For the week leading into the Grand Opening, lets reflect on the dedication of the temple in 2 Chronicles 7. 

PART 1

The Dedication of the Temple (2 Chronicles 7:1-4, 10)

When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. 2 The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled it. 3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying,

“He is good; his love endures forever.”

4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord. 

10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their homes, joyful and glad in heart for the good things the Lord had done for David and Solomon and for his people Israel.

PART 1 PRAYER POINTS...

• Worship and give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his love endures forever.
• Give thanks for the worship centre built on the hill, and pray that God's glory would fill the sanctuary, especially as we meet for the grand opening.
• Its Pentecost Sunday on the 23rd of May, so pray that like on that first Pentecost, that the fire of the Holy Spirit would consume us and move powerfully to burn up sin and make people passionate for Jesus.
• Pray that many would bring thank offerings to the Lord to express our devotion to Jesus and heart the gospel. 
• Pray that everyone would go home joyful and glad in heart.

PART 2

The Lord Appears to Solomon (2 Chronicles 7:11-16)

11 When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace, 12 the Lord appeared to him at night and said:

“I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices.

13 “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. 16 I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

PART 2 PRAYER POINTS

• Praise God for his promise to see and hear the prayers of his people in the place chosen for his name. May The Grove always be a house of prayer.
• Pray for the upcoming 21 days of revival prayer. May many humble themselves in prayer during this season. Ask for a new burden for prayer from a desperate desire to see our land healed and lives changed
• Pray that the prayers of dedication at our Grand Opening would be powerfully answered and for the new season of God's presence and power to transform us like never before.
• Ask the Holy Spirit to break us so that a deep repentance from sin and turning to God takes place. Bring freedom and life Lord!
• Pray for a new desire to live in obedience and bold faith in God. Pray for new people to step into service, giving and sharing their lives with others at The Grove.   
• Pray for Ferny Grove and Upper Kedron and Ferny Hills to see a revival.