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40 days of PrayerA Journey from Easter Day to Ascension Day
Date Scripture Prayer Theme Prayer Focus
April 21 Day 1 Matt 6:9-17James 5:16
Prayer Our Church will be a House of prayer
April 22 Day 2 2 Chronicles 7:14
Restoration Our hearts turn back to God
April 23 Day 3 Colossians 1:9-12
Knowing God’s Will
We always remain in God’s will
April 24 Day 4 Ephesians 1: 15-23
Spiritual wisdom God will give spiritual wisdom in all circumstances
April 25 Day 5 Ephesians 1:14-21Acts 2 43-47
Spiritual and numeric growth
Our Church experiences growth
in every area
April 26 Day 6 Phillipians1: 3-7 Other Believers Co-believers in the Faith
April 27 Day 7 John 17: 1-26 Unity in the Church
Unity in the Church
April 28 Day 8 Luke 18: Humility We always walk in
humilityApril 29 Day 9 John 13:34-35 Love Love will be a
defining characteristic in our
Church
April 30 Day 10 Acts 4:24-31 Courage and Boldness
Holy Spirit to give us boldness and
courage
A Journey from Easter Day to Ascension Day
Date Scripture Prayer time Prayer focus
May 1 Day 11 Proverbs 3 :21-26 Discernment What is of God
May 2 Day 12 Habakkuk 2:2-3 Vision Visions for our Church and lives will
be realised
May 3 Day 13 1 Peter 1:13 Self -Discipline
We become more self-disciplined in
our lives
May 4 Day 14 Malachi 3:9-12 Financial Health
Faithful stewardship practices that lead to God’s message
May 5 Day 15 Galatians 5:22-23 Spiritual Fruit
Pray for the fruit of the spirit to be evident in our Church and our lives
May 6 Day 16 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Spiritual Gifts
The gifts of the spirit will be manifested in our Church without confusion and guided by Love
May 7 Day 17 Colossians 4:2-4 Evangelism God will open doors for us to share the Gospel in different ways
May 8 Day 18 John 15:11Acts 13:52
Joy Our Church and lives will be filled with
and experience the Joy of the Lord
May 9 Day 19 1 Timothy 2:1-4 Leadership Spiritual government,
community and future leadership
May 10 Day 20 Hebrews 13:4Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Marriages Healthy and loving marriages with God
at the centre
A Journey from Easter Day to Ascension Day
Date Scripture Prayer Theme Prayer Focus
May 11 Day 21 Luke 24:25 The Word of God
Our Church will be grounded and God will give us fresh revelations
May 12 Day 22 John 4 :23-24Psalm 100 : 4
Worship and Praise
Transformative authentic and spirit-filled worship is the norm
May 13 Day 23 Isaiah 53: 3-5 Healing We will experience God’s healing in all areas of our lives
May 14 Day 24 1 Peter 1:13-19
Holiness Our Church will walk in Holiness
May 15 Day 25 Psalm 14: 1-6 Deliverance God’s deliverance in all areas of our
lives May 16 Day 26 Matthew 24: 4-13
2 Timothy 4 :7-8 Endurance That the Holy Spirit
will strengthen us to endure life’s
journey
May 17 Day 27 Romans 8:1 Forgiving Ourselves
For the strength to forgive ourselves
May 18 Day 28 Proverbs 3:4-6 Guidance We will seek God’s guidance in
all that we do May 19 Day 29 Luke 15:11-24 Backsliders Those that have
fallen away from the Faith, that their
hearts will turn back to God
May 20 Day 30 1 Chronicles 12: 32
Understanding our times
Our Church will effectively speak to and meet the needs
of the times
A Journey from Easter Day to Ascension Day
Date Scripture Prayer Theme Prayer Focus
May 21 Day 31 Matthew 6:14-15 Forgiving Others
For strength to forgive others
May 22 Day 32 Mathew 5:43-45 Loving your enemies
For courage to Love your enemies
May 23 Day 33 Luke 4: 18Acts 10:38
The Anointing God’s anointing will be upon our lives and our Church
May 24 Day 34 Romans 8:31-382 Corinthians 4:8-14
Overcoming Adversity
For steadfastness in the face of adversity
May 25 Day 35 1 Corinthians 10:13James 1:12-15
Overcoming Temptations
For the strength to overcome temptations
May 26 Day 36 Acts 13:38-391 John 1:9
Overcoming Guilt
We will stand secure in God’s Love and be released from guilt or shame
May 27 Day 37 Romans 1:15-17 Walking in Faithfulness
For a spirit of Faithfulness in our Church
May 28 Day 38 Galatians 5:15-18
Walking in the Spirit
We are led by the spirit in all we do
May 29 Day 39 Luke 11:13John 14:15-17
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
Believers will embrace and stand on the promise of the Holy Spirit
May 30 Day 40 Acts 2: 1-4Ephesians 5:18
Being filled with the Holy Spirit
Our lives, Church and witness will be radically transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit