3 Prayers for your Church

If you are blessed to be part of a local church, you know that the fellowship is made up of believers who are weak, just like you. One of the reasons our Lord Jesus has called us together into local church communities is so that we can pray for and encourage one another. Here are three prayers to pray for your local church.

Pray for humility

Pride was the original sin (1 Tim 3:6). It drove a special angel to leave his heavenly abode, rise up against his Maker, and become the devil. It is the essence of sin, to exalt oneself against God. And now it still rules over other sins and drives them. True gospel humility is the antidote for pride, so let’s pray for God’s blessing upon us.

Pray for faith

It is not enough to be convicted for our sins before God. In fact, all mankind lives with some level of conviction. The great difference maker is faith, and we need lots of it. Faith (trusting God!) is a gift that allows us to rest in the finished work of Christ with joy and contentment. It also empowers us to press forward against sin, temptation, and trials of various kinds. Let’s pray for each other’s faith today.

Pray for unity

The genius of the church is that we are many parts working together. What binds us together is our unity in Christ: our common faith, our common destiny, and our common status as born again persons. A thousand things threaten the unity of our local churches, but Christ holds us together. Let’s ask him to unify us more than ever.