Day One: The Greatest Commandment
“You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” —Deuteronomy
6:5
Pray that your pastor will love God with all his heart, soul,
mind, and strength. Pray that God’s Spirit will work in his heart in power and
that he will value and follow biblical priorities.
Day Two: Strong Character and
Integrity
“The aim of our charge is love that
issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” —1 Timothy 1:5
Pray that your pastor will cultivate strong character and
uncompromising integrity. Pray that his testimony will be genuine and that he
will never do anything that he would need to hide from others.
Day Three: Pursuing Jesus
“Do your best to present yourself to
God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling
the word of truth.” — 2 Timothy 2:15
Pray for his personal walk with God—that his soul and spirit will be nourished and
strengthened in his quiet time with God, beyond his sermon preparation. Pray
that he will spend more time in the Word of God than reading Christian books
and articles.
Day Four: Growing in Discernment
“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
Pray that your pastor will counsel and teach with discernment
through the wise use of Scripture and faith in God’s power to work. Pray that
he will be protected from the effects of sinful or negative attitudes that he
encounters as he counsels.
Day Five: A Strong Marriage
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ
loved the church and gave himself up for her.” — Ephesians
5:25
Ask God to protect your pastor’s marriage and keep it strong as
a model of Christ’s relationship with the Church. Pray that your pastor will
tenderly cherish and lead his wife and that she will respect and encourage her
husband, submitting to his leadership. (If your pastor is not married, pray for
his relationships with loved ones and those who are close to him.)
Day Six: Healing and Joy
“To grant to those who mourn in Zion—to give them a beautiful
headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the
garment of praise instead of a faint spirit.” —Isaiah
61:3
Ask God to heal any hurts that your pastor has suffered in the
ministry. Pray that he will serve the Lord with gladness and encourage the
congregation to worship God with a joyful, surrendered spirit.
Day Seven: A Strong Family
“Fathers, do not provoke your
children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the
Lord.” —Ephesians
6:4
Pray for your pastor’s children and especially that the
pressures of the ministry will not discourage or embitter them. Pray that your
pastor will provide godly leadership in the home, not based on fear of what
others will think, but according to scriptural truth. (If your pastor does not
have children, pray that God will give him many “spiritual children” as he
shares the gospel.)
Day Eight: Protection from Evil
“Because you have made the Lord your
dwelling place—the
Most High, who is my refuge—no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague
come near your tent.” —Psalm 91:9–10
Ask God to protect your pastor from the evil plots of Satan.
Pray that he will not be corrupted as he rubs shoulders with the world in the
course of ministry.
Day Nine: Tending the Prayer
Hedges
“So they are no longer two but one
flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” —Matthew
19:6
Pray that God will build a hedge of protection around your
pastor’s marriage and that he and his wife will be aware of the potential for
any improper relationships. Pray that their family time will be protected. (If
your pastor is not married, pray for his relationships with loved ones and
those who are close to him.)
Day Ten: A Guarded Heart
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and
in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be
able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” —Ephesians 6:10–11
Pray that your pastor will use discernment in use of email, the
Internet, and other media.
Ask God to guard his heart concerning the use of free time. Pray
that he will be morally pure and that he will wear the armor of God so that he
will not fall into sexual temptation.
Day Eleven: Deep Friendships
“But you know Timothy’s proven worth,
how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.” —Philippians
2:22
Pray that God will bring godly friends and encouragers to your
pastor and his family to strengthen them for the ministry and provide
meaningful fellowship and times of rest.
Day Twelve: Growing in Humility
“He has told you, O man, what is
good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love
kindness, and
to walk humbly with your God?” —Micah 6:8.
Pray that your pastor will be humble and authentic in his faith,
not given to pride or hypocrisy. Pray that he will have pure motives and give
God glory for every gain or victory.
Day Thirteen: Keeping a Balanced
Life
“But I discipline my body and keep it
under control, lest
after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified." —1 Corinthians 9:27.
Pray that your pastor will make wise lifestyle choices in order
to protect his health, especially in the areas of exercise, eating moderately,
and getting sufficient rest. Pray for times of relaxation and renewal to
balance the stress of ministry.
Day Fourteen: Fearing God
“Do your best to present yourself to
God as one approved, a
worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” —2 Timothy 2:15
Pray that your pastor will focus on the Word of God
and walk in the fear of the Lord—rather
than fear of man—as he prepares his messages. Pray that he will seek to please
God rather than men and pursue holiness rather than the praise of men.
Day Fifteen: Leading as a
Shepherd
“Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising
oversight, not under compulsion, but
willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly.” —1 Peter 5:2
Praise God for your pastor’s leadership and pray that he will
make godly decisions. Pray that he will lead with a shepherd’s heart and that
he will always speak the truth in love.
Day Sixteen: Courageous Preaching
“Him we proclaim, warning everyone
and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in
Christ.” —Colossians
1:28)
Pray that your pastor will be courageous in the pulpit in
proclaiming Christ and confident in his use of the Word of God. Ask God to help
him preach with insight, transparency, and humility.
Day Seventeen: The Great
Commission
“And how are they to preach unless
they are sent? As it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who
preach the good news!’” —Romans
10:15
Pray that your pastor will be a “Great Commission
man”—committed to personal
evangelism and the equipping of the saints to seek the lost. Pray that he will
have a heart to develop a thriving missions program in his church.
Day Eighteen: Prayer and Worship
“And rising very early in the
morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place,
and there he prayed”. —Mark
1:35
Pray that your pastor will be a man of prayer and
worship and that he will lead by example—teaching
the congregation how to walk in a close relationship with the Father.
Day Nineteen: Using Time Wisely
“Look carefully then how you walk,
not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days
are evil.” —Ephesians 5:15–16
Pray that your pastor will use wise time management and that he
will seek God’s perspective for his schedule, guarding his time against
unnecessary interruptions.
Day Twenty: A Fresh Anointing
“For I will not venture to speak of
anything except what Christ has accomplished through me.” —Romans
15:18
Pray for a fresh divine anointing on your pastor’s ministry.
Pray that God’s working will be powerfully evident both in his personal life
and the spiritual life of the congregation.
Day Twenty-One: Trusting God in
Conflict
“When he was reviled, he did not
revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued
entrusting himself to him who judges justly.” —1 Peter 2:23
Pray that your pastor will not give in to discouragement, but
will deal with inevitable criticism and conflict by committing himself into the
hands of God, who judges righteously.
Day Twenty-Two: A Servant’s Heart
“But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first
Pray that your pastor will practice servant leadership, edifying
the congregation with wisdom and serving with God’s agape love.
Day Twenty-Three: Ministry Team
Unity
“So then let us pursue what makes for
peace and for mutual upbuilding.” —Romans 14:19
Pray for spiritual unity in the church staff and among the
spiritual leadership of the church (elders, deacons, etc.). Pray that the enemy
will not be allowed to create divisions, strife, or misunderstanding among the
church leaders.
Day Twenty-Four: Clear, Biblical
Vision
“Where there is no prophetic vision
the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.” —Proverbs
29:18
Pray that God will give your pastor a clear, biblical vision of
what your church can be and should be for His glory and that he will
communicate that vision clearly and confidently to the church.
Day Twenty-Five: A Heart for
Revival
“You who seek God, let your hearts
revive.” —Psalm
69:32
Pray that your pastor will seek God for personal revival and
revival in your church and community.
Day Twenty-Six: The Mind of
Christ
“Therefore, as you received Christ
Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in
the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” —Colossians 2:6–7
Pray that your pastor will think biblically, with the mind of
Christ.
Day Twenty-Seven: Seeking God’s
Will
“If anyone would come after me, let
him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would
save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save
it.” —Luke 9:23–24
Pray that he will earnestly seek God’s will and be
committed to instant and complete obedience—ready for God to work powerfully in and through his ministry.
Day Twenty-Eight: Work
Wholeheartedly
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as
for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the
inheritance as your reward.” —Colossians 3:23–24
Pray that he will strive for personal excellence and will
believe God for all He wants to do in the congregation.
Day Twenty-Nine: A Growing Faith
“Trust in the Lord with all your
heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” —Proverbs
3:5
Pray that your pastor will be a man of faith and have a
passionate love for God, not giving in to worries, fears, or an uptight and
anxious spirit.
Day Thirty: Financial Provision
and Wisdom
“And my God will supply every need of yours according to his
riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”
Ask God to provide for the financial needs of your pastor and
his family. Pray that he will be a wise steward of both personal finances and
church funds.
Brothers, pray for us.
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