The Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas
CONFERENCE MISSION & EVANGELISM COMMITTEE
ON-LINE PRAYER SESSION PRAYER POINTS For Week 23rd November – 28th November 2020
Theme: “More Prayer, More Power”
Scripture: James 5:16 "... The prayer of the righteous is
powerful and effective."
Week’s Theme: Restoration & Healing
Opening words: Seasons of chaos and storms are inventible in
life. These seasons can make us feel as if all is lost and abandoned, because the wreckage of what is left from the storm can feel daunting and beyond repair. The beauty of Christ is that He not only is the Lord of restoration, but He is the God of making all things new in His time and work.
1. Prayer Point #1 ……. Praise and Thanksgiving
Scripture: Philippians 4:6 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.”
2. Prayer Point #2 ……. Repentance and Restoration
Scripture: Isaiah 61:7 “Instead of your shame, there shall be a double portion; instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot; therefore in their land, they shall possess a double portion; they shall have everlasting joy.”
3. Prayer Point #3 ……. Healing and Restoration for the Sick
and Captive. Scripture: Psalm 103: 1-5 “Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits - who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.”
4. Prayer Point #4 ……. Restoration of Justice for the
Oppressed and Abused
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Scripture: Jeremiah 30:17
“But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord, ‘because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares”
5. Prayer Point #5 ……. Protection, Restoration and Victory
over Covid-19 Scripture: Isaiah 41:10. “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
6. Prayer Point #6 ……. Financial Breakthrough and
Restoration of our Economies Scripture: (Psalm 126: 1-6 – Message Bible) “It seemed like a dream, too good to be true, when God restored Zion’s exiles. We laughed, we sang, we couldn’t believe our good fortune. We were the talk of the nations – “God was wonderful to them!” God was wonderful to us; we were one happy people. And now, God, do it again – bring rain to our drought stricken-lives So those who planted their crops in despair will shout hurrahs at the harvest, So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing”
7. Prayer Point #7 ……. Restoration in Relationships
(Marriages, Parent/Child, Siblings, Workplace) Scripture: Joel 2:25,26 “And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.”
8. Prayer Point #8 ……. Spiritual Restoration in our Churches
Scripture: Haggai 2: 3-5 “Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? And how do ye see it now? Is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing? Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua… and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts…”
9. Prayer Point #9 ……. Restoration of Hope for the Future
Scripture: Job 42:10 “And the LORD restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.”