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24 Hours of Prayer

How to Pray for 15 Minutes

As you enter into your 15 minutes of prayer, here are key areas you may want to cover. (Follow the leading of the Holy Spirit as He guides you in your prayer!)

KEY AREAS TO COVER IN PRAYER:

  • The Church Staff (Kent, Steve, Leah, Lindsey, Cathy, Gary, Jennifer, Rick, Frankline, Kathryn)
  • Our Sunday class teachers
  • Our small group and Bible study leaders
  • Our youth and youth leaders
  • Our elders and deacons
  • Our key volunteers
  • Our Food pantry leaders and visitors
  • Our building and premises
  • Our community directly around the church
  • Our preschool and preschool teachers (Director Kris Crowther)

Then, start here:

PRAISE
Praise is the entryway into God’s presence. Tell God who He is.

Tell Him, “God, you are…”

  • Adonai –  “Lord” or “Master”
  • Elohim –  “God” or “gods”
  • Yahweh – “I AM WHO I AM” or “the LORD”
  • El Olam – “The everlasting God” or “the eternal God”
  • El Roi – “The God who sees”
  • El Shaddai – “God Almighty” or “God the All-Powerful”
  • Jehovah – “The LORD,” “the Self-Existent One,” or “the Eternal One”
  • Jehovah Elyon – “The LORD Most High”
  • Jehovah Jireh – “The LORD will provide”
  • Jehovah Nissi – “The LORD is my banner”
  • Jehovah Raah – “The LORD my shepherd”
  • Jehovah Rapha – “The LORD who heals”
  • Jehovah Shalom – “The LORD is peace”
  • Messiah or Christ  – “anointed one”
  • Emmanuel – “God with us.”
  • Lamb of God – the one who takes away the sins of the world.
  • Alpha and Omega – eternal and all-encompassing nature

WAIT
Take a couple of minutes of silence to quiet your thoughts and become aware of God’s presence. Take note of any prayer direction from the Holy Spirit that comes to mind.

CONFESS
Ask God to “search your heart” for any sin, and take a moment to confess it, turn away from it, and receive God’s forgiveness.

DECLARE SCRIPTURE
Open your Bible to any of the Apostolic Prayers and plug in the names of our staff, teachers, groups or anything else related to Cedar Hills.

  • For wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God (Eph. 1:17)
  • For strengthening with might in the inner being (Eph. 3:16, Col. 1:11)
  • For love to abound (Phil. 1:9, 1 Thes. 3:12)
  • For the knowledge of God’s will (Col. 1:9)
  • That the Word of the Lord would run swiftly [rapidly spread and powerfully take hold] (2 Thes. 3:1)
  • To glorify God in unity, with joy, peace, and hope (Rom. 15:5-6, 13)
  • To preach with boldness and power (Acts 4:29-30)

INTERCESSION
Contend for God to move on someone else’s behalf.  Identify the situations, areas of culture, or groups of people for whom you are asking for spiritual awakening, and pray for them.

PERSONAL PETITION
Identify areas in your personal life where you are hungry to see God move and pray in faith to your Heavenly Father who loves to bless you!

THANKSGIVING
Remember God’s blessings. This shifts our perspective from our circumstances to God’s activity, strengthening us to contend, believing that God does not withhold any good thing from His children.

SING
Sing along with Spotify or YouTube, or sing any song on your heart. Or take any scripture and make up any melody you want.