Seven Ways to Praise The Lord

Did you know there were seven “ways to praise” the Lord in worship? Seven distinct Hebrew words used for His praise. Psalm 100:4 uses four of these words in just one verse. All told, these seven words are used 754 times in the Old Testament. 

We should not need to ask why God would put so many times and so many ways to praise the Lord. Praising that which is praiseworthy not only lifts up God, but it helps us.

Don’t you enjoy telling someone else how good something was? When you find a really good restaurant, don’t you go around to others and “praise” the food? 

It brings an attitude of gratitude in our hearts. We look for the good in all of the bad. Prayer meetings often center around the hurting, sick and dying, but worship is a celebration of Great our God is. No wonder the Lord dwells in the praise of His people. We should too. Let us raise His praise.

Worship (Hebrew Halal) used 165 times, it is the root word from which we get Hallelujah. See Ps. 113:1[1]

Obeisance (Hebrew Barak) used 330 times, it means to bow down and used in Ps. 95:6[2] See also Ps. 72:15.

Raise Praise (Hebrew: Shabach) used 11 times, it means to shout to God as in Ps. 106:47,[3]

Sincerity of Spirit (Hebrew Yadah) used 114 times and literally means “lifting up of hands”. See Ps. 9:1[4]

Honesty and truth (Hebrew Todah) used 32 times, mostly as thanksgiving and used in a vow by lifting hands. See Ps. 56:12[5]

Instruments in Worship (Hebrew Zamar) used 45 times, means to praise with instruments. See Ps. 33:2[6]

Proclamation of Praise (Worship Tehillah) used 57 times, always translated as vocalized praise. See Ps. 22:3[7]

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[1] Praise the LORD! Praise, O servants of the LORD, Praise the name of the LORD!

[2] Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

[3] Save us, O LORD our God, And gather us from among the Gentiles, To give thanks to Your holy name, To triumph in Your praise.

[4] I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.

[5] Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You

[6] Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

[7] But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.

Daily Praying the Word

PRAYING GOD’S WORD: More than 300 Bible verses are included in this book to effectively guide you in praying God’s infallible Word back to Him. Twelve times in Psalm 119 the writer tells of God’s faithfulness “according to Your Word”:

1.       to cleanse us as we obey (v. 9), 
2.       to revive us when we’re discouraged (v. 25), 
3.       to strengthen us in sadness (v. 28), 
4.       to save us in love (v. 41), 
5.       to receive God's mercy (v. 58), 
6.       to do good to us (v. 65), 
7.       to comfort us (v. 76), 
8.       to renew us (v. 107), 
9.       to uphold us (v. 116), 
10.       to protect us (v. 154), 
11.       to teach us (v. 169), and 
12.       to answer our prayers (170)

One way of praying God’s word is to paraphrase a verse into a prayer of your own. For instance, when you read…

⁶Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8And having food and clothing, with these we will be content.

1 Timothy 6:6-8

³Give us day by day our daily bread.

Luke 11:3

…pray it in the following way:

“Dear Lord, help me to see that I need to be content. Thank you for my daily food today and for my clothing and shelter and all my basic needs.”

Feel free to copy and paste these pages into a word document or onto your mobile device and personalize it with your own daily requests. Songs are included to sing His praise back to Him. May God bless both the reading of His word and the prayers of His saints. Amen.

-- Tim McKeown

Associate Pastor, First Baptist Church, Killeen

¹¹Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. ¹²For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. ¹³Therefore take to you the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. ¹⁴Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness; ¹⁵and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. ¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; ¹⁸praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end, with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.

Ephesians 6:11-18

EVERY DAY

Daily Prayer Requests

Please Pray

...That God would supply all of your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus

“When God's people pray 

and take the pains of earth To the doors of heaven, 

When God's people pray, 

there is hope reborn, There is sin forgiven, 

and miracles you can't explain away, 

When God's people pray.”

“Lord, help me to be content and to trust you.”

⁶Now godliness with contentment is great gain. ⁷For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. ⁸And having food and clothing, with these we will be content.

1 Timothy 6:6-8

³Give us day by day our daily bread.

Luke 11:3

⁶But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

Matthew 6:6

⁷Two things have I request of You; (Deprive me not before I die): ⁸Remove falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food You prescribe for me; ⁹Lest I be full, and deny You, and say, “Who is the LORD?” or lest I be poor and steal, and profane the name of my God.

 Proverbs 30: 7-9

¹¹If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those that ask Him?

 Matthew 7:11

⁷⁶Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to Your word to Your servant. ¹⁶⁹Let my cry come before You, O Lord; Give me understanding according to Your word. ¹⁷⁰Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.

Psalm 119:76, 169-170

¹⁷Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.

Jeremiah 32:17

“Ours is a spiritual battle, won or lost in prayer.”

³For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh: ⁴For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, ⁵casting down arguments, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

“I profess Your power. 
Hear my prayer, according to Your Word.”

³“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”

Jeremiah 33:3

⁶Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. ⁷And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

⁹“And I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ¹⁰For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him who knocks it will be opened.”

Luke 11:9, 10

²⁷“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built! ²⁸Yet regard the prayer of Your servant, and his supplication, O LORD my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer, which Your servant is praying before You today: ²⁹that Your eyes may be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My name shall be there,’ that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place.”

1 Kings 8:27-29

¹⁰And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" So God granted him what he requested.

1 Chronicles 4:10

¹⁹But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer. ²⁰Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer nor His mercy from me!

Psalm 66:19-20

¹²Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. ¹³And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:12-13

“Father, You relate to us as a family. 
Bless my family to follow You in Spirit and Truth.”

²⁷“No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.”

Mark 3:27

²²Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. ²⁵Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it.

Ephesians 5:22, 25

¹Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ²“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: ³“that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” ⁴And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath: but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:1-4

⁶Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their father.

Proverbs 17:6

⁹Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren.”

Deuteronomy 4:9

Saturday Praying the Word

Worship Service/Sunday School

Please Pray:

 ...that our worship would honor God. 

“When I look into Your holiness, 

When I gaze into Your loveliness, 

When all things that surround 

Become shadows in the light of You. 

I worship You, I worship You. 

The reason I live is to worship You.”

1. Worship Service 

…That we would truly worship God.

¹ I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord.”

Psalm 122:1

⁸Oh, give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name, make known His deeds among the peoples! ⁹Sing to Him, sing psalms unto Him, talk of all His wondrous works! ¹⁰Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord. 

1 Chronicles 16:8-10

²³ But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. ²⁴ God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

John 4:23-24

…People are invited by friends, drawn by God’s Holy Spirit, and welcomed.

⁹“Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you shall find, invite to the marriage.” ¹⁰So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding was filled with guests.

Matthew 22:9-10

⁴⁴No man can come to Me, unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.                                                               

John 6:44

²⁷So that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

Acts 17:27

²³“Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that My house may be filled.’”

Luke 14:23

…People will be convicted of sin, repent, and confess Jesus Christ as Lord.

⁸And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

John 16:8

³⁷Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” ³⁸Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:37-38

¹⁹Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.

Acts 3:19

¹⁶And now why are you waiting? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Acts 22:16

³that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

1 John 1:3

⁹That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. ¹⁰For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation.

Romans 10:9-10

⁹The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:9

¹²But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.

John 1:12

…Pray for the anointing of building and equipment, so there would be no distractions.

¹Now it came to pass, when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, that he anointed it and sanctified it and all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; so he anointed them, and sanctified them.

Numbers 7:1

⁹And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and you shall hallow it, and all its utensils, and it shall be holy.

Exodus 40:9

…that the choir and all the music bring praise to the Lord, for there to be an anointing.

¹Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty firmament! ²Praise Him for His mighty acts: praise Him according to His excellent greatness! ³Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; praise Him with the lute and harp. ⁴Praise Him with the timbrel and dance; praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes. ⁵Praise Him upon the loud cymbals; praise Him with clashing cymbals! ⁶Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 150

¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Colossians 3:16

¹The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the poor; He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them who are bound.

Isaiah 61:1

¹³Indeed it came even to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying, “For He is good; for His mercy endures forever,” that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud.

2 Chronicles 5:13

¹²And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; ¹³and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-13

…for ushers and greeters, that every guest would be welcomed

³⁵“I was a stranger and you took Me in.”

Matthew 25:35b

²Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing, some have unwittingly entertained angels.

Hebrews 13:2

2.  Sunday School

…Teachers prepare lessons of interest, excitement and practical application.

¹My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.

James 3:1

¹⁵Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15

¹⁹“When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.” 

Matthew 13:19

…future teachers would respond to God's call to prepare to teach.

³⁷Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful but the laborers few. ³⁸Therefore, pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” 

Matthew 9:37-38

¹²For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

Hebrews 5:12

…God would increase the number and depth of those who attend our church.

⁷So then neither he who plants is anything nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase. ⁸Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

1 Corinthians 3: 7-8

… members would lead in Prayer, OutReach, InReach, Need-meeting or Teaching

⁴²And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine^teaching and fellowship^Inreach, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.^{Prayer 44}Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, ⁴⁵and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. ^{Need-meeting 46}So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, ⁴⁷praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. ^Outreach

Acts 2:42,44-47

….Every class member would be challenged and encouraged in their faith.

¹³For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God which also effectively works in you who believe.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

…for the Word of God to work in the hearts of the hearers.

¹²For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12

⁹Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

Philippians 4:9

²⁵ “But the word of the Lord endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.

1 Peter 1:25

⁵“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. ⁶Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. ⁷And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. ⁸But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.”

Luke 8:5-8a, 11

…Pray that every lesson be true to the Word of God.

¹⁶All Scripture is giving by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. ¹⁷that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

⁵For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 4:5

…Members would not be merely hearers of the Word but doers.

²⁴“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock ²⁵Now everyone who hears these sayings of Mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.”

Matthew 7:24,26

¹But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

James 1:22

…That our classes would foster genuine Christian fellowship.

²⁴And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, ²⁵not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

Hebrews 10:24-25

¹¹Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Friday Praying the Word

Church Ministry; Governing Authorities

Please Pray:

...for the direct ministry our church has to Killeen.

....for those in our government, who minister to us (Rom. 13:4, 6).

“Sweetly, Lord, have we heard Thee calling,

‘Come follow Me!’ 

And we see where Thy footprints falling, 

Lead us to Thee. 

Footprints of Jesus 

that make the pathway glow;

we will follow the steps of Jesus 

wherever they go.

1. Adult, Youth, Children and Preschool Ministries. That we would impact the world.

⁴Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! ⁵Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. ⁶Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; ⁷and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. ⁸Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things.

Philippians 4:4-8

¹⁷(T)hat Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, ¹⁸may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—¹⁹to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 3:17-19

¹⁵And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Mark 16:15

²⁰I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Galatians 2:20

2. Various ministries within First Baptist Church.

… Men’s, Ladies’ and Singles’ Ministries.

…Acteens (mission study program for teenage girls).

…Challengers (mission study program for teenage boys).

…Girls In Action (G.A.’s, mission study program for girls).

…Royal Ambassadors (R.A.’s, mission study program for boys).

…Mission Friends (a mission study program for preschoolers).

…Mother’s Day Out (MDO, a two-day a week Bible based preschool program).

…Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS, a twice monthly program).

³For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴When Christ, who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

 Colossians 3:3-4

¹⁷And Elisha prayed and said, “LORD, I pray, open his eyes, that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

2 Kings 6:17

GOVERNING AUTHORITIES

¹I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; ²For kings, and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.

1 Timothy 2:1-2

1. Current officials. For men and women to lead us in a tranquil, godly society.

¹Let every soul be subject unto the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities exist are appointed by God. ²Therefore whoever resists the authority, resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. ³For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same: ⁴For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him practices evil. ⁵Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience’ sake. ⁶For because of this you also pay taxes for they are God’s ministers, attending continually to this very thing. ⁷Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes is due; custom to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

Romans 13:1-7 

2. Future officials. The election of such people.

¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.

Psalm 33:12

3. Their responsibility. Pray for wisdom to know right and the strength to do it.

⁷For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the LORD our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?

 Deuteronomy 4:7

4. Our responsibility. Pray we would vote for those who would best govern, then encourage them

¹³Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, ¹⁴or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. ¹⁵For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men- ¹⁶as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. ¹⁷Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

1 Peter 2:13-17

¹⁴If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:14

Thursday Praying the Word

FBC Supported Missions

Please Pray:

...for the various committees which work to direct and support the ministry of First Baptist Church

…for the kingdom of God to be advanced in all His church, not only in our own church, denomination or area.

“Oh Lord You're beautiful, 
Your face is all I seek,

For when Your eyes are on this child, 
Your grace abounds to me.”

If you would like a print out of this prayer guide pdf version of it, let me know. 

1. Various church ministries and committees

²Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Luke 10:2

^16“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”

Matthew 5:16

⁴⁰The disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.

Luke 6:40

¹⁷And whatever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Colossians 3:17

¹I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, ²with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, ³endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:1-3

⁷ Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. ¹⁷Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Hebrews 13:7,17

2. Budget Ministries to the World. 
Several items are included in our budget in ministries in our community. Be in prayer for these ministries.
¹⁸Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.

Ephesians 6:18

³I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, ⁴always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, ⁵for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.

Philippians 1:3-5

⁸“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:8

…Bell County Baptist Association. This helps the association of Southern Baptist churches in the Bell County area. Pray for the director of missions, staff and other churches in our association.

…Food & Clothing Care Center. Pray for our local food pantry and clothing distribution and for those who both staff it and are served by this ministry.

…Southern Baptist Cooperative Program. Our national convention supports national and international missionaries, and SBC seminaries. Pray also for the Lottie Moon Christmas offering for World-wide missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter offering for North American missions.

The International Mission Board: 1-800-395-PRAY (7729)

The North American Mission Board: 1-800-554-PRAY (7729)

¹⁵Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of his eyes and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. ¹⁷And the world is passing away and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

1 John 2:15-17

⁴⁹… The LORD watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another.

Genesis 31:49

…Texas Baptists. Our state convention, and the various ministries and colleges and seminaries supported through the regular offering and the Mary Hill Davis Offering.

…Navigators. Pray for this para-church disciple making ministry which supports the work of Lauris Shepherd and family.

…JAIL Ministry. Ministry to the inmates of Bell County Jail.

…Hope Pregnancy Center. Ministry to help save the lives of the unborn through counseling and encouragement for those in the areas in and around Killeen, Copperas Cove and Temple.

…Mexico Mission Fund. Ministry to Matamoros church, pastored by Diego Galindo.

⁹ For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

Revelation 5:9

…World Hunger Fund. Funding through the World Hunger Relief Fund of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

3. Various Ministries. 
Numerous other ministries you support either financially or in prayer. Pray for the spiritual, physical and financial stability for these ministries.

¹⁴“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14

Wednesday Praying the Word

Making Disciples

Please Pray:

...that we would glorify God through making disciples,

fulfilling the Great Commandment (Mark 12:30-31)

and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20).

“O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to Thee;

For Thou in Thine atonement, didst give Thyself for me;

I own no other Master, My heart shall be Thy throne;

My life I give,henceforth to live, O Christ, for Thee alone.”

1. The Great Commandment: Pray that we show our love for God and each other.

³⁰ “ ‘And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. ³¹And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Mark 12:30-31

¹²This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.  

John 15:12

³⁵By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.

John 13:35

^20“I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; ²¹that they all may be one; as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You, that they also may be one in Us; that the world may believe that You sent Me.”

John 17:20-21

²(F)ulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord of one mind. ³Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. ⁴Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

Philippians 2:2-4

¹⁰Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 

1 Corinthians 1:10

¹⁴For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 

Galatians 5:14

2. The Great Commission: Pray that we would be disciples of Christ, making disciples.

¹⁸ And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

Matthew 28:18-20

Ø    For our families to grow together as disciples.

¹⁵“Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve...But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”

Joshua 24:15

¹Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.

Psalm 127:1

²That the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience; ³the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things. ⁴that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. ⁶Likewise exhort the young men to be sober-minded.

Titus 2:2-6

¹⁹Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.

Colossians 3:19

¹Likewise, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, ²when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. ⁷Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

1 Peter 3:1-2, 7

²⁰Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. ²¹Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.        

Colossians 3:18-21

⁹ How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. ¹⁰With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! ¹¹Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.

Psalm 119:9-11

¹²Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

1 Timothy 4:12

¹Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the difficult days come and the years draw near when you say, “I have no pleasure in them.”

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Ø   For singles and their children to be discipled, using this season to glorify Him

⁷ For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that. ⁸But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am.

1 Corinthians 7:7-8

^32b He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord--how he may please the Lord. ^34b The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit.

1 Corinthians 7:32b, 34b

Ø    In our lives. Pray we would bear fruit following Christ.

⁸By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

John 15:8

And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

Luke 14:27