DREAMING GOD SIZED DREAMS: REBUILDING FAMILIES IN 53206
Address from Pastor Walton
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Reverend Dr. John Richard Walton, Jr.
The Reverend Doctor John Richard Walton, Jr. is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and has served as the senior pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church of Milwaukee for the last 22 years. Pastor Walton is well-respected and sought after as preacher, pastor to pastors, lecturer, and spiritual, biblical, and academic authority in the training and discipleship of deacons and church leadership.
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PRAYER DEVOTIONS:
November 2026 Focus:
Positioning Ourselves for Breakthrough Our Making Our Prayer Life Our Priority
Dear Calvary Members and Friends,
Let us pray with confidence and boldness knowing that He hears and is faithful.
Aligning Hearts for Breakthrough
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Dear Lord,
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We come before You before anything else claims our attention this morning. At times, We get distracted by all the things on our schedule and forget that You, our God and Creator should be at the top of whatever we need to do not just one day but everyday. Lord, we need the help of the Holy Spirit today. Search our hearts, Lord. Reveal anything in our lives or on our schedules that we put before You. Convict us immediately Lord and show us how through making time with You, our priority, that You will provide time to do all the things we need to do and most of the things that we want to do each day. This morning, we come to You in prayer to evaluate our priorities. Help us to see what's most important according to Your Word. As we bring each decision before You today, guide us with Your wisdom and direction.
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Father, let Your name be hallowed in our lives today. Before we ask for anything, let our first prayer be for Your glory — for Your name to be made holy in our home, our work, our church, our families, our relationships, our associations and memberships in organizations, and in our communities. We know that prayer is how You bring our priorities into alignment with Yours. Align our hearts with Your Word and Your Will, and let our prayers plug into Your power.
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We position ourselves this morning for communion first with You. Fill us with Your Spirit, that everything we do today would flow from Your power and not our own strength.
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Even in the midst of the busyness of this life, help us remember to enjoy this life You've given us. And when we notice we are out of alignment with You, we will give ourselves grace — because You are always there, ready to give our hearts the reset it needs.
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Thank You, Today, we choose to position ourselves for breakthrough in all aspects of our lives, not by our own striving, but by seeking You first.
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In Jesus' name, We pray, Amen.
Reflection and Renewal for Breakthrough
Dear Heavenly Father,
As this day comes to a close, we quiet our hearts before You. Search us, Lord, and know our thoughts. Where did we walk in step with Your Spirit today? Where did we drift? Reveal anything in our lives that needs to change, and give us the courage to surrender it tonight.
Forgive us, Father, for the moments we depended on our own reason, our own abilities, and our own strength instead of on You. Tonight, we lay down our plans and pick up Your purposes. We don't want to merely ask You to bless the plans we’ve already made — we want our prayers to be the consequence of Your great purposes, so that great things become the fruit of our praying.
Thank You that even in our struggles and busy seasons, You are present. Thank You for the grace You give us when we were out of alignment, and for the reset only You can provide.
Lord, we pray for breakthrough — in our lives, in our families, our church, and in the 53206 community. Tonight, we position ourselves for a fresh visitation of Your Spirit. Like the apostles, we devote ourselves to prayer first, trusting that Your kingdom advances chiefly through prayer.
Give us Your rest tonight, Father. Renew our strength. Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom (Psalm 90:12). And as we sleep, let our spirits remain in communion with You, ready to rise tomorrow and pray again — "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
In Jesus' name, we pray, Amen.
