Scripture:  May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  – 1 Thessalonians 5:23
Thoughts: Many times as believers we get stuck in different areas of our life. Often times it is spiritual, sometimes its in our minds, or bodies. God’s word is clear. He desires us to be whole in each of these areas of our lives. Pray not only for your wholeness, but the wholeness of others. That Christ’s bride might be strong and secure in every way. Ready to fight the good fight of faith..

Matthew 9:37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

During your prayers this week lift up Matt ch. 9 in relation to Journey Church and to the Kingdom of God.

We know that our salvation is by works alone. Serving has nothing to do with our being saved, but it has everything to do with how we live. As believers in Christ God calls us to live to serve and live to give.

May God put it on the hearts of His people to step up and be workers in His field to live our lives pouring ourselves out in service to our God and king. May people know we love them because we are willing to step up and serve both inside and outside the walls of the church.

Might God raise up a mighty army of servant hearted people who live life to make a difference in the lives of others. Would he send us people who have the heart, skills, ability, and character to serve and be difference makers from the moment they walk in the room.

and for those who are already serving may they not grow weary in well doing.

Raise up your people oh God! Let us experience the love and joy of serving you!

Just wanted to write because I feel challenged to tell people to focus their prayer energy on financial giving this week. I really believe with all my heart that God wants to open up the storehouses of heaven into the laps of those who are faithful in their tithes and offerings that they in turn might be a blessing to usher in an end time harvest of souls. A mighty outpouring of resources into churches and ministries that are striving to use the finances wisely and make real and tangible differences in the lives of those who are in need.
Pray that God would put it on the hearts of people that they would realize that they truely have to give it away to keep it. Building on that concept I just purchased a domain name. www.giveitawaytokeepit.org I am not sure how I want to use it, so if you have ideas, let me know.
Pray, and fast this week believing that God really wants to do something special. Pray that people would be faithful in their tithes and offerings, and that churches and individuals would steward their resources well to maximize kingdom impact.
Prayer focus Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.

Isaiah 56: 7 these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. ;Their burnt offerings and sacrifices ;will be accepted on my altar; ;for my house will be called ;a house of prayer for all nations.” ;

This weeks prayer focus is that God would create a stiring in the hearts of people to pray more than they ever have before, that God’s house would once again become a house of prayer in the United States. That God would pour out His Spirit and raise up intercessors, and worshipers who wont be satisfied except that they spend time in His presence.

The word tells us that the eyes of those who are not believers are blinded. The prayer for this week is that God would open the eyes of those who don’t believe that they might see Him as their Lord and saviour. May God pour out his Spirit on Jacksonville, that we would see mass repentance, and mass revival. That we might see hundreds coming to know Christ.

Lord Prepare the way even now. That in this coming weekends services we would be blown away by the number of people who come to know the Lord. Give them eyes to see and ears to hear. Lord pour out your spirit in our midst. Give us the courage to invite people who don’t believe to church and to a relationship with Christ. Lord we pray for boldness and passion for those who believe and today we reach out and pray for those who don’t know you that we might see your glory revealed through their salvation. Put people in our paths this week who need to know your saving grace.

Open eyes

2 Cor 4:4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.