Tag Archives: intercession

Prayer For A Backslider

Posted on 2015/03/27 by Shawn Thomas

Most of us know someone who had previously had (or seemed to have had) a commitment to the Lord, but who have fallen away from it. Maybe they grew up in church, had godly parents and good spiritual influences in … Continue reading →

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A Prayer For Young People (and others!)

Posted on 2015/02/26 by Shawn Thomas

Proverbs 2:11-13 contains a great Biblical prayer to pray for younger loved ones, like teenaged & college students, and younger adults: “Discretion will guard you, understanding will watch over you, to deliver you from the way of evil, from the … Continue reading →

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Praying For Your Family

Posted on 2014/11/25 by Shawn Thomas

The first chapter of Job describes the central character of this book as a man who was not only “blameless” and “upright” before God (:1) but as one who loved his family, and ministered to them spiritually. Verse 5 says: … Continue reading →

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Guarding In Prayer

Posted on 2014/07/17 by Shawn Thomas

Colossians 4:2 commands us: “Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving.” The word rendered “devote” is “proskartereo”, which Thayer’s lexicon translates, “persevere”, “give constant attention to”, “continue” in. This seems to indicate that the … Continue reading →

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Your “Guard Duty” in Prayer (Colossians 4:2 Sermon)

Posted on 2014/07/14 by Shawn Thomas

(Preached at FBC Pauls Valley, OK, Sunday evening 7-13-14) On April 17th, 1862, private William Scott was pardoned by President Abraham Lincoln for sleeping on guard duty. That may not sound like a big deal, but the private had been … Continue reading →

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Faithful Intercessors

Posted on 2014/02/28 by Shawn Thomas

In Colossians 1:9 Paul wrote: “For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask …”. Here Paul was declaring the faithfulness and consistency that he (and evidently … Continue reading →

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“In Christ Alone”: Praying for a Loved One

Posted on 2014/02/20 by Shawn Thomas

It is easy to get in a “rut” when we pray for friends and loved ones, merely rehearsing the same tired words every day. It can help to run the person, or the special request, through another “grid”, like a … Continue reading →

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The Model Prayer and Your Request

Posted on 2014/02/07 by Shawn Thomas

We saw here how what is often referred to as “The Lord’s Prayer” of Matthew 6:9-13 is really a model for our daily prayers. But it can also serve as a guide for the way that we pray for specific … Continue reading →

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Praying for Your Church, From Psalm 127

Posted on 2013/12/15 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 127 teaches that God (Yahweh specifically) is the source of blessing for the home, the city, for one’s personal work — for every sphere of life. It also can be used as an outline to pray for your church:

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A Prayer of Blessing

Posted on 2013/09/28 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 89:15-18 makes a good “prayer of blessing” to pray for loved ones:

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