Scriptures Mark 10:9; Ephesians 5:21-33 Prayer Focus Pray for God to strengthen marriages and reveal his glory. Devotional Thought The Bible teaches that marriage is to be a permanent relationship of one man and one woman freely and totally committed to each other as companions for life. The Lord declared that a man shall leave… Read More »
Serving God by Serving Others
Scriptures Acts 20:35; 1 John 3:18 Prayer Focus Pray for a heart to love people and serve the community. Devotional Thought To serve is to assist, help, care for, or work for someone. God calls us to serve him through worship and to serve other people by ministering to their needs. Jesus said that the… Read More »
Discovering Your Ministry Gifts
Scriptures 1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4:11-13 Prayer Focus Pray for people to discover their gifts and individual places within the Body of Christ. Devotional Thought Every Christian has at least one spiritual gift that benefits the Body of Christ (1 Peter 4:10-11). A spiritual gift is an ability empowered by the Holy Spirit that is… Read More »
Practicing Evangelism
Scriptures Matthew 9:37-38; 28:18-20 Prayer Focus Pray for people to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Devotional Thought To witness (or evangelize) is to share the good news of salvation. The task of witnessing is not just for preachers and church leaders, but for everyone whose life has been changed by the Lord Jesus Christ.… Read More »
Praying for Ministry Leaders
Scripture 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 Prayer Focus Pray for wisdom, grace, vision, and strength for ministry leaders. Devotional Thought May the ministry leaders of your church experience a fresh anointing in 2024. Practical Moment Create a list of the ministry leaders of your church including the pastor, elders, worship leaders, auxiliary leaders, and others. You may… Read More »
What Happens to a Dream Deferred?
African American writer and poet, Langston Hughes, asked poignantly, “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore—and then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over—like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?”… Read More »
A Second Prayer for Your Local Congregation
Scriptures Numbers 6:24-26; 3 John 2 Prayer Focus Pray for blessing, peace, and prosperity for our church. Devotional Thought May God bless your place of worship and use your congregation to do great things for his glory. Practical Moment Below is a short prayer that you and the members of your local congregation can pray… Read More »
Divine Protection
Scriptures Psalms 23 and 91; Matthew 6:9-13 Prayer Focus Pray that God will protect and deliver you from evil. Devotional Thought God does not promise us exemption from the challenges and trials of this evil world, but he has promised to be with us (Psalm 23:4). In fact, he will never leave nor forsake us… Read More »
Growing in the Knowledge of God
Scriptures Ephesians 1:17-23; Acts 1:6-8 Prayer Focus Pray that God will give you greater knowledge of his authority and power. Devotional Thought We all should desire to have greater knowledge of God (who he is and what he has done). Knowledge of God requires us to study and meditate on his Word, to obey his… Read More »
Discovering God’s Plans for Your Life
Scriptures Psalm 33:11; Jeremiah 29:11-13 Prayer Focus Pray to discover God’s plans and walk in God’s good purposes. Devotional Thought God orders the steps of the righteous (Psalm 37:23-24). To discover God’s will and plans for our lives, we must spend quality time with him in Bible-reading and prayer. We also need to join a… Read More »
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