Saturday 30 December 2023

GREAT GRACE in 2024!


Great Grace for consecrated, Spirit-led and purposeful living.

Day 1—
  • Hosea 10:12 | Lord, as we wait on you, break up the fallow ground of our mind. Draw us to fresh thirst and yearning for you. Let your rain of righteousness come upon us. 
  • Zechariah 12:10—Lord, pour out grace for consecration and supplication through Your Holy Spirit and cause us to look longingly on Christ, pierced for our sin and victory. 
  • 1 Thess. 2:11-12—Through God’s Spirit, we receive great grace to walk in a manner worthy of the One who called us into His own kingdom and glory. (Eph. 4:1; Ps.141:4)
  • 1 Thess. 4:1-7—Lord, cause us to obey Your will to walk in whole life sanctification, conforming us into the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29)
  • Luke 2:40—By Your grace on us, fill us with wisdom and cause us our spirit to be strong in You.
  • John 15:5-8—As we abide in Christ, may we abound in grace for consecration and experience god’s favour in abundance. May we militantly lay aside every distraction and sinful nature that may hinder our spiritual walk with God.
  • Romans 12:1-2 | By the mercies of God, may our whole beings become living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God. May we be spiritually transformed not to be conformed to mental and emotional distractions and the emerging cultures. May we be relentless in renewing our mind, to prove the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God. 
  • 2 Cor. 10:3-6—Lord, through your living word, break down in our lives, the stronghold of every sophisticated argument and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up in our mind or emotions, against the true knowledge of God. We receive Your strength and revelation to be obedient to Your decree. We take every thought, emotion, and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ. 

Great Grace for capacity increase and accomplishment of vision.
Day 2—
  • Lord, cause the trajectory of our life to align with and intersect with those You have ordained to fulfil Your will in our lives and to bless us (Nehemiah 2:1-8)
  • We pray for the renewal and transformation of our mind(s) mentally, spiritually, emotionally through God’s word: Ps. 119:133; Acts 6:7; 19:20; Romans 12:1-2; Heb. 1:3; 4:12. 
  • We pray for revelation and wisdom for families to meaningfully envision and plan for 2024. Help families this year, to devise short-term and long-term goals – the milestones they hope to achieve together. Empower our minds and capacity to set realistic goals and help us with resources and capacities to achieve our goals this year. May the fulfilment of our dream be bigger than the disfunction of our shortcomings as families.
  • We pray for the divine manifestation of God promises in/through our life and circumstances: Numbers 23:19-21; Ps. 119:28,38,49,58,65,76,116; Ps. 107:20; 130:5; Isaiah 55:11; Rev. 12:11
  • 1 Kings 18:45—We believe You for great grace for acceleration and divine pace in all our endeavours this year. We believe You Lord, for great Grace to accomplish what would have been beyond our ability or qualification.
  • Lord, in your favour, establish your purpose for our lives. Cause us to be in the free flow of your mercy and favour and great grace this season. (Joshua 14:12-14; Psalm 6:12; 30:7; 31:8;21)
  • We receive great grace for unadulterated wisdom & diligence, for honour; great opportunities, for wealth; outstanding creativity, for elevation; purposeful networking and relationships, for mental, economic, and emotional fulfilment. We receive great grace for completion in every area of our lives (Zech. 4:6-9) 

Great Grace for witnessing, soul-winning and discipleship.
Day 3—
  • Acts 4:33—Lord, we believe You for Great Grace to live as witnesses for You and to proclaim the testimony of Your love, Your truth and the resurrection of the Lord Jesus to those we come in contact with.
  • Through the Church Lord, open the door of faith to unbelievers in our communities (Acts 14:27)
  • Romans 8:13 | Father, in the name of Jesus, through the help of the Holy Spirit put to death all the activities of the flesh in us that produces unrighteous fruit, so that I can grow in my relationship with You. May we relentlessly increase in the desire to be rooted and nourished in Christ. May we walk in him, rooted, and built up in him and established in the faith, abounding in him with thanksgiving. May we be filled with all the fullness of God.
  • Lord, visit the unsaved people of Lambeth, London and our neighbourhood and take out of them a people for your name. (Acts 15:14) 
  • Lord, confirm your word of Grace in our lives/church/community—granting signs and wonders to be done by our hands. (Acts 14:3)
  • Lord, we thank You for Jesus, Your Grace that brings salvation to all men. We receive your enabling Grace to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives (Titus 2:11-12)
  • Lord, we pray for the strength and boldness to confess and apply God's word to daily life and situations: Psalm 119:9-17; Luke 8:15; 11:28; Mark 11:23; John 15:7-8; 1 Tim. 4:5; Ephesians. 6:17; James 1:21-23; 1 John 2:5; Proverbs 18:21; 2 Corinthians 4:13; Matthew 21:22 
  • We receive the revelation and the diligence to engage in a lifestyle of prayer & fasting. (Luke 18:1; 1 Thess. 5:17; Matt. 17:21) 

Great Grace for wisdom, productivity and fruitfulness in work and business.
Day 4—
  • Zechariah 4:6-7—Lord, we choose not to focus on our human abilities and resourcefulness to accomplish anything this year. We choose to depend on Your Holy Spirit and trust that every challenge before us shall be subdued and every need before us shall be met. Through great grace, we shall accomplish more for, by and through Your Holy Spirit.
  • Exodus 31:1-5—We believe You for great Grace for creativity, divine abilities, niche skills and wisdom to accomplish great things this year, to the glory of God.
  • Lord, cause the trajectory of our life to align with and intersect with those You have ordained to fulfil Your will in our lives and to bless us.
  • We receive Great Grace for extraordinary achievement and fulfilment this season. We confess that You can do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to Your power that works within us. (Eph. 3:20).
  • Lord, command Your blessing on us; everything that adds value to our lives and on all to which we set our hands (Deut. 28:1-9)
Day 5—
  • We receive faith to overcome fear & procrastination; to embrace change, and to step out of any limiting lifestyle, cause, or relationship. (Matt. 14:22-33) 
  • Lord, help our children and those currently studying to grasp hold of what they need to know and learn. We ask You to give them the aptitude for understanding, wisdom and become transformed. Thank You that they have the mind of Christ and that their memory is blessed. (Daniel 1:17, 20 ; 1 Cor 2:16; Prov. 10:7)
  • Lord, We pray that you stir up, develop and maximise our learners’ creative ability, understanding, intelligence, and knowledge for a successful and fulfilling life (Exodus 31:3)
  • We receive great Grace for competence, increase and improvement. Our capacity for a productive and fulfilling life shall significantly increase. We receive grace for extraordinary creativity, achievement, and fulfilment this season. We receive advancement in earning skills and opportunities (Deut. 8:18; Isaiah 54:1-8; Isaiah 60:1-5; 62;1-7; Isaiah 48:17)


Great grace on Equipping People as a ministry
Day 6—
  • Nehemiah 8:7-12—Revival comes when people receive understanding. Lord, cause your Church to clearly understand Your word being declared to them on a regular basis. 
  • May we experience personal and corporate spiritual revival through the understanding received from your word.
  • 1 Thess. 1:5,9—Lord, cause Your word being ministered at Equipping People to come with power, in the Spirit and with conviction—bringing about lasting change. Cause us to turn away from idols, to serve You alone, our living and true God. 
  • We asked for the resources, harvest of souls and willing Kingdom labourers to start new Hub Centres and plant new EP branch(es) in 2024 (Zech. 4:6-7; Acts 4:33)
  • Lord revive & ignite afresh in us, a dynamic praying lifestyle. Deliver us and wrought vengeance against every attack on our prayer life (Acts 2:42; 6:4; Romans 12:12; Ps 124:7; 125:3)
  • Lord, through the ministry of your Holy Spirit, let Your word cut deep into our heart, let it expose every dysfunctions in members’ lives and let it bring a lasting revival into our lives/Church. (Acts 2:37-39)
  • Father, in agreement with Rev. 5:12 and 2 Pet. 1:3; we ask for the manifestation of all that Christ has received from you on our behalf. Therefore, as a Church we confess that we will operate in Power, riches, wisdom, strength, honour, glory, and blessing.
  • Acts 9:31 | We pray that the Church will walk in the fear of the Lord and the comfort & help of the Holy Spirit.
Day 7—
  • Ps 2:8; Micah 4:1-2; Matt. 9:37 | We ask for the resources, harvest of souls and willing Kingdom labourers. We believe you for 250 membership this year.
  • Acts 9:32—42 | This season, we receive the demonstration of God's love and power through us, causing many to believe & turn to the Lord.
  • Is. 55:5 | We call the nations that we do not know to the obedience of the gospel, and we declare that the nations that do not know us shall run to us, because the Lord our God and the Holy One of Israel has glorified us.
  • Acts 2:42—47; 4:33 | We declare Equipping People shall indeed be a place to thrive, Grow and Belong in the Godkind of fellowship.
  • Lord, we believe You for souls of our members to escape every bondage, ensnarement, or containment (Ps. 124:7; Col. 1:13)
  • We believe You for Your word to grow mightily in EP & prevail in members’ lives.  (Acts 19:20)
  • We trust You that members will receive Your word with all readiness of mind and search the scriptures daily & faith level will rise (Acts 17:11-12)
  • Let there be an increasing release of ‘awesome things that we did not look for’ in our meetings, our ministry, and our lives.
  • We rebuke every spirit of ‘containment’ over our life, career, ministry and over our Church (Micah 2:13)

Great Grace for faithful stewardship
Day 8—
  • Hebrews 12:28—Lord, we believe You for grace to serve You acceptably, with reverence and godly fear, wherever You have given us responsibility to serve.
  • Malachi 3:2-4 | Lord, purify our hearts and refine them like gold and silver. Cause us to bring offerings of righteousness and cause our offerings to be acceptable to You. 
  • Malachi 3:10-12; Ps.1:1-3; 23:1—Lord as we willingly honour you with our substance, we believe you to rebuke ‘the devourer’ for our sakes. In agreement with Your word, our jobs and businesses shall not fail to be productive. We believe you for wisdom and favour for strategic creativity, gainful employment, and productive investment for increase. Nations shall call us ‘blessed’ and a delightful land—and the devourer will not destroy our gains and outcomes. For the Lord is our source and provider, therefore our trust is wholly in Him to supply all our needs, to the glory of His name alone!
  • Lord, give our churches’ members a heart of honour, unrepentant giving, and generosity. Make EP a fertile ground where every seed sown in righteousness will yield bountiful harvest. 
  • 2 Cor. 9:8—Lord, we receive Your enabling grace, so that in all things always, having all that we need, we will abound in every good work.
  • We believe God for great grace for dedication and to follow the Lord fully and consistently and not to faint or give up. In 2024, We will arise as men/women of war and lay claim on what the Lord has promised us in His word (Ps. 18:34)

Great grace for the wider Church.
Day 9—
  • Lord, we ask for global harvest for the Church in this land and nations of the world. We ask of You nations for our inheritance and ends of the world for our possession (Ps. 2:8; Is. 49:17-23). Take away the covering cast over nations (Is 25:6-7)
  • Lord, cause Your word to spread through the Church; grow mightily in member's heart, prevail in their lives & circumstances, and turn seekers to disciples | Acts 6:7; 19:20
  • We pray that our Churches will continue to be a place where prayers are answered, where mighty signs and wonder are taking place and a place to grow in the knowledge of God's truth | 1 Kings 8:29-30
  • Isaiah 55:5—We call out nations to begin to come into our Churches. We decree Lordship of Jesus over our neighbourhoods. We take authority over our neighbourhoods, and we call for souls to begin to come to the Lord. We decree revival over our neighbourhoods and call out harvest of souls by God’s own decree, in Jesus mighty name!
  • Zech. 1:18—21; Is 41:15 | Lord, by your empowering grace, make us your 'Craftsmen’, bringing sustainable solution to the challenges and needs in our communities and spheres of influence.
  • Luke 4:18; Rom. 8:18—19 | Cause to us to be revealed as ‘change-agents’ in the Power of Your Spirit.
  • Gen. 41:37-38; Zech. 4:6-7; Matt.28:18-20 | We ask for the release of your enabling wisdom & might for strategic outreach and sustainable impact.
  • Jeremiah 1:9-10 | We confess our prophetic and apostolic ‘appointment’ over nations and kingdoms in SE19, in the UK and globally; to uproot, tear down, destroy and overthrow everything contrary to God’s purpose for His people. We receive grace to increase in empowered mandate to build and to establish the counsel of God wherever and to whoever HE has apportioned to us.
  • Psalm 24 | We command every satanic and Kingdom-opposing 'gates' in our towns to lift their 'head' as Jesus, the King of glory is magnified in our Church towns and cities.

Great grace for political, civic, and spiritual leaders.
Day 10—
  • We lift our prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings to You Lord, for all people, for kings and all who are in positions of high authority, so that we may live a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. We pray that more leaders will be saved and come to the knowledge and recognition of the truth of God’s law. (1 Tim 2:1-4)
  • Leaders to be greatly discerning to the heart of God and to walk in His truth | Is. 11:3; 1 Chr 12:32; Phil. 1:9-10; James 3:17
  • 1 Chr. 12:32 | We pray for leaders in the Body of Christ to be greatly discerning to the heart of God and to walk in His truth. Like the men of Issachar, may leaders be set apart in their mind to discern the spiritual times and the seasons their members are in. May they know what to do, how and when.
  • 1 Thess. 5:12-13—Lord, help us to appreciate our leaders and esteem them highly in love.

Great grace for holistic health and wellness
Day 11—
  • Through unwavering faith in Christ, we receive healing, strength and perfect soundness! (Acts 3:16)
  • As we walk in the fear of the Lord, we receive the encouragement and the strengthening presence of the Holy Spirit to prosper body, soul and spirit (3 John 1; Acts 9:31)
  • Father in the name of Jesus, as a seed of righteousness through Jesus Christ, we decree that every form of affliction, infirmities, emotional disabilities will be brought under our feet. We command, in the name of Jesus, every diagnosis of men that is not of God to fall flat before us. (Psalm 125:3; Hagg 2:9; Gal 3:26; 2 Cor 5:21; Rev 12:11; 18:18; Acts 10:38; Mark 16:17-18; Phil 2:10; James 4:7)
  • We receive a significant revelation of the dimensions of your power, your love, your truth and glory which we had not experienced before. 
  • We dwell in your secret place and abide under your shadow this year, we declare that—No weapon of the enemy formed or fashioned against us will prosper. We will trample upon all the works of the enemy this year, and nothing shall harm us or do us evil.
  • Ps. 124:7; 125:3—We command every sinful snare over our lives to be broken and our soul to escape like a bird out of the snare of doubt, condemnation, unbelief, or addiction. We decree, no sceptre of wickedness will rest on our life portions.
  • Isaiah 49:25—We receive great Grace to overcome sinful habit or ungodly behaviour that contends with our desire for holiness, righteousness, and consistent growth. We command shackles of captivity to be broken, and the snare of the evil to be destroyed.

Great grace for thriving and healthy relationships
Day 12—
  • Phil. 3:13-14 | Father, bring healing into our past, so that we are free to embrace the present relationships and prepared to value the future ones.
  • Is. 43:19 | Lord, liberate us from the trophies and the troubles of the past so that—through your Spirit, we may freely live in the moment and embrace our present relationships.
  • 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 | In the name of Jesus, we cast down every imagination, and every high thing that is trying to exalt itself in our life, against the knowledge of God. We bring into captivity every thought of ungodly guilt, shame, self-condemnation, and worthlessness to the obedience of Christ.
  • Col. 3:12-14 | Father we ask YOU to shape our heart for nourishing interactions with others; that we may learn how to love, rather than simply longing to be loved. That our relationships may be enriched and empowered.
  • Prov. 4:23-27 | Father we ask that you protect our mental and emotional world and give us wisdom of how to set healthy boundaries.
  • Jer. 30:17 | Lord, restore emotional and mental health to us and heal our capacity to build lasting relationships— with YOU and with the right people you have placed in our lives.
  • Lord, may our emotional and mental health be strengthened by you lord, as we become deeper and stronger in you for our relationships.
‘Single & Prepared’
  • Ps. 32:8; Lord we pray that those trusting YOU for partners will be guided, be found, and be established.
  • Ps. 27:14 | Lord, for the ‘single and prepared’ among us, we pray for patience and insight to wait for a good partner. We pray that in this time of waiting, YOU will change, nourish, and equip them—so that they are empowered and prepared to take the next steps when YOUR timing is right.   
  • 1 Thess. 5:22; 2 Pet. 3:17 | May they be on their guard and not get carried away by the error of unprincipled potential partners and fall from their steadfastness.
  • Ps.1:1-3 | May they not walk in the counsel of the ungodly or stand in the path of sinners or sit in the seat of the scornful.

Day 13—
Great grace for marriages | 1 Cor. 7:1-7; 1 Cor. 13; Heb. 13:4
  • Lord, we pray that you will help couples to develop spirituality together. As two flawed and complicated people who need your supernatural empowerment, help them to create an environment within their relationship where they are mutually encouraging each other in their spiritual walks. 
  • Remind them to discuss YOUR word together and spur each other into deeper intimacy with you and Empower them to abstain from sexual immorality of any kind and to keep the marriage bed undefiled.
  • We pray that partners will control their bodies in holiness and honour as the temples of Your Holy Spirit. 
  • Guard them against drifting into pornography or entertainment that cheapens the holy union between husband and wife.
  • Father, we pray that YOU would open the eyes of married couples to the joy of sex and sexuality, YOUR way, so that we may freely receive one another without shame or regret.
  • Help married couples not to trivialise or undervalue mutual intimacy and companionship in our marriages.
  • We pray that you will help couples to be slow to anger and rich in love for one another. Help them to be quick to forgive one another. 
Day 14—
Great grace for workplace relationship and change in 2024. 
  • Phil 4:13 | Lord, help us to adapt to change in 2024. When we are anxious about all that is changing at work or in our network, remind us that we can do all things through you, Jesus. Provide us the strength and wisdom we need to adapt. 
  • Lord, teach us to be flexible. Help us to see change as an opportunity for growth in our character and the skills you’ve blessed us with. 
  • Matt. 5:16 | Father, help us to build positive relationships at work and in our network. Help us to be a positive influence in the lives of people we encounter daily.
  • Empower us to be an encourager and bring joy to those we work with. Give us discernment for the needs of those we encounter each day. 
  • Enable us to be a good team player that others enjoy working or relating with. Help us make every effort to do what leads to peace and building others up. 
  • James 1:5 | We pray for wisdom for workplace relationship and activities. We pray for wisdom to navigate challenging situations at work and within our friendship groups. Guide us in the way that we should go. Fill us with your peace that passes understanding.




Tuesday 5 December 2023

December Prayer Blog


Day 1 | Start with thanksgiving – Joel 2:12; Jer. 30:19, Jer 31:17; Psa 125:3; Gal.5:22-26
  • Give thanks to the Lord for bringing us to the last month of the year.
  • Thank God for His faithfulness over your families, friends, your health, relationship, finance, and others.
  • Ask the Lord open the heart of the Church everywhere to hear His truth when it is being preached (Acts 16:14)
  • That we will receive His word with all readiness of mind and search the scriptures daily, leading to rising faith level among us. (Acts 17:11-12)
  • Lord, cause Your word to grow mightily in our Church & prevail in members’ lives.  (Acts 19:20)
  • Cause our members to walk in agreement with You Lord, and with Your word (Amos 3:3) and abide in Jesus (Jn 15:1-8)
  • Lord, contend with everything that contend with Your purpose in the lives of Your people (Is. 49:25)
  • Lord, crown the year 2023 with goodness in the lives of Your people (Ps 65:11)
  • Holy Spirit, increase and ripen Your fruit in our lives (Gal. 5:22-25) to know the ways of God and glorify Jesus (Acts 18:24-28) 
  • Souls of our members to escape every bondage, sinful addiction, ensnarement, or containment (Ps. 124:7; Col. 1:13)

Day 2. | Praying for the Church and Leaders (Spiritual & Civil) - Psa 125:1 | Psa 119:173 | 2 Thess 3:16 | Isa 26:2-4
  • Thank God for our spiritual, civil, and political leaders (1 Tim. 2:1-4)
  • Commit leaders into God’s hands (Psalm 89:20-29)
  • Pray for God’s mandate and purpose to be fulfilled through our spiritual, civil, and political leaders (Is. 45:1-3)
  • Ask for wisdom and peace continually for our leaders to fulfil Your mandate wherever they are placed. (Is. 33:6)
  • Lord, direct our leaders’ steps by Your word and let no iniquity have dominion over them (Rom. 6:14-23)

Day 3 | Praying for rest of the World and missions.
  • Pray for Nations of the world and ceasefire in Palestine, Niger, Sudan, and nations currently engaged in conflicts.
  • Lord, contend with everything that contend with Your purpose in those nations (Is. 49:25)
  • Lord, give us apostolic release to bless and send people out to take territories for Jesus.
  • Ask for world citizens for our inheritance at EP and their countries for our possessions (Ps. 2:8)
  • Pray for God to open “doors of ministry” for the Church to go to nations where the Gospel has not been preached yet.
  • Ask God to open nations to EP and for us to ‘go to all nations’ near and far and preach the Gospel.