Exalt the Lord who has established us! This is the prayer theme for the National Day of Prayer from Col. 2:6-7. I invite you and your family and your friends to the National Day of Prayer Breakfast in the Gatheria at Idlewild, May 5th from 7:00-8:30 am with guest speaker and...
“’Do not come any closer,’ God said. ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.’ Then he said, ‘I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.’ At this, Moses hid his face….’And...
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, let’s be encouraged in prayer by the Pilgrims who were part of an English church congregation whose faith, convictions and prayer were at the heart of their faithfulness, decisions and their journeys and voyages that resulted in their now historical settlement at Plymouth. Their Governor, William...
"How do we become mature in our prayer life? By praying.” - Henry Blackaby I am trusting that you were refreshed at the Refresh Prayer conference last week. I hope you will get to know the five Lifestyle Prayer Ministries at Idlewild that were highlighted at the conference. They are Watchman on...
"The intimate and intense attention to the truth of the Word produces real worship-based prayer and all its benefits.”...
What does Jesus want for those who are believers in Him? Jesus prayed, as recorded in John 17, the night before He went to the cross. This is the longest account in the Bible of the content of one of His prayers. In addition to his prayers to the Father...
“I…have taught you publicly and from house to house. I have declared…that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in the Lord Jesus.” (Acts 20:20b-21) “…Paul…took the disciples with him and had discussions daily…so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia...
“Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers and children. But you have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, which cannot...
“Yes, truth is lacking; and he who turns aside from evil makes himself a prey. Now the LORD saw, And it was displeasing in His sight that there was no justice. And He saw that there was no man, And was astonished that there was no one to intercede; then...
OFFICE OF THE PASTOR Dr. Ken Whitten Senior Pastor Pray for our new 7 week series...
“Then I thought to this I will appeal; the years of the right hand of the Most High. I will remember the deed of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds. Your ways,...
“I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of...
“The Lord loves such pleadings because there is a measure of faith in them. When the person in trouble cries, ‘Lord, deliver me’ he is looking away from himself. You see, he is driven out of himself because of the despair in his life. He cannot find hope or help...
“Come, Desire of nations, come! Fix in us Thy humble home: Rise, the woman’s conqu’ring seed, Bruise in us the serpent’s head; Adam’s likeness now efface, Stamp Thine image in its place: Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in Thy love. Hark! The herald angels sing, ‘Glory to the newborn...
“I shall wash my hands in innocence, And I will go about your altar, O LORD, That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving And declare all your wonders. O LORD, I love the habitation of your house And the place where your glory dwells. (Psalm 26:6-8) In times of...
“Oh Lord, how excellent it is to commune with Thee in the early morning hours. Enable me by patience to reproduce these exalted moments of calm into the activities of the day.” - Oswald Chambers “Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I...
“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13) “Every...
“Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends….He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven…so that he and his friends might not be executed….During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God...
OFFICE OF THE PASTOR Dr. Ken Whitten Senior Pastor Thank you for the positive feedback about our study in I John. It was a rich study for me personally. Would you join me in asking God what our church body needs to study next on Wednesdays and Sundays? I'm grateful for the way our...
“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. -...
“So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly [fervently] praying to God for him….Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. ‘Quick, get up!’ he said, and the chains fell off...
“…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...
“O that we may be graciously enabled to love God, and live up to our profession! O to be, indeed, the servants of the Lord the lovers of Jesus, this is our main concern.” - Charles H. Spurgeon True worship includes a thankful heart. God acknowledged Israel was continuous in external worship...
"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...
"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...
“I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble. When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way.” (Psalm 142:1-3) “In order for God to make...
“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...
“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 .” ...
"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 over the house of God, let us draw near to...
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...