24 Hour Prayer Guide
- May Prayer Guide
24 Hour Prayer Guide
We believe that God hears passionate prayer!
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
In order to pray without ceasing, twenty- two churches have unified to pray for Lexington, and the surrounding areas, by taking one day a month (24 hours) to pray. Let us continue to ask God to add more churches as we faithfully follow His guidance.
We hope this prayer guide leads you into an intimate prayer time with Jesus as you intercede for churches, Lexington, and the world. Boldly ask God to turn every heart towards Him, continuing in the work of spiritual revival, awakening, and renewal. Together we are interceding for God’s miraculous intervention in every aspect of the lives and institutions in our city and beyond.
Thank you for praying expectantly for God to transform our community through praying churches!
Praise
Spend time giving God glory and thanking Him for who He is and what He has done in your life!
Psalm 63:3-5, NLT: “Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy.”
Confession
Is there anything you need to confess to the Lord or any burden you need to lay down? Spend time allowing the Lord to search your heart and cleanse you.
Psalm 139:23-24, NIV: “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
1 Peter 5:7, NLT: “Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.”
Psalm 46:10, NLT: “Be still and know that I am God!”
Intercession
Pray that the Holy Spirit would give you the prayers to pray as you intercede for the following requests. Use scripture provided to guide you.
1 Timothy 2:1-6, NIV: “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.”
Pray for Our Church
Isaiah 56:7 “These I will bring to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be expected on my altar. For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
Psalm 127:3 “Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.”
Galatians 5:14 “For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- FAC
- Pray for FAC to become even more a House of Prayer.
- Pray for Pastor Paul, the FAC board and the FAC staff to stay focused and remain faithful to God’s movement and calling.
- Pray for God’s direction and clarity on hiring a youth pastor and an executive pastor.
- Next Generation
- Pray for a hunger and thirst to know God and His word.
- Pray for a secure identity in Jesus Christ.
- Ask the Lord to raise up a new generation of workers for the spiritual harvest.
- Our Neighbors
- Pray for the Plantation neighborhood and adjacent apartment complex.
- Pray for your neighborhood and people in your spheres of influence.
- Ask God for opportunities to engage with unbelievers
Pray for Our City
Matthew 19:14 “Jesus said, Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
1 John 3:18 “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”
1 Timothy 2:1 ” I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people.”
- Booker T Washington and Wellington Elementary School and other local schools in Lexington
- Pray for teachers, students and faculty as they end the school year.
- Lost
- Pray for the lost in our families, neighborhoods and in our city.
- Government
- Pray for the Federal, State and City government.
Pray for Our World
1 Peter 4:12-14 “Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad-for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.”
- Unreached People Groups
- Missionaries who are advancing God’s kingdom in closed and open access places.
- Persecuted Church
Listening
What is the Lord saying to you or revealing to you? Pause, listen and wait on the Lord. He delights in speaking to His children!
Psalm 25:4-5 NIV: “Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.”
Please consider sharing any prayers, verses or words you received from the Lord in the Prayer Journal.
Blessing
“Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence, to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.”
Jude 24-25
- FAC