“Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Matthew 18:19-20

Eight Ways to SHOW UP!

  1. Corporate worship
    Each week during our corporate worship gathering, we will have a time designated for prayer. At the start of the worship service, during the 5 minute countdown, we will ask you to spend time in prayer, preparing for worship. We are asking that you enter the sanctuary reverently, as there will be people praying. We will also give you time following the message to respond in prayer.

  2. Prayer meeting
    We are strongly encouraging every one of our members to make a sincere effort to join us for prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings at 5:00 for a meal and 5:30-6:15 for joint prayer. Our prayer team will be leading us in prayer in a variety of ways each week, and your presence is important for your own spiritual well-being as well as to edify your brothers and sisters in Christ.   

  3. Personal prayer & fasting
    During this season of prayer, you will be given a daily scripture and prayer prompts for your own devotional time. We are asking that you make a genuine commitment to follow along with the rest of the church family in daily prayer, as well as fasting once per week for the sake of the lost in our community. We encourage you to begin your fast on Tuesday AFTER supper and break the fast at supper on Wednesday night. During your time of fasting, let your hunger remind you to pray for all those who are lost without Jesus.

  4. Small group prayer
    Each of our members is encouraged to organize a small prayer group of friends and members of your Sunday School class for a time of weekly prayer. You can meet at the church, or at a home, or even at a coffee shop for prayer and support. Some of you will take the initiative to form these groups, so we are asking that you also consider those who may not be as outgoing and invite them to join you each week.

  5. E4 (for the next generation)
    On Sunday nights in October (10 & 17) we will be hosting our final E4 training for the year, addressing the challenges, needs, and opportunities in reaching the next generation for Christ. They are known as Generation Z, and they are the largest and most unreached generation in our history. We need to learn about how to reach them and spend time praying for them. Please join us on Sunday nights to lift up our young adults, youth, and children that they might know and serve the Lord.

  6. Daily prayer downtown
    Every weekday (Monday – Friday) during these 21 days, we will have the church sanctuary open for prayer. You are invited to come to the “house of prayer” any time and spend some time reflecting on God’s Word and work in your life. There will be a staff member in the sanctuary from 11:00 to 1:00 daily to pray with you and counsel with you if needed.

  7. Downtown prayer walk
    On Saturday, October 23 at 9:30 AM we will gather at FBC for a downtown prayer walk/ride. We will be walking and praying for downtown businesses, government, and residents, asking for God’s blessing in leading us to reach them. We will also have teams of prayer “riders” who may not be able to walk, but who can carpool and pray for the neighborhoods around us.  

  8. Prayer Celebration Service
    On Sunday, October 24 we will hold a prayer celebration service during our morning worship gathering. This service will be dedicated to prayer, scripture, song, and fellowship. Following the worship time, we will gather in the fellowship hall for a potluck lunch. Please join us for this exciting day.

Daily Prayer Prompts

 

10/4 Praise/Adoration You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Psalm 32:7

  • Praise God in prayer for his deliverance. He is your hiding place of salvation and peace.

  • Ask God to work in the life of our church, that we would become messengers of the good news that God delivers and sustains those who trust Him.

10/5 Confession If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 1 John 1:8-10

  • Pray a prayer of confession today. Think deeply on your thoughts and actions, and confess your sinful ways to God now. He hears you and stands ready to forgive.

  • Ask God to humble our hearts to seek righteousness, personally and as His church. Plead with God to make us a confessing and repenting church.

10/6 Thanksgiving Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

  • Think upon all that you have to be thankful to God for. Write down everything that comes to mind. Now thank the Lord for His kindness and blessings.

  • In what ways do you find yourself ungrateful for people or circumstances in life? Ask God to help you find thankfulness in your heart for them.

I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High. Psalm 7:17

10/7 Petition Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:5-6

  • Are you anxious today? Whatever it is that is concerning you, say it to the Lord now.

  • What are your spiritual desires? How do you want/need to grow in Christ? Ask God to do that work in your life for His glory and for your good.

10/8 God’s Word Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105

  • Thank God for the blessing of His eternal Word, which instructs and uplifts you to faith and hope in Christ.

  • Ask God to lead you by the Spirit to seek and understand His Word for the sake of your own holiness and obedience.

10/9 Deeper Spiritual Growth “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:11-13

  • Do you trust God’s plans for you? Tell Him now in prayer that you trust Him and will follow His ways.

  • Pray in the name of Jesus for God’s help in your life to grow in faith,  understanding, and love. Seek the Lord and you will find Him.

10/10 Families but Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:14

  • Pray for the parents and children in our church. Ask God to bless each of them with protection and spiritual guidance.

  • Pray for our church to be a home for families, where they are encouraged and blessed by the service and prayers of our church family.

10/11 Evangelism “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20

  • Ask God for a bold and confident witness in your life and in the mission of our church. Pray for opportunities to share the gospel and to grow disciples in Jesus’ name.

  • You, believer, are a disciple-making missionary. Thank God for including you in His global mission to make His name great among the nations.

10/12 Praise/Adoration For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 100:5

  • How has God shown you His love? Praise Him in prayer for His steadfast, enduring love.

  • Pray that our witness as a church would inspire the next generation to trust in the Lord throughout their lives.

10/13 Confession Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions…. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment. Psalm 51:1, 4

  • Seek God’s mercy toward you in Christ, praising Him for mercifully pardoning your sins by judging Christ in your place.

  • Ask God for continued mercy, so that each day your life is a living testimony of God’s goodness toward sinners.  

10/14 Thanksgiving And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.” Isaiah 12:4

  • What are the “deeds of the Lord” for which you are thankful? Pray to Him in gratitude for each of them.

  • In what ways do you desire boldness and strength to proclaim God’s works in your life? Ask God to raise you up to be a thankful proclaimer of His grace and power.

10/15 Petition Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; Psalm 61:1

  • God is fully aware of all your needs, desires, and requests. Lay before Him now EVERYTHING that burdens your heart today. Find peace in prayer.

  • Pray to God for the salvation of the lost persons whom you know and love. Plead to God for their sake.

10/16 God’s Word Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Proverbs 30:5

  • Do you need a place of refuge and shelter from the storms of life? Pause and pray to the Lord, asking Him to cover you with grace.

  • Recite in prayer all the promises of God that give you hope in this life. Rejoice in the truth that sustains you.

10/17 Deeper Spiritual Growth Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. 2 Corinthians 7:1

  • Confess your sins to the Lord now. Tell Him of your defiled ways, and humble yourself under His hand of grace.

  • Pray for holiness to be made complete in your life. Pray for strength to endure the process and boldness to live by faith and not by sight.

10/18 Families Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. Psalm 68:5

  • Pray for fathers and mothers in our church as they seek to teach and admonish their children in the instruction of God’s Word.

  • Pray for the ministry of our church to the fatherless in our community. Pray for open doors to bring hope to the hurting.

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

10/19 Evangelism Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. Ephesians 4:25

  • Plead with God to give you boldness to speak the gospel truth in love for the sake of the lost. Pray that your personal witness is a blessing to others.

  • Ask God to open doors for our church to reach the lost through gospel ministry.

10/20 Praise/Adoration How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep! Psalm 92:5

  • Recall and recite in prayer all the great works of God as revealed in scripture and in your own life.

  • Plead with God to do mighty works in the life of our church by bringing sinners to faith and humbling His people for ministry and mission. 

10/21 Confession I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying, “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules.” Daniel 9:4-5

  • Our faithful God keeps His covenant promises. Pray for faith to trust His promises today. Remember and recite them in prayer to God.

  • Praise God for keeping His promise through Christ to our church family. Pray for God’s mercy in the days ahead as we face many challenges to be witnesses for His mercy in our world. 

10/22 God’s Word Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts. Jeremiah 15:16

  • Ask the Lord for help to make His Word a joy and delight in your life.

  • Which commands and promises of God give you joy? Think about each one and praise God for His truth.

10/23 Evangelism Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. James 1:27

  • Where do you see needs in the lives of your neighbors and friends? Ask God to lead you to serve those around you with compassion and truth.

  • Pray that God would bless the efforts of our church family to reach the lost and broken in our city.

10/24 Deeper Spiritual Growth Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8

  • Prayer is drawing near to God. Prayer is showing up to hear from the Lord. Pray now with dependence upon God for His help in every part of your life.

  • Thank God for His mercy and pray for spiritual awareness of your temptations. Then rise and live obediently.