February 22nd through Resurrection Day

46 days, 15 minutes each day, of shared Scripture and prayer, for yourself, others, and our church.

This is an opportunity, a plea, and a challenge, to join together with our church family to pray.  You will find it useful to use a notebook or journal to record your thoughts and responses.  Each day you will focus on:

  1. Listening to God through Scripture.  All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
  2. Working on the foundation of your faith by praying for yourself, Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7
  3. Working on the foundation of your circle of influence, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, I Timothy 2:1
  4. Working on the foundation of our church, Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints. Ephesians 6:18

THE WEEKDAY DAILY PATTERN

    • Establish your quiet place.  – Find a time and place as free of distraction as possible
    • Minute 1:  Ask God to speak to you through His Word; this is a literal prayer request.  All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. (2 Timothy 3:16]   Audibly ask Him to remove Satan from your presence. – Resist the Devil and He will flee from you” (James 4:7) “Lead us not into temptation…” (Matthew 6:13) Ask Him to remove distractions and mental clutter; during this time, do not ask Him for anything else.  Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.  Colossians 3:2
    • Minute 2: Listen to Him through His Word.  Read the Scripture, hear what God has said.
  • Minutes 3-5: Pray the words of Scripture, focusing on the Key Idea, and asking Him for clarity.
  • Minutes 6-15: Read and answer the questions and close with the Every Day Prayer, as follows:
    1. Pray for yourself…
      1. …for forgiveness, today
      2. …to hear God’s voice, today
      3. …to respond to His calling, today
      4. …to be free from sin, today
      5. ….?
    2. Pray for others:  Thank God for their very existence.  Ask for opportunities to share Him with specific unbelievers.  Ask to have your love for them increase.
      1. For anyone in the room with you right now
      2. For family (2 or 3 specific people)
      3. For 2 or 3 other specific significant people in your life
      4. To meet someone new with whom you can share the Gospel e.  …?
    3. Pray for our church:
      1. For unified devotion to worship (Hebrews 12:28)
      2. For unified devotion to prayer, preaching of the Word, and fellowship (Acts 2:42)
      3. For unified devotion obeying the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20)
      4. That God would glorify Himself in and through our church (Ephesians 3:21)
      5. ….?

THE WEEKEND DAILY PATTERN

Weekly Reflection on Acts 2: 42-47
This can be done alone, as a couple or family, or in a group.  Spend the first five minutes using the daily pattern, with Acts 2: 42-47 as your Scripture reading.  Spend the next ten minutes sharing if and how God was heard during the week and what the response was.  Spend the next 30 minutes discussing the Scripture.  Read Acts 2: 42-47.

  1. Any initial thoughts?
  2. How does this look like our church?
  3. How does it differ?
  4. Can we apply any of these principles directly?  Indirectly?
  5. What other thoughts do you have about this passage and our church?

Spend five to ten minutes in open prayer for our church:

  1. For unified devotion to worship (Hebrews 12:28)
  2. For unified devotion to prayer, preaching of the Word, and fellowship (Acts 2:42)
  3. For unified devotion obeying the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20)
  4. That God would glorify Himself in and through our church (Ephesians 3:21)

Daily Reading

  • Day 01 – 02/22 Key Idea: The Need for Quiet Time; Luke 5:12-16; Key Verse(s) 16
  • Day 02 – 02/23 Key Idea: Ask God to Speak; I Samuel 3:1-11; Key Verse(s) –10,11
  • Day 03 – 02/24 Key Idea: Do as you are told; Ezekiel 12:1-8; Key Verse(s) 7, 8
  • Day 04 – 02/25:  Follow weekend pattern on p.3
  • Day 05 – 02/26:  Follow weekend pattern on p.3
  • Day 06 – 02/27 Key Idea: Heavenly wisdom; James 3:13-18; Key Verse(s) 7, 8
  • Day 07 – 02/28 Faith will come; Romans 10:14-17; Key Verse(s) 17
  • Day 08 – 03/01 Key Idea: God-breathed; 2 Timothy 3:10-17; Key verse(s) 16-17
  • Day 09 – 03/02 Key Idea: God’s universal voice; Psalm 19; Key Verse(s) – 1-3
  • Day 10 – 03/03 Key Idea: How do you offer your sacrifice?  Romans 12:1-2; Key Verse(s) – 1a:  I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice…
  • Day 11 – 03/04:  Follow weekend pattern on p.3
  • Day 12 – 03/05:  Follow weekend pattern on p.3
  • Day 13 – 03/06: Key Idea: How do you worship?  Romans 12:1-2; Key Verse(s) – 1:  I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
  • Day 14 – 03/ 07: Key Idea: What is this pattern?  Romans 12:1-2; Key Verse(s) – 2: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
  • Day 15 – 03/08: Key Idea: How will you stop conforming?  Romans 12:1-2; Key Verse(s) – 2: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
  • Day 16 – 03/ 09, 2023, Key Idea: How will you be transformed?  Romans 12:1-2; Key Verse(s) – 2: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
  • Day 17 – 03/10: Key Idea: How will your mind be renewed?  Romans 12:1-2; Key Verse(s) – 2: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
  • Day 18 – 03/11:  Follow weekend pattern on p.3
  • Day 19 – 03/12:  Follow weekend pattern on p.3
  • Day 20 – 03/13: Key Idea: How will you discern God’s will?  Romans 12:1-2; Key Verse(s) – 2: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
  • Day 21- 03/14:  Key Idea: And God said:  Genesis 1; Key Verse(s) – 3,6,9,11,14,20,24,26
  • Day 22 – 03/15: Key Idea: The whisper: 1 Kings 19; Key Verse(s) 11-13
  • Day 23 – 03/16:  Key Idea: God asks questions; Genesis 3; Key Verse(s) 9-13
  • Day 24 – 03/17: Key Idea: God proclaims curses; Genesis 3; Key Verse(s) – 14-19
  • Day 25 – 03/18:  Follow weekend pattern on p.3
  • Day 26 – 03/19:  Follow weekend pattern on p.3
  • Day 27 – 03/ 20: Key Idea: God proclaims the Gospel; Genesis 3; Key Verse(s) 15
  • Day 28 – 03/21: Key Idea: God thunders! Exodus 19; Key Verse(s) 19
  • Day 29 – 03/22: Key Idea: God comes down! Exodus 19; Key Verse(s) 20
  • Day 30 – 03/23: Key Idea: Ceaseless praise; I Chronicles 16:8-36; Key Verse(s) – 31-34
  • Day 31 – 03/24: Key Idea: Seeking to hear; Acts 13:4-12; Key Verse(s) 7 & 12
  • Day 32 – 03/25:  Follow weekend pattern on p.3 / Day 33 – 03/26:  Follow weekend pattern on p.3
  • Day 34 – 03/27: The Lord hears; Psalm 4; Key Verse(s) 3
  • Day 35 – 03/28: Key Idea: Hearing and following; John 10; Key Verse(s) 27,28
  • Day 36 – 03/29: Key Idea: Hearing and following part 2; John 10; Key Verse(s) 27,28
  • Day 37 – 03/30: Key Idea: Constant thanks for new believers; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16; Key Verse(s) 13
  • Day 38 – 03/31: Key Idea: Guaranteed promises; Revelation 21:1-7; Key Verse(s) All
  • Day 39 – 04/01:  Follow weekend pattern on p.3
  • Day 40 – 04/02:  Follow weekend pattern on p.3
  • Day 41 – 04/03: Key Idea: A Promise for us; Luke 22:14-23; Key Verse(s) 20
  • Day 42 – 04/04: Key Idea: The Need for Quiet, p.2, Luke 22:39-46; Key Verse(s) 41-44
  • Day 43 – 04/05, Key Idea: To pray or to sleep? Luke 22:39-46; Key Verse(s) 45-46
  • Day 44 – 04/06, Key Idea: A sinner prays, the Savior answers; Luke 23:32-43; Key Verse(s) 42-43
  • Day 45 – 04/07, Key Idea: The Savior prays; Luke 23:44-49; Key Verse(s) 46
  • Day 46 – 04/08: The Resurrection is near, the celebration is near, please consider spending some time today reflecting on the death of our precious Savior while reading these texts on Saturday: Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 18-19.  This can be done alone, as a couple or family, or in a group.

Then, if you would, spend some time in open prayer for our church:

For unified devotion to worship (Hebrews 12:28)

For unified devotion to prayer, preaching of the Word, and fellowship (Acts 2:42)

For unified devotion obeying the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20)

That God would glorify Himself in and through our church (Ephesians 3:21)

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.  All rights reserved. Reprinting allowed by written consent of the author.  Unpublished work © 2023 James M. Dorton Jr.