"Jubilee Cards" about Power
Combining verses, declarations, and prayers
Seven of the 50 "Jubilee Cards" help us catch onto the Power Rhythm. They clue us in to God's strategy to spread heaven's power all over the world, breaking the power of evil. The strategy is to distribute Jesus's power by projecting his Holy Spirit into all his followers, individually and together. Where they go he goes, and where he goes, the power of evil cracks.
The seven "Power" cards are reminders of our connection to the power of the Spirit. Each card has a verse, a declaration, and a prayer, arranged in a "Ready, Set, Go!" sequence.
READY -- the daily Power Verse reminds us of the big idea of Power Season. Each verse tells us something about what it means to be part of Jesus's team, empowered to participate in his campaign to heal, bless, and connect the world.
SET -- the daily Power Declaration links the big idea of Power Season to our day. It pinpoints one game-changing act of God that has huge effects on everything. The Declaration defines our day for us, which means our pains and our enemies can't tell us who we are or how our day must go.
GO! -- the daily Power Prayer invites God to SYNC us with the big idea and the Declaration. The Prayer is great to use as we are heading out the door to start the day and/or walking into the place where we spend most of the day.
See/print Jubilee Cards (scroll down)
Seven "Power Verses" - adapted for daily personal use
Power Declarations - one-liners to set the tone for your day
Power Prayers to SYNC you with the verses and declarations
Jubilee Cards (default wording)
Put your name in the blanks below, or
see options to customize your own version.
Sundays
SYNC Card 22
Power Verse: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, ________. And you will be my witness everywhere you go..
Adapted from The Message paraphrase of Acts 1.8
Declaration: This is a day to remember the Holy Spirit’s arrival on Pentecost Day, and to live like it matters.
Self-understanding: We see ourselves in Christ as walking evidence of God’s power for good.
Prayer: Thank you for the Holy Spirit’s power that turns us into walking evidence of God’s goodness.
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Mondays
SYNC Card 23
Power Verse: All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me, ________. You, then, are to go and spread my authoritative proclamation.
Adapted from J.B. Phillips Translation of Matthew 28.18-19
Declaration: This is a day to remember the Holy Spirit’s arrival on Pentecost Day, and to live like it matters.
Self-understanding: We see ourselves in Christ as walking evidence of God’s power for good.
Prayer: Thank you, King Jesus, that you hold ultimate power and you authorize us to spread the news.
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Tuesdays
SYNC Card 24
Power Verse: I want you to know what is at work in you, ________ – my incomparable, incredible, endless, boundless power.
Adapted from The Message paraphrase of Ephesians 1.19
Declaration: This is a day to remember the Holy Spirit’s arrival on Pentecost Day, and to live like it matters.
Self-understanding: We see ourselves in Christ as walking evidence of God’s power for good.
Prayer: Thank you that your incomparable, incredible, endless, boundless power is at work in us today!
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Wednesdays
SYNC Card 25
Power Verse: Be “power-hungry” in a good way like Paul, _______. He wanted to know me personally, experience my resurrection power, and be a partner in my suffering.
Adapted from The Message paraphrase of Philippians 3.10
Declaration: This is a day to remember the Holy Spirit’s arrival on Pentecost Day, and to live like it matters.
Self-understanding: We see ourselves in Christ as walking evidence of God’s power for good.
Prayer: Lord, we would give anything to experience your resurrection power today, even if it kills us!
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Thursdays
SYNC Card 26
Power Verse: My divine power has given you everything you need for a godly life, as long as you know who I AM, ________.
Adapted from The Message paraphrase of 2 Peter 1.3
Declaration: This is a day to remember the Holy Spirit’s arrival on Pentecost Day, and to live like it matters.
Self-understanding: We see ourselves in Christ as walking evidence of God’s power for good.
Prayer: Thank you for already giving us everything we need to live the life you want. Now we can do it!
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Fridays
SYNC Card 27
Power Verse: When Peter said, “In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!” what did the lame man do, ________?
Adapted from The Message paraphrase of Acts 3.6
Declaration: This is a day to remember the Holy Spirit’s arrival on Pentecost Day, and to live like it matters.
Self-understanding: We see ourselves in Christ as walking evidence of God’s power for good.
Prayer: Lord, bring glory to the Father today by doing through us some things we can’t do on our own.
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Saturdays
SYNC Card 28
Power Verse: Don't quit now, ________. I did not give you a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline
Adapted from The Message paraphrase of 2 Timothy 1.7
Declaration: This is a day to remember the Holy Spirit’s arrival on Pentecost Day, and to live like it matters.
Self-understanding: We see ourselves in Christ as walking evidence of God’s power for good.
Prayer: Thank you for the spirit of power, love, and self-discipline. That is the spirit we will live in today.
Customizing the Jubilee Cards
SYNC is not about standardizing you. It is about encouraging you to SYNC with Jesus Christ, the master of creativity and variety. As The Message version of Galatian 6.1 puts it, "Live creatively, friends." Don't get caught up in criticizing others, not even about which version of the Bible they use. Listen to God's creative voice guiding you.
If creating your own version of the Jubilee Cards would help you more than the "default wording" of the Jubilee Cards above, here are some options:
1. Which Bible version?
The default wording above uses personalized paraphrase format based on The Message. You may prefer the straight quotes from Scripture. In the downloadable Word document at the top of this page, replace our wording with the translation of your choice. Lots of options at www.biblegateway.com.
2. Which form of the Declaration?
See three options
3. Which form of the Prayer?
See five options, including two that do not use the Jubilee Cards at all
FAQs on personal use of Jubilee Cards
Why do these cards work? Where do the cards get their power to influence us?
These tools remind us that we get to live our earthly lives with heavenly power because Jesus wanted it that way. He sent heaven's power to earth through his Spirit. The verses SYNC us with Christ and his resurrection so that we are authorized and empowered to live as free citizens of his kingdom.
The cards remind us of Pentecost Day, and that story has an almost magical effect on us. We are connected to the risen Christ himself! We are electrified by his life and power. Without his Spirit, we would be unplugged, unable to do whatever we were built to do. Each time we read a Jubilee Card, it is like hitting the power button on an appliance or a TV. The machine goes to work, assuming it really is plugged in.
Isn't it dangerous to add any words of our own into a Scripture verse?