Launch Into Prayer. 40 Days of Prayer for Discerning Our Church s Future

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1 Launch Into Prayer 40 Days of Prayer for Discerning Our Church s Future

2 Dear Friend in Christ, I am delighted that you will join your church family in 40 days of prayer for spiritual renewal and Godly discernment. In this season of our church s life. we are longing for renewed energy and excitement in our worship. We would love to see our current worship service experiences grow. And we also have dreams of increasing our worship opportunities. Is God calling us to invest our gifts and energies in an additional worship service? And if so, whom is God calling us to invite and reach? We don t have the answers. We pray for God s guidance, God s wisdom, and God s leadership. Until we experience revival in our own lives, it s difficult to imagine revival within our church. So passionately seek God s spirit to ignite your heart even as you pray that God will draw our church family together and forward. God will increase and mature our faith and produce great fruit in our worship ministries. Thank you again for entering into the Launch Into Prayer commitment with Sellersburg UMC. We look forward to watching what God will do as we meet with Him around His vision.

3 This Launch Into Prayer Guide will help you join other believers in bringing questions and praises before God. The Guide is based off what I am calling the PAT model of prayer. It begins with Preparation: Praise God for who He is. Confess your brokenness and need for healing. Pray for His Spirit to draw you near, Listen as He speaks to you Then Ask God to intercede in your life Each day will include a prayer point to guide you in a specific petition to God Conclude with Thanksgiving: Thank God for hearing you Trust that God is at work to accomplish His will We pray God will do a great and might work in and through each of our lives as we meet with Him daily in prayer. Pastor David

4 Prayer for Personal Revival Day 1 Psalm 63:1-3 Ask God to Give you a deeper longing to walk with Him. Day 2 Psalm 119:36-40 Ask God to Give you a deep thirst for His Word. Day 3 Psalm 51:10-12 Ask God to Search your life and reveal any sin, any distraction that is in the way of your relationship. Day 4 John 3:16 Ask God to Remind you of His great love for you. Day 5 2 Corinthians 5:17 Ask God to Refresh your Spirit. Day 6 Luke 22:41-42 Ask God to Show you areas in your life in which you need to surrender. Day 7 2 Corinthians 7:1 Ask God to Give you a better understanding of His Holiness. Day 8 Romans 15:13 Ask God to Enlarge your hope in the Lord.

5 Prayer for Personal Mission Day 9 Philippians 1:9-11 Ask God to Give you a sincere desire for His direction. Day 10 Luke 10:2 Ask God to Give you a renewed burden for the lost. Day 11 Isaiah 55:10-11 Ask God to Help you share His message of love with the lost. Day 12 Joshua 1:9 Ask God to Give you courage to become bold. Day 13 2 Timothy 1:7 Ask God to Give you His Spirit of Power. Day 14 1 Timothy 2:3-5 Ask God to Show you how to share the faith that new relationships with Jesus will be born.

6 Prayers for our Church Mission Day 15 Ephesians 3:20 Ask God to Give our church the ability to think big. Day 16 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 Ask God to Enable our church to engage with the culture creatively and effectively. Day 17 Matthew 28:18-20 Ask God to Strengthen our church s commitment to its mission. Day 18 Matthew 10:7-8 Ask God to Help our congregation see things from God s perspective. Day 19 John 15:5 Ask God to Convict his church that we are to be completely dependent on him. Day 20 Mark 6:34 Ask God to Give us a heart for the people He wants us to reach.

7 Day 21 James 2:1-4 Ask God to Move our congregation away from prejudice or fear of difference. Day 22 Philippians 1:9-10 Ask God to Enable us to discern what is best. Day 23 Jeremiah 29:11-14 Ask God to Show us the good plans He has for us, and that we will seek Him with our whole hearts. Day 24 Lamentations 3:24 Ask God to Give us patience to wait on Him. Day 25 2 Chronicles 16:9a Ask God to Strengthen us to be full committed to Him and His plan.

8 Prayers for God s Provision Day 26 Matthew 6:25, 33 Ask God to Transform our minds so that He can overcome worries that we will not have enough. Day 27 2 Corinthians 9:8 Ask God to Give us trust knowing that He always provides. Day 28 Philippians 4:13 Ask God to Remove any thoughts of limitations. Day 29 Philippians 4:19 Ask God to Provide all that we need to be fruitful in His vision of worship for this church Day 30 Psalm 56:3-4 Ask God to Cancel our fear of the unknown. Day 31 2 Corinthians 9:8 Ask God to Take away any worry about finances and money that hinder true listening to His vision.

9 Prayers for God s Call to Leaders Day 32 Philemon 1:6 Ask God to Raise up more laborers for ministry. Day 33 Isaiah 6:8 Ask God to make us obedient to say, Here I am, send me. Day 34 1 Corinthians 15:58 Ask God to Raise up leaders to call the congregation into action. Day 35 James 3:17 Ask God to Give every leader the wisdom they need to make decisions and serve God faithfully in their ministry.

10 Prayers for Enriching our Worship Day 36. Mark 8:38 Ask God to Teach us unashamed worship Day 37 John 15:10-12 Ask God to Increase our joy in church fellowship and worship. Day 38 John 15:1-2 Ask God to multiply the attendance and fruit of our current worship service. Day 39 Ephesians 2:10 Exodus 35:21 Ask God to show us how to bring new ideas and creativity into our services of praise. Day 40 Psalm 25:12 Ask God to Give our congregation a vision for what He wants our worship ministry to look like.

11 My Commitment to Prayer I commit to praying with my Sellersburg United Methodist Church family during the 40 Day Launch to Prayer event. I will strive to meet daily with God to lift up the ministries of my church, especially our worship ministries. I will seek God s direction for our church and pray that He will empower me to help bring His vision to life. I will celebrate God s grace and provision and give Him praise for the ways He is working in our church and in my heart. Signature Date

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