THE 12TH SESSION WITH THE LORD IN HIS COURT (FRIDAY, 14TH JANUARY (11.00 P.M.) TO SATURDAY, 15TH JANUARY, 2011 (3.00 A.M.)

About Court Session with the Lord:

'Court Session with the Lord' is the weekly non-denominational intercessory program initiative of The Lord's Court International (LCI), a non-denominational intercessory ministry called by God to return His people to their knees in personal prayers and intercession for a one-on-one communion with God

LCI is an unusual ministry with an unusual mandate as contained in Joel 2:14-17 (CEV):  "I am the Lord your God.  Perhaps I will change my mind and treat you with mercy.  Then, you will be blessed with enough grain and wine for offering sacrifices to me.

Sound the trumpet in Zion!  Call the people together.  Show your sorrow by going without food.  Make sure that everyone is fit to worship me.  Bring adults, children, babies, and even bring newlyweds from their festivities.

Tell my servants, the priests, to cry inside the temple and to offer this prayer near the altar: "Save your people, Lord God!  Don't let foreign nations make jokes about us.  Don't let them laugh and ask, 'Where is your God?'"

A global ministry with members from all the continents of the world with the specific instruction from God to bring all the challenges of God's people that have led held them bound before Him in His court for adjudication and intervention, it is founded by Pastor Ray Festus Symperr, an intercessor by calling cum a television producer, publisher and information technologist by training.   

Dress Code: 

Unlike the conventional prayer vigils which a sizeable proportion of people attend dressed in rags and untidy clothes, 'Court Session with the Lord' is not just one of those vigils, but the Lord's Judgement Valley where the Lord judges all the terrible enemies and surrounding nations of all serious-minded attendees (Psalm 9:11; Joel 3:12; and Amos 5:18-20).

As you come to plead your cause, therefore, it is highly required that you dress responsibly while attending this event in your chosen venue as an indication that you are on the offensive position as the winner against your accusers.  And by this singular attitude, your victory is guaranteed (Amos 5:18-20; and Obadiah verse 15).

How to Participate:

To participate or attend this weekly event is very easy and simple.

It takes the following steps to do this:

Step 1:

Indicate your intention to attend by joining the current edition on Facebook.  To do this if you are a Facebook user, search for the current session and then, click Join.  For example, type The 13th Session with the Lord in His Court on Search in Facebook and press Enter key.  

Step 2:

Choose a convenient venue where you wish to observe the event.  Suitably recommended is your personal or family altar in your home.  Please, ensure that your chosen venue is distraction-free.

It is expected that you fast on the day of the event (Friday) till it ends at 3.00 a.m. (Saturday) and then break.

Step 3:

Download or print out the current event's Special Session's Message and Order of Service for use at the event.

Please, make sure you adhere very strictly to all the instructions.

Step 4:

As much as we wish to rejoice with you and appreciate God for answered prayers, please, feel free to share your testimonies with us and others.

Rules for Participation:

1.   You must be born again;

2.   You must have been water baptized by immersion;
3.   You must have been baptized in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongue;
4.   You must be a good companion of God's word;
5.   You must be one that flees every appearance of sin.  You must live a holy life;
6.   You must be one who forgives everyone that offends you;
7.   You must be a lover of God and those around you;
8.   You must be a person of integrity and honesty in all your dealings with God and man;
9.   You must be a committed member of a Bible-believing church;
10. You must dress responsibly when observing this event; and
11. You must be ready to fast on the day of the event (Friday) and break at 3.00 a.m. on Satuday when it is expected to end.

Note: You may observe this event with your spouse (If married) and/or household.

 

THE 12TH SESSION WITH THE LORD IN HIS COURT

Date:  Friday, 14th - Saturday, 15th January, 2010

Venue:  Every attendee shall choose a suitable place to observe this event, but considerably at his/her personal or family altar i.e. the spot within your house of residence or room where you meet with the Lord in worship from time to time (If you haven't any, please, you may make one today.  To do so, simply decide a convenient spot within your own house of residence and consecrate it through prayer as a place you or/and your household meet with the Lord in worship from time to time).

Time:  11.00 p.m. on Friday through to 3.00 a.m. on Saturday.

Note:  It is our usual manner that you engage in fasting on Thursday backed up with prayers as the Holy Spirit may lead you.  The fasting shall be ended on Friday at 3.00 a.m. when the program is expected to end.

 

SPECIAL SESSION'S MESSAGE

By:  Pastor R. F. Symperr

TITLE:  NOT BY YOUR STRENGTH

Jeremiah 17:5-8 says, "I, the Lord, have put a curse on those who turn from me and trust in human strength.  They will dry up like bush in salty desert soil, where nothing can grow.

But I will bless those who trust me.  They will be like trees growing beside a stream - trees with roots that reach down to the water, and with leaves that are always green.  They bear fruit every year and are never worried by a lack of rain" (CEV).

How time flies!  January has come and gone; and here we are again!  February will soon roll in like an august visitor.  As responsible and serious-minded children of God who desires to experience all-round wellness and greater heights which this year is prophesied to carry on its wings, it is extra-ordinarily needful for you and I to begin to do an appraisal of how we have fared so far in the manifestation of this prophetic utterance since the year began.

Have you been trusting in your own human strength in your day-to-day life endeavours?  How far do you think you can go in the journey of 2011 without God?  Since the year begins, what has been your personal relationship with God through prayers; diligent study of God's word; giving towards His work on earth; quality thanksgiving, praise and worship?  What is the distance between sin and you? What is your soul-winning status since this year begins?; and as a Christian, how much are you committed to God's work in His vineyard?  These, among others, are vital parameters we must humbly use to assess ourselves as to whether we are making progress or not.

Brethren, if our lives must make any significant progress this year using the above-named parameters, among others, we must learn to spend less time with mortal man and spend quality time with immortal God.  This is the only way we can continue to receive His direction and the much-needed strength every inch of our way as we journey through 2011.  Hear what Isaiah 40:29-31 (CEV) says:

"The Lord gives strength to those who are weary.  Even young people get tired, then stumbe and fall.  But those who trust the Lord will find new strength.  They will be strong like eagles, soaring upward on wings, they will walk and run without getting tired."

Do you desire a new strength for your Christian journey through 2011?  Then, you must trust in the Lord in order to find it (new strength).  For 2011 to truly be your year of all-round wellness and greater heights, we must seize to depend on our old strength.  It is only new strength which comes from God that can take us very far to lay hold of all the goodies which the Lord has promised His people this year.

In conclusion, it is my prayer that God will daily renew your strength for your journey through this year so as to grab all the goodies of 2011 in Jesus' name, Amen.

Shalom!

Pastor R. F. Symperr is the International Co-ordinator, The Lord's Court International (LCI) with International Secretariat in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.

ORDER OF SERVICE

(To be downloaded or printed for use at the event with strict adherence)

Theme:  O Lord, let my eyes see and my ear hear the doom and destruction 

of my terrible enemies (Psalms 92:11).

OPENING PRAYER (11.00 – 11.10 P.M.)

Special Instruction:

This shall be done by kneeling with worship songs or hymn intermittently as the Holy Spirit may lead you.

Recommended Prayer Points:

Please, pray the following prayer points (In Jesus’ name) for, at least, two minutes each:

1.    O Lord God, I thank you for another opportunity to come into your presence tonight.

2.    O Lord, my Father, bless me with your presence and let me enjoy undeniable miracles tonight.

3.    Father God, take absolute control of tonight’s program.

4.    I take authority and silent every territorial or environmental power that might want to disrupt tonight’s program.

5.    I bind and chain with fetters every spirit of distraction tonight.

(You may one or more prayer points if time permits as the Holy Spirit enables you).

To end this session, say the following:

“I declare this session open in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”

PRAISE AND WORSHIP (11.10 – 11.40 P.M.)

Special Instruction:

Here, you are expected to offer high quality praise and worship to God.

Before embarking on this, please, remember to pray the following recommended prayer points for, at least, two minutes each (In Jesus’ name):

1.     Father God, I offer myself to you as a living sacrifice.  Please, accept me.

2.    My Father, my Father, purge me of everything that may disqualify me in your presence tonight.

3.    My Father and my God, as I offer high quality praise and worship to you tonight, let heavens be stripped open and rain your blessings on me.

4.    Father God, as I praise and worship you tonight, I ask that you release your Holy Spirit into my life for a miraculous turn-around.

(You may one or more prayer points if time permits as the Holy Spirit enables you).

Before you proceed to render praise and worship songs, it is highly recommended that you pray in the spirit for, at least, five minutes.

Thereafter, enter into intensive praise and worship session by rendering praise and worship songs accompanied by dancing, rolling on the floor, clapping of hands, playing of any available musical instrument(s), lifting up of hands, etc as the Holy Spirit directs to honour the Lord.

Please, do this with minimal distractions.

PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING (11.40 P.M. – 12.30 A.M.)

This is your time to spend quality time to express your thanksgiving to God for what He did in the time past, what He has done, what He is doing now and what He will do in the future.

Special Instruction:

Please, make sure you did this with minimal distraction.  As the Holy Spirit directs, it is suggested that you do this by kneeling, singing praise and worship songs or/and hymns intermittently, rolling on the floor, clapping of hands, lifting up of hands towards heavens, etc.

Recommended Prayer Points:

Pray the following prayers (In Jesus’ name), at least, for two minutes each:

1.    Father God, I thank you for the gift of life.

2.    My Father, my Father, I thank you for giving me abundant life to enjoy.

3.    My Father and my God, I thank you for providing for me all the time.

4.    O Lord, I thank you for listening to me and answering my prayers.

5.    Father God, I thank you for your kindness, mercy and grace upon my life.

6.    O Lord, my Father, I thank you for disgracing all my terrible enemies tonight.

7.    Heavenly Father, I thank you for showing me your love.

8.    My Father and my God, I thank you for delivering me from all troubles.

9.    O Lord, my Father, I thank you for working wonders in my life daily.

10.    My Father and my God, I thank you for letting my family and my descendants always grow strong in the knowledge of  you.

11.    O Lord God, I thank you for not allowing my enemies to achieve their goals concerning me.

12.    O Lord, my Father, I thank you for the nation, Nigeria and Plateau State, for restoring your peace in the land especially during forthcoming 2011 General Elections.

13.    O Lord, my Father, I thank you for listening to my cries in times of need.

14.    My Father, my Father, I thank you for making all the terrible enemies of my life and my family fall into their own pits, and their feet caught in their own traps.

15.    O Lord, my God, I thank you for crowning me with glory and honour in 2011 (Psalm 8:5).

16.    O Lord, my Father, I thank you for making me rule over everything your hands have made and for putting all of it under my power (Psalm 8:6).

(You may one or more prayer points if time permits as the Holy Spirit enables you).

BIBLE READING (12.30 – 12.40 A.M.)

Special Instruction:

Reading carefully the scriptural text below with maximum understanding and minimum distraction:

Scriptural Text:  Psalm 92:1-end.

PRE-WORD OF EXHORTATION PRAYER POINTS (12.40 – 1.00 A.M.)

Special Instruction:

To prepare your heart for the Word of Exhortation tonight, please, pray the recommended prayer points below for, at least, two minutes each.

Understanding that you could be dosing at this time, it is suggested that you do this by walking around while praying those prayer points.  This could be accompanied with praise and worship songs intermittently.

Recommended Prayer Points:

Pray the prayer points below (In Jesus’ name):

1.    Father God, let the entrance of your word bring light and understanding to me as I humble my heart before you tonight.

2.    O Lord, my Father, help me to take pleasure in your laws and to remember your words (Psalm 119:16).

3.    I bind and strip naked every evil bird on assignment tonight to steal God’s word from my heart.

4.    O Lord, my Father, treat me with kindness so that I may live and do what you say (Psalm 119:17).

5.    My Father and my God, open my mind and let me discover the wonders of your law.

6.    O Lord God, help me to honour your laws at all times.

7.    My Father and my God, let your word to me tonight be a lamp that gives light wherever I walk from now on.

(You may one or more prayer points if time permits as the Holy Spirit enables you).

WORD OF EXHORTATION (1.00 – 1.40 A.M.)

Special Instruction:

The study material is the message for this event titled:  “NOT BY YOUR STRENGTH” which you are expected to download or print out from the event’s website:  www.court-session-with-the-lord.blogspot.com.

Please, sit down quiently and with maximum attention and understanding, study the material as you shall pray some vital prayer points for yourself.  And if you are observing with your household, friends and other loved ones, it should be as much as possible interactive and room should be given for questions and answers for, at least, five minutes.

PRAYERS FOR YOURSELF (1.40 - 2.00 A.M.)

Special Instruction:

Please, aggressively pray the following recommended post-Word of Exhortation prayer points for yourself for, at least, two minutes each.

Recommended Prayer Points:

Pray (In Jesus' name) with praise and worship songs intermittently as the Holy Spirit directs you.

1.    O Lord, make every terrible enemy of my life afraid and let them discover just how weak they are (Psalm 9:20).

2.    My Father and my God, let all the terrible enemies of my life and all that are mine be destroyed completely and let them never be remembered again (Psalm 9:6).

3.    Heavenly Father, let every terrible enemy of my life lose his/her sleep.  Let him/her run when no one pursues him or her.

4.    O Lord, my Father, as I drag my terrible enemies to face you in court tonight, cause them to run away and stumble and are destroyed as you take your seat as Judge and your fair decisions prove that I am in the right (Psalm 9:3-4).

5.    My Father and my God, keep me from the gates that lead to death as I sing about you at the gate of Zion (Psalm 9:13-14).

6.    O Lord, without mercy, let every terrible enemy of my life go down to the world of the dead (Psalm 9:17).

7.    Heavenly Father, disgrace and shame every terrible enemy waiting for my fall and failure.

8.    My Father, my Father, protect me from my terrible enemy as I run to you for safety (Psalm 16:1).

9.    O Lord, accuse and judge all my terrible enemies tonight and let me return with great victories.

10.  O Lord, my Father, crush every terrible enemy of my life and all that concerns me.

11.  Father God, show no mercy to any of my terrible enemies.

12.  O Lord, let every terrible enemy that attacks me and makes me suffer disappear like a dream and let them suffer hunger and thirst.  Cause them to dream of food and drink but wake up weary and hungry and thirsty as ever (Isaiah 29:7-8).

13.  O Lord, my Father, let my terrible enemies be suddenly swept away like dust in a windstorm (Isaiah 29:5).

14.  My Father and my God, come with your fiery anger and thick clouds of smoke and destroy all my terrible enemies (Isaiah 30:27).

15.  O Lord, help me to recover everthing I lost to my terrible enemies (Isaiah 33:23b).

16.  My Father and my God, tell heavens to send down justice against my terrible enemies like showers of rain (Isaiah 45:8).

17.  O Lord, my Father, disgrace and bring to naught every evil plan of Nebuchadnezer to lay ambushment against me this year.

18.  O Lord, let your power overwrite every power of my terrible enemies and grant me an all-round miraculous turn-around.

19.  O Lord God, the Great Judge, help me and prove me innocent before my accusers tonight and let them wear out like moth-eaten clothes (Isaiah 50:8-9).

20.  O Lord, my God, punish all my terrible enemies and make them suffer.

(You may one or more prayer points if time permits as the Holy Spirit enables you).

INTERCESSORY PRAYERS FOR NIGERIA (1.40 - 2.00 A.M.)

Nigeria is on the threshold of nationhood with the forthcoming 2011 General Elections.  Nigeria, as a nation, is surrounded by few cabals who are particularly enemies of our dear country.  Today, as Nigeria prepares for the unprecedented elections, we are witnessing the emergence of community bombings, large-scale murder, arson, looting of public treasuries and all forms of political intimidations.

Following these, it is deemed fit that adequate and consistent intercessions be embarked upon by The Lord's Court International (LCI) for God's intervention and judgement over the land.

In this week's edition of 'Court Session with the Lord', we shall arise as watchmen over the nation and intercede as follows.

Recommended Prayer Points:

Please, pray (In Jesus' name) for, at least, two minutes each with praise and worship songs intermittently:

1.    O Lord, my Father, honour yourself in Nigeria this year.

2.    Father God, dismantle every evil structure which Nigeria's terrible enemies have erected to scruttle the nation's nascent democracy.

3.    My Father and my God, let the troublers of Nigeria destroy themselves for your peace to reign in Nigeria.

4.    O Lord, my Father, let your unseen hand produce the leaders after your heart for Nigeria in 2011.

5.    My Father and my Lord, as 2011 General Elections draw closer, afflict every troubler of Nigeria with the spirit of insanity and confusion.

6.    O Lord, protect all the progressives in Nigeria working for the political sanity of Nigeria.  A typical example is Save Nigeria Group (SNG) with Dr. Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of The Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Nigeria as convener.

7.    Father God, bring down every tall tree in Nigeria and help short ones grow.  Dry up green trees and make dry ones green in Nigeria in 2011 (Ezekiel 17:24).

8.    Father God, put every troubler and terrible enemy of Nigeria in a cage and take to Babylon (captivity) before 2011 General Elections.

9.    O Lord, my Father, I ask for the emergence of credible leaders for Nigeria through credible elections.

10.  Father, by your anger, pull up all the terrible enemies of Nigeria by their roots and throw them to the ground where scorching desert wind dry out the fruit (Isaiah 19:12).

11.  O Lord God, draw out your sword and slaughter all the terrible enemies of Nigeria (Ezekiel 21:15).

12.  O Lord, my Father, rescue Nigeria from her terrible enemies so that your people could serve you without fear (Luke 1:74).

13.  My Father, my Father, let your love and kindness shine upon Nigeria like the sun that rises in the sky (Luke 1:78).

14.  O Lord God, let your light shine on Nigeria to guide her into a life of peace (Luke 1:79).

PRE-PETITION PRESENTATION PRAYER POINTS (2.00 - 2.10 A.M)

Special Instruction:

Write down your petitions on a clean sheet of paper and then, go on your kneel and read aloud Psalms 23:1-end while you pray the following recommended prayer points (In Jesus' name) with praise and worship songs intermittently for, at least, two minutes each.

Recommended Prayer Points:

Pray (In Jesus' name) as follows:

1.  Father, I have come with my petitions again tonight.  I thank you that you hear me always.

2.  O Lord, my Father, as I present these petitions before you tonight, embarass me with victories and testimonies.

3.  O Lord, terrify every strongman and my accuser that may appear to challenge your adjudication and intervention over these petitions tonight.

(You may add one or more prayer points if time permits as you are led by the Holy Spirit).

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS (2.10 - 2.40 A.M.)  

Special Instruction:

While remain kneeling, lift up your petitions written on a clean sheet of paper to heaven and begin to worship God with thanksgiving songs or hymns.  You may express your true worship to God by rolling on the floor, playing any available musical instrument(s), speaking in tongues, etc as the Holy Spirit leads you.

After this, stand on your feet, lift up your hands and begin to thank God for adjudicating over the petitions and for granting you victories.  This shall be as led by the Holy Spirit.
 

OFFERING TIME (12.40 - 12.50 A.M.)

NOTE:

As a further proof of your faith that the Judge has granted your petitions and answered your prayers tonight, this is the time to bring your offerings to appreciate Him for what He did, what He is doing, what He has done and for what He will do in the future.


At The Lord's Court International (LCI), we deem it imperative to let attendees of this prestigious event know that God is not an extortioner.  He does not take  with force what you are not ready to offer to Him.  We believe, however, that He increases you when you give towards the expansion of His work on planet earth.

Hence, we do not make it compulsory for attendees to give towards His work at The Lord's Court International (LCI).  But if you are led by the Holy Spirit to give, we advise that you do so cheerfully and with a willing heart so that your seed sown can germinate, grow and bear good fruits in due season.

Special Instruction:

Now, if you are led to give an offering tonight, simply lift the offering before heaven and begin to pray to compliment the prayers of intercessors at the Central Program Co-ordinating Centre (CPCC) Nigeria.  Thank God for giving you an opportunity to give towards His work (In Jesus' name).


How to Remit your Offerings to LCI:

You may decide to remit your offerings weekly, monthly or quarterly depending on your choice in any of the following ways:

Attendees within Nigeria:
They can remit through the International Co-ordinator's account as follows:

Account Name:  Symperr Ray Festus.

Account No:  1490182598.

Bank:  BankPHB.

Attendees outside Nigeria:

They can remit using MoneyGrams or Western Union Money Transfer addressed to Symperr Ray Festus.  Please, send the Test Question and Answer to: thelordnhiscourt@yahoo.com.

CLOSING PRAYER/BENEDICTION (2.50 - 3.00 A.M.)

Special Instruction:

Gently go on your knees and begin to thank God for the success of tonight's event.  Thank Him also for the assurance of your miracles and testimonies (In Jesus' name).

In conclusion, say the benediction as follows:

"Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.  Amen."

Congratulations!  Please, don't forget to let us have your testimonies.  See you same time next Friday.  God bless you.