It’s Sunday morning. Sunday School has started. It’s time for prayer requests. What do you think about? What is your prayer request going to be? The common habit is to ask for healing for illness, disease, broken limbs, etc. These are good prayer requests. However, we can expand our prayer lives.
There are greater things to pray for while not neglecting hurting and suffering. The Kingdom of God is much bigger. Bigger than us.
I want to offer some other ideas for prayer requests. Often these requests are uncommon as your focus is elsewhere. I offer these for encouragement. As an addition to your (and my) current practice.
Uncommon Prayer Requests To Make Common
- Advancement of God’s Kingdom (Matt. 6:10)
- Explicitly that God’s will be done (Matt. 6:10)
- Thank God for each other being together for the Gospel (Phil. 1:3-5; 1, Thess. 1:2)
- God would open the door for us to share the Gospel (Col. 4:2-4)
- We would share the Gospel boldly (Acts 4:29, Eph. 6:19)
- We would not be tempted (Matt. 26:41)
- Our faith would not fail as we live in the world (Luke 22:32)
- Forgive each other if there are grudges or offenses (Mark 11:25, Col. 3:13)
- For enemies and those persecuting you in any way (Matt. 5:44; Luke 6:28)
- We would grow in wisdom and knowledge of Jesus for God’s glory (Philemon 6, Eph. 1:17)
This is a good start.
For the Kingdom,
Mark
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Pray for the fulfillment of all the promises that suggest a world wide awakening. E.g., Isa.11:9 & Hab.2:14. Cf Jonathan Edwards’ Humble ttempt, Works, II Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1973, p.283
Dr. Willingham,
Thanks for dropping by and offering another prayer request idea.
We have here in Finland a spiritual camp (06.12-06.14.2009). To the camp comes people who are alcoholics or drug addicts. I hope, that you praying that Jesus saves, heals and frees them. And that all will go well.
1. Pray for my healing:
a. heart
b. blood circulation and blood clots
c. flu
d. the pain/blister/infection/blood stasis on my feet
e. my left leg will soon function normally again after a stroke
f. pruritus, skin rashes in the private parts, neck and arms.
g. satanic attacks
2. God will free me from debts and will support my living expense so I don’t need to borrow money again.
3. The salvation and health for my sister.
4. God will reveal to me the meaning of my life. Thank you so much!
I would just say one thing to you and that is, “FANTASTIC”!! Keep it up and wish to get more details from your blog.
regards
sears parts
Please pray for and protect my son & daughter who have had too many trials and tribulations all their lives. Give them your faith, love and strength. Please give them courage and wrap them in your heavenly light so that others who continually hurt them may leave them be. May all good things come to them in job security and life.