HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH PRAYER DIARY SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE TIMES 8:00, 9:00 & 11:00A.M.

MONDAYEVANGELISTIC PRAYER
Chronological Bible Reading: Genesis 1-3; Matthew 1
Monday, January 2

Hosea 13:5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
Yes, Most Gracious Lord!
You did indeed know me when I was fallen. When I was so bad off I even
hated myself, you still sought me to be your child. You satisfied my constant
cravings. Thank you for your rich, free, abounding mercy. But, oh Lord! I know
so many others who are wandering in the wilderness I was in.
Even now their experience is a desert on the inside. Because you purchased
them with your blood, I ask you to now claim them as your child. Pour out
streams of love and grace to them. Help me get __________ to the gospel!
When outward circumstances are at their worst, and I wander in a barren
and dry land, teach me to look only to Jesus. I lack everything until I have your
presence. There are men and women who do not know you, but you have known
them. You see their soul in all their adversities. Oh that __________ might turn
to you for salvation and end their despair!
I magnify you for your faithfulness to me in my most trying circumstance. I
regret I have at any time distrusted you. I have too often been exalted in my own
mind and heart, when I really owe everything to your gentleness and love. Have
mercy, and send me to take the gospel good news to __________.
You noticed me in my sad distress. I must now be sure I own both you and
your causethe Eternal Purpose of God to glorify yourself, by Jesus Christ,
through his body this church. Do not let me be so lifted-up with worldly success
I am embarrassed or ashamed of scripture-word or your Spirits work.
I will follow you into the wilderness to reach others. I will bear your cross
in the heat of the day. I am ashamed at the thought of ever being ashamed of
you. You are my best Beloved, friend Jesus. Amen!

A DAILY PATTERN FOR PRAYER & BIBLE READING

Chronological Bible Reading: Genesis 10-12, Matthew 4
Thursday, January 5

Phil. 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ
Jesus.

IM pressing on the upward way, new height Im gaining evry day;

Still praying as I onward bound, Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.
My heart has no desire to stay where doubts arise and fears dismay;
Though some may dwell where these abound, my prayer, my aim is higher
ground.
I want to live above the world, though Satans darts at me are hurled;
For faith has caught the joyful sound, the song of saints on higher ground.
I want to scale the utmost height and catch a gleam of glory bright;
But still Ill pray till heavn Ive found, Lord, lead me on to higher ground.
Lord, lift me up and let me stand, by faith, on heavens table-land,
A higher plane than I have found; Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.
Johnson Oatman

TUESDAYFOCUS ON CHRISTS MIRACLES

Chronological Bible Reading: Genesis 4-6; Matthew 2
Tuesday, January 3

WEDNESDAYREVIVAL PRAYING
Chronological Bible Reading: Genesis 7-9; Matthew 3
Wednesday, January 4

Luke 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with
a loud voice glorified God,

Ezek. 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you:
and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Lord, Your Mercies!

Why do I organize them in storage even before I praise you? Why make my
praises like some exotic flower that takes a century to bloom? Why keep my
thanksgiving waiting at the door even for a day? Since the manna of your mercies
come to me fresh every morning, so should my praises stay hot this New Year. I
have praised double if I praise you immediately!
It was this lepers duty to go directly to the priests. You gave him a
command to do so in your law. But there is a balance in everything, and every
duty has to be held in proportion to others. So the circumstance of his
healing affected the order of his priorities. Therefore the first thing he did was
turn backto go back and bear witness to the people, glorifying God in the
middle of it all, and falling down at the feet of Jesus.
Carnal minds always put legalism first. They never break from tradition.
They rail against culture, yet put their taboos first. Love sees how the spirit is
more precious than the letter. So to come back and bow at the feet of the great
High Priest is much more important than going on to stand before lesser priests.
Today I go first to Jesus. Right now, in spirit, I bow before him. I love the
Lord, and I want something more than Sunday services, because you want more
than a sit-down church! I want to get to Jesus himselfto tell him in prayer how
much I love him. I long to do something for him on my own.
Give me the intensity of this healed leper, who had a loud voice. Do not let
me whisper my praises. Propriety should be shoved out the window! Jesus, make
my life shout glory to you today, for you are worthy. Amen.

Glorious God and King:

If I ask, you will give me your Spirit (Luke 11:13). If I open my mouth wide
(Psalm 81:10) you will fill it with faith.
1 Pet. 4:14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of
glory and of God resteth upon you:
This verse says I can have the Spirit of God resting on me! Just like Stephen
was a Christian filled with the Holy Spirit, so can I be this year (Eph. 5:18)! That
is real revival. Lord, I seek all the spiritual anointing and uplifting you gave your
people of old! Why should we not have it right now? Why should we not be a
bright candle in a very dark and lukewarm age?
Though you will not reveal new truths (because I already have a completed
Bible), yet you bring the old truths to life in my soul. You make them potent in
my conscience. Make yourself real in my life, for this is why I cry for revival.
So many today are just Christ followers, but not little Christs, glorifying
God by living close to you (in other words, they are not disciples). They are sitdown Christians in sit-down churches. They are neither mighty in prayer, welltaught in scripture, nor useful in ministry. Lord, if we do not have the Spirit for
those things, it is because we do not seek him for them. That is all. We do
not flee from our sin and seek new filling, fresh oil!
Mighty Spirit of God, help me acknowledge your presence in my own life
today so I will have your power. I need to seek you with a deeper sense of my
desperate dependence on your filling and anointing. Lord, give your own gentle,
truthful, all-powerful Holy Spirit to me, because I am asking it today. Amen.

FRIDAY CORPORATE PRAYER MINISTRY

Chronological Bible Reading: Genesis 13-15; Matthew 5:1-24
Friday, January 6

SATURDAYIN THE PSALMS

Chronological Bible Reading: Genesis 16-18; Matthew 5:25-48
Saturday, January 7

Exodus 30:7 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he
dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.

Psa. 45:3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy
majesty.

O Lord My Master:
Bless our church, its pastors and leaders. We thank you for your mercy, and
the fact many of us have been spared to serve you in spite of physical infirmities
and spiritual failures. We thank you for the many teachers and disciplers among
us. We ask Lord, that all of us might be anointed with fresh oil, enabling every
working or suffering brother or sister to have fresh grace! Make this Sunday a
time of trimming and dressing the lamps, so all of us can shine brightly to
the praise of the glory of your grace this New Year.
Bless our nation, Lord. In mercy avert the horrors of terrorist actions from
our midst. Grant that peace can be continued here, and make war come to an end
where it rages abroad. Make a policy of truth and righteousness be taken up in
our country and by our government, and forgive us our great national sins. Bless
the President and President-elect with every blessing.
Psa. 67:5-7 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall
the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and
all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Forgive the weakness of our praying. Forgive our wandering hearts.
Through the Well-Belovedwho now stands before your throne in all his
resurrection beauty, through him whom our soul loves even as you love him,
through him whom we adore as the one who is over all, God blessed forever (Rom.
9:5)through him! and for his sake look kindly on our congregation. Lift our
horizon, and increase our flocks. Help us reach others for you, and do it through
your power. Grant us this so Jesus can be glorified in our lives, we pray. Amen.

O Most Mighty God and Father:

Since the Lord Jesus Christ has consented to wedlock with the church as
his bride, that very union makes it necessary for him to enter into battle on my
behalf. In heaven Lord, you are in a state of rest. But you see how poor your
church does in this spiritual warfare. As Head of your church, assist us to war
against sin!
You are our almighty Champion. Bestir yourself on our behalf! How
gloriously you went forth with your first disciples. They rode even to death under
your leadership.
We, on the other hand, have fallen into days of peace and affluence. That
affluence has bred apathy and a false peace that arises from laziness, stagnation,
and spiritual death. We have need to cry to you, the Captain of our salvation, to
gird the sword on your thigh and bring us revival. Attack our apathy with faith!
Bring the war chariot of the Holy Ghost to the battlefront for us. Make your
enemies know your power is as great now as ever in ages gone by!
Lord, you have a sword. What is it? Certainly it is
Eph. 6:17 the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
The Psalmist asked you to gird it upon your thigh. John the Revelator says,
Rev. 1:16 And out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword
This sword is a sword of truth to pierce the hearts of sinners, and the
consciences of saints. No sword wounds like the sword of the Spirit. And no
wound heals us like the wounds of the word of God. Wield it now among us!
I open myself to you to produce revival. Start with me, for Jesus sake. Amen.

Focus Verse (for memorization & meditation)Prayer Diary link available online at http://www.hbcbluesprings.org/prayer-diary/

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HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH

JANUARY 1, 2017HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH

HOW TO BUILD A BALANCED LIFE

WELCOME AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!

PRAYER DIARY

Welcome to our visitors! Please take connection cards from the back of the pew
in front of you, fill out the visitor portion, and put it in the offering plate. You are
our guest and wed like to know you are here!

TIMEWORSHIP

Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and
departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

INTERCEDE WITH GOD INSTRUCT SAINTS

PROMPT PETITIONS KICKSTART DEVOTION

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

GIVE GOD THE FIRST PART OF EVERY DAY. The first commitment is
to a daily quiet time with God. Our weekly Prayer Diary provides a template for daily
devotions.
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TITHEWORK

1 Cor 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God
hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
GIVE GOD THE FIRST DIME OF EVERY DOLLARno questions
asked. Ten percent is a miniscule amount in our affluent society, but it must come
off the top in order to show that God is our priority. We want the blessing of the
firstfruits (first devotion, first dime and first day) to flow out to the rest of our
resources.
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TEAMWORD

Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is;
but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
GIVE GOD THE FIRST DAY OF EVERY WEEK. You should fellowship
with a group of believers around the word of God every Sunday in our church.

QUALITY CHRISTIANITY INVOLVES THREE THINGS

Keeping Christ at the center (your core relationship of worship to God)

Keeping the body of Christ a priority (your congregational relationship of
walking with us)
Basing beliefs and actions on the mind of Christ (your church relationship in
the Word)

INSTRUCTIONS:

TODAY
Ministerio Hispao La Cosecha 10:45A.M. en el saln 6. Servicio en Ingls
traducido en Espaol 9:00A.M.
Shuttle Service Park at the sign at Blue Springs High School, 8:30A.M.-12:30P.M.
HarvestKids Take2 room 11:00A.M. for kids K-3rd grade who were here at 9
No Evening Service Tonight No Tuesday Bible Study until Jan 17
TUESDAY
Mens Workout 5:30A.M. in the Gym Tuesday & Thursday mornings
Womens Zumba & Kickboxing 9:00A.M in the Gym starts this Saturday
WEDNESDAY 7:00-8:15P.M.
Walking in the Spirit evening service for adults
AWANA our Bible Club for kids 2 yrs-6th grade
NEXT SUNDAY 5:30P.M.
1 Corinthians study starts! Learn how to live by faith, not by the flesh.
Jr & Sr High in the Mezzanine for their deeper, in-depth Bible study
SNL Sunday Night Live kids ministry during evening service
HBC SNOWFLAKE BALL
Father-daughter dinner & dance Sat, Jan 14, 5:00P.M. Adams Pointe
Conference Center. Cost $40 per couple (father & first daughter); just $10 each
additional date, dinner included. Register online or the table in the lobby!
GET PREPARED TO FULFILL OUR 20/20 VISION!
Living Faith Bible Institute LFBI classes start Saturday mornings, January 14
Pastoral Procedures Daniel & Revelation Life of Moses & Elisha 1
Corinthians is on Sunday nights. Register ONLINE at lfbi.org

MINISTRY & SERVICE OPPORTUNITY

2017 Prayer Diary Challenge Start using the Prayer Diary each morning as
your springboard for devotions. Sit down and do what? Read thru your Bible,
10 pages a day! Stop each day on the page that has a 0 (10, 20, 30...).
In 2017 discover How to Be a Praying Church, Sunday mornings 8, 9 or 11, and
study 1 Corinthians, our Handbook for Ministry, Sunday nights at 5:30P.M.
Consider BEING a gift by GIVING a gift and support a Zambia child for a
year starting THIS Sunday ($28 a month, or only $336 for the entire year)!
Financial Peace University starts Sunday nights January 15, 5:30P.M. and runs
9 weeks till Tax Day. Normal cost $349, we have 12 kits for $50 per couple!
Baptisms 9:00 and 11:00A.M. February 5 SuperSunday SuperService!

Baptists tend to ridicule liturgical churches that use "prepared prayers" because
they lack spontaneity. But for many Baptists, their prayers are so predictable they are
no more spontaneous than written-out prayers. The result is we end up praying the
same things over and over.
This daily Prayer Diary will prompt you on a wide range of prayer requests you
might not normally think of, while forcing you to articulate a deeper devotion to
God. We have included a daily Bible reading schedule. This plan will take you
through the Bible chronologically in a year.
Do not read ahead and do not try to catch up. Use each day as it comes. Then
you can know that on any given day, dozens of other people are lifting their hearts in
the same mind to God. Pray what is written, but use what is prayed as a springboard
for your own relationship with God. You learn to pray by praying.
Alan

Secret prayer is the secret of prayer, the soul of prayer, the seal of prayer, the
strength of prayer. If you do not pray alone you do not pray at all. Our Lord Jesus
Christ would go nowhere till He had prayed. He would attempt nothing till He had
prayed.
Oh, says one, I live in the spirit of prayer, and therefore I do not need times
and seasons for prayer. And do you think that Christ did not live in the spirit of
prayer? Yet He had to have his special time and place to pray. Do not fall under the
injurious notion that because your spirit cries to God in prayer all day long, therefore
there must not be some season for more immediately coming into Gods presence. If
you imagine this, I am afraid that it will prove a snare to your feet. The Lord Jesus
Christ, who knew better than you do that the main thing is the spirit of prayer rather
than the act of prayer, yet Himself retired into desert places to maintain the act and
exercise of prayer. Be spiritual. Be baptized into the spirit of prayer. But do not be
deceived by the enemy, who can steal a spirit away while we dream that we only
spiritualize it. We had better preserve the very bones of prayerthe posture, the
time, placerather than let it all ooze away into an impalpable mental condition.
God keep us prayerful. He will do so if He makes us like His dear Son.
Charles H. Spurgeon, 1834-92

Prayer Diary link available online at http://www.hbcbluesprings.org/prayer-diary/