Prayer Day

Please use the following guide to join with us to pray as a congregation.

Adoration

Through Christ all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. (John 1:3–4)

The Lord Jesus, who is holy and true, holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. (Revelation 3:7)

Pause to express your thoughts of praise and worship.

Confession

Let the wicked forsake his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
And He will have mercy on him,
And to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. (Isaiah 55:7)

Ask the Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin. Acknowledge these to the Lord and thank Him for His forgiveness.

Renewal

May I not steal. (Exodus 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19)

May I not bear false witness against my neighbor. (Exodus 20:16; Deuteronomy 5:20)

May I not covet my neighbor’s house, my neighbor’s wife, his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to my neighbor. (Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21)

Pause to add your own prayers for personal renewal.

Petition

Out of the depths I have called to You, O Lord.
O Lord, hear my voice,
And let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications. (Psalm 130:1–2)

Family and Ministry
- Family
- Ministry
- Sharing Christ with others
- Helping others grow in Him
- Career
My activities for this day
Special concerns

Intercession

The Holy Spirit convicts the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment. (John 16:8)

Missions
- Local missions
- National missions
- World missions
- The fulfillment of the Great Commission
Special concerns

Affirmation

Whoever is wise and understanding will show it by his good conduct and works done in the humility that comes from wisdom. If I harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in my heart, I should not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice. (James 3:13–16)

The wisdom that comes from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, submissive, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. (James 3:17–18)

Pause to reflect upon these biblical affirmations.

Thanksgiving

The angel said to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you, who is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:10–11)

The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost. (Luke 19:10)

As many as received Christ, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:12–13)

Pause to offer your own expressions of thanksgiving.

Closing Prayer

If anyone wishes to come after You, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow You. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for Your sake and the gospel’s will find it. For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? (Matthew 16:24–26; Mark 8:34–37; Luke 9:23–25)

I shall know the truth, and the truth shall set me free. Everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets me free, I shall be free indeed. (John 8:32, 34–36)

from Kenneth Boa, Handbook to Prayer: Praying Scripture back to God (Atlanta: Trinity House, 1993).