Serving with PrayER
The Power of Prayer in the Life of the Church
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." — Philippians 4:6
Prayer is not just an add-on to the Christian life. It is central to our daily walk with Christ. As members of the Body of Christ, we are invited and commanded to pray. Through prayer, we bring our praises, thanksgivings, needs, and intercessions before our loving and merciful God.
In the Lutheran tradition, we understand prayer not as a way to earn God’s favor or manipulate His will, but as a blessed gift given by Him. It is rooted in our relationship with the Father, through the Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Martin Luther once wrote, "To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing."
At St. Peter’s, we believe in the importance of lifting one another up in prayer, both in times of celebration and in seasons of struggle. The Lord hears our prayers and, in His time and in His way, He answers them according to His good and gracious will.
So we open the opportunity for you to join a St. Peter’s PrayER Team. Each team are a group of individuals committed to regularly praying for specific needs within our church, schools, and community. As a member of the PrayER Team, you’ll receive prayer requests from our PrayER Team Coordinator based on the areas of need you choose to focus on and the number of prayer requests that are received in that area. This is a quiet but powerful ministry that helps build up the Church by bringing the needs of the saints before our Heavenly Father.
You can choose to pray for one or more of the following focus areas:
- Cancer
- Children
- Grief/Mental Health/Addiction
- Hospitalization/Surgery
- Marriage & Family
- Military & Current Needs
- Pregnancy
- Terminal & General Illness
Whether you are a seasoned prayer warrior or just beginning to grow in this spiritual discipline, we invite you to join us.
“The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” — James 5:16
If you're ready to commit to serve in this role, click the button below to sign up and select the areas you feel led to pray for. Once you're signed up, you will begin receiving periodic prayer requests via email from our PrayER Team Coordinator.
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