Supplication – Compassion Connections

2 Timothy 2:14

Pray for our Civic Leaders

That they would come to know, follow, and honor Christ
That they would seek God’s wisdom in their deliberations
That they would advance God’s justice
That they would be examples of righteousness to our society

Pray for our Pastors

That they would be filled with God’s wisdom
That God would pour His Spirit on them in power and humility
That they would abide in Christ
That they and their families would be protected from spiritual attack
That they would be honored by and prayed for by those they serve
That they would have the heart of a shepherd and that they would be strong in prayer

Pray for the Family

For forgiveness, where needed to be asked for and granted, in marriages and families
For the healing of long-standing hurts and for marriages to be re-centered in Christ
For strong, Christian bonds to be formed and maintained with parents and children
That parents would have God’s wisdom in raising children
That parents would trust God’s work in their children’s lives
For God’s grace for singles who are coping with loneliness, purity, or other challenges

Pray for Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters, and Emergency Personnel

For righteous wisdom, principled patience, and gentle authority
For courage and strength when in harm’s way
For God’s blessing for their marriages and families
That they would be able agents of God’s hand to resist evil , ensure justice and provide safety
That God would protect them in the performance of their duties.

Pray for Schools and Education

That teachers and administrators would have the opportunity to know and follow Christ
That educators would have a renewed zeal for truth and virtue
For Christian students to reach out to their unsaved peers
For wisdom for the school board and superintendent as they determine policy
For mighty work of God on our schools and college campuses

Pray for the Marketplace

For the gospel to spread in the market place
That God would prosper those who conduct business in righteousness and godly principles
That the dominion of mammon and greed would be broken in companies and corporations
That those involved in criminal business practices would be exposed and prosecuted
That CEOs and heads of companies/corporations would treat their employees fairly

Pray for Racial Reconciliation

That reconciliation between races would begin where it must begin: in the Church
For close, open, and honest relationships to be formed across the cultures in the Church
For deeper cross-racial friendships and partnerships to be forged among pastors
For greater expression of unity among Christians of all races – in worship, prayer, and ministry
That the Church would truly model oneness across the races to a racially torn world

Pray for the Poor and Needy

For sufficient food, clothing, and shelter for the homeless
That the Church would remember the poor and seek to minister to them
For compassion ministries (With Love from Jesus, Church in the Woods, Love, Inc. and others)
That God would release the poor and needy from any hidden cycles of oppression and despair
For the love of Christ to be made manifest as the poor are ministered to

Pray for the Media

For people in broadcast and print media to come to know Christ personally
That any attitudes of cynicism or sarcasm would be changed
That God would especially touch those in news reporting, bringing many to Himself
For the strengthening and encouragement of those in the media who are Christians

Pray for Youth

That many in their teens would radically commit their lives to Christ
For our Christian youth to make principled, moral decisions and deliverance from evil
For guiding friendships with older, godly mentors
For good communication with parents
For God’s intentions for their generation to come forth in fullest measure

Pray for the Military

For God to extend the gospel message through the special web of military life
For safety for our troops in fields of combat
For God to sustain the families of those now deployed
For wisdom for military leadership
For God’s grace upon chaplains and other spiritual leaders in the military

Pray for Arts and Entertainment

For continuance of the production of motion pictures with biblical themes
For Hollywood Prayer Network, which prays for/reaches out to those in the film industry
That God would reset the compass and restore godly values to the arts and entertainment
That the arts and entertainment industries would refrain from catering to base desires
For arts and entertainment to bring glory and honor to God

Pray for the Church

For the healing of divisions between pastors, churches and denominations
That a landslide of prayer would come over the Church
For a God-sent spiritual awakening to sweep the Church
For the gospel to be brought from the Church to those apart from Christ, locally and globally

Pray for the Unborn

For the protection of the unborn
That God would change the hearts of those seeking abortions
For the ministry of Christ through crisis pregnancy centers and Christian adoption agencies
For God to touch the hearts of doctors performing abortions and those working at abortion clinics
Most of all, that the gospel would soften hearts and that God’s value for life would be seen

Pray for Widows and Orphans

For the Church to share God’s deep love for widows and orphans
That through God’s people, widows, in and outside the Church would be cared for
For the many orphans in foster care facilities to be adopted into loving, Christian families

2 Timothy 2:14

Pray for our Civic Leaders

That they would come to know, follow, and honor Christ

That they would seek God’s wisdom in their deliberations

That they would advance God’s justice

That they would be examples of righteousness to our society

Pray for our Pastors

That they would be filled with God’s wisdom

That God would pour His Spirit on them in power and humility

That they would abide in Christ

That they and their families would be protected from spiritual attack

That they would be honored by and prayed for by those they serve

That they would have the heart of a shepherd and that they would be strong in prayer

Pray for the Family

For forgiveness, where needed to be asked for and granted, in marriages and families

For the healing of long-standing hurts and for marriages to be re-centered in Christ

For strong, Christian bonds to be formed and maintained with parents and children

That parents would have God’s wisdom in raising children

That parents would trust God’s work in their children’s lives

For God’s grace for singles who are coping with loneliness, purity, or other challenges

Pray for Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters, and Emergency Personnel

For righteous wisdom, principled patience, and gentle authority

For courage and strength when in harm’s way

For God’s blessing for their marriages and families

That they would be able agents of God’s hand to resist evil , ensure justice and provide safety

That God would protect them in the performance of their duties.

Pray for Schools and Education

That teachers and administrators would have the opportunity to know and follow Christ

That educators would have a renewed zeal for truth and virtue

For Christian students to reach out to their unsaved peers

For wisdom for the school board and superintendent as they determine policy

For mighty work of God on our schools and college campuses

Pray for the Marketplace

For the gospel to spread in the market place

That God would prosper those who conduct business in righteousness and godly principles

That the dominion of mammon and greed would be broken in companies and corporations

That those involved in criminal business practices would be exposed and prosecuted

That CEOs and heads of companies/corporations would treat their employees fairly

Pray for Racial Reconciliation

That reconciliation between races would begin where it must begin: in the Church

For close, open, and honest relationships to be formed across the cultures in the Church

For deeper cross-racial friendships and partnerships to be forged among pastors

For greater expression of unity among Christians of all races – in worship, prayer, and ministry

That the Church would truly model oneness across the races to a racially torn world

Pray for the Poor and Needy

For sufficient food, clothing, and shelter for the homeless

That the Church would remember the poor and seek to minister to them

For compassion ministries (With Love from Jesus, Church in the Woods, Love, Inc. and others)

That God would release the poor and needy from any hidden cycles of oppression and despair

For the love of Christ to be made manifest as the poor are ministered to

Pray for the Media

For people in broadcast and print media to come to know Christ personally

That any attitudes of cynicism or sarcasm would be changed

That God would especially touch those in news reporting, bringing many to Himself

For the strengthening and encouragement of those in the media who are Christians

Pray for Youth

That many in their teens would radically commit their lives to Christ

For our Christian youth to make principled, moral decisions and deliverance from evil

For guiding friendships with older, godly mentors

For good communication with parents

For God’s intentions for their generation to come forth in fullest measure

Pray for the Military

For God to extend the gospel message through the special web of military life

For safety for our troops in fields of combat

For God to sustain the families of those now deployed

For wisdom for military leadership

For God’s grace upon chaplains and other spiritual leaders in the military

Pray for Arts and Entertainment

For continuance of the production of motion pictures with biblical themes

For Hollywood Prayer Network, which prays for/reaches out to those in the film industry

That God would reset the compass and restore godly values to the arts and entertainment

That the arts and entertainment industries would refrain from catering to base desires

For arts and entertainment to bring glory and honor to God

Pray for the Church

For the healing of divisions between pastors, churches and denominations

That a landslide of prayer would come over the Church

For a God-sent spiritual awakening to sweep the Church

For the gospel to be brought from the Church to those apart from Christ, locally and globally

Pray for the Unborn

For the protection of the unborn