WELCOME to our prayer meeting ... and THANKS for joining us.
The FORMAT for tonight's meeting ...
- OPENING Section
- Opening Song and Opening Prayer
- THANKSGIVING Section
- Songs and Prayers
- SUPPLICATION Section
- Songs and Prayers
- CLOSING Section
- Closing Song and Closing Prayer
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
- Psalm 18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.
Is there anyone who'd like to pray and thank God for something?
Things to THANK GOD for ...
- ... for HEALING(s) and IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH
- ... for FORGIVENESS
- ... for DAILY BREAD (PROVISION)
- ... for PROTECTION
- ... for GIVING US THINGS WE ASKED FOR
- ... for NOT GIVING US THINGS THAT WE WERE NOT READY FOR
- 3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
- James 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Things to PRAY FOR ...
- Persons who need physical healing
- Persons who need mental healing
- Persons who need emotional healing
- Persons who need spiritual healing
- Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want ....
- Psalm 37:25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
- Philippians 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Things to PRAY FOR ...
- Good health
- Jobs / employment
- Housing
- Sufficient income to pay bills and take care of living expenses
- Relationships
- Ephesians 6:17-19 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints —
- Ephesians 6:19 ... and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel
Is there anyone who'd like to pray for the Church and its leaders?
Things to PRAY FOR ...
- Members of Grace Communion Jamaica (GCJ)
- Members Grace Communion International (GCI)
- Members of other churches (local and international)
- Christians living in difficult, horrible circumstances
- Christians who are being persecuted ... for courage, wisdom, strength and comfort
- LEADERS of Grace Communion churches ... and other churches around the world
... in our nation ... in the world
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 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.
- 1 Timothy 2:1-3 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
We need to pray for those who lead us BECAUSE the decisions they take and the choices they make will affect us ... and impact the quality of our lives.
Is there anyone who'd like to pray for our leaders ... and those in authority, locally and/or internationally?
Things to PRAY FOR ...
- GUIDANCE ... from God and wise counsellors
- WISDOM ... to know how to apply Godly principles ... and how to act on good advice
- STRENGTH ... to be able to do what needs to be done
- COURAGE ... to do what is right, even in the face of opposition
PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN and YOUTH ... and THEIR PARENTS
- Psalm 127:3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward.
- Malachi 4:5-6 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. 6 And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”
- Deuteronomy 4:9 “Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”
Is there anyone who'd like to pray for our young people - children, teens and young adults?
THINGS TO PRAY ABOUT ...
all children to be seen as gifts and blessings from God
children to be loved and cared folive for Jesus
children to become more aware of God and the remarkable things He has done
children to turn to Jesus, when the time is right, and to live for Him
Parents to love their children
Parents to be able to provide, holistically, for their children
Parents to teach their children properly
Parents to instill good, right values and attitudes in their children
Parents to teach their children how to live according to a biblical worldview (e.g. to love their neighbours as they love themselves)
James 1:22-25 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. 25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
CLOSING PRAYER