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Text: 1 Samuel 16 & 17
Matthew 16:18-
“And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church,
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Ephesians 3:10-11 – “to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and
powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose which
He accomplished in Christ.”
Eph 3:10-11 (AMP) – “So now through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God [in all its
countless aspects] might now be made known [revealing the mystery] to the
[angelic] rulers and authorities in heavenly places. This is in accordance with
the [the terms of] the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ
Jesus.”
Ephesians 5:25-27- “….. just as Christ loved the church and have Himself for her, that He
might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He
might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or
any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.”
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IS A GLORIOUS
CHURCH – ‘GLORY’ IS GOD’S ETERNAL
PURPOSE CONCERNING HER. NO MATTER WHAT WE SEE NOW, THE CHURCH WILL BE GLORIOUS.
THE STORY OF THE CHURCH DOES NOT END WHERE IT IS TODAY.
Thanking the Lord for His eternal purpose for the church
- Lord, we thank You for the church and for Your eternal purpose for her. There is great hope for the church because of Your eternal purpose. Thank You Lord for Your word which washes, sanctifies (John 17:17) and cleanses the church. We thank You Lord because the church will be holy and without blemish.
- Thank You Jesus for You are building Your church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against her. This is Your word concerning the church and we trust You to fulfil it. Thank You the present darkness will not overshadow Your church because she is Your body and You cannot be overshadowed by darkness.
- Thank You Lord for Your church will be glorious. Thank You for Your glory shall be displayed by the church. Isaiah 60:1-2
- Thank You Lord. As You have intended so shall it be concerning Your church.
God’s gifts to the church- Leaders
after His own heart
- Ephesians 4:11-12- Lord, we thank You for You have already given gifts to equip the saints and to edify the church. 1 Sam 16:1 – Lord, let the leaders You have prepared and provided for Yourself begin to emerge from obscurity now.
- Lord, make room now for those leaders- in -waiting to come to limelight. Let Your ‘Davids’ who are in training begin to arise to take their place in the church – men of valour, men of war and kingdom minded men. 1 Sam 16:18; 17:45-47
- Lord, deliver the church from leaders from whom Your Spirit has departed, leaders whom You have rejected but they still want to occupy their positions. Deliver the church from leaders like Saul, who can no longer stand up for the cause of the kingdom; leaders who flee and retreat in the time of war. 1 Sam 17:11, 24. Deliver the church from leaders who have taken the accursed things, leaders who are the reason for the church’s retreat and defeat.
- Lord, give the church apostles who are not afraid to stand up and defend the purity of the gospel of Christ; those who will defend it with their lives if need be; authentic apostles who will not bow or succumb to mammon. Give us apostles who will spearhead the preaching of the cross-centered gospel in the nations and who will challenge compromising apostles without fear of man.
- Dear Lord, give us prophets who will declare Your word boldly, speaking out against evil in the church and in the nations; prophets who will not speak lies but declare the truth fearlessly. Prophets who will challenge lawlessness and wickedness at a national/government level.
- Lord, send us prophets who will command the fear of the Lord by speaking on Your behalf to national leaders.
Leaders from among the youth- 1 Sam
16:11; 17:14, 33; 42, 55-58; 1 Timothy 4:12; Jeremiah 1:7-8
- Lord, thank You for our youth and for what You are doing among them. Thank You for Trip to Calvary, Decoding the Word and all the youth platforms. Lord, raise up valiant leaders from among these ones. Encounter these young lives in Your mercy Lord.
- Lord, raise an army of youth in the church who be radical propagators of the mystery of the gospel of Christ, youth whose lives are samples of the Christ life; youth who you have prepared in the secret place like David; youth who will cause the church to arise and take the battle to the gate of the enemy. 1 Sam 17:52
- Lord, raise up youth in the church who will not follow rejected leaders into battle even when others are doing so; those who will wait for their God-ordained timing to come forward.
