{"id":1370,"date":"2020-05-20T11:29:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T10:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-492593-1556763.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2023-02-12T20:46:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T20:46:56","slug":"intercessory-prayer-points-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/","title":{"rendered":"30+ Powerful Intercessory Prayer Points for the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Intercessory_prayers_for_the_church\"><\/span>Intercessory prayers for the church<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66149c8e33135\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66149c8e33135\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/#Intercessory_prayers_for_the_church\" title=\"Intercessory prayers for the church\">Intercessory prayers for the church<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/#Denominational_Spirit_prayer_topics_for_church\" title=\"Denominational Spirit:&nbsp;prayer topics for church\">Denominational Spirit:&nbsp;prayer topics for church<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/#My_churchour_church_vs_the_church_Prayer_for_church\" title=\"My church\/our church vs the church:&nbsp;Prayer for church\">My church\/our church vs the church:&nbsp;Prayer for church<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/#Warfare_prayer_points_for_the_church_Will_he_find_faith\" title=\"Warfare prayer points for the church: Will he find faith?\">Warfare prayer points for the church: Will he find faith?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/#Lovers_of_self_intercessory_prayer_points_for_the_church\" title=\"Lovers of self:&nbsp;intercessory prayer points for the church\">Lovers of self:&nbsp;intercessory prayer points for the church<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/#Hurt_in_the_church\" title=\"Hurt in the church\">Hurt in the church<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/#Open_our_eyes_to_False_teachers\" title=\"Open our eyes to False teachers\">Open our eyes to False teachers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/#Discernment\" title=\"Discernment\">Discernment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/#ArroganceRefusing_correction\" title=\"Arrogance\/Refusing correction\">Arrogance\/Refusing correction<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/#Peter_corrected_by_Paul\" title=\"Peter corrected by Paul\">Peter corrected by Paul<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/#Prayer_points_for_church_growth\" title=\"Prayer points for church growth\">Prayer points for church growth<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerrelay.com\/intercessory-prayer-points-church\/#Prayer_points_for_the_church_with_bible_verses\" title=\"Prayer points for the church with bible verses\">Prayer points for the church with bible verses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Why create <strong>intercessory prayer points for the church<\/strong>? The use of the word church as a noun in modern-day can often be divided into two forms. One being \u201cchurch\u201d and the other being \u201cthe church\u201d. The latter refers to the body of Christ as a whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The church is that bride that the Lord will return for. Our days are marked by a massive blow of our ministries and their offspring. Today more than ever, the gifts of the spirit are more spread, fulfilling the scripture that promises that in the last days, the Lord would pour his spirit on all man. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Acts 2:17: And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/prayer-teenage-son-daughter\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sons and your daughters<\/a> shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>That outpouring is evident today. The prophetic gift is alive and well, as are all other spirit gifts! We bless the Lord for his grace. With this great outpour, there has been a crisis of a lack of discipleship. In the more unfortunate cases, gifted individuals are disciplined by gifted men\/women who have lost their way in ministry. They have fallen into the trap of self-love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>2 Timothy 3:2 King James Version (KJV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2&nbsp;<\/strong>For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You only need to look around, and you will see this. The love and glorification of money are more prevalent in the church today than ever, which is a toxic spirit. We are fed the lie that the camel can suddenly squeeze through the eye of a needle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For others, it is with the greatest and noblest intentions of doing great for Christ that they have become overcome by a desire to chase their own glory. This is an often implicated reason churches want to brand \u201cthemselves\u201d differently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Intercessory-prayer-points-for-the-church.png?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Intercessory prayer points for the church\" class=\"wp-image-1371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Intercessory-prayer-points-for-the-church.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Intercessory-prayer-points-for-the-church.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Intercessory-prayer-points-for-the-church.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Intercessory-prayer-points-for-the-church.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Intercessory-prayer-points-for-the-church.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Intercessory-prayer-points-for-the-church.png?resize=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have the desire to set ourselves apart so our efforts can be recognised, so we may be patted on the back. We forget that our God sees in secret to reward in public. Our reward is from a man when we seek man\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Denominational_Spirit_prayer_topics_for_church\"><\/span>Denominational Spirit:&nbsp;prayer topics for church<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Denominational spirit has made it such that I feel I am better than the next person because of where I worship. Have we forgotten the words of Christ when asked about a place of worship? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>John 4:23-24 New International Version (NIV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>23&nbsp;<\/strong>Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. <strong>24&nbsp;<\/strong>God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We, as a church, have become so bent on giving Christ a bride that he has not requested. Casting Crown coined the phrase \u201cThe God we want or the God who he is.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Lord, teach me to love your bride as you did.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the reason why our <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/prayer-points-for-pastors-and-church-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">church leaders<\/a> begin to fashion themselves as rock stars and performers. The man of God we want, not necessarily the one God wants. Performances fill pews. Filled pews fill offering baskets. God forgive us all for being part of these charades we put on when we play church without the one we should be meeting with.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"1382\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/render-3.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/render-3.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/render-3.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/render-3.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/render-3.jpeg?resize=107%2C60&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/render-3.jpeg?resize=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/render-3.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"My_churchour_church_vs_the_church_Prayer_for_church\"><\/span>My church\/our church vs the church:&nbsp;Prayer for church<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a sort of syndrome within the church that \u201cI am better than you\u201d, \u201cMy pastor is more anointed than yours\u201d, and \u201cOur church is cooler\/better than yours.\u201d We will usually deny this because it isn\u2019t very Christian of us. Some of us will sooner go evangelising than simply love our neighbour from a different Christian denomination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It makes sense; we spend so much money on a building that needs to be filled with people who can give to it to keep the doors open. We need to say or present ourselves as the best \u201cchurch\u201d to keep these people in. There is no Jew, Gentile, Anglican, Catholic, Pentecostal or anything else. We are of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Warfare_prayer_points_for_the_church_Will_he_find_faith\"><\/span>Warfare prayer points for the church: Will he find faith?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Luke 18:8 King James Version (KJV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8&nbsp;<\/strong>I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Father, forgive us for increasingly becoming a faithless generation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make me a man\/woman of great faith.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/my-grace-is-sufficient\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grant me grace<\/a>, wisdom and boldness to inspire faith in others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May your church become a true city on a hill that cannot be hidden.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our light will shine before the man that they may see your best again!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lovers_of_self_intercessory_prayer_points_for_the_church\"><\/span>Lovers of self:&nbsp;intercessory prayer points for the church<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our preachers are becoming more concerned with building brands. This is the way of the world. When our leader within the church is all focused on \u201cme\u201d \u201cme\u201d \u201cme\u201d, we have a problem. \u201cI healed\u201d, \u201cI prophesy,\u201d \u201cI I I\u201d. God help us all. We are warned that these times are upon us. It is not the leaders\u2019 fault. The flock is equally culpable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We fill the pews of those that \u201clook\u201d good or \u201clook\u201d blessed. The empty pews are of those that don\u2019t look the part but are screaming for the righteousness of God. We forget that it has never been about looks. Christ was described as \u201cnothing that would attract us to him\u201d King David was not brought forward for anointing because he didn\u2019t look the part.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The church, of all places, should know that God is not looking at the things we look at. Material is not an indicator of blessings from above. Satan gives that to those who bow to him. Do you not remember Christ being tempted? He was offered the same things we now think pastors\/prophets are blessed for having!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>2 Timothy 3-5 (KJV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3&nbsp;<\/strong>This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2&nbsp;<\/strong>For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3&nbsp;<\/strong>Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4&nbsp;<\/strong>Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5&nbsp;<\/strong>Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Father, make our leaders a people like you.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raise leaders who lead like you, washing feet and giving up your life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove from their hearts boastfulness, pride and all that is ungodly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raise leaders not to covet what the world has, but cast their eyes fully upon you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May we not desire and love pleasure more than we do you!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hurt_in_the_church\"><\/span>Hurt in the church<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The church repeatedly fails to be a true representation of our father in heaven. Many people come into the church with misplaced expectations and leave it more broken. We are supposed to be a place of <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/prayer-points-for-healing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">healing<\/a>, a sanctuary for the weary and heavy ladened. Yet, we don\u2019t always do that. At the core of it all, we need prayer points for the church with <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/bible-verses-for-depression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bible verses<\/a>, so we can pray the word of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Lord forgive us for those we have turned away from you.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forgive us for times that we unknowingly stand in the way of people trying to get to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Give us a heart for the broken! A heart like you have.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We pray for those whose view of Christ has been marred by how the church has represented him.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make us a true, authentic representation of the father. May they see you when they see us!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Open_our_eyes_to_False_teachers\"><\/span>Open our eyes to False teachers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/messengerinternational.org\/johnbevere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Bevere<\/a> eloquently put this across. It is not blatantly false that will get us, it is those that \u201cseem\u201d right to man, which will lead us to death. False teachers creep into our midst by seeming right. Our people are desperate, they are preyed on because of that desperation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Bevere - Good Or God\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XH8a_MShSTA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>2 Peter 2 (KJV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2&nbsp;<\/strong>But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Lord for every false teacher arising, raise ten men and women to stand for the truth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May our ears not kindle to heresies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your word says that you sheep know your voice, teach us to know what is not of you when it is presented to us, no matter who presents it or how it is dressed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May we not be swayed by miracles and presentations. Satan comes as an angel of light.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discernment\"><\/span>Discernment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our times, perhaps more than any that have come before, are in desperate need of discernment. We are constantly bombarded with information. Christian and pseudo-Christian, as well as downright evil, is thrown at us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scripture tells us that there is a certain way that seems right to \u201cman\u201d, but in the end, leads to death. Discernment is of the spirit, and it transcends man. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayer<\/a> is that the Lord would equip us as a body of Christ to discern what is truth and what is not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong>1 John 4:1<\/strong> &#8211; Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Lord, open our eyes to see the falsehood even in those we may hold in high esteem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May nothing stand in the way of seeing your truth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the eyes of those who false teachers have deceived.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the eyes of those who may be unwittingly falsely representing you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Makes us lovers and defenders of truth at all costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ArroganceRefusing_correction\"><\/span>Arrogance\/Refusing correction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Psalm 105:14-15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>14<\/strong><\/strong>he allowed no one to oppress them;<br>he rebuked kings on their account,<br><strong><strong>15<\/strong><\/strong>saying, \u201cTouch not my anointed ones,<br>do my prophets no harm!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a scripture that we see thrown around often nowadays. In context, God would never let his prophets be oppressed. They would wander from one kingdom to another serving. His warning and protection went ahead of them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, it is sometimes used as an excuse for men of God to do wrong. Who are you to correct me? Do you not know God says, &#8220;Touch not my anointed ones!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Touch not my anointed ones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Peter_corrected_by_Paul\"><\/span>Peter corrected by Paul<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s church is filled with leadership that is keen to have people wash their feet than to be the ones who wash the people&#8217;s feet. We have a sense of grandeur which is not Christlike. Paul, who was fairly new to the faith, called out Peter, a veteran who had walked with and broken bread with Jesus himself. Peter was humble enough to accept correction. Why are we, today&#8217;s leaders, not walking in that same wisdom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A fool hates correction, Lord; may we not be fools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build humility in our leaders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make our leaders correctable and coachable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Teach us to love as you did.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open our eyes to our faults.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search our hearts, oh Lord. Remove any wickedness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Correction built on the relationship is the model that Christ created. It worked for him. The Pharisees were believers. This shows you that, at times, the greatest opposition to Christ comes from within the church. After all, it is the church that denied him, it is the religion that crucified him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are we opposing Christ because tradition and denomination don\u2019t sit quite right with who he is? None of us is immune to deception. This is why the man God said was \u201cafter his heart\u201d would pray that that heart is searched by God. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrelay.com\/prayer-points-for-pastors-and-church-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pray for church leaders and pastors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prayer_points_for_church_growth\"><\/span>Prayer points for church growth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prayer_points_for_the_church_with_bible_verses\"><\/span>Prayer points for the church with bible verses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Prayer-points-for-church-growth.png?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Prayer points for church growth\" class=\"wp-image-1379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Prayer-points-for-church-growth.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Prayer-points-for-church-growth.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Prayer-points-for-church-growth.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Prayer-points-for-church-growth.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Prayer-points-for-church-growth.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerrelay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Prayer-points-for-church-growth.png?resize=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><sup>&nbsp;Hebrews 10:25&nbsp;<\/sup>not giving up meeting together,&nbsp;as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another\u2014and all the more as you see the Day approaching.<\/p>\n<cite>https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+10%3A25&amp;version=NIV<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Father, bring us together as a body of Christ.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your word says where two or more meet in your name, you are present. Teach us to desire your presence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>1Peter 2:2&nbsp;<\/sup>Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,&nbsp;so that by it you may grow up&nbsp;in your salvation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Lord, pour a craving for your presence in our lives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pour pure spiritual milk into our lives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show us what spiritual milk is, and stir us away from falsehood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><sup>James 1:17&nbsp;<\/sup>Every good and perfect gift is from above,&nbsp;coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,&nbsp;who does not change&nbsp;like shifting shadows.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Lord, you are the giver of every perfect gift.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You remain true, never shifting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><sup>Matthew 6:21&nbsp;<\/sup>For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Lord, may our treasure be in you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove worldly desires from the heart of the church so that we may fully seek and pursue you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>May our hearts rest on you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intercessory prayers for the church Why create intercessory prayer points for the church? 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