Prayers of the People

(Sundays May 4 – July 27, 2025)

Overview:

Revelation 5:8 contains the beautiful image of the prayers of God’s people being presented to the

Lamb on his throne, as incense filling up golden bowls. And thus we see the importance of the

pragmatic instruction in Ephesians 6:18 - And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of

prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s

people.

The hunger for prayer and desire to pray is bubbling in Storyhill, and yet there are plenty of

questions about what prayer is and should look like. We want to take our summer

months to look at a variety of prayers from the Bible. We will offer some practicalities for

prayer, to be sure, but we are primarily giving permission to take all requests and all situations to

our Father who is in heaven. He is with us and he hears the prayers of his people, whether we are

confident or not.

Know: We can pray (in the Spirit) on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. (c.f.

Ephesians 6:18)

Do: Go to God with something specific that we don’t often/ever take to God … and see what

happens.

Weeks:

May 4 – Lord’s Prayer [practical, if I’m tired of the formula]

May 11 – Paul (Ephesians 3) [actively praying for others]

May 18 – Elijah (1 Kings 19)

May 25 – Jesus High Priestly Prayer (John 17)

June 1 – “Why Have You Forsaken Me” (Psalm 22)

June 8 – Hannah (1 Samuel 2)

June 15 – Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20)

June 22 – Solomon (1 Kings 8)

June 29 – Hagar (Genesis 21)

July 6 – Stephen (Acts 7)

July 13 – Jonah (Jonah 2)

July 20 – Aaron (Numbers 6)

July 27 – David/Healing (Psalm 30) [in convo with James 5, Matthew 8, 2 Corinthians 12]