Go Beyond At Home
28-Week Prayer Guide
Church Family,
Thank you to the many who have joined me on the journey of 28 weeks of prayer as we seek to “Go Beyond at Home” here at Kingsland. If you’re just getting started, that’s okay! I’m honored that you’ve joined us. Pastor Eric Conley and I preached this past Sunday on dependent prayer and fasting. The very act of prayer is one of dependence, and effective prayers are those in which we acknowledge the majesty and power of God alongside our own need for Him to move.
Adult Discipleship Minister and Prayer Coordinator Susan Sowell has been gracious to write our prayers for this week. Thank you, Susan! Let’s look to God as we acknowledge our dependence on Him.
Blessings,
Pastor Ryan
NOTE: You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart (Jeremiah 29:13)
Prayer and Fasting is an invitation from God to seek Him more deeply. But what if we don’t have a desire to seek God through prayer and fasting? What if we don’t feel close to God and the idea of prayer and fasting feels like a difficult task? There is great news for those of us who need help with prayer and fasting. God is passionate for us to know Him and walk in an intimate relationship with Him, so He will give us a desire to seek Him through prayer and fasting. We simply need to ask Him to help us seek Him with all our heart and give us a desire to know Him more deeply. God will do a powerful work in our hearts as we continually respond to His invitation to seek Him through prayer and fasting. He will work in our hearts in ways that will transform us and our homes, because we will experience a deeper, more intimate relationship with Him.
Week 3
Day 7
March 23
“The end of all things is near; therefore, be alert and sober-minded for prayer. Above all, maintain constant love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins.”
— 1 Peter 4:7-8
REMINDER: Intimacy with God, burdens, spiritual warfare, sufferings, wisdom, and direction in life – these are not light topics that we are talking to God about in prayer. Prayer & fasting can feel intense and “heavy” at times because what we are praying about matters. God is working through our prayers to transform our hearts and homes and share the love of Christ through us.
TODAY’S PRAYER:
– What are you grateful for that God is doing in your heart as you’ve been seeking Him?
– What has been challenging or difficult about prayer and fasting? Talk to God about it and ask Him to give you wisdom about what you may need for your heart.
– Who is one person that God wants you to pray for today that does not know His love?
– Pray for our church family to maintain constant love for God and for one another. Pray that the love of God in us would leads others to Him.
