15 One Anothers

Relating to each other is essential and extremely important. The words "one another" are mentioned many times in the Bible and each time they are, it is clear that we are to treat others as if they are significant and valuable. The following are things we should do for each other... Mourn with one another Have peace with one another Be affectionate to one another Be like-minded toward one another Receive one another Care for one another Serve one another Bear with one another Be kind and forgive one another Submit to one another Comfort and edify one another Consider one another Love one another Have compassion for one another Minister your gifts to one another The one that is mentioned by far the most frequently in the Bible is to "love one another." We are commanded to come alongside others with love and pray for them. Love Letter to God: Lord, we come before You today and thank You that You are our heavenly Father. Lord, We praise You for who You are and all that You have done. There are times in our lives when we have felt invisible, insignificant and irrelevant but You Oh, Lord welcomes us into your presence and transform our lives. So we take our attention off of us and turn our attention to You, Your ability and what You say about us. You have been our Deliverer, Counselor, Peace, Rewarder, Wisdom, Shield, Refiner, Overcomer, Redeemer, Wisdom, Forgiver, Strength, Resting place, Provider, light & Refuge. We would have been destroyed had You not been there for us in our time of need! Lord, we surrender our day totally to You. We ask that You will bless our worship experiences on tommorrow as well each and every time we meet together. We surrender and acknowledge You and ask that You will direct our path. Lord, help us to speak only words that bring life to those who hear us. Monitor our mouths so that every word proceeds from our lips is loving, truthful, kind, comfortable, edifying, wise, encouraging, and glorifying to You! Bless our homes, our businesses, our block, our church, our town or our nation. Continue to transform our church into a powerful, prayerful and purposeful people. In Jesus' Name Amen!

Day 16 Finding a Partner

To many church congregations just sit and get fat on the teaching of the Word. We were supposed to be doers of the Word as well. Pastor Jack Hayford says, "One of the hardest things about being a pastor is getting sheep to move. The sheep need to get up and go someplace, but sheep don't like to move, they like to eat. The problem is if the sheep keep eating in the same place and don't move, they eventually get down to just stubble. We all learned quickly that we were expected to grow. God accepted us the way we were, but He certainly doesn't leave us that way. We are asked to keep growing, going and stretched. All the time! In order to please our heavenly Father we must grow in the area of prayer. Praying for each other makes God smile. As we touch and agree powerfully each time we participate on...on-the-job training in praying for others.

Day 15 Unanswered prayers

Jesus promised that if we will spend time with Him, learn of Him, get to know, be honest with Him and acknowledge our sins to Him, then we can ask of Him whatever we want and He will answer. "If you abide in Me and My word abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you," John 15:7 The key is wanting what He wants. When we do that, we end up doing His will and we find our prayers answered. Praying is actually working in partnership with Him to see His will done on earth.

Day 14 What if I need power

Jesus told His disciples that they had not asked anything in His name before, but now they should ask everything in His name so that they would receive God. When we walk close to God and pray in Jesus' name, we too will see great power unleashed through us and amazing answers to our prayers. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. 25 "Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. The greatest source of power is the name of Jesus. 1. Praying in Jesus' name affirms your dependence upon who Jesus is and what He has achieved through the cross 2. Fasting and praying being your body into submission by informing it that it is not in charge If you are facing what seem like insurmountable or impossible obstacles and you need more power in your prayers, don't just try to survive the battle when you can win the war through fasting & prayer.

What to do on your knees

Jesus when asked by His disciple to teach them to pray gave them what we call the model prayer. My grandmother Gladys Frazier taught me every thing I know about cooking. She taught me recipes and how to season food. A good cook understands his ingredients. I think the same thing is true when it comes to pray.... If prayer is going to be powerful we must have the right ingredients. 1. Acknowledge God as your heavenly Father 2. Praise God for Who He is and what He has done 3. Choose one of God's names and thank Him for being that to you 4. Present your day to the Lord 5. Present your body to the Lord 6. Confess your sins before God and ask Him to help you live His way 7. Ask God to help you to only speak words that bring life 8. Ask God for whatever you need 9. Pray for God's will in your life 10. Pray for other people around you Remember these are on ingredients and seasonings you can mix them and experiment with them to make it fit your personality

Joyful...Joyful

Recovering from Sunday is getting tougher and tougher. After three weeks of meeting and traveling I'm tired. Sunday's sermon was a challenge, I was working on the message and God flipped it on me. I'm thankful to the people of Bethel for allowing me to be creative in my preaching. The Narrative on Jacob's wrestling match with God was exciting. The Holy Spirit was in the house...people began to come for prayer. Members held hands and prayed for each other.