 Hello, dear viewer. Welcome again to our experience of 40 days of prayer. If you are joining us for the first time, just to let you know that the General Conference of the Adventist Church came up with this very wonderful, inspiring program where all the members of the church globally have been requested to team up in prayer from 3rd of May and all through for the next 40 days. And today being the third day of May, in these 40 days of prayer, we thank the Lord for the privilege and opportunity to be at His feet. I welcome you this morning, maybe wherever you're watching from, it could be evening or afternoon by where we are this morning. We welcome you that to be part of this great experience of fellowshiping and being refreshed from the Lord. This day the thought is revival and reformation. We have so far looked at revival of true Godliness. Yesterday we looked at humility, seeking and turning, and this morning we are looking at revival and reformation. But before we get to the text that we are going to use this morning, I'm so happy to be joined with one of my church members, brother John, who is just briefly here to share with us his experience as a Christian and as a prayer warrior and what prayer can do in one's life. John, I welcome so much, I'm glad to have you this morning. Please you can begin by greeting our viewers. Good morning viewers, good afternoon from wherever it is that you're watching us. I hope you're glad to be with us today. Thank you, thank you so much. How did you come to learn about the 40 days of prayer? Well, pastor, I was actually just walking on YouTube rather browsing through YouTube and I saw the post that had been put up the first day and I went back to the church website and just saw that there's this whole 40 days of prayer. That's how I actually bumped into the 40 days of prayer. Wow, wow. No, for those of you who are interested and okay with online services and internet and all that, you know, you can spend your time in a reasonable way. It was just through YouTube and it came to discover that we have accurately started our programs through the 40 days of prayer. So you can also check these programs on our website. They are from the central church, Nairobi Central SD church. You can go to our website and you can see you will be able to get all the videos for this program. But today, John, what do you say about prayer? Do you believe in prayer? Actually, yes, I do believe in prayer, pastor. For me personally, I have had very many experiences through prayer that the Lord has come through for me. Right from my young age in church, I remember I would pray over things like exams and the Lord was faithful and he's constantly been faithful through my campus life, into my work life. During COVID season when things were tough, I remember at one point you get a point where you surrender fully and you tell God, you know what, I'm going through this. I don't know how you're going to do it, but I know you will do it. Therefore, I leave this in your hands. And he has come through so many times. I cannot keep count in terms of health, finances, many, many ways. So I do believe in prayer. Wow, very powerful. John says he believes in the power of prayer and he has experienced the power of prayer in his life. Now, that's the reason why this morning we can put a little longer, you know, to wait upon the Lord and ask him and seek him. But before we have time to pray, I'll be inviting Brother John to come and join us in prayer. But before we get there, let's go to the text of this morning that the Lord may bless us together. Now, I went to invite you to come along with me and we are going this morning. Of course, the text that we are sharing is from the book of Revelation and very, very important text that Jesus speaking to us and requesting us. Revelation chapter 3 verse number 20. And the one of God says, Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, we'll come in to him and eat with him and he will me. Now, as I said, the topic for this morning or that day of 40 days of prayer is revival and reformation. And what this means, yesterday and the first day, we so much looked on aspect of revival. And so we are getting to the aspect of reformation. Reformation simply means to undo a certain things in your life, to do away with certain things and embrace new ways of life. This is what you call reform. Now, when revival comes, it has to act and move you to denounce certain ways of your life that then you can be aligned with the will of God. Now, there is one more text that I want to read, the book of Romans chapter 12 and verse number 1 and 2, but I'm interested in verse number 2. But let me begin from verse number 1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the masses of God that ye present your bodies and living sacrifice wholly acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. But number 2, and be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Now, reformation is as a result of revival. We so revival comes because of the power of the Holy Spirit. Once you allow the Holy Spirit to be in you, the Holy Spirit has a way of causing revival, rejuvenizing you, energizing you, reconnecting you with God, centering you where Christ needs you the most. And when that start happening, then there are certain ways you start behaving and your behavior changes and you start embracing new attitudes and your perception about life and about God and get more interesting and yearning for salvation. Now, Paul here comes and says, when this power of the Holy Spirit comes in, also works in us to transform us. It transforms us how? It transforms us by renewing our minds, by renewing how we think, by renewing how we look at things, by renewing our appetites, our connection with the Lord, by renewing of our mind, so that mind is a center of life. Every thing comes through mind. We are what we are because of what comes into our mind. And so when the power of the Holy Spirit descends in us and takes the central place in our life, then we are being transformed and changed in our mind the way we think and we are start aligning our desires with the will of God. So he says by renewing of your mind that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. To mean that you will not be able to accept, you won't be able to prove what is good and what is not good if you do not get revived. It doesn't matter how many samosas you listen to. If you don't allow the workings of the power of the Holy Spirit in your heart in your life, you who know how to be revived. So if you are not revived, then you can understand why and how you can transform your life. It is the power of the Holy Spirit that transforms our lives. And so the texture this morning is very, very important for us. Allow me to end by reading a quote from Ellen G. White. I love this order. Yesterday, of course, I read one more quote from her and allow me this morning one more time to read from the Selected Messages Book 1, Page 128. Remember I read from 121. But allow me to read this. A revival and reformation must take place under the ministration of the Holy Spirit. Revival and reformation are two different things. Revival signifies renewal of spiritual life, a quickening of the powers of mind and heart, a resurrection from spiritual death. But reformation signifies a reorganization. Reorganization of your life. Reorganization of your thoughts. Reorganization of your you know the attitudes and perceptions about life. Reorganization of change in ideas and theories, habits and practices. Reorganization of information will not bring forth the good fruit of righteousness unless it is connected with the revival of the spirit. So revival and reformation are to do the appointed work in doing this work the mass bled. And so we are this morning seeking to ask God to help us to undo certain things, to remove things that are not good. Those kind of things that islentangus and snares and keeps us those are the things we are looking at. I want to challenge you this morning as we pray. How is your life? Are there certain things in your life you need to undo to change, to remove, to throw away? Please, that's why we are here this morning. As I invite brother John to come and join me for this very special moment of prayer, is my desire that wherever you are this morning, not just pray but seek through this prayer to undo certain things to change certain things to transform your way of looking alive and come closer to God and surrender certain things to Him and count them nothing if you want to win this salvation. We have a number of prayer requests that we have having this morning. We are going to consider together with your concerns. I see John if you can check through I see we have to pray for God to give you a heart that is willing to live in complete obedience to His will. We pray for victory over those specific scenes that you still struggle with. We are also going to pray for any young people and believers who are struggling from addiction, depression or other mental health issues. We are also going to pray for our church members here in Nairobi Central Church in this part of the country but also specifically been requesting to pray for the church in Eastern Europe where there are many challenges as we have said to intervene and be glorified in this ongoing painful crisis. John what other press can we pray for? We are also supposed to pray for believers who are facing religious persecution right now in research as Asia in the Middle East and also there is a list that is supposed to come up with pastor of 7 names that we need to continuously pray for over the last over the next 7 days. Thank you. So join us as we pray for these things. You may not remember everything but I know we have mentioned them. The Lord is aware of these but we want to request you to have a list of just 7 friends or people that want to be praying for in this experience so that every day as you join us it should be your privilege to lift them before the Lord. We are going together to pray with brother John. He is going to start then I'm going to end the prayer. Let's pray together wherever you are. Let's believe and pray. I have any father will come before you this morning. Thank you for the gift of life. We thank you dear Lord because you have always been faithful. Father especially we want to first of all confess our sins that they may not be a hindrance to the requests that are being made. Dear Lord we would like to bring before you all your children across the world dear Lord. We want to pray that those who are yearning for the Holy Spirit to come into their lives dear Lord that they may be able to keep away from certain struggles that they are going through, things like addiction, disobedience dear Lord issues of even family relationships dear Lord finances dear Lord anything that is making them not behave in a way that gives glory to you dear Lord I pray that may you give them a special dosage of your Holy Spirit dear Lord that it may enable them because they can do all things to Christ to strengthen them. Dear Lord we want to remember our young people Father would like to remember the young people in Kenya who are going into the various high schools I pray dear Lord that may you hold them steadfast dear Lord that they may not interact with bad company that they may keep their good morals dear Lord that they will be examples like the four hibubu boys amongst their peers and they may show and shine up and when people see them they will see you dear Lord we want to remember our fellow believers and your children across the world who are out in Eastern Europe dear Lord Dear Lord we pray for a spirit resolution to what is going on in that part of the world and dear Lord we pray for peace peace and a wave through the war that is going on dear Lord we want to pray for those who are mourning we pray for comfort of their hearts dear Lord those who are fearful we pray for courage as well dear Lord that your will may be done in that part of the world Dear Lord the children across this globe who are struggling with various needs they really are seeking your face I pray that dear Lord reach out to them hold their hands remind them that you are with them even in the middle of the storm if you cannot come to the storm I pray that may you come with the child in the storm may they always look to you and know that the Lord is with us therefore we will always trust him pray this short prayer trust can be living in Jesus Amen Lord we continue to thank you this morning thank you for the privilege of this fellowship together with you thank you because you promised us we come to you in prayer we shall answer our prayers according to the riches and glory we thank you Lord this morning one more time that we can present our petitions before you forgive us since Lord and cleanse us from all ways of our unrighteousness and Lord accept us before you together with our viewers that we will have an experience with you we want to lift each one of us today before you Lord whatever our viewers are Lord we want to reach out to them this morning this very special moment that you can meet them at a very point of needs you know their struggles you know their challenges specifically today when you are focusing on reforms many of us are struggling with the reforms some habits that have not worked well things that habits that are challenging and choking of faith we are struggling with them Lord we don't know how to do but this morning you are reminding us you can surrender such things to you because you have the power through the Holy Spirit to enable us to overcome I know it won't be possible for us to work a faithful and righteous way without accepting painfully to go the root of reforms and so we are seeking this morning Lord for certain ways in our lives to be aligned with your will that as we worship you and sit before you that our conscience will be true and we shall be at peace with you so Lord forgive us and give us the power the power of the Holy Spirit who is able to work within us and for us to overcome every tendency every habit to break down the chains or the bondage or evil one and the sin the Lord we can live a righteous life in this age we want to remember remember the church here in the central church the church in Kenya in this country Lord we need you this time especially both this country and our church we are in the season of elections and Lord we are praying that your spirit shall guide every thought and every step and every will and every decision shall happen according to the will especially for the country Lord we pray as we come to our general elections that this exercise will be covering through peacefully you shall give us leaders that you have purpose to gain this country we pray even for our church globally the general conference session which is soon coming in few days from now the Lord you shall provide give the church leaders who are meek in their spirit leaders are who humble before you men and women after your own heart women who shall learn how to hear and listen and do what you gain them to do remember the church in Eastern Europe Lord that you may continue blessing them intervening in the situations of life and give them peace that even the struggles of this world one day shall come to an end bless us Lord and continue giving us this privilege of fellowship being together remember brother John I pray for him in the very special way this morning Lord thank you for allowing him to come to be part of this ministry reach out to him bless him and fulfill the desires of his heart but more important Lord I pray that we can prepare him for this one coming bless this minister prayer bless our church we pray in Jesus name amen thank you Adia viewer for being part of this ministry we pray for you please if you are being blessed I invite you to do one thing if you have not clicked the button of subscribing to our channel please do but also I invite you to like our website and also share this link with many people as 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