Pray
Heavenly Father, I come to You now to renew my place in
You. I acknowledge that You are the Creator of all things and the Provider of all I
need. You are the Great I AM. The First and the Last, the King of kings and
Lord of lords. You alone are life. No one comes before You, and today, I will
pursue life in You as my greatest passion.
Father, thank You for ransoming me with the life of Your
Son. Jesus, thank You for being my substitute and paying for all of my sins. I
believe in Your resurrection, and it is through my faith in You that I can now
approach my Heavenly Father with freedom and confidence. I claim the power of
Your resurrection in my life and I now bring every aspect of my life, including
my family [name your spouse and/or children] and my work under Your authority
and Your Kingdom.
In You, Jesus, I have received a new life and have been
raised to walk in the newness of that life. I ask that Your Holy Spirit search
me, know me and reveal to me any aspect of my life that is not pleasing to You.
Show me the things in my life that prevent me from knowing Your will, and give
me the strength to repent. Holy Spirit, I also ask you to awaken my heart to
everything You want to do through me and the steps You want me to take for You.
Jesus, I believe You have new things to declare for my life and I ask in Your
name that You make them known to me.
Jesus, I
also ask You to reveal to me in every way possible those in my current
relationships for whom I should intercede in prayer and reach out to in Your
name. I pray today for opportunities to be Your light in their life so they
will grow in the knowledge of You.
Father,
I pray for all of the leaders at Stonecreek Church who join with me for this
time of prayer. Search us, break us and unify us as men and women of the one
true living God so new things can be accomplished for Your Kingdom in our
homes, our community and around the world.
Holy
Spirit, fill Your church with the strength and endurance to bring spiritual
revolution in these times. Stir our hearts to pray as never before and to have
discernment and a boldness to share the life we have in Jesus.
Now,
Father, I pray for 10/10/10 and every new thing You will bring about in me, my
community and our church. You are able to do immeasurably more than all I
can ever ask or imagine. To You be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, forever and ever!
Amen.
Reflect | Walk In Your New Life
Jesus, I have received a new life and have been
raised to walk in the newness of that life.
Read Acts 8:30-38 below:
"Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do
you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked, "How can I," he said, "unless
someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. The
eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture:
"He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb before the shearer is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
Who can speak of his descendants?
For his life was taken from the earth."
The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or
someone else?" Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the
good news about Jesus. As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and
the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be baptized?" And he gave orders
to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip
baptized him."
God biggest desire for us is to know His Son and make Him known to others. In this story from the book of Acts in the New Testament, Philip guided the eunuch to understand the good news about Jesus, the Gospel. Once the eunuch understood that Jesus conquered death so that all who believe in Him will have eternal life, his very next action was to follow Jesusʼ own example (Matthew 3:13-17) and be baptized.
Baptism is also an important symbol to the world that we have made the choice to follow Jesus. Baptism does not complete our salvation. Once you hear the good news, believe in Jesus and commit to following Him, you are saved (John 5:24). Baptism represents to others what Jesus did for us in death when He buried our sins in the tomb, and then raised us to a new life through His resurrection. (Romans 6:3-4.)
Respond
One declaration
you may need to make on 10/10/10 is baptism. If you have given your life over to
Jesus Christ, but have not been baptized after that decision, why wait to
follow Jesus' model in baptism?
If you
have been baptized after professing your faith in Jesus, think about that day
in your life. Do you still have the same excitement in your walk with Jesus? Where
might you need to put off 
former things in order to walk in your new life?
If you still have any questions about baptism, check out our Baptism page online. You can also register on the Baptism page for 10/10/10.
Any other questions or to share a story, e-mail us at updates@stonecreekchurch.org.
