HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH PRAYER DIARY SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE TIMES 8:00, 9:00 & 11:00A.M.

MONDAYEVANGELISTIC PRAYER
Chronological Bible Reading: Exodus 10-12; Matthew 15:21-39
Monday, January 25

WEDNESDAYREVIVAL PRAYING
Chronological Bible Reading: Exodus 16-18; Matthew 17
Wednesday, January 27

TUESDAYFOCUS ON CHRISTS CROSS

Chronological Bible Reading: Exodus 13-15; Matthew 16
Tuesday, January 26

1 Kings 18:43 And [Elijah] said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea.
And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

Luke 23:48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things
which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

James 4:2-3 Ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask
amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Lord, My Father:
Success is assured if I am asking based on your promise, because the Bible
alone is enough (2 Pet. 1:3)! I have pled for the souls of __________ and
__________, and it seems like you did not answer. But I know you are not deaf,
and I am insistent; I ask for your glory and according to your will.
Elijah on Mt. Carmel continued to wrestle for the souls of his people. He
never gave-in to the fear his prayer was not enough. Six times the servant
returned. Six times the answer was the same: Go again.
I cannot accept being distrustful. I will hold onto faith even to seventy
times seven! Faith sends hope on an errand of expectancy to look from Mt.
Carmels cliff. If nothing is seen, she sends again and again. Far from being
crushed by repeated disappointment, faith is animated to plead more earnestly.
She is humbled, but not crushed. Her groans are deeper and her sighs more
frequent, but she never relaxes her hold on the promise in your word!
It is more agreeable to the natural man to have a speedy answer, but my
belief has learned to be submissive, and to find good in waiting for as well as
waiting on the Lord. Delayed answers cause my heart to start searching itself. It
leads me to contrition and spiritual reformation. Deadly blows are struck against
sins corruption thereby, and the chambers of my imagination are cleansed.
The greater danger is for me to faint and miss the blessing. I will not
fall into that sin, but continue praying and watching. Elijah was a person of like
passions, so his power did not lie in his own merits. If his believing prayer availed
why should not mine? I plead the precious blood today in Jesus name. Amen.

Crowned and Crucified Christ:

Some who passed taunted you in words, others with signs. But every one,
after they beheld the passion of your death, were struck with sudden awe and hit
themselves on their chest. Jesus Gods Son was dying for sinners!
I despair of no ones possibility to get saved now that you died, because
even those who mocked immediately changed as they observed the cross. With
such a hammer as the cross the hardest heart can be broken! Break hearts by the
power of your Spirit and the availability of my witness this year.
Take heed ye scoffers! Be changed this day by Gods grace or you will be
changed later by Gods wrath. The heart that will not be bent by the love of
Christ will be broken by the terror of his name. If Jesus dying on the cross does
not save you, Christ reigning on the throne will condemn you. If Christ dying
does not become your life, then Christ living will seal your eternal death. Make
Christ on earth your heaven, or else Christ coming from heaven will be your hell!
By faith, help me put myself at the grassy knoll of Calvary. He who was
worshipped by angels is now dying for the souls of the sons of men. All Adams
fallen race should smite their breasts as I see on him my own sins! My sins must
be an infinite offense to God, seeing how they require an infinite person to lay
down his life as an infinite sacrifice to remove them.
Suspended between earth and heavenas though you were rejected by
both. They mocked your prayers. They turned your dying cries into an occasion
for cruel jesting. I see now how aggravated was my assault against the holiness of
God! Father forgive me, and help me bring others by the gospel to the cross.

Glorious God of Might:

By prayer I am enabled to do, but before all attempts to do I need to ask.
Prayerfulness has to prevail before I can prevail. Revival prayer means I need to
pray like smart people eatwhen the hunger and desire hits!
Habitual asking will come out of my abiding. No one needs to beg me to
pray if I am abiding in Christ, because my communion with him prompts my
communication. It is natural. It is when I am most conscious of the life of
Christ that I am most convinced of my own death without him.
John 1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
There is the key to revival! It is in proportion as I am hooked-up to Christs
own fullness that I feel the necessity to draw on it by continual prayer. That is
why I cannot live, Lord, without asking and seeking your favor.
Psa. 27:8 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face,
LORD, will I seek.
Sometimes I want to pray, but the waters seem frozen and will not flow. I
want to bear fruit. Let me claim this simple promise from your word,
John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and
it shall be done unto you.
The Eternal Purpose for my being, the aim and object of life, is to bring
forth fruit to the glory of the Father. I will prevail with people after I prevail
with you in prayer. Why need I psychological answers? What can ultimately baffle
me if I take everything to you in prayer? Lord, lead me into revival by your Holy
Spirit leading me into your word and leading me to abide in Christ. Amen.

A DAILY PATTERN FOR PRAYER & BIBLE READING

Chronological Bible Reading: Exodus 19-21; Matthew 18
Thursday, January 28

FRIDAY CORPORATE PRAYER MINISTRY

Chronological Bible Reading: Exodus 22-24; Matthew 19
Friday, January 29

SATURDAYIN THE PSALMS

Chronological Bible Reading: Exodus 25-27; Matthew 20
Saturday, January 30

Gen. 39:23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand;
because the LORD was with him,

IVE seen the lightning flashing, Ive heard the thunder roll.
Ive felt sins breakers dashing, which almost conquered my soul.
Ive heard the voice of my Savior, bidding me still to fight on.
He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone!
The worlds fierce winds are blowing, temptation sharp and keen.
I have a peace in knowing my Savior stands between
He stands to shield me from danger when my friends are all gone.
He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone!
He died on Calvarys mountain, for me they pierced His side.
For me He opened that fountain, the crimson, cleansing tide.
For me He waiteth in glory, seated upon His throne.
He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone!
No, never alone, no never alone,
He promised never to leave me, Hell claim me for His own;
No, never alone, no never alone.
He promised never to leave me, Never to leave me alone.

Ludie D. Pickett, 1897

Psa. 22:2-3 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night
season, and am not silent. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.

word.

Psa. 119:17 GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy

O, Our Holy God:

We will never succumb to the temptation to give up the hold on our only
strength and solitary hopeprayer! Under no conceivable circumstance will we
give place to the dark thought we should not read the Bible and pray. We did not
in the days of trial and tribulation, and we will not now.
Even if our prayer is unanswered for seven years we will say, Lord you are
still enthroned as the Holy One. That is settled in our minds. We will not allow
the faintest breath of suspicion to condense on the fame of our Most Holy God!
You are true. You are faithful. Psalm 22 was the worst of all cases. And since it is
a Messianic Psalm, it shows how you did not deliver your Son from death, but
delivered him up for our sins. Yet in due time, you did finally raise him from the
dead. We do not know why you sometimes deal with us so strangely, but we
should never think you unfaithful. We will not distrust you. Not for an instant.
We will never stop praying. The glare of daylight will not make us stop. The
gloom of midnight will not make us quit our cries to our God. Why? Because we
recognize one of the Devils main goals is to get us to lay aside the weapon
of all-prayer (Eph. 6:18). As long as we continue to cry, Satan knows he cannot
devour even the weakest member of our flock. Prayer always prevails in time.
Our faith is even more resolved not to put our dependence anywhere but
on you. Not on counseling fads or psychological fancies. Cold prayers beg for
denial; red-hot prayer prevails. We bring it as a battering-ram, our army of
souls engaged in spiritual conflict, besieging the mercy seat to win the day over
the demonic. With that confidence we pray right now. Amen.

Lord and Master:

Deal bountifully with me, because the obstacles to spirituality are obvious
in my way. Without your mercy I could not keep your word, and without keeping
your word I am not truly living. It takes great grace to keep this saint alive, and I
trust you right now for it.
Life is a gift from you. I am undeserving of it, and only you can sustain it.
Preserve the life I forfeited through sin, and make abundant the life I gained by
faith in your grace. Let me live to give glory to you! This I will do because I find
favor through faith in your Sons finished work.
Natural life is just existence; spiritual life is real living. I seek this as your
richest blessing because it is your noblest work. Oh the rich bounties of divine
grace! Help me gloriously experience them today at your hand.
Why do I plead for this? Because I cannot serve you acceptably in my
own strength or willpower. I cannot even live unless your grace abounds.
Make keeping your word the rule, goal, and joy of my life. I dont want to
walk in the flesh and serve sin. I pray to be able to walk in the spirit, keep your
word, live in righteousness, and bear fruit by reaching others. There is no life in
the highest sense apart from this kind of holiness. I prize it greatly; therefore
I am driven to my knees to seek to the Strong One for my strength!
If I give you my service it is only because you grant me your grace. I can
only work for you because you work in me (Eph. 3:20; Phil. 2:13; Col. 1:20; 1 Thes.
2:13). Faith always works, and it works by love (Gal. 5:6). If you deal bountifully
with me, then I can both live and move and keep your word. Amen.

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HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH

JANUARY 24, 2016

HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH

HOW TO BUILD A BALANCED LIFE

THIS WEEKS EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

PRAYER DIARY

TIMEWORSHIP

Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and
departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
GIVE GOD THE FIRST PART OF EVERY DAY. The first commitment is
to a daily quiet time with God. Our weekly Prayer Diary provides a template for daily
devotions.
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TITHEWORK

1 Cor 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God
hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
GIVE GOD THE FIRST DIME OF EVERY DOLLARno questions
asked. Ten percent is a miniscule amount in our affluent society, but it must come
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
resources.
3)

TEAMWORD

Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is;
but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
GIVE GOD THE FIRST DAY OF EVERY WEEK. You should fellowship
with a group of believers around the word of God every Sunday in our church.

QUALITY CHRISTIANITY INVOLVES THREE THINGS

Keeping Christ at the center (your core relationship of worship to God)

Keeping the body of Christ a priority (your congregational relationship of
walking with us)
Basing beliefs and actions on the mind of Christ (your church relationship in
the Word)

TODAY
Welcome to our visitors! Please take connection cards from the back of the
pew in front of you, fill out the visitor portion, and put it in the offering plate.
You are our guest and wed like to know you are here!
Ministerio Hispao La Cosecha 10:45A.M. en el saln 6. Servicio en Ingls
traducido en Espaol 9:00A.M.
Young Adults Class (YAC) Couples & singles meet 11:00A.M. in room 4.
Support our YAC Sacrifice for the Children as they take donations of diapers,
clothes, baby wipes, and anything up to 5T. This will go to Impact Ministry
Family Resource Center in Blue Springs. To donate, drop in the bin any Sunday
in January!
TONIGHT
Ministry Head budget meeting, 4:00P.M.
Sunday Night Service 5:30P.M. Romans 2: Dont Be Religulousi
D2 (Discipleship II) 5:30P.M.
TUESDAYS 12:00 NOON
Proverbs & Prayer Lunch meeting in the Gym
WEDNESDAYS 7:00-8:15P.M.
AdultsMidweek Bible Study & Prayer Service
AWANAOur Bible Club for children 2 yrs-Grade 6
THURSDAYS 7:00P.M.
Spanish Ministry Discipleship
SATURDAY 5:00P.M.
HBC Snowflake Ball father-daughter dinner and dance at Adams Pointe Conf.
Center, 1400 NE Coronado Dr, Blue Springs. Cost is only $40 per couple (father
& first daughter), and just $10 for each additional date. Register online now,
and a table is in the lobby to purchase or pick up tickets!
NEXT SUNDAY
Lords Supper all services
SUPERSUNDAY FEB 7
Baptisms! Sign up in the lobby for 9:00 or 11:00A.M. Evening service will be
moved UP to 4:00P.M. that day!
Financial Peace University begins 9:00A.M. in room 4 and runs 10 weeks until
Tax Day. This Dave Ramsey class normally costs $199, but we have 20 kits left
for just $50 per couple! Register today at hbcbluesprings.org
ALL-CHURCH CAMP JULY 13-17
Sign up online at www.hbcbluesprings.org in Jan or Feb for the early-bird
rate (same price as last year!)

Dont miss out -- Make it a Missions New Year!

INTERCEDE WITH GOD INSTRUCT SAINTS

PROMPT PETITIONS KICKSTART DEVOTION

INSTRUCTIONS:

Baptists tend to ridicule liturgical churches that use "prepared prayers" because
they lack spontaneity. But for many Baptists, their prayers are so predictable they are
no more spontaneous than written-out prayers. The result is we end up praying the
same things over and over.
This daily Prayer Diary will prompt you on a wide range of prayer requests you
might not normally think of, while forcing you to articulate a deeper devotion to
God. We have included a daily Bible reading schedule. This plan will take you
through the Bible chronologically in a year.
Do not read ahead and do not try to catch up. Use each day as it comes. Then
you can know that on any given day, dozens of other people are lifting their hearts in
the same mind to God. Pray what is written, but use what is prayed as a springboard
for your own relationship with God. You learn to pray by praying.
Alan

Secret prayer is the secret of prayer, the soul of prayer, the seal of prayer, the
strength of prayer. If you do not pray alone you do not pray at all. Our Lord Jesus
Christ would go nowhere till He had prayed. He would attempt nothing till He had
prayed.
Oh, says one, I live in the spirit of prayer, and therefore I do not need times
and seasons for prayer. And do you think that Christ did not live in the spirit of
prayer? Yet He had to have his special time and place to pray. Do not fall under the
injurious notion that because your spirit cries to God in prayer all day long, therefore
there must not be some season for more immediately coming into Gods presence. If
you imagine this, I am afraid that it will prove a snare to your feet. The Lord Jesus
Christ, who knew better than you do that the main thing is the spirit of prayer rather
than the act of prayer, yet Himself retired into desert places to maintain the act and
exercise of prayer. Be spiritual. Be baptized into the spirit of prayer. But do not be
deceived by the enemy, who can steal a spirit away while we dream that we only
spiritualize it. We had better preserve the very bones of prayerthe posture, the
time, placerather than let it all ooze away into an impalpable mental condition.
God keep us prayerful. He will do so if He makes us like His dear Son.
Charles H. Spurgeon, 1834-92

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