HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH PRAYER DIARY — SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE TIMES 9:00 & 10:45 A.M.
MONDAY—EVANGELISTIC PRAYER
Chronological Bible Reading: Isaiah 59-63
Monday, July 30
Matt. 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS:
Jesus, Lord and Savior:
You are precious. Therefore everything connected to you is precious to me.
Psa. 45:8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory
palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
Everything that touches you is sweetened by your character, so I cannot
help but loving it. There is not a word you uttered or a thought you revealed that
is not precious beyond price. My Bible is truly a priceless present!
Your names are all sweet in my ear, but make them sweet to my lost friends
also! You are my Husband, Bridegroom and Friend. You are the Lamb for
sinners slain. You are the King, Prophet and Priest. You are Shiloh and
Emmanuel, Wonderful and the Mighty Counselor. Become all these things to
__________ and to __________, because they do not know you yet!
If one name is sweeter than another it is the name JESUS. The name Jesus is
woven into the fabric of redemption. It is the embroidered monogram on the
robe of salvation. Many hymns start with your name, because it is the sum total
of our deliverance from sin, from Satan, from Hell, and from the grave. It is truly
a song in a word—a matchless oratorio in just two syllables. It combines the
hallelujahs of the ages in only five letters. It is true, sonic “music of the night.”
My Jesus I love Thee, I know Thou art mine,
For Thee all the follies of sin I resign;
My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ‘tis now.
Help a poor lost soul make that their prayer today, because Jesus is worthy
of their praise! Amen.
A DAILY PATTERN FOR PRAYER & BIBLE READING
Chronological Bible Reading: Nahum 1-3
Thursday, August 2
Gen. 12:8 And there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of
the Lord.
CROWN Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne.
Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity.
Crown Him the Lord of life, who triumphed over the grave,
And rose victorious in the strife for those He came to save.
His glories now we sing, who died, and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die.
Crown Him the Lord of love, behold His hands and side,
Those wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified.
No angel in the sky can fully bear that sight,
But downward bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright.
Crown Him the Lord of lords, who over all doth reign,
Who once on earth, the incarnate Word, for ransomed sinners slain,
Now lives in realms of light, where saints with angels sing
Their songs before Him day and night, their God, Redeemer, King.
—Matthew Bridges, 1852
! your Son Jesus, because we ask it in his name and according to your will. Amen.
† Focus Verse (keep a Promise Journal as you read!)—Prayer Diary link available online at http://www.hbcbluesprings.org/prayer-diary/
TUESDAY—FOCUS ON CHRIST’S LIFE
Chronological Bible Reading: Isaiah 64-66
Tuesday, July 31
Matt. 1:21 …for he shall save his people from their sins.
Jesus, Savior and Master:
When I ask someone if they understand the gospel and how to get saved
they may think, “It means being saved from Hell.” But in reality that is just a tithe
of everything included in what you purchased on the cross.
I thank you Lord, for redeeming me from the wrath to come. Claim many
more souls even this week as we approach the end of summer. Save them from
the condemnation their sin brings them. But then Lord, show them how much
further your triumph goes than that. All the way to the abundant Christian life!
You save us from our sins. That is deliverance from my worst enemy! Throw
Satan off his throne, and let him not be my master any longer. Help every saved
person understand, if sin still reigns then they need a fuller salvation!
Gal. 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and
these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Sin will still be in me—and it will never be entirely expelled—but it will not
have dominion over me. There is a fight for control right now, the new law and
the new Spirit, lusting against the flesh I was born with. But sin will never again
have the upper hand so as to be absolute monarch of my soul.
Oh, but Lord, __________ and __________ are so trapped in their sins!
They are controlled and completely in bondage. Unleash the Lion of the tribe of
Judah to prevail. May they make Christ their Master so sin can be mortified.
Their life will remain unholy as long as their heart is unchanged. Cast the
Dragon out and save them by the gospel! Give them a new hatred of sin and love
for holiness, because your grace is able to do that. Lord, save me from evil
today and allow me to exalt my Savior! Amen.
FRIDAY— CORPORATE PRAYER MINISTRY
Chronological Bible Reading: Zephaniah 1-3
Friday, August 3
† 1 Tim. 2:2 [Pray] For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a
quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
Holy Father:
Today, lead someone to trust you. Be so revealed wherever you lead us,
that other men and women can look to you and live. Oh, that even one person in
our church—in our services this Sunday!—might not leave still yet unsaved. If
they have been apathetic to the gospel, and never considered the certainty of
salvation, make them see it clearly this week. We pray they will accept the finished
work of the cross as the rock on which they can now build their life.
So many people today trust in their wealth. Others trust in their education,
their vocation, their talent, or their station in life. Bring them to see there is
nothing worth the confidence of their immortal soul except the ever-living God
and what you provide us in Christ Jesus. This Sunday, may many hearts end their
weary wandering, sit still at Jesus’ feet, and see the salvation of the Lord!
Lord, bless our country at this time. Multiply faith in the land even through
tragic events, shooters and injustice. Preserve our leaders at this critical time.
Guide the deliberations of their advisers. Guide our choices in elections. Preserve
our peace, and at the same time may your great purpose regarding the spread of
the gospel to distant shores and distant people be served by every decision of our
government. Release our world from the bondage of evil rulers. We pray for the
peace of Jerusalem even as we look for the soon return of your Son.
Yes Father, hasten his coming! Let us hear the shout of the archangel and
the trump of God to, Come up hither, and be where you are. May our choices lead
us higher, and make us trust you in the deepest, darkest hour. Do it to honor
WEDNESDAY—REVIVAL PRAYING
Chronological Bible Reading: 2 Kings 21; 2 Chronicles 33
Wednesday, August 1
Acts 2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon
each of them.
O God, send us the Holy Ghost!
Give us both the breath of spiritual life and the fire of unconquerable zeal.
O Thou art our God, answer us by fire, we pray Thee! Answer us both by fresh
wind and fresh fire, for then we shall see Thee to be God indeed.
O, my Father! The kingdom comes not, and the work is flagging. O, that
Thou wouldst send the wind and the fire once again! Thou wilt do this when we
are all of one accord, all believing, all expecting, all prepared by prayer.
Lord, bring us to that waiting state! God, send us a season of glorious
disorder. Bring us to the end of ourselves so we can see the beginning of your
work. Oh, for a sweep of the wind that will set the seas in motion, and make our
ironclad brethren, now lying so quietly at anchor, roll from stem to stern!
O, for the fire to fall again—fire that shall affect the most unresponsive
among us! O, that such fire might first sit upon the disciples, and then fall on all
who are around! O God, Thou art ready to work with us today even as Thou
didst then. Stay not, we beseech Thee, but work at once.
Break down every barrier that hinders the incoming of Thy might! Give us
now both hearts of flame and tongues of fire to preach thy reconciling word in
the gospel, for Jesus’ sake! Amen!
—C. H. Spurgeon
SATURDAY—IN THE PSALMS
Chronological Bible Reading: 2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chronicles 34
Saturday, August 4
Psa. 73:24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
My God and King:
You have the hearts of all who live in your hand. Form my heart according
to your will and into the image of your own Son. Be my light and my strength.
Make me run in the way of holiness. Let all the means of grace (Bible reading,
prayer, meditation, discipleship and worship) be continued in me, and made
useful for the Eternal Purpose you appointed them. Proclaim your gospel
through me, and let all your providences be sacred to me.
Let your mercies draw me nearer to you, as with the cords of love. Let the
several strokes of your afflicting hand wean me from sin, mortify me to this
world, and make me ready to depart and be with you forever! Guide me by your
counsels and secure me by your grace in all my travels through the dangerous
wilderness of this world. At last, give me triumph, and an abundant entrance into the
kingdom of your Son in glory.
But while I am here, I wear this body of flesh, and there are many things
necessary to support my life and make it easy and comfortable. I beg you to
bestow these conveniences and refreshments on me and my family (my family in
the world and my family in the faith). Do it as far as is consistent with your own
glory and the design of your grace. Let my health, strength and peace be
maintained. And let holiness to the Lord be inscribed on everything, so whatever I
receive from your hand can be improved to your honor, and my own best
advantage. Heal my diseases and pardon my iniquities so my soul may ever bless
you. These things I ask in Jesus’ name and for his sake. Amen.
2 Pet. 1:11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the
everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
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1) TIME—WORSHIP
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Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and Bereavement " PROMPT PETITIONS " KICKSTART DEVOTION
departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. Vincent Schaffer - uncle, Amy Dickmann
Kennie Denmon Jr. - husband, Shirley O'Neal-Denmon
GIVE GOD THE FIRST PART OF EVERY DAY. The first commitment is
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Pray for Members, Family & Friends
devotions.
Ken & Lori Applegate - health issues
Connie Gilbert - sister, Larry Washington Baptists tend to ridicule liturgical churches that use "prepared prayers" because
2) TITHE—WORK
Pastor William & Lillie McClendon they lack spontaneity. But for many Baptists, their prayers are so predictable they are
Leona M Brown - mother, Luther & Sharon Brown no more spontaneous than written-out prayers. The result is we end up praying the
1 Cor 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as Nathaniel Armstrong - husband, Sallie Armstrong same things over and over.
God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. Jim Rumple - Brother of Lin Tonty
Dr Bill & June Phillips Dorothy Williams This daily Prayer Diary will prompt you on a wide range of prayer requests you
Laschon Haley-Northington Linda & Carl Reeds might not normally think of, while forcing you to articulate a deeper devotion to
GIVE GOD THE FIRST DIME OF EVERY DOLLAR—no questions God. We have included a daily Bible reading schedule. This plan will take you
asked. Ten percent is a miniscule amount in our affluent society, but it must come Debra Oden - aunt, Eunice Tooley Herschel Cox
Kade Hatcher, son - Christina Harcher Sharon Wilkes through the Bible chronologically in a year.
off the top in order to show that God is our priority. We want the blessing of the
firstfruits (first devotion, first dime and first day) to flow out to the rest of our Evelyn Cline - mother, Connie Smith Sue & Larry Nelson Do not read ahead and do not try to catch up. Use each day as it comes. Then
resources. Mary Young - mother, Connie Milbern Larry Franklin you can know that on any given day, dozens of other people are lifting their hearts in
David Laird - son in law, Marilynn Duckett Scott Brown the same mind to God. Pray what is written, but use what is prayed as a springboard
3) TEAM—WORD Mary Ann Fong -mother, Tracie Guffey for your own relationship with God. You learn to pray by praying.
Erica Stogsdill - daughter in law of Gene & Brenda Stogsdill
Charli Monet White - great-granddaughter, Bernita Tolbert —Alan
Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; Marilyn Ley - grandmother, Heather Osborn
but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Ray Hooten - father, Sharen Johnson
Marsha Shackelford - sister, Lin Tonty
GIVE GOD THE FIRST DAY OF EVERY WEEK. You should fellowship Stacy Roth - niece, Lin Tonty Secret prayer is the secret of prayer, the soul of prayer, the seal of prayer, the
with a group of believers around the word of God every Sunday in our church. strength of prayer. If you do not pray alone you do not pray at all. Our Lord Jesus
Soft Touch (Cancer Treatment) Christ would go nowhere till He had prayed. He would attempt nothing till He had
Donna Tuescher prayed.
QUALITY CHRISTIANITY INVOLVES THREE THINGS Linda Brown -sister, Ronnie Starks
! Keeping Christ at the center (your core relationship of worship to God) Pat Mullinex -mother, Jeff Mullinex “Oh,” says one, “I live in the spirit of prayer, and therefore I do not need times
! Keeping the body of Christ a priority (your congregational relationship of Holly Aceves -daughter, Mary Lou Aceves and seasons for prayer.” And do you think that Christ did not live in the spirit of
walking with us) Alfred Boyd -family, Chelsa Bright prayer? Yet He had to have his special time and place to pray. Do not fall under the
! Basing beliefs and actions on the mind of Christ (your church relationship in Barbara Koons - sister, Dave Rosetti injurious notion that because your spirit cries to God in prayer all day long, therefore
the Word) Grant Stoner - uncle, Jessica Buckallew there must not be some season for more immediately coming into God’s presence. If
Tameka Bedell - friend of Starks family you imagine this, I am afraid that it will prove a snare to your feet. The Lord Jesus
Carole Jones - mother, James Jones Christ, who knew better than you do that the main thing is the spirit of prayer rather
Sara Zwahlen - friend of Kay Brockmeyer than the act of prayer, yet Himself retired into desert places to maintain the act and
Camille Trapasso - stage 4 liver cancer exercise of prayer. Be spiritual. Be baptized into the spirit of prayer. But do not be
Brittany Nieves - niece, Jim & Lin Tonty deceived by the enemy, who can steal a spirit away while we dream that we only
Martha Gaskin - niece, Dave Hill spiritualize it. We had better preserve the very bones of prayer—the posture, the
time, place—rather than let it all ooze away into an impalpable mental condition.
Active Duty Military God keep us prayerful. He will do so if He makes us like His dear Son.
Mark Johnson Rich Gitschlag Paige Grantham Davaile Durham
Charles H. Spurgeon, 1834-92

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