HOW TO USE THIS PRAYER GUIDE

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2 HOW TO USE THIS PRAYER GUIDE Welcome to our 30 days of prayer for Our desire is that God would use this time to stir in our hearts a deeper passion for Him, each other, and our community. Along with this prayer guide we are asking that you join us on Sunday mornings at 10am, in the Education Bldg. and on Tuesday mornings at 5:30am, in the Parlor, for focused times of prayer. This guide is designed for use in one of two ways. If you already have a set rhythm prayer that you can incorporate the bullet point for prayer in what you regularly do. If, however, you do not have an established rhythm of prayer this guide can help you. The opening reading each day is a passage of Scripture which you can briefly meditate on. Perhaps consider using of these two questions to help you begin your time of prayer: What does this passage show me about my God? What does this passage show me about myself, and my need for God? having begun with God then you can turn to the daily petitions. Finally, you can use the concluding prayer to end your time each day. Thanks for joining us in prayer! Easter,

3 Sunday: 3/27 EASTER SUNDAY WEEK 1 Blessed are you, Lord God of our salvation, to you be praise and glory for ever. As once you led your people through the waters from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the promised land, now you have delivered us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of your beloved Son. Rising from death, he has destroyed death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life. May we, the first fruits of your new creation, rejoice in this new day you have made and praise you for your mighty acts. Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Monday: 3/28 Psalm Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King. 3 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp. 4 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation. 5 Let the saints rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds. 6 May the praise of God be in their mouths and a doubleedged sword in their hands, 7 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, 8 to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron, 9 to carry out the sentence written against them. This is the glory of all his saints. Praise the LORD. 1. for the Lord to give you a heart that is willing to support the work of LOPC to the best of your ability with your time, money, and resources. 2. for our church as we experience spiritual warfare. Ask the Lord to protect our church as we seek to serve our community and each other. Pray that God would allow the churches in Lake Worth to be able to confront the spiritual forces of evil in our city, community, and county. 3. that the Lord would help us to work towards unity as a body. That we would be able to enjoy that unity in the midst of all the diversity we currently have. Prayer based on Psalm 8 Lord, our Lord, you are so awesome! You are beyond what we can imagine possible. When we take a look at all that you have done and all that you have made, we wonder why you care for people like us. You have given us an honorable position on this earth of ours to care for the things you have made, to preserve them and maintain them. You have entrusted living things to us! Lord, our Lord, the whole earth recognizes how awesome you are! Amen. 3

4 Tuesday: 3/29 Psalm Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens, praise him in the heights above. 2 Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts. 3 Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars. 4 Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies. 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded and they were created. 1. for God to provide you with the grace needed (from his Holy Spirit) for you live as a follower of Jesus. 2. for our youth and children s ministries: a. that God would bring these children to himself, b. for the volunteers who work with them, c. that God would protect them from harm, d. that would God allow them to grow up to be men and women who love his church and seek to serve it. 3. that you can be an agent of racial reconciliation. Ask the Lord to bring new people of other races/ethnicities into your life as friends, and to your dinner table as guests. Prayer based on Psalm 8 Lord, our Lord, you are so awesome! You are beyond what we can imagine possible. When we take a look at all that you have done and all that you have made, we wonder why you care for people like us. You have given us an honorable position on this earth of ours to care for the things you have made, to preserve them and maintain them. You have entrusted living things to us! Lord, our Lord, the whole earth recognizes how awesome you are! Amen. Wednesday: 3/30 Psalm O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 1. thank God for his faithfulness in helping you to complete these 30 days of prayer. 2. for the leadership of LOPC as they continue to seek the Lord s leading. 3. ask the Lord to bring people with the gift of evangelism to our church. 4. for our ESL teachers and students tonight. Ask the Lord to help our students to learn English and be open to the gospel. Prayer based on Psalm 8 Lord, our Lord, you are so awesome! You are beyond what we can imagine possible. When we take a look at all that you have done and all that you have made, we wonder why you care for 4

5 people like us. You have given us an honorable position on this earth of ours to care for the things you have made, to preserve them and maintain them. You have entrusted living things to us! Lord, our Lord, the whole earth recognizes how awesome you are! Amen. Thursday: 3/31 Psalm O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 1. for LOPC, that God would bless us as we seek to renew our commitment in prayer to Him. 2. for the saving of the lost. Ask God to add people to LOPC this year as a result of our evangelism. 3. that the Lord would give us wisdom in know how to use our facility best for his glory and for the good of our church and community. The Lord s Prayer: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Friday: 4/1 Psalm Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-- 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. 20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. 21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. 22 Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 1. for the Lord to allow us to be a cross cultural church in the community. For the growth of a Spanish language ministry in our church, for leaders to help accomplish it. 2. for our missionaries. 3. that you can be an agent of racial reconciliation. Ask the Lord to bring new people of other races/ethnicities into your life as friends. 4. For the start of the Moms of Lake Worth program, that God would use that to help us build bridges with women and families in the community. 5

6 The Lord s Prayer: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Saturday: 4/2 Psalm Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth! 2 Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! 4 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens. 1. for worship tomorrow morning: that the Lord would prepare your heart and the hearts of all who will be there to hear his word. 2. for children in worship: that the Lord would impress upon them his love at an early age. 3. prepare yourself to eat the Lord s Supper. The Lord s Prayer: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. 6

7 Sunday: 4/3 WEEK 2 Psalm Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts! 9 Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth! 10 Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity." 11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; 12 let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy 13 before the LORD, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness. 1. for seekers and cynics who will be in worship with us: that the Lord will meet them and draw them to himself. 2. for those who will be leading in worship. 3. that you will find true rest for your heart and mind in the Lord on this day. The Lord s Prayer: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Monday: 4/4 Psalm Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. 2 Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. 3 Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever. He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever. 1. that the Lord would continue to show you areas of sin in your life. 2. for those who are unable to worship corporately with the congregation at LOPC. 3. for the start of GriefShare, that it would provide an effective ministry for us to help those who are lowly in spirit. That people within LOPC would see this as an opportunity to love those who are grieving. The Lord s Prayer: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. 7

8 Tuesday: 4/5 Psalm Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! 2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 When his breath departs he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. 5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, 6 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; 7 who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free; 8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. 9 The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. 10 The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! 1. for the continued growth of our ESL program: more students; conversions out of ministry. 2. that the Lord will give you strength to deny yourself, take up your cross, and to follow him (Luke 9:23). 3. ask the Lord to bring people with the gift of evangelism to our church. 4. that the Lord would give us wisdom in know how to use our facility best for his glory and for the good of our church and community. The Lord s Prayer: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Wednesday: 4/6 Psalm Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 7 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength! 8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts! 9 Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth! 10 Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity." 1. glorify God for something specific he has done in your life (some tangible way you see Him working). 2. for God to bring someone into your life that you can share your faith with, and the courage to do so. 3. for our church as we experience spiritual warfare. Ask the Lord to protect our church as we seek to serve our community and each other. Pray that God would allow the churches in 8

9 Lake Worth to be able to confront the spiritual forces of evil in our city, community, and county. 4. that the Lord would help us to work towards unity as a body. That we would be able to enjoy that unity in the midst of all the diversity we currently have. The Lord s Prayer: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Thursday: 4/7 Psalm Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! 2 Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! 3 Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; 1 we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! 5 For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. 1. for the Lord to show you areas in your life where you are worshipping something or someone other than him (i.e. your idols). 2. for the Lord to help you destroy the idols of your heart. 3. for God to provide you with the grace needed (from his Holy Spirit) for you live as a follower of Jesus. A Pauline Prayer (Eph. 3:14-19) God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask that out of your glorious riches you would strengthen us with power through your Spirit in our inner being so that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith. We ask that you would give us power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge. Friday: 4/8 1 Chronicles Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Tell of his salvation from day to day. 24 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! 25 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and he is to be held in awe above all gods. 26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. 27 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his place. 28 Ascribe to the LORD, O clans of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength! 29 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; 9

10 1. for RENEW South Florida; the organization that we are partnering with to help plant churches in South Florida 2. for New City Church in Palm Beach Gardens to grow and flourish with the Gospel. 3. for Matt Wilson and his family (the church planter of New City Church PBG). A Pauline Prayer (Eph. 3:14-19) God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask that out of your glorious riches you would strengthen us with power through your Spirit in our inner being so that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith. We ask that you would give us power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge. Saturday: 4/9 1 Chronicles 29 --Therefore David blessed the LORD in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: "Blessed are you, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. 11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all. 13 And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious name. 1. for worship tomorrow morning: that the Lord would prepare your heart and the hearts of all who will be there to hear his word. 2. for children in worship: that the Lord would impress upon them his love at an early age. 3. for the start of the Moms of Lake Worth program, that God would use that to help us build bridges with women and families in the community. A Pauline Prayer (Eph. 3:14-19) God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask that out of your glorious riches you would strengthen us with power through your Spirit in our inner being so that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith. We ask that you would give us power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge. 10

11 WEEK 3 Sunday: 4/10 1 Chronicles Ascribe to the LORD, O clans of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength! 29 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; 30 tremble before him, all the earth; yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!" 1. for seekers and cynics who will be in worship with us: that the Lord will meet them and draw them to himself. 2. for those who will be leading in worship. 3. for refugees who are being resettled in our county that we would be given opportunities to love and serve them, that God would provide specific ways for us to do that. A Pauline Prayer (Eph. 3:14-19) God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask that out of your glorious riches you would strengthen us with power through your Spirit in our inner being so that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith. We ask that you would give us power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge. Monday: 4/11 1 Chronicles Ascribe to the LORD, O clans of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength! 29 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; 30 tremble before him, all the earth; yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. 31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!" 1. for our youth and children s ministries: a. that God would bring these children to himself, b. for the volunteers who work with them, c. that God would protect them from harm, d. that God would allow them to grow up to be men and women who love his church and seek to serve it. 2. for the beginnings of an immigration ministry at LOPC. a. for individuals to be trained and to be ready to assist, 11

12 b. for those seeking immigration assistance to hear the Gospel. A Pauline Prayer (Eph. 3:14-19) God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask that out of your glorious riches you would strengthen us with power through your Spirit in our inner being so that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith. We ask that you would give us power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge. Tuesday: 4/12 1 Chronicles Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! 35 Say also: "Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather and deliver us from among the nations that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise. 36 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting!" Then all the people said, "Amen!" and praised the LORD. 1. for Jeff and Jenny Lee starting Reformed University Ministry at Florida Atlantic University. a. for the gathering of students to start the ministry, b. for the lost to hear the Good News of Jesus. 2. that God would reveal to you the areas of unbelief in your heart. 3. ask the Lord to bring people with the gift of evangelism to our church. A Pauline Prayer (Eph. 3:14-19) God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask that out of your glorious riches you would strengthen us with power through your Spirit in our inner being so that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith. We ask that you would give us power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge. Wednesday: 4/13 1 Chronicles Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! 9 Sing to him; sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! 10 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! 11 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! 12 Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles and the judgments he uttered, 13 O offspring of Israel his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones! 1. for the salvation of the lost (Ask God to add people to LOPC this year as a result of our evangelism). 2. for our counselors at LOPC, Jeff Bercaw and Marie Menendez. 12

13 3. for our church as we experience spiritual warfare. Ask the Lord to protect our church as we seek to serve our community and each other. Pray that God would allow the churches in Lake Worth to be able to confront the spiritual forces of evil in our city, community, and county. 4. that the Lord would help us to work towards unity as a body. That we would be able to enjoy that unity in the midst of all the diversity we currently have. A Pauline Prayer (Eph. 3:14-19) God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask that out of your glorious riches you would strengthen us with power through your Spirit in our inner being so that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith. We ask that you would give us power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge. Thursday: 4/14 1 Peter 1 -- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1. for fathers and mothers to teach their children about the Lord (his love, his ways, how he would call us to serve him). 2. that the Lord would heal broken families in our community. 3. for the children who find themselves in foster homes, group homes, and safe houses in our county. 4. for the body of Christ to love, protect, and to be involved in the lives of those children who have been removed from their homes. 5. that you can be an agent of racial reconciliation. Ask the Lord to bring new people of other races/ethnicities into your life as friends and to your table for dinner. Prayer based on 1 Peter 2:11-12: Father I ask that you would allow me, as an alien and stranger in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against my soul. Help me to live such a good life among unbelievers that they might see my good deeds and glorify you. 13

14 Friday: 4/15 1 Peter 1 -- And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, 18 knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 20 He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for your sake, 21 who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. 22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; 1. glorify God for something specific he has done in your life (some tangible way you see Him working). 2. for God to bring someone into your life that you can share your faith with, and the courage to do so. 3. ask the Lord to bring people with the gift of evangelism to our church. Prayer based on 1 Peter 2:11-12: Father I ask that you would allow me, as an alien and stranger in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against my soul. Help me to live such a good life among unbelievers that they might see my good deeds and glorify you. Saturday: 4/16 Jude -- To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy-- 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. 1. for worship tomorrow morning: that the Lord would prepare your heart and the hearts of all who will be there to hear his word. 2. for our missionaries. 3. for the start of the Moms of Lake Worth program, that God would use that to help us build bridges with women and families in the community. Prayer based on 1 Peter 2:11-12: Father I ask that you would allow me, as an alien and stranger in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against my soul. Help me to live such a good life among unbelievers that they might see my good deeds and glorify you. 14

15 WEEK 4 Sunday: 4/17 Acts 2 14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: "Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 22 "Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24 But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. 25 David said about him: "'I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will live in hope, 27 because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. 28 You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.' 1. for seekers and cynics who will be in worship with us: that the Lord will meet them and draw them to himself. 2. for those who will be leading in worship. 3. that you will find true rest for your heart and mind in the Lord on this day. Prayer based on 1 Peter 2:11-12: Father I ask that you would allow me, as an alien and stranger in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against my soul. Help me to live such a good life among unbelievers that they might see my good deeds and glorify you. Monday: 4/18 1 Peter 2 -- But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. 1. for RENEW South Florida - the organization that we are partnering with to help plant churches in South Florida. 2. for Ron Perry who will be planting a cross-cultural church in the Northwood neighborhood of West Palm Beach. 15

16 3. For people to volunteer to serve as after school tutors in our community. Prayer based on 1 Peter 2:11-12: Father I ask that you would allow me, as an alien and stranger in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against my soul. Help me to live such a good life among unbelievers that they might see my good deeds and glorify you. Tuesday: 4/19 1 Peter 4 -- Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin. 2 As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. 3 For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do-- living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. 4 They think it strange that you do not plunge with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they heap abuse on you. 5 But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 6 For this is the reason the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged according to men in regard to the body, but live according to God in regard to the spirit. 7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen. 1. for God to give you a spirit willing to show hospitality to others and to keep you from a spirit that wants to entertain, but rather to serve (see v.9). 2. for the opportunity to use your gifts to serve the church here at LOPC and the Kingdom of God at large (see v.10). 3. for the children s ministry, the youth ministry, and the adult discipleship opportunities taking place tonight. Prayer based on 1 Peter 2:11-12: Father I ask that you would allow me, as an alien and stranger in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against my soul. Help me to live such a good life among unbelievers that they might see my good deeds and glorify you. Wednesday: 4/20 1 Peter 1 -- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 16

17 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1. that the Lord will give you a humble heart to follow Him no matter the cost. 2. for the salvation of the lost (Ask God to add people to LOPC this year as a result of our evangelism). 3. that the Lord will bring people with the gift of evangelism to our church. 4. for our church as we experience spiritual warfare. Ask the Lord to protect our church as we seek to serve our community and each other. Pray that God would allow the churches in Lake Worth to be able to confront the spiritual forces of evil in our city, community, and county. 5. that the Lord would help us to work towards unity as a body. That we would be able to enjoy that unity in the midst of all the diversity we currently have. Prayer based on 1 Peter 2:11-12: Father I ask that you would allow me, as an alien and stranger in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against my soul. Help me to live such a good life among unbelievers that they might see my good deeds and glorify you. Thursday: 4/21 Psalm Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD. 2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD. 3 May the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion. 1. that God would help you watch and pray so that you do not fall into temptation (Matt. 26:41). 2. that God would give you a heart of compassion for those who are hurting with emotional needs, physical needs, and spiritual needs. 3. that you will find true rest for your heart and mind in the Lord on this day. 4. that you can be an agent of racial reconciliation. Ask the Lord to bring new people of other races/ethnicities into your life as friends. Prayer based on Psalm 8 Lord, our Lord, you are so awesome! You are beyond what we can imagine possible. When we take a look at all that you have done and all that you have made, we wonder why you care for people like us. You have given us an honorable position on this earth of ours to care for the things you have made, to preserve them and maintain them. You have entrusted living things to us! Lord, our Lord, the whole earth recognizes how awesome you are! Amen. Friday: 4/22 17

18 Psalm Praise the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD; praise him, you servants of the LORD, 2 you who minister in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God. 3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant. 4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession. 5 I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is greater than all gods. 6 The LORD does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths. 7 He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses. 14 For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants. 15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. 1. for our relationship with Guatemalan-Maya Center, that opportunities to work together would emerge. That we would see evangelistic fruit as a result of our working together. 2. for our ESL program, that more students would come to the classes, that the devotionals would spark spiritual interest in the students. 3. for our ESL teachers, that they would be able to develop relationships with the students and have opportunities to share their faith. 4. for the development of an Immigration Ministry. For our volunteers to get the training and hours of internship they need, for relationships with lawyers in the community, for the process of getting approval from the government to provide this service. Prayer based on Psalm 8 Lord, our Lord, you are so awesome! You are beyond what we can imagine possible. When we take a look at all that you have done and all that you have made, we wonder why you care for people like us. You have given us an honorable position on this earth of ours to care for the things you have made, to preserve them and maintain them. You have entrusted living things to us! Lord, our Lord, the whole earth recognizes how awesome you are! Amen. Saturday: 4/23 Psalm Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. 2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, 4 praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute, 5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. 1. for worship tomorrow morning: that the Lord would prepare your heart and the hearts of all who will be there to hear his word. 2. for children in worship: that the Lord would impress upon them his love at an early age. Prayer based on Psalm 8 Lord, our Lord, you are so awesome! You are beyond what we can imagine possible. When we take a look at all that you have done and all that you have made, we wonder why you care for 18

19 people like us. You have given us an honorable position on this earth of ours to care for the things you have made, to preserve them and maintain them. You have entrusted living things to us! Lord, our Lord, the whole earth recognizes how awesome you are! Amen. 19

20 WEEK 5 Sunday: 4/24 Revelation Then a voice came from the throne, saying: "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both small and great!" 6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. 7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. 8 Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) 9 Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!'" And he added, "These are the true words of God." 1. for seekers and cynics who will be in worship with us: that the Lord will meet them and draw them to himself. 2. for those who will be leading in worship. 3. for Pastor Omar as he travels to Cuba tomorrow to help train church leaders in Havana. Prayer based on Psalm 8 Lord, our Lord, you are so awesome! You are beyond what we can imagine possible. When we take a look at all that you have done and all that you have made, we wonder why you care for people like us. You have given us an honorable position on this earth of ours to care for the things you have made, to preserve them and maintain them. You have entrusted living things to us! Lord, our Lord, the whole earth recognizes how awesome you are! Amen. Monday: 4/25 Psalm For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. 5 You hem me in-- behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? 8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. 11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," 12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. 1. that the Lord will give you confidence in his presence that is always with you. 2. praise God for his faithfulness to you in helping you complete these 30 days of prayer. 20

21 Prayer based on Psalm 8 Lord, our Lord, you are so awesome! You are beyond what we can imagine possible. When we take a look at all that you have done and all that you have made, we wonder why you care for people like us. You have given us an honorable position on this earth of ours to care for the things you have made, to preserve them and maintain them. You have entrusted living things to us! Lord, our Lord, the whole earth recognizes how awesome you are! Amen. 21