PRAYING FOR REVIVAL
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PRAYER NEEDS:
Identify specific needs about which you will pray. Be sure they are
related to God's global purpose. International intercession is not a
general prayer session for miscellaneous requests. It is intercessory
prayer with specific focus on the nations of the world.
PRAISE TO GOD: (10 minutes)
We enter God's presence by thanksgiving and praise:
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with
praise. Be thankful unto Him and bless His name. (Psalms 100:4)
Praise brings you into the presence of God so He will be able to hear
your requests. Praise God for who He is and what He has done. In your
praise acknowledge His great plan for the world and thank Him for your
part in it. The Psalmist David tells us to "Come before His presence with
singing." You may want to sing your praises to God. Perhaps you can
sing hymns that relate to His purpose for the nations.
INTERCESSION FOR THE WORLD IN GENERAL: (10 minutes)
Here are some specific things to pray about. Pray for. . .
-A new spiritual hunger throughout the world.
-God to raise up a worldwide force of international intercessors.
-The growth and development of the Church all over the world.
-God to raise up laborers for the harvest--pastors, prophets, evangelists,
apostles, teachers, and lay leaders--to fulfill the commission
(Matthew 9:38; Luke 10:2).
-Unity and cooperation among existing churches and missions.
-A revival of zeal and compassion to win the lost.
-Wise use of material resources by believers to spread the Gospel. Ask
God to provide the necessary finances and to raise up those willing and
capable of funding evangelistic efforts.
-Open "doors of utterance" to share the Gospel (Ephesians 6:19).
-"Closed countries" to open to the Gospel (II Thessalonians 3:1).
-Receptivity in those who hear the Gospel (Romans 15:30-31).
-Major world issues affecting the spread of the Gospel.
-Government and political leaders, that their hearts will be receptive to the
work of missions and evangelism.
-Laborers planting new churches and missions.
-Believers who are imprisoned or suffering because of their commitment to
Christ or because of their ministry.
-The work of Bible translators throughout the world.
-Christian correspondence courses, training institutes, and Bible colleges
throughout the world.
-National Christian workers.
-The cross-cultural missionary force.
-A move of God among the young people. They are the future leaders of the
Church.
-Revelation of the right strategy to reach each nation and village of the world.
Ask God to reveal it to those laboring in these regions. Pray for organizations
engaged in mission research and strategy.
-Protection for laborers from the attacks of Satan. Bind the activities of Satan
coming against believers and nations. Pray for deliverance from those who
oppose the Gospel (Romans 15:30-31; II Thessalonians 3:2).
-The Biblical world view to be spread among believers and that they will
become participators instead of spectators of God's plan.
-Those who work in secular occupations in various nations in order to spread
the Gospel.
-Believers in armed forces stationed in various regions of the world. They can
be an effective force of spreading the Gospel.
-The work of religious media such as Gospel recordings, films, cassette tapes,
Christian radio and television.
-The work of medical and social missions. This would include the work of relief
and aid ministries. These are agencies combining medical and physical
Assistance with spreading the Gospel.
-Missionary aviation organizations, dedicated pilots flying missionaries and
supplies to various regions of the world.
-The work among immigrants and refugees of the world.
-The binding of spiritual powers of Satan that are influencing nations and regions.
That such powers exist is illustrated by the prince that had power over Persia in
the time of Daniel. These powers explain why some nations are more receptive
to the Gospel than others. Certain spirits are active in various regions, and until
believers intercede these regions are not receptive to the Gospel.
INTERCESSION FOR ONE AREA OF THE WORLD: (10 minutes)
Focus your prayer on a specific continent or country. There are several agencies
which can provide specific information on various areas, agencies, and people
groups which will help you pray more specifically.
Here are some specific things to pray about for each nation:
-Current events. You can keep aware of specific prayer needs by observing
current news events in the nation or by keeping in contact with Christian workers
there.
-The churches of the nation.
-Those laboring in the spiritual harvest fields of this nation. This would include
those planting churches, national workers, training institutes, missionaries, Bible
translators, etc.
-All believers in this nation.
-Unreached peoples of the nation.
-Binding the powers of Satan operating in this nation; those forces which would
come against the spread of the Gospel or close the nation to evangelism efforts.
-In every society, there are basically seven areas which shape the thinking of
individuals and the destiny of the nation. These are the home and family, the
church, education, arts and entertainment, media, government, and business.
Intercede for the leaders and the spiritual condition in these categories.
INTERCESSION FOR A SPECIFIC MISSIONARY OR AGENCY: (10 minutes)
Pray for my ministry. Pray for another.
PRAY FOR ONE UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUP: (10 minutes)
The five major unreached people groups are Buddhists, Hindus, tribal peoples,
Muslims, and Chinese.
-Pray for spiritual hunger among these groups.
-Pray for laborers to share the Gospel to these people.
-Pray for revelation of the proper strategy to reach each individual group.
-Pray for those already attempting to reach these groups.
PERSONAL PRAYER NEEDS: (10 minutes)
Consider your own personal needs in relation to the world. How do your personal
needs relate to God's global purpose and your part in it? Even your most personal
concerns should somehow relate to God's plan for the nations.
Continue to seek God for ways you can fulfill your part of the commission to reach
the nations of the world with the Gospel of the Kingdom. How can you better equip
yourself to do this? How can you begin right now? How can you free more of your
personal time and finances for the cause of world missions?
THE HOUR OF PRAYER
Here is a summary of how the hour of international intercession is divided:
1. Praise to God: (10 minutes)
2. Intercession for the world in general: (10 minutes)
3. Intercession for one area of the world: (10 minutes)
4. Intercession for a specific missionary or mission agency: (10 minutes)
5. Prayer for one unreached people group: (10 minutes)
6. Specific personal prayer needs: (10 minutes)
Revival Prayer - John Shaw. 15/06/08
Most Holy God, I stand in the gap between your righteous anger and this sinful nation, and plead with you to have mercy on Britain, this land that once knew your favour. In our time, make Your name known to Your adversaries; in wrath, remember mercy. I confess to You all my sins, every way in which I have failed You or grieved the Holy Spirit. Show me my sin. Bring me to real repentance, cleansing and personal revival. Make me a clean, pure vessel for the Holy Spirit to use. Have Your way in my life. Pour out the Spirit of grace and supplication on me, so that my determination, my earnestness, my faith in Your promises and my hold on You increases more and more; and I will not let You go until You bless me.
I pray for a humble and contrite spirit so you may revive my heart. I pray you will create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me, cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
Search me O God, and know my heart, try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
I pray mighty Jehovah that you would break me, convict me and keep doing so until there is none of me left and only you shine forth.
I pray for a spirit of brokenness and a spirit of humility. I pray for an openness to the Holy Spirit and obedience to His voice.
I pray you would teach me your way and cause my face to shine. Let my lips only speak forth your praise.
O Lord my God, I pray you would revive the churches of this land, humble them, bring them to conviction of sin, brokenness and repentance. Refine them, restore them, and make them live in the light of eternity. Sweep away the formality, the shallowness, the deadness. Bring life and depth,
reality and relevance; make them the praise of the earth. Awaken them in spirit and power.
I pray for a genuine work of the Holy Ghost, a real God birthed revival. Lord bring brokenness, repentance, cleansing, restitution and empowering. I pray the church would be more concerned about evangelism, holiness, righteousness, walking in the light of eternity and in fear of you Yahweh.
Your word says judgement must start at the house of God. I pray it will father, I pray you would convict the churches and judge them rightly.
I pray the world wont change the church but the church will change the world.
Pour out your wrath poor out your wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name. Help us O God of our salvation for the glory of thy name and deliver us and purge away our sins for thy names sake.
Turn us again O God and cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved. Quicken us and we will call upon thy name. Turn us again O Lord God of hosts and cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved. Turn us again O God of our salvation and cause thine anger toward us to cease. Wilt thou be angry with us forever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? Wilt thou not revive us again that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Show us thy mercy,. O Lord and grant us thy salvation.
I pray the church will flee from worldly lusts and will live soberly, righteously and godly in this present world.
Yahweh I pray and plead you would grip the churches in Britain with the fear of you in Jesus might name, Send your fire.
Raise up preachers of righteousness father God, clean vessels for You to use, anointed by the Holy Spirit to fearlessly proclaim Your holiness, Your Law, Your anger against sin and sinners, the reality of heaven and hell, Your amazing mercy and grace in the Lord Jesus Christ, and His atoning death for sinners on the cross.
Yes Lord raise up preachers of righteousness, holy humble, passionate men of God, who will boldly proclaim the truths of your word, fearlessly denouncing all forms of sin and disobedience, warning people of the consequences of their sins. Lord raise up anointed preachers who are full of power by the spirit, and of judgement, and of might to declare unto people their transgression and sin. I pray they will preach your word being instant in and out of season, reproving, rebuking, exhorting with all longsuffering and doctrine. O Lord raise up preachers like this who use the word as a sword, as a fire and as a hammer. The harvest is ready but the labourers are few. O Lord raise up labourers, raise up preachers, Lord raise up me in Yeshua’s mighty name.
Heavenly father you provide our needs not our wants. We need revival please provide, Jehovah Jireh. Send a spiritual awakening in Britain. Awake the unbelievers to new life. Rend the heavens and come down.
I confess the sins of Your people. We have been disobedient to You. We have been unfaithful to You.
We have compromised with the world. We have been wicked in Your sight. Turn your anger away from us and have mercy on us. Be favourable to us and let Your face shine upon us again.
I pray you would convict the heathen with your spirit. Convict them with hell fire so they will know your name is the Lord God almighty and will fear you. In wrath remember mercy.
I pray for an increase in your presence. I pray rivers of living water, rivers of life will flood this nation.
Transform Britain, transform society in Jesus name.
Send revival, send revival, LORD SEND REVIVAL!
You are a God that answers by fire, you are an unquenchable fire. Lord send your fire, let your fire fall in Jesus name. Let your glory come, Lord send your fire, send your wind, send the latter rain, quicken our spirits, send revival.
Forgive us by the blood of your son that was shed at Calvary for the remission of my sins Lord. Wash us white as snow, cleanse, purify and set us free. Remember our sins no more.
Rend the heavens, and come down on this land, so that the whole atmosphere in Britain is charged with the awesome awareness of Your holy presence; and all those not living for Christ are convicted of their sins, and brought to real repentance and faith in the Saviour of the world. Heal and transform this land. Destroy the works of darkness and let righteousness abound; that Your glory may dwell in this land.
Pour out your Spirit, let your Holy Spirit come, let your fire fall upon us, cleanse and purify, fill us to overflowing, make us powerful and mighty in preaching God, use our lips to speak your word with such power and authority. God, O God reach this generation before all is lost please Lord, please.
I will pray everyday, I will be a watchman and I wont hold my peace day or night. I will pray without ceasing, I will continue to ask, seek and knock till you answer. I will not let you go till you bless us and full fill your promises. I will take no rest and give you no rest till you restore the church and make it a praise in the earth. I will commit myself to prayer and fasting until your spirit is poured out and your glory is seen in this land. Lord, I commit myself to give You no rest until You fulfil Your promises,
and answer these prayers, for I ask in the name of Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and for Your glory alone.
Thank you Father, Thank you Jesus.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PRAYER NEEDS:
Identify specific needs about which you will pray. Be sure they are
related to God's global purpose. International intercession is not a
general prayer session for miscellaneous requests. It is intercessory
prayer with specific focus on the nations of the world.
PRAISE TO GOD: (10 minutes)
We enter God's presence by thanksgiving and praise:
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with
praise. Be thankful unto Him and bless His name. (Psalms 100:4)
Praise brings you into the presence of God so He will be able to hear
your requests. Praise God for who He is and what He has done. In your
praise acknowledge His great plan for the world and thank Him for your
part in it. The Psalmist David tells us to "Come before His presence with
singing." You may want to sing your praises to God. Perhaps you can
sing hymns that relate to His purpose for the nations.
INTERCESSION FOR THE WORLD IN GENERAL: (10 minutes)
Here are some specific things to pray about. Pray for. . .
-A new spiritual hunger throughout the world.
-God to raise up a worldwide force of international intercessors.
-The growth and development of the Church all over the world.
-God to raise up laborers for the harvest--pastors, prophets, evangelists,
apostles, teachers, and lay leaders--to fulfill the commission
(Matthew 9:38; Luke 10:2).
-Unity and cooperation among existing churches and missions.
-A revival of zeal and compassion to win the lost.
-Wise use of material resources by believers to spread the Gospel. Ask
God to provide the necessary finances and to raise up those willing and
capable of funding evangelistic efforts.
-Open "doors of utterance" to share the Gospel (Ephesians 6:19).
-"Closed countries" to open to the Gospel (II Thessalonians 3:1).
-Receptivity in those who hear the Gospel (Romans 15:30-31).
-Major world issues affecting the spread of the Gospel.
-Government and political leaders, that their hearts will be receptive to the
work of missions and evangelism.
-Laborers planting new churches and missions.
-Believers who are imprisoned or suffering because of their commitment to
Christ or because of their ministry.
-The work of Bible translators throughout the world.
-Christian correspondence courses, training institutes, and Bible colleges
throughout the world.
-National Christian workers.
-The cross-cultural missionary force.
-A move of God among the young people. They are the future leaders of the
Church.
-Revelation of the right strategy to reach each nation and village of the world.
Ask God to reveal it to those laboring in these regions. Pray for organizations
engaged in mission research and strategy.
-Protection for laborers from the attacks of Satan. Bind the activities of Satan
coming against believers and nations. Pray for deliverance from those who
oppose the Gospel (Romans 15:30-31; II Thessalonians 3:2).
-The Biblical world view to be spread among believers and that they will
become participators instead of spectators of God's plan.
-Those who work in secular occupations in various nations in order to spread
the Gospel.
-Believers in armed forces stationed in various regions of the world. They can
be an effective force of spreading the Gospel.
-The work of religious media such as Gospel recordings, films, cassette tapes,
Christian radio and television.
-The work of medical and social missions. This would include the work of relief
and aid ministries. These are agencies combining medical and physical
Assistance with spreading the Gospel.
-Missionary aviation organizations, dedicated pilots flying missionaries and
supplies to various regions of the world.
-The work among immigrants and refugees of the world.
-The binding of spiritual powers of Satan that are influencing nations and regions.
That such powers exist is illustrated by the prince that had power over Persia in
the time of Daniel. These powers explain why some nations are more receptive
to the Gospel than others. Certain spirits are active in various regions, and until
believers intercede these regions are not receptive to the Gospel.
INTERCESSION FOR ONE AREA OF THE WORLD: (10 minutes)
Focus your prayer on a specific continent or country. There are several agencies
which can provide specific information on various areas, agencies, and people
groups which will help you pray more specifically.
Here are some specific things to pray about for each nation:
-Current events. You can keep aware of specific prayer needs by observing
current news events in the nation or by keeping in contact with Christian workers
there.
-The churches of the nation.
-Those laboring in the spiritual harvest fields of this nation. This would include
those planting churches, national workers, training institutes, missionaries, Bible
translators, etc.
-All believers in this nation.
-Unreached peoples of the nation.
-Binding the powers of Satan operating in this nation; those forces which would
come against the spread of the Gospel or close the nation to evangelism efforts.
-In every society, there are basically seven areas which shape the thinking of
individuals and the destiny of the nation. These are the home and family, the
church, education, arts and entertainment, media, government, and business.
Intercede for the leaders and the spiritual condition in these categories.
INTERCESSION FOR A SPECIFIC MISSIONARY OR AGENCY: (10 minutes)
Pray for my ministry. Pray for another.
PRAY FOR ONE UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUP: (10 minutes)
The five major unreached people groups are Buddhists, Hindus, tribal peoples,
Muslims, and Chinese.
-Pray for spiritual hunger among these groups.
-Pray for laborers to share the Gospel to these people.
-Pray for revelation of the proper strategy to reach each individual group.
-Pray for those already attempting to reach these groups.
PERSONAL PRAYER NEEDS: (10 minutes)
Consider your own personal needs in relation to the world. How do your personal
needs relate to God's global purpose and your part in it? Even your most personal
concerns should somehow relate to God's plan for the nations.
Continue to seek God for ways you can fulfill your part of the commission to reach
the nations of the world with the Gospel of the Kingdom. How can you better equip
yourself to do this? How can you begin right now? How can you free more of your
personal time and finances for the cause of world missions?
THE HOUR OF PRAYER
Here is a summary of how the hour of international intercession is divided:
1. Praise to God: (10 minutes)
2. Intercession for the world in general: (10 minutes)
3. Intercession for one area of the world: (10 minutes)
4. Intercession for a specific missionary or mission agency: (10 minutes)
5. Prayer for one unreached people group: (10 minutes)
6. Specific personal prayer needs: (10 minutes)
Revival Prayer - John Shaw. 15/06/08
Most Holy God, I stand in the gap between your righteous anger and this sinful nation, and plead with you to have mercy on Britain, this land that once knew your favour. In our time, make Your name known to Your adversaries; in wrath, remember mercy. I confess to You all my sins, every way in which I have failed You or grieved the Holy Spirit. Show me my sin. Bring me to real repentance, cleansing and personal revival. Make me a clean, pure vessel for the Holy Spirit to use. Have Your way in my life. Pour out the Spirit of grace and supplication on me, so that my determination, my earnestness, my faith in Your promises and my hold on You increases more and more; and I will not let You go until You bless me.
I pray for a humble and contrite spirit so you may revive my heart. I pray you will create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me, cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
Search me O God, and know my heart, try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
I pray mighty Jehovah that you would break me, convict me and keep doing so until there is none of me left and only you shine forth.
I pray for a spirit of brokenness and a spirit of humility. I pray for an openness to the Holy Spirit and obedience to His voice.
I pray you would teach me your way and cause my face to shine. Let my lips only speak forth your praise.
O Lord my God, I pray you would revive the churches of this land, humble them, bring them to conviction of sin, brokenness and repentance. Refine them, restore them, and make them live in the light of eternity. Sweep away the formality, the shallowness, the deadness. Bring life and depth,
reality and relevance; make them the praise of the earth. Awaken them in spirit and power.
I pray for a genuine work of the Holy Ghost, a real God birthed revival. Lord bring brokenness, repentance, cleansing, restitution and empowering. I pray the church would be more concerned about evangelism, holiness, righteousness, walking in the light of eternity and in fear of you Yahweh.
Your word says judgement must start at the house of God. I pray it will father, I pray you would convict the churches and judge them rightly.
I pray the world wont change the church but the church will change the world.
Pour out your wrath poor out your wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name. Help us O God of our salvation for the glory of thy name and deliver us and purge away our sins for thy names sake.
Turn us again O God and cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved. Quicken us and we will call upon thy name. Turn us again O Lord God of hosts and cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved. Turn us again O God of our salvation and cause thine anger toward us to cease. Wilt thou be angry with us forever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? Wilt thou not revive us again that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Show us thy mercy,. O Lord and grant us thy salvation.
I pray the church will flee from worldly lusts and will live soberly, righteously and godly in this present world.
Yahweh I pray and plead you would grip the churches in Britain with the fear of you in Jesus might name, Send your fire.
Raise up preachers of righteousness father God, clean vessels for You to use, anointed by the Holy Spirit to fearlessly proclaim Your holiness, Your Law, Your anger against sin and sinners, the reality of heaven and hell, Your amazing mercy and grace in the Lord Jesus Christ, and His atoning death for sinners on the cross.
Yes Lord raise up preachers of righteousness, holy humble, passionate men of God, who will boldly proclaim the truths of your word, fearlessly denouncing all forms of sin and disobedience, warning people of the consequences of their sins. Lord raise up anointed preachers who are full of power by the spirit, and of judgement, and of might to declare unto people their transgression and sin. I pray they will preach your word being instant in and out of season, reproving, rebuking, exhorting with all longsuffering and doctrine. O Lord raise up preachers like this who use the word as a sword, as a fire and as a hammer. The harvest is ready but the labourers are few. O Lord raise up labourers, raise up preachers, Lord raise up me in Yeshua’s mighty name.
Heavenly father you provide our needs not our wants. We need revival please provide, Jehovah Jireh. Send a spiritual awakening in Britain. Awake the unbelievers to new life. Rend the heavens and come down.
I confess the sins of Your people. We have been disobedient to You. We have been unfaithful to You.
We have compromised with the world. We have been wicked in Your sight. Turn your anger away from us and have mercy on us. Be favourable to us and let Your face shine upon us again.
I pray you would convict the heathen with your spirit. Convict them with hell fire so they will know your name is the Lord God almighty and will fear you. In wrath remember mercy.
I pray for an increase in your presence. I pray rivers of living water, rivers of life will flood this nation.
Transform Britain, transform society in Jesus name.
Send revival, send revival, LORD SEND REVIVAL!
You are a God that answers by fire, you are an unquenchable fire. Lord send your fire, let your fire fall in Jesus name. Let your glory come, Lord send your fire, send your wind, send the latter rain, quicken our spirits, send revival.
Forgive us by the blood of your son that was shed at Calvary for the remission of my sins Lord. Wash us white as snow, cleanse, purify and set us free. Remember our sins no more.
Rend the heavens, and come down on this land, so that the whole atmosphere in Britain is charged with the awesome awareness of Your holy presence; and all those not living for Christ are convicted of their sins, and brought to real repentance and faith in the Saviour of the world. Heal and transform this land. Destroy the works of darkness and let righteousness abound; that Your glory may dwell in this land.
Pour out your Spirit, let your Holy Spirit come, let your fire fall upon us, cleanse and purify, fill us to overflowing, make us powerful and mighty in preaching God, use our lips to speak your word with such power and authority. God, O God reach this generation before all is lost please Lord, please.
I will pray everyday, I will be a watchman and I wont hold my peace day or night. I will pray without ceasing, I will continue to ask, seek and knock till you answer. I will not let you go till you bless us and full fill your promises. I will take no rest and give you no rest till you restore the church and make it a praise in the earth. I will commit myself to prayer and fasting until your spirit is poured out and your glory is seen in this land. Lord, I commit myself to give You no rest until You fulfil Your promises,
and answer these prayers, for I ask in the name of Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and for Your glory alone.
Thank you Father, Thank you Jesus.
