In this message, pastor rick warren shares his own personal prayer strategy based on the lords prayer. The fast forward 40 day prayer guide is a resource that was built to serve those who have a desire to pray for revival in america and who desire to see our nation transformed for the glory of god. Wednesday night prayer meetings five wednesday nights during 40 days of prayer we will have a special prayer meeting. Second, decide if you want to pray for forty days or forty hours. Help us to be spiritually ready for what you want to do. Take your congregation on a journey that will transform their lives. Dec 27, 2017 remind your group that everyone will be keeping a 40 days prayer journal starting on 8 january.
He is the bestselling author of the purpose driven church and the purpose driven life, the mastermind behind the popular 40 days of purpose campaign. Check out the 40 days of prayer workbook to fully engage the material. The workbook contains the study guide for each small group. Most people in your church are struggling with a difficult situation or circumstance. Create your own saddleback experience by gathering friends together to watch, grow, and build community. Your people will learn how to pray with more confidence and greater.
The last response is always the most difficult one to receive, and can be flatout heartbreaking. At some point, youll face impossible obstacles and barriers situations that make you think theres no way this is going to work out. This practice will challenge the participant to reflect on the themes of this campaign and apply the learning to their lives. For specific information on the 40 days in the word scroll down to that section of the campaign page. Pastor rick founded saddleback church in lake forest, california, which has grown to over 25,000 members, and has more than 300 ministries to groups such as prisoners, ceos, addicts, single parents, and those with hivaids.
The workbook contains the study guide for each small group lesson, daily prayer prompts, space for weekly sermon notes, and suggestions for further study. In 40 days, your devotional life will be revolutionized. This teaching series and corresponding small group curriculum shows you how to not just hear the word, but to be a doer of the word as well. But god wants to help you handle uncertainty when it comes your way. The 40 days of prayer workbook is designed to be used with the 40 days of. There are laws of spiritual growth that we must follow in order to mature in christ. Your 40 days of prayer campaign starter kit includes printed materials, digital resources and ancillary items. If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, move from here to there, and it continue reading believe in. Rick warren is often called americas most influential spiritual leader. Praying the 40 days pdf first congregational church of minnesota united church of christ. Encourage us to saturate these important 40 days in prayer. Campaign director, pastor, prayer, small groups, weekend services and communications.
Published by lifeway press 2016 angela thomaspharr. In order to facilitate the prayer emphasis during the 40 days there is a prayer activity section at the end of each days devotional. Learn to pray for breakthroughs develop a daily habit of prayer understand the secret to answered prayer experience gods blessings grow closer in unity the lessons in 40 days of prayer will help your congregation pray persistently and trust god for. Sometimes it takes days, months, or even years before we realize that god used that experience as an opportunity to rely on him through difficult times. These prayer prompts are part of the 40 days of prayer workbook. An analysis of rick warrens 40days of purpose movement. Alternatively, the prayer journal can be found within the workbook on. Israelite spies took 40 days to explore the promised land. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to god. During these 40 days, we are asking the living creek family to dedicate this time to the lord and to seek his purpose for your life and the church.
Memory verse let the word of christ dwell in you richly. Today we start week 2 of the 40 days of prayer study. Listen to 40 days of prayer series from the online broadcasts of pastor rick warren with pastor ricks daily hope. Prayers and devotions to prepare for the second coming book 1 by dennis smith. The 40 days in the word study guide is a 200 page, essential resource that takes participants through pastor rick warrens six easy to learn methods of loving, learning, and living the word of god. When you look at the state of our world, we need prayer right now. Daniel would continuously talk to god through prayer. Many people are intimidated by bible study, but pastor rick makes it easier than ever to unlock deep and life changing meaning in the scriptures. Make sure to join or start a 40 days of prayer small group. The bible tells of several significant events that took this specific span of time. Dont run through it and read all of them in one sitting. Every day, each person will complete a short prayer prompt.
Just as god created the universe with physical laws like gravity, he also established spiritual laws that we must follow to mature in christ. Part 4 of the series 40 days of prayer do you ever feel like your memory is slipping or that you have a hard time remembering things. Finally got a look at 40 days of prayer, the newest churchwide campaign from rick warren and saddleback church. Download and print copies of the prayer journal here. Warren pastors the 20,000 member saddleback community church, an innovative southern baptist congregation that sits on 120 acres in lake forest, california saddleback, 2005. We will come together, wait on the lord, and pray as he leads us. Discover how praying in five dimensions can awaken your faith with a new freshness that is personal, passionate, and in partnership with the holy spirit. Dvddriven, 40 days of prayer is a 6 session study that accompanies a 6 week message series.
Maybe you even threw in the towel on a failed repair job despite changing the batteries, reading the instructions, and getting a second opinion. Oct 24, 2017 interested in the full 40 days of prayer experience. Oct 04, 2017 40 days of prayer is a churchwide campaign that will unite your congregation in prayer. Thank you for dedicating your time to pray for those who are hurting. Remind your group that everyone will be keeping a 40 days prayer journal starting on 8 january. Dont miss a single weekend of this lifechanging series. I have been to know your bible but have felt like the dunce in the group. The expectation is that this guide will be used over 40 days. Class 101 is a basic introduction to our church family and is designed to clearly explain who and what our church is. Alternatively, the prayer journal can be found within the workbook on pages 25, 4963, 7589, 101115, 127141, 153163. Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness after his baptism. Each devotional presents a different list of prayer requests, which you may choose to pray for, in addition to your own petitions and intercessory prayer. Download todays devotion and burn to a cd or listen.
Whether its praying for a breakthrough in their marriage, health, finances, or relationships, persistent prayer is how god moves to transform peoples lives. In this message, pastor rick warren teaches us the relationship between memory and prayers and what the bible says about this deep connection, teaching us through communion with a tool to remember the five dimensions of prayer. We offer ourselves to you in prayer for the 40 days of purpose campaign. And the peace of god, which surpasses all understanding, will. As founding pastor of saddleback church with his wife, kay, dr. Rick warren books list of books by author rick warren. Youll learn how gods answer is his way of protecting you, helping you grow spiritually, and. Your people will learn how to pray with more confidence and greater faith than ever before. Interested in the full 40 days of prayer experience.
The workbook contains the study guide for each small group lesson, daily prayer prompts throughout the campaign, space for weekly sermon notes, and suggestions for further study. When it comes to prayer, we often treat it like a magical wand that we wave at god when we want our dreams to come. Youve probably heard of some of them such as 40 days of prayer, 40 days in the word, what on earth am i here for, transformed, and daring faith. When you have finished the 21 day cycle, please feel free to begin it again or pass the guide on to another prayer partner. Like all of saddlebacks campaigns, this one is the. In this series, pastor rick teaches how prayer plays a vital role in our ability to growup spiritually. Every year at saddleback we host at least one spiritual growth campaign. Its a weekly shot in the arm of wisdom that will help you develop and deepen your passion for ministry and ability to. You will hear the history of saddleback, learn how living the 5 biblical purposes are necessary in order to fulfill gods purpose for your life. As we all pray together on the same theme, god will continue to. He says, if you want god to do something new in your life, you cant do the same old thing. In this campaign, youll listen to weekly teachings, go through the materials with your small group and return to this page each day for your daily video devotion, scripture. Have you ever experienced a stressful or difficult time that left you questioning the presence of god.
In the bible, fasting is always connected with prayer. When it comes to prayer, we often treat it like a magical wand that we wave at god when we want our dreams to come true. First, decide if you want to use this as a personal guide to 40 days of prayer or ask others to join you. You can use the time youd normally spend eating as time in prayer for what god wants to do among us during this campaign. The closer i am to god, the less stressed and more blessed ill be. Praying the 40 days % a lenten prayer guide for families % %. The 40 days of love study guide will help you fully engage with the sixsession group dvd study. Over this period, this guide will lead you, as an intercessor for america. Day of fasting and prayer tuskawilla presbyterian church. Throughout the 40 days of prayer series, you will learn how to cultivate a powerful prayer life and experience breakthrough in your relationship challenges. This section gives a suggested prayer focus for the day, and incorporates bible verses to include in the participants prayer. Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about christ romans 10. In this message, pastor rick warren teaches us the relationship between memory and prayers and what the bible says about this deep connection. Join pastor rick for this series that walks through the ways to make love the most important goal of your life and be obedient to christ.
Its a weekly shot in the arm of wisdom that will help you develop and deepen your passion for ministry and ability to serve others. In order to help you develop a special prayer experience during these 50 days, you will find a few pages at the end of this workbook to be used as a prayer. There is a general campaign success guide, a timeline, and campaign team success guides. During our 40 days of prayer, our family read draw the circle by pastor mark batterson.
This prayer guide can be used by an individual, a small group, an entire church body, or an even larger group. Pastor rick founded saddleback church in lake forest, california, which has grown to over 25,000 members, and. For study alongside the 40 days in the word dvd, these teachings by pastor rick warren will guide you and your small group through what it means to not. I have prayed many times to have this opportunity to learn and understand the word. Please take advantage of these resources as often as possible to educate and motivate your congregation and to encourage participation. Find a time and place where you can read it in peace. In confession, we bring to you those times we have fallen short. Like all of saddleback s campaigns, this one is the. We know that without your power, god, we will labor in vain.
Most are struggling with a difficult situation or circumstance. Our life group of 6 women have started with 40 days of the word. The more we begin to understand what god is really like, the more everything can fall into place, including our prayer life. He and his wife, kay, founded saddleback church in orange county, california, which is now one of the largest and bestknown churches in the world. The 40 days in the word study guide is a 200 page, essential resource that takes participants through pastor rick warrens six easy to learn methods of loving, learning, and living the word. This allinone workbook is the hub of engagement for your participants during the campaign. As an author, his book the purpose driven life has been called the bestselling nonfiction hardback in publishing history by publishers weekly, having sold more than 33. Breakthroughs always begin with prayer throughout this campaign, your church will. This book contains 40 days of devotional studies designed to strengthen your relationship with christ and enable you to lead others to him. Praying the 40 days pdf first congregational church. Throughout the 40 days of prayer series, you will learn how to cultivate a powerful prayer life and experience breakthrough in your relationship challenges, financial difficulties, bad habits, health crisis, and many other areas of your life.
There are several ways this will happen during the 40 days. Everyone has a life principle, whether its comfort, fun, safety, or affirmation. Whether its praying for a breakthrough in their marriage, health, finances, or. In this message, pastor rick warren teaches us three reasons god says, no. Daily hope with rick warren devotional pastor ricks.
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