Seed for the Harvest Prayer Guide and Journal Copyright © 2010 Trinity Fellowship 5000 Hollywood Road Amarillo TX 79118 Editors: Bo Williams and Kelli Bullard Contributing Editors: Amanda Trafton and Kathlyn Hall Copy Writers: Bo Williams, Royce Gooch, Kim Brown Creative Direction: Collier Vinson Design and Layout: Collier Vinson and Alicia Flake Scripture quotations are taken from the following sources: Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version®, Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 Biblica. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation. Copyright © 1996, 2004. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NASB are taken from The New American Standard Bible. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means— electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or any other—without prior permission from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America.
INTRODUCTION to our Trinity Fellowship Church family and Greetings our guests! We are so glad you have received a copy of Seed for the Harvest, our prayer guide and journal that will lead all of us on a spiritual journey together for the next twelve weeks. Inside these pages, you will find the roadmap to a spiritual destination that God has set before us as a church. All of the contents have been soaked in prayer, and it is our firm belief that this is a journey God intends for us all to take – both individually in our personal lives and corporately as a church family. We are living in unprecedented times in our community, our country and the world. Never before has the world been darker and more in need of Christ than these times in which we live. We believe that there will be more people coming to Christ in the next few years than at any time we have ever witnessed. So, it is a time when God’s people and the church will shine the brightest and have more of an impact on those around us than ever before. What an exciting time awaits us! As we enter into 2010, we are approaching the one-year anniversary of being in our new building. Though the essence of our identity as a church has not changed, we find ourselves in new surroundings with immensely expanded opportunities for reaching the lost and hurting people of Amarillo. It is a good time to look ahead through this decade, toward the year 2020. The term 20/20 also refers to clear and perfect vision, and we want to see the opportunity before us as God sees it. We believe that prayer changes things, and that things won’t change until and unless prayer has gone before them. So, we are calling on our entire church family to pray together. This devotional is a tool the Holy Spirit will use to bring us into agreement. The Bible teaches us how to pray, but the Spirit of God helps us beyond our knowledge of prayer. Can you imagine the effect of thousands of us praying in agreement for God to move? What a great year 2010 will be!
GETTING S TA RT E D This journal is divided into three sections, or three seasons of prayer: Weeks 1-3, “Born Again of Incorruptible Seed,” focus on
our own individual relationship with Christ and our identity in Him. Weeks 4-8, “Seed in the Storehouse,” focus on us as a local
church family and how our individual effort is greatly multiplied when we walk and work together in unity. Weeks 9-12, “Seedtime and Harvest,” focus on us as
individuals again, with an emphasis on how to reach the lost and hurting in our community as we each do our part to sow seed, plant, cultivate and water for the coming harvest. During these four weeks, we will be preparing for our big evangelism event the week prior to Easter. Each week begins with a devotion theme for the week, and each day contains Scripture and statements or questions to reflect on as you pray. You are strongly encouraged to write your thoughts and prayers on the daily pages. Many times, as you write down what you are thinking or praying, it is then that you hear the voice of God and find that your prayer for the day becomes more than just a spiritual exercise. At the end of the twelve weeks, there will be thousands of prayer journals that testify to our unity, our calling and our anointing and serve as a monument to the great things God has done. Thank you for joining us on our journey! May the peace of Christ rule in your hearts and the Word of Christ dwell in you. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Colossians 3:15-16 NKJV
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uring these three weeks, you will be guided to pray for your own spiritual walk as we focus together on our identity in Christ. You are a miracle! Christ shed His blood and died for you, but not just so that your sins would be forgiven. He gave His life that you might have a new life – one that is eternal and abundant! In John 10:10 (NKJV), Jesus states in His own words, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” Now that you are “in Christ,” the enemy can’t rob you of who you are in Christ, but if he can deceive you or hide the truth about who you really are, an abundant life in Christ will be largely unrealized. In other words, if we really knew who we were and what we have as born again believers, we would be living on a much higher level and with more power, freedom and victory than anything we’ve ever known. So, for the first three weeks of our journey and the first part of this New Year, let’s draw near to Him in our relationship and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal to us more than we have ever known about what it means to be born again of Incorruptible Seed – the seed of Christ!
BORN AGAiN
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week
ONE I Am a Miracle 1 Peter 1:23 (NKJV)
Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever. Seeds are amazing! From the time a seed “dies” and is buried and until new life comes forth, a miracle that is a mystery is taking place. Think about it – the work of a seed to bring forth life is done below the surface of the ground – invisible to us. Even though we may scientifically understand how it works, the transformation of an individual seed is a miracle in and of itself. You have been born again. Jesus told Nicodemus that unless one is born of water AND the Spirit, he cannot see the kingdom of God. When you made your decision to give your life to Christ, a miracle took place. The Holy Spirit baptized you into the death, burial and resurrection of Christ (Romans 6:3-5). This means that your old man died, and your new man was raised to new life – the life of Christ. You were transferred from one kingdom to another, from being in Adam to being in Christ, from corruptible seed to that which is incorruptible. You are a new creation! You are a miracle! As you lift up your prayers this week, may the Holy Spirit reveal to you more about who you are in Christ and what it means to be born again of incorruptible seed. May the revelation of who you are in Christ come alive!
week one
I Am a Miracle
MONDAY
January 4 2010
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. As you pray . . .
“Holy Spirit, will you remind me of new things in my life? As You do, I will give You thanks and praise!”
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week one
I Am a Miracle
TUESDAY
January 5 2010
2 Peter 1:2-3 (NKJV)
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue. As you pray. . .
“By faith I believe that everything I need pertaining to life and godliness is mine through Christ. I believe that there is a divine power working inside of me. Lord, will You show me today an area of my life where Your power is at work?”
BORN AGAiN
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INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week one
I Am a Miracle
WEDNESDAY
January 6 2010
2 Peter 1:4 (NKJV)
By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. As you pray. . .
Do you see that the gift of life and the promises of a new nature are based on who you are in Christ – not because of your own works? Remember, a gift is not earned. It is given.
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week one
I Am a Miracle
thursday
January 7 2010
1 Corinthians 1:2 (NKJV)
To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours. As you pray. . .
This verse identifies you as a “saint.� You are called a saint 58 times in the New Testament. Remember, you are a saint based on what Christ has done, not because of your own works.
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week one
I Am a Miracle
friday
January 8 2010
Philippians 3:9 (NKJV)
And be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith. As you pray . . .
Be reminded – I’m forgiven and God sees the righteousness of Christ when He looks at me! We have an enemy that lies to us and tells us that the blood of Christ does not satisfy God on our behalf. But when the enemy accuses us to God, God answers by pointing to Jesus.
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week one
I Am a Miracle
saturday
January 9 2010
Colossians 3:2-3 (NKJV)
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. As you pray . . .
If you counted in the New Testament the numbers of times you are described as being “in Christ,” you would be absolutely amazed! When you pray today, you are praying according to the Name of Him to whom we belong!
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week one
I Am a Miracle
sunday
January 10 2010
1 Peter 1:23 (NKJV)
Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the Word of God which lives and abides forever. As you pray . . .
Remember your identity! Who you are! You are of a new seed – you have a new DNA. You’ve been made a partaker of the divine nature. You are a new creation. You are becoming more and more like Christ in every way. Present yourself to God today as His new creation! And give thanks at the end of this week for all that your identity in Him affords you.
BORN AGAiN
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INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week
TWO The Mystery of Seed Philippians 2:12-13 (NKJV)
Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. Seed at work is a mystery. It is underground, and out of our range of visibility. We nurture the soil it grows in, but the DNA to grow is in the seed. In the same way, God is at work in us, and how He does His work is a mystery. We know that when we read our Bible, for example, we grow. But there is a miracle of transformation that occurs in us that we don’t fully understand. When we are delivered from an addictive behavior, or when we are able to forgive someone for a grievous wrong, or when we discover a new boldness to share our faith – these and other examples demonstrate real transformation. How does it happen? It is a mystery. We say things like, “God has changed my life,” or “I just don’t think the same way about what used to be a real temptation to me.” But the truth is, it is a deep work of the Holy Spirit that changes us. If we knew how God did it, we would want to replicate it somehow. And if we’re back in control, then it doesn’t work. So, God leaves it a mystery. The passage above exhorts us to “work out.” So we pray, read our Bible and go to church. But it is God working in us that produces the real change. That is the mystery at work.
week two
The Mystery of Seed
MONDAY
January 11 2010
Ephesians 5:19-20 (NKJV)
Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. As you pray . . .
Each day this week, you will be challenged to “work out” in some way – but in ways you might not normally think of. Each day, accept the challenge and notice the inner work of grace He does in you as you work out. Begin giving thanks to God for anything and everything you can think of. You will find yourself remembering and thinking of things you haven’t thought of for a long time. Notice the inner peace and “clean feeling” at the end of your prayer. Take your time and enjoy the overflow of gratitude from your heart.
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week two
The Mystery of Seed
TUESDAY
January 12 2010
Ephesians 4:32 (NKJV)
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. As you pray . . .
A deep inner work all of us need is for the Holy Spirit to come alongside and help us forgive someone for something in the past. Until we do forgive them and release them from our judgment, we are bound to them in an unrighteous way, and we are also bound to our past – unable to move forward. Ask God to bring to your memory this person that you need to forgive today. Release them by cancelling the debt they owe you, even as God has cancelled our debts through the cross.
BORN AGAiN
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INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week two
The Mystery of Seed
WEDNESDAY
January 13 2010
Colossians 3:23-24 (NKJV)
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. As you pray . . .
Be a hearty worker today! Whatever you find yourself doing, do it as unto the Lord. Your employer or your customers will notice the attitude of your heart and will be blessed. Be a light at work today! Make a commitment to God to step up to another level in your work and service to people, knowing that we are the fragrance of Christ to those who are being saved (God is working on their hearts).
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week two
The Mystery of Seed
THURSDAY
January 14 2010
Colossians 4:5-6 (NKJV)
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. As you pray . . .
Be kind to a stranger today. An extraordinary act of kindness or even a kind, encouraging word to someone who crosses your path today will be a blessing both to you and that person. “Lord, I want to give a cup of cold water to a thirsty stranger today. Will You show me who that is?”
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week two
The Mystery of Seed
FRIDAY
January 15 2010
Galatians 6:2 (NKJV)
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. As you pray . . .
We all have times in our lives when the burdens we carry are too much. Help someone today as the Lord shows you who and how to share their burden. “Lord, I want to be a burden bearer for someone today. Will You show me who and how I can make their load easier at this time in their life?”
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week two
The Mystery of Seed
saturday
January 16 2010
Philippians 4:5 (NKJV)
Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. As you pray . . .
One translation of this verse says, “Let your gentle spirit be known to everyone – the Lord is near.” We bring people near to God through gentleness and kindness. Ask the Lord to help you be gentle with your family, your co-workers and others in your life.
BORN AGAiN
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INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week two
The Mystery of Seed
sunday
January 17 2010
1 Corinthians 11:24-25 (NKJV)
And when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” As you pray . . .
Take communion today – either at home or at church. Take it with your family if possible. Create your own worship experience, with you as the leader. Thank Christ for giving Himself – His body and His blood – so that you would be forgiven, reconciled to God and a partaker of new life.
BORN AGAiN
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INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week
THREE Cultivating the Seed John 15:4-5 (NKJV)
The Bible teaches us that before we come to Christ, we are in Adam, meaning that we have a sin nature, and we are separated from God because of our sin. But when we come to Christ, the “old man” is crucified with Christ (Galatians 2:20), and the “new man” is raised up in Him in new life. That is what it means to be born again of incorruptible seed. The incorruptible seed is Christ, in whose nature we now share. But for us to grow up in Christ and become the fruitful plant that comes from the seed, the seed must be cultivated. God works in us to produce the growth and to grow the fruit, but we do things to cultivate the seed. In other words, some effort is required on our part to grow, though God causes the growth. Last week you were challenged to “work out” your faith by responding to opportunities we encounter each day, many times unexpectedly. This week, we will be challenged to intentionally cultivate the soil so the seed can grow into a fruitful vine.
week three
Cultivating the Seed
MONDAY
January 18 2010
Ephesians 4:22-24 (NKJV)
That you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. As you pray . . .
One of the principles of seed is that a seed produces its own kind. An apple seed produces apples, not oranges. So, as we grow from our incorruptible seed, we become like Christ through the renewing of our minds. In the process, we must “put off” who we once were, and “put on” who we are now. It is like wearing garments – exchanging the old for new. “Lord, will You show me some old behaviors I still wear, that are not a part of who I really am?”
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week three
Cultivating the Seed
TUESDAY
January 19 2010
Matthew 7:18-20 (NKJV)
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them. As you pray . . .
Through the renewing of our mind, we are able to see more clearly who we are in Christ. The new man is who we really are now, though sometimes we don’t see it or feel it. However, the Holy Spirit delights in showing us a picture of who we are becoming. Write down some absolute changes God has made in you since being born again. These are evidence of you as the new man.
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week three
Cultivating the Seed
WEDNESDAY
January 20 2010
Mark 4:28 (NLT)
The earth produces the crops on its own. First a leaf blade pushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finally the grain ripens. As you pray . . .
As we spiritually grow, changes can be observed. In West Texas, we commonly see grain growing in farmer’s fields. As the plant begins to grow, we first see the blade, then the heads of wheat, and finally the ripened grain. How do you see yourself? Are you a tiny blade, just coming up from the ground? Or, are you further along, as a plant 2 or 3 feet high? Is the grain head emerging? In reality, there are areas of your life bearing full fruit and other areas that perhaps only the blade can be seen. Consider presenting something to God that needs to go to the next level.
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week three
Cultivating the Seed
THURSDAY
January 21 2010
John 7:38 (NKJV)
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. As you pray . . .
In the physical realm, water is necessary for a seed to sprout and grow. In the spiritual realm, water is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, and the act of watering represents applying the Word of God to our lives. When you read the Word, it is living water that cultivates your growth. Choose a passage of Scripture to read and imagine it as a process by which living water nourishes your soul. Write down any insights the Holy Spirit gives you about the passage.
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week three
Cultivating the Seed
FRIDAY
January 22 2010
John 15 (NKJV)
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. As you pray . . .
Nutrients are added to soil in order for plants to be more fruitful. The life of God flows through Christ, and in this passage we see that God’s Word makes us more fruitful. Read Colossians 3:15-17. Reflect and meditate on how the Word dwells in you richly and write down your insights.
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week three
Cultivating the Seed
saturday
January 23 2010
Galatians 5:22-25 (NKJV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. As you pray . . .
Write reflections about the fruit other people see when they look at your life.
BORN AGAiN
of
INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
week three
Cultivating the Seed
sunday
January 24 2010
Philippians 1:6 (NKJV)
Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. As you pray . . .
You can have confidence in Jesus to be the author AND finisher of your faith. You, as the seed of Christ, may have a long way to go, but you are growing up into Him, and He is very good at finishing what He has begun! Think back to how you were at a previous time in your life – say, a year ago or five years ago. You’ve come a long way! Can you imagine what you will be like five years from now?
BORN AGAiN
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INCORRUPTIBLE SEED
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or the last three weeks, we’ve been looking at our own individual relationship with Christ and who we are in Him. These next five weeks we will explore our corporate identity as a local church family. We are the Body of Christ, and the Body can only function properly when all the members are actively doing their part. Malachi 3:10-11 (NAS) says, “Bring the whole tithe into the
storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of Hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,” says the Lord of Hosts. In this passage, God is speaking to the entire nation of Israel and calling them to bring seed to the storehouse, individually and collectively, so that ministry can go out from the house of God to the nations. As we cooperatively work together to bring seed to the storehouse, the result of our efforts together as a body will far exceed the results we could obtain if we all simply pursued God individually. For the next five weeks, let’s consider what our part is in bringing seed to the storehouse so that seed for the harvest can be released to impact our city, nation and the world!
week
four First, Give Yourself to the Lord 2 Corinthians 8:3-5 (NASB)
‌ I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord, begging us with much urging for the favor of participating in the support of the saints, and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God. Paul’s report of the Macedonian Christians was astounding. This group of people lived in deep poverty, unlike anything that we in the United States really understand. However, because of their love for God and His people, they begged for the opportunity to contribute to what God was doing. This contribution, however, didn’t begin with money. It began with giving themselves to the Lord as they were moved and inspired by the will of God. This was their first, and most important, seed in the storehouse. As we give ourselves to the Lord, we are positioning ourselves in a place of obedience and blessing. It is from this place that the Lord is able to use us to touch and minister to others on behalf of the Kingdom of God. It is from this place that the Lord is able to bless us with more seed. As you spend time praying and talking with God this week, ask Him to show you how you can give yourself to Him more fully as seed in the storehouse.
week four
First, Give Yourself to the Lord
MONDAY
January 25 2010
Psalms 24:1 (NASB)
The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it. Galatians 3:13-14 (NASB)
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us – for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree” – in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. As you pray…
Remember that God created you, and Christ redeemed you. You belong to God, and your first seed to bring to the storehouse is yourself.
SEED in the
STOREHOUSE
week four
First, Give Yourself to the Lord
TUESDAY
January 26 2010
Isaiah 58:10 (NASB)
And if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then your light will rise in the darkness and your gloom will become like midday. As you pray‌
Ask God how you can give yourself for those who are in need. The promise is that if you will do this, God will lift your countenance through His joy.
SEED in the
STOREHOUSE
week four
First, Give Yourself to the Lord
WEDNESDAY
January 27 2010
I John 4:19 (NASB)
We love, because He first loved us. As you pray‌
Remember that the only real motivation for giving yourself is love. Our love for God and others comes because we recognize that God first loved us. Ask God to remind you of all the ways He has shown His love for you.
SEED in the
STOREHOUSE
week four
First, Give Yourself to the Lord
THURSDAY
January 28 2010
Matthew 25:37-40 (NASB)
Then the righteous will answer Him, “Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to you?” The King will answer and say to them, “Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.” As you pray…
Consider how the Lord can reveal Himself to you as you give yourself on behalf of those who are “the least of these.” Consider how connecting with others in serving “the least of these” can multiply the impact you have for the Kingdom of God.
SEED in the
STOREHOUSE
week four
First, Give Yourself to the Lord
FRIDAY
January 29 2010
Mark 12:42-44 (NASB)
A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins which amount to a cent. Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; for they put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.” As you pray…
Remember, God looks at the condition of the heart. Whether you have a lot to give or very little, your gift is important to God and to His Kingdom. What do you have that could be given to benefit the Kingdom of God?
SEED in the
STOREHOUSE
week four
First, Give Yourself to the Lord
saturday
January 30 2010
Mark 10:21 (NASB)
Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come follow Me.” As you pray…
Consider that wealth was the one thing that was holding the rich young ruler back from accomplishing God’s purpose in his life. Ask God to reveal to you what you might be holding back from Him.
SEED in the
STOREHOUSE
week four
First, Give Yourself to the Lord
sunday
January 31 2010
Matthew 6:31-33 (NASB)
Do not worry then, saying “What will we eat?” or “What will we drink?” or “What will we wear for clothing?” For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. As you pray…
Meditate on the question “Where do I place my trust?” Ask God to reveal anything that you trust, apart from Him, for your security.
SEED in the
STOREHOUSE
week
FIVE Seed is NOT just money Often when we hear someone talk about bringing the seed into the storehouse, our minds immediately go to the thought of money. While money is seed, God has provided us with other resources that can be seed as well. Seeds have the potential to produce life, but they must first be planted, watered and tended. Seeds produce life when they are buried and die. It is from the death of the seed that life arises. John 12:24 (NASB) says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” God gives us resources that are ours to properly manage and, like any good owner, God expects a return on the resources that He entrusts to us. These resources are the seeds that we plant in good soil. As a church, we prepare the soil of people’s lives so that the seed that is entrusted to us finds good soil and grows to produce good fruit in the lives of the people we touch and for the Kingdom of God. This week, we will be considering what resources God has provided for us. What is the seed that we can bring to the storehouse, the seed that will be planted in the soil of the lives of people that results in Kingdom fruit?
week five
Seed is NOT just money
MONDAY
February 1 2010
Proverbs 11:24-25 (NASB)
There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, and there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want. The generous man will be prosperous and he who waters will himself be watered. Matthew 6:3-4 (NASB)
But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. As you pray‌
Recognize that the money you have has been entrusted to you by God as a seed. Ask God how that money can best be utilized, for your own needs and the needs of the people around you. Consider the best way you can bring the seed of money into the storehouse.
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week five
Seed is NOT just money
TUESDAY
February 2 2010
John 9:4 (NASB)
We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no one can work. As you pray‌
Acknowledge that the time God has given you on this earth is a seed. Ask God to reveal to you the best way to bring the seed of your time into the storehouse.
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week five
Seed is NOT just money
WEDNESDAY
February 3 2010
Matthew 25:14-15 (NASB)
For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability‌ As you pray‌
Meditate on the gifts, talents and skills that God has given you. Ask Him how your talents can be used as seed for His Kingdom.
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week five
Seed is NOT just money
THURSDAY
February 4 2010
Acts 2:44-45 (NASB)
And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common; and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need. As you pray‌
Consider the possessions that God has entrusted you with. Is there anything that you possess that you no longer need or use, that might be useful to someone else? Could that possession be a seed that you could bring to the storehouse?
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week five
Seed is NOT just money
FRIDAY
February 5 2010
James 5:16-18 (NASB)
‌The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit. Matthew 9:38 (NASB)
Therefore, beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest. As you pray‌
Ask God to reveal to you how your prayers for others and for His Kingdom are stored up as seed for use at the proper time. Ask God to send out people to bring in the harvest that He has promised us.
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week five
Seed is NOT just money
saturday
February 6 2010
Proverbs 18:21 (NASB)
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Matthew 5:16 (NASB)
Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. As you pray…
Remember that the words we speak and the way we behave are seeds that can be used for God’s Kingdom. Ask God to show you how your words and actions affect His Kingdom.
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week five
Seed is NOT just money
sunday
February 7 2010
John 12:24 (NASB)
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. As you pray‌
Consider that Jesus sacrificed His life as a seed that resulted in the fruit of your salvation. How can your life be a seed that could result in someone else coming to know Jesus?
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week
SIX Sowing and Reaping 2 Corinthians 9:6 (NASB) tells us, “… he who sows sparingly
shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.” The law of sowing and reaping is a spiritual principle that always works, in the spiritual realm as well as the physical realm. As we sow the seeds that God has entrusted to us, we can expect a harvest. The law of sowing and reaping says that whatever you sow is what you will reap, that you will reap more than you sow and that the final harvest will be in proportion to how generously you sowed. This law is in effect whether we sow good seeds or bad seeds, so it is important that we are careful about the kinds of seeds we are sowing.
We can only sow the seed that we have. As God provides seed for us, some of it will be used on our own needs, but God doesn’t intend for us to use it all for our own consumption. That portion of the seed we bring to the storehouse becomes available for Kingdom use that will produce a harvest. From that harvest our needs will be provided for, and the Kingdom of God will expand. This week, consider the law of sowing and reaping and how it is operating in your life. Consider the type of seed that you are sowing and what harvest it may be bringing, to you and to the Kingdom of God.
week six
Sowing and Reaping
MONDAY
February 8 2010
Galatians 6:7-8 (NASB)
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. As you pray‌
Every day we make choices, and choices have destinations. Consider the type of seed that you are sowing. Ask God to show you the harvest that is being produced by this seed.
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week six
Sowing and Reaping
TUESDAY
February 9 2010
Matthew 13:24 (NASB)
The Kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. As you pray‌
Reflect on what good seed, or good choices look like. How can you know that the seed you are bringing to the storehouse is good seed?
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week six
Sowing and Reaping
WEDNESDAY
February 10 2010
Matthew 13:25 (NASB)
But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat and went away. As you pray…
Ask God to show you a wrong choice or bad seed that you have sown, whether it’s there because of your actions, or because the devil has infiltrated portions of your life. Ask for God’s mercy for an early end to the harvest for your decision.
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week six
Sowing and Reaping
THURSDAY
February 11 2010
Mark 4:8 (NASB)
Other seeds fell into the good soil and as they grew up and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty and a hundred-fold. As you pray‌
Remember that as seed produces a harvest, the harvest is multiplied beyond the original seed. The next time you give an offering, ask God to multiply your gift.
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week six
Sowing and Reaping
FRIDAY
February 12 2010
Isaiah 55:10 (NASB)
For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there without watering the earth, and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater. As you pray‌
Remember that as you bring seed to the storehouse, some of it will provide for ministries here at Trinity Fellowship that will benefit you and the people who are already here. Thank God for the blessings you have received from the ministry here.
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week six
Sowing and Reaping
saturday
February 13 2010
2 Corinthians 9:10 (NASB)
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. As you pray‌
Thank God for the abundance of seed you have for yourself as well as the ability to multiply seed for others through your giving.
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week six
Sowing and Reaping
sunday
February 14 2010
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 (NKJV)
To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted; As you pray‌
As you bring your seed to the storehouse, trust that the storehouse (church) will act under God’s direction about how, where and when to sow the seed.
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week
SEVEN Seed Is an Investment As we bring seed to the storehouse, we need to think about this seed as an investment in the Kingdom of God. As an investment, the seed God has entrusted to us should produce a return that provides ministry not only to the people who are already here at Trinity Fellowship, but also for those people who God intends to be a part of this family. In the early part of our prayer journey, we learned to invest in ourselves by cultivating the seed. But when we bring our seed to the storehouse, we are investing in others by cultivating their seed. Remember our seed is our time, talent and money. How seed works over time is a mystery. So when you look back at how you were ten years ago, that’s hindsight and the mystery of how God changed your life is revealed. When we look ahead to 2020, that’s called foresight. God wants to awaken our imagination and stir in us a dream for our future. We need to see what God sees, those things that we’ve not yet experienced. This is where faith and hope meet; that new realization creates excitement. We believe that our investment will pay rich dividends. By the year 2020, can you imagine what your life will be like because of the investment you make today?
week seven
Seed Is an Investment
MONDAY
February 15 2010
Matthew 25:20 (NASB)
The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, “Master, you entrusted five talents to me: See, I have gained five more talents.” As you pray…
Remember that God is the owner of everything He has entrusted to you. Ask God to show you how to effectively invest those resources He has placed in your hands.
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week seven
Seed Is an Investment
TUESDAY
February 16 2010
Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NASB)
Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. As you pray‌
Consider how combining your resources with those being invested by others can multiply the impact of those resources for the Kingdom of God.
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week seven
Seed Is an Investment
WEDNESDAY
February 17 2010
Matthew 25:26-27 (NASB)
But his master answered and said to him, “You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed. Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.” As you pray…
Ask God to show you how seed sown in the past has already yielded a harvest and give Him thanks for the opportunity you have before you.
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week seven
Seed Is an Investment
THURSDAY
February 18 2010
Matthew 9:37-38 (NASB)
Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” As you pray…
Consider how you might use your influence with others to help them become effective stewards of their own seed for Kingdom purposes.
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week seven
Seed Is an Investment
FRIDAY
February 19 2010
1 Corinthians 3:8-9 (NASB)
Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. As you pray…
Remember that as an investor, you should stay involved in the process of helping your investment to grow. Ask God to show you how the giving of finances, talent and time are all connected.
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week seven
Seed Is an Investment
saturday
February 20 2010
Mark 4:26-29 (NASB)
And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows – how, he himself does not know. The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. But when the crop permits, he immediately puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” As you pray…
Remember that the process of seed producing a harvest takes a long time. As an investor in the process, it’s important to be in it for the long haul.
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week seven
Seed Is an Investment
sunday
February 21 2010
Exodus 35:29, 36:5-6 (NASB)
The Israelites, all the men and women, whose heart moved them to bring material for all the work, which the Lord had commanded through Moses to be done, brought a freewill offering to the Lord. And they said to Moses, “the people are bringing much more than enough for the construction work which the Lord commanded us to perform.” So Moses issued a command, and a proclamation was circulated throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman any longer perform work for the contributions of the sanctuary.” Thus the people were restrained from bringing any more. As you pray…
Remember that next weekend is the weekend to turn in commitments to the capital campaign. Ask God to speak clearly to you about what you are to commit to the campaign and bring a commitment that is in answer to your prayers.
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week
EIGHT Why Bring Seed to the Storehouse? Just as a farmer stores up seed for future use, we can bring our resources to the storehouse. As we do, we are providing resources that, when effectively used, provide a future harvest for the Kingdom of God. By combining our resources with those of other people, we can have a magnified effect on the harvest that God can send to us. As we bring seed to the storehouse, God promises a harvest of people, changed lives and changed communities. Through the effective use of the resources that God entrusts us with, we have the opportunity to partner with God in bringing the Kingdom of God to bear on the circumstances around us. James 1:27 (NASB) says, “This is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.� In bringing seed to the storehouse, we allow the resources that God has entrusted us with to be used to take care of the needs of the poor and rejected. In addition, those resources allow the Gospel of Jesus Christ to be freely shared with people who need Jesus. This week, consider all the ways that the seed you bring to the storehouse is used to reach people with the Gospel who are lost and to provide for the needs of those who are hurting.
week eight
Why Bring Seed to the Storehouse?
MONDAY
February 22 2010
John 3:16 (NASB)
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. As you pray…
Meditate on the fact that God, the Father, has a heart for the harvest. He desires all people to come to know Jesus and through Him, reconnect with the Father. If this is God’s heart, shouldn’t it be ours as well?
week eight
Why Bring Seed to the Storehouse?
TUESDAY
February 23 2010
Genesis 1:12 (NASB)
The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind‌ As you pray‌
Ask God to bless the seed that you are bringing to the storehouse and cause it to produce, not only good fruit, but more seed for future harvests.
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STOREHOUSE
week eight
Why Bring Seed to the Storehouse?
WEDNESDAY
February 24 2010
Acts 2:41 (NASB)
So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. As you pray‌
Remember that the harvest is people coming to know Jesus and being saved. Thank God for those He is drawing to Himself. Lift up friends and relatives who need Jesus and ask God for their salvation.
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STOREHOUSE
week eight
Why Bring Seed to the Storehouse?
THURSDAY
February 25 2010
Mark 5:15 (NASB)
They came to Jesus and observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the “legion”… As you pray…
Ask God to use the seed that you bring to the storehouse to change the lives of people in Amarillo, the nation and around the world.
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week eight
Why Bring Seed to the Storehouse?
FRIDAY
February 26 2010
John 4:39 (NASB)
From that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all the things that I have done.” As you pray…
Thank God for the fact that as the lives of individual people are changed, their communities are changed.
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STOREHOUSE
week eight
Why Bring Seed to the Storehouse?
saturday
February 27 2010
John 4:35 (NASB)
Do you not say, “There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest?” Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest. As you pray…
Ask God to show you the harvest field that you are called to. Recognize that the harvest is not sometime in the future; the harvest is NOW.
SEED in the
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week eight
Why Bring Seed to the Storehouse?
sunday
February 28 2010
Exodus 23:19 (NASB)
You shall bring the choice first fruits of your soil into the house of the Lord your God . . . As you pray‌
Remember that next weekend is the weekend to bring the first fruits offering of the commitment that you made last weekend. Ask God to show you what you are to bring as a first fruits offering.
SEED in the
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D
uring the first three weeks of our prayer journey, you focused on your personal relationship with Christ. The following five weeks, you prayed prayers relating to how our seed being brought together as a church family can accomplish great things for God’s kingdom. These next four weeks our prayer will be devoted to taking from the seed of the fruit that God has produced in us and sowing it for a harvest of lost and hurting people. A first fruit opportunity for sowing seed is given to us as we plan for our evangelism event the end of this month. Most of the people attending the event will be those you bring. In Acts 1:8, Jesus tells us that through the power of the Holy
Spirit we are witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth. There is a world of lost and hurting people that need to hear from you about the love and hope found only in a relationship with Jesus Christ. We have made our commitment through our prayers and pledges. Now we must walk out that commitment by going in with the power of the Holy Spirit and planting the lifegiving seed of love and hope through Jesus Christ. The harvest reaped will be lives changed before our very own eyes!
week
NINE You, the Evangelist 2 Corinthians 2:14 (NIV)
But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. Evangelist is a label we put on those who have some sort of public platform for preaching the gospel. Preachers, TV evangelists, or the stranger preaching on the street corner are all pictures we have of evangelists. However, evangelism is simply defined as the preaching and dissemination of the good news. By reading Acts 1:8 and Matthew 28:19, we can see that everyone has been given a mission field to disseminate, or scatter widely, the seeds of the gospel of Jesus, and that makes all of us missionaries! Through our prayers for the lost, serving the needy and in our relationships at work, school and even with the checker at the grocery store, we are all evangelists whom God uses to spread the knowledge of Him. As you pray this week, may the Holy Spirit reveal to you many ways in which you can scatter the seeds of God’s love.
week nine
You, the Evangelist!
MONDAY
March 1 2010
Acts 4:20 (NIV)
For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard. As you pray‌
Ask the Holy Spirit to bring to your memory all that you have seen and heard about the goodness of God. As you meditate on His goodness, ask the Holy Spirit to stir in you the desire to be an irrepressible witness to others.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week nine
You, the Evangelist!
TUESDAY
March 2 2010
Isaiah 63:7(NIV)
I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for [us]… As you pray…
“Lord, You are worthy of praise. I praise You for who You are and for all You do in my life. I will tell others of Your kindnesses.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week nine
You, the Evangelist!
WEDNESDAY
March 3 2010
Matthew 5:14-16 (NKJV)
You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. As you pray‌
“Thank You, God, that You have made me a bearer of Your light to the world around me. May I never hide that light but let it shine so that others see You.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week nine
You, the Evangelist!
THURSDAY
March 4 2010
Romans 10:14-15 (NKJV)
How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!” As you pray…
The lost learn about Christ when someone proclaims the saving message to them. Realize that you are a carrier of the saving message of Jesus Christ to the world around you.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week nine
You, the Evangelist!
FRIDAY
March 5 2010
2 Corinthians 5:18-20 (NIV)
All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. As you pray…
“God, I thank You that I am made right with You through Christ, and my sins are no longer counted against me. Through the power of Your grace, I am an effective minister of Your forgiveness to others.”
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week nine
You, the Evangelist!
saturday
March 6 2010
2 Corinthians 3:5-6 (NIV)
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant - not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. As you pray‌
Rest in assurance that your competence as a minister of the gospel comes from the Holy Spirit.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week nine
You, the Evangelist!
sunday
March 7 2010
Matthew 20:26-28(NIV)
…Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. As you pray…
Let Jesus be your example as you spread seeds of love by serving others.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week
TEN Timely Planting Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV)
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. Anyone who has ever planted a seed of any kind knows that the quality of the seed and the timing of the planting are important. We can look at the local wheat crop as an example. By planting the quality wheat seed at the most opportune time, there is not only a higher yield at the harvest, but you also get forage for cattle. If the wheat is not planted at the proper time, the opportunity to graze cattle on it is missed. Therefore, extra income from the livestock’s weight gain is also missed. If the seeds of the gospel we spread are to have the greatest effect we must be planting in alignment with God’s perfect timing. To do that, we must pray and be in touch with what God is doing in people’s lives. It is good to tell someone that God loves them. However, it is much more powerful and effective to let someone know that God knows what they are going through, and that He is working in their lives in specific ways. Asking God to use you to speak to someone specifically in the area of their need is planting quality seeds at the most opportune time. As you pray. . .
Ask for God’s perfect timing. May God reveal to you what He is doing and how He wants you to be a part of it.
week ten
Timely Planting
MONDAY
March 8 2010
Hosea 10:12 (NIV)
Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers righteousness on you. As you pray…
The principle presented in this verse is that revival begins first in the heart of God’s people. We are to plant in ourselves the seeds of righteousness and God’s Word. We are to break up any hardness, or lack of sensitivity to the Lord in our own hearts and seek God through prayer. In doing this, we will experience revival in our lives as God pours out His Holy Spirit upon us.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week ten
Timely Planting
TUESDAY
March 9 2010
2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV)
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As you pray‌
God has planted within you the seeds of righteousness, so you have all that you need to do the work of sowing and reaping. Spread the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control to those around you today. (Galatians 5:22-23)
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week ten
Timely Planting
WEDNESDAY
March 10 2010
Isaiah 55:10-11 (NIV)
As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. As you pray‌
Drink in the water of God’s Word through meditation and prayer. Ask God where you need to pour out that water so that life is produced in others.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week ten
Timely Planting
THURSDAY
March 11 2010
2 Corinthians 3:14 (NIV)
But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. As you pray‌
Pray for the veil of unbelief and deception to be removed from the mind of the lost so that they are able to see their need for Jesus as their Savior.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week ten
Timely Planting
FRIDAY
March 12 2010
Galatians 6:9-10 (NIV)
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. As you pray…
“Thank You, God, for Your Spirit that gives me the ability to do good to all people. Only by walking in the Spirit do I not grow weary while waiting for the harvest to come.”
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week ten
Timely Planting
saturday
March 13 2010
John 5:19(NIV)
Jesus gave them this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can do only what he sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.” As you pray…
Concentrate on the fact that while Jesus was on earth He was fully man. He was still fully God, but because he was fully and passionately committed to the will of the Father, Jesus did amazing works. Commit yourself today to passionately follow God’s will in your work for Him.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week ten
Timely Planting
sunday
March 14 2010
John 14:12 (NIV)
I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. As you pray‌
Jesus promised that He would send His Holy Spirit to lead me into all truth. By the power of the Holy Spirit, today I am able to do great works for God’s kingdom.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week
ELEVEN Fields of Opportunity 1 Corinthians 16:9 (NIV)
…Because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me. Fields of opportunity are all around us. Any place of influence in your daily life is a field of opportunity, and it’s full of people in different stages of life and knowledge of Jesus. Some have never heard the good news of Jesus, and some are new believers who need encouragement in their walk with the Lord. The fields of effective work are easy to identify: Speaking God’s truth to the coworker who is in a hurting marriage, praying for the friend who just found out her mother has cancer or simply helping your neighbor repair his fence. They are the people who are searching for meaning in their lives and need a touch from the living God. But whether it is spreading the seed of God’s salvation through Jesus Christ or watering and tending to the fruit that is growing in the new believer, we often let things oppose us, causing us to be ineffective in our witness. Opposition can take the form of busyness, unforgiveness, feeling inadequate or fear of persecution. These are distractions from the enemy and we need to press through the opposition in order to seize the opportunity. As you pray. . .
Praise God for the fields of opportunity He has opened for you. Ask Him for the strength and courage of the Holy Spirit to overcome any opposition to being an effective witness.
week eleven
Fields of Opportunity
MONDAY
March 15 2010
Jude 22-23 (NLT)
And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives. As you pray…
“As a Christian, I must walk in mercy, boldness, patience and discernment as I help others come to know Christ and grow in Christ. God, give me Your wisdom as I walk among the fields of the harvest.”
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week eleven
Fields of Opportunity
TUESDAY
March 16 2010
Luke 12:11-12 (NIV)
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say. As you pray‌
Do not let the fear of man stop you from speaking God’s truth. Trust that the Holy Spirit will give you what to say and when to say it.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week eleven
Fields of Opportunity
WEDNESDAY
March 17 2010
2 Corinthians 6:3 (NIV)
We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. As you pray‌
As a follower of Christ, people all around are watching you, especially in times of crisis in our world. Commit to walk in integrity, peace and joy so others will trust in your witness for God.
SEEDTIME ^ HARVEST
week eleven
Fields of Opportunity
THURSDAY
March 18 2010
2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV)
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As you pray…
“Forgiveness has been given to me in abundance, so I have all that I need to walk in forgiveness toward others. Holy Spirit, reveal to me where I have unforgiveness that I need to repent of so I can be an effective witness of Your grace and mercy.”
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FRIDAY
March 19 2010
Hebrews 12:11 (NIV)
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. As you pray‌
Remember that God’s discipline in your life is beneficial for producing good fruit. See the abundance of His love for you as He prunes you to be an abundant bearer of fruit to give to others.
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saturday
March 20 2010
I Corinthians 2:9(NKJV)
But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” As you pray…
“God, the plans You have prepared for Your children are more than we can imagine. Show me who needs this message of hope today.”
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sunday
March 21 2010
Matthew 25:36-40 (NKJV)
“I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.” Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, “Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?” And the King will answer and say to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.” As you pray…
“God, today I choose to serve those around me as if I were serving You.”
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week
TWELVE Bringing in the Harvest John 4:35 (NIV)
. . .I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for the harvest. Many are the workers who have prepared the soil, planted the seed and tended to the growing crop. As a church, we all are workers at different points in the process of planting and tending to the seeds. And now, many are the workers needed to bring in the harvest. We have just passed the one year anniversary of the opening of our new Worship Center. We have experienced God do amazing things, as many lives have been touched and changed. But, there are many more people in our community who need to hear about and experience the love of God. According to research by George Barna, the unchurched are more likely to come to church as a result of an invitation from someone they know. Imagine one of the empty seats in our new Worship Center. Now ask God to show you the face of a person filling that seat. Who is that person just waiting for an invitation to come to church with you? Who are those people that need to know there is peace, hope, acceptance and love in this unpredictable world? Who are those people in your life whose eternal destination could be changed by a simple invitation to church? As a church family, the House of God is your house. Who are you going to invite this week to come to one of the evangelism events next week? It is guaranteed that they will have an encounter with God. Whether it comes to full harvest of salvation in their life, or happens later, God will bring the increase from your faithfulness.
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Bringing in the Harvest
MONDAY
March 22 2010
Matthew 4:19 (NIV)
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” As you pray…
In biblical times, disciples devoted all of their time to following after and learning from a rabbi or teacher. They literally ate, slept and traveled together. We too need to be in intimate fellowship with Jesus everywhere we go and in whatever we do, so that we are skilled fishers of men.
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TUESDAY
March 23 2010
2 Peter 3:9 (NIV)
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. As you pray…
“Thank You, God, that You are patiently waiting for all men to come to You. Show me what my part is in drawing the lost to knowing You.”
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WEDNESDAY
March 24 2010
Luke 10:2 (NIV)
He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” As you pray…
In this Scripture, Jesus tells His disciples that the harvest will be plentiful. This assures us that a positive response is awaiting us as we go out into the fields. Everyone is needed to bring in the abundance of new believers.
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THURSDAY
March 25 2010
1 Corinthians 2:16 (NIV)
“For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. As you pray…
“As a believer, I am spiritually alive and have been given a brand new way of thinking. I thank You, God, that with the mind of Christ, I have compassion for the lost. Show me who I need to pray for today.”
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FRIDAY
March 26 2010
1 Corinthians 3:6-9 (NIV)
I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers . . . As you pray‌
We all have a job as we work along with God who watches over the growth and harvest. It is your responsibility to do whatever job He calls you to do. Through our labors together, we work with God as He draws unbelievers to Himself and reaps a harvest of lives changed.
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saturday
March 27 2010
2 Peter 1:10-12 (NLT)
So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away. Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As you pray‌
Praise God that you are among the ones who will receive a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
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sunday
March 28 2010
Philippians 2:9-11 (NKJV)
Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Revelation 20:15 (NIV)
If anyone’s name was not found written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. As you pray…
“God, Your Word says that at the name of Jesus, every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord. I pray for those that I love, that their names will be among those written in the Book of Life.” List below the names of those you are praying will come to know God through a relationship with Jesus Christ:
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CONCLUSION 2 Corinthians 9:10-13 (NIV)
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. There is a song by Ray Boltz called “Thank You for Giving to the Lord.” The song is about a believer as he enters into heaven. He is greeted by those whose lives, through his giving and his witness, were changed for eternity. The final person to greet him is Jesus, who takes him by the hand and tells him, “My child look around you. Great is your reward.” Whose faces will you see as you enter heaven? During this prayer journey, many seeds have been planted through the giving of our finances, the prayers for the lost and the speaking of God’s hope and love to those in our lives. Praise God for the abundance He has given so that you can be generous in giving out from the fruit He has produced in you. Also praise Him for the abundance of the harvest. Great will be the reward in eternity for you and them.
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