Night one of three (Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2026). Built on blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52) and the Transfiguration (Matthew 17), the night moves through guided prayer: recognizing and giving thanks for what God has already placed in our hands, surrendering it back ("in Your hands it is worth more"), praying for faithfulness and focus, stretching for "a little bit more" in the service of the Lord (1 Corinthians 15:58), working our faith as a conduit for someone else's deliverance, and — like Bartimaeus throwing aside his garment — leaving behind every pain and label that has become identity.
Spiritual Emphasis · Night 1 · September 30, 2026
Working Faith
Nana Boadum, PhD · Mark 10:46-52; Matthew 17:1-21; 1 Corinthians 15:58
Prayer points
Play the video and pray with us, or take these points into your own time with God.
- Satisfy us early with Your mercyThank God for His mercies that sustain and preserve, and pray that He satisfies us early, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.Psalm 90:14; Lamentations 3:22-23
- Open my eyes to what I already haveLike blind Bartimaeus, who could not see but could hear, ask the Spirit for discernment to recognize the gifts, abilities, and resources God has already given — and to excel in them instead of living from a deficit mentality.Mark 10:46-48; Ephesians 1:18
- Thank Him for the supplyLike Jesus giving thanks over two fish and five loaves, give thanks for what is in your hands without despising it; thanksgiving is a key that opens the door into His presence.Matthew 14:19; Psalm 100:4
- Surrender it back: "In Your hands it is worth more."Release your time, money, gifts, intellect, family, and availability back to God for His use and His glory, and watch the mathematics of multiplication.John 6:9-11; Romans 12:1
- Faithfulness and consistencyPray for grace to be found faithful — in the call, at work, at home, as an ambassador of Christ in the marketplace — and to endure to the end.1 Corinthians 4:2; Hebrews 10:36
- Deliver me from distractionLike Mary over Martha, choose the one thing that is needed; lay every weight at His feet and don't go back for it.Luke 10:41-42; Hebrews 12:1
- Do a little bit moreBe steadfast, immovable, always abounding — "doing more than enough in the service of the Lord." Refuse to pat yourself on the back too soon; your season of impact is not over.1 Corinthians 15:58 (AMPC)
- Work your faith for someone elseCome down the mountain: lift up by name someone who needs deliverance, and take up the tools of prayer and fasting — faith is a conduit, not a keepsake.Matthew 17:14-21
- Throw aside the garmentLet go of the pain, labels, and past victories that have become identity; forget what lies behind and walk into the new thing God is doing.Mark 10:50; Philippians 3:13; Isaiah 43:19