Week 3 Devotionals: Prayer as Petition

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Week 3 Devotionals: Prayer as Petition

Give us today our daily bread.

January 15, 2023

This week, we will be focusing on prayer as petition. The Scripture says that our Lord is our Heavenly Father who knows all our needs even before we ask Him. Yes, that is one of the reasons Paul says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” (Phil.4:6). 1 John 5:14 says, “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” As we ponder over prayer as a petition, our focus is to meditate on God’s faithful nature to hear our petitions, His justful nature to validate our petitions, and His sovereignty to fulfill our petitions. What is our role and action as we bring our petitions to Him?

40 Days of Prayer Introduction

January 1, 2023

Welcome to our third year of the Alliance’s 40 Days of Prayer! This prayer guide features daily devotionals and prayer prompts designed to lead you into the presence of God, cry out to Him in prayer, and listen for His still, small voice. This year’s prayer emphasis will focus on the various aspects of the Lord’s Prayer. The aim of this 40-day focus is to fix our gaze on Jesus; remember who He is, what He has done, what He has given us to do, and what He asks of the Father on behalf of those who call on His name. “Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.” –Jeremiah 29:12 As we anticipate how the Lord will fulfill His promise to His people during this year’s 40 Days of Prayer, we believe there is power in praying together. Let’s step into this prayer experience with the anticipation that we will encounter the living God and fix our eyes upon Him. Let’s pray with faith-filled expectancy that the Spirit of God will do great things in, among, and through us to the glory of Jesus Christ. Keep the faith! Terry D. Smith Vice President for Church Ministries

Prayer As Worship

January 1, 2023 • Pastor Gary Barber • Luke 11:1–2, Matthew 6:9

Happy New Year! Welcome to the first worship service of 2023 at The Oaks Community Church. We are glad you have chosen to worship with us. We are joining scores of Christian and Missionary Alliance churches all across the United States in beginning the year with 40 Days of Prayer. We will have 6 Sundays where we focus on prayer by studying the Lord’s Prayer. Today Pastor Gary Barber is preaching on “Prayer as Worship.” May God richly bless you and give you a greater understanding of His love for you and His plan for your life. Be sure to open the Worship Guide by pressing the link below. You can also download and print it if you wish. And press the link “I Am Watching Today!” and it will open your messaging app. We would love to know you are watching with us. Send us your name and email address. And if you have any questions or need prayer press that link also. It will send a text that will be given to one of our pastors/ministers, and be kept private. Be sure to give us your name so we can contact you for follow-up. God bless you.

Week 1 Devotionals: Prayer as Worship

January 1, 2023

Prayer is our invitation to commune with God Himself and in its purest form, begins as worship simply by addressing Our Father in heaven. We acknowledge His place in the world and our lives. We honor His name and His power. The spoken words to a loving Heavenly Father are a testament to His authority and divinity. Our prayers are futile if they are directed toward any other entity. We worship our Father when we acknowledge His rightful place on the throne, and we express our faith in a sovereign God when we make known our requests. To pray is to worship.