Prayer and Praise

As members of the Body of Christ, we have the privilege and responsibility to pray for our church, our missionaries, and each other.  It's exciting to see answers to prayer and to give praise to God for His many blessings.  Please send us your stories, of how God is working in your life, so that we can share with others.

Seven Ways to Pray from God's Word for Your Friends and Neighbors

What we sometimes call, "The Lord's Prayer" is really our prayer to pray for ourselves, our friends and our neighbors.

Our Father in heaven...
We come near You in heaven by the way made by Jesus. We come near our neighbors on earth, that a way would be opened for You in their lives.

Hallowed be Your name...
We want You honored in this place, recognized by every single person. You are so worthy of praise for what You are already doing in their lives. Here's our request: Reveal who You are by name. Get Your ancient story told. Answer right now prayers in Jesus name so that You will be exalted. Work in their lives so that You will alone be honored, served, thanked, and praised.

Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven...
We believe You will be followed right here, as surely as You are obeyed in heaven. Come loving King! Confront us with your healing power. Subdue our rebellion against You. Transform these hearts to follow You. Turn us together toward You, that we might do Your will as families, even as whole communities of loyal obedience.

Give us this day our daily bread...
We ask You to provide every daily need for the people in this place.

And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors...
So many of our friends and neighbors are trapped in a tangle of sin. Only Your forgiveness can free us. However deep or longstanding the sins of our community may be we beg You Lord, bring forth a wave of reconciliation on the very street we walk. May forgiveness spread from person to person, throughout the families and between all the people.

And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil...
Deliver the people around us from the predicaments we know from our own sin history. Help these ones escape the traps they have built and Satan has baited. Break the vicious cycle of addictions and pride.

For Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen!
We recognize Your sole sovereignty here. We see Your power already at work. And we can almost glimpse the radiant beauty of Your fullest glory dawning upon this place. We give You praise now! Unite the eyes of this community to see You soon and give you the glory that You alone deserve.