Prayer Guide-Revival

2 Chronicles 7:14

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV)

14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Pray for Yourself

John 17:1–5 NKJV

1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

Pray for Disciples

John 17:6–19 NKJV

6 “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. 8 For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me. 9 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. 12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

Paul encouraged praying without ceasing

Ephesians 1:15–19 NKJV

15 Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power

Ephesians 3:14–19 NKJV

14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Pray for Forgiveness for Yourself

Acts 3:19 “19 Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,”

1 John 1:9 “9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Pray for Salvation and Security of your Family

Pray that those in your family will all come to Christ and to rest securely in their salvation.  Pray for marriages in your family.  Pray that couples will be reunited and families will be repaired.  Pray that you will be an example.  If you are married, pray for your marriage.

John 17:20–26 NKJV

20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. 24 “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

Pray for our church body as a whole as we begin Renewal. Pray that God will truly bring revival and refreshing to our hearts.  Pray that we will be convicted of sin and repent from our sins and be turned back to God and His Word.  Pray for unity and an end of gossip.  Pray that God will grant us wisdom in how to proceed with Renewal this weekend.  Pray that revival will come in a mighty way.

Please move to the back of the church and sit in one of the last pews.

Pray for those in the back of the church that may be visitors.  They may not be Christians and may have been telling God NO for decades.  Pray that they will say YES this weekend.  Pray that their hearts will be opened to truly hearing and accepting the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Pray for those who may be driving by and struggling whether to stop. Pray for the effectiveness of our advertising and that God will convict those He wants here to stop.  Draw them to our church and motivate us to invite people.  Pray for those in the parking lot that have stopped but are debating whether to come in or not.

Pray for those by name that usually sit in the back of the church during services. Pray for God to work in their hearts and lives.  Pray that they will repent from their sins and be open to experience a true refreshing from Christ.  Pray that they won’t be just going through the motions of playing church but rather eagerly want to hear a new word from God for their lives.

Pray for the ushers and greeters. Pray that they will greet people with a smile and make them feel welcome.

Please move to the front of the church and sit in one of the front pews.

  Pray in the front of the church for those who may have been Christians for “150 years.” Pray for them by name.  Pray that they will be open to hear a fresh word from God.  Pray that God will convict them of sin and lead them to repentance.  Pray for purity and wisdom as they lead our church.

Pray for those who are in leadership to not experience “burnout” or exhaustion by having to carry the load so often for our church. Pray for new people to help them with their load.  Pray for their walk with Christ to be refreshed and renewed.

Please move to the stage area, either sit in one of the chairs on the stage or on the stage itself.

Pray for Renewal speaker—Pray for safe travel for him.  Pray for a peace of mind and protection.  Bind Satan from preventing him from coming or distracting him.  Pray that he will be prayed up and confessed up.  Pray that he will be led of the Spirit and be moved to preach and voice that which God wants him to say.

Pray for  our Renewal worship leader. Pray for a peace of mind and protection.  Bind Satan from preventing him from coming or distracting him.  Pray that he will be prayed up and confessed up.  Pray that he will be led of the Spirit and be moved to sing and lead us through praise that honors God and draws us into worship that pleases Him.

Pray for the young couples in our church that are struggling. Pray that they will be drawn to Renewal and to find refreshing in their marriage, in their families, their jobs, and in their hearts.  Pray for the young couples that are not engaged in our church.  Pray for them by name and pray that they will be led to repent of sins and truly be refreshed.  Pray for unity in their marriages and in their homes.  Pray that the men will rise up and be leaders in their home and love and serve their wives.

Pray for our Life Group Teachers Grant them wisdom as they teach and leads by example.  Pray that they will find refreshing in their heart and life this weekend.

Please go to Life Group classroom and take a seat.

Pray for the Ladies Prayer Group.  Pray that God will refresh the hearts of the ladies in this group and pray that He will bless them.  Pray for them by name and pray that they will be led to repent of sins and truly be refreshed.  Pray for their health: mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually.

Pray for our Deacons–Grant them wisdom as they lead by example.  They that they would be humble servants. Pray that they will find refreshing in thier heart and life this weekend