Contents

First Love..................................................................................................... 5
Walking Worthy......................................................................................... 13

The Crucified Life................................................................................... 21

Knit Together in Love ............................................................................ 25

The Beauty of Holiness......................................................................... 35

The Fear of the Lord ..............................................................................4 3

The Great Commission............................................................................4 7

House of Prayer........................................................................................ 53

The Lost and Backslidden .................................................................... 59

Scriptures For Personal Meditation ..................................................... 67

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First Love

Matthew 22:37-38 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all
your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment.”

Mark 12:29-30 Jesus answered him, “The first of all the

commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord
is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your
strength. ’ This is the first commandment.”

2 Corinthians 11:3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was

deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow
be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
Prayer: Lord, loving You first is commanded for our own
good. Cleanse us from every idol and every distraction that
has kept us from loving You first and foremost. Show us
what “loving
God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength” looks like
so we can walk it out.

Revelation 2:1-5 ‘These things says He who holds the seven

stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven
golden
lampstands: 2 “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and
that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested

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them liars; 3

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and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored
for My name’s sake and have not become weary. 4 Nevertheless
I
have this against you, that you have left your first love. 5
Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do
the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove
your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.”’
Prayer: Lord, give us the grace to repent and “do the
first works” of keeping You as our first love. Help
ustore-
prioritize our lives in away that puts You first. Ignite
more love for God in our hearts.

*Jesus declared (made known) the name (character and nature)

of the Father to His disciples. To know Him is to love Him.
This
revelation caused their hearts to love God.

John 17:26 “And I have declared to them Your name, and will
declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in
them, and
Prayer: I in them.”
Father, we ask You for more revelation of who You
are. We ask You to declare Your name (character and
nature) to us so that the love that You have for Jesus would
be in us; that we would love Him the same way You do.
Open our eyes to see Your beauty so that our hearts would
be captured with love for You.

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2 Cor. 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a

mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the
same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the
Lord.

*Our greatest need is to have more revelation of the person

of Jesus Christ who is the Word of God. When we receive
more revelation of Him, we are changed.
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober,
and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to
you at the revelation of Jesus Christ …
*Bobby Conner said: “We are all too familiar with a God
we hardly know.”
of our hearts to see Jesus. We ask You to reveal more of
Yourself to us so that by beholding You, we will be changed
into the
same image.
We want our hearts to be captured with love for You. We
want to tremble at Your beauty, Your holiness, Your majesty,
and
Your goodness. We want to love You with all of our hearts.

Ephesian 1:17-19 … that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,

the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is
the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His
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inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness
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His power toward us who believe, according to the working of

His mighty
Prayer: power
Lord, grant…that we may know You as You truly
are, not as we think You are. Open our eyes to the hope
that You have planned for us so that our hearts will be
exhilarated to run the race set before us. Open our eyes to
the reality that
Your Holy Spirit lives inside of us to reveal You to our
hearts, to walk with You and be conformed to Your image.
Open our eyes to the greatness of Your power that
worksinus to

*To love God with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength is
to keep His Word with all of our heart, soul, mind and
strength.
John 14:21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it
is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My
Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
1 John 2:5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God
is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.
Prayer: Lord we ask for grace to keep Your Word with all
of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. We ask you to
illuminate our hearts and show us the parts of Your Word
that we have
ignored, missed, or neglected to obey. Cause us to
wholeheartedly keep all of Your Word.

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*Keeping our first love causes us to always be ready.

Luke 12:35-37 Let your waist be girded and your lamps

burning; 36 and you yourselves be like men who wait for their
master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he
comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. 37
Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes,
will find watching.

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Walking Worthy

Colossians 1:9-11 [We] do not cease to pray for you, and to

ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in
all
wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk
worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every
good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11
strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power,
for all patience and
longsuffering with joy …

*The knowledge of God’s will to be made known (for

individuals and corporately).
*With wisdom and spiritual understanding – this
includes understanding timing, know-how and purpose.
*To walk worthy of the Lord by being fully pleasing to Him
(not 70 or 80% but fully pleasing).
*Fruitful in every good work that God has ordained for us to
walk in – today, this month, this year. Make known those works
so we can embrace them and also lay down the works that God
is not
calling us to do.
*Increasing in the experiential knowledge of God
*Strengthened with might by His glorious power
*Persevering in God’s will with JOY
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Ephesians 1:17-23 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,

the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom
and
revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the
hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His
inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness
of His power toward us who believe, according to the working
of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He
raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in
the heavenly
places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and
dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age
but also in that which is to come. 22 And He put all things
under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the
church, 23
which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
Prayer: God, would You pour out upon us the “spirit of
wisdom and revelation” in the (experiential) knowledge
of God.

Matthew 13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure

hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over
it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

*We will gladly “sell all” to walk with God and do His willif
our eyes are open to the treasure of “Christ in us” and the hope

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become
exhilarated and, casting aside lethargy, we will “run the race”
set before us with joy.

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glory of Your inheritance which is IN the saints. Lord Jesus,

You
inherited (by virtue of Your death and resurrection) the right
to pour out Your Holy Spirit into our hearts. May God open
our eyes to the reality of all the riches of YOUR
inheritance that is in us.
We ask You to reveal to us the exceeding greatness of Your
power that works in and for us through Jesus Christ. This is
the same power by which Christ was raised from the dead
and seated in the heavenly places. Lord, You are able to
completely liberate, motivate, transform, and lift us up to
walk with You in the heavenly places in Christ.

Hebrews 13:20-21 Now may the God of peace who brought up

our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 make you
perfect (complete) in every good work to do His will, working
in you
what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to
whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer: Lord, make us perfect in every good work to do Your will. W

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shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence
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Lord and from the glory of His power, 10 when He comes, in

that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among
(in) all those who believe, because our testimony among you
was
believed. 11 Therefore we also pray always for you that our
God would count you worthy of this calling (that the Lord
would be glorified in His saints), and fulfill all the good
pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power,
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that the name
(character and nature) of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified
in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and
the
Lord Jesus Christ.
Prayer: Lord, we ask for Your grace to “walk worthy” so
that You would be glorified in us. We ask that You would
fulfill all the good pleasure of Your goodness in us (His
glory is His
goodness; Exodus 33:18-19). Lord,fulfill the work offaith
with power in us so that Your name (character and nature) is
glorified.

1 Thes. 3:10 … night and day praying exceedingly that we may

see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith …
*The apostles prayed “night and day exceedingly” so
that whatever was lacking in the saint’s faith was
perfected.

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Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the
power of the Holy Spirit.
Prayer: Lord, cause Your church to overflow with joy, peace, and hope

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The Crucified Life

*Through a prophetic encounter, the Lord said, “When the

church walks in Galatians 2:20, I will turn on the power
(creative
miracles). It will be the greatest show on earth. Then the
church will have power to stop people from going to hell.”

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer

I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live
in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me
and gave Himself for me.

2 Cor. 5:15 He died for all, that those who live should live
no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them
and rose again.
Prayer: Lord, work “in and through” Your people that we
will no longer live for ourselves but find our life in You and
in
doing Your will.

Luke 9:23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to

come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross
daily, and follow Me.
Prayer: Lord, grant Your body the grace to deny “self” and to embrace

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Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies

of
God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable
service.
Prayer: Lord, raise us up to be those who willingly present
our bodies to you as a living sacrifice to do Your will.

1 Peter 4:1-2 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh,

arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered
in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 that he no longer should live
the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the
will of God.
Prayer: Lord, let Your church be armed with the mindset
that suffering is apart of the life of the overcomer. We pray
that we would not shrink back from suffering, but with faith
and love, we would embrace Your will.

1 Peter 4:13 but rejoice to the extent that you partake of

Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may
also be glad with exceeding joy.

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Knit Together in Love

2 Chronicles 5:11,13-14 And it came to pass when the priests

came out of the Most Holy Place (for all the priests who were
present had sanctified themselves, without keeping to their
divisions), — 13 indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and
singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising
and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with
the
trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised
the Lord, saying:
“For He is good,
For His mercy endures forever,”
that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, 14
so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the
cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

*The priests, Levites, and singers were able to make one sound
(in unity) because they had first sanctified themselves.
Prayer: Lord, let Your sanctifying and purifying fire burn
through the hearts of Your people. Bring forth a purity of
heart in the church so that we may praise You in unity and in
“the
beauty of holiness” so that Your manifested glory may fill
Your church.

Psalm 29:2 Give unto the Lord the glory due to His
name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
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*In another prophetic encounter, the Lord said that He was

ready to do the creative miracles of restoring and replacing
limbs and body parts. He is waiting for the church to walkin
Psalm 133
unity before He will release this power, and when it is released,
it will bring the harvest in.
Psalm 133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brethren to dwell together in unity!
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It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Running down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron,
Running down on the edge of his garments.
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It is like the dew of Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing —
Life forevermore.

*The Lord said that in order to walkin this unity we must

repent of “selfish ambition” for ambition leads to competition.
Competition brings suspicion and suspicion brings division.
Prayer: Lord, werepent ofpride and selfish ambition. We ask for the gra
Spirit.

Philippians 2:3-7 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition

or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better
than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own
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was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not
consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of
no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant …
Prayer: Lord, we ask for the grace to have the “mind of
Christ;” to make ourselves of no reputation and have the
heart of abondservant.

Ephesians 4:1-3 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech

you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2
with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing
with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the
Spirit in the bond of peace.
Prayer: Lord,forgive us and cleanse us from every attitude
that is contrary to humility and love. We ask for the grace
to exercise lowliness, gentleness, long suffering, and love
that we may preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond
ofpeace.

Romans 15:5-6 Now may the God of patience and comfort

grant you to be like-minded (compassionate; gracious) toward
one
another, according to Christ Jesus, 6 that you may with one
mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus
Christ.

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James 3:14-18 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking

(strife) in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. 15
This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly,
sensual,
demonic. 16 For where envy and self-seeking (strife) exist,
confusion and every evil thing are there. 17 But the wisdom that
is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to
yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and
without
hypocrisy. 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace
by those who make peace.
Prayer: Lord, we ask that You would cleanse Your church
of bitterness, envy, self-seeking and anything that hinders
love.
Establish Your body in the wisdom that is pure,
peaceful, gentle, willing to yield, without partiality and
without

1 John 4:12 If we love one another, God abides (dwells) in

us, and His love has been perfected (made complete) in us.

1 Thes. 3:12-13 And may the Lord make you increase and
abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, 13
so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before
our God
and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all
His saints.

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2 Cor. 8:16 But thanks be to God who puts the same earnest
care for you into the heart of Titus.
Prayer: Lord, You put “earnest care” in Titus’s heart. We ask You to p

Romans 5:5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of
God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who
was given to us.
Prayer: Let Your love be poured into the hearts of Your people so that e

Ephesians 3:14-21 For this reason I bow my knees to the

Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole
family in
heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you,
according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with
might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may
dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and
grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the
saints what is the width and
length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ
which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the
fullness of God.
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to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all
generations,
forever and ever. Amen.

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Colossians 2:1-3 For I want you to know what a great conflict

I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have
not seen my face in the flesh, 2 that their hearts may be
encouraged,
being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full
assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of
God, both of the Father and of Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all
the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
*Spiritual forces of darkness work to keep believers
discouraged and divided and therefore ineffective. When we
are divided and
discouraged, easy things become very hard. When we are united
and encouraged, hard things become easy. God’s answer is not
to “pray against” dark powers, but to pray FOR the saints
(Ephesians 6:17-19) to be “encouraged, being knit together in
love” .

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would be encouraged. Just like you caused the dry bones in
Ezekiel’svison to come together and form a mighty army
(Ezekiel 37:4-9), cause hearts to connect in love. Breath
upon the saints and cause friendships to form; let hearts
connect in the Holy Spirit.
Lord, we ask for supernatural encouragement to be released
to Your body, especially for those who are going through
fiery
trials. Let them be connected and thoroughly encouraged.
As You “knit us together in love,” grant that together we
would all experience the “full assurance” of the reality that
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Philippians 1:9-11 And this I pray, that your love may abound
still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10 that
you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be
sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, 11 being filled
with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to
the glory and praise of God.
supernatural gifts of knowledge and discernment will spring
from that love and we can “open prison doors and set
captives free.” Let your love cause us to see what is
excellent in others. Cause us to grow in love so that our love
is sincere and honest. Lord, grant that we will grow in love to
the point that we will not allow offences in our hearts. Let
the fruits of righteousness fill us and all Your church.

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The Beauty of Holiness

1 Peter 1:15-16 But as He who called you is holy, you also be

holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I
am holy.”
Prayer: Lord, give us the understanding that You require holiness in all

Hebrews 12:14 Pursue peace with all people, and

holiness, without which no one will see the Lord …
Prayer: We ask that you would convict and cleanse us of
unforgiveness, pride,judgments, criticisms, and strife. Lord,
make Your people aware that we must pursue peace with all
men. Bring the revelation that without holiness, noone will
see You.

Leviticus 10:3 And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the

Lord spoke, saying: ‘By those who come near Me I must be
regarded as holy; And before all the people I must be glorified.
’” So Aaron
held his peace.

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Prayer: Lord, grant that we would fear You and pursue
holiness of heart; that all would understand that we must be
holy in order to come near You. Lord, bring the revelation that
YOU must be the One who is glorified if we are to live in Your
presence.

Psalm 24:3-6
Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?
Or who may stand in His holy place?
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He who has clean hands and a pure
heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an
idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.
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He shall receive blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
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This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek
Him, Who seek Your face. Selah
Prayer: Lord, grant the fire of Your Holy Spirit to burn
through Your body, bringing repentance so that we have
clean hands
and hearts that are pure before Your eyes. Cleanse us of
other loves. Cleanse Your people of idolatry. Bring us to the
place

2 Cor. 6:16b-7:1 As God has said:

“I will dwell in them and walk among them.
I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”

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Therefore “Come out from among them and be separate,
says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will
receive you.”

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“I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons
and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
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Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse
ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,
perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Prayer: Lord, we ask You to bring the revelation that we,
Your people, must come out from among what is unclean; we
must be separate; we must see holiness perfected in the fear
of God if we are going to have Your presence and power
in our midst.
Send Your holy fire to purge Your church.

Philippians 2:14-15 Do all things without complaining

and disputing, 15 that you may become blameless and
harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a
crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine
as lights in the world …
Prayer: Lord, we ask that You bring conviction and
cleansing to us concerning complaining and disputing.
Purify Your
people so that we may become blameless and harmless.
Cause us to shine with the beautiful light of holiness in this
dark

1 Thes. 3:12-13 And may the Lord make you increase and
abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, 13
so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before
our God
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and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all
His saints.

Prayer: Lord, will You purify Your people and cleanse

Your body from all selfish ambition and self-centeredness.
We pray that You would work in Your body so that holy,
unselfish love becomes the motive and energy in everything
we say and do. Make Your people holy.

Ephesians 4:1-3 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech

you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2
with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing
with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the
Spirit in the bond of peace.
Prayer: Lord, help us to put away our differences, to put away stubborn

2 Peter 3:14 Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things

(the earth being burned with fire at His Second Coming and then
a renewed earth), be diligent to be found by Him in peace,
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1 Thes. 5:23-24 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify

you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be
preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24
He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
Prayer: Lord, we ask that You would release Your
sanctifying fire with great power and revelation to purify
Your body.
Cleanse us and preserve us to become blameless before
You that we might become carriers of Your glory and
fulfill Your will in these Last Days.

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The Fear of the Lord

*The “fear of the Lord” was the delight of the Lord Jesus
Christ (Isaiah 11:3). For this reason, the fullness of God’s
Spirit rested on Him (Hebrews 1:9).
*To “fear the Lord” means to “tremble at His Word” (Isaiah
66:2); to pay attention to His Word and to do what He says
(Exodus
9:18-21).
*Whenever the fear of God is mentioned in the New
Testament, we see the power of God, miracles, and a harvest
of souls
following.

Acts 2:43, 47b Then fear came upon every soul, and many
wonders and signs were done through the apostles. . . 47 b and
the Lord added to the church daily those who were being
saved.

Acts 5:11-14 So great fear came upon all the church and upon
all who heard these things. 12 And through the hands of the
apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people.
And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch. 13 Yet
none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed
them highly. 14 And believers were increasingly added to the
Lord, multitudes of both men and women …

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Acts 9:31 Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee,
and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the
fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they
were
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Proverbs 16:6b by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
Prayer: Lord, release the spirit of the fear of the Lord to us
that there would be a work of repentance and departing from
evil.

Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to

turn one away from the snares of death.
Prayer: Lord, release the fear of the Lord to our hearts that would caus

Proverbs 19:23 The fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who
has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.
Prayer: Lord, let the holy and healthy fear of God be
established in our lives and in the church that will
produce obedience and holiness.

Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always

obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in
my absence, workout your own salvation with fear and
trembling;
2 Cor. 7:1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let
us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and
spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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holiness may be brought to full maturity in us.

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The Great Commission

Matthew 28:19-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the

nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that
I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to
the end of the age.” Amen.

Mark 16:15-18 And He said to them, “Go into all the world
and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes
and is
baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be
condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe:
In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with
new
tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink
anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay
hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Prayer: Lord, we ask You to forgive us for neglecting to
obey Your Great Commission to go, to preach, and to
make
disciples. Would You ignite a burden in our hearts to obey
You and grant that every one of us would do our part.

John 4:35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and
then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes
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Prayer: We ask that You open our eyes to see like You do, to
see the harvest of lost people all around us. Put Your burden in our hea
Christ.

Ephesians 4:11-12 And He Himself gave some to be apostles,

some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and
teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of
ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.

Prayer: Lord, help every believer to realize that the reason

we come to church is not to be entertained but to get
equipped so that we can do work for You. Help us to
change our mindset from being a “passive consumer” to
an active worker in the kingdom.

Luke 10:2 Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but
the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to
send out Lord,
Prayer: laborers into
raise us His
up harvest .”
to be effective and fruitful laborers
in
Your harvest. Cause us and everyone in our church to
be involved in praying, getting equipped, serving,
going,
witnessing, teaching, hosting, helping, and giving so

Acts 1:8 “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit
has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in

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earth.”

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The persecuted church prayed as recorded in:

Acts 4:29-31 “Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to
Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word,
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by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and
wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant
Jesus.” 31 And
when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled
together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy
Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
reach the lost so that we would fervently pray in one accord
for “boldness to speak Your word” with signs and wonders.
Bring our hearts to the place where you may answer us like
you did the early church. We NEED the baptism of Your
Holy Spirit
with POWER to boldly proclaim Christ with signs
and wonders.

Acts 2:42-43, 47b And they continued steadfastly in the

apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and
in prayers. 43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders
and signs
were done through the apostles. 47b And the Lord added to
the church daily those who were being saved.

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continuing steadfastly in the “apostles’ doctrine and
become places that gather in and make disciples of new believers in Christ.
o be trained and work and serve diligently to win people to Christ and help
disciple them.

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House of Prayer

Isaiah 56:7a Even them I will bring to My holy mountain

and make them joyful in My house of prayer.

Mark 11:17 Then He taught, saying to them, “Is it not

written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all
nations ’? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves. ’ ”

Luke 18:1 Then He (Jesus) spoke a parable to them, that

men always ought to pray and not lose heart …

*Concerning the troubles coming at the end of the age, the

Lord counseled us:
Luke 21:36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be
counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to
pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

*The Book of Acts church …

Prayed daily (Acts 2:46)
Prayed continuously (Acts 1:14, Acts 2:42, Acts
12:5) Prayed steadfastly (Acts 2:42)
Prayed in one accord (Acts 1:14, Acts 4:24)

*The apostles prayed for the churches … .

Without ceasing (Romans 1:9, 1 Thes. 2:13, 2 Timothy
1:3) Exceedingly day and night (1 Thes. 3:10)
Always (Col. 4:12, Col. 1:3, 2 Thes. 1:11)
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*The church is exhorted to …

pray always with all prayer and perseverance (Ephesians
6:18) continue steadfastly in prayer (Romans 12:12)
pray without ceasing (1 Thes. 5:17)

Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of

grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of
need.

Psalm 86:5 For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant
Prayer: Awaken in us
mercy to reality
to the all those
of who
Yourcall upon You.
commands to pray
and to the POWER ofprayer. Open the eyes of our hearts to
see and understand that as prayer rises up to You, MERCY,
GRACE and HELP from heaven flow down. Make us people of prayer an

Zechariah 12:10a And I will pour on the house of David and

on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and
supplication;

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses.

For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but
the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings
which
cannot be uttered.
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Prayer: Lord, help us in our weakness. We ask You for the
spirit of grace and supplicationsowe can pray. We ask You
to fill us with Your Holy Spirit and with groaningstopray as
we ought.

James 5:16 The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man

avails much.
Prayer: Lord,fill us with Your love and Your faith that our
prayers would be fervent and effective. Help us to
understand the value and absolute necessity offaithful
prayer according to the will of God.
Lord, help us to mature and grow as a House of Prayer.
Help us to grow in faith, love, knowledge and
understanding as
intercessors.

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The Lost and Backslidden

2 Cor. 4:4 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those

who are perishing, 4 whose minds the god of this age has
blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the
glory of
Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.
Matthew 18:18-20 “Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind
on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on
earth will be loosed in heaven. 19 “Again I say to you that if two
of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will
be done for them by My Father in heaven. 20 For where two or
three are
gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
Mark 16:17 “And these signs will follow those who believe:
In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with
new tongues;”

*The lost and backslidden are blinded by evil spirits.

Demons have deceived them by feeding them lies. Natural
reasoning
cannot deliver people from demonic/supernatural deception.
It takes the power of the Holy Spirit.
*We have the power to not only “bind” but to cast the
demonic spirits away from our loved ones.

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spirit(s) offour loved ones. We command you togo in Jesus’ Name.

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John 16:8-11 “And when He (Holy Spirit) has come, He will

convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of
judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 of
righteousness,
because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11
of judgment, because the ruler of this world is
judged.”

*We must pray that the relentless conviction of the Holy Spirit
will convict the person(s) of their sin of unbelief (that they are
not
living a life of trusting in the Lord Jesus); that they are
unrighteous and they NEED the righteousness that only comes
through trusting Jesus; that satan is judged and a judgment day
is set where all men will give an account to God. Pray that they
will thinkLord,
Prayer: aboutweheaven andtohell
ask You and their
release Yourneed
HolyforSpirit
a Savior.
conviction on our loved ones.
Convict them of sin.
Convict them of their need for the gift of righteousness.
Convict them of a coming judgment and that righteousness
is only found in Jesus Christ.
Draw them to Yourself.

2 Timothy 2:25-26 “ ….if God perhaps will grant them

repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may
come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having
been taken captive by him to do his will.
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Prayer: Lord, we ask that you would grant our loved ones
the gift of repentance. Give them the grace to know the
truth and come to their senses.

Acts 2:17 “And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and
your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see
visions, Your old men shall dream dreams.”
Prayer: We ask that You pour out Your Holy Spirit on our
loved ones. Let them encounter Your love and Your Presence. Let them h
dreams and visions on our loved ones.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 Also He (God) has put eternity in their hearts

…

Psalm 42:7 Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls;
Prayer: Lord, let “deep call unto deep.” We ask You to awaken eternity

1 Cor. 14:13-15 Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray

that he may interpret. 14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays,
but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is the conclusion
then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the
understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing
with the understanding.
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*Pray in tongues and ask the Holy Spirit to give you the
interpretation. You will receive inspired thoughts leading you
in how to pray for the person.
*For example: “Lord, deliver them from this ungodly relationship
that is holding them back from You,” or, “Lord, please send
godly people into their life.”

*While praying in tongues, pray the inspirations that are coming

in your spirit from the Holy Spirit.

Mark 11:23-24 “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to

this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does
not
doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be
done, he will have whatever he says. 24 Therefore I say to you,
whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you
receive them, and you will have them.”

*We must believe our prayers are heard and then we must SAY
it. We can and should make decrees. For example, if you are
praying for a lost or backslidden son or daughter, you should
say Isaiah
54:13-14. Decree what you have been praying.

Isaiah 54:13-14 “All your children shall be taught by the Lord,

And great shall be the peace of your children. 14 In righteousness
you shall be established; You shall be far from oppression, for
you shall not fear; And from terror, for it shall not come near
you.”
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Prayer: We declare that all of our children shall be taught by the Lord.

Philippians 4:6-7 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything

by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your
requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and
minds through Christ Jesus.”

*Give thanks by faith. Thank the Lord that the person(s) is

delivered from demonic blinders. Thank God that they are
under the continual conviction of the Holy Spirit. Thank God
for giving them the gift of repentance. Thank Him for teaching
them,
drawing them, and pouring out His Spirit upon them.
Ephesians 6:17-18 “And take the helmet of salvation, and the
sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying
always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being
watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for
all the
saints …”

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Pray daily.

Pray continually.

Pray with the Scriptures.

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Scriptures For Personal

Meditation
Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth,
but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do
according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your
way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he
will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to
him and make Our home with him.”

Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her
heart.

1 Timothy 4:15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to

them, that your progress may be evident to all.

Psalm 119:11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not
sin against You.

Ephesians 5:25-27 Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for
her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water
by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church,
not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy
and without blemish.

John 17:17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

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Humility
God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble. James 4:6

For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”
Isaiah 57:15

So Samuel said, "When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the
tribes of Israel? And did not the LORD anoint you king over Israel?” 1 Samuel
15:17

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form
of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of
no
reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men .
. . humbled Himself and became obedient to death” Philippians 2:5-8

Whosoever exalts himself shall be abased; but he that humbles himself shall
be exalted. Luke 14:11

For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not
receive (as an undeserved gift from God)? Now if you did indeed receive it, why
do you boast as if you had not received it? 1 Cor. 4:7

For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to Whom be glory
forever. Amen. Romans 11:36

He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30

For without Me you can do nothing. John 15:5

But by the grace of God I am what I am. 1 Cor. 15:10a

I know that in me, (that is, in my flesh) dwells no good thing. Romans 7:18

Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind
let each esteem others better than himself. Philippians 2:3
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Love
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater
love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:12-13

And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and
he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16

By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to
lay down our lives for the brethren. 1 John 3:16

Now the purpose (goal) of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a
good conscience, and from sincere faith. 1 Timothy 1:5

Love is very patient, very kind, is never rude, never selfish, love bears no
malice 1 Cor. 13:4-5a (Moffat and Cent. transl.)

Love does not insist on its own way. Love is not quick to take offense. Love keeps
no score of wrongs. 1 Cor. 13:5b

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all
knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but
have not love, I am nothing 1 Cor. 13:2

God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5b He who loves his
brother abides in the light and there is no cause for stumbling in him. 1 John
2:10

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God
in Christ forgave you Ephesians 4:32 Let all you do be done with love 1
Cor. 16:4

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those
who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you
may be sons of your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:44-45a

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21

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judgment; that as He is, so are we in this world. 1 John 4:17

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Purity of Heart
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8

Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? 4
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
Nor
sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness
from the God of his salvation. Psalm 24:3-5

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of
the One who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him. John 7:18

Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind
let each esteem others better than himself. Philippians 2:3

Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in
sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart 1 Peter
1:22

Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh,
with fear and trembling, in sincerity (purity) of heart, as to Christ; 6 not with
eyeservice
(working harder when the boss is looking and less when he is not), as men-
pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7
with goodwill
doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, 8 knowing that whatever good anyone
does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.
Ephesians 6:5-8

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with
all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment. Mark
12:30

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Our Words
He who loves purity of heart and has grace on his lips, the King will be his
friend. Proverbs 22:11

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its
fruit. Proverbs 18:21

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but (speak) what is good for
necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. Ephesians
4:29

If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue
but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. James 1:26

For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a
perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. James 3:2

So all bore witness to Him (Jesus) and marveled at the gracious words
which proceeded out of His mouth. Luke 4:22

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know
how you ought to answer each one. Colossians 4:6

But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of
it in the day of judgment. Matthew 12:36

The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and sweetness of the lips increases
learning. Proverbs 16:21

He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter

separates friends. Proverbs 17:9

He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit. 1 Peter 3:10

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles. Proverbs
21:23

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The Lord God has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to
speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by
morning, He awakens My ear to hear as the learned. Isaiah 50:3-5

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Holiness
Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the
Lord Hebrews 12:14

And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying: ‘By those who
come near Me I must be regarded as holy; and before all the people I must be
glorified. ’” So Aaron held his peace. Leviticus 10:3

Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be
holy and without blame before Him in love. Ephesians 1:4

But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it
is written, ‘Be holy, for I AM holy.’ 1 Peter 1:15-16

Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her that He might sanctify and
cleanse her with the washing of water by the Word, that He might present her to
Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that
she should be holy and without blemish. Ephesians 5:25b-27

Therefore ‘Come out from among them and be separate’, says the Lord. ‘Do not
touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, And you
shall be My sons and daughters’, Says the LORD Almighty. Therefore, having
these
promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and
spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Corinthians 6:17-18,7:1

Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God
in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:11

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your
bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 12:1

Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless
and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse
generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world. Phil. 2:14-15

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It shall not cling to me. Psalm 101:3

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