Cultivate Prayer

FOCUS 2 Corinthians 13:5, NLT: Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith. ADORATION Joel 2:13, NLT: Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead. Return to the Lord your God, for he is

FOCUS John 14:27, NIV: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. ADORATION Psalm 9:9, NIV: The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. CONFESSION Psalm 73:26, NIV: My health

FOCUS Psalm 100:1-2, MSG: On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. ADORATION Psalm 100:3, MSG: Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we didn’t make him. We’re his people, his well-tended sheep. CONFESSION John 6:61-64, NLT: Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining, so he said to them, “Does this offend you?

FOCUS Ecclesiastes 9:16-18, MSG: All the same, I still say that wisdom is better than muscle, even though the wise poor man was treated with contempt and soon forgotten. The quiet words of the wise are more effective than the ranting of a king of fools. Wisdom is better than warheads, but one hothead can ruin the good earth. ADORATION

FOCUS 1 John 2:7-8, NLT: Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment—to love one another—is the same message you heard before. Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For

FOCUS Romans 15:1-2, MSG: Those of us who are strong and able in the faith need to step in and lend a hand to those who falter, and not just do what is most convenient for us. Strength is for service, not status. Each one of us needs to look after the good of the people around us, asking ourselves,

FOCUS Psalm 71:6-9, NLT: Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you! My life is an example to many, because you have been my strength and protection. That is why I can never stop praising you; I declare your glory all day long. And

FOCUS Psalm 57:2-3, NLT: I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me. He will send help from heaven to rescue me, disgracing those who hound me. ADORATION Habakkuk  3:2, NLT: I have heard all about you, Lord. I am filled with awe by your amazing works. In this time of our deep

FOCUS Psalm 138:8, NKJV: The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. ADORATION Jeremiah 32:39-41, NLT: And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants. And I will make

FOCUS Proverbs 15:32, MSG: An undisciplined, self-willed life is puny; an obedient, God-willed life is spacious. ADORATION Psalm 50:3-6, MSG: Our God makes his entrance, he’s not shy in his coming. Starbursts of fireworks precede him. He summons heaven and earth as a jury, he’s taking his people to court: “Round up my saints who swore on the Bible their