Pastor's Prayer Partners

If you would like to be a Prayer Partner please contact the church office.

Levels of Intercession
Pastors need to be surrounded with prayer partners who uphold them in serious, systematic, Spirit led pray. The New Testament writers often remind their readers, "pray for us" (1 Thessalonians 5:25; 2 Thessalonians 3:1, Hebrews 13:18). You are invited to become a Pastor’s Prayer Partner at one of the following levels.

Level One: At this level, the pastor is added to your prayer list and you regularly pray for the general needs and ministries of your pastor.

Level Two:  This involves prayer for specific ministries at designated times, for example when the pastor is involved in special counseling, speaking, or administrative ministries. One aspect of this takes place Sunday mornings when teams of prayer partners take turns praying for the pastor as he ministers the Word of God. 

Level Three: At the third level, the prayer partner, usually a gifted intercessor, allows themselves to be led by the Spirit of God in intense, private seasons of prayer for the pastor as they engage in spiritual warfare on his behalf.

Pray because...

1. The spiritual battle is real: Romans 15:30, I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
2. Spiritual battle requires spiritual power: Mark 9:28-29, After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer."
3. Spiritual leaders need intercessors: Philippians 1:19, for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.

Pray for...

1. Protection from the evil one: John 17:15, My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:2, And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith.
2. Who to recruit for ministry: Acts 1:24, Then they prayed, "Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen"
3. To have God’s priorities: Acts 6:4, "...and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word."
4. A Spirit of wisdom: Ephesians 1:17, I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
5. Inner strength and power: Ephesians 3:16, I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being
6. Boldness in ministry: Ephesians 6:19, Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel
7. Spiritual discernment: Philippians 1:10, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ
8. Firmness, maturity, and confidence: Colossians 4:12, Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.
9. Physical and spiritual health: 3 John 1:2, Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
10. That the Word be honored and spread: 2 Thessalonians 3:1, Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.

Pray with...

1. Yieldedness to the Holy Spirit: Romans 8:26, In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express; Ephesians 6:18, And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints; Jude 1:20, But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.
2. Joyfulness, patience, and faithfulness: Romans 12:12, Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
3. Awareness of specific needs: 1 Corinthians 14:15, So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
4. Confidence that God answers prayer: James 5:17, Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

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