KINGDOM PRAYERS FOR THE
WEEK OF JANUARY 5, 2025
FMC PRAYER: Lord, we lift up our entire congregation to You. Open our eyes to recognize where You have placed us and how we can best serve You each and every day. As we learn to listen and respond to Your calling, may we realize our every purpose and every faith-filled act of service is fulfilled by Your power alone. May our knees become bruised and battered from humbly submitting to You in prayer as we walk in love with one another, clothed in Your righteousness and longing to see Your Kingdom come.
SUNDAY’S SCRIPTURE: Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life ~ John 14:1-14
FMC ENDSTATE: Throughout the Tri-State Region & Beyond…the lost are found…Lord Jesus, You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. You are the path that leads to salvation, the Truth that sets us free, and the life that restores what was broken.
We ask today, Lord, that You would open the eyes of the lost—those who have yet to find You, those who are searching without knowing what they seek. May they hear Your voice calling them by name. May Your Spirit move in mighty ways to draw them into Your embrace. Let them see the truth of Your Word, and may they come to understand that in You alone is fullness of peace and salvation.
We trust, Father, that no one is beyond the reach of Your love. You are able to restore the most lost and broken heart. So, we pray with faith, that You would bring the lost home—through the power of Your Holy Spirit, and in the name of Jesus, the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Amen.
INVISIBLE CHURCH: Lord, help me to treasure Your bride as You do. Father, help us to see the centrality of Your church in this broken world. From men and women who were Your enemies, You are assembling a community of born-again worshipers from every tribe, tongue, and nation to proclaim Your matchless wisdom to the world and spiritual realm. All of history will culminate in your Son’s wedding to His beautiful bride. Lord, help us treasure Your bride as You do and pour ourselves out to build her up.
STUDENTS: Lord, please give our students Your peace. We pray that You will lead them to take every single thing they are worried about to You in prayer, so that Your peace, which passes all understanding, will guard their hearts and minds in You. May they rest in Your goodness and the certainty of Your eternal promises.
SCRIPTURE: Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”
CARE: Lord, we ask for Your guidance as we seek to care for and support those who are struggling. Open our eyes to the needs around us and give us the wisdom to respond with generosity and kindness. Help us to be sensitive to the needs of others, whether they are physical, emotional, or spiritual.
Grant us the courage to step out of our comfort zones and offer assistance where it is needed most. Empower us to be a source of hope and comfort to those who are hurting, lonely, or in distress. Let our actions reflect Your love and grace, and may our words bring encouragement and healing.