Suggested Prayer Focus for 40 Days of Prayer Vigil
Prayer Guide for Six Hour Prayer Vigil
For yourself and for other believers, asking God for
1. A contrite heart, a heart that knows and feels the incredible beauty of God
2. A contrite heart, a heart that knows and feels weight of our sin and the joy of God’s mercy
3. A contrite heart, a heart that is humble before God and others
4. Spiritual growth and maturity, growing in the knowledge of God and growing in relationship to God
5. Wisdom and discernment, to be able to choose what is good and to avoid what is evil
6. Spiritual strength, to have the power through the Spirit of God to be able to endure the trials of this life with hope fixed on Christ and His kingdom
7. Daily provisions, to ask God and to trust God each day for food, shelter and basic needs
8. A forgiving heart, to live with mercy toward others, especially when considering how much God has forgiven us
9. A pure heart, to live with thoughts, words and actions according to God’s holiness
10. A bold heart, to proclaim to the world through words and actions the goodness of our great God
For the church, asking God for
1. An open door, to be able to reach those who are unchurched from our community, that God would bring them to our congregation and that we would graciously welcome them
2. Workers, seeking God to send workers into the harvest so that we can teach, lead, and encourage all who we encounter as a congregation
3. Provisions, seeking for God’s resources in time, energy, money, gifting and wisdom to be able to most effectively minister to our congregation and to the community around us
4. Our leaders, asking God to keep our leaders moral pure and to give our leadership the spiritual wisdom and power to fulfill God’s calling
5. The preaching of the Word, that God’s word would come in power week after week in our worship services
6. The teaching of the Word, that God would make Himself known through the diligent study by His teachers and that they would present God’s Word with power, passion, accuracy and clarity
7. The ministry to the poor, that we would open our eyes to see the needs around us
8. The ministry to the hurting, that we would live with compassion toward those who are in need
9. Vision, to see where God is leading the congregation as we walk together in His power, but also as we walk together through this corrupt and fallen world
10. Unity, to preserve the loving community of believers by forgiving each other early and often
For the Gospel around the world, asking God for
1. The work of Baptist missionaries around the world, as they serve God in a variety of roles to plant churches and disciple new believers
2. The work of our own church family who are serving around the world in translating the bible, Papau, New Guinea, Asia, Africa, and workers living here but who are involved in the translation of God’s word into the languages of all peoples, for God to give them wisdom
3. The work of our own church family who are serving around the world in the ministry of church planting for open doors to share the Gospel and for wisdom as they train church leaders
4. Our partner orphanages in Mexico, Sudan and Myanmar, for daily provisions and for the spiritual life of the children
5. Church leadership training, for our trips for training pastors and church leaders, especially for our trip in January to Asia for the purpose of teaching Ephesians and for our trip in July to Mexico to train pastors, along with any other open doors for training. Pray for safety as pastors travel to and from the conferences. Pray for resources for each of these conferences.
6. Pray for Aaron and Becky as they continue to church plant in Connecticut
7. Pray for our church family to think, pray, give and serve with the salvation of Christ for nations in constant view
For our nation, asking God for
1. For righteousness, that we would see a standard of righteousness lived out for the sake of the good of all people in our land
2. For wisdom, that our leaders would rule with integrity, justice and mercy
3. For the Gospel, that our nation would hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that message of God through the power of His Spirit would transform our land