Note: During this section, we’ll be praying for the lost.  Before beginning, take a moment to think of the names of people you can pray for.  

Spend a few moments asking the Lord to put someone on your heart that needs to be born again.

Praying for the Lost:
You told us that, “...unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3)  You said that You were, “...not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. (2nd Peter 3:9)

• Help [name] to recognize the emptiness and purposelessness of life without You. Bring them to the end of themselves so that they will turn to You.  Lord, do whatever it takes to cause [name] to seek You. Break the hardness of their heart toward You.
• Bring conviction of sin. Allow the consequences of sin to cause [name] to desire a different life. 
• Draw [name] to Yourself.  Open his/her ears to Your call.  
• Bring godly people into [name]’s life that they will listen to.  Give them words to speak that [name] will understand and receive.
• Protect [name] from Satan’s attempts to blind them and steal the Word that has been sown into their heart.
• Bring [name] under the hearing and influence of Your Word through teaching and preaching. Create in them an openness to listen.
• Continue to pray for people that are lost as the Lord directs You.

Praying for the Sick:
Your Word tells us that when we cry to You in our trouble, You will deliver us from our distress.  You will send out Your Word and heal us, and deliver us from destruction.  (Psalm 107:19-20, personalized)

• Your Word tells me that You bore our sicknesses and carried our pains in order to remove them from us (Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 8:17).  I claim that promise, and I speak it over [name] right now.  [Name the sickness], be healed in Jesus’ name. I command pain to leave the body right now in Jesus’ name.
• In Jesus’ name, I bind fear, doubt and unbelief.  I loose the gift of faith, the gifts of healing and the working of miracles (1st Corinthians 12:9-10).  Let healing virtue from heaven flow to [name] right now. 
• Jesus, glorify Your name in [name]’s situation.  Let others see and know that You are not only our Healer but our Savior.  Perform a miracle in [name]’s life, and use it to draw others to You.  
• If it’s Your will to involve doctors and medicines in the healing process, guide the hands and minds of physicians that are caring for [name].  Give them insight into what’s causing this sickness and clarity about what to do to bring healing.
• Continue to pray for people who are in need of healing as the Lord directs you.

Praying for Those in Need of a Financial Breakthrough:
You said, “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this," Says the LORD of hosts, "If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.” (Malachi 3:10)

• Your Word tells us that we cannot be blessed if we disobey Your commands about giving (Malachi 3:9, 11).  If [name] is not giving tithes and offering, I pray that You would convict them right now. Bring them to a place of repentance and obedience so that they can receive the Your promised blessings.
• You said that You would provide for all of our needs according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus.  I claim that promise in [name]’s life right now.  I believe You for instant and miraculous provision that meets their needs. 
• Let financial resources come from unexpected places to [name] today.  Do exceeding and abundantly more than what I could ask for or even think to bless [name].  Supply more than what’s needed so they can be a blessing to others.  
• I pray the favor of God over [name]’s professional life as he/she honors Your commands concerning finances.  Open doors of opportunity.  Position them for raises and promotions.  Bring them before influential and powerful people, and give them favor in those conversations.  
• If it be Your will, lead [name] to a different and more profitable career path that’s in keeping with Your purpose for his/her life.  Let the blessing and favor of God be evident in his/her life, and use their success to glorify Your great name and draw others to You.
• Give [name] wisdom about how to manage the resources You’ve blessed him/her with.  Help him/her to be disciplined in budgeting and saving.  Give them victory over  greed, covetousness, discontent and any other temptation that would lead them into foolish financial decisions.  
• Continue to pray for people who are in need of a financial breakthrough as the Lord directs you.

Praying for the Hurting and the Broken:
You said, “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." (Isaiah 40:10)

• Jesus, remind [name] that You are always with him/her.  Draw him/her close to You today.  Give him/her a peace that passes all understanding.  Guard his/her heart and mind.
• I bind fear, depression, anxiety and the spirit of heaviness that is coming against [name], and I loose the joy of the Lord to be their strength.  
• Encourage [name] today with Your word and Your presence.  Make purpose out of the pain they’re currently experiencing. 
• I pray that [name]’s faith would not fail during this storm.  Instead, let his/her belief in Your power and authority be strengthened as a result of what he/she is going through.  
• Turn what the enemy meant for evil to good.
• I pray Romans 8:28 over [name]’s situation right now: All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
• Help me to be ready and willing to speak words of comfort to [name].  Show me what I can do to support and encourage him/her.  
• I pray that encouragement would come to [name] from many different places today.  Let him/her experience Your love in a powerful way.  
• Silence the voice of the accuser that would try to bring torment and confusion to [name]’s mind.  When the enemy comes against him/her like a flood, let the Spirit of the Lord raise up a standard against him.
• Continue to pray for people who are in difficult situations and need strength and support as the Lord directs you.  

Praying for our Pastor:
You said you would give us shepherds after Your own heart, who will lead us with knowledge and understanding. (Jeremiah 3:15, Personalized)

• Thank you for giving me a Pastor that is faithful to Your Word and truly loves and cares for me.
• I pray strength over him in the midst of any trials he may be experiencing.
• I ask You to supply all his needs today whether physical, spiritual, financial or emotional.  
• I pray for protection over my Pastor and his family.  I pray against pressures and distractions.  I ask You to send angels to watch over him and his family.  Let the peace of God that passes all understanding guard his heart and mind today.
• Bless him with the strength and power he needs to fulfill the call on his life.  Prepare him to be able to do all things through Christ who strengthens him.
• I pray that his words would be seasoned with grace and that he would keep his mind stayed on you and enjoy the perfect peace that comes as a result.  I pray that he would be well pleasing to You in all things.
• I pray that no weapon formed against my Pastor, his family or the church would prosper.
• I pray that Your anointing would rest heavily on him as he preaches Your Word.  I pray that his study time would be protected so that he can receive the message You have for Your church.
• I pray that Your wisdom would flow through him as he gives counsel.  Speak to him and through him as Your people come to him to seek direction for their lives.
• I pray that he would receive direction and vision from You as to what our church should do to reach and disciple our city.

Praying in the Spirit:
Your Word tells us that, “...the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” (Romans 8:26)  Paul said, “...I will pray in the spirit, and I will also pray in words I understand.” (1st Corinthians 14:15)

Begin to pray in tongues over needs both known and unknown as the Lord directs you.

You said, “...you do not have because you do not ask,” and that we could, “... come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”

Begin to pray for your own needs as the Lord directs you.