Beulah Alliance Church
Stand Against, March 4/5, 2023
Locations & Times
Beulah Alliance Church West Campus
17504 98a Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5T 5T8, Canada
Saturday 6:30 PM
Sunday 9:15 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Pray on the Armour of God
March 4/5, 2023
Daniel Im
March 4/5, 2023
Daniel Im
Example of praying on the armour of God from Glen Martin and Dian Ginter's Drawing Closer:
Belt of Truth
Lord Jesus, You are the Truth. I therefore put on truth to cover every act, every expression, every word I say. Help me not to compromise or shade the truth in any way. Let Your truths be foundational to all I do this day.
Belt of Truth
Lord Jesus, You are the Truth. I therefore put on truth to cover every act, every expression, every word I say. Help me not to compromise or shade the truth in any way. Let Your truths be foundational to all I do this day.
Breastplate of Righteousness
Lord, I put on Your righteousness to protect me in all I do today. Let everything I do be done in a right way. Let me be clean in all I do, say, or think. Let me walk in Your righteousness and not my own. Holy Spirit, show me anytime I am trying to live in my own goodness, strength, and abilities rather than Yours.
Lord, I put on Your righteousness to protect me in all I do today. Let everything I do be done in a right way. Let me be clean in all I do, say, or think. Let me walk in Your righteousness and not my own. Holy Spirit, show me anytime I am trying to live in my own goodness, strength, and abilities rather than Yours.
Shoes of the Gospel of Peace
Father, I need the peace of Jesus to saturate all my day, to be part of everything I do and say. I need His peace in my mind no matter what the situation. As I look at You and not the situation, let Your peace rule my heart and mind, Thank You that You will help me to walk in peace throughout my day. I am available to share Your peace with anyone with whom You want me to do so.
Father, I need the peace of Jesus to saturate all my day, to be part of everything I do and say. I need His peace in my mind no matter what the situation. As I look at You and not the situation, let Your peace rule my heart and mind, Thank You that You will help me to walk in peace throughout my day. I am available to share Your peace with anyone with whom You want me to do so.
Helmet of Salvation
Lord, I put on the helmet of salvation for You to protect me today from the power of sin. Keep the enemy from successfully tempting me in any way. Help me, Father, through your Holy Spirit to keep every thought under the control of the Lord Jesus. Help me today to recognize the temptations and lies of the enemy every time he tries to trick me or get me to believe a half-truth, or be suspicious of someone. Let me think only Your thoughts. Control my tongue so that I speak only Your words. Let my words be positive and build up everyone. Let me only speak the truth and do so in Your love. Conform my will to Yours so that I only do what You want me to this day.
Lord, I put on the helmet of salvation for You to protect me today from the power of sin. Keep the enemy from successfully tempting me in any way. Help me, Father, through your Holy Spirit to keep every thought under the control of the Lord Jesus. Help me today to recognize the temptations and lies of the enemy every time he tries to trick me or get me to believe a half-truth, or be suspicious of someone. Let me think only Your thoughts. Control my tongue so that I speak only Your words. Let my words be positive and build up everyone. Let me only speak the truth and do so in Your love. Conform my will to Yours so that I only do what You want me to this day.
Shield of Faith and Sword of the Spirit
Lord, help me to use my shield of faith in a strong, effective way to stop the fiery darts of the enemy in whatever form they may resist and quench his attempts to make me doubt You or to view myself or others in a negative way. Cause my faith to be strengthened as I use it and as I see You and who You are in each and every situation I encounter. Bring to my mind appropriate verses to help quench every fiery dart of the wicked one. Let Your Word be a sharp instrument in my mouth the come against all the lies and deceptions of the enemy.
Lord, help me to use my shield of faith in a strong, effective way to stop the fiery darts of the enemy in whatever form they may resist and quench his attempts to make me doubt You or to view myself or others in a negative way. Cause my faith to be strengthened as I use it and as I see You and who You are in each and every situation I encounter. Bring to my mind appropriate verses to help quench every fiery dart of the wicked one. Let Your Word be a sharp instrument in my mouth the come against all the lies and deceptions of the enemy.
The Whole Armour of God
Father, as I walk through this day, let me walk in confidence that I am prepared for this day's battle, for I have on my armour. More importantly, I know that You who indwell me are greater than he who is in the world and is my enemy. Help me to remember that he is a defeated foe and only roars as a lion does, but he has had his teeth pulled; that he has no ability to touch me apart from Your permission. Let me know I am a victorious soldier in this warfare today because of who I am in Jesus and who He is in me. I place this day in Your hands and give you permission to change my plans for this day in whatever way You see fit. May You be glorified in all I say and do this day. In Jesus’s we pray, Amen.
Father, as I walk through this day, let me walk in confidence that I am prepared for this day's battle, for I have on my armour. More importantly, I know that You who indwell me are greater than he who is in the world and is my enemy. Help me to remember that he is a defeated foe and only roars as a lion does, but he has had his teeth pulled; that he has no ability to touch me apart from Your permission. Let me know I am a victorious soldier in this warfare today because of who I am in Jesus and who He is in me. I place this day in Your hands and give you permission to change my plans for this day in whatever way You see fit. May You be glorified in all I say and do this day. In Jesus’s we pray, Amen.
How do we pray in the Spirit?
1. Pray regularly and constantly
Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints. (Ephesians 6:18 CSB)
"Most Christians pray sometimes, with some prayers and some degree of perseverance, for some of God’s people. But to replace ‘some’ by ‘all’ in each of these expressions would be to introduce us to a new dimension of prayer." - John Stott
Jesus stayed alert, as he prayed regularly and constantly (Luke 22:39-46)
1. Pray regularly and constantly
Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints. (Ephesians 6:18 CSB)
"Most Christians pray sometimes, with some prayers and some degree of perseverance, for some of God’s people. But to replace ‘some’ by ‘all’ in each of these expressions would be to introduce us to a new dimension of prayer." - John Stott
Jesus stayed alert, as he prayed regularly and constantly (Luke 22:39-46)
2. Pray to speak with clarity and courage
Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel. For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough to speak about it as I should. (Ephesians 6:19-20 CSB)
Prayer by Sir Francis Drake from 1577
Disturb us, Lord, when
We are too well pleased with ourselves,
When our dreams have come true
Because we have dreamed too little,
When we arrived safely
Because we sailed too close to the shore.
Disturb us, Lord, when
With the abundance of things we possess
We have lost our thirst
For the waters of life;
Having fallen in love with life,
We have ceased to dream of eternity
And in our efforts to build a new earth,
We have allowed our vision
Of the new Heaven to dim.
Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,
To venture on wider seas
Where storms will show your mastery;
Where losing sight of land,
We shall find the stars.
We ask You to push back
The horizons of our hopes;
And to push into the future
In strength, courage, hope, and love.
Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel. For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough to speak about it as I should. (Ephesians 6:19-20 CSB)
Prayer by Sir Francis Drake from 1577
Disturb us, Lord, when
We are too well pleased with ourselves,
When our dreams have come true
Because we have dreamed too little,
When we arrived safely
Because we sailed too close to the shore.
Disturb us, Lord, when
With the abundance of things we possess
We have lost our thirst
For the waters of life;
Having fallen in love with life,
We have ceased to dream of eternity
And in our efforts to build a new earth,
We have allowed our vision
Of the new Heaven to dim.
Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,
To venture on wider seas
Where storms will show your mastery;
Where losing sight of land,
We shall find the stars.
We ask You to push back
The horizons of our hopes;
And to push into the future
In strength, courage, hope, and love.
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