Prayers for the Church
Almighty God,
We draw near to your throne of grace, that we may receive not only mercy to pardon, but also grace to help us in every time of need (Heb. 4:16)
Father, let our old self be crucified with Christ so that we might no longer be slaves to sin, but worship and love you with full hearts. (Rom. 6:6) Give us grace to put off the old self, and to put on the new self, created in your likeness. (Eph. 4:22, 24) Let the world be crucified to us, and we to the world, by the cross of Christ. (Gal. 6:14)
Prayers for Members
We pray for _____ and ____ ____ and their new daughter, ____. Give them the desires of their souls regarding their daughter. Cause _____ to walk in the truth (2 John 1:4), and just as you gave her physical birth, we ask that you will one day grant her to be born again of your Spirit. (John 3:3)
And we remember ____ and ____ ____, in the recent loss of their grandnephew ____. Comfort their family, draw them close to you. Thank you for ____ and ____ ability to minister to their family. Use them to encourage their family in the hope of the resurrection of Christ.
Prayers for the Lost & the Nations
Father, we long for the day when all the kingdoms of the world become the kingdom of the Lord and of your Christ! (Rev. 11:15) Let your salvation and your righteousness be revealed in the sight of the nations, and let all the ends of the earth see your salvation. (Psalm 98:2-3)
May the nation of Afghanistan be won to Christ out from under the tyranny of Islam. May your perfect law replace Sharia. And may your church, which is persecuted, remain faithful to Christ even unto death.
We praise you that the gospel is growing in Albania. Father, multiply your church there that they might begin reaching the nations that surround her.
Prayers for those in Authority
Lord God, we lift up the leaders of our own nation. You tell us to take no part in works of darkness, but rather to expose them. (Eph. 5:11) Cause our leaders to reject evil; to expose lies, corruption, abuse, and manipulation.
Give our ruler your justice, O God, and your righteousness, (Ps. 72:1) that he may defend the cause of the poor and the weak. Give deliverance to the children of the needy and crush the oppressor. (Ps. 72:4)
Prayers for Churches & Missionaries
Be with Freedom Church and her pastor, Michael White. May he be sound in the faith, (Titus 1:13) and enable him to teach what accords with sound doctrine. (Titus 2:1)
We ask the same for King’s Church and Pastor Chad Ferrell. Make him a good example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity. (1 Tim. 4:12)
Father, grant that they may not labor in vain, but let your hand be with them, that many may believe and turn to you. (Acts 11:21)
Thanksgiving
You have preserved us all of our days. Each night we lay down and sleep, for you Lord, make us to dwell in safety. Cause us to walk in faithful obedience this week, even as we pray the words your Son taught us to pray when he said:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.