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Prayers for Pastors

Prayers for Pastors

A page of

Inspiration and Motivation

The toughest job is the job of a pastor.

We seek to honor you on this page.

This page contains many different kinds of prayers.

Prayers to God for

Strength

Encouragement

Wisdom

Inspiration

Motivation

Comfort

Refreshment

Humility

Please check out the entire page before you leave.

We begin our page with a

Prayer for Humility

Heavenly Father,

Today I come before you to humble myself.

I come before you to yield to your wisdom and to your guiding hand.

Lord, you must increase and I must decrease if I am toproperly shepherd my people.

I position myself to be pliable in your hands this day.

Amen

**John 3:30

More Prayers for Pastors

Magnificent Lord of all,

You are the One who knows all things.

No one can fathom the depths of your understanding.

I call out to you for fresh manna for my people.

I ask you to open up your Word to me in new, life-changing ways.

Allow me to see even deeper into your truths.

And show me how to express your truths with greater compassion and humility.

In Jesus' name I pray,

Amen

Prayers for Pastors concerning Leadership

Leadership is

Leading and Following

Lord,

You have given me a position of leadership with your people.

They daily look to me for help.

I know that I cannot be a godly leader if I do not continually seek to follow you.

Call out to the depths of my soul and solidify my commitment to you.

Strengthen every weak area.

Steady every wavering place in me.

In Jesus' name I pray,

Amen

The fact is that most pastors fear people

more than they fear God.

Lead me, Lord.

I will follow you.

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Lord,

I will set my face flint to do your will.

~ ~ ~

Because the Lord God helps me,

I will not be dismayed;

therefore, I have set my face flint to do his will, and

I know that I will triumph.

Isaiah 50:7 TLB

Dear Lord,

You are the awesome Ruler of the Universe.

You are the Merciful and Mighty One.

You deserve my total devotion and praise.

Keep me on fire for you.

Keep your light burning brightly inside of me.

Draw me ever closer to you and your will for me.

In Jesus’ name I pray,

Amen

The above prayer is taken from our March 2015 blog entry.

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Prayer for Yielding

Glorious Lord, you are my Creator.

Mighty God, you are my Sustainer.

Your everlasting love blesses my life.

You are my everything.

Reign in me this day.

Song:

Lord, Reign in me

I feel weary, Lord

God,

I try to be there for every one every day.

I cry out today for someone to be there for me.

Comfort me, Lord.

Refresh me I pray.

Amen

Prayers for Pastors dealing with Stress

Father,

I feel lonely. I feel weary.

I'm the shepherd but sometimes I just want to be one of the sheep.

Sometimes I long for someone to come alongside ME to refresh me and help me see things in a new way.

Even so, Lord, I will trust you. I will wait for you to help me.

Thank you for providing for my every need.

Amen

Note: We have a page about Waiting on the Lord.

Wisdom for Reducing Stress

The Bible tells us:

Huge crowds of people came to hear Jesus teach and to ask Jesus to heal them. BUT

Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness to pray.

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How could Jesus turn his back on people who needed him?

Answer:

Sometimes we have to say “No” to something good,

in order to do the best thing.

Jesus followed the wisdom of his Heavenly Father

even if it meant saying, “No.” to needy people.

Father God,

As a shepherd, I sometimes feel a pull to always be on duty.

Wisdom says that even Jesus went away from needy crowds to rest and renew himself.

If Jesus needed it, then how much more will I need it!

Help me to realize when I need to rest.

Teach me to rest.

Help me to realize when I need to spend time building up myself.

Teach me to wisely give time to my own spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical needs.

Help me to realize when I need to put my family before pastoral requests.

Teach me to generously nurture my family.

Lord, I ask for wisdom to know the right thing to do and strength to do the right thing.

In Jesus' name I pray,

Amen

Another Prayer for dealing with Stress

Lord,

I want to hide out – away from all the demands, all the conflicts, and all the pressures.

Take me to your hiding place.

I come as a son to my loving Father.

Shelter me, Father. Shelter me this day.

Let me find rest in you.

Amen

There is a time to hide in the Father's arms.

We need that sometimes!

God welcomes us there!

And

There is a time to stand up, pick up our cross

and follow Jesus.

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Your congregation need help with both of those.

Below is a

GREAT

Encouragement

Message

Pastors

start at 9 minutes

Barna Survey about

Pastors

feeling Pressure

I want to alert you that

some Bible teachers are saying

that God is – not – interested

in us pursuing

Holiness.

Your members are probably being influenced
by this teaching.

Those who reject holiness are obviously not reading the words of Jesus
in Revelation chapters 2 and 3.

The only church that truly pleased Jesus was the Philadelphia church.The reason was that they

“kept the word of God and didn't deny his name.”

Those in Philadelphia were trying to be obedient.

Jesus knew their hearts.

When Jesus addressed the other churches,

he often used harsh words

concerning the sinning

that was going on in the churches.

If Jesus did – not – want us

to preach and teach

against sin –

then WHY did he model for us

to do just that

in the book of Revelation?

Let's remind ourselves that

Jesus said,

If any man will come after me,

let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Matthew 16:24

If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me,

you are not worthy of being mine.

Matthew 10:37-38

We will never feel accepted and comfortable in the Father's arms

if we are running from our sins.

Lord,

You are challenging me

to come up higher in obedience to you.

I will follow you.

Amen

Lord,

You are the great and mighty God.

You are altogether lovely.

You are altogether merciful.

You are altogether holy.

Lord, teach me how to embrace holy, righteous living.

Teach me how to walk in integrity and godliness.

Teach me how to please you no matter if it displeasesothers.

Teach me how to face my errors and my sins.

Teach me how to get up when I fall down.

Teach me how to endure and seek your strength when I feel weak.

Teach me how to more fully receive and enjoy your amazing, awesome, all-encompassing love for me.

And help me to powerfully and compassionately share with my flock the insights you give me.

May my thoughts and actions be pleasing to you, and may my life inspire my family and my flock.

In Jesus' name I pray,

Amen

Song of Solomon 5:16

The mission of this website:

1. To encourage and inspire people to gain more revelation of how much God's loves each of us

2. To give insights into how we can follow him more closely.

Next

We will continue with our Prayers for Pastors

with the topic of God's love.

God's love

Lord,

You love envelops me,

uplifts me, and transforms me.

I find myself becoming more comfortable with you.

I find myself feeling more accepted and loved by you.

I find myself becoming more one with you.

Amen

We have many pages about experiencing God's amazing love.

One is called Receiving God's love

God sings over me.

Zephaniah 3:17-18

A Poem Prayer of Love

Celebrating God who is three in one:

The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit.

“Hear, O hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one.”

Deuteronomy 6:4

A Poem of Love

Who is the One Who is no other?

I bow my head, express my needs, and call Him – Provider.

I open His Word, seek His guidance, and call Him – Teacher.

I encounter trouble, run to Him, and call Him – Protector.

I talk with Him, walk beside Him, and call Him – Friend.

I crawl into His lap, hug Him, and call Him – Daddy.

I fall down on my knees, worship Him, and call Him – Lord.

I raise my voice, sing His praises, and call Him – King of Kings.

The above prayer taken from our Blog entry of May 4, 2014

Morning Motivational Prayer

Taken from our Blog entry of November 9, 2014

Lord of my heart,

I value you, and I value your Word.

Your Word tells me to love and bless other people. Your will is for me to view everyone in my life as valuable. You want me to honor people and treat them with respect every day.

I receive my mission to love people this day. I receive my mission to be helpful toward their needs, compassionate toward their hurts, encouraging toward their trials, enthusiastic toward their victories, warm toward their presence, and forgiving toward their mistakes and sins.

Change my heart, Lord. Teach me to be more you.

I will yield to you this day.

Amen

Raise me up, Lord

Lord,

When I am down, you comfort me.

When I am down, you are the One who raises me up, so I can stand on mountains.

And you raise me up to walk on stormy seas.

Today, Lord, I feel down.

Lift me up, Lord.

Strengthen me.

In the mighty name of Jesus I pray,

Amen

You are my God,

and I will love you with my whole heart.

Before presenting our last video

we want to let you know that have prayers for churches:

Prayer to Strengthen Churches

Prayer for our Church

Jack Frost was a man of God who had as one of his main missions….

to bless pastors, pastoral staff, and their families.

We have a Jack Frost page on this site.

It will give you a taste of Jack Frost.

Click here: Jack Frost

click here for his website: Jack

We have several challenging pages that address some of the attacks that are coming to

Christianity and the Church.

Here we tackle some very timely issues that each pastor must acknowledge and respond to.

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Judge Not – The most twisted verse in the Bible

Porn-Free Kids

Getting Free from Porn

And please take note that the one world church is being created just as God warned us.

I pray that the Lord will show you how to protect your flock from those who want to draw them into this
one world religion.

We invite you to our

Prayer for the Persecuted church.

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8 Prayers You Should DESPERATELY Pray For Your Pastor

Prayer For our Pastor

Pastoral ministry is a business un any other. It is a dangerous business. A sacred business. A business where the souls of people are at stake.

I was a pastor for many years, so I have a feel for the perils and pleasures of ministry. It’s very hard, supremely rewarding work.

Gardiner Spring said:

It is at a fearful expense that ministers are ever allowed to enter the pulpit without being preceded, accompanied, and followed by the earnest prayers of the churches.

It is no marvel that the pulpit is so powerless, and ministers so often disheartened when there are so few to hold up their hands…When the churches cease to pray for ministers, ministers will no longer be a blessing to the churches.

In light of the challenges of ministry, here are 8 prayers every church member should pray for their pastor(s) on a regular basis.

#1 – For Protection From Satan

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8).

If Satan can take down a shepherd of God’s people, the odds are much higher that God’s people will scatter. That they’ll become bitter and disenfranchised. They will question everything they’ve ever been taught by that pastor. Satan targets pastors because the damage is exponential if they fall. Pray for your pastor that he would be kept safe from Satan.

Father, please protect my pastor from the attacks of Satan. Give him the strength to endure temptation and stand firm against the accusations Satan loves to whisper in his ear. Help him stand firm in your service, always fighting for the faith and for his people.

#2 – For Protection Against His Own Sinful Heart

But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. (James 1:14-15)

Pastors don’t fall because one day, the blue, they decide to dive headlong into sin. The slide into sin happens slowly, over time, in small increments, as the pastor believes the lies presented to him by his flesh. Pray for your pastor that he would be on guard against the lies of sin. Pray that he would have a proper fear of God.

Father, please protect my pastor from the deceitfulness of sin that we all are so prone to. Guard him from sin. Keep his conscience tender and fresh. Keep him close to you and close to your word.

Helpful Resource:

#3 – For Deep Spiritual Encouragement

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. (Romans 1:11-12)

Pastoral ministry can be brutal, discouraging work. Pastors find themselves in the midst of terrible situations on a regular basis – divorce, death, apostasy, and much more.

It’s also challenging because they don’t see progress in the sense that other jobs do. Christians are always in progress. Because of this, discouragement and depression can be a regular companion of the minister.

Pray for your pastor to be encouraged.

Father, please encourage my pastor by the power of your Spirit. Let his soul be refreshed with the love of Christ. Let him have faith for the future. Help him to keep pressing forward even when the way is littered with landmines. Let him be refreshed by the fact that your grace is sufficient for him.

#4 – For Wisdom

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (James 1:5)

Many elements of pastoral ministry are not black and white. A husband and wife are in serious conflict, and the husband has one story while the wife has another. A church member needs financial support but has a history of mismanaged finances. A young man struggles with same-sex attraction while still wanting to follow Jesus. Pastors need God’s wisdom to navigate these gray areas.

Father, please give my pastor your wisdom. Help him know the way to go even when the way is not clear. Give him discernment to know good from evil, even when evil is dressed as good. Help him apply your word to even the most confusing situations.

Helpful Resource:

#5 – For Doctrinal Faithfulness

By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you (2 Timothy 1:14).

Pastors can be tempted to modify or even abandon biblical doctrines for a variety of reasons. Cultural pressures, vocal church members, even legal actions can press hard upon pastors, making them feel that the only way out is to give up the clear teaching of Scripture. They need God’s grace to stay faithful to the good deposit of God’s word.

Father, I pray for my pastor that you would help him hold fast to Scripture, even when everyone else tells him to let go. Help him stand on your word and only your word. Protect him from the temptation to abandon the precious truths laid out in Scripture.

#6 – For A Healthy Body

But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified (1 Corinthians 9:27).

Ministry can take a tremendous toll on a pastor’s body. Yes, our bodies are temples, but they are often broken temples.

Long nights at the hospital, high-stress situations, and ever-present discouragement can quickly lead to burnout and body betrayal.

Not only do pastor’s need spiritual strength, they need physical strength as well. Pray for your pastor that he would be sustained in body and mind.

Father, please give my pastoral supernatural strength. Protect him from sickness and disease. Give him your energy to keep serving faithfully. Help him to find periods of rest and recovery. Guide him to still waters.

#7 – For A Strong Marriage and Family

Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church (1 Timothy 3:2-6)

Church history is littered with the skeletons of pastors whose marriages and families fell apart under the strain of pastoral ministry. And as 1 Timothy states, if a pastor can’t manage his family, how can he manage the church of God? Satan loves to sabotage a pastor’s family, and your pastor needs prayer that God will give him a healthy marriage and family.

Father, please give my pastor a supernaturally healthy marriage. Strengthen the bonds between him and his wife. Encourage them both in ministry. Give both of them wisdom to manage their family and to keep you at the center, not ministry. I also pray for their children that you would let them know you and follow you.

#8 – For Meaningful Friendships

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24).

Pastoral ministry can be surprisingly lonely. Something about being in a position of leadership isolates the man. People look to him to be a teacher and leader, not be their close friend. Pastors need close friends who will encourage them, hold them accountable, and push them toward Christ.

Father, please give my pastor true, deep, sustaining friendships. Give him friends who stick closer than brothers. Who uphold him when he’s weary. Who help carry his burdens.

Helpful Resource:

Sustained By Prayer

In some ways, pastors are sustained by the prayers of their people. Obviously, God is the one who ultimately sustains pastors, but one of his primary means is through the prayers for pastors.

When it comes to why you should pray for your pastor, take the words of Charles Spurgeon to heart:

No man can do me a truer kindness in this world than to pray for me.

Do your pastor a true kindness today. Pray for your pastor.

Our Pastor’s Need Prayer Too

Prayer For our Pastor

Every Christ-follower engaged in a local church has a pastor. These followers of Christ should pray for their pastor.

Pastors may appear as though they are so strong they do not need prayer. But I can assure you, any pastor genuinely called to the ministry knows he needs prayer; earnest, passionate, and effective prayer. “Pray for me” should be the number one personal request from a pastor of the church he serves.

Stand on God’s Word When You Pray for Your Pastor

I think the strength of prayer stands on the authority of Holy Scripture. You need to stand on the infallibility and truthfulness of God’s Word when you pray for your pastor. I want to challenge you to pray while standing on Colossians 1:9-12:

For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you.

We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, so that you may have endurance and patience, joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.

Paul was praying this for the believers in Colossae, and these words can be prayed for your pastor.

1. Filled with the knowledge of God’s will

Pastors face the same dilemma people faced in the first century, when these words were penned originally. The knowledge of the world pours into the minds of pastors, but pastors need to have the full knowledge of God’s will. The will of God does not inflate a pastor’s ego, but it enlightens us to do what God wills for us to do.

Father, give my pastor the full knowledge of Your will in all things at all times, personally and for our church.

2. Filled with all spiritual wisdom

Pastors will view life from one of two perspectives: The world or the Spirit. Only the Holy Spirit will always lead a pastor to the Word of God and the will of God. The Spirit of God will lead a pastor to view life and ministry from God’s perspective, not his own. His perspective will determine his decision making.

Heavenly Father, fill my pastor with Your wisdom and perspective about all things in his life, in our church, and in this world.

3. Filled with spiritual understanding

Pastors can operate and lead the church apart from information and facts, but not very effectively.

Spiritual understanding is the experience of seeing the facts and hearing the needed information, but being able to put these things together biblically, spiritually, and practically.

A pastor’s leadership and decision making will be determined by the level of his spiritual understanding about whatever is before him.

Lord Jesus, fill my pastor with spiritual understanding that will help him put facts and information together biblically, spiritually, and practically.

4. Walk worthy of the Lord

God wants his people, especially God-called pastors, to live in a way that is worthy of Him. Pastors represent the Lord everywhere they go. Pastors cannot say one thing, but live a different way. Walking worthy always leads to pleasing God and bearing fruit in every way in life.

Oh Lord, empower my pastor to walk in a way that would exemplify You to all persons, pleasing You in all ways, and bearing fruit in every way before others.

5. Strengthened with God’s power

Pastors should be full of spiritual vitality. Pastors need the spiritual strength to overcome the challenges of each day in ministry. Submission to God daily will lead to God’s power.

This power is so strong that a pastor is able to endure stress and suffering that ministry brings. It is so powerful that he will refuse to retaliate in any way toward difficult people and circumstances.

It is even so strong that he will live life and do ministry with true joy that overflows with thanksgiving to God. Every pastor needs this kind of power.

Oh God, strengthen my pastor with Your power that fills him with spiritual life daily, including the difficult days of life and ministry; and leading him to persevere with joy and thanksgiving.

A Brief Word

The people of God have prayed for me through all these days I have served as a local church pastor. It is rare that I would not say to my church with all sincerity, “Please pray for me.” I say it because it is the number one thing people can do for me. It is the number one thing you can do for your pastor. Pray for your pastor daily.

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Dr.

Ronnie Floyd is the Senior Pastor of Cross Church, President of the National Day of Prayer, founder of the Cross Church School of Ministry, and host of the Ronnie Floyd on Life and Leadership Today podcast. Visit our website at //ronniefloyd.com. Follow Dr. Floyd on and Instagram @ronniefloyd

Источник: //www.faithwire.com/2017/11/07/our-pastors-need-prayer-too/

54 Powerful Prayer for Pastors and Church Leaders Points

Prayer For our Pastor

Home Intercession 54 Powerful Prayer for Pastors and Church Leaders Points

Having been involved in ministry for a while now, I know just how stressful shepherding people can be. This is especially true for those who are truly sold out to the cause. A study carried out by Duke Divinity School revealed that the rate of depression among pastors is about double of that of everyone else.

The rate was slightly lower for pastors who were interviewed in person. One could accredit this to the pastors not wanting to burden others with their burdens. This is the way that our pastors are trained in general. //today.duke.edu/2013/08/clergydepressionnewsrelease

As the body of Christ, we are called to hold each other up. The ones we often turn to and depend on need to know that at the very minimum they can depend on us to lift them up in prayer. Some of the greatest scandals that have rocked the church have been a result of mishaps and misfortunes of leaders.

These people are no deities; they are just as humane as any one of us. Expectations are higher for them, and so are some of the temptations and scrutiny that they face daily. Above that, they also carry additional problem that their flocks are facing at any given time. This is not easy, by any stretch of the imagination.

Matthew 26:31

Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: “‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

The scripture above illustrates the key issue here. The enemy’s strategy will always be to target the ones who are in leadership positions. Jesus himself recognised this, as was said in Zechariah 13:7. Our prayers should stand guard over our shepherds. This is what these prayer points are about. As we stand guard over the men and women of God, the Lord will cover all of us.

Beyond the pastors, there are various leaders in ministries. These may be standing in official positions or simply functioning in said capacity. We want to lift these servants up to the Lord as well. Every individual who gives their time and effort to the work of the Lord within the church.

Father keep our shepherds in the right place, may we not be scattered. Uphold and uplift their being, their standing and their voice. May they always stand in and rely on you! Guide and keep us oh Lord! We pray over every person that will raise their voice to you on behalf of their pastors and leaders. Bless and keep them oh Lord. In Jesus’ name. Amen

Day to Day Ministry

2 Tim 4:2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.

We want to pray that our pastors would be empower by the Holy Spirit in the preaching of the word.
Give them boldness oh Lord, to speak matters of your heart and not to seek to please man.
Give our pastors boldness to stand as corrector to the flock. In these times where wickedness goes unchecked in the church. Let our pastors arise.
Grant our pastors and leaders grace to be encouragers of the body of Christ. Give them wisdom to know what to say!
May their walk in Christ be filled with patience. May their footsteps bring peace and joy!
May their walk be blameless before you! Raise them to truly be men and women after your own heart.

Keeping Watch

Acts 20:28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.

Father we thank you for the gift of stewardship. We thank you for the flocks that you have given pastors to watch over. Grant them grace to lead as you would.
May the value of the flock be never diminished in their eyes. May they always remember the price that you paid for every single person under their care.
Grant our leaders grace to remain watchful over themselves, that they may not stray from your will, oh Lord!

50+ Powerful Biblical Prayer Points for Healing for the sick

Authority

Hebrews 13:17 Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.

Lord we come against the blinding spirit of pride and arrogance in our church leaders. May they remain coachable.
Lord we pray for the body of Christ. Grant us grace to submit to authority of the office that our leaders stand under. Give us wisdom to respect the anointing you have placed on these men and women.
May our ministries not be a burden for the leaders. Let them be a great source of strength and of joy.

To whom much is given

James 3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.

Father we thank you for the sacrifice that leadership is. The pray for our leaders today. We pray for preservation for them and for their families.

New pastors and leaders

Jeremiah 3:15 Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.

Father in these selfish times, raise selfless shepherds for your people!
Lord reveal your heart to your people. Raise pastors after your own heart.
We come against the spirit of arrogance and self-centred aspiration.
Father remove the spirit of greed that is eating at the heart of our churches today. May our churches be known for being your hand in our communities.
We pray that you would pull down those who have strayed away from your will, and seeking to profit off the gospel.

Servant Hearted Leadership

1 Peter 5:1-4 To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings who also will share in the glory to be revealed:

2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve;

3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

Father we pray that our pastors, deacons, elders and all others serving in ministry would never forget the honour that it is to be able to serve your people.
Raise leaders who are more keen to wash others’ feet than to have their own feet washed.
May your gospel not be tainted by greed, oh Lord.
Father, may our leaders be exemplary in all that they do.
As church leaders, Lord we pray that we always remember that we are stewards of all that is in our hands. Grant us grace to multiply and not to hoard for ourselves.

Strength and Perseverance

Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Father we pray for all pastors going through tough periods. Renew their strength.
May they never forget that they can lean on you. Grant them humility and wisdom to know when they are weary and in need of rest. More than anything, grant them wisdom to seek you in these times.
We pray that you would raise a solid support system for our leaders. We come against the spirit of loneliness, in Jesus’ name.
We declare that our pastors will hope in you, oh Lord. They will soar eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Prayer Points for Pastors: Unshakable leadership

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Father we thank you for the families of church leaders. We thank your for the sacrifices that they also have to make. There is a cost to them as well, as their loved ones serve. Bless them oh Lord!
We pray for leaders who have sown seed but are yet to see fruit. Give them wisdom to know to wait on you.
Father let none of our service, as leaders be half-hearted. May we always be fully committed to all we do for you and through you!
We come against the spirit of envy, and denominationalism. Grant us grace to walk in one accord, in Christ.

Do not be weary

Galatian 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Father we call upon a harvest for every seed sown in evangelism. Wherever the gospel has been shared, let it begin to take root.
We pray for consistency and persistence in doing your will.
May your good works never run short of doers, oh Lord. I refuse that the rocks would cry out while I live!!

Philippians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

Lord we pray for sustenance and provision for our leaders. May they not be plagued by lack while they serve.
We pray that their needs would not become gluttonous.
May their hearts not be filled with worldly desires of gathering possessions and wealth for themselves.

Prayer Points for pastors and church leaders: Do not muzzle

1 Timothy 5:18 For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.”

Lord raise us to always be uplifters of leadership.
May our leaders never have to carry burdens alone.
Grant us grace to be their providers as they provide for us spiritually.
May our leaders be known to be yours even by how they spend their resources. Your word says that where our treasure is, is where our heart is. May their hearts be in you always.

The ministry of prayer

Acts 6:2 “But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

Lord we banish the spirit of prayerlessness among our leaders. May they be men and women of prayer, more than they are doers.
Let their actions be birthed in the prayer closet.
We pray for our church prayer meetings to be uplifted.
Let our church prayer meetings become incubators of your glory.
We pray for overflow in the miraculous. Overflow in healing, in testimonies from time vested in prayer.
Our prayer closets will never be neglected.
Lord may your eternal word be shared relentless among us.
Bring unity and harmony beyond our religious and denominational divides.
Bring a prayer revival into our homes, into our workplaces, into our schools and more than ever, into our churches. In Jesus’ name.

We want to take this time to thank you for taking time to pray with us. Let us keep our churches and leaders uplifted through prayer. I remember reading how high the rates of suicide were among pastors. God forbid that this would become acceptable under our watch.

We are stewards even of our words, of our prayers. Let us not be the steward that buried his talent. May your mouth bring forth great things in your sphere, through Christ Jesus! Thanks for using these prayer points for pastors and church leaders.

These prayer points and more can be found on www.prayerrelay.com

Originally posted 2018-03-08 00:58:43.

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