CHURCH Prayers
One word with six themes for our intercession
Much like our previous acronyms (F.O.C.U.S. and F.A.C.T.S), praying from the word C.H.U.R.C.H. will help us to stay on target during times of prayer:
Church - pray for fellow believers in your church, especially pray for those who serve and minister to the members: the pastor, elders, teachers, singers, and staff. Pray that each would love the Lord, walk and live according to the word, grow in faith, be kept from the evil one, that make disciples and equip the saints.
Household - pray for those in your family, primarily your spouse, your children, your parents, and even distant family you rarely see. Pray that love would abound toward one another, children would honor their parents and obey them, that husbands love their wives, that wives respect their husbands, that peace be on the household.
Unsaved - pray for others you know who do not know the Lord. Pray they hear the Good News, understand the are sinners, in need of a Savior who is Jesus, that they repent and believe the Gospel and be transferred from the domain of darkness to the kingdom of Light, they know Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Revival - pray for the Word of God to run swiftly across the land and be glorified. Pray for the seed to be sown on good soil, for workers to be sent to the harvest field, for ears to hear and eyes to see, for open doors, that words may be given us to boldly proclaim the mystery of the Gospel.
Cares - cast your cares on the Lord, being anxious for nothing, but by prayer and petition with thanksgiving make your requests known to God. Pray for peace, for joy, for faith, for protection and provision, for grace and favor, that you might rest in full assurance of the Father’s love, under His Lordship and will.
Holy Spirit - pray for that good gift given by the Father, for how much more will He give to those that ask Him. Pray for His gifts, fruit, and wisdom. Pray to walk in step with the Spirit, to pray at all times in the Spirit, to be taught by the Spirit, to know his counsel and His comfort.
Pray For The People Of God From The Word Of God
Here are three passages we are praying from (one passage per day):
1 Peter 5:10, 11
2 Peter 1:2, 3
Matt 9:37, 38; Luke 10:2b
Will you join me in praying these verses, and ask one person to join you?
Until Thursday, grace and peace
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