Corporate Targets – 12.20.09
Dec 21st, 2009 by pfadmin
Praying for Everyone
“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth†(1 Timothy 2:1-4)
Intercessory Community
-Intercessory prayer to be an essential component of our lives
-Valuing corporate and personal prayer and avoiding its neglect
-Prayers that are not self-focused but Kingdom-minded and
Gospel-centered
-Supporting others through prayer and bearing their burdens (Gal. 6:2)
Prayers for All People
“Big general prayers become powerful when they are filled up with concrete, radical Biblical goals for the people we are praying for†—John Piper
-Homeless & neglected in the city to find rest in Jesus Christ (Matt. 11:28)
-Missionaries in foreign countries to rejoice in tribulation (James 1:1-4)
-New Orleans business owners as well as blue-collar workers to treasure Jesus Christ as precious (1 Peter 2:4)
-Those in governmental authority to be gifted with supernatural wisdom and peace that leads them to the gospel (1 Tim. 2:2)
-“All of the saints†(Eph. 6:18) to be guarded from the enemy, preserved in doctrinal purity, and matured into Christ’s image for God’s glory