TurningPoint Community Church

CORPORATE PRAYERS:

• Pray that God will urge us to oneness in the body of Christ.
• Pray for our nation, that we will turn back to God.
• Pray for spiritual revival in the Church.
• Pray that the body of Christ will be salt and light in this generation.
• Confess our corporate sins of bigotry, partiality, and prejudice.

• Jesus changed all the rules and overturned religion forever.

• The gospel is the power of God to redeem sinners.

• The gospel keeps on saving us by progressive conformity to Christ.

• The gospel reflects the glory of God.

• How passionate are we in our prayers for our nation and for Oneness?

“They say that confession is good for the soul. I believe this to be true. I believe that it is good for us as individuals - and that it is good for the soul of the Church. But it’s not just good. It is essential if we are to be reconciled to one another. It opens the door for the healing balm of forgiveness to wash over us.”

-- Dr. John Perkins

• Anytime there is a nation in sin, the devil is behind it.

• Prayer is the powerful tool that engages God against the enemy of oneness in the body of Christ.

• We are called to be reconcilers with THE Reconciler!

• Prayer is the powerful means of participating with the will of God in our generation!

• Repentance precedes oneness and leads to spiritual revival!

LifeGroup Questions:

1. Discuss the difference between confession and repentance.

2. What issues keep us from confessing the sins of our past generations?

3. What role does prayer play in our victory over division in the body of Christ?

4. Why would God answer our prayers for reconciliation?

5. What are the issues that might hinder us from racial reconciliation?

Next Step:

• I will ask God to search my own heart for sins to which I have become numb.