WeekOneJanuary5-11

CoreValueTarget:PrayerGlobalFamilyTargets:Africa,Asia,Europe/CIS/MiddleEast

Jesussaid,“Myhousewillbecalledahouseofprayer”(Ma8hew21:13NIV).Scripturetellsusthattheearlychurchwas“devotedtoprayer”(Acts1:14,2:42,6:4).ItisthedesireoftheFatherthateverychurchtodaybethesame.BecomingapeopledevotedtoprayerrequiresmorethanprogramsandgoodintenNons.Itrequiresafaithful,intenNonalobedienceinseekingtheFatherdaily.Thisweek,weinviteyoutojoinusdailyaswepeNNonthattheFatherthatourchurcheswouldbe“housesofprayer”andthatasindividualswewouldbedevotedtoprayer.

WeekOnePrayerDirecJves

• ThanktheFatherforhisabilityandreadinesstogive,guide,andrespondinresponsetoourprayers(Ma8hew7:7-8).

• ConfessforyourselforyourchurchanylackofdevoNontoprayer.AskGodtohelpyourchurchanditsleadersbedevotedtoor“diligentlyoccupiedwith”prayer(Colossians4:2,Acts1:14,Acts2:42,Acts6:4).

• AskGodtohelpyourchurchfamilyprayastheneedsarise,spontaneously,andtocovereverythinginprayer(Ephesians6:8).

• AskGodtomakeyoualerttoneedsinyourchurchfamilyandto“keeponprayingconNnually”forallmembersofyourchurchfamily(Ephesians6:8).

• AsktheFathertohelpyouandyourchurchtoprayasJesusurgedyourtopray—conNnuallyasking,seeking,andknocking(Ma8hew7:7-8).

• Prayforpowerandwisdomtoknowthe“greaterthings”theFatherwantsyouandyourchurchtodoforHim(John14:12-14).

• AsktheFathertohelpyouseebeyondjustpersonalneedsandtofocusonkingdomconcerns(John14:12-14).

• Praythatyourchurchwillprayfaithfullyandpowerfullyforyourcity,community,naNon,andleaders(1Timothy2:1-2).

• Prayforyourpastorandministryleaders(Romans15:30)• Thankthatthe“heartsdesire”ofyourchurchwouldbetoprayforthe

unsavedandthatHewouldgiveyourchurchpracNcalopportuniNesreachouttoyourcommunity.(Romans10:1,1Timothy2:1,3,4).

WeekOneJanuary5-11

CoreValueTarget:PrayerGlobalFamilyTargets:Africa,Asia,Europe/CIS/MiddleEast

Jesussaid,“Myhousewillbecalledahouseofprayer”(Ma8hew21:13NIV).Scripturetellsusthattheearlychurchwas“devotedtoprayer”(Acts1:14,2:42,6:4).ItisthedesireoftheFatherthateverychurchtodaybethesame.BecomingapeopledevotedtoprayerrequiresmorethanprogramsandgoodintenNons.Itrequiresafaithful,intenNonalobedienceinseekingtheFatherdaily.Thisweek,weinviteyoutojoinusdailyaswepeNNonthattheFatherthatourchurcheswouldbe“housesofprayer”andthatasindividualswewouldbedevotedtoprayer.

WeekOnePrayerDirecJves

• ThanktheFatherforhisabilityandreadinesstogive,guide,andrespondinresponsetoourprayers(Ma8hew7:7-8).

• ConfessforyourselforyourchurchanylackofdevoNontoprayer.AskGodtohelpyourchurchanditsleadersbedevotedtoor“diligentlyoccupiedwith”prayer(Colossians4:2,Acts1:14,Acts2:42,Acts6:4).

• AskGodtohelpyourchurchfamilyprayastheneedsarise,spontaneously,andtocovereverythinginprayer(Ephesians6:8).

• AskGodtomakeyoualerttoneedsinyourchurchfamilyandto“keeponprayingconNnually”forallmembersofyourchurchfamily(Ephesians6:8).

• AsktheFathertohelpyouandyourchurchtoprayasJesusurgedyourtopray—conNnuallyasking,seeking,andknocking(Ma8hew7:7-8).

• Prayforpowerandwisdomtoknowthe“greaterthings”theFatherwantsyouandyourchurchtodoforHim(John14:12-14).

• AsktheFathertohelpyouseebeyondjustpersonalneedsandtofocusonkingdomconcerns(John14:12-14).

• Praythatyourchurchwillprayfaithfullyandpowerfullyforyourcity,community,naNon,andleaders(1Timothy2:1-2).

• Prayforyourpastorandministryleaders(Romans15:30)• Thankthatthe“heartsdesire”ofyourchurchwouldbetoprayforthe

unsavedandthatHewouldgiveyourchurchpracNcalopportuniNesreachouttoyourcommunity.(Romans10:1,1Timothy2:1,3,4).

Praying for Our Global FamilyJoin with us in lifting up the nations of Africa, Asia, and Europe/CIS/Middle East. These nations include:

AfricaAngola BeninBotswanaBurundiBurkina FasoCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadCongo BrazzavilleDemocratic Republic of CongoDjiboutiEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuinea BissauGuinea ConakryGuinea-EquatorialIvory CoastKenyaLesotho LiberiaMalawiMali MozambiqueNamibia

NigerNigeriaRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSouth Africa Sudan SwazilandTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

Asia, Australia, and OceaniaAustraliaEastern AsiaFiji IslandsHawaiiIndiaIndonesiaKiribatiJapanMalaysiaMyanmarNepalNew Zealand PakistanPhilippinesRabi IslandsSamoan IslandsSingaporeSouth KoreaSri LankaThailandTuvalu

Europe/CIS/Middle EastArmeniaAzerbaijan BelarusBelgiumBosnia HerzegovinaBulgariaCzech Republic CyprusEgyptFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIsraelItaly KazakhstanMalta The NetherlandsPortugal RomaniaRussiaSpainUkraineUnited Kingdom of Great BritainUzbekistan

Praying for Our Global FamilyJoin with us in lifting up the nations of Africa, Asia, and Europe/CIS/Middle East. These nations include:

AfricaAngola BeninBotswanaBurundiBurkina FasoCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadCongo BrazzavilleDemocratic Republic of CongoDjiboutiEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuinea BissauGuinea ConakryGuinea-EquatorialIvory CoastKenyaLesotho LiberiaMalawiMali MozambiqueNamibia

NigerNigeriaRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSouth Africa Sudan SwazilandTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

Asia, Australia, and OceaniaAustraliaEastern AsiaFiji IslandsHawaiiIndiaIndonesiaKiribatiJapanMalaysiaMyanmarNepalNew Zealand PakistanPhilippinesRabi IslandsSamoan IslandsSingaporeSouth KoreaSri LankaThailandTuvalu

Europe/CIS/Middle EastArmeniaAzerbaijan BelarusBelgiumBosnia HerzegovinaBulgariaCzech Republic CyprusEgyptFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIsraelItaly KazakhstanMalta The NetherlandsPortugal RomaniaRussiaSpainUkraineUnited Kingdom of Great BritainUzbekistan