2.Thank You, Father, for first loving me, in that while I was yet a sinner, You gave Your only son, Jesus, to die for me, at Calvary.
3.Father, wipe away the errors of my past, and in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, have mercy, forgive me and grant me complete restoration, in Jesus name.
4.Father, release upon my life the garment of ceaseless praise and thanksgiving, and the grace to preach the gospel of Christ, daily, in Jesus name.
5.Father, let every comment, advice or counsel, contrary to my well-being and meant to discourage people from helping me, be rendered inconsequential, null and void, in Jesus name.
6.Father, please, single me out for Your favour and elevation, in all areas of my life and ministry, today, in Jesus name.
7.Father, restore unto me all that the enemies have stolen and let all those who have been looking down on me, begin to look up to me, in Jesus name.
8.Father, heal my wounds, without leaving a scar, grant me divine health for the rest of my life, and restore unto me the joy of Your salvation, in Jesus name.
9.Father, restore unto me all the years that I have lost in the wilderness of sin, to fruitlessness, to wasted efforts and captivity, in Jesus name.
10.Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, and perfect everything concerning his life and and ministry, in Jesus name.
11.Father, bless Your son, that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measures, and all those who have been rebroadcasting them, in Jesus name.
12.Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus name.
13.Your Personal petitions. (Philippians 4:6)
14.In Jesus name I pray. (John 14:13-14; 15:16)
15.Thank you Father for answered prayers. (1 Thessalonians 5:18).
These prayers have no expiry date! Please, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus name.
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Prayer Points on Today’s Open Heaven 13 April 2019 – God of Complete Restoration
Topic: God of Complete Restoration (Open Heaven 13 April 2019)
Memorise: “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.”- Jeremiah 30:17
Read: 2 Samuel 9:1-7 (KJV)
1 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?
2 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
7 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
Bible in One Year: Genesis 3-4, Jeremiah 16:14-17:13
Open Heaven 13 April 2019 Saturday MESSAGE:
God is sovereign over all things. He holds supreme power and authority over all creation, yet He is a merciful God. Most importantly, He is love personified. The story of Adam and Eve in genesis chapter3 shows that whenever His children go astray, this loving and merciful Father immediately sets plans in motion to achieve their complete restoration. In spite of mankind’s fall into sin through disobedience, the Father manifested His love by arranging their restoration through the ultimate sacrifice of His only begotten Son. He also provided coats of skin to cover their nakedness and protect them from the effects of contrary weather (Genesis 3:15&21). These acts reveal the true character of the God of complete restoration. What a merciful and loving Father He is!
Restoration is the power of God that returns something or someone to a state that had previously existed, through the redeeming work of Jesus Christ. Restoration is said to be complete when the recipient is returned to perfect condition, like the healing of a wound without leaving a scar. Many people erroneously consider faith and prayer to be the secret of complete restoration. Without a doubt, faith and prayers can lead to restoration; thanksgiving is the secret of complete restoration (Luke 17:12-19). Giving testimonies of what God has done and witnessing about Jesus Christ and His works are powerful ways of appreciating God, and they are forms of thanksgiving. Why is thanksgiving so important to complete restoration? It is because complete restoration is a result of undeserved and unmerited favor from God. In the Name that is above every other name, as you begin to praise and worship God today, you will experience complete restoration in your health, finance and marriage, and you will also experience it spiritually in the area of worship, prayer, Bible study and anointing.
In Joel 2:25-27, God showcased His power to do the impossible by declaring to the children of Israel complete restoration of the years lost to fruitlessness, wasted efforts and captivity. This led them into a new era of joy, peace and prosperity that did not come by their labor. Rather, God had blocked every source of losses in their lives. Most importantly, God is a restorer of lost souls, and He does this with so much compassion and completeness for anyone who calls upon His Name. One of the thieves crucified with Jesus received last-minute grace and assured a place in paradise, despite his sordid past (Luke 23:39-43). This can be your own story too. Receive complete restoration now in Jesus’ Name.
Open Heaven 13 April 2019 Saturday Prayer Point:
Father, please wipe away the errors of my past and completely restore me in Jesus’ Name.
Open Heaven 13 April 2019 SaturdayHymn 8: My Faith Looks Up To Thee
1 My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my guilt away,
Oh, let me from this day
Be wholly Thine!
2 May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart,
My zeal inspire!
As Thou hast died for me,
Oh, may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire!
3 While life’s dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
Be Thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow’s tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside.
4 When ends life’s transient dream,
When death’s cold, sullen stream
Shall o’er me roll;
Blest Savior, then in love,
Fear and distrust remove;
Oh, bear me safe above,
A ransomed soul!
Open Heaven 13 April 2019 Saturday Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. Open Heaven 13 April 2019 Saturday Daily Devotional.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law Thursday that bans abortion when an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detected, although he acknowledged legal challenges will decide its fate.
“It is the right thing to do,” DeWine, a Republican, said at the signing ceremony.
The bill, SB 23, passed the Ohio House of Representatives 56-40 and the Senate 18-13 this week, sending it to DeWine. Republicans control both chambers. The previous governor, John Kasich, had vetoed such a bill, saying he supported the concept but that it would be struck down as unconstitutional, as has happened in other states.
The bill says “no person shall knowingly and purposefully perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman before determining… whether the unborn human individual the pregnant woman is carrying has a detectable heartbeat.” Ohio Right to Life says an abdominal ultrasound can detect a heartbeat between eight and 12 weeks of a pregnancy.
“Governor DeWine continues to prove his commitment to the most vulnerable among us, including the unborn” said Stephanie Ranade Krider, vice president and executive director of Ohio Right to Life.
DeWine made a similar argument during the signing ceremony.
“The essential function of government is to protect the most vulnerable among us, those who don’t have a voice,” DeWine said as he signed the…
‘We Have No Regrets’: Hong Kong Pastor Facing up to Seven Years in Prison Shares His Testimony before Court
After Pastor Chu Yiu-ming and eight others were convicted on Tuesday of crimes related to being a part of the pro-democracy Occupy Central with Peace and Love Movement and the Umbrella Movement protests, he stood in a Hong Kong courtroom and gave the sermon of his life.
According to Christianity Today, Chu – who is the leader of the Chai Wan Baptist Church and a pro-democracy advocate– shared his personal testimony before the court recalling how his difficult childhood lead him to Christ, to a life in ministry and to fighting for human rights.
According to an English translation of Chu’s testimony published in the Hong Kong Free Press, the pastor said, “I am a Christian minister committed to the service of God. I have resolved to live a life of friendship with the weak and the poor, praying that God’s justice be manifested on earth as it is in heaven, and that the gospel of love and peace be proclaimed among the people.”
He continued, “But today, old and grey, I find myself in the Defendant’s dock, making a final plea as a convict. It looks so absurd, if not outright shameful for a person holding holy office.
“And yet, at this very moment, my heart tells me that with this defendant’s dock, I have found the most honourable pulpit of my ministerial career. The valley of the shadow of death leads to spiritual…
Pelosi-Backed Bill Would Force Schools to Let Boys Play on Girls’ Teams
The LGBT-themed Equality Act sparked immediate controversy when it was introduced in the House of Representatives last month.
But the pushback is only intensifying now that its implications are becoming clear.
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat and co-sponsor, acknowledged this month that the Equality Act would force public schools to allow transgender athletes to compete in the sport of their preferred gender. The bill has 241 sponsors or co-sponsors — 238 of whom are Democrats. That is more than enough votes to pass the Democratic-controlled House. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is one of the sponsors.
“Arguments about transgender athletes participating in sports in accordance with their gender identity having competitive advantages have not been borne out,” Nadler said. “Sports have positive impacts on physical, social and emotional well-being, and we should not be denying transgender athletes those opportunities simply because sometimes they may win. Nor should their occasional success be used as a roadblock to advancing civil rights legislation for LGBT people as a whole.”
In Connecticut, biological male athletes have won track and field state championships.
The Equality Act(HB 5) would amend several laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation and gender identity…
San Jose City Council Unanimously Votes to Fly LGBT Flags Outside of New Chick-fil-A Location
The city of San Jose, California will fly rainbow flags near a new Chick-fil-A that is slated to open at the city’s airport.
The city council voted 11-0 this week to display a rainbow flag and a transgender rights pink, blue and white flag near the San Jose International Airport.
“I made the suggestion to put the flags next to the restaurant, and council members liked that idea but also said that maybe put flags elsewhere, too, like outside,” Ken Yeager, the first openly gay elected official in Santa Clara County, told NBC News.
Chick-fil-A has not commented on the council’s decision.
In 2018, the city council voted to approve a Chick-fil-A location in the airport’s food court.
Chick-fil-A has recently made headlines after the restaurant was barred from opening a new location in the San Antonio, Texas airport.
The San Antonio city council voted in March to stop Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant in the airport because of its LGBTQ donations and history.
According to a report from ThinkProgress, Chick-fil-A tax documents show the Chick-fil-A Foundation has donated to groups that have openly stood against LGBTQ movements. Those groups included the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Paul Anderson Youth Home.
“With this decision, the City Council reaffirmed the work our city has done to become a champion of…
Billy Vunipola, who ‘liked’ fellow Christian Folau’s message on Instagram (below), wrote a detailed response, having received three phones calls asking him to ‘unlike’ the post.
It comes after Rugby Australia said it intends to terminate Folau’s contract, claiming he’s entitled to his religious beliefs but it’s the way he expresses them that is the problem.
Folau has received a huge backlash with the accusation that he’s homophobic.
Writing on Instagram, Vunipola said he was forced to respond when people were insulting his beliefs.
“There just comes a point when you insult what I grew up believing in that you just say enough is enough,” he said. “What he’s saying isn’t that he doesn’t like or love those people. He’s saying how we live our lives needs to be closer to how God intended them to be.
“Man was made for woman to pro create. That was the goal, no? I’m not perfect. I’m at least everything on that list at least at one point in my life. It hurts to know that. But that’s why I believe there’s a God. To guide and protect us and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”
Vunipola has previously spoken about the impact his faith has on his life. Speaking to Engage 2015, he said: “Knowing that Jesus is with me makes me a stronger person,…
Attorney General William Barr Launches Investigation into Accusations of Campaign Spying during the 2016 Election
Attorney General William Barr says he believes there was campaign spying during the 2016 election cycle.
According to CBN News, Barr believes that political campaign spying may have been at the origin of the nearly two years long Mueller investigation into President Trump. Barr said that he has an “obligation” to look into whether or not spying did take place during the 2016 election cycle and as such he is working on putting together a team to investigate the allegations.
“I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal,” Barr said during Senate testimony Wednesday.
“I am not saying that improper surveillance occurred,” the attorney general said. “I am saying that I am concerned about it and am looking into it. I feel that I have an obligation to ensure government power was not abused.”
He added that the “question is whether it was predicated, adequately predicated.”
A 22-month investigation found the Trump campaign did not collude with Russia during election season, but many Democrats have still asked to see the full report.
Barr said he couldn’t release a fully unredacted report but said the report should be released sometime next week.
In response, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the Associated Press that she didn’t trust Barr, while House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler of New…
Equal, the Campaign for Equal Marriage in the Church of England, want same-gender couples to be able to get married in parishes across the country.
Rev Andrew Foreshew-Cain, one of the team members leading the campaign, told Premier the significance behind Friday’s launch date.
“Today is the fifth anniversary of the wedding of Cannon Jeremy Pemberton to Laurence Cunnington – the first marriage of a Church of England priest to a same-sex partner.
“On their anniversary day, we thought we would launch the campaign, congratulate them on their happy marriage and to celebrate all the marriages that have been made possible since the change in the law.”
The group says the “consciences of everyone should be protected” and “no member of the clergy should be forced to conduct a marriage they disagree with, but also no member of the clergy should be prevented from celebrating a marriage involving a same-gender couple”.
However, the Coalition of Marriage, which supports traditional marriage and opposes its redefinition, thinks the campaign will have the opposite effect.
Colin Hart, the group’s chairman told Premier: “It will destroy the freedoms of everybody else.
“The problem is this – although that’s not what they intend, it will completely smash the ‘quad lock’ to smithereens.
“The reason for that is, the Church of England is the…
Joni Eareckson Tada Released from Hospital after 14-Days following Health Complications
After being admitted into the hospital late last month following complications from her cancer treatments, Joni Eareckson Tada has been released.
As Christian Headlines previously reported, the 69-year-old champion for people with disabilities was admitted into the hospital in late March after experiencing significant pain issues and difficulty breathing.
According to CBN News, doctors initially believed Tada was suffering from pneumonia, later doctors realized, however, that Tada’s lung condition was due to more than just pneumonia.
Tada shared on her Facebook page that her chronic quadriplegia – which she has dealt with for over 51 years – had put an undue amount of stress on her heart and lungs.
This, Tada shared, was not a bad diagnosis. The author and speaker wrote, “The good news is, doctors believe that with medication and with a more efficient way of breathing, my condition can be reversed.”
An optimistic Tada shared that while this time may have been challenging, she knew that God was using this experience in her life to show His love and mercy.
She said, “My assignment over the last 14 days of hospitalization was straight out of Acts 20:24, ‘But life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus – the work of telling others the Good News about God’s almighty kindness and love’…
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