Prayer Night September 17th, 2024.

 MVEMC Prayer Night Date, Sept. 17th, 2024

Tonight, we are praying over two topics. Topic one is to pray for the hearts of the people in our church to be open to serve. The Lord is at work in our church! Topic two is a prayer for the people of our church to have God’s wisdom.

Instructions: Read the suggested passage offered (or, if you are praying at home and the Holy Spirit brings a different passage to mind, use that passage) in the various translations listed under it. Pay attention to the different English words used by the multiple translators. After reading the translations offer up your praise and prayers to the Lord. Take your time moving on to the next prayer. Wait for a short time in silence listening for anything that the Holy Spirit may say to you. Take this prayer time as an opportunity to grow closer to Jesus in your prayer time.

 

Topic One: Pray for the hearts of the people in our church to be open to serve.

Passage One: 1 Kings 8:58

“⁵⁸ May he turn our hearts to him, to walk in obedience to him and keep the commands, decrees and laws he gave our ancestors.”  NIV

“May he not leave us or forsake us, ⁵⁸ that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his rules, which he commanded our fathers.” ESV

“⁵⁷ “May Yahweh our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not forsake us or abandon us, ⁵⁸ that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers.” LSB

“⁵⁷ May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us ⁵⁸ so that he causes us to be devoted to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commands, statutes, and ordinances, which he commanded our ancestors.” CSB NCV

“⁵⁷ The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us: ⁵⁸ That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.” NLT

 

 

Passage Two: Ephesians 3:17-19

 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, ¹⁸ may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, ¹⁹ and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” NIV

“¹⁷ so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, ¹⁸ may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, ¹⁹ and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” ESV

“¹⁷ so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being firmly rooted and grounded in love, ¹⁸ may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, ¹⁹ and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.” LSB

“that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, ¹⁸ may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love, ¹⁹ and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” CSB or NCV

“¹⁷ Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. ¹⁸ And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. ¹⁹ May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.” NLT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Topic Two: Pray for the people of our church to have God’s wisdom.

Passage One: Proverbs 8:

“⁴ “To you, O people, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind. ⁵ You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it. (Wisdom)” NIV

“⁴  “To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man. ⁵ O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense.” ESV

“⁴ “To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men. ⁵ “O simple ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand a heart of wisdom.” LSB

“⁴ “People, I call out to you; my cry is to the children of Adam. ⁵ Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced; develop common sense, you who are foolish.” CSB

“⁴ “I call to you, to all of you! I raise my voice to all people. ⁵ You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding.” NLT

 

Passage Two: Job 12:13

“¹³ “To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his” NIV

“¹³ “With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding.” ESV

“¹³ “With Him are wisdom and might; To Him belong counsel and discernment.” LSB

“¹³ Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are his.” CSB

“¹³ “But true wisdom and power are found in God; counsel and understanding are his.” NLT