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DAILY 21 POINTS OF GUIDE TO WEEK ONE: Praying for Ourselves DAY ONE: Read The Lord’s Prayer - Matthew 6:5-14

P “Pray then like this: Our Father in heaven hallowed be your name.” verse 9

Take time in prayer to honor God. He is like no other. To hallow meant to set apart, separate from, R sacred. He is unique, above and beyond all that we know. Worship God in prayer and song. Confess any sin the Holy Spirit brings to your mind.

A READ: Isaiah 6:1-7, I John 1:9 CHECK COMPLETE

Y DAY TWO: Read The Lord’s Prayer - Matthew 6:5-14 E “Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” verse 10 Pray for yourself to be a surrendered servant of the Most High God. Affirm your desire to be a part of seeing His kingdom purposes accomplished on earth. Confess any selfish goals and align yourself with God’s goals for R your life. CHECK COMPLETE & READ: Matthew 6:19-24 DAY THREE: Read The Lord’s Prayer - Matthew 6:5-14

F “Give us this day our daily bread, verse 11

God our Father wants to provide our daily needs. Acknowledge your total dependence on God for every single thing you need in every day. A Confess your independent proud spirit as sin. Count your blessings. Ask God for that which you need. S CHECK COMPLETE READ: Matthew 6:25-33

T DAY FOUR: Read The Lord’s Prayer - Matthew 6:5-14 I “And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.” verse 12 Take time with God asking Him to reveal to you who you need to forgive someone who has hurt, wounded, or offended you. Announce in prayer who has hurt you, how they hurt you and how it made you feel. N Then affirm your of them and ask God to bless them. READ: Luke 6:36, Luke 23:34, Romans 12:17-21, Ephesians G 4:31-32 CHECK COMPLETE

DAILY WEEK ONE: Praying for Ourselves CONT. GUIDE TO DAY FIVE: Read The Lord’s Prayer - Matthew 6:5-14 “And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.” verse 13 P Ask your Father God to do this. Affirm in prayer that in those places of fear and temptation in your life God is present to always protect and deliver you. CHECK COMPLETE R READ: Ephesians 6:10-20, I Corinthians 10:13, John 17:15-16 A DAY SIX: Read Psalm 1:1,2 Pray that you would be totally, completely devoted to God’s Word as your only place of allegiance to gain insight for life and living. Y READ: I Timothy 3:16, Psalm 1, Psalm 119:9, 105-116 CHECK COMPLETE

E DAY SEVEN: Read 1 John 1:5-10

Take time with God asking Him to show you any sin. Confess that act, thought, word or omission to God. R Agree with Him that it is sin. Then declare your intent to turn from that sin. Repentance. Now thank God that He indeed has forgiven you and given you His Spirit to live in victory over sin, day & by day, moment by moment. CHECK COMPLETE F READ: Romans 6:15-23, Isaiah 1:18 WEEK TWO: for the Church A DAY ONE: Read Ephesians 1:15-16

Today declare your love for your brothers and sisters in the church. Give thanks by name for those God brings to mind. S Then say why you are thankful for them. CHECK COMPLETE T READ: Colossians 1:3-4 DAY TWO: Read Ephesians 1:17 I Pray that we would be a church that has a spirit of wisdom. Applying God’s direction wisely. Pray that we would be a church that has a spirit of revelation; able to hear God’s voice to guide us forward Pray that we would know His will and have confidence to do it. N The end result would be that we would be a church full of hope because of who God is and knowing HIs will for us. Which is always good, perfect and acceptable. G READ: Ephesians 1:17-23, Romans 12:2 CHECK COMPLETE

DAILY WEEK TWO: Prayers for the Church CONT. DAY THREE: Read John 17:20 GUIDE Pray that the character, atmosphere, and description of us as a church would be that of love and unity. TO Confess any way you have not been loving and of a humble, cooperative spirit. READ: Read John 17:1-26 CHECK COMPLETE P

DAY FOUR: Read Romans 1:16

R Pray that we as a church would make known the , the good news of Christ, to everyone we engage with in every way possible. A The result would be that many would come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. READ: Acts 14:7, Romans 1:15, I Thessalonians 2:2-4 Y CHECK COMPLETE DAY FIVE: Read James 2:1 E Pray that God would open your eyes to see the pride in your life that puts up barriers between you and others. Pray that we would be a church that welcomes everyone to our community of faith. That our fellowship R would be comfortable for all. READ: James 2:1-13 & CHECK COMPLETE DAY SIX: Read 1 Peter 5:1 F Pray for our pastors, elders and leads in the church. As they lead us with humility and confidence as God leads them. Pray for their purity. A Pray for them to be encouraged. READ: Philippians 2:3-8, 1 Peter 1:16, Joshua 1:8 S CHECK COMPLETE DAY SEVEN: Read Isaiah 49:6

T Pray that our missionary endeavors to the ends of the earth would increase and bear much fruit. Pray for our missionaries, Ethan and Christian McEndarfer - Romania; Stephanie Cates -Romania; Alex, , and Joshua Tandon - China; Howard & Aileen Ostendorff- I Africa READ: :16-20 N CHECK COMPLETE G WEEK THREE: Prayers for our city

DAILY DAY ONE: Read I Timothy 2:1-4

Pray for the mayors, councilmen and women, judges and others that come to your mind. GUIDE Pray for the police, all first responders, who risk their lives for our safety. Pray for the schools, superintendents, principals, counselors, teachers, anyone on the campuses. They TO have hours of great influence on the children entrusted to them. Pray for family courts that make judgements about who lives with who and who gets what. Pray for attorneys who work on behalf of peoples’ legal needs. P CHECK COMPLETE READ: 29:7, Ezra 6:10

R DAY TWO: Read Jonah 3:6-9

Pray that Columbia would respond to the gospel message.

A READ: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 CHECK COMPLETE

Y DAY THREE: Read 2 Corinthians 2:14-15

Pray that the churches and our church in particular would love the lost and hurting well. E Pray that we would be welcomed more and more at Richland NorthEast High School. Pray that our outreach as a church to the Sparkleberry Hill Apartments would be received eagerly.

READ: 2 Corinthians 8:1-7 R CHECK COMPLETE

& DAY FOUR: Read :37 Pray that God would raise up godly men and women to serve our city, taking Christ with them wherever they go. F Pray that God would raise up men and women from our own church to “go” where He is wanting them to go. That they would hear His voice and obey. Perhaps to RNE High School or the Sparkleberry Hill Apartments or somewhere else. A Thank God for those who have heard His voice and in faith and obedience are going to our city. READ: Luke 10:2, John 4:34-38, Matthew 9:35-38 S CHECK COMPLETE T DAY FIVE: Read Proverbs 31:8-9 Pray for the poor, the homeless, those without needed medical care, without food. Pray for churches and nonprofit organizations who seek to meet these needs. Pray for the youth in the city who are “at risk” for so many evils, drugs, sex trafficking, addictions of all I kinds. Pray for the many organizations that seek to meet these needs. N Pray for those of us who have resources to be generous to give. READ: :21, Proverbs 14:21, Proverbs 31:8-9, 20, CHECK COMPLETE G Ephesians 4:28 WEEK THREE: Prayers for our city CONT.

DAILY DAY SIX: Read 1 Corinthians 1:25 GUIDE Pray for the many schools throughout our city. By and large it is a godless place where humanism is uplifted and God is ridiculed and excluded from the discussion. Pray for the Godly teachers, and administrators as they are light and salt in a dark and difficult place. TO Pray for Godly men and women on school boards, and in authority in the schools to be strong and courageous to bring God and His ways back into our schools. P Pray for children to be protected from temptation and evil that is present all around them in school. READ: Romans 1:21, Matthews 6:13, :13-16 CHECK COMPLETE R DAY SEVEN: Read 2 Chronicles 7:14 A Pray for revival in our hearts, in our churches, and in our city. READ: Psalm 69:32,Isaiah 57:15, Psalm 19:7 Y CHECK COMPLETE E R “ turns each moment of craving & into a prayer of intense dependence.Every time I have fasted, F I have found my worship experience A sweeter, the illumination of God’s Spirit S brighter, and the hunger for God’s T Word stronger.” I N - Gary Rohrmayer G