28-DAY PRAYER CHALLENGE

CHALLENGE: Each day, pray the daily focus for one person from each category below that fits your life. You may pray for the same people every day or choose different people from each category.
CATEGORIES: Family | Friend | Someone You Regularly Encounter | Someone from Your Church or Community

Week 1 | The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9–13)

Day 1 - August 30
Pray for God's kingdom to be seen in their life.
(Matthew 6:10a)
Day 2 - August 31
Pray for them to know and follow God's will.
(Matthew 6:10b)
Day 3 - September 1
Pray for their needs to be met today.
(Matthew 6:11)
Day 4 - September 2
Pray for them to receive God's forgiveness.
(Matthew 6:12a)
Day 5 - September 3
Pray for them to forgive those who have sinned against them. (Matthew 6:12b)
Day 6 - September 4
Pray for them to resist the temptations they face.
(Matthew 6:13a)
Day 7 - September 5
Pray for them to be delivered from temptations and sins to which they have already fallen prey.
(Matthew 6:13b

Week 2 | Praying for Spiritual Growth

(Colossians 1:9-14)

Day 8 - September 6
Pray for them to have spiritual wisdom and understanding. (Colossians 1:9)
Day 9 - September 7
Pray for them to live a life that pleases God.
(Colossians 1:10)
Day 10 - September 8
Pray for them to grow in their knowledge of God.
(Colossians 1:10)
Day 11 - September 9
Pray for them to have strength.
(Colossians 1:11)
Day 12 - September 10
Pray for them to have patience and endurance.
(Colossians 1:11)
Day 13 - September 11
Pray for them to be filled with joy.
(Colossians 1:11)
Day 14 - September 12
Pray for them to be rescued from darkness and brought into the freedom of Christ.
(Colossians 1:12-14)

Week 3 | Praying for God’s Care (Psalm 23)

Day 15 - September 13
Pray for them to trust God’s care and provision.
(Psalm 23:1)
Day 16 - September 14
Pray for God to give them rest and peace.
(Psalm 23:2)
Day 17 - September 15
 Pray for God to restore their soul.
(Psalm 23:3a)
Day 18 - September 16
Pray for God to guide them in the right paths.
(Psalm 23:3b)
Day 19 - September 17
Pray for God to comfort them as they walk through dark valleys. (Psalm 23:4)
Day 20 - September 18
Pray for them to recognize God’s abundant provision in the midst of difficulty.
(Psalm 23:5)
Day 21 - September 19
Pray for God’s goodness and love to follow them throughout their life.
(Psalm 23:6)

Week 4 | Praying with Hope

(Philippians 1:3-11)

Day 22 - September 20
Thank God for this person.
(Philippians 1:3)
Day 23 - September 21
Pray for them to participate in the work of the gospel. (Philippians 1:5)
Day 24 - September 22
Pray for God to continue and complete His work in them. (Philippians 1:6)
Day 25 - September 23
Pray for their love to grow.
(Philippians 1:9)
Day 26 - September 24
Pray for them to have knowledge and discernment. (Philippians 1:9-10)
Day 27 - September 25
Pray for them to live with sincerity and integrity.
(Philippians 1:10)
Day 28 - September 26
Pray for their life to produce the fruit of righteousness. (Philippians 1:11)