Life Giving Prayers for Your Church
Saturday, August 22: Lord, I lift up the single parents in our church. May they know You as father to the fatherless and defender of the widows! Let us be a real family to them when they are lonely. Show us ways to include them and minister grace to them. Stir up practical ideas in us that show Your love and care. Help them relax in Your grace and provision which is more than enough for every weakness and need (Psalm 68:5,6; 25:16; Matthew 25:35-40; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Philippians 4:19).
Sunday, August 23: Lord, I lift up those who are hurting right now. May they come to know You as El Roi, the God who sees them. For every situation of rejection, help them feel sonship. Bind up the brokenhearted! In every area of bondage, set the captives free; in every case of mourning, replace it with Your oil of gladness. Comfort them so that they will have a ministry of comfort to others (Genesis 16:13; Romans 8:15; Isaiah 61:1-3; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4).
Monday, August 24: Lord, I lift up every one of us who struggle with sin issues. Keep us from the enemy's scheme of condemnation. Grant us repentance so that we can escape the trap of the evil one. Thank You that sin was done away with on the cross and that we are no longer slaves to it. Help us to throw off everything that entangles - help us run with perseverance (Romans 8:1, 2 Timothy 2:25-26; Romans 6:6; Hebrews 12:1).
Tuesday, August 25: Lord, I lift up our priorities as a congregation. Give us ears to hear what Your Spirit is saying to our church. Open our eyes to see things as You see them. Help us move beyond issues of immediate need to pursuing Kingdom issues. Bring us to a place where "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" is more than just words we say (Revelation 3:22; 2 Kings 6:17; Matthew 6:25, 33, 10).
Wednesday, August 26: Lord, I lift up our church growth to You. Add to our number daily through new converts. Birth spiritual children through us. Let our actions win people over without words. Use us as Your agents to rescue people from darkness and bring them into Your Son's kingdom. We long to be worthy ambassadors in this ministry You have entrusted to us: that of proclaiming Your message of reconciliation to a lost world (Acts 2:47; 1 Corinthians 4:15; 1 Peter 3:1-2; Colossians 1:13; 2 Corinthians 5:20).
Thursday, August 27: Lord, I lift up our community, especially the surrounding neighborhood. Let us love these people as we love ourselves. May our concern for their needs override other things that take our time and focus. Rebuild and restore areas that have been devastated. Renew our community - send Your peace and prosperity into this place where You've planted us. Bless each individual home and family. Build each house from the inside out; watch over our city (Galatians 5:14; Proverbs 3:28; Isaiah 61:4; Jeremiah 29:7; Luke 10:5-6; Psalm 127:1).
Friday, August 28: Lord, I lift up the Church in our city. Thank You for creating the body as one unit made up of many parts. Help us understand the value of each part as You have arranged them. We confess that we've minimized other parts. Forgive us, for we are all baptized by one Spirit into one body. Help us to work at being one: concerned about one another - suffering with and rejoicing with other congregations as appropriate (1 Corinthians 12:12-26).
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