PRAYER LIST
January
LEADERSHIP OF CHURCH
"Thank God For Answered Prayers"
BENEVOLENCES
Pastor Danny & Michelle Johnson & Family
Pastor Tommy & Debbie Howell & Family
Pastor Travis & Jessica Smith
Children’s Director Michael Gorman
Advisory Teams and leaders
All MiNISTRIES OF GWC
FOR PEOPLE
SPECIAL PRAYER
SENIOR RESIDENTS
Including...Men's
Hurting
GWC Families
Kermit Gray
Woman's
Lonely
Absentees
Maude Gurley
Music
Struggling
Visitors
Hazel Easterland
Classes & Teachers
Hopeless
Called in/Unspoken
Myrtle Blackwell
Sr. Adults
Homeless
Law Enforcement
Willie Rollins
Youth
Hungry
Children's
Helpless
Daycare & Staff
Searching
DEPLOYED
NATIONAL & LOCAL LEADERSHIP
Lost
Riley & Shannon Syfrett
President Barack Obama
Missionaries
County & City
Prodigals
ALL MILITARY
Outreach
Marjorie Hensley
Air Force, Army, Navy,
National Guard, & Marines
ILLNESS
ILLNESS
CANCER
Jason Morris
Janet Morris (MS)
Ed Thornton
CANCER
Jeff Lawing
(Inoperable)
Michael Stone
Savanna Gregory (7 Yrs. Old Heart)
Dennis Brown
Joe Carter
Taylor Gardner
Mary Miller
Janet McGraw
Ellen McMiller
Heather Dills
Eddie Baker
Kathy Johnson
Joshua Duvall (Seizures)
Tom Brown
Donald McMullen
Sr.
Bonnie Gray
Bernadette Lewis
Chrisopher Ward
Mike Stone
Jodi (Brain Tumor)
Mary Stephson
Annie Mae Cox
Bob Eanest
Easter Thompson
Amanda Huffman
Kathyn Bridgers
Laura Taylor
David Wallace
Sandra Boldman (needs lung)
Rose Wallace
La Delle Smothers
Catherine Capps
Sandra Conely
Rick Braswell
Helen Rose
Jimmy Aycock
Frank Peele
Larry Heath
Billy Wells
Alice Wise
Doris Wiley
Dan Campbell
Kim B.
JT Bedford
Ryan Carpenter
Sonny Seawell
David McFatter
Ronnie Hill
Clara Harrell
Jason Goff
Tania Gehweiler
Catherine Peake
Carolyn Artis
Clint Haithcock
Harold Hill
Byson Parker (2 yrs old)
Eric Miller
Steve Jones
Joe Quinn
Copper Bryan (4 yrs. Old)
Jeremy Bryant
Bill & Rose Shanle
Bob Rouse
Ben Edwards
Steve Jones
Ed & Hazel Coriano's Baby
Ervin Jones
Billie Rose Frazier
Richard Toms
Hazel Easterland
Judy Boyd
Kenneth Boyd
Teresa Jones
Personal Prayer Guide
"Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with splendor and majesty. Let the glory of the
LORD endure forever; let the LORD be glad in His works; He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He
touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my
God while I my being. Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; as for me, I shall be glad in the LORD." Psalm 103:1, 104:1,31-34
Use this Prayer Guide to help in a time of spiritual renewal with the Lord your
God.
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Humble yourself before Him
Be still and listen
Praise His name
Pray His Word
Believe His promises
Trust His Word
Thank Him for answering
Rejoice!
Pray for a closer walk as you abide in Him.
The following prayer guide is divided into four parts:
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Adoration and Praise
Confession
Thanksgiving
Supplication
As you begin your prayer time first be still and know that He is God.
Listen as He speaks to your heart through the Holy Spirit.
"Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a
great priest over the house of god, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of
faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies
washed with pure water, Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is
faithful." - Hebrews 10:19-23
Jesus taught His disciples how to pray in the model prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)
He said,"Pray then in this way: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name (Matthew 6:9).
HALLOW the name of God. He is worthy of our praise.
"The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. (Proverbs 18:10).
"Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you"
(Psalm 9:10)
ADORATION AND PRAISE TO GOD
Praise God for WHO He is and for WHAT He has done.
God's name to focus on as you begin- God (Elohim). He is Creator God.
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1)
Praise Him that He not only created the heavens and the earth, but that He created you.
You are His workmanship (Ephesians 2:10a)
"Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come
before Him with thanksgiving and extol Him with music and song. For the LORD is a great God, the
great King above all gods. In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong
to Him. The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in
worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker, for He is our God and we are the people of His
pasture, the flock under His care" (Psalm 95:1-7)
Humble yourself before the LORD your Maker. He is God.
"Praise the LORD. Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. Let the name of the
LORD be praised, both now and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the
name of the LORD is to be praised" (Psalm 113:1-3)
"Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever" (Psalm 106:1)
As you end your time of praise, now ask God to show you anything that would keep you from
the coming and asking. This is a time of confession.
CONFESSION
Pour out your confessions that He may then fill you with His Spirit.
"Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my
transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is
evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge. Cleanse
me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Create in my a pure
heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will
declare your praise, You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in
burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit and contrite heart, O God, you will not
despise" (portions of Psalm 51)
"Search me, O 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 (Psalm 139:23-24)
Thank Him that if you confess your sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive you of your sins
and purify you from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).
Pray that God will fill you to overflow with His Spirit as you enter into a time of Thanksgiving.
THANKSGIVING
Come now to give thanks to the Lord.
Rejoice in the gift of today. Thank Him for your breath today.
"This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 188:24).
"Enter His gates with Thanksgiving and His courts with praise, give thanks to Him and praise His name.
For the LORD is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations"
(Philippians 4:6).
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
present your requests to God" (Philippians 4:6)
Thank Him for what He is doing in your life today. Thank Him that He knows the plans for you.
"Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever: (Psalm 106:1)
As you end your time of Thanksgiving to God, you now come before Him to ask. God has told
us we have not because we ask not or we ask and do not receive because we ask with the wrong
motives (James 4:2b-3)
God has said in His Word, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God; that if we ask
anything according to his will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us-whatever we ask- we
know that we have what we asked of Him" (1 John 5:14-15).
SUPPLICATION
Now ASK. BELIEVE as you ask in faith. TRUST He will hear and answer.
"O LORD, I call to you; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to you. May my prayer be set
before you like incense, may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. Set a guard over
my mouth, O LORD,
keep watch over the door of my lips" (Psalm 141:1-3)
God has said in His Word, "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable
things you do not know" (Jeremiah 33:3)
Pray that He will show you great and unsearchable things.
End this time of prayer praising God.
"Give thanks to the LORD, call on His name; make known among the nations what He has done. Sing
to Him,
sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonderful acts. Glory to His holy name; let the hearts of those who
seek
the LORD rejoice. Look to the LORD and His strength; seek His face always" (Psalm 105:1-4)
"I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise Your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise You
and extol Your name for ever and ever. Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; His greatness no
one can fathom" (Psalm 145:1-2).
"Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD" (Psalm 150:6)
"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in
Your sight,
O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer" (Psalm 19:14).
Praying For the Pastors
Prayer Guide
The best way to build your church and fire up your pastor is to be involved and pray for them
constantly and continually! If you really what to put your faith where it is needed the most, commit
yourself to support your Church and Pastoral Staff, and realize that God loves us all, and we are still in
His Hands.
Pastors and church leaders face many opportunities and challenges each day. They balance the
stresses of ministry while they are researching and writing the sermons, managing the affairs of the
church, going to countless meetings and counseling others significant problems. They wear many
hats as the pastor, priest, counselor, preacher, teacher, manager, organizer, visionary, administrator
and janitor all rolled into one with little to no free time. As well as dealing with the stresses of modern
life with their family all under personal attack and usually doing life with a lower salary and an
ungrateful congregation who expects them to be perfect.
They need your help, they need your prayers! When we commit ourselves to pray for our pastors and
church leaders, we will have no need to bicker, gossip, slander, withdraw, place blame, or seek to
usurp our will as God’s (Rom. 8:28, 8:33-34, 37-39). For our confidence in the fact Christ is our
Sovereign Shepherd and He is in complete control of our church and staff, we are in His Hands and
all will work out.
Our pastors and leaders are here to serve, but they need our prayers and support to make this work!
When we pray and come together tighter, we will have no need to fear or stress or remain in our
hurts. We can come together triumphantly as a caring, loving community powerfully for His glory
impacting our community (Isa. 6:1-12; Gal. 5:22-23; 1 Pet. 3:12)!
Praying for your church is like filling a balloon with helium, the more it is filled, the more it will soar and
not sore! For us to grow not just numerically, but in what is much more important, spiritually and in
community to one another, requires our discipline and passion to pursue Christ more and ourselves
less. We have to grow in Christ in a cherished, intimate growing relationship with Him as LORD over all
and LORD over us. We are called to become purpose driven with His purpose at our helm of
leadership and lives so that our trust and intimacy is rooted in Him and not in our personal ideas or
distractions (1 Chron. 16:11; John 3:30; Eph. 6:16; Col. 2:6-8).
Use this prayer guide to pray daily for your church. Take one point each day of every month, and as
you grow more in your discipline of prayer, double up by taking two or more.
First, praise God and thank Him for His blessings and goodness in all He has bestowed, even if you do
not feel or see them. Remember your walk with Christ is all about Him working in and through us so
your faith and love flourishes!
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Pray that we realize that our inheritance and hope as a church family is in God’s incomparable
and incredible great power which is available to us (Gal. 1:12; Eph. 1:18-19; Phil. 3:10).
2.
Pray that our Church, Leadership and Pastoral Staff becomes more surrendered and poured out
to Christ, so they can have spiritual breakthroughs by seeking the fear of God and the mind of Christ
and the Spirit’s leading (1 Cor. 2:16; Gal. 2:20-21).
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Pray that your Church and Pastor have and continue to take hold a growing, consistent walk
with Christ with a devotional life and prayer that is steadfast. Pray that they realize and allow Christ to
work and use them as they grow closer in their faith, spiritual formation, maturity and love (Psalm 16:811; 73:28; Rom. 8:31; 2 Pet. 1:5-7).
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Pray that all of the leadership exhibit good Christian character and integrity with all of their
relationships and dealings in life (Micah 6:8).
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Pray that your Church leaders and Pastors families will be cared for and respected and receive
good consideration, so they can to grow too, as they are usually misunderstood, under-appreciated,
and ignored or overworked. Pray that all the staff be committed to their families with authentic love
and care, that they will be strong and learn in the midst of trials, their homes a refuge and haven of
rest and not be condescending or withdrawing from their own families (Psalm 91:9-15; Phil. 4:19; 1
Peter 2:23).
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Pray for discernment in exposing any plans of the enemy against our Church or attacking our
pastors and staff. Ask Christ to protect us as we wage spiritual warfare against the enemy on behalf
of our Church (Eph. 6:11-12, 16; Col. 2:6-8; 1 Pet. 3:12).
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Pray for an increase of vitality, renewal and vision that is from God for the pastors and leaders
personally and collectively so that the church can be galvanized then take a hold of, and then be
revitalized as a caring committed community for His Kingdom and purpose (Isa. 61:3; Rom. 12).
8.
Pray for the willingness and ability to authentically confess and repent of any wrong doing, false
dependencies, misplaced ideas and loss of spiritual passion (Luke 13:1-3; Acts 2:38-39; Rev. 2:5-6).
9.
Pray that you and your church commits to follow the biblical mandate to support and
encourage the leadership of the church (Eph. 4:11-13; 1 Tim. 5:17-18; 1 Pet. 5:1-2).
10. Pray against gossip, negative criticism, false expectations, unhealthy burdens, strife and
weariness that will seek to invade our church family (Psalm 91:5-6, 11; Luke 10:19; Eph. 4: 17, 32-5:1).
11. Pray that your church be a community of grace and forgiveness. That your church has an
atmosphere of encouragement by being grateful for Christ’s work in them that enables the
congregation to be inspired to give genuine hospitality to all who comes though your doors (Rom.
15:4-6; 2 Thess. 2:16-17).
12. Pray that your church commits to a healthy understanding, wisdom and accounting and
handling of its stewardship and Finances to better receive God’s blessings (Prov. 3:9-10; 1 Cor. 9:1518).
13. Pray that your Church and Pastor will have the strength and endurance that they need to serve
with excellence by the power of the Spirit and the support of the congregation (Philippians 4:13).
14. Pray for healing, forgiveness and reconciliation for any misplaced expectations, criticism,
ungrateful attitudes, flawed thinking, grief, hurts, and abuse (Isa. 61:3; Mark 11:22-24, 2 Cor. 10:3-5;
Eph. 4:32-5:1; Phil. 4:19).
15. Pray that your church would receive God’s direction and vision. That the congregation gets
nourished from the substance of His Word and the needs of the congregation are met (Psalm 119:912; Matt. 18:20).
16. Pray that our church becomes real authentic disciples of Christ who are learning, growing and
making Fruit and in turn making more disciples (Prov. 19:23; Mal. 3:11; Matt. 28:18-20; John. 15:16; Gal.
5:22-23)
17. Pray that the spirit and practice of Humility is utilized and practiced in and outside of your church,
and that false humility does not take root (1 Pet. 5:5-7).
18. Pray that pride does not set in with our Leadership and Pastoral Staff (Psalm 10:4; Prov. 8:13).
19. Pray that our church commits to place our focus on the Supremacy of Christ and be dependant
upon Him (Gal. 6:14; Col. 1: 15-17)!
20. Pray that our Church and Pastor give real biblical help and Counseling from God’s wisdom and
Word to those in need (Isaiah 61:3).
21. Pray that our church family will give Christ real authentic adoration, praise, impassioned worship
and glory in private and collectively as a Church. That worship is never to be a show, entertainment
or talent focused, rather God is the audience to our praise (Gal. 6:14).
22. Pray that our Church and Pastor take accountability seriously and each be protected and have
people they are accountable too. Also, that each would cultivate and pursue healthy relationships
(Gal. 6: 1-10; Eph. 5:21).
23. Pray that the Word of God will never be compromised, cheapened or dumped down; rather be
delivered in confidence with power, conviction, clarity, boldness, with love and in truth (Acts 6:4; Col.
1:28; 1 Tim. 2:1-2; 2 Tim. 2:15).
24. Pray for discernment to seek God’s leading and direction for the leaders and pastoral staff, that
they seek His ways and not trends, traditions, personal agendas or anything that is not from the Spirit
and Word. Pray that they can discern and prioritize what is important and precious and what is not
(Isa. 6; 2 Cor. 11:14; 2 Tim. 3:5; 1 John. 4:1; Rev. 4).
25. Pray that God protects our Church, Leadership and Pastoral Staff from sin and misdirection and
they have the wiliness and boldness to flee and confront sin (Prov. 19:23; 1 Pet. 1:16).
26. Pray we all draw near to Christ and seek holiness and His presence with more prayer (Acts 1:14; 1
Thess. 5:17; Jas. 4:7-8).
27. Pray that we as a church family remain faithful and good stewards, so the financial needs are
met (Psalm. 91:15-16; Phil. 4:19).
28. Pray that negative thinking, stress, being overwhelmed, the ways of the world, the tyranny of the
urgent, being overcommitted, over busyness, fatigue, compromise, pressures, overworked, underappreciated, misunderstandings, and stress to not get in our Spiritual Home and take over (John 14:1;
Acts 6:2-4; 2 Cor. 10:3-5; Eph. 4:17).
29. Pray that Unity infuses your church so that your congregation is binding to Christ in love so the
work of the Kingdom is promoted (2 Chron. 30:12; Psalm 133:1; Rom. 15:5).
30. Pray that congregation is willing and able to come and support the church and staff with
grateful hands and words. That you all realize that the pastors and leadership are necessary and
called and accountable to God (Matt. 9:37; Acts 14; 1 Tim. 3:1-7, 10-15; 5:22-23).
31. Pray that our church community commits to pray for our church, pastors, staff, missionaries, those
in need, community and issues powerfully every day (Acts 1:14; 16:16; 1 Thess. 5:17).