GENERAL VIGIL: FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2021
TOPIC: GOFAMINT IN THE DAYS OF HIS POWER PROMISING PERSONAL, FAMILY AND CHURCH WIDE REVIVALTEXTS: HABAKKUK 3:1-2; PSALM 110:1-3
INTRODUCTION FOR DISCUSSIONS
The strange word ”shigionoth” in Habakkuk 3:1 indicates that thi
beautiful heart-felt prayer for revival, offered by the prophe
around 600 BC, was originally set to music. Habakkuk praye
because revival was desperately needed. God’s people had becom
forgetful, formal and careless in their devotion and obedience t
God. They had almost lost their testimony, God’s holy name wa
not honored, and His kingdom was not being extended
THE PRESENT DAY SCENARIOS AMIDST US REQUIRIN
URGENT REVIVA
How relevant this passage is for our own times! - because ou
greatest need today is for spiritual revival in our families an
church. Our greatest need is not for more evangelistic meeting
(although we thank God for these), for more money or for bette
methods. The greatest need is for spiritual revival, for a fres
infusion of divine turnaround in every life, an awakening in the live
of God’s people and an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the church
It was for this that Habakkuk prayed. Let us discuss thes
scenarios in our church today and the subsequent urgent need fo
revival
DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL FACTSAS INDICE
FOR OUR URGENT NEED OF REVIVA
1. The average Christian is living on a very low level of Christia
experience, often defeated and powerless and in bondage to self
2. The testimony of the Christian Church in the world is frequentl
ineffective and very different from the testimony of the earl
Christians
3. Many Christians and churches are completely occupied wit
petty things such as jealousies, squabbles, barriers between fello
Christians, and often there’s a lack of love amongst God’s people
4. Many churches have no prayer meetings or often poorly attended. There are few conversions in our churches.
5. Many preachers and teachers have departed from the Word of
God and from pure Gospel preaching to mundane materialism.
6. Much worldliness has taken over the lives of many believers in
our churches.
Let us amend our ways and cry for revival in our families and
church. If a family is revived, the whole church will be revived.
Habakkuk’s prayer was rightly directed to the Lord because revival
comes from Heaven. It cannot be worked up; it needs to be prayed
down. It is not man’s doing, but God’s, in His mercy sends revival
through His people. The fact that we so often place emphasis on
outward things, on organization and methods, on advertising and
publicity etc. shows that we do not see this amazing truth. We need
to cry to God to baptize us with fire and revive our Church.
HOW OUR CHURCHES CAN BE USED FOR COMMUNITY
TRANSFORMATION AND REVIVAL
A Local church will grow to her next level when it makes a positive
impact in transforming the community where it belongs. The
church is called to the ministry of community transformation and
thereby assimilating the people inclusively.
Discuss the following 5 common threads found in 90% of
transformed communities.
(a) United, fervent, prevailing prayer
(b) United, prevailing leadership
(c) Social, reconciliation
(d) Spiritual mapping
(e) Power encounters
In this respect, we must understand the history of the community
we are seeking to evangelize for transformation. This is the
pathway to national and church-wide revival.
“Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties
of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of
thy youth”. (Psalm 110:3)
LET'S PRAY
1. Father thank you for giving me a Godly family, and let every power against my family revival, peace and joy die in Jesus name.
2. Every counsel of the wicked against God’s counsel over my spouse and children shall not stand in Jesus name.
3.Let the favor of God envelope my home in Jesus name.
4. I break every siege over the affairs of my home in Jesus name.
5. Father, let your power of increase fall upon our finances this year in Jesus name.
6. Every power against the unity of my home be destroyed in Jesus name.
7. Any Jezebel or Pharaoh working against my home shall expire by fire in Jesus name.
8. I decree that my home shall be the dwelling place of the Holy Ghost in Jesus name.
9. O Lord, baptize GOFAMINT with your Holy Ghost and fire to cause revival in this generation in Jesus name.
10. Father, let the mantle of the prophets, in the order of double portion, from Elijah to Elisha be released upon GOFAMINT in Jesus
name.
11. Jesus, let the fire of the Holy Ghost purge GOFAMINT worldwide for notable revival.
12. Heavenly Father, pour out Your Holy Spirit like a mighty flood jnto the hearts of all your people, those who are called by your name.
13. O Lord, please wake up your church from her deep slumber, and let the Holy Spirit fill your church afresh as in the days of Pentecost.
14. Dear Holy Spirit, work freely in GOFAMINT and in every member in Jesus name.
15. We pray for revival upon all family altars that are dead or
moribund in Jesus Name.
16. Dear Lord, pour your Spirit afresh upon the young, the old and
even the servants according to your word in Joel 2:28
17. Pray that the gates of our church shall be opened for the king of glory to enter. Ask the Lord to repair the gates of the church by His Holy Spirit.
18. Use the GOFAMINT O Lord, to fill the earth with the glory of Your impacting Words as the waters cover the seas. (Hab. 2:14).
19. Father, make our growth to be highly visible like the apostles,
in all dimensions, spiritually, numerically, extensionally and financially for the transformation of our host communities all over the world.
20. Begin to give thanks to God that GOFAMINT is rising higher now in revival, scaling the cities of the mighty, possessing the gates of the enemies!
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