Cultivate Prayer

FOCUS Matthew 16:18-19 (NIV): And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed

FOCUS John 6:63 (NIV): The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life. ADORATION Psalm 46:1 (NIV): God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present HELP in trouble [emphasis mine]. CONFESSION Psalm 138:8 (NIV): The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever—do not abandon the works of your hands. THANKSGIVING 1 Corinthians 12:28  (NIV):

FOCUS John 16:31-33 (NIV): “You believe at last!”  Jesus answered. “But a time is coming, and has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In

FOCUS Revelation 13:9-10 (NIV): He who has an ear, let him hear. If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints. ADORATION Psalm 19:9-11 (NIV): The fear of the

FOCUS Psalm 61:1-2 (NIV): Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. ADORATION Psalm 61:3-4 (NIV): For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in

FOCUS Psalm 23:3 (NKJV): He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. ADORATION Ephesians 4:8-13 (NIV): “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.” (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He who descended is the very one who

FOCUS Psalm 27:4 (NIV): One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. ADORATION Psalm 50:2-6 (NIV): From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes and will not

FOCUS Hebrews 11:1 (NIV) Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. ADORATION Romans 8:26-27 (NIV): In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who

FOCUS Luke 18:1-3 (MSG): Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit. He said, “There was once a judge in some city who never gave God a thought and cared nothing for people. A widow in that city kept after him: ‘My rights are being violated. Protect me!’ ADORATION Psalm

FOCUS John 20:26-27 (NIV): A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and