“Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son.”
Romans 8:26 “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.”
Pray for the leading and guidance of the Holy Spirit as we pray and prepare for the retreat.
Exodus 33:14 “The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
Pray that only the presence of God will go with us, be with us and lead us.
Hebrew 10:22 “let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”
Pray that the blood of Jesus will purify us and the word of God will wash us clean as we get ready to enter into the holy place by the power of the blood of Jesus.
Romans 12:1 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God--this is your true and proper worship.”
Pray that we will all come before God as a living, holy and acceptable sacrifice so that as we are accepted, we will worship per God’s standards.
Numbers 9:23 “They camped at the LORD's command, and they set out at the LORD's command; they carried out the LORD's charge according to His command through Moses.”
Pray that every thing concerning the retreat will ONLY be according to God’s command and NOTHING about a man.
Acts 4:31 “After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.”
Pray that everyone will be filled with the transformational power of the Holy Spirit. Therefore leaving the retreat we must go and fulfill Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Ezekiel 10:4 “Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the LORD.”
Pray that the radiance of the glory of God will fill the retreat.
Acts 7:55 “But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.”
Pray that we will be filled with the Holy Spirit and focus in the spirit so that we can see and partake of the glory of God.
2 Peter 1:21 “For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
Pray that the Holy Spirit will guide and direct the word from the mouth of every speaker. Pray that nobody will speak out of their own will.
Acts 11:15 “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as He had come upon us at the beginning.”
Pray that the Holy Spirit will speak through every speaker so that He can have His way on everyone present.
2 Corinthians 10:17-18 “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.”
Pray against pride among the speakers, pray for humility, pray that every boasting must be for the glory of God.
Hebrew 12:24 “to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel”
Call on the covenant blood of Jesus to speak over every aspect of the retreat; ground, atmosphere, rooms and every where, every life, families represented, the different means of transportation and roads
Isaiah 6:1 “In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.”
Pray that anything or power representing king Uzziah within or around us standing as a hindrance to our breakthrough must die.
Mathew 25:2-3 “Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.”
Pray for spiritual readiness over everyone coming to the retreat. We will not go to the retreat like the foolish virgins without oil; lack of faith, expectation, holiness, righteousness etc.
Isaiah 51:4 “Pay attention to Me, My people, and listen to Me, My nation; for a law will go out from Me, and My justice will become a light to the nations; I will bring it about quickly.”
Pray that God will grant us the grace to listen and follow through with what He has prepared for us.
Deuteronomy 9:3 “Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.”
Pray for the consuming fire of God to go ahead of us and burn down into ashes every barrier, be it physical or spiritual that would want to attempt to stand against us.
Mathew 28:2 “And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.”
Pray for an angelic visitation over the city of Westfield where the retreat will take place, let every hindrance be rolled away.
Jeremiah 32:20-21 “You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and You do so to this very day, both in Israel and among all mankind. And You have made a name for Yourself, as is the case to this day. You brought your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with great terror.”
Pray that during this retreat God will make His name known and we will experience signs and wonders
Pray that the mighty hand of God will be stretched out to deliver and to save every family represented.
Joshua 21:43-45: “Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled there. And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel failed; everything was fulfilled.”
Pray that whatever the enemy is holding that belongs to us must be released and we must recover ALL before we come back from the retreat ground.
Pray that as we travail in prayer we will come back victorious and in total deliverance from our enemies.
Pray that every promise of God for our lives and ministry etc must be fulfilled according to His word whether the enemy likes it or not.
Deuteronomy 6:23-24 “But the LORD your God will deliver them over to you, throwing them into great confusion until they are destroyed. He will give their kings into your hand, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand up against you; you will destroy them.”
Pray that the Lord will hand over every enemy of this retreat to us, throwing them into confusion until they are ALL completely destroyed.
Pray that God will reveal any powers, rulers, principalities, witches, etc and we will wipe them off and their activities from the surface of the earth and they will not prevail against our meeting and breakthrough.
Colossians 3:23-24 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
Thank God for giving us the grace to fast and pray.
Thank Master Jesus for paving the way into His Father’s throne.
Thank God for answers to prayers, breakthroughs and testimonies.
Note: This guide is not a formula. It does not also mean you are limited to this list. This is only a guide. Trust the Holy Spirit to lead and guide.