Adoration

Psalm 63:1-9   “O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you…”

1 Chronicles 29:11-14   “Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power…”

Psalm 146:1,2   “Praise the Lord…”

Exodus 15:2   “The Lord is my strength and my song…”

2 Samuel 22:47-50   “The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!…”

Isaiah 12:4    “In that day you will say:  Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name;…”

Isaiah 26:12   “Lord, you establish peace for us;…”

Isaiah 25:1   “O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, …”

Confession/Repentance

Personal and Corporate Prayer (21 Days of Repentance by Raleigh Area Concerts of Prayer)

  1.  #1 – At the foot of the cross
  2. #2 – 21 points of repentance
  3. #3 – Put Off – Put On
  4. #4 – 21 questions
  5. #5 – Proud People – Broken People
  6. #6 – Who Do You Really Love
  7. #7 – Potential Pitfalls of Self-evaluation
  8. #8 – Addictions
  9. #9 – Returning from Dream World to Real World
  10. #11 – Renouncing and Repenting
  11. #11 – Renouncing and Repenting
  12. #12 – Repenting and the fruit of the spirit
  13. #13 – Repenting of Secret Sins
  14. #14 – I Surrender
  15. #15 – My Thought Life
  16. #16 – Soften My Heart
  17. #17 – Repenting
  18. #18 – Being too contented
  19. #19 – Living as a Hypocrite
  20. #20 – Blind Spots
  21. #21 – A Life of Confession and Repentance

Thanksgiving –

The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (Php 4:5–6).

Supplication

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. (1 Ti 2:1–2).

  1. Pray for our Governmental Leaders
  2. Supplication

Walking in Freedom

Battle Plan for Overcoming Sin    Admit – Identify – Replace

Admit THE STRUGGLE

  • Admit your struggle to yourself and to God. Own up that there is an external issue causing problems and has become an idol in your life.
  • Get an accurate picture of where you REALLY are and what you are REALLY struggling with.
  • Be ruthlessly honest about your struggle with one or more trustworthy men.
  • Avoid the 97% rule. Do not hold back the worst, and potentially most important, details of your struggle.
  • Remove your mask with trustworthy teammates and begin moving towards God’s grace.

Renew Your Mind – James 5:16; Proverbs 28:13; Luke 15:7; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Galatians 5:17; Ephesians 4:25; 1 John 1:8-9

Identify THE LIE

  • Go below the surface and identify the lie that is seducing you. The lie that you are believing at the core of your heart.
  • Remember that all idols over-promise and under-deliver. How is this idol duping you? What is it promising?

Renew Your Mind – Deuteronomy 11:16; Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 20:4; Lamentations 3:40; Ecclesiastes 2:11; John 8:12; Ephesians 4:22; Ephesians 5:11,13

Replace WITH THE TRUTH

  • Replace your idols with something that is better, something reliable that comes through…with (1) the truth of grace and forgiveness in Jesus and (2) the more satisfying promise of scripture.
  • Believe with all of your heart in the grace of Jesus, that his gift of salvation makes us come alive in him.
  • Totally embrace the reality that God’s grace is the most powerful thing in the universe.
  • Follow Jesus’ example in the wilderness (Matthew 4) by replacing the lies that you are believing with the truth offered in God’s Word.
  • Transformation (i.e., true life-change, replacing your idols) begins with the renewing of your mind. By filling your mind with the truth of God’s Word.

Renew Your Mind – Romans 12:2; Deuteronomy 8:4; Psalm 1:1-3; Psalm 18:30; Psalm 119:9-11; Psalm 119:105; Proverbs 7:1-3; John 8:31-32; Romans 8:5-6; 1 Corinthians 14:20; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18; 2 Corinthians 10:4-5; Ephesians 4:23-24; Ephesians 6:13