40:11-17)
  3. Thank God for your successes, special blessings, and specific testimonies of 2014 (Psalm 68:19)
  4. Thank God for keeping you in divine health and meeting all your needs (Psalm 103:1-5)
  5. Ask God for more wisdom in 2015. Pray that God make your heart wiser in Jesus’ name (Col 3:16)
  6. Ask God for grace to be more diligent spiritually and serve Him more faithfully in 2015 (2 Tim 2:1-7)

 Prayer Session I: Prayer for Forgiveness and Heart Cleansing

Confession Scripture: Matt 6:9-13               Text: Psalms 15:1-5; 24:3-6

  1. Father, I worship and honour you. Hallowed be your glorious and holy name (Matt. 6:9-10)
  2. Father, forgive me all my sins. Cleanse my heart with the blood of Jesus (Isaiah 1:18; 1 John 1-17)
  3. I reject pride and turn away from all unrighteousness. Lord, fill my heart with humility (2 Chron. 7:14)
  4. I reject the spirit of unforgiveness and grudge against anyone. Lord, fill my heart with love (1 Cor. 13)
  5. Lord, purify my heart with your fire and make it a holy sanctuary always (Psalm 24:3-6)
  6. Lord, I dedicate my tongue to you. Make it a channel of praise & speaking of truth always (Psalm 15:3-4)
  7. Lord, help me to overcome all temptations by your Word. Deliver my soul from every evil (Matt 6:12-13)
  8. I break up every fallow ground of spiritual unfruitfulness. I sow to myself righteousness (Hosea 10:12)
  9. Oh Lord, satisfy my hunger and thirst for your righteousness. Fill all my heart completely (Matt. 5:6)
  10. Father, teach me to love the brethren, have bowels of mercy to the needy & portray Christ (Col. 3:12)
  11. Father, thank you for the new heart you gave me and the new spirit you put within me (Ezekiel 36:25-27)
  12. Father, fill my heart with humility & meekness. Purify my heart and show me your glory (Matt. 5:5,8)

Prayer Session II:  Confession Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14                     Text: Acts 9:1-28

  1. Holy Spirit, shake every dust out of my life. Fill me with your resurrection power (Acts 9:1-22)
  2. Father, let your glory shine all around me and remove every scale from my eyes (Exodus 33:11-23)
  3. Father, prepare me as a vessel to do your work. I will not hinder your call upon my life (Jeremiah 1:1-12)
  4. Father, open my eyes to see your glory. Let my fellowship with you be unending (Exodus 34:29-35)
  5. I press towards the high calling you have for me. I submit myself to you completely (Phil 3:7-14)
  6. Father, cover me under your mighty wings. Help me to understand your plan for my life (Isaiah 6:1-10)
  7. Father, make me grow in grace under your watchful eyes. Open my ears to your call (1 Samuel 3:1-21)

Jesus Christ is our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption (1 Cor. 1:24, 30)

Complete in Christ

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Complete in Christ

Bible Nugget 021114 [Gen. 1:26; Col. 2:9-10]

The above two verses are closely matched in regard to our salvation in Christ.

Genesis 1:26 says ” And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness”.

 Colossians 2:9-10  9For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. 10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

From the above verses, you see that there is a resemblance between God and man. That resemblance, not necessarily in facial appearance, was fully expressed in the man, Christ. The risen Christ has God’s full image, therefore has all the wisdom, power and all other attributes associated with the Godhead.

Notice that it was God who said He wanted to create man in his image and likeness. Man did not have a choice in his creation that he should be formed in God’s image just as a baby born of its parents has no choice in its birth.

However, Adam, the first man, sinned and fell short of God’s glory and image, through disobedience, enlisting all of mankind in the fall (Rom 3:23). God sent Jesus, His Son, who is part of the Godhead to restore the full image of God back in man (Rom 6:23).

How does the process of salvation work? By accepting Jesus into your heart you become an adopted son of God because He sees Christ in you. You become an heir of God and a joint heir with Christ (Rom 8:17). As you daily walk with Him, allowing His word to transform your heart, you nature becomes more and more like God’s. Your intimacy with Christ ultimately makes the difference on how closely that resemblance to the Godhead you will have(Gen. 1:26; Col. 2:9-10)

 

Prayer Points 021114

Pray this prayer of appreciation to God for creating you as a human being carrying a body, soul and spirit from the depth of your heart. Also thank him for sending Jesus into the world to die for your sins.

“Lord I bless your holy name. I worship you in the beauty of your holiness. I magnify you Father, Son and Holy Spirit for creating me in your image and likeness. Thank you for giving me the precious gift of your Holy Spirit. Thank you making me complete in Christ who is the fullness of the Godhead. You are my Father, I have the mind of Christ and you have given me the Comforter, the Holy Spirit. I will not allow sin to rob me of your glory in my life. I will attain unto the full measure of Christ in my life in Jesus name. I stand in you complete and reject every accusation of the enemy in Jesus name. I work out my salvation with godly fear in Jesus name. Amen.”

Mercy and Grace

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Grace and Mercy

By David Agbi

Hebrews 10, Hebrews 12

Both mercy and grace are attributes of God which he bestows freely on mankind according to his own will. However, the question is often asked; what is the difference between mercy and grace?

Imagine if you were in school and you are getting back an exam. Some are nervous, some are excited. When your classmates have their exams handed back to them, there are various emotions. Some are happy and some are sad. When you get your exam back, you receive an F. However, your teacher says that he will let you redo the exam so you can obtain a mark better than an F. Another solution though is that he gives a Staples gift card along with a chance to redo your exam. These solutions are examples of mercy and grace being shown to you.

Mercy and grace are often used interchangeably when, in fact, they are not the same. Mercy, in my opinion, is not receiving something that you do deserve (for your own good). For Christians, this means that we would not be punished for our sins because God had mercy upon us, but only if we admit our sins and ask for forgiveness. If we do so, our slate is wiped clean! This occurred to many people in times past, including David (2 Samuel 11). David, after committing adultery with Bathsheba, even attempted to cover up his sins by trying to force Uriah to lie with Bathsheba and when Uriah refused, he put Uriah on the forefront of the battle so he could die (which he did) which would allow David to marry Bathsheba. He should have died for his sin (2 Samuel 12: 5-12). However, the Lord had mercy on him because he asked for forgiveness. Another example would be King Ahab. We all know he was a wicked king and when he wanted the field of Naboth the Jezreelite (1 Kings 22: 1-14), when Naboth didn’t give/sell the field to him, Ahab allowed Jezebel to write in his name and in his name, Jezebel stated that Naboth should be slain. He was to be punished, however, because Ahab humbled himself before God and asked for forgiveness (he put sackcloth upon himself and fasted) (1 Kings 22: 18 – 29), he was forgiven, even with all the evil that he did in his lifetime (however, his son was punished for Ahab’s actions). With all these actions, there was a punishment that was to be charged to them, however, God forgave these people because they admitted their sins and asked for forgiveness. Therefore, admittance is a key part to God forgiving your sins.

I pray that God will give us a humble heart to be able to admit our sins, so that we may be forgiven, in Jesus Name.

Grace, however, is receiving something that we do not deserve (unmerited favour). This is the main focal point of Christianity as the classical example of grace is when Jesus came down for every one of us, so that our sins would be forgiven. God was longsuffering to us, not only by giving us time to repent, but also suffering long on the cross. He wanted us not to perish, but to come to repentance (2 Peter 2:9) and so that everyone should have eternal life (John 3:16). Many others received or were shown grace such as Noah, as he found grace in the Lord’s eyes, as he walked with God (Genesis 6:8 – 9). Because of this, he was saved and he was part of one of the seven main covenants that God established with mankind (Genesis 9). Also, going back to David, when he committed adultery with Bathsheba, he received not only mercy, but also grace when God gave him another son, Solomon (2 Samuel 12:24), who would eventually be the next king of Israel. However, both of these situations cannot be compared to the grace that we received from God. Jesus coming down for us was both mercy and grace that was bestowed upon us. We did not deserve to be saved, as we had fallen short of the glory of God in the Garden of Eden (Romans 3:23), however, his coming allowed for the remittance of sins. Also, because Jesus came, there is now no condemnation for us Christians, as now we walk after the Spirit instead of after the flesh (Romans 8:1) and are no more servants to sin, but are free in him (John 7:34-36). However, just because God bestowed grace on us, it does not mean we should continue in sin (Romans 6:1-2) nor do we frustrate the grace that God has given to us (Galatians 2:21). I pray that we will be able to recognize the grace that God has given to us so that we will not frustrate the grace of God, or grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30) in Jesus Name.

Finally, to conclude, it is important to realize that the Old Testament is based on mercy and the law (Mosaic Covenant) as those are connected. However, the New Testament and the world that we are living in today, is based on grace in the Lord Jesus. This does not mean that there was no grace in the Old Testament, or vice versa. However, grace is better than the law and mercy, because the law was only a shadow of things to come, and by it, the sins were not taken away, but were instead remembered (Hebrews 10 1-4). However, with the grace of God, also came the new covenant, with the Spirit that gives life, unlike the law which killed (2 Corinthians 3:6).

Because of Jesus Christ and the period of grace that preceded his coming, we shall not be lacking (Psalm 23:1), our needs are taken care of (Philippians 4:19) and because God the Father did not spare His Son for us so that we may have eternal life, we also will be given all things freely (Romans 8:32).
I pray that we shall receive grace and mercy from God to guide us and be a lamp to us (Psalm 119:105), in every area of our lives that may displease him or that is lacking in the Name of Jesus.