Thy Kingdom Come - a guide for 10 days in prayer

Thy Kingdom Come

Between Ascension Day and Pentecost Sunday we are joined a global movement called Thy Kingdom Come. It was an opportunity to pray for 5 people we knew over 10 days. It was a great time to pray for our friends to discover the life that Jesus offers.

Each day we put a bible verse on this blog with a thought and a guide for prayer and a call to action as you pray for your friends and we sent the information by text.

These are the guidelines we suggested, and we’ve left them online in case you want to follow this 10 day pattern for yourself at any time during the year.

What you will need for the week ahead.

First, a comfortable place where you can pray for a few minutes every day, a particular chair might be perfect
Second, a piece of paper or a notebook with the names of up to five people written down who you will pray for over the next 10 days
Third, keep a pen to hand while you pray to note down any thoughts

How long should you pray? One suggestion is that you pray as long as it takes to have a cup of tea or coffee. 5 minutes will do.

Here’s a way you can do this each day:

Go to your prayer place, maybe with your cup of tea or coffee, the names you wrote down, the pen and paper, and your phone
Read the verse and thought for the day found here on the blog or on your phone if you signed up for texts
Use the verse and thought to guide your prayers for the people on your prayer list
Write down one thing that comes to mind that you can do for someone on your list, and decide when you’ll do it (then do it!)
Say the Lord’s Prayer to finish

If you do this, for only 5 minutes a day, by the time we reach Pentecost Sunday you will have prayed for the people that matter most to you for nearly an hour.

May 31, 2020

Day 10 - Pentecost Sunday – Be filled with the Spirit

May 31, 2020/ LEIGHTON CARR

VERSE: Acts 2:16,17 …this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘“In the last days,” God says, “I will pour out my Spirit on all people.”

THOUGHT: We are blessed to be living in the ‘last days’ when we can be filled with the Holy Spirit

TODAY: Pray for the Holy Spirit to draw the people on your prayer list closer to knowing him

DECIDE: Is someone on your prayer list searching for answers or spiritual experience but doesn’t know where to look? What can you share with them? PRAY FOR THEM!

May 30, 2020

Day 9 - Saturday – Plans for prosperity

May 30, 2020/ LEIGHTON CARR

VERSE: Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

THOUGHT: It’s comforting that God knows each of us and has wonderful plans for our lives.

TODAY: Pray for God to reveal his plans to the people on your prayer list

DECIDE: Is there something you can do for someone on your prayer list to help them prosper?

May 29, 2020

Day 8 - Friday – Peace not worry

May 29, 2020/ LEIGHTON CARR

VERSE: Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

THOUGHT: Becoming a Jesus follower challenges us to live free from cares and worries as we offer them to God.

TODAY: God is near and he is listening. Lift the worries of the people on your prayer list to him today.

DECIDE: Do you know if someone on your prayer list is experiencing worries? How can you encourage them to put aside their worries?

May 28, 2020

Day 7 - Thursday – Fearful moments

May 28, 2020/ LEIGHTON CARR

VERSE: Psalm 27:1 . The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?

THOUGHT: We all experience fear; but with God our fears are put in perspective and seen in a different light

TODAY: ask God to protect the people on your prayer list from fears

DECIDE: Do you know that someone on your prayer list is fearful. How can you encourage them to live beyond their fears?

May 27, 2020

Day 6 - Wednesday – Satisfaction guaranteed

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VERSE: John 6:35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.

THOUGHT: Jesus promises to satisfy everyone who comes to him, whether hungry or thirsty

TODAY: Pray that God will show you how the people on your prayer list are hungry and thirsty for new life

DECIDE: what can you do to help someone on your prayer list begin their journey to having their spiritual hunger satisfied by God? – perhaps send them a link to a YouTube clip or send them a verse

May 26, 2020

Day 5 - Tuesday – Lost and Found

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VERSE: Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

THOUGHT: God promises that those who look for him will find him.

TODAY: Pray for God to meet the people on your prayer list as they look for him.

DECIDE: Write down something you can do to help someone on your prayer list

May 25, 2020

Day 4 - Monday – Eternal Life

May 25, 2020/ LEIGHTON CARR

VERSE: John 6:37 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

THOUGHT: God wants all people to discover who Jesus is with eyes wide open and receive eternal life, starting today

TODAY: Pray for those on your mind this week, that as they continue to look for meaning and purpose in life they will see Jesus and discover a rich life of faith

DECIDE: Write down one thing you can do to help someone on your prayer list see more of who Jesus is

May 24, 2020

Day 3 - Sunday – Jesus prays today

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VERSE: Hebrews 7:25 Jesus … is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.’

THOUGHT: Jesus intercedes for us - he is still the great pray-er;

TODAY: Ask Jesus to pray with you for the people on your prayer list

DECIDE: What can you do to show someone on your prayer list that you are praying for them in this lockdown – maybe send a card or a text perhaps or make a call

May 23, 2020

Day 2 - Saturday – God’s generosity

May 23, 2020/ LEIGHTON CARR

VERSE: Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

THOUGHT: God is a rich and generous giver and promises to meet our needs.

TODAY: Pray for God to meet the needs of the people on your prayer list.

DECIDE: Write down something you can do to help someone on your prayer list

May 22, 2020

Day 1 - Friday – Standing in the Gap

May 22, 2020/ LEIGHTON CARR

VERSE: Ezekiel 22.30 “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land..”

THOUGHT: God is searching for those who would ‘stand in the gap’ and intercede for others. The invitation is to all Christians to pray for others. It is a choice, but it is also our privilege.

TODAY: Stand before God now on behalf of the people whose names you wrote down.

DECIDE: How can you show someone on your list that you are standing with them?

THY KINGDOM COME