30 Day prayer guide - week 4
Saturday, April 30 - Pastor and Church Staff A church will not rise any higher spiritually than its leadership. Ask God to... • Help our pastor & staff maintain the right spiritual priorities • Draw our pastor & staff close to Himself • Surround our pastor, staff & their families with His protecting
angels • Fill our pastor & staff with His Holy Spirit • Remind our pastor & staff of His great love for them • Reveal to our pastor & staff anything that stands in the way of
their walk with God • Fill our pastor & staff with a great thirst for God • Give our pastor and personnel committee wisdom in new staff
decisions • Prepare the hearts of our pastor & staff members for revival
Sunday, May 1 - Deacons
Effective deacon ministry must be Spirit-empowered.
30 DAY PRAYER
CHALLENGE
Ask God to... • Fill each deacon with His Holy Spirit • Remind every deacon of His great love for them • Help them to see hindrances in their lives to their work with Him • Help them understand how important they are for the health of the church • Give them a deep thirst for the things of God and for serving • Give them great wisdom as they minister to the church family • Fill each Bible Fellowship leader with His Holy Spirit • Speak His Word through our Bible Fellowship Groups • Guide our Bible Fellowship Groups to be focused on making disciple • Protect these groups from getting off track with small talk, gossip, or irrelevant conversation.
30 DAY PRAYER CHALLENGE GUIDE
WEEK FOUR (April 25 - May 1)
Wednesday, April 27 - Right Relationships Christians must seek to restore healthy relationships.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Ask God to... • Show you if you have any broken relationships in your life • Help you know if you have contributed to broken relationships • Help you determine to do all you can to mend broken relationships • Help those you have hurt to forgive you • Restore your fellowship with them • Give you the courage to seek to restore fellowship • Help you be a peacemaker whenever possible
How to Use the Prayer Guide Stay focused on each day’s theme! We are praying in unity for revival, restoration, and spiritual awakening… For many of us, it is easy to get distracted during prayer. Many other prayer needs will probably come to mind as well. Unless God urges you to stop everything else and pray for these other concerns, consider writing them down and commit to pray for them when you have finished your current session.
Thursday, April 28 - For Our Church A God honoring local church is the key to spiritually healthy Christians and effective ministry
Monday, Apr. 25 - Thirst for God Revival begins when Christians long for a closer walk with God. Ask God to... • Give you a deeper longing to walk with Him • Reveal Himself to you • Help you put your relationship with Him before all things • Remind you of His great love for you • Draw you close to Himself • Refresh your spirit • Renew your spiritual joy
Ask God to... • Pour out His Spirit on our church • Break down all barriers to revival • Fill Hardy Street Baptist Church family with His Spirit • Strengthen our church family’s burden for holiness • Increase joy in our fellowship • Strengthen our church’s commitment to its mission • Raise up more laborers for ministry
Tuesday, April 26- Longing for His Word God’s Word is an indispensable part of genuine, lasting revival. Ask God to... • Give you a deep thirst for His Word • Reveal Himself to you as you read His Word • Reveal the beauty of His Word to you • Help you apply the truths in His Word to your life • Reveal areas of your life that you need to surrender to Him • Help you realize the depth of His love as you read His Word • Help you trust Him more as you learn more about Him from His Word
Friday, April 29 - Revival Rooted in God Revival begins when God’s people turn back to God.
Ask God to... • Choose to send revival at this time • Help Christians regain their understanding of His holiness • Convict us to be completely dependent on Him • Restore in us an understanding of the destructive power of sin • Remind us of His great love for them • Remind us of His great sacrifice on our behalf through Jesus • Raise up Spirit-filled leaders to call the church to holiness
30 DAY PRAYER
CHALLENGE
Ask God to... • Fill each deacon with His Holy Spirit • Remind every deacon of His great love for them • Help them to see hindrances in their lives to their work with Him • Help them understand how important they are for the health of the church • Give them a deep thirst for the things of God and for serving • Give them great wisdom as they minister to the church family • Fill each Bible Fellowship leader with His Holy Spirit • Speak His Word through our Bible Fellowship Groups • Guide our Bible Fellowship Groups to be focused on making disciple • Protect these groups from getting off track with small talk, gossip, or irrelevant conversation.
30 DAY PRAYER CHALLENGE GUIDE
WEEK FOUR (April 25 - May 1)
Wednesday, April 27 - Right Relationships Christians must seek to restore healthy relationships.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Ask God to... • Show you if you have any broken relationships in your life • Help you know if you have contributed to broken relationships • Help you determine to do all you can to mend broken relationships • Help those you have hurt to forgive you • Restore your fellowship with them • Give you the courage to seek to restore fellowship • Help you be a peacemaker whenever possible
How to Use the Prayer Guide Stay focused on each day’s theme! We are praying in unity for revival, restoration, and spiritual awakening… For many of us, it is easy to get distracted during prayer. Many other prayer needs will probably come to mind as well. Unless God urges you to stop everything else and pray for these other concerns, consider writing them down and commit to pray for them when you have finished your current session.
Thursday, April 28 - For Our Church A God honoring local church is the key to spiritually healthy Christians and effective ministry
Monday, Apr. 25 - Thirst for God Revival begins when Christians long for a closer walk with God. Ask God to... • Give you a deeper longing to walk with Him • Reveal Himself to you • Help you put your relationship with Him before all things • Remind you of His great love for you • Draw you close to Himself • Refresh your spirit • Renew your spiritual joy
Ask God to... • Pour out His Spirit on our church • Break down all barriers to revival • Fill Hardy Street Baptist Church family with His Spirit • Strengthen our church family’s burden for holiness • Increase joy in our fellowship • Strengthen our church’s commitment to its mission • Raise up more laborers for ministry
Tuesday, April 26- Longing for His Word God’s Word is an indispensable part of genuine, lasting revival. Ask God to... • Give you a deep thirst for His Word • Reveal Himself to you as you read His Word • Reveal the beauty of His Word to you • Help you apply the truths in His Word to your life • Reveal areas of your life that you need to surrender to Him • Help you realize the depth of His love as you read His Word • Help you trust Him more as you learn more about Him from His Word
Friday, April 29 - Revival Rooted in God Revival begins when God’s people turn back to God.
Ask God to... • Choose to send revival at this time • Help Christians regain their understanding of His holiness • Convict us to be completely dependent on Him • Restore in us an understanding of the destructive power of sin • Remind us of His great love for them • Remind us of His great sacrifice on our behalf through Jesus • Raise up Spirit-filled leaders to call the church to holiness
