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Scriptures

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Psalm 100:4 (KJV)

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (KJV)

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Psalm 103:2-3 (KJV)

Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Colossians 2:7 (KJV)

Prayer points

1. Family. Father, thank You for every member of my household. Let gratitude replace complaining in our home, and let us honour one another around our table this season.
2. Health. Lord, You are the God who heals all my diseases. I thank You for life and breath, and I receive strength and sound health in my body and mind.
3. Spiritual growth. Thank You for every way I have grown this year. Keep me rooted and built up in Christ, established in the faith and abounding with thanksgiving.
4. Victorious living. Like Paul and Silas, I will praise You in every situation. Let my praise break every chain and open every closed door (Acts 16:25-26).
5. Our city. Provide for families in San Antonio who are struggling this season, and use our church and outreach to meet real needs with Your love.

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Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

Matthew 1:23 (KJV)

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6 (KJV)

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

John 1:14 (KJV)

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)

Prayer points

1. Family. Prince of Peace, rule in our homes this Christmas. Heal strained relationships, and keep every family member who travels safe going out and coming in.
2. Health. Lord, uphold with Your right hand everyone who is sick, lonely or grieving this season. Let them feel that You are with them.
3. Spiritual growth. Beyond the celebrations, draw me closer to Jesus. Establish in me everything You have planted this year, and let it not be uprooted.
4. Victorious living. Because You are with me, I will not fear. I close this year in victory and step into the new one with confidence in You.
5. Salvation. Father, let friends and loved ones who do not yet know Jesus meet Him this Christmas, and give us boldness to invite them.

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Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

Nehemiah 2:18 (KJV)

Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;

Isaiah 54:2 (KJV)

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43:18-19 (KJV)

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:13-14 (KJV)

Prayer points

1. Family. Lord, give our family a fresh start this year. Where there has been distance or hurt, bring new love, new patience and new joy.
2. Health. Strengthen my hands for this good work. Renew my health and energy daily, and give me discipline to care for the body You gave me.
3. Spiritual growth. Help me build new habits of prayer and Bible reading this year, and let me know You more deeply in January than I did in December.
4. Victorious living. I refuse to be held back by past failures. I rise up and build, and I declare that this year God will make a way for me where there seemed to be no way.
5. Building beyond the walls. Enlarge our tent, Lord. As we build our new worship center, let our church also build lives beyond its walls, in our neighbourhoods, schools and workplaces.

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A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

John 13:34-35 (KJV)

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 (KJV)

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Ephesians 4:32 (KJV)

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

1 John 4:18 (KJV)

Prayer points

1. Family. Strengthen every marriage in our church family, and bless those who are single with godly friendships. Let our homes be places of patience and kindness.
2. Health. Heal hearts that are carrying bitterness and unforgiveness, and let Your peace bring rest to anxious minds and troubled sleep.
3. Spiritual growth. Lord, make me tenderhearted. Show me anyone I need to forgive, and give me grace to forgive as You have forgiven me.
4. Victorious living. Your perfect love casts out fear. I receive freedom from every fear that has tormented me, in Jesus' name.
5. Church unity. Let love bind Grace Pavilion together across every culture and generation, and let that love spill beyond our walls so that our neighbours know we are Your disciples.

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But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53:5 (KJV)

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2:20 (KJV)

And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Colossians 2:15 (KJV)

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Romans 6:4 (KJV)

Prayer points

1. Family. Lord Jesus, let the blood You shed cover my household. Let every member of my family come to know You personally as Saviour.
2. Health. By Your stripes I am healed. I stand on the finished work of the cross for healing in my body, my mind and my emotions.
3. Spiritual growth. I am crucified with Christ. Help me die daily to self and sin, and let Christ live His life through me.
4. Victorious living. Jesus triumphed over every principality and power. I enforce that victory over every attack against my life, home and destiny.
5. Salvation. Draw many to Christ through our Easter services and outreach. Give us courage to take the message of the cross beyond our walls, to people who would never walk into a church.

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Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

John 11:25 (KJV)

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

Romans 8:11 (KJV)

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Philippians 3:10 (KJV)

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:57 (KJV)

Prayer points

1. Family. Breathe new life into relationships in our families that seem dead or broken, and restore what the enemy has stolen.
2. Health. Spirit of the living God, quicken my mortal body. Bring life and healing to every weak or failing part of my body.
3. Spiritual growth. I want to know You and the power of Your resurrection. Revive my prayer life and my passion for Your Word.
4. Victorious living. Thanks be to God who gives me the victory. Every situation the enemy has declared dead in my life, I call to life in Jesus' name.
5. Hope. Comfort those who have lost loved ones with the hope of the resurrection, and lift everyone battling discouragement or depression.

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But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Acts 1:8 (KJV)

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 2:4 (KJV)

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)

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.

Zechariah 4:6 (KJV)

Prayer points

1. Family. Holy Spirit, fill our homes with love, joy and peace. Let the fruit of the Spirit be seen in how we speak to one another.
2. Health. Not by might nor by power, but by Your Spirit. Strengthen the weak and bring healing to all who are sick in our church family.
3. Spiritual growth. Fill me afresh with the Holy Ghost. Let me walk in His power and grow in His fruit, especially in self-control and patience.
4. Victorious living. I receive power to be Your witness beyond the walls of the church: in my street, my workplace and to the ends of the earth. Every assignment You have given me will be accomplished by Your Spirit.
5. Mothers. Bless every mother and mother figure this Mother's Day. Strengthen them, honour their labour of love, and comfort those for whom this day is painful.

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Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

Psalm 127:1 (KJV)

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:6 (KJV)

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:4 (KJV)

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

Psalm 103:13 (KJV)

Prayer points

1. Family. Lord, build our homes. Where we have tried to build in our own strength, take over, and let our households serve You.
2. Health. Give fathers and grandfathers long life and good health, and protect them from heart disease, stress and every silent illness.
3. Spiritual growth. Raise up men in our church who pray, study the Word and lead their families by example, with gentleness and strength.
4. Victorious living. I declare that our children will not depart from the way of the Lord. Every generational pattern of failure is broken in Jesus' name.
5. Fathers & children. Be a Father to the fatherless, heal those with painful memories of their fathers, and bless every child in our children's and teens ministries.

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If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

John 8:36 (KJV)

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Galatians 5:1 (KJV)

Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

2 Corinthians 3:17 (KJV)

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

1 Timothy 2:1-2 (KJV)

Prayer points

1. Family. Set our families free from every addiction, unhealthy pattern and bondage passed down from one generation to the next.
2. Health. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. I receive freedom from chronic pain, sickness and every oppression of the mind.
3. Spiritual growth. Help me stand fast in the liberty Christ has given me, and never return to old sins that once held me captive.
4. Victorious living. The Son has made me free, and I am free indeed. I walk this month in freedom from fear, guilt, shame and condemnation.
5. Nation & leaders. Give wisdom to our national, state and city leaders. Grant peace in our land, and let righteousness guide every decision they make.

Scriptures

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

James 1:5 (KJV)

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)

As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Daniel 1:17 (KJV)

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

Psalm 32:8 (KJV)

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

Proverbs 24:3 (KJV)

Prayer points

1. Family. Give parents wisdom to guide their children, and give our homes the patience and understanding to listen well to one another.
2. Health. Lord, give me wisdom about rest, food and exercise, and guide doctors and nurses caring for members of our church family.
3. Spiritual growth. Open the eyes of my understanding as I read Your Word. Teach me the way I should go and guide me with Your eye.
4. Victorious living. I will not lean on my own understanding. In every decision this month I acknowledge You, and You will direct my paths.
5. Students & teachers. Like Daniel, give our children and students knowledge, skill and excellence. Protect them at school, and bless their teachers.

Scriptures

But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

Deuteronomy 8:18 (KJV)

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Psalm 90:17 (KJV)

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Colossians 3:23 (KJV)

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19 (KJV)

Prayer points

1. Family. Supply every need in our households. Remove financial strain from our homes, and help us manage what You give with wisdom and generosity.
2. Health. Protect us from burnout and injury at work. Give us strength to labour and the grace to rest.
3. Spiritual growth. Help me work heartily as unto the Lord, and let my integrity at work be a testimony of Christ.
4. Victorious living. Establish the work of my hands. I declare that my labour will not be in vain, and that I will rise and excel in my field.
5. Work & our building. Open doors for job seekers, bless business owners in our Business Network, and provide everything needed to finish our new worship center.

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Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Ephesians 6:10-11 (KJV)

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Romans 8:37 (KJV)

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:58 (KJV)

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

Nehemiah 4:6 (KJV)

Prayer points

1. Family. Put a hedge of protection around our families. Let no scheme of the enemy succeed against our marriages, children or homes.
2. Health. As I wait on You, renew my strength. Let me run and not be weary, and walk and not faint.
3. Spiritual growth. Make me steadfast and unmovable. Teach me to put on the whole armour of God every day through prayer and the Word.
4. Victorious living. In all these things I am more than a conqueror. I stand firm against every wile of the devil, in Jesus' name.
5. Our church. Strengthen our pastors, ministers and workers. Give us a mind to work, keep us abounding in the work of the Lord, and let what we build beyond our walls bear lasting fruit.