EP 'Pay it forward' challenge.

"Is this not the fast that i have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; when you see the naked, that you cover him, and not hide yourself from your own flesh? (Isaiah 58:6-7)

As you fast and pray, we encourage you to follow, during this fasting period, the biblical expectations of God.

If you could, we will like you to perform an act of kindness to someone or a people who have not earned such act of kindness. Preferably, someone you have newly met or a homeless person.

The purpose is to show the love of God during fasting. You could:

• Give someone a gift
• Donate clothing or canned food
• Buy or pack a meal for someone in need.
• Pay for the customer behind you at a food stall,
• Help someone in need
• Give money to a charitable cause.
• Provide an act of kindness to your neighbour 
• Act on Isaiah 58:6-8 by praying for people and helping out.

Remember to give the EP 'Pay it forward' card to the recipient(s) of this act of kindness. Do something nice during this time of fasting for someone you do not know. Ask them not to thank you but to also do something nice for someone else. No act of kindness is too small.

We can all make this world a better place.

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Break Out.

Theme  |  Break Out!

“The breaker goes up before them; they break out, pass through the gate and go out by it. So their king goes on before them, and the Lord at their head” Micah 2:13

“The Lord has broken through my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore he (David) named that place Baal Perazim (Hebrew meaning the Lord “bursts” or breaks through).           2 Samuel 5:20b

Other Scriptures to pray with:

• Psalm 107:15-16; 
• Acts 12:5-10; 
• Acts 16: 25-34; 
• Isaiah 45:1-3
• Ps 29

 Please pray for yourself, your family, NCCS EP, NCCStreatham; NCC leaders and the Church in the UK.

Personal:

• Praise the Lord of Host for His grace in your life
• Ask the Lord to 'break open' gates before you.
• Declare: "I'm breaking out into purpose". "The Breaker has gone ahead of me; I break out of.....in Jesus' name". "I'm no longer restricted: the grace to break through body soul & spirit is upon me"
• Pray for the Breaker anointing upon your life so that you may break out and become a catalyst for change in people's lives.

NCCS EP:

• Ask the Lord to confirm His Word to 'assemble' all that HE has promised to add to EP
• Believe the Lord for increase and growth in EP. 
• Believe the Lord to open for us, doors of opportunity to preach the gospel.
• Ask the Lord to manifest His 'Breaker anointing' in our individual and corporate lives.
• Trust the Lord to break open 'gates' before His people and to lead us out into His freedom, health, fulfilment and purpose.

Isaiah 45: 1 - 3

Personal:

• Ask the Lord to strengthen you during this season.
• Be specific in asking the Lord to open to you, doors of opportunities, divine networking and influence. 
• Pray to experience unprecedented favour of relevant and instrumental people or organisations.
• Pray for the Lord remove hindrances and difficulties that are not part of His plan for your life.
• Pray for revelation insight and grace for invention. 
• Ask the Lord to bring you out of a 'narrow' place into a 'large' place (Ps. 18:19)

NCCS EP:

• Pray that EP will become attractive; as a place to serve Jesus, a place where prayers are answered and a place to grow in the knowledge of God's truth.
• Pray that we will be connected to opportunities to affect our communities positively (Rev. 3:7)
• Pray for wisdom and creative strategies to win souls for Christ
• Pray that our leaders will be anointed with the Breaker's anointing, to break open, to set free and to heal (Luke 4:18-19)
• Pray for our leaders to be greatly discerning to the heart of God and to walk in His truth.
• That the Lord will use EP to open the eyes of the blind, and to bring out prisoners from the prison of darkness (Isaiah 42: 7,16)

If you would like any member of our prayerline team to pray with you, please email: prayerline@nccsequippingpeople.org or call 07904131897. 

 

Faithful in Stewardship

• Responsibility: (Ps. 24:1-2; Lk. 19:11-27; 1 Cor. 4:2; 2 Cor. 10:6)

1. Thank the Lord for the resources (Time, skills, ability, money e.t.c ) that HE has blessed you with.
2. Praise Him as the 'Owner' of everything that you have.
3. Ask the Lord for the grace to be obedient in stewardship and to faithfully utilise all that HE has blessed you with.
4. Pray for EP Leaders for wisdom and discernment to faithfully use the human and material resources the Lord has blessed the ministry with.

• Creativity:  (Deut. 8:18; Exodus 31:1-3; Matt. 6:24-27; Acts 9:36-42)

1. Trust the Lord for the right skills, human connection, resources or abilities for wealth creation.
2. Trust the Lord to connect you and every EP member with the right career, business, relationship.
3. Trust the Lord  for the spiritual attitude to worship Him with your resources, and not to become a slave to what HE has blessed you with.
4. Pray that the Lord will bless your gifts and abilities and cause them to make way for you.

• Accountability : (Prov. 11:24-25; Mal.3: 9-12; 1 Cor. 9:11-14; Matt. 5:24; Acts 20:35; Phil. 2:13; Heb. 10:16)

1. Pray for wisdom and a generous attitude towards giving.
2. Trust the Holy Spirit to help you this season, to be willing and to faithfully obey His instructions concerning Stewardship in every area of your life.
3. Ask the Lord to write His covenant and his laws, concerning stewardship, upon your heart and the hearts of EP members.