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pray thescriptures A 40-Day Prayer Experience
Kevin Johnson
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Pray he scrpures : a 40-day prayer experece / Ke Johso.pages cm
Summary: “A uque 40-day prayer experece gudes readers he dsc-pe o prayg God’s ow words back o hm”—Proded by pubsher.
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1. Prayer—Chrsay. I. Te.BV210.3.J64 2013242 .722—dc23 2013002248
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To he peope o Emmaus Road Church
as we wak he way ogeher
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Contents
Iroduco 9
Day 1 John 10 —Jesus Your Shepherd 13 Day 2 Hebrews 10 —God’s Wecome 17
Day 3 Jeremiah 17 —De Sreams 21
Day 4 Romans 8 —God’s Pa 25
Day 5 Romans 8 —Usoppabe Loe 30
Day 6 Ephesians 2 —Led o Le 34
Day 7 1 John 1–2 —Geg Forgeess 38 Day 8 Jeremiah 29 —Secod Chaces 42
Day 9 1 Peter 1 —Thrg Tras 46
Day 10 Psalm 1 —Trppg Io S 50
Day 11 Matthew 22 —Loe God, Loe Peope 53
Day 12 John 14 —The Way 57
Day 13 Psalm 63 —Thrs or God 61
Day 14 Psalm 121 —Preparg or Worshp 65
Day 15 Psalm 84 —God’s Dweg 68
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Coes
Day 16 Psalm 91 —God’s Rescue 74
Day 17 Matthew 11 —Le Freey ad Lghy 79
Day 18 Galatians 6 —Rgh-Szed Burdes 83
Day 19 Hebrews 4 —Fd Res 87
Day 20 Galatians 5 —Freedom Jesus 91
Day 21 Matthew 7 —The Narrow Way 95
Day 22 Ephesians 3 —Le Io Loe 100
Day 23 Ephesians 4 —Become New 104
Day 24 Ephesians 4–5 —Grow Up 108
Day 25 Philippians 4 —Fd Peace 112
Day 26 Philippians 4 —Be Coe 115
Day 27 Matthew 6 —Seek God 118
Day 28 Psalm 37 —Take Degh 122
Day 29 Psalm 19 —See God 126 Day 30 John 1 —Mee God 129
Day 31 Matthew 26 —The Oe Press 133
Day 32 Luke 23 —Jesus Des 137
Day 33 Mark 16 —Jesus Rses 141
Day 34 Titus 2–3 —Saed 145
Day 35 Philippians 2 —Sered 149 Day 36 Matthew 28 —Se 154
Day 37 Micah 6 —Bascs 157
Day 38 Isaiah 40 —Fresh Sregh 160
Day 39 John 15 —Abde 164
Day 40 John 15 —Bear Fru 167
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Introduction
Back he eares days o he New Tesame church, Peer
ad Joh had the uortuate experece o beg caught
dog good. These cose reds ad oowers o Jesus were
headg o he empe o pray whe hey were coroed by
a ma uabe o wak sce brh. Whe he asked or moey,
they had othg to ge. But they commaded hm the
name o Jesus to rise up and walk. The man stood, then went
“wakg ad jumpg, ad prasg God” (Acs 3:8 niv).
The amazeme o he crowds upse he rug regous
eaders, who sezed Peer ad Joh ad ossed hem ja.Oce o tral, these two me poted out that they were
beg bued or he crme o kdess. Dumbouded, he
court ocals released them, orderg them to eer aga
meo Jesus.
Peer ad Joh mmedaey reured o her reds ad
repeated everything the chie priests and other leaders had told
them. Ater hearing these details, the ollowers o Jesus prayed
oudy ogeher (Acs 4:23–24). Ther words ormed as a -
stant and instinctive response to the press o real circumstances.
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Iroduco
Their prayer started with worship. “Sovereign Lord . . . you
made he heaes ad he earh ad he sea, ad eeryhg
them” (Acts 4:24 niv). Opeg wth “Soereg Lord”was ke sayg “O God, who s charge o eeryhg” or
“O God, he ruer o a.” To say “You made he heaes ad
the earth” meas “You made eerythg there s—othg
exss ha dd’ come rom you.”
Ad he hey prayed, “You made he sea.” We mgh read
ha as “God, you creaed he beach ad sushe.” Or “Youmade ha oceasde pace where I wa o rere ad ee he
sad bewee my oes.” Bu he Hebrews dd’ hae happy
eelgs about large bodes o water. The sea meat chaos.
They were sayg, “God, you are maser o chaos ad eery-
thing we can’t control,” which ts the outrageous scene o Peter
ad Joh beg arresed ad hrow ja or dog kdess
the ame o Chrst. All o ths adds up to sayg, “God,you’re charge. You’re coro o hs suao we’re .”
The hese eary Chrsas dd a rgug hg. They
prayed the Scriptures, quoting Psalm 2:1–2 to God. What they
sad amouts to “You told us a log tme ago that people
woud oppose Jesus.” They prayed, “You spoke og ago by
the Holy Sprt through our acestor Dad, your serat,sayg, ‘Why were he aos so agry? Why dd hey wase
her me wh ue pas? The kgs o he earh prepared
or bae; he ruers gahered ogeher agas he Lord ad
agas hs Messah’” (Acs 4:25–26 nlt).
Praying Scripture
A o Scrpure ca each us o pray. I wroe Pray the Scrip-
tures Bible as an outfow o ministry and lie. The idea began
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as a simple act o pairing Bible verses and prayer on posters or
peope o wader aroud ad poder durg worshp. Tha
exercse refected my ow habt o a momet-by-mometcoersao wh God, especay whe sudyg Scrpure.
As a ollower o Jesus, spiritual leader, and author determined
to make the Bble real ad releat to all ages, I deeloped
a ucoscous paer o respodg prayer o passages
I suded. Because God spoke o me, I spoke back o hm.
As a ex sep o Pray the Scriptures Bible, hs book whep you bud your ow hab o prayg Scrpure by ead-
g you to respod to orty daly Bble readgs. There are
passages remdg you o God’s usoppabe oe ad hs
pa o you o ew e. Ohers hep you express a crag
or God. Some ay dow pracca chaeges or you o obey.
Ohers e you rack wh Jesus as he moes rom hs garde
agoy o he cross ad resurreco ad beyod.
For each passage I prode a opeg thought. I sh
wh quesos o aswer o your ow or wh ohers. I he
mdde I sp up he Bbe passage ad ofer words ad shor
phrases to prompt you to pray Scripture back to God. Feel ree
o use hese promps or o respod wh your ow houghs.
Dare to share your prayers wth others, ad lste to whathey sad o God. There are hemes ha weae rom oe day
o he ex, bu you ca aso moe hrough he readgs
whaeer order you choose. Groups sudyg hs book ca
work hrough a ay comorabe pace.
Throughout this book you will engage in an uncomplicated
response to God’s words. Many passages move you to declare
who God s or what he has doe, s dog, or wll do. You
identiy wh a hough or eeg. Tha mgh promp you
o coness somehg ha’s come bewee you ad God or
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o commit o g dferey. Or you mgh ask he Lord o
work you or mee a eed.
My prayer s that by the ed o ths book you wll haegrow your ow oe-o-oe coersato wth God by
usg Scrpture as the ultmate gude to prayer—a way to
process your ow e crcumsaces ad ge oce o your
ow sprua oggs, wodergs, ad worshp.
Ke Johso
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1 John 10
Jesus Your Shepherd
Picture yoursel as a sheep ceasing your struggle, nding rest
cradled the arms o your shepherd. The shepherd sats-
es your huger ad thrst (Psalm 23:1–2) ad rescues you
rom os ad wouded paces (Ezeke 34:15–16). He przes
you ke o oher. He s whoy uke hees who harm you
secrey . . . robbers who aack you opey . . . hred hads
who abado you whe trouble ears. The shepherd ges
you a ame, ad you ollow hs uque call. You scatter at
he oce o a mposer. Mome by mome, he shepherdwaks ahead o you, gudg you o ush pasure ad guard-
g you rom dager ee a he prce o hs ow e. As you
pray Joh 10, dscoer wha Jesus was o each you abou
hmse—ad abou you.
John 10:2–5 GW
[Jesus said,] “The one who enters through the gate is the
shepherd. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the
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sheep respond to his voice. He calls his sheep by name
and leads them out of the pen. After he has brought out
all his sheep, he walks ahead of them. The sheep follow
him because they recognize his voice. They won’t follow
a stranger. Instead, they will run away from a stranger
because they don’t recognize his voice.”
Jesus, you are my shepherd. You . . .
Jesus, I am your sheep. I . . .
John 10:7–10 GW
Jesus emphasized, “I can guarantee this truth: I am the gate
for the sheep. All who came before I did were thieves or
robbers. However, the sheep didn’t respond to them. I am
the gate. Those who enter the sheep pen through me will
be saved. They will go in and out of the sheep pen and
nd food. A thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But I
came so that my sheep will have life and so that they will
have everything they need.”
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Joh 10—Jesus Your Shepherd
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So many people live like thieves and robbers. They . . .
You came to . . .
John 10:11–14 GW
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life
for the sheep. A hired hand isn’t a shepherd and doesn’t
own the sheep. When he sees a wolf coming, he aban-
dons the sheep and quickly runs away. So the wolf drags
the sheep away and scatters the ock. The hired hand is
concerned about what he’s going to get paid and not about
the sheep. I am the good shepherd.”
You are the good shepherd. You . . .
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Some people act like hired hands. They . . .
Refect + Pray + Discuss
1. As a sheep—wha do you ear? As a sheep—wha doyou eed rom Jesus your shepherd?
2. How hae peope aced oward you ke hees or rob-bers or hred hads? How s Jesus so much more ha
hose peope?
3. Wha kd o e does Jesus og o ge you? Wha doyou hk ha e ooks ke?
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2Hebrews 10
God’s Welcome
God es you o come cose. Ee whe you ee ey
distant rom the Lord, you have an open invitation to enter his
presence. On your own you are unable to approach God (He-
brews 1:3), bu he deah o Jesus o he cross permaey
opeed a ew way. Jesus pures your ss ad washes away
your ags, makg you o sad he hoy presece o
the King o the universe, condent that you are welcome both
to worshp ad to ask or what you eed. Eterg boldly
does’ mea approachg he a-poweru God brashy orwth mpatet demads that he bed to your wll. Hoor
hm. Fee awe a beg ear hm. Ad remember ha you e
hs presece ee whe you are’t prayg. As you pray
Hebrews 10, ejoy beg cose o your Lord.
Hebrews 10:19–20 NIV
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have condence
to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a
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new and living way opened for us through the curtain,
that is, his body . . .
I’m sometimes araid to come to you because . . .
The death o Jesus . . .
Hebrews 10:21–23 NIV
. . . and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the
full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled
to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having ourbodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly
to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
I’m confdent to enter your holy presence because . . .
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Hebrews 10—God’s Wecome
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Since you are aithul, I won’t give up hope that . . .
Hebrews 10:24–25 NIV
And let us consider how we may spur one another on to-
ward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together,
as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one
another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
I need your ollowers to help me . . .
Inspire and empower my spiritual riendships with . . .
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Refect + Pray + Discuss
1. Wha keeps you rom approachg God codey?
2. How does Jesus break dow hose barrers?
3. Who ecourages you o ejoy coseess wh God addo good? How ca you deepe hose reaoshps?
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