A group gets together at church every Sunday morning to pray for the day’s activities – for visitors, the worship team, the sound team, the audio team, Sunday School teachers, crucial congregational issues, and whatever else seems appropriate.

One thing we ALWAYS pray for is the preaching of the Word. The phrases in the prayers vary, but are always based on the promises of God through the scriptures:

1.The word of the Lord goes out and accomplishes what God has purposed (Isaiah 55.10-11)

2.The word of God is living and active (Hebrews 4.12)

3.The Holy spirit works in the preparations and presentation of the preacher, and the ears of the congregation (1 Corinthians 2.12)

4.The Holy Spirit convicts of sin and righteousness and judgment (John 16.8)

5.The Heavenly Father gives the Holy Spirit abundantly to those who ask (Luke 11.13)

6.The prayer of righteous men has great power as it is working (James 5.16)

We thank God for his Word, both the Bible and Jesus; we pray that the Holy Spirit would cause the preacher’s speaking and thoughts to be dynamic and powerful; we ask that the congregation would hear, understand and be able to apply; we request that those who have never heard the gospel would be convicted and believe; we pray that all the children would also hear, understand, and believe.

Every week, over and over, we claim the promises.  We all love the Lord, all have saving faith, and all understand and know the Sufficiency, Clarity, Authority, and Necessity of scripture.

And we see the promised results.  Every week the preaching is solid, understandable, convicting, and applicable.  The congregation is growing in the understanding of God. Worship times are sweet. We praise the LORD!