Day 17 - THE CHURCH

Day 17 - THE CHURCH

Matthew 16:18 “…and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”

Matthew 16:18 The Message Bible “This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church SO EXPANSIVE WITH ENERGY that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out.”

Jesus is building His Church and His Church is forcefully advancing; not merely holding the fort, but strategically on the offensive. As faithful Christ followers we have been called to RE-present a bold, victorious and triumphant Church to every skeptic and critic. In so doing, we become Christ’s hands extended in mercy and love to a lost and dying world.

As Bill Hybels, Lead Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church rightly said, “Without question, the local church is the hope of the world.”


HOW TO PRAY

Pastors Keith & Sheila, CCC pastoral staff & all pastors and church/ministry leaders
· A Shepherd’s Heart – Jeremiah 3:15, 23:4,
· Integrity and Skill – Psalm 78:70-72; Psalm 77:20; Jeremiah 9:23-24;
· Wisdom, Foresight & Clearly Articulated Vision – 1 Chronicles 12:32; Proverbs 29:18; Habakkuk 2:2-3; Joel 2:28

Marriage & Family – Ephesians 5:22-30; 1 Timothy 3:4-5; 1 Timothy 5:8; Colossians 3:18-21

Unity in the Church at large (The Body of Christ) – Psalm 133:1; John 17:9-11; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4:3

Power & Influence to Effectively Engage Culture – Luke 4:18-19; 1 Thessalonians 1:5-8; Nehemiah 8:8; Mark 4:33-34; Acts 2:47; 6:8-10; 9:31; 16:5

Faithful, T-Rated Servant Leaders – Colossians 3:22-25; 4:17; 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Hebrews 6:10-12

Phase 2 – The Frisco Cathedral
Provision – 1 Chronicles 29:1-9; 2 Corinthians 9:6-11
A House of Prayer, Worship & Transformation - 2 Chronicles 7:15-16; Mark 11:17

Alignments – Amos 3:3; 1 Samuel 18:1-4

Blessings, Breakthrough & Elevation
· Spiritual/Emotional – Ephesians 1:3; Romans 12:1-2
· Physical – 3 John 2; 1 Peter 2:24; Isaiah 53:4-5;
· Material/Financial – Deuteronomy 1:11 (CEV); Job 36:11; Psalm 35:27; 65:11; 66:12; Philippians 4:15-19;

Following hard after God,


Keith A Craft

Day 17 - THE CHURCH