Linden Road Church
Circle Maker - The Legend
Worship Gathering
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Linden Road Church
160 S Linden Rd, Mansfield, OH 44906, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
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http://lrpc.podbean.comJoin us for a 40 Day Prayer Challenge
Invitation: Let's Join Angie at Rise FM for a 40 Day Challenge Feb 22 is Ash Wednesday and it's the first day of the Lent period. This is a 40 day time frame as we approach Easter. 40 Days, in the Bible, is a significant number and always were lifechanging. Maybe it can be for you and I as well? I would like to invite you to do a 40 day Prayer challenge with me. We would have a private Facebook group discussion page where were will discuss the book "Draw the Circle" by Mark Batterson. If you would like to participate, please sign up by emailing me at angie@risefmohio.com You will also want to grab a copy of the book https://rb.gy/cfjt3n . There is a study guide too, that adds to the study, and I got the digital copy through Hoopla at the local library. We will also have a LIVE Zoom meeting for one hour once each week. I will post those recordings to our Group Page as well, in case you can't participate LIVE. Sound good? Sign up via email angie@risefmohio.com
https://youtu.be/GDeoW9MzV-oThe Circle Maker: The Legend
“Lord of the Universe, I swear before your great name that I will not move from this circle until you have shown mercy upon your children.”
“Not for such rain have I prayed, but for rain that will fill cisterns, pits, and caverns.”
“Not for such rain have I prayed, but for rain of Thy favor, blessing, and graciousness.”
Bold prayers honor God and God honors bold prayers.
God isn’t offended by your biggest dreams or boldest prayers.
Human Impotence vs Divine Omnipotence
God is for you.
Who you become is determined by how you pray.
The transcript of your prayers becomes the script of your life.
Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. Then the LORD said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”
So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant of the LORD and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.” And he ordered the army, “Advance! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the LORD.” When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets before the LORD went forward, blowing their trumpets, and the ark of the LORD’s covenant followed them.
The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding. But Joshua had commanded the army,
“Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!” So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. Then the army returned to camp and spent the night there.
Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up
the ark of the LORD. The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the LORD and blowing
the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the trumpets kept sounding. So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!
Joshua 6:1–16
If you keep circling the promise, God will ultimately deliver on it.
What Is Your Jericho?
The Problem:
most of us don’t get what we want simply because we don’t know what we want.
What do you want me to do for you?
As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.
Matthew 20:29–32
What if…
Jesus asked you this very same question: what do you want Me to do for you?
We have no idea what we want God to do for us.
Write down a list of life goals.
Define your dream.
Claim your promise.
Spell your miracle.
Discover the difference between praying for and praying through.
Praying through is all about…
▪consistency
▪intensity
▪not quantitative…qualitative.
It’s time to start circling.
“Lord of the Universe, I swear before your great name that I will not move from this circle until you have shown mercy upon your children.”
“Not for such rain have I prayed, but for rain that will fill cisterns, pits, and caverns.”
“Not for such rain have I prayed, but for rain of Thy favor, blessing, and graciousness.”
Bold prayers honor God and God honors bold prayers.
God isn’t offended by your biggest dreams or boldest prayers.
Human Impotence vs Divine Omnipotence
God is for you.
Who you become is determined by how you pray.
The transcript of your prayers becomes the script of your life.
Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. Then the LORD said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”
So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant of the LORD and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.” And he ordered the army, “Advance! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the LORD.” When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets before the LORD went forward, blowing their trumpets, and the ark of the LORD’s covenant followed them.
The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding. But Joshua had commanded the army,
“Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!” So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. Then the army returned to camp and spent the night there.
Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up
the ark of the LORD. The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the LORD and blowing
the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the trumpets kept sounding. So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days.
On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!
Joshua 6:1–16
If you keep circling the promise, God will ultimately deliver on it.
What Is Your Jericho?
The Problem:
most of us don’t get what we want simply because we don’t know what we want.
What do you want me to do for you?
As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.
Matthew 20:29–32
What if…
Jesus asked you this very same question: what do you want Me to do for you?
We have no idea what we want God to do for us.
Write down a list of life goals.
Define your dream.
Claim your promise.
Spell your miracle.
Discover the difference between praying for and praying through.
Praying through is all about…
▪consistency
▪intensity
▪not quantitative…qualitative.
It’s time to start circling.
10 Steps to Setting Life Goals / Write Your Own
Goals are Dreams with Deadlines ~ Mark Batterson
You can download this hand out to help you think through your Life Goals.
https://www.lindenroad.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Circle-Maker-LIfe-Goals.pdfMarch of Prayer 2023 Schedule
You can find the 2023 Schedule here. Please download the pdf. Hope to see you there.
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https://www.lindenroad.church/give/The Jericho Wall - Learn More
The Jericho Wall …will Remember, many by name, lives that held great promise and wonderful talent, yet where cut short in their journeys, leaving families to grieve and wonder. A team of artists and community leaders are teaming up to create this space as a memorial, a place of encouragement, and even a source of education for anyone who ventures into this space.
http://www.jerichowall.info