“God looks for those whose hearts are prepared to be intercessors before Him. Intercessors have hearts in tune with God’s heart….intercessors can be the only ones standing between a family and God’s judgment, or between an individual or nation and God’s wrath.” - Henry Blackaby “So I sought for a man...
“God looks for those whose hearts are prepared to be intercessors before Him. Intercessors have hearts in tune with God’s heart….intercessors can be the only ones standing between a family and God’s judgment, or between an individual or nation and God’s wrath.” - Henry Blackaby “So I sought for a man...
“God is calling you into a life of prayer and fellowship with Him. He has given you the privilege of coming to Him. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have chosen to make their abode in you. This, my friend, is the greatest privilege the universe will ever know. -...
“…the Spirit…transforms us to be like Christ. He helps us to be dependent and prayerful, and by bringing us into the Father-Son relationship he brings us to share God’s life and purpose. Our desires start echoing God’s, his passions become ours, and so we begin to share his love and...
“Oh, friends…let us always have something to plead. Do not think that you have prayed unless you have pleaded, for pleading is the very marrow of prayer. He who pleads well knows the secret of prevailing with God, especially if he pleads the blood of Jesus, for that unlocks the...
“You can only go as far for God as you have time with God. The greater the size of the building, the deeper its foundation must be.” - Jim Maxim “Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them…he is like a man building a house, who...
“People ask, ‘Which is more important – private prayer or corporate prayer?’ The answer is yes. This is like asking, ‘Which is more important for walking – your right leg or your left leg?” - Daniel Henderson “…in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we...
"Above all, O Holy Spirit, descend more mightily. O God, flood the land until there are streams of righteousness. Is there not a promise that says, ‘I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground?’ (Isaiah 44:3) Lord, set Your people praying. Stir up...
Due to the Covid situation, Idlewild is no longer hosting a set of licensing classes in the Fall but you can still take the classes and start your Foster Care journey! A Door of Hope has the registration open to the virtual meetings that will occur in September and October via...
Registration is open for the 2020 Beach Baptism. We will have a sweet time of fellowship at Sand Key Beach on Sunday, August 16th, from 5 pm – 8 pm. If you were waiting for this opportunity, go ahead and register today at www.idlewild.org/beachbaptism. Or call the Family Care office...
"Jesus replied, 'I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea' and it will be done. If you believe, you...
“I will utter…what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power and the wonders he has done.” (Psalm 78:2b-3) Pray that God will strengthen the fiber...
“Essential to all successful ministry, prayer acknowledges dependence on God. Prayer realizes that God is ‘able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to [His ] power that works with in us.’ (Eph. 3:20).” - John MacArthur “Peter…got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward...
“In order for God to make you greatly useful, He must teach you how to pray….If you can be great without prayer, your greatness will be your ruin. If God means to bless you greatly, He will make you pray greatly, as He did with David, who [prayed Psalm 142]...
“The Lord called to him in a vision, ‘Ananias!’….ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.” (Acts 9:10b, 11b-12) “Prayer is the spontaneous response of the believing...
Re-Gathering Prayer Meeting 6:30-8:00 pm, Thursday, June 4, 2020 Idlewild Baptist Church, Gatheria Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest...
“And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well….The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective….Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again...
“Throughout the Bible, the name of the Lord is synonymous with the nature of the Lord. To call on his name is to make an appeal to his character. It’s a cry for help….When People begin to call on the name of the Lord, they are ‘calling on God to...
“Prayer obtains fresh and continued outpourings of the Spirit. He alone begins the work of grace in a man’s heart. He alone can carry it forward and make it prosper. But the good Spirit loves to be entreated. And those who ask most will have most of his influence. .” ...
“Mingle praise, confessions, and intercession, but when you intercede, try to tie as many requests as possible to scripture….petitionary prayer honors [God] because he is a God who likes to give his blessings in response to the intercession of his people.” ...
Missions Prayer Requests: Please pray for our upcoming mission trips in 2020: Please pray for protection from the Corona virus for our missionaries in China. Please pray for Holly Sheldon with CRU: Please pray that I would love Jesus with my whole heart, mind, and soul. For God to glorify Himself and to...
“Lord….Give us grace to match our trials. Give us a sense of hope and purpose beyond our pain. And give us fresh assurance that we’re not alone, that Your plan has not been aborted though our suffering intensifies. Help those of us who are on our feet right now to maintain...
FAMILY MINISTRIES Wade Griffin Minister, Families Ministry: We find ourselves in unprecedented times! I am so grateful for our Church family and especially for our Small Group leaders. These leaders are doing so much to care for and ministry to their members. Please pray for them! They are walking through their own disruptions...
WORSHIP AND CREATIVE ARTS Ron Upton Minister, Worship & Creative Arts Personal: I want to thank you for your continued prayers on behalf of my family; Please pray for my wife, Miska; my son, Ethan; for my daughter, Marét, who is expecting her first child in August; and my son, Nathan. Please pray...
“Lord….Give us grace to match our trials. Give us a sense of hope and purpose beyond our pain. And give us fresh assurance that we’re not alone, that Your plan has not been aborted though our suffering intensifies. Help those of us who are on our feet right now to maintain...
Adoration In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphim; each one had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew....
Adoration Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His mighty acts; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; Praise Him with the harp and lyre. Praise Him with the timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes. Praise Him on...
Adoration How great You are, O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that I have heard with my ears. (2 Samuel 7:22; 1 Chronicles 17:20) You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, The heaven of heavens, and all their host, The...
OFFICE OF THE PASTOR Dr. Ken Whitten Senior Pastor Personal: Pray for the Idlewild church body to draw close to the Lord during this time of separation and “social distancing.” Pray for revival to permeate and open our hearts to what God is wanting to do in our lives. Pray for the health of our...
“The prayer of a Christian is not an attempt to force God’s hand, but a humble acknowledgment of helplessness and dependence. When we are on our knees, we know that it is not we who control the world; it is not in our power, therefore, to supply our needs by...
Adoration Blessed are You, O Lord, God of Israel, our father, forever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for everything in heaven and earth is Yours. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all. Both...
Adoration You are the high and lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is holy. You live in a high and holy place But also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite. (Isaiah 57:15) The multitudes who went before Jesus...
Adoration How precious are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with You. (Psalm 139:17-18) To whom can I liken You or count You equal? To whom can I compare You...
Adoration You formed my inward parts; You wove me together in my mother’s womb. I thank You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, And my soul knows it full well. My frame was not hidden from You When I was made in secret And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth. Your eyes...
Adoration Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the furthest part of the sea, Even there Your hand will...
Adoration O Lord, You have searched me and You know me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thoughts from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down And are acquainted with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, You know it completely. You have...
Adoration God is jealous and the Lord avenges; The Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath against His enemies. The Lord is slow to anger and great in power And will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, And...
“[Jesus] prepared for every important crisis by a protracted season of prayer. So ought we to do also. Whenever any crisis of life is seen to be approaching, we should prepare for it by a season of very definite prayer to God. We should take plenty of time for this...