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90 Day Spiritual Challenge"... discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come." 1 Timothy 4:7b-8

START: January 1, 2020 or ______/______/______END: March 30, 2020 or ______/______/______

“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.” Hebrews 5:12-14

Much like our physical well-being depends on our applying disciplines that ensure its health so does our spiritual well-being. Good health be it physical, mental or spiritual is not a condition accidentally obtained it is intentionally developed as we apply the appropriate behaviors and habits that are proven to provide good health. This 90-day challenge is designed to assist you in establishing a life-style change of behaviors and habits that will continue to develop your spiritual health. This manual is an excellent tool to help you learn and execute the disciplines of a growing, thriving life of a new person in Christ.

Getting Started:

As with any personal development plan it is important that you establish some personal goals. What goals do you want to set for yourself in this 90 DSC? It may be to read the bible everyday, it may be to pray every day, it may to be more intentional about sharing your faith, etc. There can be any number of personal goals you have as it pertains to your spiritual growth. Take a moment to complete

the goal list below so that you can measure your success during the 90 DSC.

Bible Study goals:1. __________________________________________________2. __________________________________________________3. __________________________________________________

Personal Prayer goals: 1. __________________________________________________2. __________________________________________________3. __________________________________________________

Bible Application goals: (i.e., serving in a ministry, tithing, attending corporate church services and/or small groups, etc.)

1. __________________________________________________2. __________________________________________________3. __________________________________________________

Personal Outreach goals: (sharing your faith, testimony and lessons with others.)

1. __________________________________________________2. __________________________________________________3. __________________________________________________

Now that you have determined what your goals are lets help you get started on this journey of growth and maturity as a disciple of Jesus Christ. Provided below are the necessary steps that we will take together to ensure you develop good spiritual health.

Personal Evaluation: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9

Each day should start with personal evaluation. Take some time to let the Holy Spirit in you bring awareness to areas of your heart and life that need to be submitted to the process of redevelopment by God. It’s critical that in this step you are honest with yourself. Once

you have been made aware of negative areas of your heart and life ask the Father to forgive you. This is the first step in allowing change in that area of your life. The goal is not simply to acknowledge it but begin the process of changing it in your life. In this book we have provided for you 90 pages one for each day of your challenge to assist you in the steps you will need to take for quality spiritual development and growth.

Personal Daily Devotion:“This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord.” 1Corinthians 7:35

Personal daily devotion requires the execution of two particular exercises; prayer and bible study.

Prayer: “rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer…” Romans 12:12Developing a healthy prayer life requires us to understand how to pray correctly.

1. Pray first with “Thanksgiving”. (Philippians 4:6, Colossians 4:2)

2. Present God with your requests. (Philippians 4:6, James 4:2-3)

3. Sit silent and listen. (Psalm 62:5, Job 6:24) Study of the word: “like newborn babies, long for the pure

milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation…” 1Peter 2:2Many of us do not acquire a daily discipline of studying scripture because we are intimidated by it. We see all the pages, chapters, verses and we do not know where to start and most of us have a difficult time understanding what we are reading. Here are a few simple steps to help you develop quality bible study time.

1. Reflection: (2Timothy 3:16) Ask yourself how the scriptures you are reading are meant to instruct you, teach you, correct you and train you in righteousness.

2. Meditation: (Psalm 119:15) Take some time to really focus on what you have read and let it sink deep into

your heart and mind. Think about how the precepts, truths and virtues of God can be recognized in your life over the past and how it will set the course of your life in the decisions you make moving forward.

3. Application: (James 1:22) Reflection and meditation serve no purpose without the application of what you have learned. Here is where you begin to evaluate in what areas of your life you may apply what you’ve read and learned. Remember the promises of God for your life are activated by the application of God’s word in our life.

Self-Reflection:

What areas to you struggle in your personal devotion? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Why is this area a struggle? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What one thing can you change to in your time, habits and priorities to make daily devotion a daily practice? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Service to Others:“from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.” Ephesians 4:16

We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as is only fitting, because your faith is greatly enlarged, and the love of each one of you toward one another grows ever greater…” 2Thes

1:3The command we were given as disciples of Christ is to love one another as He loves us. This command is impossible to fulfill without demonstration. The demonstration of this command is recognized in how we deliberately serve one another. It takes effort, time and sacrifice on our part to apply the qualities of our gifts, abilities, talents, skills and resources to serve others. One way to get started is by simply serving in the household of God in areas needing your service. It can be greeting people as they come to a gathering, working with children, singing or playing on the worship team, following up with those who visited or made commitments to Christ, etc. There are all kinds of opportunities to serve. If you are unaware of what they are simply schedule a time with your pastor or someone in church leadership to discuss with them your interests, talents or skills to see where a good initial fit for you would be.

Self-Reflection:

In what way to you intentionally and regularly serve others? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What prevents you from serving others regularly? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Why does this prevent you from serving? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In what area will you commit to serving others at least 5 hours a

month? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Stewardship of Resources:“In this case, moreover, it is required of stewards that one be found trustworthy.” 1Corinthians 4:2

There are several divine resources God has entrusted to mankind that are meant to produce eternal results according to His will but we have the choice to use these resources to serve our will or His. If we use them for the service of our will, then our reward will be gained in this life, but if for His will our reward will be gained in this life and the life to come. If we want to see the increase of His resources we must apply them to the purposes He’s assigned to them. These resources are as follows:

1. Treasure (money): “The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine,’ declares the LORD of hosts.” Haggai 2:8

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.” Malachi 3:10

2. Time (production): “So teach us to number our days,That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12

“Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15-16

“Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.” Colossians 4:5

3. Talent (gifts & skills): Since we have gifts that differ

according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.” Romans 12:6-8

“As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” 1Peter 4:10

Self-Reflection:

What resources do you currently prioritize in applying to God’s purposes? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What resources do you struggle prioritizing according to God’s will? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Why do you struggle with prioritizing this resource according to God’s will? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What resource or resources will you make a commitment to prioritizing according to God’s will? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Personal Outreach:“But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” 2Timothy 4:5

Every person who is a disciple of Jesus Christ has been given the duty of preaching the gospel. This is all about sharing with others who do not know Him the reality of a growing relationship with Him. This can be accomplished by sharing these 3 parts of the gospel message formed from our relationship with Him and growth in our knowledge of Him.

1. Share your testimony: “But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.” 1Peter 3:15

2. Share your faith: “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it? So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.” James 2:14-17

3. Share your knowledge: “Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.” Colossians 3:16

Self-Reflection:

How often do you share your testimony, faith & knowledge with others? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What makes outreach difficult for you? ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Who will you commit to praying for and seeking God for opportunities to reach out with your testimony, faith and knowledge? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Journal

DAY1

But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. 2Corintians 11:3 (NAS)

Do you read the word because you feel obligated too or because you desire to learn from Him? Do you pray because you’re required too or because you want to talk with Him? Relationship can quickly become religion when our motives shifts from love to law. – Pastor J

What is the Challenge of this verse?

How can you apply this to your life?

What will you work to change?

Prayer

DAY2

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10 (NAS)

A prosperous mind understands that we give not to receive, but because we have already received. For we give from the fullness of life we have gained in Him not from what we have earned in this life. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY3

…bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Colossians 3:13 (NAS)

I’m not learning to become angry, I’m learning to become forgiving. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY4

And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak; for she was saying to herself, “If I only touch His garment, I will get well.” But Jesus turning and seeing her said, “Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well.” At once the woman was made well. Matthew 9:20-22 (NAS)

You cannot walk in a supernatural reality until your natural reality makes you so desperate that you’re left with nothing but faith in God. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY5

Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?” Matthew 15:12 (NLT)

Offense to truth is always a defiance to the challenge it is presenting to our life. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY6

“Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them…” Anyone who doesn’t love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent me.” John 14:21, 24 (NLT)

Sonship to the Father has never simply been a position of confession but has always been a position of obedience. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY7

Some of the traveling teachers recently returned and made me very happy by telling me about your faithfulness and that you are living according to the truth. 3John 1:3 (NLT)

Every action is a manifestation of a belief we choose to embrace as truth. Our choice is in what we believe, and our actions or deeds is the evidence of the belief we choose. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY8

For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God. 2Corinthians 9:10-11 (NLT)

Are you pleasure seeking or purpose driven? One seeks only what pleases self and the other is a life committed to something more than self. The first consumes resources while the other works their resources. The first will have nothing to show for this life while the other builds reward in this life and the life to come. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY9For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents. Matthew 25:14-16 (NAS)

God adds to use what He intends to multiply through us. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY10

Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and standing before the angel. He spoke and said to those who were standing before him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” Again he said to him, “See, I have taken your iniquity away from you and will clothe you with festal robes.” Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments, while the angel of the LORD was standing by. And the angel of the LORD admonished Joshua, saying, “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘If you will walk in My ways and if you will perform My service, then you will also govern My house and also have charge of My courts, and I will grant you free access among these who are standing here. Zechariah 3:3-7 (NLT)

We can never be successful in Kingdom work if we remain in a poverty mindset, because we continue to function as slaves not sons and daughters. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY11

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 (NKJ)

Faith is the act of following a command that seems contrary to the promised reward, but activates a process that produces evidence of the promise despite all impossibilities. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY12

And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. Romans 5:4 (NLT)

Endurance is the stubbornness of hope over that of your adversity. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY13

They were just trying to intimidate us, imagining that they could discourage us and stop the work. So I continued the work with even greater determination. Nehemiah 6:9 (NLT)

When the excitement of a challenge dwindles you must shift into commitment for it to become a lifestyle change. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY14

All the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! Why is the LORD bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become plunder; would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” Numbers 14:2-3

Guard your lips from complaining of the current reality; in doing so you empower your present condition to rule you. Instead in the face of what is opposing you, declare what agrees with your vision, not your opposition. In this way you breathe life into the vision of your heart by faith; where the other will bring death to your vision by fear and doubt. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY15

No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. Hebrews 12:11

Your greatest challenge will be completing the challenge. Learn to recognize excuses as lies the mind creates because the flesh hates discipline. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY16

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 2Corinthians 7:10 (NIV)

Repentance is the condition of a heart determined to change and finds mercy. Sorrow is the burden of regret that seeks reprieve, but never finds it. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY17

So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God's judgment? Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance? Romans 2:3-4 (NIV)

When one determines they are righteous by measuring how good they are to how bad they judge others to be this is hypocrisy. True righteousness is when the love of Jesus Christ looks at the wrong of others and loves them into the desire to change. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY18

God "will give to each person according to what he has done." To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.” Romans 2:6-8 (NIV)

Careful never to judge the perceived wrong in someone else's life to justify or excuse the obvious wrong in your own. God's judgment will never take into account another's doing in dealing with your wrong. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY19

Those who trust their own insight are foolish, but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe. Proverbs 28:26 (NLT)

When what you feel is your perception of what is real then your life is steered by the deception of your own heart. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY20

you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins. James 5:20 (NLT)

The destiny of God is not measured nor achieved by our status, possessions, profession, wealth, power or fame, but the number of lives our life touches and changes in the time measured out for us. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY21

In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. 1Peter 1:6-7 (NIV)

The making of a pure person is a process of suffering, affliction and trouble until we learn to respond not according to the fury of our flesh but the gentleness and patience of the Spirit. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY 22

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2Timothy 1:7 (NLT)

Fear is flesh opposing faith, ignoring opportunity, and placing confidence in the perception of self and not obeying the instruction of God. Don't let fear rule your passage in life, but let faith become the race you run into your destiny. There you will find the wind of His Spirit blowing behind you instead of blowing against you. Favor will always pursue your faith. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY23

‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ Acts 17:28 (NIV)

What most of us consider “living life” is just a vain pursuit of happiness. Only when we understand that life is the reflection of the relationship we have with Jesus do we live satisfied. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY24

Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.” But the men who had gone up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.” Numbers 13:30-31 (NIV)

You will only seize the opportunities your beliefs allow you to see. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY25

My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. Psalm 51:17 (NIV)

I'm not a broken man but choose to exist in a condition of brokenness; aware that the pride of my heart is defiant and resistant to the heart of God. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY26

Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)

God orchestrates the events that order our steps. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY27

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Romans 12 :14-16

One of the greatest tests of a growing character is learning to celebrate the advancements of those who have contributed to your set backs. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY28

How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” Romans 10:14-15 (NIV)

Who's your Kingdom assignment today? There is at least one person God has appointed your life to touch and reach with His love that will reset its course to discover Him in a life changing way. Do not be so distracted with the issues of life that you miss your mission today. We are changing a city by reaching lives, by touching lives with love. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY29

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)

Let not your past become the architect of your future, less your future reflects your past. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY30

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves…” Philippians 2:3 (NIV)

There is a difference between being committed to something for yourself and being committed to something beyond yourself. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY31

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 (NAS)

Once we accept who we are in Christ, we won't doubt what we can do through Christ. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY32

Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? Matthew 15:1-2 (NAS)

Most of what we think is right is just the repetition of tradition, not the application of truth. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY33

Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching. For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. They will reject the truth and chase after myths. 2Timothy 4:2-4 (NLT)

When teaching doesn't provide complete truth it makes truth vulnerable to men's interpretation, and becomes a casualty to men's ideology. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY34

The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. Genesis 12:1-2 (NLT)

Moving forward means taking steps into what seems uncertain, risky and even difficult, but the alternative is to either stand still, and remain where you are, or retreat and return from where you came. Neither of the latter two are options of growth. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY35

However, Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD did not come on them in the days of Hezekiah. 2Chronicles 32:26 (NAS)

We can be compliant while being defiant. Compliance is not a true indicator of correction. True correction starts with repentance. Without repentance there is no change of heart, and it won't be long before compliance in behavior is overtaken by defiance in attitude. The root of this issue is always pride. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY 36

Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. Hebrews 12:14-15 (NIV)

Seeds of offense will harvest attitudes of resentment, bitterness, anger and strife. Do not let offense rule you, but rather let the mercy and love of God shield your heart. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY37

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 (NAS)

You will not serve where you expect to be served. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY38

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God. Ephesians 5:1-2 (NLT)

Stop trying to achieve significance, but rather be significant to another's life. We were created to be significant not achieve it. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY39

As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12 (NAS)

Mercy is when God's forgiveness kisses the regrets and shame of our past removing the wounds, and healing the pain associated with it. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY40

For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 1Corinthians 15:21-22 (NAS)

Are you delaying in your obedience to God? Who is it effecting? How far stretching are the consequences? Every delayed or denied response to God sets off a sequence of events that ripple through every life from the point of your decision to eternity. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY41

People may be pure in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their motives. Commit your actions to the LORD, and your plans will succeed. The LORD has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster. Proverbs 16:2-4 (NLT)

We have our plans, but God has His will. To choose our plans over His will is not to deny Him of His way but denying ourselves of the blessings associated with His will. Learn to submit your plans to His will and He will work your plans into It. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY42

If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself. 2Timothy 2:13 (NLT)

The unfaithfulness of men does not change the faithfulness of God. So never judge God's consistency by the inconsistency of men. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY43

“If you love me, obey my commandments.” John 14:15 (NLT)

At the end of the day ours is not a failure of a command, but the absence of love. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY44

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 (NAS)

I may not always be in control of the affairs of my life, but I am always in control of how I respond to them. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY45

So brothers and sisters, since God has shown us great mercy, I beg you to offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him. Your offering must be only for God and pleasing to him, which is the spiritual way for you to worship. Do not be shaped by this world; instead be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect. Romans 12:1-2 (NCV)

A spiritual sacrifice is choosing to do what is right and good when you don't feel like it. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY46

Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals. 1Corinthians 15:33 (NAS)

The quality of people you surround yourself with defines the quality of person you wish to become. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY47

Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in the LORD. Psalm 31:24 (NAS)

Courage is when faith flexes its muscle in the face of fear and refuses to give up when fear says it’s impossible. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY48

Death had its hands around my throat; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the LORD: "Please, LORD, save me!" How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours! The LORD protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and then he saved me. Now I can rest again, for the LORD has been so good to me. He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling. Psalm 116:3-8 (NLT)

Depression is the deception that your situation is void of God's control. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY49

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness. James 3:17-18 (NLT)

Careful the fights you invite. Some conflicts are simply unavoidable, others are spiritual; entities that seek to oppose your authority in Christ relying on our timidity of identity. Still there are conflicts we provoke out of the arrogance of our ignorance, and stubbornness of pride. We've been called to a virtue of peace, and peace with wisdom executes authority in all matters to the resolve of God's will not man’s. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY50

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Romans 8:18 (NAS)

What takes a lifetime to accomplish will take eternity to enjoy. In this life we endure a process of perfection so that in the life to come we rest in that perfection. Don't give up! The glory to come cannot be compared to the suffering of today. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY51

Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit. Hebrews 13:17 (NLT)

We reduce the benefit of authority over our life when we assume equality to that authority. The role of proper authority is to watch over, the responsibility is to provide and to protect. The motivation is love, and the authorization is God. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY52

God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” Romans 2:6 (NIV)

God's love is not the response to our deeds, but His reward is. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY53

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith, goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2Peter 1:5-8 (NIV)

When we are content with what we have or where we are, we shift our discipline to simply maintain it. The problem is we simply do enough to keep what we've gained, but growth always requires another level of discipline; pushing beyond where we are to the desired mark of something more. If we have moved to maintaining, then we have prematurely activated the process of dying. Why would we settle if there is more to be gained? This is a spiritual truth realized through natural means. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY54

he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit… Titus 3:5 (NIV)

Self-righteousness is when we hear truth as correction for others but are deaf to the authority it carries for our own. And when our knowledge becomes the standard by which we judge another rather than knowledge providing a standard for personal change. Self-righteousness creates memory loss of mercy received, and a perception that mercy is no longer a need. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY55

But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. Matthew 12:36 (NIV)

Commitment is a fixed resolve to reach the destination your confession (word) has assigned you. A confession with no commitment is a lie. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY56

But you, Timothy, belong to God; so, run from all these evil things, and follow what is right and good. Pursue a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight for what we believe. Hold tightly to the eternal life that God has given you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses. 1Timothy 6:11-12 (NLT)

Your victory or defeat is not predicated on the present situation, but rather what you see as the hope of the reward on the other side. Defeat only happens when we've lost sight of the reward and we give up the fight. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY57

May God bless you with his special favor and wonderful peace as you come to know Jesus, our God and Lord, better and better. As we know Jesus better, his divine power gives us everything we need for living a godly life. He has called us to receive his own glory and goodness! And by that same mighty power, he has given us all of his rich and wonderful promises. He has promised that you will escape the decadence all around you caused by evil desires and that you will share in his divine nature. 2Peter 1:2-4 (NLT)

A supernatural existence is impossible when we remain superficial in our relationship with Jesus Christ. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY58

The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:22-23 (NLT)

Each day comes with a new measure of mercy ready to kiss the soul of the one who repents of their waywardness. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY59

“Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the LORD told him. And as Elijah stood there, the LORD passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper. 1Kings 19:11-12 (NLT)

God whispers into the ear of our heart because it requires a desire to hear Him, and the power it possesses is meant to produce in us a purpose unique to us. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY60

But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:22-23 (NLT)

There is an even more dark and sinister power at work within our being, and it is the nature of sin. It masks itself in the shroud of blame and accusation so as to keep itself from being exposed. It removes the responsibility of our choices and behaviors from personal conscious and places it on others. We are all in need of liberty from the enslavement of this power. No matter the color of ones skin, age, gender, nor ones background; we all need a savior, and there is only one. His name is Jesus Christ. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY61

And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Romans 5:3-5 (NAS)

You cannot exist in a place of defeat if you're determined to walk victoriously. The stubbornness of your faith will outlast your opposition; this is known as perseverance. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY62

I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. Psalm 9:1 (NIV)

The volume of our praise will always reflect the measure of our thankfulness. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY63

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV)

Live today not as one with challenges to be conquered, but in such a way to remind those challenges they've already been conquered. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY64

my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children. Hosea 4:6 (NIV)

A life lived in ignorance is a life lived enslaved to the lies that master it. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY65

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. James 1:23-24 (NIV)

The mirror can only reflect the image of who you are. It's what you do when you step away from the mirror that determines the image it reflects the next visit you make to it. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY66

For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. Colossians 1:16 (NIV)

My God is not the universe, but the Creator of the universe. My God is not positive energy, but the One who provides a positive life. My God is not a higher power, but has all power, authority and dominion forever and ever. My God is life, truth and love not just a form of them. Get to know The Living God, He'll change your life forever. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY67

Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. Romans 6:16-17 (NIV)

The Spirit and the word are one. The word is the breath of God and the Spirit is the manifest power and life of the word. The word is not letter, but life. A dilemma in modern Christianity is misunderstanding the word as lessons to be taught rather than a life to be received. We do not conform our lives to the word, but we hear the word, receive the word, believe the word, and then the word transforms our life into the image of Himself. Whatever we believe to be truth we have subjected wholly to its influence, and thus its power to determine what we do, and whatever we do is in obedience to what we believe, and what we believe is predicated on what we have heard. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY68

Stop loving this evil world and all that it offers you, for when you love the world, you show that you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only the lust for physical pleasure, the lust for everything we see, and pride in our possessions. These are not from the Father. They are from this evil world. And this world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever. 1John 2:15-17 (NLT)

God's truth is never engineered to fit what we like or want, but what we need. The problem lies in that what we need doesn't satisfy the appetite of what we want because our flesh craves the taste of pleasure, pride and validation; truth is bitter in its taste, but life to the soul that receives it. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY69

Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Romans 12:11 (ESV)

The penalty of apathy is a life that never moves forward. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY70

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. 2Corinthians 5:10 (NIV)

The mercy of God kisses every breath we breathe, but when the day comes that we breathe our last breath we will stand and face the judgment of God; giving an account for the life we lived with every breath He kissed. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY71

Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 (NAS)

We see in part and therefore we know in part. How then do we make decisions that serve the welfare of a future we cannot see? The existence and outcome of all things regardless of time, trends, or culture depends on our applying the precepts and principles of God rightly judging truth, justice and righteousness. The governance of our life and the course of all things must be the ordinances of God not the ideologies or philosophies of men. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY72

Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the LORD and who esteem His name. Malachi 3:16

God will capture a moment of our faithfulness and inscribe it into the book of His remembrance where it bears before Him an eternal testimony. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY73

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 (NAS)

There is more to what God is doing than what you're seeing. The outcome is not predetermined by the onset, but rather the goodness of His love, mercy and grace not only towards you, but all those directly or indirectly connected to you. Our problem occurs when we forge an outcome with only our lives in view, but God is working and moving far beyond our own lives to display the depth, width and breath of His goodness by using a single life. In other words, He is using you to achieve something much bigger than you. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY74Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 2Corinthians 5:16-17 (NAS)

Most Christians today peer through the lens of judgement rather than mercy. We recognize another by the condition of the old man rather than recognizing the reconditioning of a new man. So, we coexist with criticism and impatience rather than love and forgiveness. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY75

Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. Philippians 2:1-2 (NLT)

We were never intended to succeed alone, but success is the reward of purpose filled relationships that seek the welfare of others above themselves. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY76

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV)

God loves us because of who we are to Him, but He only approves who we are in Him. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY77

For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. James 3:16 (NLT)

Jealousy and envy are a vile spirit that pivots people against each other with resentment and strife. Those who are captive to their seduction feel entitled to what they don't have, betrayed and threatened by those who do. Their insecurity is highlighted by the obsessive behavior of control and constant need for inclusion. These are cultivators of every kind of evil. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY78

But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:44-45 (NLT)

The weakness of our love is exposed by the tests of our adversaries. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY79

I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. John 17:21 (NLT)

If the relationships we have as disciples of Christ look no different from that of the world we live in, then our testimony of Christ is a lie and the world will never know Him. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY80

The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. Romans 1:18-20 (NIV)

The avoidance of truth does not exempt us from the consequences of a lie. Just because we choose not to know what is true doesn’t mean we won’t be held accountable to the outcome our ignorance produces. At the end of the day we cannot say, I didn’t know if we were given every chance to learn. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY81

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 1Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)

Temptation is just the distraction of your flesh from the focus of your purpose. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY82

The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9 (NAS)

Our timing is only off in expectation but our steps are timed perfectly to the plan of God. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY83

Unfailing love and faithfulness cover sin; evil is avoided by fear of the LORD. Proverbs 16:6 (NLT)

The fear of God caps the lustful impulses of our flesh; thus dousing the burning passions that set fire our soul with hell's flames. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY84

You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. Psalm 16:11 (NLT)

Genuine time with God is a time dwelt in the sphere of eternity where our past is redeemed, our present is sanctified and our future is blessed. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY85

For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. Genesis 3:5-6 (NAS)

The perfected craft of the deceiver is convincing the heart of mankind to trade the will of God for the want of his flesh. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY86

But those who wait on the LORD will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 (NLT)

An anxious heart grows tired as it sprints with no direction but, desperate to find a place of security. Sometimes the best way to pace yourself is to stop and wait on The Lord and allow Him to direct your steps. An anxious heart cannot hear God because His voice is muted by the chatter of our own thoughts forged by our limited understanding. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY87

To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2Thessalonians 1:11-12 (NAS)

Where God is calling you requires His preparing you. He cannot do through you want He has not done in you. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY88

“For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” Galatians 5:13 (NAS)

The evidence of freedom is the ability to give of yourself freely. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY89

“You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the LORD’s command.” 1Samuel 13:13-14 (NIV)

Only when the will of man comes into alignment with the will of God does the dominion of God rule through man, not over him. – Pastor J




Prayer

DAY90

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. Hebrews 4:13 (NIV)

God doesn't see our deeds without knowing the motive of our heart. He sees clearly what we work so hard to keep others from seeing. Shades and shadows hide nothing from His sight. If the heart drives what we do and why we do it, then it's our heart that He desires to change. – Pastor J




Prayer

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Recommended Routines

DAILY:1. Bible reading (Psalm 119:1, Colossians 3:16, 2 Timothy 2:15)2. Prayer time (Psalm 5:3, Psalm 55:17, Psalm 141:2,Mark 11:24-25, 1 Thessalonians 5:17)

WEEKLY:3. Attend a church service (Acts 2:46, Hebrews 10:24-25)4. Witness to someone about Jesus (Mark 16:15, 2 Timothy 4:5,1 Corinthians 9:19-23, 1 Peter 3:15)5. Conduct a random act of kindness (Matthew 25:31-46, Hebrews 13:16)

MONTHLY:6. Serve in the church (Galatians 5:13, 1Peter 4:10)7. Attend a small group (Acts 2:42, Hebrews 10:24-25)8. Fast & pray one full day (Isaiah 58:5-11, Joel 2:12, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 17:18-21)

CONTINUAL:9. Tithe regularly (Malachi 3:6-12)10. Listen only to Christian music (Psalm 32:7, Psalm 42:8, Psalm 119:54)

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HOW TO READ THE BIBLEIt is recommended that you read Living by the Book by Howard G. Hendricks but here is an outline of what you will find.

Three Steps to Read the Bible1. Observation2. Interpretation3. Application

OBSERVATION:When observing the Bible you are looking to answer the question “What do I see?” Look for important:

TERMSIt will be beneficial to have Bible dictionaries and reference materials to look up the terms. Look for names, locations, repeated phrases, themes, etc.

STRUCTURE OF THE PASSAGEThere are two kinds: grammatical structure and literary structure. In grammatical you know the main point of a paragraph, the subject of the sentence, the main verb. The more you understand this the less likely you are to misread a passage. An example would be the Great Commission. Matthew 28:19 says “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” There have been pastors that have preached an entire message on the verb ‘go’ but the main verb of this passage (going back to the Greek) is ‘make disciples’. Even having a basic understanding will increase your ability to study the Bible. Literary structure has to do with looking at the entire story (not just a passage at a time), looking for cause and effect, climax and resolution, etc.

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LITERARY FORMThe Bible has many different types of writings like narrative, parables, exposition, poetry, proverbs and wisdom literature, and prophecy. Know what you are reading because it will determine how to interpret the message (literally, figuratively, etc.)

ATMOSPHERELook at the passage from the writer’s shoes and understand the culture, customs, and feelings in the passage. The Bible is a collection of stories that have occurred. How would you feel if there was an order to kill all the baby boys born or if you saw someone walking on water?

Spend a good deal of time on observation. It will make the other steps easier.

INTERPRETATION:1. Ask lots of questions

2. Look for the answers

3. Put the answers and questions into a meaningful whole. In order to perform good observation you have torn the passage into many small pieces and questions. Begin to form the answers into a big picture. This picture will be a whole new way of looking at a passage if you break it down correctly.

Example: “For many are called, but few are chosen.” Matthew 22:14 Questions: Who has called? What have they been called to? Why are they called? What does it mean to be chosen? Why are they chosen? How do they become the chosen? What is the difference between the called and chosen?

APPLICATION:The Bible is the Living Word so it must be applied to your life or else all this study was in vain. Look for how the passage works for you and for others. This is where you will apply what you have learned to transform your life.

4A FEW OTHER NOTES:1. Read the same passage many times over. The Bible is not an easy read. The point is comprehension not completion.

2. Read an entire book at one time. Then you will get the big picture of what the author is trying to say. If this is too much I would suggest finding a summary of the book so you get the big picture. Too often we think the Bible is a series of good one liners. Every aspect of it is a story.

3. Find a translation of the Bible that works for you. If you are just trying to read the Bible and get main ideas the Message may be good. If you are trying to study the Bible you will need a more formal translation like KJV or NIV.

4. If you want to read the entire Bible during the challenge, read 13 chapters a day.

HOW TO EVANGELIZE Project Love Loud Evangelism Campaign “Changing a city by touching lives with active love.”

“But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” 2Timothy 4:5

Mission: Each person and family making it their personal mission to reach at least one non-believer in a month’s time by demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ in hospitality, serving, giving and sharing. Our goal is to see 100 new believers being discipled and growing at Gateway over the next month.

Strategies of Kindness

Choose an evening during the week or weekend to invite a neighbor or family friends for dinner and begin dinner with a

5blessing, and end the evening by inviting them to join you at church on Sunday.

Pay it forward at any drive through and leave a “touch card” with the cashier to give to the victim of your kindness.

Bless a waiter/waitress with a great tip and leave a “touch card” for them.

Buy groceries for a family that may be in need and with the groceries leave a “touch card”.

Pay for someone’s groceries in front of you at the checkout line and give them a “touch card”.

Create a bake good basket or another type of basket to give to a neighbor or someone God puts on your heart and provide it with a “touch card”.

Offer to pick up a family or their children to come to church one Sunday with you.

Write a random message of encouragement, appreciation or kindness to a friend on facebook, or text message ending with an invitation to join you a church one Sunday.

If you are one of our online family members invite a friend or family over for brunch one Sunday and invite them to watch the service live online with you.

If you are one of our online family members schedule a game night at your house with a group of friends and then ask them at the end of the evening to join you online live for Sunday celebration/bible study on Wednesday night.

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVOLVEMENTMINISTRIES:J-Walkers (Children)Nursery Catalyst (Youth) Intercessory PrayerMaintenance/HousekeepingMedia/Live ProductionTraining A Generation In Truth/TAGIT (Delinquent youth and family program)Ushers/GreetersTRIED Dance MinistryOutreachWorship TeamKingdom Over Castles Visual Arts Ministry

CITY GROUPS (SMALL GROUPS):Marketplace Devot i onal – Monday mornings at 7AM at the Landmark Center Building on the corner of Hwy 98 and Perry Ave in Downtown FWBLife Groups – Every second and fourth Wednesday evening of the month. Check website for times and locations www.gatewaycity.church Soul Sisters – First Wednesday evening of the month 7pm @ Gateway CityMen’s Ministry – Third Wednesday evening of the month 7pm @ Gateway CitySingleness Group – Every fourth Sunday 10am @ Panera Bread in Mary Esther One Love Marriage Group – Check website for scheduled classes. These are 7 week classes on Monday evenings from 7-8:30pmSingle moms – Every third Monday evening 6pm @ Gateway City

http://www.gatewaycity.church/

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RECOMMENDED BOOK RESOURCESON PRAYER:Praying God’s Word: Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds -Beth MooreIntercessory Prayer: How God can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth - Dutch SheetsUnderstanding the Purpose and Power of Prayer - Dr. Myles MunroePrayers that Bring Healing - John Eckhardt

ON FASTING:Fasting: Opening the Door to a Deeper, More Intimate, More Powerful Relationship with God - Jentezen FranklinFasting for Spiritual Breakthrough - Elmer L. TownsThe Miracle Results of Fasting - Dave Williams

ON WITNESSING:The Heart of Evangelism - Jerram Barrs Evangelism Handbook - Alvin L. Reid Witnessing: Beyond Recognition - Kelly Oliver Bringing the Gospel Home - Randy Newman

ON WORSHIP:The Unquenchable Worshipper - Matt RedmanPraising God Through Prayer and Worship - Kaye Arthur and Pete DeLacyExploring Worship - Bob SorgeWorship on Earth as it is in Heaven - Rory NolandThe Purpose and Power of Praise and Worship - Dr. Myles Munroe

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ON SPIRITUAL MATURITY:Spiritual Maturity: Principles of Spiritual Growth for Every Believer- J. Oswald SandersTowards Spiritual Maturity: Overcoming All Evil in the Christian Life - William StillSuccess & the Christian: The Cost of Spiritual Maturity - A.W. TozerPassion for Jesus - Mike Bickle

ON CHURCH LEADERSHIP:God’s Armor Bearer - Terry NanceDeveloping the Leader Within You - John C. Maxwell7 Practices of Effective Ministry - Andy StanleySpiritual Leadership: Moving People On to God’s Agenda - Henry Blackaby

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Day 1 - Genesis 1; Genesis 2; Genesis 3; Genesis 4; Genesis 5; Genesis 6; Genesis 7; Genesis 8; Genesis 9; Genesis 10; Genesis 11; Genesis 12; Genesis 13; Genesis 14



Day 4 - Genesis 43; Genesis 44; Genesis 45; Genesis 46; Genesis 47; Genesis 48; Genesis 49; Genesis 50; Exodus 1; Exodus 2; Exodus 3; Exodus 4; Exodus 5; Exodus 6

Day 5 - Exodus 7; Exodus 8; Exodus 9; Exodus 10; Exodus 11; Exodus 12; Exodus 13; Exodus 14; Exodus 15; Exodus 16; Exodus 17; Exodus 18; Exodus 19; Exodus 20

Day 6 - Exodus 21; Exodus 22; Exodus 23; Exodus 24; Exodus 25; Exodus 26; Exodus 27; Exodus 28; Exodus 29; Exodus 30; Exodus 31; Exodus 32; Exodus 33; Exodus 34

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Day 7 - Exodus 35; Exodus 36; Exodus 37; Exodus 38; Exodus 39; Exodus 40; Leviticus 1; Leviticus 2; Leviticus 3; Leviticus 4; Leviticus 5; Leviticus 6; Leviticus 7; Leviticus 8

Day 8 - Leviticus 9; Leviticus 10; Leviticus 11; Leviticus 12; Leviticus 13; Leviticus 14; Leviticus 15; Leviticus 16; Leviticus 17; Leviticus 18; Leviticus 19; Leviticus 20; Leviticus 21; Leviticus 22

Day 9 - Leviticus 23; Leviticus 24; Leviticus 25; Leviticus 26; Leviticus 27; Numbers 1; Numbers 2; Numbers 3; Numbers 4; Numbers 5; Numbers 6; Numbers 7; Numbers 8; Numbers 9

Day 10 - Numbers 10; Numbers 11; Numbers 12; Numbers 13; Numbers 14; Numbers 15; Numbers 16; Numbers 17; Numbers 18; Numbers 19; Numbers 20; Numbers 21; Numbers 22; Numbers 23

Day 11 - Numbers 24; Numbers 25; Numbers 26; Numbers 27; Numbers 28; Numbers 29; Numbers 30; Numbers 31; Numbers 32; Numbers 33; Numbers 34; Numbers 35; Numbers 36; Deuteronomy 1

Day 12 - Deuteronomy 2; Deuteronomy 3; Deuteronomy 4;

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Deuteronomy 5; Deuteronomy 6; Deuteronomy 7; Deuteronomy 8; Deuteronomy 9; Deuteronomy 10; Deuteronomy 11; Deuteronomy 12; Deuteronomy 13; Deuteronomy 14; Deuteronomy 15

Day 13 - Deuteronomy 16; Deuteronomy 17; Deuteronomy 18; Deuteronomy 19; Deuteronomy 20; Deuteronomy 21; Deuteronomy 22; Deuteronomy 23; Deuteronomy 24; Deuteronomy 25; Deuteronomy 26; Deuteronomy 27; Deuteronomy 28; Deuteronomy 29

Day 14 - Deuteronomy 30; Deuteronomy 31; Deuteronomy 32; Deuteronomy 33; Deuteronomy 34; Joshua 1; Joshua 2; Joshua 3; Joshua 4; Joshua 5; Joshua 6; Joshua 7; Joshua 8; Joshua 9

Day 15 - Joshua 10; Joshua 11; Joshua 12; Joshua 13; Joshua 14; Joshua 15; Joshua 16; Joshua 17; Joshua 18; Joshua 19; Joshua 20; Joshua 21; Joshua 22; Joshua 23

Day 16 - Joshua 24; Judges 1; Judges 2; Judges 3; Judges 4; Judges 5; Judges 6; Judges 7; Judges 8; Judges 9; Judges 10; Judges 11; Judges 12; Judges 13

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Day 17 - Judges 14; Judges 15; Judges 16; Judges 17; Judges 18; Judges 19; Judges 20; Judges 21; Ruth 1; Ruth 2; Ruth 3; Ruth 4; 1 Samuel 1; 1 Samuel 2

Day 18 - 1 Samuel 3; 1 Samuel 4; 1 Samuel 5; 1 Samuel 6; 1 Samuel 7; 1 Samuel 8; 1 Samuel 9; 1 Samuel 10; 1 Samuel 11; 1 Samuel 12; 1 Samuel 13; 1 Samuel 14; 1 Samuel 15; 1 Samuel 16

Day 19 - 1 Samuel 17; 1 Samuel 18; 1 Samuel 19; 1 Samuel 20; 1 Samuel 21; 1 Samuel 22; 1 Samuel 23; 1 Samuel 24; 1 Samuel 25; 1 Samuel 26; 1 Samuel 27; 1 Samuel 28; 1 Samuel 29; 1 Samuel 30

Day 20 - 1 Samuel 31; 2 Samuel 1; 2 Samuel 2; 2 Samuel 3; 2 Samuel 4; 2 Samuel 5; 2 Samuel 6; 2 Samuel 7; 2 Samuel 8; 2 Samuel 9; 2 Samuel 10; 2 Samuel 11; 2 Samuel 12

Day 21 - 2 Samuel 13; 2 Samuel 14; 2 Samuel 15; 2 Samuel 16; 2 Samuel 17; 2 Samuel 18; 2 Samuel 19; 2 Samuel 20; 2 Samuel 21; 2 Samuel 22; 2 Samuel 23; 2 Samuel 24; 1 Kings 1

Day 22 - 1 Kings 2; 1 Kings 3; 1 Kings 4; 1 Kings 5; 1 Kings 6; 1 Kings 7; 1 Kings 8; 1 Kings 9; 1 Kings 10; 1

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Kings 11; 1 Kings 12; 1 Kings 13; 1 Kings 14

Day 23 - 1 Kings 15; 1 Kings 16; 1 Kings 17; 1 Kings 18; 1 Kings 19; 1 Kings 20; 1 Kings 21; 1 Kings 22; 2 Kings 1; 2 Kings 2; 2 Kings 3; 2 Kings 4; 2 Kings 5

Day 24 - 2 Kings 6; 2 Kings 7; 2 Kings 8; 2 Kings 9; 2 Kings 10; 2 Kings 11; 2 Kings 12; 2 Kings 13; 2 Kings 14; 2 Kings 15; 2 Kings 16; 2 Kings 17; 2 Kings 18

Day 25 - 2 Kings 19; 2 Kings 20; 2 Kings 21; 2 Kings 22; 2 Kings 23; 2 Kings 24; 2 Kings 25; 1 Chronicles 1; 1 Chronicles 2; 1 Chronicles 3; 1 Chronicles 4; 1 Chronicles 5; 1 Chronicles 6

Day 26 - 1 Chronicles 7; 1 Chronicles 8; 1 Chronicles 9; 1 Chronicles 10; 1 Chronicles 11; 1 Chronicles 12; 1 Chronicles 13; 1 Chronicles 14; 1 Chronicles 15; 1 Chronicles 16; 1 Chronicles 17; 1 Chronicles 18; 1 Chronicles 19

Day 27 - 1 Chronicles 20; 1 Chronicles 21; 1 Chronicles 22; 1 Chronicles 23; 1 Chronicles 24; 1 Chronicles 25; 1 Chronicles 26; 1 Chronicles 27; 1 Chronicles 28; 1

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Chronicles 29; 2 Chronicles 1; 2 Chronicles 2; 2 Chronicles 3



Day 30 - 2 Chronicles 30; 2 Chronicles 31; 2 Chronicles 32; 2 Chronicles 33; 2 Chronicles 34; 2 Chronicles 35; 2 Chronicles 36; Ezra 1; Ezra 2; Ezra 3; Ezra 4; Ezra 5; Ezra 6

Day 31 - Ezra 7; Ezra 8; Ezra 9; Ezra 10; Nehemiah 1; Nehemiah 2; Nehemiah 3; Nehemiah 4; Nehemiah 5; Nehemiah 6; Nehemiah 7; Nehemiah 8; Nehemiah 9

Day 32 - Nehemiah 10; Nehemiah 11; Nehemiah 12; Nehemiah 13; Esther 1; Esther 2; Esther 3; Esther

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4; Esther 5; Esther 6; Esther 7; Esther 8; Esther 9

Day 33 - Esther 10; Job 1; Job 2; Job 3; Job 4; Job 5; Job 6; Job 7; Job 8; Job 9; Job 10; Job 11; Job 12

Day 34 - Job 13; Job 14; Job 15; Job 16; Job 17; Job 18; Job 19; Job 20; Job 21; Job 22; Job 23; Job 24; Job 25

Day 35 - Job 26; Job 27; Job 28; Job 29; Job 30; Job 31; Job 32; Job 33; Job 34; Job 35; Job 36; Job 37; Job 38

Day 36 - Job 39; Job 40; Job 41; Job 42; Psalms 1; Psalms 2; Psalms 3; Psalms 4; Psalms 5; Psalms 6; Psalms 7; Psalms 8; Psalms 9

Day 37 - Psalms 10; Psalms 11; Psalms 12; Psalms 13; Psalms 14; Psalms 15; Psalms 16; Psalms 17; Psalms 18; Psalms 19; Psalms 20; Psalms 21; Psalms 22



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Day 45 - Psalms 114; Psalms 115; Psalms 116; Psalms 117; Psalms 118; Psalms 119; Psalms 120; Psalms 121; Psalms 122; Psalms

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123; Psalms 124; Psalms 125; Psalms 126


Day 47 - Psalms 140; Psalms 141; Psalms 142; Psalms 143; Psalms 144; Psalms 145; Psalms 146; Psalms 147; Psalms 148; Psalms 149; Psalms 150; Proverbs 1; Proverbs 2

Day 48 - Proverbs 3; Proverbs 4; Proverbs 5; Proverbs 6; Proverbs 7; Proverbs 8; Proverbs 9; Proverbs 10; Proverbs 11; Proverbs 12; Proverbs 13; Proverbs 14; Proverbs 15

Day 49 - Proverbs 16; Proverbs 17; Proverbs 18; Proverbs 19; Proverbs 20; Proverbs 21; Proverbs 22; Proverbs 23; Proverbs 24; Proverbs 25; Proverbs 26; Proverbs 27; Proverbs 28

Day 50 - Proverbs 29; Proverbs 30; Proverbs 31; Ecclesiastes 1; Ecclesiastes 2; Ecclesiastes 3; Ecclesiastes 4; Ecclesiastes 5; Ecclesiastes 6; Ecclesiastes 7;

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Ecclesiastes 8; Ecclesiastes 9; Ecclesiastes 10

Day 51 - Ecclesiastes 11; Ecclesiastes 12; Song of Solomon 1; Song of Solomon 2; Song of Solomon 3; Song of Solomon 4; Song of Solomon 5; Song of Solomon 6; Song of Solomon 7; Song of Solomon 8; Isaiah 1; Isaiah 2; Isaiah 3

Day 52 - Isaiah 4; Isaiah 5; Isaiah 6; Isaiah 7; Isaiah 8; Isaiah 9; Isaiah 10; Isaiah 11; Isaiah 12; Isaiah 13; Isaiah 14; Isaiah 15; Isaiah 16




Day 56 - Isaiah 56; Isaiah 57; Isaiah 58; Isaiah 59; Isaiah 60; Isaiah 61; Isaiah 62; Isaiah 63; Isaiah 64; Isaiah 65; Isaiah 66; Jeremiah 1; Jeremiah 2

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Day 57 - Jeremiah 3; Jeremiah 4; Jeremiah 5; Jeremiah 6; Jeremiah 7; Jeremiah 8; Jeremiah 9; Jeremiah 10; Jeremiah 11; Jeremiah 12; Jeremiah 13; Jeremiah 14; Jeremiah 15



Day 60 - Jeremiah 42; Jeremiah 43; Jeremiah 44; Jeremiah 45; Jeremiah 46; Jeremiah 47; Jeremiah 48; Jeremiah 49; Jeremiah 50; Jeremiah 51; Jeremiah 52; Lamentations 1; Lamentations 2

Day 61 - Lamentations 3; Lamentations 4; Lamentations 5; Ezekiel 1; Ezekiel 2; Ezekiel 3; Ezekiel 4; Ezekiel 5; Ezekiel 6; Ezekiel 7; Ezekiel 8; Ezekiel 9; Ezekiel 10

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Day 62 - Ezekiel 11; Ezekiel 12; Ezekiel 13; Ezekiel 14; Ezekiel 15; Ezekiel 16; Ezekiel 17; Ezekiel 18; Ezekiel 19; Ezekiel 20; Ezekiel 21; Ezekiel 22; Ezekiel 23

Day 63 - Ezekiel 24; Ezekiel 25; Ezekiel 26; Ezekiel 27; Ezekiel 28; Ezekiel 29; Ezekiel 30; Ezekiel 31; Ezekiel 32; Ezekiel 33; Ezekiel 34; Ezekiel 35; Ezekiel 36

Day 64 - Ezekiel 37; Ezekiel 38; Ezekiel 39; Ezekiel 40; Ezekiel 41; Ezekiel 42; Ezekiel 43; Ezekiel 44; Ezekiel 45; Ezekiel 46; Ezekiel 47; Ezekiel 48; Daniel 1

Day 65 - Daniel 2; Daniel 3; Daniel 4; Daniel 5; Daniel 6; Daniel 7; Daniel 8; Daniel 9; Daniel 10; Daniel 11; Daniel 12; Hosea 1; Hosea 2

Day 66 - Hosea 3; Hosea 4; Hosea 5; Hosea 6; Hosea 7; Hosea 8; Hosea 9; Hosea 10; Hosea 11; Hosea 12; Hosea 13; Hosea 14; Joel 1

Day 67 - Joel 2; Joel 3; Amos 1; Amos 2; Amos 3; Amos 4; Amos 5; Amos 6; Amos 7; Amos 8; Amos 9; Obadiah 1; Jonah 1

Day 68 - Jonah 2; Jonah 3; Jonah 4; Micah 1; Micah 2; Micah 3; Micah 4;

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Micah 5; Micah 6; Micah 7; Nahum 1; Nahum 2; Nahum 3

Day 69 - Habakkuk 1; Habakkuk 2; Habakkuk 3; Zephaniah 1; Zephaniah 2; Zephaniah 3; Haggai 1; Haggai 2; Zechariah 1; Zechariah 2; Zechariah 3; Zechariah 4; Zechariah 5

Day 70 - Zechariah 6; Zechariah 7; Zechariah 8; Zechariah 9; Zechariah 10; Zechariah 11; Zechariah 12; Zechariah 13; Zechariah 14; Malachi 1; Malachi 2; Malachi 3; Malachi 4

Day 71 - Matthew 1; Matthew 2; Matthew 3; Matthew 4; Matthew 5; Matthew 6; Matthew 7; Matthew 8; Matthew 9; Matthew 10; Matthew 11; Matthew 12; Matthew 13

Day 72 - Matthew 14; Matthew 15; Matthew 16; Matthew 17; Matthew 18; Matthew 19; Matthew 20; Matthew 21; Matthew 22; Matthew 23; Matthew 24; Matthew 25; Matthew 26

Day 73 - Matthew 27; Matthew 28; Mark 1; Mark 2; Mark 3; Mark 4; Mark 5; Mark 6; Mark 7; Mark 8; Mark 9; Mark 10; Mark 11

Day 74 - Mark 12; Mark 13; Mark 14; Mark 15; Mark 16; Luke 1; Luke 2;

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Luke 3; Luke 4; Luke 5; Luke 6; Luke 7; Luke 8

Day 75 - Luke 9; Luke 10; Luke 11; Luke 12; Luke 13; Luke 14; Luke 15; Luke 16; Luke 17; Luke 18; Luke 19; Luke 20; Luke 21

Day 76 - Luke 22; Luke 23; Luke 24; John 1; John 2; John 3; John 4; John 5; John 6; John 7; John 8; John 9; John 10

Day 77 - John 11; John 12; John 13; John 14; John 15; John 16; John 17; John 18; John 19; John 20; John 21; Acts 1; Acts 2

Day 78 - Acts 3; Acts 4; Acts 5; Acts 6; Acts 7; Acts 8; Acts 9; Acts 10; Acts 11; Acts 12; Acts 13; Acts 14; Acts 15

Day 79 - Acts 16; Acts 17; Acts 18; Acts 19; Acts 20; Acts 21; Acts 22; Acts 23; Acts 24; Acts 25; Acts 26; Acts 27; Acts 28

Day 80 - Romans 1; Romans 2; Romans 3; Romans 4; Romans 5; Romans 6; Romans 7; Romans 8; Romans 9; Romans 10; Romans 11; Romans 12; Romans 13

Day 81 - Romans 14; Romans 15; Romans 16; 1 Corinthians 1; 1 Corinthians 2; 1 Corinthians 3; 1

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Corinthians 4; 1 Corinthians 5; 1 Corinthians 6; 1 Corinthians 7; 1 Corinthians 8; 1 Corinthians 9; 1 Corinthians 10

Day 82 - 1 Corinthians 11; 1 Corinthians 12; 1 Corinthians 13; 1 Corinthians 14; 1 Corinthians 15; 1 Corinthians 16; 2 Corinthians 1; 2 Corinthians 2; 2 Corinthians 3; 2 Corinthians 4; 2 Corinthians 5; 2 Corinthians 6; 2 Corinthians 7

Day 83 - 2 Corinthians 8; 2 Corinthians 9; 2 Corinthians 10; 2 Corinthians 11; 2 Corinthians 12; 2 Corinthians 13; Galatians 1; Galatians 2; Galatians 3; Galatians 4; Galatians 5; Galatians 6; Ephesians 1

Day 84 - Ephesians 2; Ephesians 3; Ephesians 4; Ephesians 5; Ephesians 6; Philippians 1; Philippians 2; Philippians 3; Philippians 4; Colossians 1; Colossians 2; Colossians 3; Colossians 4

Day 85 - 1 Thessalonians 1; 1 Thessalonians 2; 1 Thessalonians 3; 1 Thessalonians 4; 1 Thessalonians 5; 2 Thessalonians 1; 2 Thessalonians 2; 2 Thessalonians 3; 1 Timothy 1; 1 Timothy 2; 1 Timothy 3; 1 Timothy 4; 1 Timothy 5

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Day 86 - 1 Timothy 6; 2 Timothy 1; 2 Timothy 2; 2 Timothy 3; 2 Timothy 4; Titus 1; Titus 2; Titus 3; Philemon 1; Hebrews 1; Hebrews 2; Hebrews 3; Hebrews 4

Day 87 - Hebrews 5; Hebrews 6; Hebrews 7; Hebrews 8; Hebrews 9; Hebrews 10; Hebrews 11; Hebrews 12; Hebrews 13; James 1; James 2; James 3; James 4

Day 88 - James 5; 1 Peter 1; 1 Peter 2; 1 Peter 3; 1 Peter 4; 1 Peter 5; 2 Peter 1; 2 Peter 2; 2 Peter 3; 1 John 1; 1 John 2; 1 John 3; 1 John 4

Day 89 - 1 John 5; 2 John 1; 3 John 1; Jude 1; Revelation 1; Revelation 2; Revelation 3; Revelation 4; Revelation 5; Revelation 6; Revelation 7; Revelation 8; Revelation 9

Day 90 - Revelation 10; Revelation 11; Revelation 12; Revelation 13; Revelation 14; Revelation 15; Revelation 16; Revelation 17; Revelation 18; Revelation 19; Revelation 20; Revelation 21; Revelation 22

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