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PRAYER FOR YOUR CHURCH

 Connectivity with the Church around the world

 

Lord, I lift up the Church universal. Father, we claim the power of Your name over us so that we will be one, as You and Your Son are one. We want Your joy in full measure just as Your Son, Jesus, prayed for us. Help us live as though we are not of this world; sanctify us by Your word. May we be brought to complete unity so that the world will know the truth of the gospel. (Jn. 17:11-23)

 
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The Outward-Focus Format

One of the most difficult things to change in existing prayer meetings is to move people from simply praying for every day, little answerables to praying outward-focused prayers. Sometimes it is as simple as changing the format of the prayer meeting. A little explanation regarding the format change at the beginning of a meeting can hep to alleviate the anxiety of those who are used to the same format each week.


Here are a few format ideas that can help people pray with an outward focus:

Pray the News

  • Assignment: Everyone brings a magazine article or newspaper clipping
  • Our focus this week is ______ (see suggestions below)
  • Begin the meeting with several songs of praise
  • Share a brief devotional related to the focus
  • Break into small groups to pray using the articles to prompt prayers

Variation:

  • Break into small groups
  • Give each group a section of the daily newspaper
  • Tear a page for each participant, scan the paper, then pray about the news on the page.
  • Or, give each group the same section of the paper, pray, then discuss (compare) how each group was led to pray
  • Pray for: National issues, then Local problems, then Athletes, then Business, etc

Acts 1:8 series:

  • Week One: Our City (Jerusalem)
  • Week Two: Our Country (Judea)
  • Week Three: Our Enemies (Samaria: people we devalue)
  • Week Four: Our World (The nations)

Issues series:

  • Righteousness: Our own, Our leaders
  • Justice: For the poor, For women and children, For the unborn
  • Repentance: Our own, Our nation
 
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