Category: Prayer Guides

Prayer for the Ukraine

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I have been posting prayer guides for America for the past few weeks.  This week, here is a prayer guide for Ukraine as they hold elections this Sunday:

  • Churches – ministry to the hurting, needy, struggling, and fearful
  • Ministry to refugees/families fleeing areas of violence
  • Ministry in the violent areas, safety and protection
  • Many people to come to know Christ in the midst of the turmoil
  • End to the violence (here is the latest), peaceful resolution to the tensions
  • Peaceful national elections Sunday – clear integrity of the results, peaceful acceptance and embrace of the results

Prayer for the American Church

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Today we continue our focus on praying for our nation.  Last week we prayed for the American people.  Today we want to focus on praying for the American Church.  Again, I have used parts of Isaiah 1-10 that apply to the church as a guide:

Revival – Isaiah 1:10-18
Pray for repentance; hearts and actions given completely to the Lord

Awe of God – Isaiah 6
Pray for reverence, praise, confession, amazement, and availability

Trust – Isaiah 8:11-14a
Pray that we would trust in the Lord in all things in midst of the fear around us

God’s Word – Isaiah 8:20
Pray for a commitment to God’s Word in the midst of the compromise around us

Hope – Isaiah 9:6-7
Pray that we would walk in the hope of our King in the midst of the despair around us

Prayer for the American People

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Last Thursday was the National Day of Prayer.  It would I suppose be easy to move on to the next thing, but certainly we need to continue to pray for our nation.  Below is part of the prayer guide my church used for its prayer service last week.  Each point is taken from Isaiah (which we have been studying) where there are obvious similarities between Israel and our own country.

Sin, Corruption, and Turning from God – Isaiah 1:4, 3:8-9
Pray for repentance and lives transformed by Jesus

Idolatry – Isaiah 2:8, 18
Pray for a recognition and rejection of idols, and a turning to the one true God

Injustice – Isaiah 3:14-15, 5:8, 5:23, 10:1-2
Pray for justice for the weak, poor, unborn, victims of crime
Pray for the economy, businesses, jobs, and struggling families

Proud Self-Centeredness – Isaiah 3:16, 5:21, 9:9-10, 2:17
Pray for a growing humility and love for others
Pray for leaders/stars in sports, music, movies, etc.

Drunkenness – Isaiah 5:11-12, 5:22
Pray for those caught in addictions to find freedom in Jesus

Twisting Morality – Isaiah 5:20
Pray for those caught in the lies of our culture – to be set free by the truth

Fear and dis-ease– Isaiah 7:2
Pray for those caught in fear, worry, and stress – to find rest in the Lord

Division, Hatred, and Violence – Isaiah 9:18-20
Pray for civility in politics and commitment to common good
Pray for love for others regardless of race, etc.
Pray for our police and court systems
Pray for strong families, and the casualties of broken families

Prayer Guide for the National Day of Prayer

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Below is the prayer guide my church is using for the National Day of Prayer this Thursday.  May all of God’s people commit to cry out to God for our country!

Prayer Guide for National Day of Prayer
Thursday, May 1, 2014

Please spend some focused time praying for our nation.
If you are able to, you might consider fasting as well.

Breakfast/Morning – American Leaders/Government
• President Obama and his Cabinet – wisdom, strength, protection
• Congress – wisdom, ability to work together, civility, protection
• Supreme Court/Courts – wisdom, follow truth, protection
• Domestic Policies – social/family, economic, education, health, etc.
• Foreign Policies – Russia/Ukraine, Syria, Afghanistan, Israel, etc.
• Military – Protection/safety, leadership, training, wisdom
• State – Governor, Legislature, Judicial – wisdom

Lunch/Noon – American People/Culture
• Growing recognition of the hollowness of the idols of our age: money, material things, sex, homosexuality, technology, social media, fame, power, alcohol, drugs, entertainment, government
• Growing openness and response to the hope of the gospel
• Many people in our community to come to Christ
• Families – strong marriages, children, finances/work
• Economy – national/state growth, job growth, local businesses
• Education – federal/state policies, curriculum, teachers, safety, local schools, public schools, private schools, home-school freedom
• Entertainment/Media – Christian influence, positive impact

Supper/Evening – American Churches/Revival
• Personal revival leading to church revival leading to another great awakening in our country
• Growing commitment to worship, prayer, discipleship, fellowship
• Growing commitment to evangelism and missions
• Growing love for God, his people, and the lost
• Courageous fidelity to Biblical truth in a culture of compromise
• Wisdom for pastors and other church leaders
• Wisdom for leaders of Christian ministries, schools, missions
• Christians living with Biblical integrity in the workplace, school, neighborhood, and community

 

Prayer Guide

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Our church joined with our three sister churches last night for a great time of praising God with singing and testimonies.  We closed with a time of small group prayer.  Below was our prayer guide.  I wonder what God might do if these requests rose to the top of our personal and corporate prayers.

·        Pray for a growing passion for God, His Word, and prayer.

·        Pray for a growing hunger and thirst for righteousness.

·        Pray for solid teaching, growth, and fruit.

·        Pray for growing love and care for each other.

·        Pray for revival in our churches.

·        Pray for a growing passion for evangelism and missions.

·        Pray for personal and church-wide opportunities for evangelism.

·        Pray for a willingness to go, and boldness and wisdom for sharing the gospel.

·        Pray for a great spiritual awakening in our communities. 

·        Pray for the persecuted church to be strengthened with power to persevere with joy.

·        Pray for strength, safety, health, and opportunities to spread the gospel for missionaries and the church around the world.

·        Pray for missions to people groups having no gospel witness.

·        Pray for a great spiritual awakening around the world.

Prayer Warrior – April

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Praying for your Church:

  • Revival in our church, a passion/hunger for God
  • Hearts in awe of God’s glory and amazed by God’s love
  • Growing disciples, increasing maturity
  • Full of the Spirit, wisdom, and faith
  • Full of the Word and prayer
  • Point to Jesus, not ourselves
  • Devout: fearing God, giving generously, praying continually
  • Faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose
  • Trust in God’s sovereign plan for our lives
  • Fellowship – Growing care/love/unity, Growing generosity
  • Growing passion for evangelism and missions
  • Opportunities and boldness to share the gospel
  • God’s willing instruments to point others to Jesus
  • Great many people added to the Lord this year
  • Guests to come to our Worship Service and the Spirit to draw them to Himself
  • Church-wide evangelistic opportunities
  • Missionaries: walk with God, opportunities, health, safety

Prayer Warrior-March

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Praying for your Church

  • Revival in your church, passion/hunger for God
  • Worship – Heart worship, Joyful singing, Cheerful giving, Passionate prayer, Powerful preaching, Appropriate response
  • Growing disciples, increasing maturity
  • Full of the Spirit, wisdom, and faith
  • Recognition of God’s presence
  • God’s grace to overcome bitterness and sinful patterns
  • Hearts of love toward those who are different
  • Gripped by the sacrifice of Jesus for us
  • Prayer – Growing priority and passion for prayer, Prayer Services
  • Word – Sunday School, Children’s ministry, Youth ministry
  • Fellowship – Growing care/love/unity, Fellowship activities
  • Growing passion for evangelism and missions
  • Opportunities and boldness to share the gospel
  • Growing willingness to take risks for gospel
  • People to be saved in our spheres of influence
  • Guests to come to your Worship Service and the Spirit to draw them to Himself
  • Easter outreaches
  • Your missionaries

Prayer Warrior-February

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Starting this month, I am creating a prayer insert for my church with suggested requests for our church, prayer quotes, a prayer from the Bible, and a prayer from history.  I thought I’d share them here on my blog too.  Quotes and prayers will come later, but here are some suggested prayers for you to pray for your church in February.  May we grow to be prayer warriors!

Praying for your Church

  • Revival in your church, a passion/hunger for God
  • Worship – Heart worship, Joyful singing, Cheerful giving, Passionate prayer, Powerful preaching, Appropriate response
  • Grow in your fear of God – leading to obedience
  • Grow in your integrity and honesty
  • Prayer – Growing priority and passion for prayer, Prayer Services
  • Word – Sunday School, Children ministries, Youth ministries
  • Fellowship – Growing care/love/unity, Growing generosity toward one another, Fellowship activities
  • Growing passion for evangelism and missions
  • Opportunities and boldness to share the gospel
  • Grow in your witness > share gospel, pray for gospel to go forth, be filled with the Spirit, lives of generosity and integrity (that attract people to the gospel)
  • Growing willingness to take risks for gospel
  • People to be saved in your spheres of influence
  • Guests to come to your Worship Service and the Spirit to work in their lives
  • Missionaries: walk with God, evangelism opportunities, growing maturity

Prayer Week – Saturday

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Saturday – Sanctity of Life
Read Proverb 24:11
Pray for an end to legal abortion.
Pray for women considering an abortion.
Pray for our local Pregnancy Care Centers.
Pray for the overturning of the current policy requiring many businesses and non-profits to provide abortion-inducing contraceptives to their employees.