“FULL Contact!” The Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 22

Acts 22:6-7 “And it came about that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about Noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me, and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, Why are you persecuting Me?’ ”

Thank You so much, Lord, for the experience of conversion, and the unexplainable power of testimony!  Thank You for the gift of Salvation, and Thank You for the Transformation that it brings!  Truly, Lord, Thank You!!!

Help me, Lord, to communicate effectively and faithfully, the message of the Gospel.  Empower me, Lord, to do so in such a way that the people to and with whom I speak, desire also Your free gift of Salvation, and a transformational and personal experience of a relationship with You.  

Use me, Lord!  Use me, my testimony, and every aspect of my life and relationship with You, to communicate the Truth of Your Word, a clear presentation of the Gospel, and to bring about the Salvation and transformation of as many of those who hear as possible.

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 21

Acts 21:14 “And Since he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, remarking, ‘The will of the Lord be done.’ ”

Resolute...  Keep me resolute, Lord.  Let me know the certainty of Your calling, Your leading, and Your Word.  No matter who might try to persuade me in some other direction, and no matter what the consequences of obedience might be, keep my focus on You, on whom You have called me to be, and on that which you have called me to do.

- Rob Schmutz 

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 20

Acts 20:4 “And he was accompanied by Sopater of Berea, the son of Pyrrhus; and by Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and  Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.”

Thank you, Father, for those You have raised up to be a part of the Watchman Evangelism Ministries Team!  Please continue to raise up, and call out, men, women, and young people Lord, who are willing to travel and invest their time in ministry in churches and in communities in which I am given opportunities to preach and serve.

Create, God, a team from all over the State of Kansas that desire to be available to be used in ministry through testimonies, worship, music, prayer, altar ministry and presence.  Then, Lord, use us as conduits of your power and grace to help carry and facilitate relationships, renewal and revival.  Show us, Lord, what only You can do!

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 19

Acts 19:6 “And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying”

Acts 19:11 “And God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul.”

I give my hands to You, God.  Use my hands for good.  Empower them, Lord. Let my hands be Sanctified completely for Your use.

Flow through me and my hands, Lord.  Use me to help people surrender fully to the Power of Your Holy Spirit and Your Sanctifying Grace.  And... please, God, let mighty miracles happen as I lay hands on people and pray for them in Jesus Name.

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 18

Acts 18:4 “And he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath and trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.”

Acts 18:6 “And when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, ‘Your blood be upon your own heads!  I am clean.  From now on I shall go to the Gentiles.’”

Help me, Lord.  Grant me wisdom and understanding that You would, and will, use me to reason with people about Jesus.  Give me words in conversations and at key times that people’s hearts would be opened and that souls would be saved.

Empower me with a Holy tenacity and boldness.  Raise me up to be a Watchman who faithfully speaks the truth in love, and in consistency and integrity.  Let my life actions match my words, and let my words match my life actions.

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 17

Acts 17:11 “Now these were more noble minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the Word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily, to see whether these things were so.”

Acts 17:16 “Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was beholding the city full of idols.”

Acts 17:34 “But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.”

Thank You, Lord,for those who receive Your Word and search it for themselves  in order to discover the Truth.  Bless those who seek You and help them to see You and understand Your will and Your Plan as they search for You with all of their hearts.

Help us, Lord, as we live in a culture that is increasingly pagan.  Help us to see and desire You.  Give us courage to face what needs to be faced and to walk closely with You even when surrounded by idols.

Raise up those, Lord, who will hear and believe.  Raise up followers of Jesus who will respond to the Gospel and be set free.  Use me, Lord, to declare freedom and Salvation.

- Rob Schmutz 

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 16

Acts 16:5 “So the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.”

Acts 16:9 “And a Vision appeared to Paul in the night: a certain man of Macedonia was standing and appealing to him, and saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’ ”

Strengthen the churches, Lord.  Use me as a voice to strengthen the churches.  Let both the churches where I visit and preach increase in number, but also use me to help increase the number of churches.  Use me, Lord, to help raise up pastors and church planters for such a time As this.

Thank You, Lord, for the vision you have placed on my heart.  Help me to be true to that vision.  Help me, Father, to fulfil that which You have called me to.  Use me Lord, as a Watchman.

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” The Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 15

Acts 15:9 “...and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.”

Acts 15:11 “But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are.”

There is so much here in this 15th Chapter of Acts, Lord.  So much!  Thank you, Father, for every word.  Truly!

And, thank You, Lord, for the bedrock of the message of “faith” and “grace.”  Thank You, Lord, that it all comes down to this...

Ignite that message, Lord, in these days, just like you did in those days.  Let Your Word go out, carried by Your Spirit, and proclaimed to this newest generation in a way that they can grasp and cry out for in response.  Cleanse their hearts, Lord!  Save them, Lord, through the invitational beckoning of Your grace.  Let it be irresistible, Jesus!  Use me, Lord to carry this message.  Use me!

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” The Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 14

Acts 14:3 “Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was bearing witness to the Word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands.”

Acts 14:26 “...and from there they sailed to Antioch, from which (where) they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had accomplished.”

Thank You, Lord, for Your Calling!  More than I can ever, or will ever be able to say, Thank You for the Grace You have extended to me and the Call you have placed on my Life.  Thank You!

Thank You, Father, for a sense of purpose, meaning and direction...  Thank You for the opportunities You have given me to see so many lives touched, changed and Saved by Jesus, Your Son, and to see the Miraculous Transformational Power of Your Holy Spirit.  Thank You, Lord, for all of the ways You daily, and moment by moment, speak LIGHT into the darkness!

Today, Lord, as I return to this place from which I was raised up and sent out (“commended”), help me to feel, and to walk “in” and “by” the leading of Your Holy Spirit.  And, as I reconnect with those I have not seen for many, many years, help me to faithfully carry and communicate the message that You have for Your people in Abilene, and in all of Dickinson County, Kansas.

Today, Lord, as I go “home,” empower me to speak boldly, and to rely upon You fully.  Bear witness as I speak, Holy Spirit, of all of Your available Grace, and grant that “...signs and wonders be done by...” Your hands, and available to all who need and cry out.  Let me not hinder, in any way, the fullness of that which You desire to do, and let the desires of the hearts that gather today be focused fully on You.

I need You today, Lord, I cry out to You right now, and I Trust You completely!  Let Your Will be done!

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” The Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Callenge, Day 13

Acts 13:44, 49 & 52 “And the next Sabbath nearly the whole city assembled to hear the Word of God.  And the Word of the Lord was being spread through the whole region.  And the Disciples were continually filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.”

Pour out Holy Spirit!  Pour out in such a way that people just can’t help talking about You, and about what they are hearing and seeing You do!  Pour out in such a way that people gather to hear the Word in excitement and anticipation!  Pour out in such a way that Your Word, Oh Lord, spreads out and literally Covers Regions (Homes, City Blocks, Neighborhoods, Communities, Sections, Townships, Counties, States, Our Nation...).

Father, pour out Your Holy Spirit in such a way that as people become Disciples, and as Disciples personally re-encounter You and Your Word, and as they open themselves to knowing and walking in and by Your Spirit’s Power, that they are continually filled with Joy and the Holy Spirit!  It’s time, Lord, for a New Great Awakening, let it be unlike anything we have ever seen before!  Transform lives, Save Souls, Restore Relationships!  Set Free the Captives of Addiction, Abuse and Compulsion!  Bring Physical Emotional and Spiritual Healings...  

Use me, Oh Lord, in any and every way You desire.  I submit my life fully to You.

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” The Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 12

Acts 12:24-25 “But the Word of the Lord continued to grow and be multiplied.  And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their mission, taking along with them John, who was also called Mark.”

Pour out Your Spirit, Lord!  Let Your Word continue to grow and be multiplied.  Bring Revival, Father!  Show us all, show me, Your Miraculous Power.  Let people see, believe, and trust...  Let a time of Awakening sweep our Nation like never before and let it start here.  Let a New Great Awakening start right here in Kansas...

Raise up a Brother, or many Brothers in Christ, Lord.  Men of God I can rely upon, and trust, and be on mission and in ministry with.  Open up opportunities to be on mission and in ministry all over the Great Plains.  Give me opportunities to also raise up and train up others to carry the message of the Gospel and to effectively and relevantly share it with others.

Let Your Will be done, Lord, and empower me to walk it out...  No matter where, no matter when, no matter what, no matter how...

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 11

Acts 11:20-21 “But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who came to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.  And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.”

Help me, Lord, to be one who both notices and speaks to the unlikely...  Send me to those who may seem like the least likely to listen and then grant me favor in their eyes.  Give me the words to speak to those who have no desire for You, and empower me to be used by You to reach them in Jesus Name.

Be with me, Lord, powerfully, wherever and to whomever You send me.  Empower me to help others believe, that they may turn fully to You.  Show me how, and fill me with Your Holy Spirit in such a way that I am able to connect with people in order that they will desire to meet and know You.

Empower me, Lord, to faithfully and effectively carry this message of the Gospel.  I surrender my life, my will, my plans, all to You.

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 10

Acts 10:24 “And on the following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends.”

Acts 10:44 “While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.”

Thank You Father, so much, for calling me to this ministry of Evangelism and the proclaiming of Your Word. Truly, Lord, thank You so much!

Thank you for all of the ways You have allowed me to witness and experience the outpouring of Your Holy Spirit. Thank You! Please God... do more! Pour out more of Your Spirit...

Anticipation... Expectancy... Excitement... Pour this out upon us, Lord. Let Your Spirit move in such a way that people are hungering, thirsting, longing, searching for that which they know they desperately need... Let the people You call me to reach out to, preach to, meet with, visit and encounter at events, outreaches, and revivals, be like Cornelius. Let them be so excited about what they hope You can do that they invite friends, family members, neighbors and co-workers. Fill people, Lord with the hope that comes through the consideration of what is only possible through You.

Then... Pour out upon us Lord! Pour Out! Before I speak, as I speak, and before I can even come to a conclusion or an invitation, Pour Your Spirit Out! Bring Real Revival, Lord! Bring Revival!!!

Let people find what only You can reveal. Let people see what only You can show them. Let people hear what only You can speak.  

It’s time, Lord. It’s time for a New Great Awakening. Bring it to pass, Lord... Bring it to pass!

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 9

Acts 9:30 “But when the brethren learned of it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus.”

Acts 9:34 “And Peter said to him, ‘Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you; arise, and make your bed.’  And immediately he arose.”

Acts 9:40 “But Peter sent them all out and knelt down and prayed, and turning to the body he said, ‘Tabitha, arise.’  And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.”

These verses...  each one spoke to me today, Lord.

In a sense I feel as if I can relate to Saul (Paul) being sent away to Tarsus to wait... to be readied... to be drawn closer to You... to be prepared for the next calling, the next mission, the next phase of his ministry.  Draw me closer, Lord, in these days where I am, doing what I’m doing, being who, what and where You have called me to be.  Let me be fully prepared for whatever challenge, mission, opportunity or ministry You reveal.  Let these days have their full effect.  Let Your Will be done in and through me here and now. I submit myself fully to You.

For these verses about healing... Father, thank You for the healings I have seen and experienced so far.  Thank You!  Truly!  Thank You, Lord!!! Let there be more...  Give me the boldness to speak of Your healing power and to speak in Your healing power.  Use me God to Pray forth healing and... dare I write it... dare I ask... use me, please God, to speak life back into the lifeless.  Let others see Your unhindered, Miraculous Power and believe!

I know You can do all things, and that I (in You) can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.  Let Your Will, Your purpose, Your Plan be done fully in and through my life.

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 8

Acts 8:4 “Therefore, those who had been scattered went about preaching the Word.”

Acts 8:39 “And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the Eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.”

It’s amazing to me, Lord, how You scatter us...  How we find ourselves nowhere and yet everywhere and somehow You are leading us, guiding us, directing us...  Thank You!

Give me the words Lord, in every place you send me and with every person you send me to.  Pour out upon me Your Spirit and a willingness to go, to speak, to be, and to be used by You...

With whatever time I have on this earth and in this life, let it all be poured out for You...

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 7

Acts 7:55-56 “But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; and he said, ‘Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.’ ”

Fill me, Lord, with ever more of Your Holy Spirit.  Let my gaze be fixed consistently upon You and intently into Heaven.

Show me Your Glory, Oh Lord.  Help me to live for Jesus’ approval no matter what Man may say or do.  Empower me, God, to fulfill the mission for which you put me on this earth.

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 6

Acts 6:4 “But we will devote ourselves to Prayer, and to the ministry of the Word.”

Acts 6:10 “And yet they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.”

Focus...  Bring focus to me Lord.  Focus like never before.  

Help me to be a man who is wholly devoted to prayer, and to the living practice of Your Word.  Make me a willing and cheerful doer of all that I read and understand about You from Your Word.  Help me to, as personally as possible, experience the living Jesus in and through seeking You in Prayer and engaging and seeking to live out what Your Word reveals.

Fill me, God, with an irrefutable, faith-filled, experiential, relationship with You, and let Your Holy Spirit pour into and through me a Godly Wisdom that opens the hearts of those who hear me speak.  Use me, God.  Use me.  Use me, and help me to live fully surrendered to You, Your Will, Your Spirit and Your Word!

I love you, Jesus!

- Rob Schmutz 

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Acts 5

Acts 5:12 & 32 

5:12 “And at the hands of The Apostles many signs and wonders were taking place among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Portico.

5:32 “And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

Oh Father, I request of you that signs and wonders would take place among Your people.  Use my hands, Lord, like you did the hands of The Apostles.  

Flow through me, Lord, that people will see Your power and believe.  Raise up witnesses of Your Works and Power.  Let people see who You truly are and let Your Power be poured out in such a way that all who hear it will call upon Your Name.

Speak and Work in and through me, and teach me to walk in the mighty Power of that subtle, gentle, nudging of Your Holy Spirit that ultimately leads me to and toward opportunities of that which is truly both indescribable and unforgettable.  

Mold me into an obedient servant Whom Your Spirit flows through mightily.  Empower me to be fully submissive to You, Your Spirit, and Your Word.  

I love You, Father!

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” Acts of The Apostles” 28-Day Challenge, Day 4

Acts 4:29-30 “And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Thy bondservants may speak Thy Word with all confidence, while Thou dost extend Thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Thy holy servant Jesus.”

Father, thank You so much for times of adversity and challenge.  Thank You for the assurance of Your faithfulness, and the promise of your presence.

Please God, always grant me boldness in the face of opposition and adversity. Let me be used by You as a conduit of Your healing Power, Holy Word, and Miraculous Provision.  Use me Father and allow my life to make an eternal difference.

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” The Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 3

Acts 3:4-6 “And Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze upon him and said, ‘Look at us!’  And, he began to give them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.  But Peter said, ‘I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you; In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, WALK!’”

Empower me, Lord!  Empower me to be a bold witness, a forth-teller of Your truth and a proclaimer of power and healing.  Let Your Spirit flow through me in such a way that people see Jesus in me.  Help me to be a man You can count on to speak the truth clearly, contagiously and invitationally.  

Bring about a New Great Awakening, and let me be a part of it.  Use me to empower Your Church to get up and walk, leap, and rejoice!

- Rob Schmutz

“FULL Contact” The Acts of The Apostles 28-Day Challenge, Day 2

Acts 2 / Day 2 - Acts 2:4 & 46

2:4 “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit was giving them utterance.”

2:46 “And day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart.”

Fill me, Lord, with Your Holy Spirit and continue to fill me day by day, that my life may be an over-flowing of your Spirit, Your Word, Your Will and Your Plan.  Use me Father to touch lives and open hearts to Your Spirit, Your Word, Your Will and Your Plan.

Help us, as the Church, to continue day by day in passionate relationship with You, Your Spirit and Your Word, and to grant us unity as a Body that we will effectively carry the message of the Gospel to a broken and hurting world.

Teach us Lord how to speak, and pour forth into and through us all of the languages we need to speak, in order to reach the culture that surrounds us.

- Rob Schmutz 

The Acts of the Apostles “FULL Contact” 28-Day Challenge

Acts 1 / Day 1

Acts 1:7-8 “He said to them, ‘It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own Authority; But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, end even to the remotest part of the earth.”

Oh Jesus, there is so much that is going on in our world today... So much. And, though Your Word tells us how it is all ultimately going to come out in the end, what we don’t know, it seems, from moment to moment, and day to day, is just what the heck is going to happen next.

Help me, Lord, not to be one who focuses on the instability of our times, and/or the perplexities of trying to discern what “epoch” is now upon us, but to instead reside in the full acknowledgement of Your Authority, Sovereignty, and consistent and stable Presence in the midst of it all. Help me to passionately desire, to continuously receive, and to daily walk in all of that which You promise in and through the outpouring and indwelling of Your Holy Spirit.  

Help me to be the witness you have created and “re-created” me to be, everywhere I am, everywhere I go, and everywhere you call me to follow You. Forgive me for the times I fail you and don’t engage with those in need around me, or when you make clear the next step and I choose an alternate path. Use me Jesus to the fullest extent that I can possibly be used. Truly, Lord, I want to be someone You can count on to go anywhere and everywhere You send me... even next door, across the street, or just some random place that you whisper to my heart while I’m driving by...

- Rob Schmutz