Colossians 1:3–4
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,
Philippians 1:3–6
3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:15–17
15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,
1 Thessalonians 1:2–3
2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Throughout Scripture, we see that Paul is continually praying for the churches scattered across the ancient world. He prays for the people he knows and the ones he will never meet. He thanks God for their work, pleads for perseverance, and asks for more people to come to faith.
Are you praying for our church?
We need you to.
We need you to be praying—even short prayers—for direction, discernment, effectiveness, and blessing. We need you to pray for our staff as the enemy seeks to lead us astray. We need you to pray for our work, that God would bless it and use it. We need you to pray for the leaders of our church, that they may be growing deeper and deeper in love with God. We need you to pray for our protection and provision, and for our purpose to remain clear.
Today, I urge you to pray for us now, at lunch, on your afternoon drive home, and anytime we come to mind.
I ask not only for today, but for every day, as our effectiveness for God is directly tied to our trust in his ability to work!
