Each month we receive an updated Community Prayer Guide from One Hope ministry network that helps the church draw near to God and pray for various areas of our city life together. We invite you to take time to join hundreds of people who are praying each month for 10 strategic areas that shape our community's culture.
Community Prayer Guide October 2021
“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
John 17:3
Church
“We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.” 2 Thessalonians 1:3
Pray for your church & all local churches: for faith to grow & love for one another to increase.
Pray for times of refreshing, rest and encouragement for your pastoral team and their families.
Pray for local pastors & churches to love each other more & more, being unified as Jesus & the Father are.
Education
Pray for in-person instruction to continue for the good of students; Pray for a positive narrative around in-person instruction to continue.
Pray for unity and selfless love within each building: between administration, staff, families, and students.
Pray for teachers and staff to have wisdom and peace, to rise above controversy and new protocols.
Pray that they have freedom to focus on the students and their passion for teaching.
Pray for God to provide quality teachers and employees for all staffing gaps in schools.
Government
Pray for God’s wisdom to be upon every local governments’ mayors, commissioners, councils and staff.
Pray for every government leader to lead from a place of selfless love.
Pray for the local housing crisis: For God to lead government, church and non-profits to effectively shepherd unhoused people.
Pray for the protection of single parents, kids, the elderly, and youth without stable housing.
Pray for new community partners to continually come to the “table” with solutions.
Business
Pray for more workers to enter into the workforce; pray for the right workers/businesses to find each other.
Pray for God to raise-up business leaders with vision & boldness to advance God’s purposes through business.
Pray for business, church & government leaders to find effective ways to increase the local housing supply.
Pray for business leaders to have God’s wisdom to lead now, and into the next season.
“If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.”
1 Corinthians 15:19
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.”
Matthew 25:31
Arts
Pray for art classes & teachers (music, drama, visual, creative writing) to have creativity and perseverance.
Pray for the PAC Rim Guild, a local Christian art collective, to have the Lord’s vision for their future.
Pray for local musicians to discover Jesus and experience God’s provision.
Pray for the Lord to guide the leaders of the McDonald Theater into a new season.
Family
Because God is… “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families…” Psalm 68:5-6
Pray for senior citizens to be connected with, cared for, and loved.
Pray for single parents to have strength, joy and a healthy circle of good relationships.
Pray for God to strengthen marriages with joy, agape love, and good communication.
Pray for family counselors to have abundant staffing, training and grace to heal hearts.
Health Care
During the current COVID-19 surge, pray for our community to be unified in our health care efforts.
Pray for the protection, health & strength of HCPs (Health Care Providers).
Pray for God to bring hope to people who are in a “despair epidemic” and for HCPs to effectively treat them.
Pray for HCPs to have peace, wisdom and biblical solutions to treat those suffering from mental illness.
Pray for God’s healing & wisdom to be upon COVID-19 treatments; pray for people who need other treatments to be healed and have access to doctors and hospitals.
Police & Fire Departments
Pray for the Oregon State Legislature to allocate abundant resources for local first responders.
Pray for our local first responders to have strength, encouragement and perseverance.
Pray for the wisdom, peace and safety of those serving in our police and fire departments.
Pray for God to move people of noble character to apply and be hired as first responders.
Media
Pray for local media leaders to have clear vision and grace to report complete stories.
Pray for truthful, fair and accurate reporting in all areas of local media.
Pray for local radio, newspapers and television to release stories that highlight virtue and character.
Sports
Pray for God’s wisdom to be upon the “decision makers” of local athletics & the 2022 World Championships.
Pray for families to have wisdom as they balance sporting activities and faith activities.
Pray for safety, protection and peace over every public sporting event.
“All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.”
Matthew 25:32
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