Prayer is communion with God. It is an opportunity to come to Him with thanksgiving, praises, confessions, and intercession. We live in a busy time and the world is pulling from many directions. However, if you have only 5 minutes each day, quiet yourself and come to Him anytime, anywhere. Whether you find quiet in Garth Chapel or our prayer garden, or while on a walk or in a peaceful place in your home, God loves you and His strongest desire is to spend time with His children.  During this time of transition, let us come together to pray for the direction and leadership of Athens First Methodist Church. Make it a priority to focus on the topic/verse of the week and pray for our church as we grow closer to Him.




Week 1 Feb. 2 - 8

 Pray that the church would devote itself to prayer.

  “Be persistent and devoted to prayer, being alert and focused in your prayer life with an attitude of thanksgiving.”

Colossians 4:2 AMP



Week 2 Feb. 9 - 15

 Pray that our church will be in unity with the Lord.


 “I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.”

1 Corinthians 1:10 NIV


“how good and pleasant it is when God’s People live in unity!”

Psalm 133:1 NIV


 “Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.”

2 Corinthians 13:11 NIV


Week 3 Feb. 16 - 22


Pray that our hearts will trust the Lord.


 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding."

Proverbs 3:5 NIV

 “Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Exodus 14:13-14 NIV



Week 4 Feb. 23 - March 1


 Pray that our church will seek wisdom and discernment.


 "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”

James 1:5 NIV



Week 5 March 2 - March 8


 Pray that the church will preach the Word of God without apology.


 “Proclaim the message; persist in it whether convenient or not; rebuke, correct, and encourage with great patience and teaching.”

2 Timothy 4:2 HCSB



Week 6 March 9 - March 15


 Pray that the church will boldly share Jesus as the only hope for salvation.


 “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”

Acts 4:12 NIV



Week 7 March 16 - March 22


 Pray that the church will worship God in spirit and in truth.


 “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

John 4:24 NIV



Week 8 March 23 - March 29


 Pray that our leaders will serve humbly as Godly examples to all.


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

1 Peter 5:2-3 NIV



Week 9 March 30 - April 5


 Pray that the church will labor and strive to present everyone mature in Christ.


 “He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. 29To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.”

Colossians 1:28-29 NIV




Week 10 April 6 - April 12 Pray that more workers step up to faithfully serve.

 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Matthew 9:37-38 NIV



Week 11  April 13 - April 19

Pray that our leaders equip the saints for the work of ministry.

 “So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”

Ephesians 4:11-13 NIV



Week 12  April 20 - April 26


Pray that the church does not lose its first love.


 “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.”

Revelation 2:4-5 NIV



Week 13  April 27 - May 3
 

Pray that we will trust Jesus to grow the church.


 “And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”

Matthew 16:18 ASV