Noon Prayer 12.14.2022
Unity: Influencing the Family and Religion Mountain
Ephesians 4:2-16 (HCSB) 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting one another in love, 3 diligently keeping the unity of the Spirit with the peace that binds [us]. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope at your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. 7 Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of the Messiah's gift. 8 For it says: When He ascended on high, He took prisoners into captivity; He gave gifts to people. 9 But what does "He ascended" mean except that He descended to the lower parts of the earth?10 The One who descended is the same as the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things. 11 And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God's Son, [growing] into a mature man with a stature measured by Christ's fullness. 14 Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit. 15 But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head-Christ. 16 From Him the whole body, fitted and knit together by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth of the body for building up itself in love by the proper working of each individual part.
Acts 2:2-4 1 (HCSB) When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying. 3 And tongues, like flames of fire that were divided, appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech.
Unity will maintain the outpouring of the Holy Spirit now and for generations to come.
We want the habitation of God here, not just visitations. This will require unity.
Pray for unity in our family:
Take time to thank the Lord for your family, no matter what that looks like right now or what you may be going through with them.
If there is any offense or division of any sort in your home, take time to ask the Lord: Where am I at in all of this? Where do I need to come up higher in this relationship? (marriages, children and parents, grandparents and grandchildren, sisters and brothers) Jesus is our standard.
We repent for words that we have spoken in offense or harm to anyone in our family. The power of life and death is in our tongue. We repent for speaking things like: you make me so mad, you are so annoying, you're an idiot, etc.
Pray for healing and restoration in our families.
Pray for unity to abide in our families because unity here will directly impact the unity we see and experience in our church.
We declare over our families that as for me and my house, we are going to serve the Lord.
Pray for unity at The Crossing:
1 Corinthians 1:10 (HCSB) Now I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all say the same thing, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction.
Psalm 133:1(NIV) 1 How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
Pray that Holy Spirit will help us to discover/reveal and overcome all matters hindering our unity here at The Crossing.
Pray that we will always choose each other over any problem or disagreement that may arise.
We declare that as we unite as one, we will see a harvest of souls come to know Jesus here and across the Tampa Bay region.
We declare that we are a people that are not easily offended, and forgiveness is easy for us.
Pray for other church families and ministries in this region:
Pray that churches would band together as a unified army so as to effectively win the lost in this region together, and to bring influence in every area of our culture.
Pray that as the Lord continues to build relationships with other ministries, that pride and competition would not find a place to enter.