Prayer points
Trouble in my church
Conflict, a leader who has failed, or a congregation splitting
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
Psalm 133:1 · King James Version
Father, this is Your house and it is not well. I am grieved, and I am also angry, and I need You to sort out which is which in me.
The prayer points
1. Psalm 133:1
How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.
Psalm 133:1
Restore unity where it can be restored. Let this not end in a split that scars people for a decade.
2. 1 Corinthians 4:5
Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Bring hidden things to light in Your time and Your way. Keep me from being the one who forces it out of anger.
3. Galatians 6:1
Ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Galatians 6:1
If there is restoration to be done, let it be done gently, and let me remember I am not above falling.
4. Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you.
Ephesians 4:31
Take the bitterness out of me before it takes root and outlives the problem.
5. Hebrews 13:17
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls.
Hebrews 13:17
Give my leaders wisdom, and give me the right posture — neither blind nor rebellious.
6. Matthew 16:18
Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Matthew 16:18
Your church will stand. This congregation is not the whole of it, and You are not finished.
Declarations
Say these out loud. Not to convince God — to remind yourself what is true when your feelings are arguing.
- The church belongs to Christ, not to any leader or faction.
- I will not carry bitterness out of this, whatever happens.
- Hidden things come to light in God's time.
- The gates of hell will not prevail against His church.
Father, if I am part of the problem, show me before I go looking at anyone else.