HARVEST BAPTIST CHURCH PRAYER DIARY — SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE TIMES 9:00 & 10:45 A.M.
MONDAY—EVANGELISTIC PRAYER
Chronological Bible Reading: Habakkuk 1-3
Monday, August 6
Heb. 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without
shedding of blood is no remission.
Lord, My Loving Father:
Nowhere in your word are sins removed without blood-shedding. In no way
and by no means can sin be forgiven without atonement. So one thing is clear:
there is no hope for my friends or family outside of Jesus, because there is no other
blood that was shed that is worthy as an atonement for our sin. But do they know
this? Many people say they “believe in Jesus,” but are they trusting in his shed
blood? Has that blood been applied to their soul?
All of us Lord, are on the same level regarding our need of you. I know
__________ and __________, and they are moral, generous, friendly, and even
patriotic. But the rules are not bent for them. The stain will be lifted by nothing
but the blood of the One whom God sent to be a propitiation for their sins.
What a blessing provided a way of pardon for the world! Now grant faith in
that way to __________ so she can be saved as well as saintly. Her sins can be
forgiven for Christ’s sake today. Use me to tell her that immediately.
Oh Lord, my friends! All their works and prayers and ceremonies give them
a scant measure of security. Well may they be anxious and uneasy, and feel guilty
without the blood! There is no remission of sin without blood. God, you punished
sin justly when you laid it on your only begotten Son. It is vain for anyone’s
conscience to be convicted by sin if they do not fall down to kiss the feet of Jesus.
The only reconciliation with God and the only restoration of my guilty conscience
is a sight of Jesus suffering on the cross for me.
Life is in the blood. It is the life of faith, joy, and every grace. Help me give
others a divine assurance as to how they can be saved for Jesus’ sake. Amen.
A DAILY PATTERN FOR PRAYER & BIBLE READING
Chronological Bible Reading: Jeremiah 5-8
Thursday, August 9
Psa. 78:4 Shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength,
and his wonderful works that he hath done.
AMAZING grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me, His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be, as long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail, and mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil, a life of joy and peace.
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, the sun forbear to shine;
But God, Who called me here below, shall be forever mine.
—John Newton, 1779
š you. Jesus died for it and purchased it. Now help us dispense it to the glory of his
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TUESDAY—FOCUS ON CHRIST’S MIRACLES
Chronological Bible Reading: Joel 1-3
Tuesday, August 7
Mark 5:7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus,
thou Son of the most high God?
Mighty Master:
The question from this unclean spirit almost makes it look like the Devil
pleaded with you not to show off your powers. He implies his possession of this
zombie, this “walking dead,” was surely too insignificant for the mighty Messiah to
concern himself with. Such is the craft of Satan. Such is the deceitfulness of sin. It
will crouch at my feet, whining to be left alone. Satan knows full well my Lord,
your mighty power. The very shadow of my Bible when I open it makes him
quake. Though the Devil cannot repent, and evil spirits cannot turn, yet they are
cowered, and crave not to be completely cast out.
I thank you Lord, you have not made Christian life easy, because then I would
never drive-out the little sins from their high places. You have nothing but love for
me, and the desire and design that I never rest until I rest in you. It is far too often
(because of pride that comes with a full wallet and a fat heart) that even I am
tempted to say, “What have I to do with thee, Jesus?” And of this I most solemnly
repent.
Let me never claim (as this demon did) the right to be left alone! I need
your Spirit convicting me, and I need your presence and power to free me. Some
say, “This is a free country; stay out of my business.” When I let the Devil alone
he lets me alone, but who wants to live like that! Why should I not be a spiritually
daring soul, even if I know hardship as a consequence?
Never let me claim the right to live in blindness or lie in prison. Disturb my
“peace.” Wake me up; I want revival! Cast my sins into a sea of forgetfulness, and
overthrow my lusts so I might serve you better. Do this miracle Jesus, for me.
FRIDAY— CORPORATE PRAYER MINISTRY
Chronological Bible Reading: Jeremiah 9-12
Friday, August 10
2 Chron. 29:31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated
yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of
the LORD.
Dear Lord, God and Maker:
We ask for a more perfect consecration so everything we have and everything
we are is yours—not in name, but in deed and in truth. We ask this, because
consecration will bring us fruitfulness. Help us produce the fruits of the Spirit
to the glory of God. May our character get more beautiful every day. May Christ
trace his artistic work on the sketchpad of our lives, till he produces in us a perfect
picture. Make us the copies of the character of Christ!
Lord, make us fit for eternity and the purpose you have (Eph. 3:10-11,21).
We long to be with you now, therefore we long for you to be with us here. Go on
Holy Spirit with your patient work, and with the work of patience. Make us
heavenly so we will be ready for heavenly places.
In the meantime, let us build up your body and bride! So teach us your word
in our experience, and not just in our minds. Fill us with your Holy Spirit today.
Hear your Son plead with us today. He may reserve his time, for we give him the
right of first reply! Make his will done even if it means ours is not.
Standing now before the throne of God without fear, we ask you humbly to
bless our nation. Look on us and guide us in righteousness as we elect leaders.
Bring us out of our disasters to lie penitent at your feet.
Give us a church even more influential in our community! Let our lives,
as salt in the world, make the lost thirsty for the living water they can only find in
name, and for his sake, by his power in grace! Amen.
WEDNESDAY—REVIVAL PRAYING
Chronological Bible Reading: Jeremiah 1-4
Wednesday, August 8
Zech. 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the
LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the
LORD of hosts.
Reviving Spirit of God!
Face to face with spiritual death, aware of the fact I cannot remove it, and
fully understanding only the Holy Spirit by a work of your grace can quicken dead
souls, what can I do?
1. Make me feel deeply humbled, emptied of self, and crucified in Christ
2. Let me give myself to prayer before I work, prayer in my work, and prayer
after I work
I have the absolute need of you Holy Spirit, because he gives a thousand
groans and cries for every sentence I utter. When church is done, your work is just
begun in hearts. The sermons I hear are just the text for day-long prayers. I cry to
you continually today to anoint me with heavenly oil! Let the Spirit of God be on
me, that I may preach deliverance to the captives of sin.
This week I will not let my pastor preach without my prayers. I will bear
up his sermons in my supplication. I feel like my attendance at church will be empty
unless you, Holy Ghost, are pleased to bless the word!
I have been working without prayer. I am not going to stop working, but I
am going to start praying. Not praying as in just words or a formula, but prayer as
the very life of my labor. Lord Jesus, make the habit of prayer continual with me,
so I neither begin any day with God, nor carry it on, nor conclude it without crying
to you for more of the Holy Spirit to be with me, to make all my work and all my
walk effective for Christ by his almighty power!
These things I need for Jesus’ sake and his glory alone. Amen.
SATURDAY—IN THE PSALMS
Chronological Bible Reading: Jeremiah 13-16
Saturday, August 11
† Psa. 115:13 He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
Lord Who Indwells My Life:
What a word of cheer to the working man and woman! I can have small
property, small talent, small influence and small weight, but if I fear God then your
blessing is within my budget. I know you care for the small stuff in creation,
because Jesus tells me you attended the funeral of a sparrow. Thank you Lord, that
I am not too small for you. And thank you for making use of such an insignificant
agent as me to accomplish your Eternal Purpose. Bless my weakness and make
my small field fruitful now.
I ask the same for my friends in the faith at our church. Some are babies and
some are giants, but let them fear, and so be blessed with your grace today. Make
our little faith a blessed faith. Make our trembling hope a blessed hope. Make every
grace of the Holy Spirit, though we now only see it in the bud, bear a blossom of
blessing within.
The same precious blood bought the small as well as the great. You save the
lambs as well as full-grown sheep. Just like no parent overlooks a child because of
being small, help me not overlook anyone you want to hear the gospel today from
my lips. The smaller they are, then make me the more tender. Maybe you do show
a preference Lord, but it does not start with the great and work down to the small.
It starts with the little.
Luke 9:48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name
receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among
you all, the same shall be great.
Please Sir, I want to be great! So make me the minister of all, and servant of
all. I want to please you! So help me bear the infirmities of the weak, and not please
myself. Do this for Jesus’ sake and honor. Amen.
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H O W T O BU I L D A B A L AN C ED L I FE T H I S W E EK ’ S C AR E PR A YE R L I ST PR A Y ER D I AR Y

Please submit prayer requests and updates online at hbcbluesprings.org or by

placing a prayer card in the offering plate. Send updates by Wednesday at Noon
1) TIME—WORSHIP
for inclusion in the prayer diary. Questions? dhill@hbcbluesprings.org
¨ INTERCEDE WI TH GOD ¨ INSTR UCT SAINTS
Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and Bereavement ¨ PROMPT PETITIONS ¨ KICKSTAR T DE VOTION
departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. Leigh Shine – great niece, Larry Washington

GIVE GOD THE FIRST PAR T OF EVERY DAY. The first commitment is
to a daily quiet time with God. Our weekly Prayer Diary provides a template for daily Pray for Members, Family & Friends
Ken & Lori Applegate - health issues
devotions.
Connie Gilbert - sister, Larry Washington
Pastor William & Lillie McClendon
2) TITHE—WORK
Leona M Brown - mother, Luther & Sharon Brown
Nathaniel Armstrong - husband, Sallie Armstrong
1 Cor 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God Jim Rumple - Brother of Lin Tonty
hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. Dr Bill & June Phillips
Laschon Haley-Northington
Debra Oden - aunt, Eunice Tooley
GIVE GOD THE FIRST DIME OF E VERY DOLLAR—no questions
asked. Ten percent is a miniscule amount in our affluent society, but it must come Kade Hatcher, son - Christina Harcher
Evelyn Cline - mother, Connie Smith
off the top in order to show that God is our priority. We want the blessing of the
firstfruits (first devotion, first dime and first day) to flow out to the rest of our Mary Young - mother, Connie Milbern
resources. David Laird - son in law, Marilynn Duckett
Mary Ann Fong -mother, Tracie Guffey
3) TEAM—WORD Erica Stogsdill - daughter in law of Gene & Brenda Stogsdill
Charli Monet White - great-granddaughter, Bernita Tolbert
Marilyn Ley - grandmother, Heather Osborn
Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; Ray Hooten - father, Sharen Johnson
but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Marsha Shackelford - sister, Lin Tonty
Stacy Roth - niece, Lin Tonty
GIVE GOD THE FIRST DAY OF E VERY WEE K. You should fellowship Leslie Johnson – niece, Larry Washington
with a group of believers around the word of God every Sunday in our church. Judy Cook
Dave Hill
QUALITY CHRISTIANITY INVOLVES THREE THINGS
Soft Touch (Cancer Treatment)
§ Keeping Christ at the center (your core relationship of worship to God) Donna Tuescher
§ Keeping the body of Christ a priority (your congregational relationship of Linda Brown -sister, Ronnie Starks
walking with us) Pat Mullinex -mother, Jeff Mullinex
§ Basing beliefs and actions on the mind of Christ (your church relationship in Holly Aceves -daughter, Mary Lou Aceves
the Word) Alfred Boyd -family, Chelsa Bright
Barbara Koons - sister, Dave Rosetti
Grant Stoner - uncle, Jessica Buckallew
Tameka Bedell - friend of Starks family
Carole Jones - mother, James Jones
Sara Zwahlen - friend of Kay Brockmeyer
Camille Trapasso - stage 4 liver cancer
Brittany Nieves - niece, Jim & Lin Tonty
Martha Gaskin - niece, Dave Hill
Active Duty Military
Mark Johnson Rich Gitschlag Paige Grantham
INSTRUCTIONS:
Baptists tend to ridicule liturgical churches that use "prepared prayers" because
they lack spontaneity. But for many Baptists, their prayers are so predictable they are
no more spontaneous than written-out prayers. The result is we end up praying the
same things over and over.
Dorothy Williams
Linda & Carl Reeds This daily Prayer Diary will prompt you on a wide range of prayer requests you
Herschel Cox might not normally think of, while forcing you to articulate a deeper devotion to God.
We have included a daily Bible reading schedule. This plan will take you through the
Sharon Wilkes
Sue & Larry Nelson Bible chronologically in a year.
Larry Franklin Do not read ahead and do not try to catch up. Use each day as it comes. Then
Scott Brown you can know that on any given day, dozens of other people are lifting their hearts in
Dale Alley the same mind to God. Pray what is written, but use what is prayed as a springboard
for your own relationship with God. You learn to pray by praying.
—Alan
Secret prayer is the secret of prayer, the soul of prayer, the seal of prayer, the
strength of prayer. If you do not pray alone you do not pray at all. Our Lord Jesus
Christ would go nowhere till He had prayed. He would attempt nothing till He had
prayed.
“Oh,” says one, “I live in the spirit of prayer, and therefore I do not need times
and seasons for prayer.” And do you think that Christ did not live in the spirit of
prayer? Yet He had to have his special time and place to pray. Do not fall under the
injurious notion that because your spirit cries to God in prayer all day long, therefore
there must not be some season for more immediately coming into God’s presence. If
you imagine this, I am afraid that it will prove a snare to your feet. The Lord Jesus
Christ, who knew better than you do that the main thing is the spirit of prayer rather
than the act of prayer, yet Himself retired into desert places to maintain the act and
exercise of prayer. Be spiritual. Be baptized into the spirit of prayer. But do not be
deceived by the enemy, who can steal a spirit away while we dream that we only
spiritualize it. We had better preserve the very bones of prayer—the posture, the
time, place—rather than let it all ooze away into an impalpable mental condition.
God keep us prayerful. He will do so if He makes us like His dear Son.
Charles H. Spurgeon, 1834-92
Davaile Durham

Prayer Diary link available online at http://www.hbcbluesprings.org/prayer-diary/