40 DAYS OF PRAYER
WELCOME!
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING!
"I just never thought of God as my Father before this."
"We felt the presence of the Holy Spirit in our conversations."
"Everyone was pouring out tears and laughter."
"We are having great discussions!"
"We have no more seating in our home!"
"We ran out of books and had to get more."
"We felt the presence of the Holy Spirit in our conversations."
"Everyone was pouring out tears and laughter."
"We are having great discussions!"
"We have no more seating in our home!"
"We ran out of books and had to get more."
RESOURCES
40 Days of Prayer Workbook
Weekly Scripture Bookmark
Key Chain Resources
*Contact the church office for your complimentary resources
Weekly Scripture Bookmark
Key Chain Resources
*Contact the church office for your complimentary resources
Enjoy a free music playlist focused around prayer! Click the image above to listen.
PHOTO GALLERY
WEEKLY CONTENT
WEEK ONE
KEY VERSE
"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given to you"
John 15:7 (NIV)
"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given to you"
John 15:7 (NIV)
DAILY DEVOTIONS (1-7)
Pages 23-35
Pages 23-35
WEEK TWO
KEY VERSE
"Cast all your care upon him, for he cares for you"
1 Peter 5:7 (AP)
"Cast all your care upon him, for he cares for you"
1 Peter 5:7 (AP)
DAILY DEVOTIONS (8-14)
Pages 51-63
Pages 51-63
WEEK THREE
KEY VERSE
"Give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men."
Psalm 107:15 (NIV)
"Give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men."
Psalm 107:15 (NIV)
DAILY DEVOTIONS (15-21)
Pages 77-89
Pages 77-89
WEEK FOUR
KEY VERSE
"Not to us, O Lord but to your name be the glory; because of your love and faithfulness."
Psalm 115:1: (NIV)
"Not to us, O Lord but to your name be the glory; because of your love and faithfulness."
Psalm 115:1: (NIV)
DAILY DEVOTIONS (22-28)
Pages 103-115
Pages 103-115
WEEK FIVE
KEY VERSE
"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)
"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)
DAILY DEVOTIONS (29-35)
Pages 129-141
Pages 129-141
WEEK SIX
KEY VERSE
"Do not be afraid or discouraged . . . For the battle is not yours, but God's."
2 Chronicles 20:15 (NIV)
"Do not be afraid or discouraged . . . For the battle is not yours, but God's."
2 Chronicles 20:15 (NIV)
DAILY DEVOTIONS (36-40)
Pages 155-163
Pages 155-163
BONUS WEEK
KEY VERSE
"Always keep on praying."
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (TLB)
"Always keep on praying."
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (TLB)
WHAT'S NEXT?
Share Your Experience!
We'd love to hear about your experience with 40 Days of Prayer! No story or feedback is too small or too big to share.
START A GROUP!
Jesus gave us the Great Commission to Go and make disciples! We encourage you to pray about starting a group and journeying through 40 Days of Prayer! Click the link below to let us know you are interested or contact the church office. We will equip you by praying over you and equipping you with resources (including the books) and helpful best practices.
Places To Explore:
Family - close or distant relatives could be a great way to start a group!
Fellowship - who are other believers you know that may be encouraged by 40 Days of Prayer?
Friends - you already hang out and talk to each other, why not study prayer together?
Fun - you play together whether on a sports team or game night. Just throw some study on prayer in the mix!
Firm/Factory - share prayer with your coworkers before, during lunch, or after work!
STUDY MORE ON PRAYER!
Now that you have completed 40 Days or Prayer, don't let the momentum stop! We have a great list of books on prayer below that will equip you with biblical knowledge and practical application regarding prayer. See the section below called "10 Great Books on Prayer." Some of these books are provided free in e-book format and others you can purchase. Click on these to get your free copies!
Get Free Video Based Studies on Prayer and other topics from Right Now Media! We pay for the subscription so we can share it with you!
OTHER CONTENT
VIDEO LESSONS
Lesson 1: The Purpose of Prayer - 26:27
Lesson 2: How to Pray with Confidence - 27:58
Lesson 3: The Pattern for Prayer (part 1) - 22:05
Lesson 4: The Pattern for Prayer (part 2) - 25:51
Lesson 5: Praying for a Breakthrough - 26:35
Lesson 6: How to Pray in a Crisis - 30:11
BONUS Lesson: Why Doesn't God Always Answer the First Time I Pray - 28:03
Lesson 2: How to Pray with Confidence - 27:58
Lesson 3: The Pattern for Prayer (part 1) - 22:05
Lesson 4: The Pattern for Prayer (part 2) - 25:51
Lesson 5: Praying for a Breakthrough - 26:35
Lesson 6: How to Pray in a Crisis - 30:11
BONUS Lesson: Why Doesn't God Always Answer the First Time I Pray - 28:03
FINDING A GROUP
JAMES ISLAND GROUPS
REEDY – TUESDAYS – 5:30 PM – Riverland Terrace Community – Young Families
CANNONS – TUESDAYS – 6:00 PM – Located Near James Island County Park.
LIVENGOOD – TUESDAYS 6:00 PM – Located on James Island close to the Harris Teeter.
RERE – TUESDAYS 6:30PM -7:30 PM – No Kids Please. Located on James Island near Whitehouse Plantation.
RUPPE – SUNDAYS 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Located in the center of James Island near Bayview Farms.
JOHNS ISLAND GROUPS
HEBERT – TUESDAYS – 6:30 PM – Johns Island –1.5 Miles from St. Johns Highschool.
CANDLER – THURSDAYS 6:00 PM – Located at the Bridge between Johns Island and James Island.
HOLSEBERG – SATURDAYS – 5:00 PM – Johns Island. Cross over the bridge from James Island and about a mile from the new Jersey Mikes Subs. All are welcome!
KELLY - TUESDAYS 6:00PM - This group is currently closed.
STILL WORTHY - Residency based addiction ministry located on John's Island. Learn More Here.
ON CAMPUS GROUPS
2023 Wappo Drive, Charleston, SC 29412
JOANNE BROWN - MONDAYS 6:00PM - Room E-101
HOPE - SUNDAYS 10:00AM - Women/Females Only - Room E-208
COOPER- SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room F-101
GENESIS - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room F-103
JANIE BROWN - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room E-201
ILER - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Women/Females Only Room E-202
OLIVER - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room E-211
MOMS BIBLE STUDY - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room E-210
DADS DISCIPLESHIP - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room E-206
WORSHIP - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room E-214
YOUTH - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room E-207
REEDY – TUESDAYS – 5:30 PM – Riverland Terrace Community – Young Families
CANNONS – TUESDAYS – 6:00 PM – Located Near James Island County Park.
LIVENGOOD – TUESDAYS 6:00 PM – Located on James Island close to the Harris Teeter.
RERE – TUESDAYS 6:30PM -7:30 PM – No Kids Please. Located on James Island near Whitehouse Plantation.
RUPPE – SUNDAYS 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Located in the center of James Island near Bayview Farms.
JOHNS ISLAND GROUPS
HEBERT – TUESDAYS – 6:30 PM – Johns Island –1.5 Miles from St. Johns Highschool.
CANDLER – THURSDAYS 6:00 PM – Located at the Bridge between Johns Island and James Island.
HOLSEBERG – SATURDAYS – 5:00 PM – Johns Island. Cross over the bridge from James Island and about a mile from the new Jersey Mikes Subs. All are welcome!
KELLY - TUESDAYS 6:00PM - This group is currently closed.
STILL WORTHY - Residency based addiction ministry located on John's Island. Learn More Here.
ON CAMPUS GROUPS
2023 Wappo Drive, Charleston, SC 29412
JOANNE BROWN - MONDAYS 6:00PM - Room E-101
HOPE - SUNDAYS 10:00AM - Women/Females Only - Room E-208
COOPER- SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room F-101
GENESIS - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room F-103
JANIE BROWN - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room E-201
ILER - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Women/Females Only Room E-202
OLIVER - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room E-211
MOMS BIBLE STUDY - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room E-210
DADS DISCIPLESHIP - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room E-206
WORSHIP - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room E-214
YOUTH - SUNDAYS 10:00 AM - Room E-207
HOSTING A GROUP
FREE SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST
Our worship team and staff have compiled a list of their favorite songs about prayer as we prepare to enter into 40 Days of Prayer at James Island Baptist church. Whether you are looking for traveling music, songs for your personal worship time, or music for entertainment, you can access these songs and enjoy them anywhere, anytime FREE on Spotify. Spotify works best on your smartphone, your desktop computer, or a smart television. The app (application) is free and can be downloaded from Google Play, the App Store, or directly from the Spotify website at spotify.com. To access the JIBC 40 Days of Prayer music playlist click on the Spotify image, or copy and paste the following URL.... https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1s3kBJV9wvkG03kwAuHI9b?si=c8a60f17ca7043e9
CALENDAR
Sunday, April 7th-Week 1 begins
Sunday, April 14th- Week 2 begins
Sunday, April 21st -Week 3 begins
Sunday, April 28th-Week 4 begins
Sunday, May 5th-Week 5 begins
Sunday, May 12th-Week 6 begins
Celebration Service-TBA
Sunday, April 14th- Week 2 begins
Sunday, April 21st -Week 3 begins
Sunday, April 28th-Week 4 begins
Sunday, May 5th-Week 5 begins
Sunday, May 12th-Week 6 begins
Celebration Service-TBA
10 GREAT BOOKS ON PRAYER
recommended by Rick Warren
1. POWER THROUGH PRAYER by E.M. Bounds
Power through Prayer has been called "one of the truly great masterpieces on the theme of prayer." This small but powerful book is a classic and essential resource to improve your prayer life. Click on the book image below for your "free" pdf download.
Power through Prayer has been called "one of the truly great masterpieces on the theme of prayer." This small but powerful book is a classic and essential resource to improve your prayer life. Click on the book image below for your "free" pdf download.
2. PRAYER: DOES IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE? by PHILIP YANCEY
Yancey probes the very heartbeat of mankind's relationship to God in this invitation to communicate with God through prayer. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? is an exploration of the mysterious intersection where God and humans meet and relate. Click on the book image below for your "free" pdf book summary.
Yancey probes the very heartbeat of mankind's relationship to God in this invitation to communicate with God through prayer. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? is an exploration of the mysterious intersection where God and humans meet and relate. Click on the book image below for your "free" pdf book summary.
3. PRAYER: FINDING THE HEART'S TRUE HOME by Richard Foster
Best-selling author Richard J. Foster offers a warm, compelling, and sensitive primer on prayer, compelling us to understand, experience, and practice it in its many forms - from the simple prayer of beginning again to unceasing prayer.
Best-selling author Richard J. Foster offers a warm, compelling, and sensitive primer on prayer, compelling us to understand, experience, and practice it in its many forms - from the simple prayer of beginning again to unceasing prayer.
4. THE POWER OF A PRAYING WIFE by Stormie Omartian
Today's challenges can make a fulfilling marriage seem like an impossible dream. Yet God delights in doing the impossible if only we would ask! Stormie Omartian shares how God can strengthen your marriage as you pray for your husband concerning key areas in his life. Click on the book image below for your "free" pdf sample of the book.
Today's challenges can make a fulfilling marriage seem like an impossible dream. Yet God delights in doing the impossible if only we would ask! Stormie Omartian shares how God can strengthen your marriage as you pray for your husband concerning key areas in his life. Click on the book image below for your "free" pdf sample of the book.
5. WITH CHRIST IN THE SCHOOL OF PRAYER by Andrew Murray
Immerse yourself in this timeless classic and prepare yourself for one of the most vital ministries believers can experience - intercessory prayer! Using Jesus' teaching on prayer as a model, Murray begins at the elementary level and leads you step by step through thirty-one lessons to the heights of faith-empowered prayer. Click on the book image below for your "free" pdf download.
Immerse yourself in this timeless classic and prepare yourself for one of the most vital ministries believers can experience - intercessory prayer! Using Jesus' teaching on prayer as a model, Murray begins at the elementary level and leads you step by step through thirty-one lessons to the heights of faith-empowered prayer. Click on the book image below for your "free" pdf download.
6. TOO BUSY NOT TO PRAY by Bill Hybels
This twentieth-anniversary edition of Too Busy Not to Pray calls both young and old to make prayer a priority, and broadens our vision for what our eternal, powerful God does when his people slow down to pray. Clink on the book image below for your "free" pdf download.
This twentieth-anniversary edition of Too Busy Not to Pray calls both young and old to make prayer a priority, and broadens our vision for what our eternal, powerful God does when his people slow down to pray. Clink on the book image below for your "free" pdf download.
7. REES HOWELLS: INTERCESSOR by Norman Grubb
How did the faith and prayers of a humble coal miner affect the course of World War II? In this biography of Rees Howells, whose mastery of intercessory prayer had global consequences, we discover rich truths of the Spirit for all the church today. Click on the book image below for your "free" pdf download.
How did the faith and prayers of a humble coal miner affect the course of World War II? In this biography of Rees Howells, whose mastery of intercessory prayer had global consequences, we discover rich truths of the Spirit for all the church today. Click on the book image below for your "free" pdf download.
8. PRAYER: THE GREAT ADVENTURE by David Jeremiah
Prayer: the Great Adventure gently encourages us to take a the first steps toward fostering a rewarding relationship with God. With gentle, practical guidance, Dr. David Jeremiah shares his own story of learning to pray out of desperation inspiring you to find the same urgency and intimacy in every stage of your glorious journey with God.
Prayer: the Great Adventure gently encourages us to take a the first steps toward fostering a rewarding relationship with God. With gentle, practical guidance, Dr. David Jeremiah shares his own story of learning to pray out of desperation inspiring you to find the same urgency and intimacy in every stage of your glorious journey with God.
9. SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE by Donald S. Whitney
Donald Whitney's ethos of Bible reading and prayer are must-reads for every believer. He writes in everyday language for everyday people. Click on the book image below for your "free" pdf sample.
Donald Whitney's ethos of Bible reading and prayer are must-reads for every believer. He writes in everyday language for everyday people. Click on the book image below for your "free" pdf sample.
10. PRAYING: FINDING OUR WAY THROUGH DUTY TO DELIGHT by J.I.Packer & Carolyn Nystrom
Does prayer often seem more of a job than a joy? Packer and Nystrom"s practical help for whole- person praying will move you to deeper obedience, delight, and intimacy with the Father. You'll discover different aspects of prayer, including praising, asking, brooding, complaining, and joining in!
Does prayer often seem more of a job than a joy? Packer and Nystrom"s practical help for whole- person praying will move you to deeper obedience, delight, and intimacy with the Father. You'll discover different aspects of prayer, including praising, asking, brooding, complaining, and joining in!
