Archive for Awakening
January 5, 2010 at 11:32 am · Filed under Awakening
Start the year 2010 spiritually strong by joining us in a 21 day season of prayer and fasting. As a church, we have seen increased salvations, breakthroughs and miracles as we put God first at the onset of the year. This year, as we unite with hundreds of pastors, churches and ministries all around the world, we will harness the power of praying and fasting together.
Whether you’ve fasted before or if this will be your first time, Awakening is designed so that you can participate at any level. Fasting tips, resources and tools, including information for kids and youth are available at http://www.awake21.org. I have also found a great souce of information from Campus Crusade For Christ. Their website has many resouces that will help you to maximize your fast both practically and spiritiually. You can check their resources by clicking here.
I am getting pumped about this fast as I know that together we are going to see God do amazing things as He Awakens Us To LIFE once again…
Go God!
Pastor David
January 17, 2009 at 12:26 pm · Filed under Awakening
Jan 17
Daily Prayer Focus: Prayer Relinquishes Control
“‘Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.’” Luke 22:42
January 16, 2009 at 12:34 pm · Filed under Awakening, DC
Well there is alot to cover in this short blog post – but here goes…
THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT WEEKEND FOR DC & DC METRO CHURCH!
30 Days To Live:
This weekend we will have part three of the 30 Days To Live Series where once again we will gain fresh perspective from God’s Word about a specific area that is sure to ignite our passion for Jesus all the more… With so many people coming into town this weekend for the inauguration – lets make an extra push to invite individuals to experience what God is doing at DC Metro again this Sunday!
Signs Team:
Speaking about inviting people to church on Sunday, be sure and say a prayer for the Signs Team. These guys work so hard to “usher” people from all over the metro area into the House of God… God use them mightily this weekend…
Awakening Fast – 21 Days Of Prayer And Fasting –
We are in Day 6 of our 21 Days of prayer and fasting and I could not be more proud of all of you for your committment to Jesus during this fast. I have already heard so many stories of God doing incredible things through this fast – but please continue to let me know as I am praying for big testimonies all month. One of the great things is that because of this fast – we will hear testimonies in DC Metro Church – ALL YEAR! GO GOD!
Also – if you have gotten discouraged about your fast… (very normal)
Remember 2 Things:
1. There is no such thing as the “Fasting Police” (In other words, if you have a moment of weakness it does not count against you! Simply modify your fast and jump back in…) (also – no one is trying to catch you giving in – Thank God!)
2. Remember that the Reward Is ETERNAL! Even if you do not see something happening right now – you are sowing seeds for the future – that you will reap. One of my favorite scriptures regarding this is Galatians 6:8 AMP “What we sow in the Spirit, we will reap in the Spirit.” Man are we going to reap some incredible things this year personally and as a church as we sow this time of fasting and prayer. GO GOD!
In a closing thought,
I am ready to change – and I know that you are too – so lets allow God to get a hold of our hearts like never before and use all of us together for something incredible this year…
So glad I am in this with you,
GO GOD!
David
PS – Can’t Wait To See You SUNDAY!
PSS – Comment below with Testimonies!!! GO GOD!
January 16, 2009 at 11:27 am · Filed under Awakening
Jan 16
Daily Devotional:
It’s easy to understand how the disciples might have been concerned, a massive crowd following Jesus needed to be fed and their only supply of food was a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish. Maybe a select few would actually be able to eat.
Jesus saw the multitude approaching him and tested Philip with a question: “He said to Philip, ‘Where shall we buy bread that these may eat?’ ” John 6:5 NKJV
Jesus was not as concerned with the how of securing the bread, but was more focused on the where. Meanwhile, Philip and another disciple, Andrew, replied to Jesus with all the reasons why the existing supply of food was insufficient and the problem loomed large.
Oftentimes, we find ourselves in a difficult or devastating situation and ask God how to escape. We can get lost in asking God why, wishing to be rescued, or offering our own resolution. We may provide more reasons of why certain solutions won’t work and over analyze the process. Or we may simply resign and give up. But God wants to test us, often by questioning not the how, but the where, in this case, even the Who, the solution will come from, God Himself.
We see that Jesus was able to feed over five thousand that day and still had leftovers.
Is God testing you during the fast? As you pray for relationships, finances, or work, shift your focus from the solution you think is needed to who can supply the best solution for your life. Think not of the how, but the Who.
Daily Prayer Focus: Fast and Pray
“So He said to them, ‘This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.’” Mark 9:29
January 15, 2009 at 10:59 am · Filed under Awakening
Jan 15
Daily Devotional:
When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” John 5:6
How often we become consumed with the urgent. When things go suddenly wrong, they tend to draw us quickly to the place of prayer. For this man lying by the pool of Bethesda, his wasn’t a recent condition that plagued his life, but it was a condition he struggled with for a long time. Jesus showed us that he is not limited to intervene in seemingly difficult situations that suddenly come our way, but his healing and compassion also extend to long time conditions. Even those we may have given up praying about. Perhaps there are friends or family members in your life struggling with long-term issues. Maybe there’s a problem that you have given up on, thinking you will never experience relief. Let’s remember that God cares even for these and we can seek Him for an answer.
In this season of prayer and fasting, remember that nothing is beyond His reach, His love, and His care. Today, do you want to get well?
Daily Prayer Focus: Prayer Enlarges Our Vision
“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.” Isaiah 54:2-3
January 14, 2009 at 7:18 am · Filed under Awakening
Jan 14
Daily Devotional:
A search for water leads the Samaritan woman to have an encounter with Jesus at the well. In Jesus’ day, rabbis did not talk to women publicly and Jews did not get along with Samaritans. This particular woman was an outsider, a social outcast who had been married 5 times with a past that haunted her. She had been rejected. Perhaps that is why she chose the hottest part of the day to draw water at the well; so she could be alone. Instead, she found that Jesus was at the well.
God’s love gushes like water and sustains us all. Our past is no match for the love of God. As this woman brought her empty jar to the well to be filled, she also brought her empty self, not suspecting to be filled that day with the ever-flowing fountain of God’s love. She needed a new life that only Jesus could give.
The Samaritan woman left her waterpot at the well because she had the living water within her and was now satisfied. What is needed in your life to quench your thirst? Are you feeling dry spiritually? Jesus says:
“Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” John 4:13-14 NLT
Go ahead, quench your thirst.
Daily Prayer Focus: Fast and Pray
“So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.” Ezra 8:23
January 13, 2009 at 3:43 pm · Filed under Awakening
“Zeal for your house will consume me.” John 2:17b
Zeal – Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance.
For some people, being passionate for God’s house is not a challenge. Why? We all love our local church, as it strengthens our relationship with God. It is a place to hear a life-giving Word, worship collectively with other believers, and fellowship with great people. The church is helping to change your life, challenging you to be a better person, and renewing you every week. Who wouldn’t be enthusiastic about a place like that? We all can be passionate about God’s House.
The word “house” is not limited to a structure. Paul refers to our bodies as “living temples” (I Corinthians 6:19) and the temple was God’s house. That puts a different spin on this scripture and challenges us in an entirely different way. Lets face it“ it can be much harder to be zealous for people. People are imperfect; we are imperfect. It’s difficult to be enthusiastic towards people when they don’t treat us the way we want to be treated.
What would the world look like if we were enthusiastically devoted to and tirelessly diligent in furthering God’s people? What would our communities or even our families look like if we were zealous about loving and preferring them? Today during prayer, let’s pray with passion for God’s people,“ His house.
It’s one thing to hunger for physical food; it’s another to be hungry in spirit.
When we crave food, we can easily grab a snack or consume a meal that satisfies in the temporal. When we are hungry in spirit, we become desperate for more of God, His presence, and His power that moves in the supernatural. But how do we fuel and feed our spiritual hunger?
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 NKJV
The opening text of the gospel John introduces the Word as the source of life. The Word was not only with God, it was God. The deepest hunger in our life is for Jesus Christ Himself. In Jesus, we have the bread of life. He is the only one that can satisfy the true longings of our heart.
As the source of life, God’s written Word was designed to fuel spiritual hunger. The Word brings strength, joy, hope, wisdom, contentment. It is a guide for our steps, a living and active tool that searches and knows all things, a revealer of the character of God. It offers spiritual nourishment that can fulfill the deepest cravings.
As we begin our 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting, what are you hungry for? Stir up your spiritual appetite and feast on God’s Word. Dig into the Scriptures, pray His Word aloud, and press into His presence.
May your spiritual hunger grow and be fed by the Word the next several days and beyond.
January 12, 2009 at 2:04 pm · Filed under Awakening
Daily Prayer Focus: Pray for growth in God
“And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God…” Colossians 1:10
January 11, 2009 at 5:00 pm · Filed under Awakening
Today’s Prayer Focus: Prayer Changes Us
“Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” Psalm 25:4-5
