PRAYER and FASTING
12 noon - 3pm | Session Three
FAITH IN THE NEW BIRTH
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. 2 Corinthians 5:17-18
REFLECTION
A rough statistics on the success rate of New Year resolutions shows it only has an 8% success rate. 23% of people abandon their resolution by the end of the first week and about 43% by the end of January. These stats just highlight the challenges of changing. Yet the most common story about people’s relationship with Jesus is the change people experience through that relationship. The bible talks about the inner transformation that our encounter with Jesus brings into our lives and it is that encounter that leads to transformation. God is in the business of changing people to change the world.
QUOTES
“It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.” (Timothy Keller)
PRAYER
In this session we want to pray for a deep understanding of the New Birth. There is nothing the enemy of our faith loves more than to make us doubt the efficacy of the new birth. Pray that God will open our eyes to see the changes the new birth has brought into our lives. Pray that the disruptive lies of the enemy will be exposed. But more importantly pray that God’s people will cherish the blessings of the new birth and all the good things that come with salvation and live in the light of that.
MEDITATE
When I was born again, I received the very life of the risen Lord from Jesus Himself.
Oswald Chambers
What would it mean for you to have the very life of the risen Lord resident in you and guiding you through your journey here on earth.
