These prayers are based on the Scriptures. Some are taken straight from the apostle Paul's prayers for the church recorded in the New Testament, whilst others are adapted from the Scriptures. Many of the most challenging and pertinent Scriptures have been selected. Of course, you would be able to add many more such prayers to this list by a similar method. So here we go:
THE PASSION OF THE CHURCH IN SEEKING GOD
LORD, I pray that the one desire of all the church members and the thing we will seek will be to dwell in the your house all the days of our lives, To behold your beauty, and to inquire in Your temple.
(Psalm 27:4)
POWER OF THE SPIRIT IN THE CHURCH
LORD, pour out your Spirit upon us as a church just as on the day of Pentecost. Teach us to wait on you so that we may be clothed with power from on high. Make us witnesses of Christ. Acts 1.8 Lk 24.49
LORD, I pray that our speech and our preaching will not be with the persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that our faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. (1 Corinthians 2:4-5).
LORD, I pray that we will do all things in the power of the name of Jesus. (Colossians 3:17; Mark 16:17-18)
LORD, I pray that full of faith and power, we may do great wonders and signs among the people. (Acts 6:8)
LORD, I thank you that you are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. (Ephesians 3:20)
LORD, I pray that out of our hearts will flow rivers of living water, as we come to Jesus, drink, and believe Him. (John 7:37-39)
God, give us the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation in the knowledge of yourself. (Ephesians 1:17, 18)
LORD, strengthen us with might through Your Spirit in the inner man, according to the riches of Your glory.
(Ephesians 3:16)
THE NAME OF JESUS
I pray that whatever we do in word or deed, we do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
(Colossians 3:17)
I pray Lord that whatever we ask in Jesus' name, that Jesus will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If we ask anything in Jesus' name, he will do it. I ask everything in Jesus' name.
(John 14:13,14)
LORD, let us speak to men and teach in the name of Jesus every day.
(Acts 4:17,18)
God, grant us boldness to speak Your word by stretching out Your hand to heal, and grant that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your Holy Servant Jesus.
(Acts 4:29)
I thank you Lord that the demons are subject to us in Christ's name.
(Luke 10:17)
ENDURANCE OF THE CHURCH
Lord, strengthen the church with all might, according to Your glorious power, for all patient endurance and longsuffering with joy!
(Colossians 1:11)
Lord, make us strong in You and in the power of Your might. (Ephesians 6:10)
Lord, let us always carry about in our bodies the dying of the Lord Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal bodies.
(2 Corinthians 4:10-11)
As a servants of God, let us commend ourselves in every way - through great endurance.
(2 Corinthians 6:4)
LOVING GOD'S WORD
Lord, I pray that the church and the new Christians will delight themselves in Your statutes; that they will not forget Your Word.
Psalm 119:16)
I pray that all in the church may receive with meekness the implanted Word, which is able to save their souls.
(James 1:21)
Lord, teach us to become doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving ourselves.
(James 1:22)
I pray Lord that Your Words abide in us.
(John 15:7)
Let the word of Christ dwell in us richly.
(Colossians 3:16)
Teach us, Lord, to listen to Your words; and bow our ears to what God says. Let us not let Your words depart from our eyes; let us keep them in the midst of our hearts. They are life to us and health to all our flesh.
(Proverbs 4:20-22)
Let us rejoice in the way of God's testimonies as much as in all riches.
(Psalm 119:14)
God, make us walk in the path of Your commandments, for we delight in it.
(Psalm 119:35)
The law of God's mouth is better to us than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
(Psalm 119:72)
Give us greater love for Your Word, O God. Make it our meditation all the day.
(Psalm 119:97)
LOVE FOR GOD AND FOR OTHERS
Lord, make us an example to the believers in love.
(1 Timothy 4:14)
Lord, I pray that in our church we love one another fervently from a pure heart.
(1 Peter 1:22)
I pray that we as a church really pursue love.
(1 Corinthians 14:1)
Lord, I pray that if any in the church have a complaint against another, they will forgive them just as Christ forgave us.
(Colossians 3:13)
Lord, teach us to walk in love.
(Ephesians 5:2)
Lord, let us be longsuffering, patient and kind.
Lord, let no envy be in our hearts.
Lord, let us not be proud, boastful or puffed up.
Lord, let us not behave rudely.
Lord, let us not be selfish. Let us seek what is good for others.
Lord, let us not be easily hurt or offended or irritated.
Lord, let us think good of others and reject evil suspicions. Let there be no record of wrongs in the church.
Lord, teach us to rejoice in the truth!
Lord, let us bear all things well.
Lord, let us be full of trust in You, and trust one another according to Your will.
Lord, enable us to endure all things.
Lord, let our love never fail.
(1 Corinthians 13:4-8)
Let us love in deed, not just in word.
(1 John 3:17)
Lord, let us love our wives as Christ loved the church, and gave himself for her.
(Ephesians 5:25)
Lord, may we love the Lord our God with all our hearts, with all our souls, with all our minds, and with all our strength, and our neighbour as ourselves.
(Luke 10:27)