Partnering in Prayer

Week 3 – Pray in Community

Learning to Pray Together

Prayer Practice: Partnering in Prayer

Day 16, Monday, January 19

“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
—Galatians 6:2

Who is my “one another?” That’s the power and the importance of the local church. When we’re not committed to a local church body, a large portion of the New Testament remains ambiguous to us. However through formal commitment to a local church (like membership!) we’re identifying our “one anothers” and the scripture’s commands for how we’ve to love and engage with our community begin to come into focus.

Here’s another beauty of Christian community - it’s not limited to the people around us that we like or that we choose to be with. In Christian Community we surrender the control we have over “our people” and instead of choosing who we love, we simply love those around us. In doing so we also learn to pray for those we don’t know or don’t relate to or might not normally pray for.

Today’s practice invites you to step into the shared prayer life of the church.

How to Practice

First, sign up for the church prayer chain. This allows you to receive prayer requests from across the body—needs, praises, and moments where prayer is especially needed.

Second, pray along with the Pray First guide prepared each week by the church. Instead of deciding on your own where to begin, allow the shared prayers of the church to lead you.

As you pray:

• Pray attentively

• Pray with names and situations in mind

• Pray trusting that others are praying alongside you

You don’t need to pray through everything at once. Faithfulness matters more than coverage.

Gentle Reminder

You were never meant to carry the weight of the church by yourself. When you partner in prayer, your prayers join a larger work God is already doing—one burden, one name, one moment at a time.