“A Lifestyle of Prayer” 

 This week’s prayer focus: Jesus!

“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Matthew 16:15

“Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 5:19-20 

A Lifestyle of Prayer should be just that — a lifestyle, not simply an event.  View prayer as your first priority, not as the last resort.  It is my prayer that these weeks of “topical” prayer guides have been training and equipping you in the practice of prayer.  This week we begin a two-week series of praying about who Jesus is, or should be, in our life.  Over the two weeks we will be using many of the titles/descriptions of Jesus found in the gospel of John.  As you are growing in the practice of prayer, I also encourage you to grow in the practice of journaling your prayers, your requests, your praises, and make note of how you see God working in each.   As you pray, listen for what God would have you to do.  Pray each day for the individuals of the church congregation you attend as well as the body of believers who meet there.  Continue to use the prayer guides/lists from the past weeks.

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)

Please spend time each day praying about how God describes who Jesus is through the gospel of John.  With that in mind, pray for yourself, your family, your friends, neighbors, and all the “one anothers” we’ve been praying for over the past weeks.

Sunday: Pray for Tom Lemler and the work God is doing through Impact Prayer Ministry.

Monday: Lamb of God.  Pray that you would know Jesus as the Lamb of God who was sacrificed to pay for your sin.  “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'”  John 1:29

Tuesday: Son of God.  Pray that the presence of Jesus in your life causes you to testify that He is God’s Son.  “I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God.”  John 1:34

Wednesday: Messiah.  Pray that you would both believe and tell others that Jesus is the anointed one that God has promised.  “The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (that is, the Christ).”  John 1:41

Thursday: Son of Man.  Pray that you would recognize the depth of understanding God has of you through the role of Jesus as the Son of Man.  “I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”  John 1:51

Friday: Bread of Life.  Pray that you would be filled with the life-sustaining bread that is Jesus.  “Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.'”  John 6:35

Saturday:  Light of the World.  Pray that you would constantly walk in the light that is Jesus as you follow Him with each step you take.  “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'”  John 8:12