MVEMC Prayer Night Date, June 18th, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of an evening of prayer is to
come together, as a body, to seek the will of God for our church in a posture of
humble seeking. Frequently, prayer is needed to bend our will to God's will and
purpose for our lives, not for God to be a prayer-driven vending machine simply
granting our desires.
Instructions: Two themes are presented each evening and
there are two corresponding Bible verses for each theme. Read the theme, then
look at the first passage for that theme. Each passage is presented in five
different translations. Each translation is presented in a slightly different
way depending on the work of the translation committee for that translation.
Pay attention to the different wording used in the various texts.
Read all five translations slowly pondering over each one,
then go before the Lord in a Spirit-led prayer concentrating on the theme. When
you have finished with your prayer, take a few moments to pause in silence and
listen to what the Holy Spirit may be trying to speak to you.
When you are ready, repeat the process for the second verse
of the first theme. After an appropriate time, repeat the first two steps with
the second theme for the evening.
Remember to use your own words, but it is acceptable to pray
Scripture back to the Lord if you are stuck for words or need a place to start.
Thank you for praying for Mountain View Evangelical
Missionary Church!
Theme 1: Unity in our church.
Passage One 2 Chronicles 30:12
12 Also in Judah the hand of God was on the people to
give them unity of mind to carry out what the
king and his officials had ordered, following the word of the Lord. NIV
12 The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the
king and the princes commanded by the word of the Lord. ESV
12 The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the
king and the princes commanded by the word of Yahweh. LSB
12 Also, the power of God was at work in Judah to unite them to carry out
the command of the king and his officials by the word of the Lord. CSB
12 At the same time, God’s hand was on the people in the
land of Judah, giving them all one heart to obey the orders of the king and his
officials, who were following the word of the Lord.
NLT
Passage Two: Ephesians 4:1-3
1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of
the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and
gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make
every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace. NIV
1 I therefore, a prisoner for the
Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been
called, 2 with all
humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the
unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ESV
1 Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to
walk worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with
all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3
being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. LSB
1 Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the
calling you have received, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one
another in love, 3 making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of
peace. CSB
1 Therefore
I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your
calling, for you have been called by God. 2 Always be humble
and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s
faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep
yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. NLT
Theme 2: Children for Sunday School
Passage One
Psalm 71.5
5 For you have
been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my
confidence since my youth. NIV.
5 For you, O
Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord,
from my youth. ESV
5
For You are my hope; O Lord Yahweh, You
are my trust from my youth. LSB
5 For you are my hope, Lord God, my confidence from my youth. CSB
5 O Lord, you alone are my hope. I’ve trusted you, O Lord, from childhood. NLT
Passage Two Psalm 71:17
17 Since my youth, God,
you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. NIV
17 O God, from my
youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. ESV
17 O God, You have
taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds. LSB
17 God, you have taught me from my youth, and I still
proclaim your wondrous works. CSB
17 O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and
I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do. NLT
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