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 September 2021
“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.”
Luke 11:9
Church
Pray for the love and power of Jesus Christ to be demonstrated and proclaimed by every Jesus-follower.
Pray for times of refreshing, rest and encouragement for your pastoral team and their families.
Pray for the leadership of every local church to receive renewed direction & grace to lead Jesus’ church.
Pray for local pastors & churches to love each other more & more, being unified as Jesus & the Father are.
Education
Pray for unity within each school building, between administration, staff, families, and students.
Pray for teachers to have wisdom and discernment, to rise above controversy and have freedom to focus on the students and their passion for teaching.
Pray for all believers in education to be strengthened with grace, love, and power to bring peace and hope into their environment.
Government
Pray for the Holiday Farm Fire Recovery: for barriers to be removed and the process to be expedited.
Pray for God’s wisdom to be upon every local governments’ mayors, commissioners, councils and staff.
Pray for the increase and effectiveness of transitional, supportive housing for homeless adults and families.
Pray for God to direct government, church and non-profits to effectively shepherd people who are homeless.
Pray for the protection of single parents, kids, the elderly, and youth without stable housing.
Business
Pray for God to raise-up business leaders with vision & boldness to advance God’s purposes through business.
Pray for business & 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.
Pray for more workers to enter into the workforce; pray for the right workers/businesses to find each other.
“For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”
Luke 11:10
“It is I who made the earth and created mankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the heavens;
I marshalled their starry hosts.”
Isaiah 45:12
Arts
Pray for the Lord’s Spirit to guide the leaders of the Wildish Theater into a new season.
Pray for art classes (music, drama, visual, creative writing) to have new vitality and focus.
Pray for God-honoring writers to have God-inspired thoughts and new opportunities.
Pray for local musicians to discover Jesus and experience God’s provision.
Family
Pray for families to thrive and walk in their God-given purposes in life.
Pray for God to strengthen marriages with joy, agape love, and good communication.
Pray for parents to cultivate health in their lives and the lives of their families.
Pray for senior citizens to be connected with, cared for, and loved.
Health Care
Pray for Christian healthcare providers (HCPs) to be salt, light and loving Christ-ambassadors.
During higher COVID-19 cases, pray for our community to be unified in our health care efforts.
Pray also for the protection, health & strength of HCPs.
Pray for HCPs to have peace, wisdom and biblical solutions to treat those suffering from mental illness.
Pray for God’s healing hand & wisdom to be upon COVID-19 treatments and the administration of the vaccine.
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.
Pray for God to protect our land from wildfires (winds, temperatures, electrical, accidents, etc).
Media
Pray for God to raise up media leaders who love and follow Jesus.
Pray for those in media to have first-hand experiences of God’s love through the Church.
Pray for local radio, newspapers and television to release stories that highlight virtue and character.
Sports
Pray for God’s blessing of health to be on all school athletics during the Fall season.
Pray for Christ honoring athletes to be empowered to live, love and speak like Jesus.
Pray for God to lead the plans & community preparations for the World Athletics Championships in July 2022.
“Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it; I, the Lord, have created it.” Isaiah 45:8
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