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Prayers for Whatcom County and the World
 

Praise and Worship  

And David said: “Blessed are you, O

LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours, O

LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the

victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the

earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are

exalted as head above all. Both riches and honor come from

you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might,

and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to

all. And now we thank you, our God, and praise your glorious

name.” (1 Chronicles 29:10-11, ESV)

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This prayer guide focuses on praying one of the Names of God

over each sphere of our city/county. As we begin 2024 let us lift

the Name of Jesus above all: above family divisions, above

denominations, above preferences, above politics, above the

news, above all that seeks to divide, because Jesus said when

He was lifted up ALL people would be drawn to HIM (John

12:32). David’s prayer (above) is a great example of exalting

God above all. The glorious thing is that when we do, our own

spirits are lifted too. Many people are tired and discouraged

right now. Notice that David proclaims that God is able to ‘give

strength to all.’ (Suggested song to listen/worship with, “I

Speak Jesus” by Charity Gale.)

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Pray for your Church, your City - Pray for your Family, your

Church, your schools.

Pray for the unique setting your church has as a part of the

body of Christ. Pray for the body of Christ to, “Do justice, love

kindness, walk humbly with God” (Micah 6:8)

• We pray/bring justice into our world by ____________

• We show the kindness of God by ____________

• We seek to demonstrate the humility of Christ by _______

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Praying for Whatcom County

Art/Media

Author and Finisher – Hebrews 12:2, “Let us fix our eyes on

Jesus, the author and (editor) finisher of our faith.”

• Praise God for all the faith-based films in 2023 and pray for

those in the works for 2024.

• Pray for Michael and Sherrie Lineau and the series for teens,

“Even the Darkness.” They have met with a media distributor

and the door has been opened for streaming. Pray for

integrity and protection in the business process and funds to

produce 5-10 more episodes in 2024. Pray for Holy Spirit to

draw teens and the perfect timing for release.

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Business

Jehovah-Jireh: The Lord Shall Provide – Genesis 22:8,

“God will provide for himself the lamb for the burnt offering,

my son,” Abraham replied.

• Pray for wisdom for believers to speak into the water rights

issues that will impact businesses, farms, individuals, and

the Native Americans.

• Pray that we as business leaders can grow in our ability to

comprehensively develop strong visions and develop teams

to bring the vision forth – Proverbs 29:18

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Church

Faithful Witness - Revelation 1:5, “Grace and peace to

you…from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first

born from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.”

• Pray for youth ministries of all forms. Youth are hungry for

relationship and the church has an open door to

demonstrate true relationship. Jesus came as Immanuel,

pray for all in youth ministry to demonstrate God’s love in

their being present.

• Pray for the church to have a radical focus on Jesus in 2024.

The enemy seeks to divide but Jesus came to proclaim unity

in Himself. Pray for the church to demonstrate unity

through this election year.

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Development

The God who sees me – Genesis 16:13, “So she called the

name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,”

for she said, “Truly here I have seen Him who looks after me.”

• One non-profit leader asked, “I seek prayer for my

employees and employment transitions and hiring searches.”

• As these brothers and sisters seek to be God’s hand of

healing in others’ lives, their own lives have challenges too.

Pray for their protection.

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Education

Teacher –John 20:16, “Jesus said, “Mary.” Turning to face Him,

she said ‘Teacher’.”

• Pray for a discerning spirit for parents and educators. 1

Corinthians 2:15-16, “The one who is spiritual discerns all

things … we have the mind of Christ.”

• Pray that in 2024 every school will have a group that prays

for &/or prayer walks the school every month.

• Praise for 16 Good News Clubs (13 in the public schools)

reaching almost 400 children – Pray for the schools who do

not have a club and a church to host the club.

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Family

Rock – Matthew 7:24-25, “Everyone then who hears these

words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built

his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came,

and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall,

because it had been founded on the rock.”

• Pray for WCPC (Whatcom County Pregnancy Clinic) as they

renovate (details and finances) and move into a new facility

in 2024. Pray for protection for the staff as they serve very

vulnerable people.

• Pray for Katie Steele and Love Life as they work to create a

culture that honors the sacredness of life in Whatcom

County. Pray for 14 churches to join Love Life as ‘House of

refuge’ churches.

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Government

Lord – Revelation 19:16, “On His robe and on His thigh He has

a Name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.”

• Pray God will strengthen and amplify the voices in

government that work for life and righteousness.

• Pray for the people just entering their term of service after

this last election to be strong voices for righteousness.

Health

Merciful God – Jeremiah 3:12, “I am merciful…” Ephesians

2:4-5, “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love

with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our

trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you

have been saved….”

• Medicare is planning a 9% reduction in coverage for services

like physical therapy. This will challenge both seniors and

providers who seek to serve. Pray for creative solutions.

 

International Missions/Israel/Native Americans

Lord of the Harvest – Matthew 9:37-38, “Then he said to his

disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;

therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send

out laborers into his harvest.”

• Pray for Bangladesh. With over 167 million people, and less

than 1% Christ-followers, Bangladesh represents a massive

harvest field that needs Jesus! Pray that God will send out

many workers, draw many people to Christ, and establish

His Church all across Bangladesh!

• Ps 122:6, “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May they be

secure who love you!” As believers in Jesus, we not only

pray for the peace of Jerusalem, but we pray for salvation

and Harvest - on all sides of the current conflict.

• Pray for the several outreach efforts to the Native kids in

this area. Pray that the Lord of the Harvest doubles the

number of kids at each event.

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Benediction

In Jesus footsteps we seek to glorify the Father in prayer and in

life. Pray again from 1 Chronicles 29 -

“O LORD God of our Father Israel, you deserve praise

forevermore! O LORD, you are great, mighty, majestic,

magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth!

You have dominion and exalt Yourself as the Ruler of all. You are

the source of wealth and honor; You rule over all. You possess

strength and might to magnify and give strength to all. Now,

our God, we give thanks to YOU and praise Your Majestic Name!

(NET)

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PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES IN January/February

LOWPC is partnering with Project Pray for 21 Days of Prayer in

January 2024. Please join us! (projectpray.org)

1) Download the prayer guide 21 Days of Prayer 2024

2) Pray through the 4 points each day for that particular day.

3) Consider joining the nightly prayer call from January 1st,

2024, at 5:30 pm PST. (518) 318-7117 no code needed.

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Day2Pray

Here is a summary of prayer points for Jan/Feb 2024

Praise and Worship – First give God thanks as He is Worthy!

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ART/MEDIA

• Faith-based films in 2024

• Michael and Sherrie Lineau: Teen series “Even the

Darkness”: streaming opportunities and new episodes

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BUSINESS

• Wisdom in Water Rights Legislation

• Vision and teamwork for Christian businesses

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CHURCH

• Increased focus on Jesus

• Youth ministries in the County

• Unity between churches

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DEVELOPMENT

• Employment transitions and hiring searches

• Protection for workers in Non-profit organizations

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EDUCATION 

• Discerning spirit for parents and educators

• Plans for every school to have a group that prays/prayer

walks the school monthly.

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FAMILY –all generations

• Whatcom County Pregnancy Clinic: renovations &

protection

• Love Life adoption program: 14 churches to volunteer as

refuge churches.

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GOVERNMENT

• Strong voices for righteousness for all elected officials

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HEALTH

• Medicare’s potential 9% reduction in service coverage

• Financial challenges for seniors and providers

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INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

• Harvest in Bangladesh

• Salvation for both sides of Israeli / Palestinian conflict

• More Native kids coming to outreach activities

 

Haven Church

Praise: We have an interim Pastor – Terry Bonner – a man of

prayer.

 

Prayer requests:

*Pray that God will increase the number of intercessors and the

intercession in our church.

*Pray for Terry as he leads our church over the next few months

and as he adjusts to a new season of ministry.

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Resources connected to today’s prayers:
Light of the World Prayer Center: www.lowpc.org
Mom’s in Prayer: momsinprayer.org
Claim Your Campus: claimyourcampus.com
Love Life sidewalk training:
The Prayer Covenant: theprayercovenant.org

 

 

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