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.

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

Thy Kingdom Come - a guide for 10 days in prayer