Many matters require the church’s prayer. The items of prayer listed below are offered as a help to focus and enrich the prayer of the saints and of the churches. They are not meant to be restrictive or exhaustive, nor are they meant to be legally adopted. In the end, it is the Spirit who intercedes for us, in us, and through us according to God and His will. The intercessors’ responsibility is to be one spirit with the Lord and one mind with Christ to discharge the inner burden with Spirit-inspired utterances. In light of the current world situation, let us persevere in prayer with a strong spirit.
Pray that, by the Lord’s grace, the saints would practice the God-ordained way with faithfulness, endeavoring, patience, endurance, and much prayer (Matt. 25:21; 1 Cor. 4:2; 1 Thes. 1:3; Rom. 1:9; Col. 4:2; cf. Isa. 42:1, 4).
Read morePray that the saints would begin to practice the God-ordained way one step at a time, diving into one step, finding out and learning its secrets, and not caring for problems, hardships, and frustrations (1 Cor. 4:15; 1 Thes. 2:7-8; Eph. 4:12; 1 Cor. 14:4b).
Read morePray that the saints, by the Lord’s grace, would practice the God-ordained way steadfastly and with regularity (John 15:1-2, 4-5; 2 Tim. 4:2).
Read morePray that in their practice of the God-ordained way the saints would take the laboring way, not being disappointed or expecting quick results (Rom. 15:16 and note 162; Col. 1:29; 4:12-13; Prov. 14:23).
Read morePray that the saints would practice the God-ordained way in one accord under the all-inheriting vision of the age (Prov. 29:18a; Acts 26:19; 1:14; 2:46-47; 4:24a, 31).
Read morePray that the saints would remain in the grace of resurrection so that they may abound in the work of the Lord for the furtherance of the new way, laboring for the Lord in His resurrection life (1 Cor. 15:10 and notes 101 and 102; v. 58 and note 583).
Read morePrayer for the saints to practice the God-ordained way according to the direction of the Lord’s move
Pray that the saints would practice the God-ordained way according to the direction of the Lord’s move today, which is to build up the organic Body of Christ, to prepare the bride of Christ, and to bring in the kingdom of God (Eph. 4:12; Rev. 19:7; Dan. 2:34-35 and note 353).
Read morePray that the saints would see that the modern conveniences and present world situation are for the spread of the truth and would grasp the opportunity to spread the Lord’s recovery by propagating the divine truth for the preparation of the bride (Eph. 5:25b-27, 29; 3:8; John 6:63; Rev. 19:7-9).
Read morePray that the saints would develop the skill to present the truth and would be burdened to present the truth to others (1 Tim. 4:6; 2 Tim. 2:15, 2; 4:2).
Read morePray that the saints would be saturated with the truth to the extent that they can share it with others spontaneously—preaching the gospel to them, presenting the truth to them, and ministering life to them in order to help them experience the Lord (Col. 1:27b-29; 1 Tim. 4:6, 15-16; 2 Tim. 2:2).
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