Prayer
Prayer is simply bringing our whole lives before God. God meets us when we come to Him.
Praying Together
When we pray for people, there are a few things that should be experienced every time: God’s compassion and kindness, listening to God on someone’s behalf (John 5:19), spiritual authority, and normalcy.
Step 1: Discussion – Introduce yourself and ask the person what they want prayer for.
Step 2: Discernment – L-shaped listening: to God and to the other person. What is God saying to us? What does He have for the person?
Step 3: Diagnosis – Discernment into action. What kind of prayers should we pray? (Intercessory, Biblical commands, prophetic words)
Step 4: Do It – Ask if you can put your hand on their shoulder and ask the person to assume a receiving posture. Keep your eyes open to observe what the Lord is doing.
Step 5: Next Steps – Check in with the person and ask how they’re doing. Help them make a plan to continue their journey with Jesus.
All are welcome to join as we gather to pray for the church community and listen to what God has for us that morning. If you'd like to practice hearing from God through listening prayer, this is a great place to do that! Just come to the Chat Room from 9:15am to 9:45am any Sunday.
The prayer chain is a designated group of people who are notified of urgent prayer requests within the church and who are committing to praying for those needs. If you would like to hear more or be added to the prayer chain, click the button below to let us know!
If you need prayer support, there are several ways you can share your requests - fill out a prayer card at the info table in the lobby on Sunday mornings, fill out a digital prayer card any time during the week or click the button below. You can indicate whether you would like your request to be sent out to the prayer chain or be shared with staff only. We'd love to pray for you!
Monday, May 18th through Friday, May 22th, 2026
You are invited to sign up to pray by yourself or with others (grab a friend, a family member, your tripod or life group!) in one-hour intervals, with the goals to cover the whole week’s waking hours (Monday-Friday, 6am-10pm) in intercessory prayer and to try out some prayer practices.
For prayer prompts, we encourage you to use the list of "big asks" from our church community that will be gathered during our worship service shared with partners and regular attenders via e-mail. Additional themes and prayer resources are available below.
We want to be a people who notice and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit in our everyday lives. One of the ways we do this is through God Story Sunday, a twice-a-year rhythm where we pause as a church family to remember and share what God has done.
But the stories don’t stop there — we want to share God stories all year long. When you share an answered prayer or a moment of God’s presence, you build faith within our church community. Whether your story feels big or small, we would love to hear it!
Prayer Practices
Breath Prayer
Pray a simple, intimate prayer of heartfelt desire before God. Speak a simple phrase as you breathe in (ex - Abba, Father) and a simple phrase as you breathe out (ex - I belong to You).
Centering Prayer
Quiet your heart and rest in God alone. Focus on a simple word or phrase or verse from Scripture that expresses your desire for God (ex - love, peace, grace, Jesus, Shepherd)
Fixed-Hour Prayer
Pray at certain times every day. (ex - morning, noon, bedtime)
Prayer Walking
Walk and pray in an area you are concerned about. Some examples can be your neighborhood, your place of work, the area around your child’s school or government buildings. See the places through Jesus’ eyes and listen and pray intentionally. This can be done silently or out loud, even in groups.
Acronyms
Use these to organize your written and spoken prayers:
PRAY (also check out the Lectio 365 app)
PAUSE: to be still & acknowledge God’s presence
REFLECT: on a Scripture
ASK: for God’s help
YIELD: to His will in your life by surrendering or confessing
ACTS
ADORATION: Express love and worship of God.
CONFESSION: Repent of the ways you have wronged God or others and ask for forgiveness.
THANKSGIVING: Praise God for the good things in your life.
SUPPLICATION: Ask God for what you need.
Read a brief history of the prayer, “Come, Holy Spirit” below.
Intercessory Prayer
Use these themes as you pray for your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, communities, country and world.
Pray for Faith & Hope
God, fill us with more faith and hope in this life and the life we are promised. Keep our eyes on you, Jesus, the true source of hope.
Pray for Love & Unity
God, cause love and unity to well up in us, so that we can show your glory and goodness to others. Help us to choose unity over division. Forgive for the places we cause discord. As we seek to be peacemakers, show us how to be unified as a church so we will be known for our love.
Pray for Wisdom & Discernment
God, give us a desire for Your Word as the true source of wisdom. Holy Spirit, make us receptive to your leading.
Pray for Perseverance
God, let us find you in our suffering. Give us steadfastness to endure trials with grace, and receive care and even joy from you as we persist.
Pray for Relationships
God, give us the vision you have for our families & friendships so we will be protected from the evil one, and be on guard against schemes of the enemy.
Pray For Those Who Are Experiencing Hardship & Health Concerns
God, show us how to help the hurting and needy. Bring your life and healing to our bodies, our minds and our spirits. Bless our health care providers. Bring your kingdom through medical care and your healing power.
Pray for Ministry & Mission
We pray that many more will come to know, love and follow you Jesus. Help us cooperate with each other, and partner with you to accomplish your mission.
Pray for Reconciliation
Lord, remove every hint of prejudice, bigotry, racism or animosity within us. Help us to love like Jesus as we respect and value all people. Give us your heart of inclusion for every people, tongue and tribe.
Pray for Church Leadership
God, protect and provide for our pastors and leaders. As they face challenges, give them deep faith, wisdom, strength, and encouragement.
Pray for our Communities
Jesus calls us to love our neighbors. Lord, give us ideas of how we can care for our community through simple acts of tangible service and how we can support them through prayer.
Pray for the Global Church & the World
God, we ask for a move of your Spirit to empower Christians all over the world to bring peace and tangible service to people in crisis. Increase their courage and faith. Help them to stand firm in convictions when facing pressures of the culture and other religions. We ask you specifically to intervene where people are suffering from human trafficking, terrorism, and scarcity of clean water and food.