Day 5 of 10 Days Of Prayer January 2025
Day 5 of 10 Days Of Prayer January 2025
Sermon — “Intentional Purposeful Living” — 2025 — D Karl Thomas
Intentional:— {adj} done with awareness; deliberately, consciously, or on purpose.
Ephesians 5:17-18 AMP “Therefore do not be foolish and thoughtless, but understand and firmly grasp what the will of the Lord is. … but be filled with the [Holy] Spirit and constantly guided by Him.”
Ephesians 5:17-18 Phillips “Live life, then, with a due sense of responsibility, not as men who do not know the meaning and purpose of life but as those who do. Make the best use of your time, despite all the difficulties of these days. Don’t be vague but firmly grasp what you know to be the will of God.”
John 5:19 “Then Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.’”
John 18:3-11 NLT “The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent {a military cohort
the tenth part of legion 600} of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove.
Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. “Who are you looking for?” he asked. “Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied.
“I am he,” Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.)
As Jesus said ‘I am he, ‘they all drew back and fell to the ground! Once more he asked them, “Who are you looking for?” And again they replied, ‘Jesus the Nazarene.’’I told you that I am he,” Jesus said.
(Mark 14:51-52 “One young man … When the mob tried to grab him, he slipped out of his shirt and ran away naked.)
‘And since I am the one you want, let these others go.’ He did this to fulfill his own statement: ‘I did not lose a single one of those you have given me.
Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave. But Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?’”
Luke 22:51 “But Jesus said, ‘No more of this.’ And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.”
Mathew 26:53-54 “Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly? But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?”
Philippians 3:13-14 “I don’t depend on my own strength to accomplish this; however I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead.
I run straight for the divine invitation of reaching the heavenly goal and gaining the victory-prize through the anointing of Jesus.”
Regret:– sorrow over an unfulfilled ambition.
Second most expressed emotion is regret. Second only to love.
I wish … _____________
If only … ______________
1. Release — Forget
Time to declutter your life.
What do you need to UNPACK right now?
What is not going to be a part of NEXT?
2. Reflect — Focus
Meditate on God’s word.
Push back on unhealthy mindsets. Root out.
What went well today?
What was hard today?
Where did I win? What did I learn?
What am I grateful for today?
You don’t just look in the mirror!
A mirror demands action.
You don’t leave until you are done.
You make changes because the seasons of life are connected.
James 1:22-25 “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.”
3. Resolve — Fasten
Decide firmly on a course of action.
Acts 26:19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision”,
Acts 20:24 “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”
Let’s get INTENTIONAL!!!
Release Reflect Resolve
I am READY for what’s NEXT!
JOKE
There was a pastor who had a parrot. All the parrot would say was, “Let’s pray, let’s pray.” The pastor tried to teach him to say other things but to no avail. He learned that one of his deacons had a parrot. Thet parrot would only say, “Let’s kiss. Let’s kiss.” So the pastor decided to invite the deacon and his parrot over to his house. When the deacon arrived they put the parrots into the same cage to see what would happen. The deacon’s parrot said, “Let’s kiss, let’s kiss.” The pastor’s parrot said, “Thank you, Lord. My prayers have been answered.”
There’s great power in prayer.
Love the joke …
Father God, we stand in agreement, declaring your goodness overtake every part of us.
Till the soil of our hearts and plant seeds of a preferred future in us, in Impact!
Amen,
Amen,
Father, thank you for redeeming us from vain pursuits and selfish living by bringing us into the kingdom of your dear son, Jesus! Let us align our lives with your purposes in the earth today and open the eyes of our understanding that we may flow with your plans for this year!
We are a people of Divine purpose and Divine intention. May we live each moment of each day in that, knowing the Father’s Will, loving as Jesus loved, living with purpose and intention. It is important to God’s Kingdom. Hallelujah!
Cathy Mason Lord may this be a new habit in my life to live with intent. Can’t wait to hear the message this morning!!!
Great joke🤣
Thank you Lord for what’s next, we are ready to release, reflect and resolve! Holy Spirit help us to live intentionally in our purpose!
Lord, make your plans for this year plain to us. Bring your kingdom to earth through Impact Church. Make us intentional, so we can be more and more like you.
I’m taking in today’s prayer and sermon –
thank you Pastor Karl & Pastor Cheryl for the sermon – Intentional Living – Release, Reflect, Resolve
and the communion Sunday message – Tragedy and Beauty, HIs blood speaks a better word
Release, Reflect, Resolve loved this message today. Impact Church is one of my favorite places to be. 💛
Thank you for these prayers and direction Lord of intentional living. Blessed are we to follow in your footsteps.
Amen
I thank you Father that you speak to me and lead me. Help me to be discerning, knowing your voice from my own will. In Jesus name. Amen