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A Prayer for My Church
Your local church is a family worth praying for. This is a prayer for its people, its leaders, and its witness in your community.
Father, thank You for my church family.
Unite us in love and guard us from division.
Strengthen our leaders and fill us with Your Spirit.
Make us a light in our community, reaching the lost and lifting the low.
Build Your church, Lord, and add to our number those being saved. Amen.
“Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.”
Acts 2:47
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On The Living Bread you can ask the family of God to pray for you and watch prayers be answered, or pray for someone else who needs it today. It is free, and you are welcome exactly as you are.
This prayer at a glance
| Prayer for | For My Church |
|---|---|
| Lines to pray | 5 |
| Anchored in | Acts 2:47 |
| Time to pray it | about a minute, slowly |
| Related prayers | 3 |
Read it in context
Scripture explains Scripture. These passages are linked to this one most often by readers.
- Acts 16:5
- Acts 5:13-14
- Acts 2:41
- 1 Corinthians 1:18
- Acts 2:39
- Romans 14:18
- Acts 11:24
- Acts 13:48
- Titus 3:4-5
- Romans 8:30
Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY.
Questions people ask
What Scripture is a prayer for my church built on?
It rests on Acts 2:47. The prayer above is written in plain words around that passage, and the verse is quoted from the stored text, not from memory.
What if I have no words to pray for my church?
Start with the first line of the prayer above and stop there if that is all you can say. God hears the first honest sentence. You can also ask the family of God on The Living Bread to pray with you and for you.
Can I pray this for someone else?
Yes. Change the first person to their name and pray the same lines for them. Praying for others is part of loving one another, and you can ask the family of God to join you.
Pray this
Father, you are already present in For My Church, before any of us arrive. We bring you my church, a pastor, unity. Make us people who love one another there. In the name of Jesus, amen.
Live this
Where to begin this week.
- Pray the lines above once today, out loud if you can, and read Acts 2:47 in your own Bible.
- Tell one trusted person that you are praying about my church, and ask them to pray with you.
- Write down one thing you notice this week, so that you can thank God by name when it comes.
Where this fits in the walk with Christ
Christ meets people in a place, and then walks on with them. Here are doors that walk on.
