Prayer points from Sunday’s sermon, for the week

Praise

• For Jesus Christ, whose mercy reaches the extremes of human condition and whose power brings freedom to those bound by Satan.
• For the living, authoritative Saviour who is able to heal desperate cases and achieve what human help cannot.

Confession

• That we have limited the Holy One of Israel by giving up difficult cases instead of constantly bringing them to Jesus.
• That we have trusted in human strength and ordinary means rather than seeking greater spiritual vigour through prayer and fasting.
• That we have doubted Christ’s willingness and power to save, dishonouring him and injuring those who need his help.

Asking

• That the Holy Spirit would find far-off wanderers and liberate those bound with fetters of iron, so they may become the Lord’s freed ones.
• That Jesus would bring peace to broken and desponding souls, replacing mourning with the oil of joy and the spirit of heaviness with the garment of praise.
• That the Lord would make the deaf to hear his sweet encouragements in the dungeons of despair and give utterance to those whose prayers are confused and untranslatable.
• That parents, relatives, ministers, and Christian friends would faithfully bring distressed loved ones to Jesus without hesitation or doubt.
• That the Lord would speak with authority to every foul spirit, command it to come out, and ensure that those whom he heals do not return to bondage.
• That those who believe they have gone too far from Christ would trust that their extremities are only extremities to them and not to him.

Commitment

• That we would pray more and practise self-denial so that, by God’s Spirit working in us, we may be strengthened to face the most distressing cases.
• That we would continue bringing every difficulty in our own souls and in the souls of others to the living and interceding Jesus.
• That we would pity and pray for those passing through spiritual darkness rather than thank God that we know nothing about such struggles.