How To Pray For Our Church

I was emailed this from a guy named Pastor Barry Davis and can also be found at the following link: (http://pastorsoffice.com/how-to-pray-for-your-church/). I have often wondered what God would do if we all prayed? I believe that prayer matters and if we indeed took it seriously and understood the wonderful privilege it would revolutionize our life and that of the church.

 

“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” — John 17:20-21

1. Pray for believers to experience true worship

•  Pray for an outpouring of God’s glory in your church as people acknowledge Him, not only with their lips but with their lives

• Ask God for a spirit of worship to manifest itself at your church.

 2. Pray that believers will know, accept, and obey the Word of God

•   Pray that God’s Word be preached continually at your church.

• Pray for spiritual discernment and understanding among the people

• Ask God to make you obedient to His Word

 3. Pray for unity in the church

•   Pray for humility among your church’s leaders and among the body of believers

• Pray that a spirit of repentance will rise up among all your members

• Ask God to break down all racial, cultural, and denominational walls.

 4. Pray for souls to be won to Christ

•  Ask God to continue impressing the vision of winning the lost to Christ among your church’s leaders and members

• Pray for workers for the harvest — believers who will consistently share their faith

 5. Pray for joy in the hearts and lives of believers

•   Ask God to reveal your church’s potential to your leaders and the members.

• Ask God to bring joy to your leaders and members