5 Things to Pray for Your City: Prayers that Change Things for Your Church, Community and Culture (5 Things to Pray)
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Overview
Our cities are full of people, full of needs, and bursting with opportunity. The United Nations estimates that 60% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2030.
Urban churches have the world on our doorstep. But if we want to see God work in our cities and through our churches, we need to pray.
That’s where this little book is designed to help. It will enlarge your vision and equip you to pray passionately and powerfully for the salvation and renewal of your city.
Each chapter takes a passage of Scripture and suggests 5 things to pray for an area of city life. Because when we pray in line with God’s priorities as found in his word, our prayers are powerful and effective (James 5: 16)and that’s a truly thrilling prospect.
This book has been developed in partnership with London City Mission and Redeemer City to City, and is flexible enough to be used whatever your urban context.
Use this book to:
Guide your prayers during your personal quiet times
Equip church members to pray meaningfully for your city
Help you prepare expressive public intercessions for church
Fuel your church prayer meeting
Initiate and take part in a city-wide prayer movement
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- Equips you to pray passionately and powerfully for the salvation and renewal of your city.
- Takes a passage of Scripture for each chapter.
- Suggests 5 things to pray for an area of city life.
- Foreword and series introduction
- Introduction: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Life in the City:
- Relationships
- Work
- Rest
- Creativity
- Care
- Justice in the city:
- Governance
- Economic and social integration
- Crime and gangs
- Marginalized people
- Race and integration
- Church in the city:
- A prayerful church
- A holy church
- A global church
- A diverse and united church
- A growing church
- Witness in the city:
- The salvation of the city,
- Young people
- Older people
- Internationals
- Heavenly city
There is no better help and guide I know for the task of praying for your city than this book.
Timothy Keller, The late Founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and Chairman of Redeemer City to City.
This is a wonderfully practical resource to help churches and small groups pray for their city in meaningful and specific ways. Written by two people who are immersed in city ministry, it breathes realism and understanding and gospel expectation. It could be turned to again and again throughout the year with great benefit.
Trevor Archer, London Director, FIEC, UK