Learning more about prayer and praying prayers in the New Testament over people and groups. Try these out this week for your family and friends. Schedule a time to pray for family, neighbors, friends using these prayers maybe once per day or just pray one prayer per week over them.

Prayer for revelation of Jesus’ beauty that we might walk in our calling and destiny by God’s power

17 That the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may KNOW (experience) what is the hope of His calling (assurance/clarity of God’s call for our life) what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints (our destiny as Jesus’ inheritance), 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power… (Eph. 1:17-19)

Pray to receive the Spirit’s power that Jesus’ Presence be manifest in us so we experience God’s love

16 THAT He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 THAT Christ may dwell (manifest His presence) in your hearts through faith; THAT you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend (experience) with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height– 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; THAT you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

(Eph. 3:16-19)

Prayer for God’s love to abound in us by the knowledge of God resulting in righteousness in our life

9 That your love may abound still more and more in knowledge (of God) and all discernment, 10 that you may approve (rejoice in) the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere (no compromise) and without offense till the day of Christ, 11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness… (Phil. 1:9-11)

Prayer to know God’s will, to be fruitful in ministry and strengthened by intimacy with God

9 That you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may have a walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy… (Col. 1:9-11)

Prayer for unity in the church and to be filled with supernatural joy, peace and hope (confidence)

5 May the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another…6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the…Father…13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

(Rom. 15:5-6, 13)

To be enriched by all the gifts of the Spirit including powerful preaching and prophetic revelation

5 That you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance (anointed preaching/singing) and all knowledge (prophetic revelation), 6 even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you (by miracles), 7 so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of…Jesus Christ, 8 who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Cor. 1:5-8)

Oh Lord, deepen our prayer life we pray. Let us know how we can be praying for you!