August 2021 – Prayer Focus
August 1 – Divine Wisdom and Insight
James 1:5 “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally… and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
We are praying this week for wisdom as we endeavor to position our lives through Your wisdom to please You dear God! Thank You for the wisdom we so desperately need to live!
August 8 – Strength to Resist Temptation
Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Thank You Heavenly Father that we are strong in the Lord declaring that we shall resist temptation in Jesus’ name, Amen!
August 15 – Strong Hold of UnForgiveness
Genesis 33:4 “And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.”
Pray that the enemy of unforgiveness is not a part of our being as a believer in Christ. We are to forgive. These are clear and precise instructions from God as we pray this stronghold down this week in Jesus’ name, Amen!
August 22 – Decisions!
Prov. 16:33 Revised Standard Version (RSV) “The lot is cast into the lap, but the decision is wholly from the Lord.”
Pray for all decisions that need to made this week are in alignment with the will, way and desires of God. Amen!
August 29 – Bishop Steven Hodge and First Lady, Minister Shirleen Hodge
“And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.” Jer. 3:15
Praying for our leaders, Bishop Steven Hodge, First Lady, Minister Shirleen Hodge and the First Family’s health, strength, favor and power in Jesus’ name Amen!
June 2021 Prayer Focus
June 6th – GWCC 28th Church Anniversary – Theme: Reviving the Dream (June 11 & 13, 2021)
2 Kings 4:35 – “Then he returned and walked in the house to and fro; and went up and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.”
Praying this week for a Church Anniversary Celebration filled with the Spirit of Almighty God from Friday night June 11th until Sunday June 13th morning and night!! Healing will be evident! Deliverance will be evident! Salvation will be evident, and the Spirit of the Lord will be evident moving throughout each service until the dream is revived in all of us in Jesus’ name. Amen and Hallelujah!!!!!
June 13th – Father’s Day (June 20th)
Prov. 4:1 “Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding”
We pray a special prayer of thanksgiving for all the fathers all over the world. We thank God for God-fearing fathers and those who stay in the faith as they live a life pleasing unto their Heavenly Father! God thank You for blessing fathers!
June 20th – Wellness of Body & Mind
Exodus 23:25 “Worship the Lord your God, and His blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you.”
Father we receive your Word and direction, and we believe that complete healing is ours in the name of Jesus!
June 27th – Our Daily Duty
Ps 145:2 – “Every day will I bless thee and will praise thy name forever and ever.”
Heavenly Father, each day presents us with the opportunity to bless you and to bless others. Help us to be faithful stewards of our time today…. in Jesus’ name, amen!
May 2021 – Prayer Focus
May 2 – Thank God for A Mother’s Love (Mother’s Day 5/9/21)
Ephesians 6:2 “Honour thy father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise.”
As Mother’s Day is fast approaching, we are praying for all mother’s everywhere and around the world, praying that everyone will continue to love and honor all mothers, aunties, grandmothers, and surrogate mothers not just on Mother’s Day but each and every day in Jesus’ name!
Acts 16:5 “And so were the churches established in the faith and increased in number daily.”
This week we are praying that as businesses are opening that we are also glad when they said unto me let us go back into the house of the Lord for, we declare it is time for God’s people to come back to the House of God which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth in Jesus’ name, Amen!!
May 16 – Never Doubt God
Psalm 86:2 (AMPC) “… for I trust in You [leaning and believing on You, committing all and confidently looking to You, without fear or doubt].”
We pray this week that God’s people shall never doubt an all-knowing, all-wise, all-sufficient God in Jesus’ name!
May 23 – Do not Allow Your Enemies to Shake You
Leviticus 26:8 “And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword”.
Since God has promised that He would never leave us nor forsake us, we believe it and pray this week nothing wavering that we will not allow our enemies to shake or triumph over us!
May 30 – It is Manifestation Time
John 9:3 (KJV) “Jesus answered, neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.”
We are praying that it is now manifestation time as we have stood on the word of God, lived by faith, trusted in every promise of God and now it is time for manifestation declaring that we shall become what God has destined us to be in Jesus’ name.
April 2021 Prayer Focus
April 4th – Bless the Lord for His Sacrifice
John 3:16 (AMP) “For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] [a]only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
Father it was at the cross is where I first saw the illumination of your love and the burdens of my heart indeed rolled away – it was there by faith that I received and understood your sacrifice and it has brought joy and victory to my soul every day.
April 11th – Deliverance
Ephesians 6:12 (AMP) “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) places.”
Father we thank you that you are not only the Lover of our soul but the Deliverer also. Thank you for setting and making us free from the hand of the enemy in the name of Jesus. We declare our freedom this day in the name of Jesus.
April 18th – Live
Galatians 2:20 “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
We decree and declare that we shall live a life pleasing to God because the life which we now live in the flesh we live by the faith of the Son of God! Therefore, we shall live an abundant and satisfied life in the Son of God!
April 25th – Bishop Steven Hodge and First Lady Minister Shirleen Hodge
1 Timothy 2:1-2 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
November 2020 Prayer Focus
October 2020 Prayer Focus
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil…” Matthew 6:13
Father we thank You that this is another day of freedom and not a day of being bound to any spirits of addiction, habit, compulsion, dependence, need, craving and obsession but are truly free by the blood and the finished work on and at the cross in Jesus'” name! Amen!!
October 18th – Delight Yourself In the Lord
September 2020 Prayer Focus
“The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.” Proverbs 21:31
Praying this week in these uncertain times of COVID-19 for the safety and protection as schools are opening and children all over the nation are now entering back into the classroom. We pray for the safety and protection of the administration, principles, teachers, parents, bus drivers, aides and crossing guard attendants knowing that only the God of this world is the only one that can mount guard against any pandemic, sickness or disease in the schools in Jesus’ name we pray! Amen!!
“Those who trust in the Lord are as unshakeable, as unmovable as mighty Mount Zion!” Psalm 125:1 (TPT)
God, we thank You that our spirit, soul and body is set, fixed and unshakable towards You and You alone! We pray that we will bless the Lord at all times and the praises of the Lord will be continually and forever be in our hearts! We pray that nothing shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus! This is our unshakable and unmovable prayer to our God in Jesus’ name we pray! Amen!
“I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.” Psalm 145:5
We thank God for our First Lady as she celebrates another birthday rejoicing in You dear Father. We pray that this year will the best year ever as she is stronger and healthier than she has ever been in Jesus’ name we pray! Amen!!
“If you bow low in God’s awesome presence, he will eventually exalt you as you leave the timing in his hands.” 1 Peter 5:6 (TPT)
Dear God, the Creator and Maker of this world, the great I AM! The One whom we love and adore! The One who holds our lives in His capable hands! We pray to You dear Heavenly Father, You, who knew us before time was, as we relinquish and surrender everything, everything that we desire or want to have control over, or that we desire or want to take control of, into Your capable, splendid, tremendous, remarkable, amazing, fearsome, astounding, astonishing, loving, affectionate, tender-hearted, compassionate and powerful, powerful hands in Jesus’ name we pray Amen!
August 2020 Prayer Focus
“Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good.” Romans 12:9(a) (MSG)
We decree and declare praying in the authority of Jesus Christ, the Risen Savior, that we shall not be off centered, not blurred, or out-of-focus, toward the promises of God and His Word! As we pray, we are announcing to the enemy that, this is the day which the Lord has made, and we will rejoice and be glad in it, no matter what the enemy tries to do to get us off-centered, through deception or manipulation, we are praying that we shall stay right in center of Jesus’ will as we experience His love, His joy, His peace and His healing power for our lives in Jesus’ name, Amen!
“Whoever attempts to restrain her [criticism] might as well try to stop the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.” Proverbs 27:16 (AMP)
We are praying and proclaiming one word: Unstoppable! Loving the Lord with our whole heart, strength, and soul, unstoppable! Announcing to the devil no fear, anxiety or control over our mind shall not succeed because our faith and trust in Jesus is greater, stronger and unstoppable! Amen!
“But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.” James 1:14
Father God, we are finally dissatisfied and weary in our will so, therefore, we are praying to You, the only One that can help us as we are declaring that our will, shall not be coerced, forced, pressured, strong armed, compelled, bullied or intimidated anymore because of the conditions or state of affairs in our lives which has tempted us to do the wrong thing at the wrong time! We are determined and tenacious in this prayer to let the devil and the enemy of our faith know that we are going to uphold a spiritual standard of faith, cleanliness, righteousness, truth, holiness, correctness, and love as You renew our minds to yield not to temptation today, but allow thy Will be done, thy Kingdom come in us as it is in Heaven in Jesus’ name, Amen!
“And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.” 1 Kings 18:24
We thank You God because You answer by fire during our drowning situations! Hallelujah! We overcome these downpours of false accusations, downpours of lack, downpours of bad decisions, downpours of fear, downpours of sickness, depression, oppression, and despair because of Your consuming fire that burns out each and everything that doesn’t line up to the Word of God in our lives! We say and pray thank You in Jesus’ name, Amen!
July 12 – A Spirit of Worship
