HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH PRAYER DIARY — SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE TIMES 9:00 & 10:45 A.M.

MONDAY—EVANGELISTIC PRAYER TUESDAY—FOCUS ON CHRIST’S CROSS WEDNESDAY—REVIVAL PRAYING

Chronological Bible Reading: Job 22-24
Monday, January 28
Eccl. 9:4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is
better than a dead lion.
Precious Lord My Savior:
Life in its hardest form is better than death, and that is as true in the spiritual
realm as in the physical. It is better for me to be the least in the kingdom of God
than the greatest standing outside it. That means the lowest degree of grace is
superior to the noblest development of unregenerate human nature!
Holy Ghost, whenever you conceive eternal life in a soul it is a generous
deposit. Not even the refinement of education and academics can equal that eternal
potential. This means the thief on the cross excelled Caesar in his throne! Lazarus
lying among the dogs was better than Cicero among his Senators. The most
ignorant Christian is, in your sight, superior to an Einstein.
Spiritual life is the only true badge of nobility, so help me take the message
of life today to __________ and __________. Because without it, all people are
only smoother or rougher specimens of the same lifeless clay, needing to be
quickened because they are dead in trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:2).
Living, illuminating, lucid preaching of a pure gospel—however uneducated
in technique or unrefined in style—is better than the most eloquent sermon
delivered without your anointing. A living dog keeps watch better than a dead lion,
so the worst spiritual preacher is to be preferred over the elegant orator who has
words but no wisdom, and sound with no spiritual power.
Give me that anointing to witness to others! Quicken my prayers by your
Spirit in them! Make me truly alive to all spiritual life. Let my earnestness answer
to your urgency! Do not let me die in a grand performance where your presence
was absent. Make me not a dead lion in the sight of a living God. Amen.
A DAILY PATTERN FOR PRAYER & BIBLE READING
Chronological Bible Reading: Job 33-36
Thursday, January 31
Chronological Bible Reading: Job 25-28
Tuesday, January 29
Luke 23:48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things
which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
Crowned and Crucified Lord:
All who saw you smote their breasts, but not for the same reasons. They all
feared, but not all for the same cause. The outward manifestation of your passion
and death looked the same to everyone, but the differences in response were as
many as the people. Some viewed the same event skeptically, others believingly,
just as some heard the voice of God while others thought it thundered (John 12:29).
Indefinite fear grounded on a lack of Biblical reasoning often alarms me. We
will soon enter the season of storms and tornadoes, and sometimes the sky acts
like you are angry. This event at the cross came when you closed the eye of day on
those who were mocking and gawking at Christ. Maybe before the next morning
they had forgotten. No doubt the next day they were greedy for another bloody
spectacle. Like a shadow, emotion often crosses our minds but does not leave a
mark. Why? Because a beating of the breast is not the breaking of the heart.
How often this has been the result in my own witness to others about Jesus!
Many more have shed tears than have been saved. Many more wiped away tears
than had sins wiped away. A handkerchief dried their emotions. L
They felt sorry they oppressed the innocent. But all they saw in you Lord,
was maltreated virtue, suffering manhood, and honor disrespected by injustice. In
the moral and spiritual result of their regret there was no redemptive value.
Others among the crowd exhibited emotion based on thoughtful reflection.
They saw how they shared in the murder of your innocent Son, so later they got
saved. Help me look beyond your sufferings to your sacrifice for me because,
Mark 15:39 Truly this man was the Son of God.
FRIDAY— CORPORATE PRAYER MINISTRY
Chronological Bible Reading: Job 37-39; Psalm 19
Friday, February 1
Chronological Bible Reading: Job 29-32
Wednesday, January 30
† 2 Cor. 5:21 For he hath made [Christ] to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we
might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Crucified Savior:
What did my sins really deserve, for the curse of God to have fallen on
Christ? Forsaken by the Father, you made him a curse because he carried my sin!
I sin willfully, against light and knowledge. I sin knowingly, against love and
mercy. I smite my breast as I watch Jesus voluntarily suffer and die. I confess I
have intentionally offended.
If sin itself is rebellion, then let its sight bring tears to my eyes. I slight the
Savior in not considering the implications of the cross. You hung on the tree
in unutterable groans and griefs for me. Have I yet investigated this?
If I do not sense myself being forgiven much, I will not love much. If I do
not love much I will not pray much. And if I do not pray, it shows I have no faith,
for I place no confidence in you. And if I have no confidence in you, I will not
serve you from my heart.
Oh! Shame on you, my hard foolish heart! Well should you be smitten. May
God smite you now with the hammer of his Spirit, to break you in pieces. For it is
only brokenness that God blesses. Oh, you stony heart! Oh, you cold granite
soul! You flinty spirit of mine!
Well might the sun in darkness hide and shut his glories in,
When Christ, the mighty Maker died, for man the creature’s sin.
And might I hide my blushing face while His dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, and melt my eyes to tears.
Love so amazing! So divine! Death is not the victor and evil not the master.
The cross conquers all. Sin is bound, chained and led captive. Glory! Amen.
SATURDAY—IN THE PSALMS
Chronological Bible Reading: Job 40-42; Psalm 29
Saturday, February 2

Heb. 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things
as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
I’VE seen the lightning flashing, I’ve heard the thunder roll.
I’ve felt sin’s breakers dashing, which almost conquered my soul.
I’ve heard the voice of my Savior, bidding me still to fight on.
He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone!
The world’s fierce winds are blowing, temptation sharp and keen.
I have a peace in knowing my Savior stands between—
He stands to shield me from danger when my friends are all gone.
He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone!
He died on Calvary’s mountain, for me they pierced His side.
For me He opened that fountain, the crimson, cleansing tide.
For me He waiteth in glory, seated upon His throne.
He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone!
No, never alone, no never alone,
He promised never to leave me, He’ll claim me for His own;
No, never alone, no never alone.
He promised never to leave me, Never to leave me alone.
—Ludie D. Pickett, 1897
š that confidence we pray right now. Amen!
Psa. 22:2-3 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night
season, and am not silent. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
O, Our Holy God:
We will never succumb to the temptation to let go our hold on our only
strength and solitary hope—prayer! Under no conceivable circumstance can we
give place to the dark thought we should not read the Bible and pray. We did not
in the days of trial and tribulation, and we will not now.
Even if our prayer is unanswered for seven years we will say, Lord you are
still enthroned as the Holy One. That is settled in our minds. We will not allow the
faintest breath of suspicion to condense on the fame of our Most Holy God! You
are true. You are faithful. Psalm 22 was the worst of all cases. And since it is a
Messianic Psalm, it shows how you did not deliver your Son from death, but
delivered him up for our sins. Yet in due time, you did finally raise him from the
dead. We do not know why you sometimes deal with us so strangely, but we should
never think you unfaithful. We will not distrust you. Not for an instant.
We will never stop praying. The glare of daylight will not make us stop. The
gloom at midnight will not make us quit our cries to our God. Why? Because we
recognize one of the Devil’s main goals is to get us to lay aside the weapon
of all-prayer (Eph. 6:18). As long as we continue to cry, Satan knows he cannot
devour even the weakest member of our flock. Prayer always prevails in time.
Our faith is even more resolved not to put our dependence anywhere but on
you. Not on counseling fads or theological fancies. Cold prayers beg for denial;
red-hot prayer prevails. We bring it as a battering-ram, our army of souls engaged
in spiritual conflict, besieging the mercy seat to win the day over the demonic. With
Psa. 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Holy Father:
I am full of passion, weak in wisdom, and wounded by experience. How can
I get right and keep right, so I will be right and stay right?
There is no more important question I can ask. It is a noble ambition. It is
your high but certain calling I must press toward. Yet nothing is harder than for
me to stay straight. I cannot shirk from responsibility or shrink in the face of
difficulty. The way of wisdom is to live a pure life by grace.
Make the Bible my chart, and help me watch unto prayer (1 Pet. 4:7). Nothing
prohibits that, and nothing eliminates the need for it. I have to be like you, Lord—
and this is exactly what you did (Luke 21:36), even though you were all the fullness
of the godhead bodily.
Make my daily life match my study of the Bible. Make my mastery of your
word mold and shape my daily activity. Let me take heed to the Holy Spirit, because
no one is holy without him!
I have such an accurate roadmap to your will, I need never go astray. Help
me follow the hard but right way.
I want to be holy, for you are holy (1 Pet. 1:15-16). So let me set a holy watch
in my heart. Meditating on your word is the best maintenance plan. Let me keep a
holy Bible before my eye. Meditating on your word is the best preventive medicine,
and I need it so! It tells me your mind, empowers my spirit by the Holy Spirit, and
brings my character into conformity to Christ.
No gimmick against sinning is equal to simply storing your word in
my heart. There is no hiding from temptation unless scripture is hidden in my
soul. Lead me not into temptation but deliver me from evil in Jesus’ name, Amen.

† Focus Verse (keep a Promise Journal as you read!)—Prayer Diary link available online at http://www.hbcbluesprings.org/prayer-diary/
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HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH JANUARY 27, 2019
HOW TO BUILD A BALANCED LIFE THIS WEEK’S CARE PRAYER LIST
Please submit prayer requests and updates online at hbcbluesprings.org or by
1) TIME—WORSHIP
placing a prayer card in the offering plate. Send updates by Wednesday at Noon
for inclusion in the prayer diary. Questions? dhill@hbcbluesprings.org
Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and
departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Bereavement
GIVE GOD THE FIRST PART OF EVERY DAY. The first commitment is Martha Gaskin - niece, Dave Hill
Joe Juchems – father, Jody Phillips
to a daily quiet time with God. Our weekly Prayer Diary provides a template for daily
devotions. Calvin Dunn – father, Aaron Dunn
Pray for Members, Family & Friends
2) TITHE—WORK Erica Stogsdill - daughter in law, Gene & Brenda Stogsdill
Ken & Lori Applegate - health issues
1 Cor 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God Leona M Brown - mother, Luther & Sharon Brown
hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. Nathaniel Armstrong - husband, Sallie Armstrong
Pastor William & Lillie McClendon
Gene Roberts – brother, Verla Baker
GIVE GOD THE FIRST DIME OF EVERY DOLLAR—no questions
Lela Thomas – sister, Dorothy Williams
asked. Ten percent is a miniscule amount in our affluent society, but it must come
William Jeffries – father, Paula Stewart
off the top in order to show that God is our priority. We want the blessing of the
Teri Beasley – sister, Sheri Cathcart
firstfruits (first devotion, first dime and first day) to flow out to the rest of our
Juanita Candillo – mother, Anita Nebel
resources.
Wilma Jones – mother, Bryant Newsome
Conner Barlett and Barlett Family
3) TEAM—WORD
Elizabeth Hicks – daughter, Jody Phillips
Cecil Bailey – brother, Brenda Stogsdill
Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; Tristan Holthe – son, Katherine Holthe
but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Soft Touch (Cancer Treatment)
Linda Brown -sister, Ronnie Starks
GIVE GOD THE FIRST DAY OF EVERY WEEK. You should fellowship
Pat Mullinex -mother, Jeff Mullinex
with a group of believers around the word of God every Sunday in our church.
Alfred Boyd -family, Chelsa Bright
BJ Demarge
QUALITY CHRISTIANITY INVOLVES THREE THINGS Grant Stoner - uncle, Jessica Buckallew
§ Keeping Christ at the center (your core relationship of worship to God) Tameka Bedell - friend of Starks family
§ Keeping the body of Christ a priority (your congregational relationship of Carole Jones - mother, James Jones
walking with us) Sara Zwahlen - friend of Kay Brockmeyer
§ Basing beliefs and actions on the mind of Christ (your church relationship in Camille Trapasso - stage 4 liver cancer
the Word) Brittany Nieves - niece, Jim & Lin Tonty
Henry Thrower – brother, Nicole Thrower
Donna Schlaikjer – co-worker, Teresa Burton
Elijah Irangi – father, Carol Irangi
Melissa McGhee – niece, Liz Clary
Laura Peterson Tamara Sigars
Aileen McMahan Conner Bartlett
Active Duty Military
Mark Johnson Rich Gitschlag Paige Grantham
Prayer Diary link available online at http://www.hbcbluesprings.org/prayer-diary/
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Baptists tend to ridicule liturgical churches that use "prepared prayers" because
they lack spontaneity. But for many Baptists, their prayers are so predictable they are
no more spontaneous than written-out prayers. The result is we end up praying the
Doug Leslie same things over and over.
Dorothy Williams
John Howard This daily Prayer Diary will prompt you on a wide range of prayer requests you
Whitnee Lee might not normally think of, while forcing you to articulate a deeper devotion to God.
We have included a daily Bible reading schedule. This plan will take you through the
Andrea Elias
Bible chronologically in a year.
Larry Franklin
Rachael Helms
Do not read ahead and do not try to catch up. Use each day as it comes. Then
you can know that on any given day, dozens of other people are lifting their hearts in
the same mind to God. Pray what is written, but use what is prayed as a springboard
for your own relationship with God. You learn to pray by praying.
—Alan
Secret prayer is the secret of prayer, the soul of prayer, the seal of prayer, the
strength of prayer. If you do not pray alone you do not pray at all. Our Lord Jesus
Christ would go nowhere till He had prayed. He would attempt nothing till He had
prayed.
“Oh,” says one, “I live in the spirit of prayer, and therefore I do not need times
and seasons for prayer.” And do you think that Christ did not live in the spirit of
prayer? Yet He had to have his special time and place to pray. Do not fall under the
injurious notion that because your spirit cries to God in prayer all day long, therefore
there must not be some season for more immediately coming into God’s presence. If
you imagine this, I am afraid that it will prove a snare to your feet. The Lord Jesus
Christ, who knew better than you do that the main thing is the spirit of prayer rather
than the act of prayer, yet Himself retired into desert places to maintain the act and
exercise of prayer. Be spiritual. Be baptized into the spirit of prayer. But do not be
deceived by the enemy, who can steal a spirit away while we dream that we only
spiritualize it. We had better preserve the very bones of prayer—the posture, the
time, place—rather than let it all ooze away into an impalpable mental condition.
God keep us prayerful. He will do so if He makes us like His dear Son.
Davaile Durham
Charles H. Spurgeon, 1834-92