You will begin prayers at 11.40pm on Tuesday 31 March 2020.
Praise Worship (At least 20 Minutes)
April – Month of Growth and Open Doors (2 Peter 3:18, Isaiah 60:11)The month of April gets its name from the Latin word aperio, meaning “to open [bud],” because plants begin to grow now. It is commonly associated with the season of spring in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
We serve a GOD of open doors, when HE opens a door no devil can shut it and when HE closes a door, no devil can open it. An open door can be defined as a door of opportunity that leads to our success. The bible says that the path of the just is like a shining light. This means that the path of every child of GOD is full of open doors of great opportunities.
Also, GOD speaking in Jeremiah 29:11 said HE has a plan of a great future for us HIS children. This shows that every child of GOD is ordained to have a bright future. However, we must contend for it by faith. This is because the devil will not let us have a great life without a fight. We are told in 1 Corinthians 16:9 that a great and effectual door is opened unto us but there are many adversaries. We are also encouraged to fight the fight of faith, (1 Timothy 6:12), and in 1 John 5:4, we are told that our faith is what gives us the victory over the devil. How do we grow our faith? We grow it as we grow spiritually.
Spiritual growth is the process of becoming more mature in one’s relationship with JESUS CHRIST. Someone who is growing spiritually will become more and more like CHRIST. The spiritually mature will be able to “distinguish good from evil” (Hebrews 5:14). Spiritual growth begins the moment a person comes to faith in CHRIST and should continue until a person enters CHRIST’s presence after this life.
Spiritual growth is expected of the believer. The author of Hebrews reprimands his readers for “no longer try[ing] to understand” (Hebrews 5:11 NIV) and “being still an infant” (Hebrews 5:13). The criticism leads to exhortation: “Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of CHRIST and go on to maturity” (Hebrews 6:1). The apostle Peter says, “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST” (2 Peter 3:18).
Scripture offers valuable insights into how a Christian can grow spiritually. It is CHRIST’s power in the believer that gives us the ability to grow spiritually (2 Peter 1:3; Ephesians 3:20). As we rely on HIS power and follow HIS teachings, we can develop greater maturity As we observe mandatory lockdown across the world, we have an opportune moment to focus on our spiritual growth and go on to greater maturity; and as we do so, we develop the faith we need to access, open, unlock, unlatch every good thing GOD has promised us in HIS word, in this new month and in 2020.
Here are seven basic habits that will help you grow:
• In order to grow we need to eat – Read the Bible
• In order to grow we need to breathe – Pray without ceasing
• In order to grow we need spiritual hygiene – Confess your sins
• In order to grow we need a caring family – Fellowship (You can do this virtually – thank GOD for technology).
• In order to grow we need protection – Flee temptation (and remember all things may be lawful but not all are expedient).
• In order to grow we need to give – Stewardship (This is something you can do from your home also –offer to help do someone’s shopping and/or collect their prescription, send someone a care pack etc).
• In order to grow we need regular exercise – Spiritual Exercise (which, in a nutshell, is about doing all the above, repeatedly!
Prayer Points
1. LORD, increase me in the knowledge of CHRIST’s resurrection and the power of HIS glory in these end times, in JESUS Name, Amen. (Matthew 5:16)
2. LORD, open my spiritual eyes that I may see what my inheritance in YOU and the glory of my calling is in JESUS Name, Amen (Ephesians 1:17)
3. LORD, in the Name of JESUS, let the zeal of YOUR kingdom fall upon me heavily and make me a tool for kingdom expansion, Amen. (Psalm 69:9)
4. LORD, in the Name of JESUS, renew the HOLY SPIRIT in me, help me to be spiritually sensitive to HIS direction. Amen. (Exodus 33:18)
5. LORD, in the Name of JESUS, sanctify me with the knowledge of YOUR WORD, let YOUR WORD mould, transform and build me. Amen. (Colossians 1:9-10)
6. LORD, as I seek to grow spiritually, keep me humble and mindful. In all things, may YOU be the one WHO is praised, honoured and glorified forever, in JESUS Name, Amen. (Colossians 3:2)
7. LORD, guide me as I grow, tie my new stem to the tree of life that I might not fall, in JESUS name, Amen. (Proverbs 11:30)
8. I commit April into YOUR hands, OH LORD, prophetically declaring the opening of every door that is meant for my fulfilment in 2020 and securing divine access into doors of opportunity, in JESUS Name. Amen (Psalm 37:5, Proverbs 16:3)
9. Today, I position myself by fire, for divine intervention, in the name of JESUS. Amen (Revelation 3:20-21)
10. JESUS CHRIST, the door opener, open my destiny doors unto me, in JESUS name. Amen (Matthew 7:7-8)
11. LORD, open the doors of heavenly blessings and breakthrough upon my life, marriage, ministry, business, profession, health, income, and relationships, in the Name of JESUS. Amen (Revelations 3:8)
12. LORD, because of YOUR open door of blessings over my life, bypass policies, politics, protocols, procedures, process and routine, to favour me, in JESUS Name. Amen (Esther 4:9-11, Genesis 17:17, 21:2)
13. I seal all back doors and windows that provide the enemy access into my life, my blessings or divine treasures, in JESUS Name. Amen (John 10:8-9)
14. Every roadblock on my way of achievement, break and scatter, in JESUS Name. Amen (Isaiah 60:11)
15. I refuse to cast my hope and trust in men; O LORD, I look unto YOU for YOU ARE the AUTHOR and FINISHER of our Faith, in JESUS Name. Amen (Micah 7:5, Hebrews 12:2)
16. FATHER, I thank YOU for opening doors of opportunity for me, that no man or devil can shut, in JESUS Name. Amen (Revelation 3:8)
17. Thank YOU, LORD for answered prayers.
18. Thank GOD for the Rebirth Ministry.
