Focus, Alignment & Energy  Exodus 34:23-24 Three times a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord, the God of Israel. I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God.

Focus We pray that You will lead us to focus together on the greater things that You intend to do through us in advancing the Gospel into the nations.  John 5:20; 14:12 For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your amazement he will show him even greater things than these…. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.

We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors … Focus Gripped by Love Ambassadors! 2 Corinthians 5:20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors …

Focus Gripped by Love Beauty Matthew 26:8, 10 Disciples: “Why this waste?” Jesus: “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to Me.”

Focus Gripped by Love Communion with God Exodus 34:23-24 “ … appear before the Sovereign Lord, the God of Israel … “ … appear before the Lord your God”

1. Passover: Keeping the Redemption Story Alive Focus Gripped by the Gospel  1. Passover: Keeping the Redemption Story Alive   1 Corinthians 5:7 For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

God answers prayer on the ground of Redemption and on no other ground.   God answers prayer on the ground of Redemption and on no other ground. Oswald Chambers

2. Pentecost: The harvest and labourers Focus Gripped by the Gospel 2. Pentecost: The harvest and labourers Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.    

Apostolic Passion – Floyd McClung   Apostolic Passion – Floyd McClung “Apostolic Passion” is a deliberate, intentional choice to live for the worship of Jesus in the nations. It’s the quality those who are on fire for Jesus, who dream of the whole earth being covered with the Glory of the Lord. I know when apostolic passion has died in my heart. It happens when I don’t spend my quiet time dreaming of the time when Jesus will be worshipped in languages that aren’t yet heard in heaven. I know it’s missing from my life when I sing about heaven, but live as if earth is my home … When I make decisions based on the danger involved, not the glory God will get. Those who have apostolic passion are planning to go, but willing to stay.

3. Tabernacles: Eternal Perspective Focus Gripped by the Gospel 3. Tabernacles: Eternal Perspective   Revelation 7:9 describes “a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb”.

 C.S. Lewis: “If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.” – Mere Christianity.

ALIGNMENT We pray that You will lead us into alignment and unity with You and with one another that will advance the Gospel into the nations.  John 17:23 I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.  

Alignment Unity   Psalm 133 How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! … For there the Lord bestows His blessing, even life forevermore.

Alignment The Nations Psalm 67:1-2   Psalm 67:1-2 May God be gracious to us and bless us     and make his face shine on us—  so that your ways may be known on earth,     your salvation among all nations.

Energy Our prayer regarding Energy: We pray that You will energize us through leading us into believing You so deeply that we will see Your glory and power displayed through us among the nations.  John 11:40 Then Jesus said, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?"   

… you will fill me with joy in your presence. Energy Joy   Exodus 34:23 all your men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord, the God of Israel. Psalm 16:11 … you will fill me with joy in your presence.

I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory … Energy Hope/Promises Exodus 34:24 I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory …  

Energy Faith Exodus 34:24 … no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God.