Maturing in Christ

Prayer points that will help elevate the worship service

A steward must be found faithful!! 1Corinthians 4:1-5 NKJV & NLT

1 Corinthians 4:1-5 New King James Version

 

4 Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. ² Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. ³ But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. ⁴ For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord. ⁵ Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.

Lord, help me to "CHANGE"!! (Part 2) Romans 12:1-8; Galatians 5:16-17

Romans 12:1-2 Amplified Bible

 

12 Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship. ² And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].

 

Lord, help me to "CHANGE"!! Romans 12:1-8; Galatians 5:16-17 and Romans 7:14-25 NLT

Romans 7:21-23 New Living Translation

 

²¹ I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. ²² I love God’s law with all my heart. ²³ But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.

The blessing of being in Christ - Ephesians 2

Ephesians 2:8-10 New International Version

 

⁸ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— ⁹ not by works, so that no one can boast. ¹⁰ For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Summoned to Spiritual Maturity - Ephesians 1:1-23 NKJV

Ephesians 1:3-6 New King James Version

 

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, ⁴ just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, ⁵ having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, ⁶ to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.

Rules of Engagement - 2 Chronicles 20:1-4 ; 12-23 NKJV

2 Chronicles 20:12 New King James Version

 

¹² O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”

Keep climbing the ladder of virtues!! -2 Peter 1:1-15 NKJV & NLT

2 Peter 1:8 New Living Translation

 

⁸ The more you grow like this, the more productive and useful you will be in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Power of a Controlled Spirit - Proverbs 16:32; Numbers 20:1-13 NKJV

Proverbs 16:32 New King James Version

 

³² He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

The Lifestyles of the Righteous- James 5:13-20 NKJV & NLT

James 5:16-18 New King James Version

 

¹⁶ Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. ¹⁷ 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 land for three years and six months. ¹⁸ And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.