Growing In Prayer DevotionalSample

Use the Apostolic Prayers  

Our prayers should be God-centered prayers. Below are suggested ways to pray for the church using the apostolic prayers.

• Pray that love will abound and that believers will approve the things that God calls excellent (Phil. 1:9–10).
• Pray that the anointing of conviction will rest on the preaching of the Word so that both believers and unbelievers are impacted greatly (John 16:8).
• Pray for a spirit of holiness and love to prevail in the congregation.
• Pray that the Spirit will open more doors to minister to unbelievers and that He will prepare them to receive the gospel (Col. 4:3; 2 Thess. 3:1).
• Pray for unity among all the believers and all the families in the church (John 17:21–23).
• Pray for every family member to be saved and healed, and for every family to prosper with secure, steady jobs (3 John 2).

If we pray consistently and faithfully in this manner for the church in our cities, over time we will see both the church and the cities transformed before our eyes.

What Can I Do?

Focus on one of the above prayers each day for the next twelve days.

For Reflection

Father, I ask that Your presence be powerfully manifested in church services across this nation and for people to be saved, set free, healed, and refreshed by the Spirit.