First Monday Prayer Guide - December

A few weekends ago I spoke at a conference in the Georgia World Congress Center (for you Passion 07 goers, in the very spot where we had our second venue last January), and as I walked out the door to the loading dock to drive home I was struck with the reality that this was the place the year began and the place it was winding down again. And then I realized how much has happened since the final session of Passion on January 4th, and it almost took my breath away.

So now, as we enter in the final stretch of 07, it is right to just take a moment to say thank you to God. He has done so much, brought us through so much and allowed us to be a part of so much in the past twelve months. It's crazy when you stop and think about it. Really crazy!

So as we pray, we will shape a few of the prayer points around gratitude and with the others prepare the way for what is to come. I'm not sure how you do it, but it's a good idea to print the 16 prayer points out and keep them with you throughout the month. And if you could, give us a tiny shout on the comments and just say "I'm praying in whatever city you're in." It would be cool to hear from you and see us all linked in similar confessions around the world.

16 (2+6+8) Prayer Points for December

Thanksgiving. "All we have accomplished, You have done for us." Isaiah 26:12b

1. Take a minute to think back on your year, and as God brings things to mind, thank Him for the places you've been, what you've seen and what He has done in and through your life.

2. Thank Him for something you have seen Him do on your campus this year.

3. Thank Him for a specific time He spoke to you and changed your life.

4. Thank Him for protecting you (from more than you'll ever know) and bringing you through.

5. Thank God for someone who has been a gift to you this year.

6. Thank God for a specific area of His character that has become a treasure to you.

Prepare the way. "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." Proverbs 16:3

7. As we mentioned in the latest Blog, pray for Passion London. Pray that God will prepare the way for the gathering in the Hammersmith Apollo in June.

8. Pray for a growing sense of unity among all the various campus ministries of London.

9. Pray that the vision will spread to Ireland, and all of the UK, and that Passion London will be a historic gathering of university students for the future of the church in these nations.

10. Paris is a present example, but we need clarity and wisdom on venues in several cities. Pray for the right venues to become clear to us and for the hearts of the people who manage them.

11. Pray for Passion Jakarta, happening in the largest Muslim nation on earth (Indonesia). Ask God to make our steps sure and expand the Kingdom through this night.

12. Pray for Passion Paris, that more and more people who have a burden for university students in that city will find out about the event and link with the vision.

13. Pray for those who currently work with university students in Paris. Ask God to encourage them, strengthen their faith, increase their vision and give them great favor.

14. Pray for our team traveling in Uganda at the moment, and pray for the students at Makerere University, the largest University in Uganda and the location of the Passion gathering. Amazing things are happening all across the University. Ask God to deepen the movement and restore the nation through this generation of believers.

15. We are trusting God for millions of dollars between now and October.

16. Pray throughout the month for one of these four cities we hope to be in next year: Vancouver, Mexico City, an unnamed East Asian city, Cape Town.