“A Lifestyle of Prayer”
This week’s prayer focus: Encouragement!
“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
“But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.”
Hebrews 3:13
As we continue to grow in A Lifestyle of Prayer, it is important to remember prayer should be a lifestyle, not an event. View prayer as your first priority, not as the last resort. This week our prayer focus will be the second of two weeks praying about encouragement. We will pray about some ways that God says we can be encouraged — not just for our own encouragement, but so we will be better equipped to encourage others. Pray each day for the individuals of the church congregation you attend as well as for the body of believers that meet together.
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 praying about each day’s specific focus on Encouragement. With that focus in mind, pray for yourself, your family, your friends, neighbors, and all the “one anothers” we’ve been praying for over the past year. Thank you!
Sunday: Pray for your church, its staff and leadership, and for all of the preaching and teaching that takes place. Pray for me (Tom Lemler) and the work of Impact Prayer Ministry.
Monday: Encouraged by God. Pray that the encouragement you receive from God would fill you with a spirit of unity with fellow believers. “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus.” Romans 15:5
Tuesday: Encouraged by Good News. Pray that you would be a bearer of good news that would be an encouragement to others. “I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you.” Ephesians 6:22
Wednesday: Encouraged from being United with Christ. Pray that the encouragement you have from being united with Christ would compel you to live like Christ. “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion.” Philippians 2:1
Thursday: Encouraged by Sound Doctrine. Pray that you would receive, and give, encouragement as you hold firmly to the sound doctrine of scripture. “He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.” Titus 1:9
Friday: Encouraged by Love. Pray that your love for people would be an encouragement to both you and them. “Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.” Philemon 1:7
Saturday: Encouraged through Meeting Together. Pray that you would always see value in meeting together for encouragement. “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:25
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