TOPIC: Accountability Partner (Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries Wednesday, 20 June 2018)
FIRE SCRIPTURE: 1 Thessalonians 5: 9-11
MEMORY VERSE: “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” – James 5:16
The MESSAGE:
There are many temptations in the world today and satan is always striving to create even more. In the face of such temptations, many Christians must seek out an “accountability partner”, one to pray with and help share the burdens that come as they grow in the Lord. It is always better to have a brother or sister we can count on when we are facing temptations. King David was alone the evening satan tempted him into adultery with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11). The Bible tells us we fight a war not of “…flesh and blood, but against principalities, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness of this world”. (Ephesians 6:12).
Knowing we are in a battle against the forces of darkness, we should seek for help around us and this may include making ourselves accountable to another believer who can encourage us in this fight.
Paul tells us that we must be equipped with all the power that God supplies to fight this battle. “Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand (Ephesians 6:13). We know without a doubt that temptation will come, and we should be prepared.
The devil knows our weaknesses and he knows when we are vulnerable. He knows we have negative thoughts even though our action says otherwise. He knows when we are at the verge of giving up. Where do we find help? We want to do what is right in the sight of God, yet, we are weak, what do we do?
The writer of Hebrews summed it up when he said: “And let us consider one another, to provoke unto love and unto good works:” Not forsaking the assembly of ourselves together as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:24-25). The body of Christ is interconnected and we have a duty to each other, to build each other up. Also, James buttressed this fact when he said, “confess your faults, one to another, and pray one for another as that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16).
Knowing you are responsible and accountable to someone can be helpful in the battle to overcome sin. A partner WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE can be there to encourage you, rebuke, teach you, rejoice with you, and share your burden. Every Christian should consider having an “accountability-partner” with whom he or she can pray, talk, confide and confess.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
Effective ministry often erupts from a small team.
PROPHETIC WORD:
The Holy Spirit will connect you to your accountability partner
PRAYER POINTS:
MORNING
1. Every trap of the enemy set for me, catch your owner, in the name of Jesus.
2. My eyes will not send me to hell fire, in the name of Jesus.
3. My divine accountability partner, appear, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
4. Any sin I have committed in secret, I confess it now, in the name of Jesus.
5. I put on my whole armour of God, in the name of Jesus.
6. Satanic agenda to harvest my destiny, fail, in the name of Jesus.
7. Holy Ghost fire, incubate my life, in the name of Jesus.
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