Weekly Prayer Groups
We encourage every member of Reality to meet with two or more other believers to pray for the church once a week. We've created an online guide to help lead you through a 30 minute session of praise and intercession around each week's topic.
This Week's Topic
Pray that Jesus Christ would be our source of righteousness.
Psalm 52
For the director of music. A maskil[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.” 1 Why do you boast of […]
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For the director of music. A maskil[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”
1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
Why do you boast all day long,
you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 You who practice deceit,
your tongue plots destruction;
it is like a sharpened razor.
3 You love evil rather than good,
falsehood rather than speaking the truth.[c]
4 You love every harmful word,
you deceitful tongue!
5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living.
6 The righteous will see and fear;
they will laugh at you, saying,
7 “Here now is the man
who did not make God his stronghold
but trusted in his great wealth
and grew strong by destroying others!”
8 But I am like an olive tree
flourishing in the house of God;
I trust in God’s unfailing love
for ever and ever.
9 For what you have done I will always praise you
in the presence of your faithful people.
And I will hope in your name,
for your name is good.
1. Begin with praise.
Before we ask God for anything, let's start by remembering and declaring God's character and nature, giving him praise for who He is and what he's done.
Example:
"Lord, You are..."
"Lord we praise You for your..."
"Thank You that You have..."
2. Now, let's ask.
In light of God's character and faithfulness, begin to present your requests to Him. Remember to ask boldly, like a child seeking the help of a father!
Example:
- Pray that we would be sober minded when faced with the reality of judgment and that it would spur us on to share the good news of the Gospel
- Pray that there would be great rejoicing as we rest in the righteousness of Christ
3. End with thanks.
Conclude with a time of thanksgiving, trusting that God is faithful to answer our prayers in accordance with His will.
Example:
"Lord we trust you with ________."
"You will be faithful to ________."