Pray for: Salvation (Easter Sunday)
Today marks the day of the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Death was forever defeated. Sorrow turned to joy. Our hope is secured for eternity. We rejoice today because Jesus took all the wrath we deserved and bore our sin and shame on the cross. Now, because of Him, if we place our faith in Him, we can live in freedom and spend eternity with our Maker. Our lives are forever changed!
While Christians rejoice today, most of the world does not yet know the true significance of Easter. Pray today that many who have never believed would hear about the hope of Jesus and His resurrection—and that they too would come to share in this rejoicing with us:
Pray that Christians all over the world would boldly proclaim the resurrection of Christ to the unbelievers around them.
Pray that God would send unbelievers to New City to hear of the resurrection and that He would soften their hearts to receive salvation by faith.
Pray that we would witness an overwhelming number of salvations and baptisms through New City on Easter Sunday.
Example Prayer:
Heavenly Father,
We praise You because You are the God of salvation! We praise You because You loved the whole world so much that You sacrificed Your Son to die on the cross, taking the wrath we deserved, and then raised Him from the dead, showing Your power. You are a mighty God who is able to soften even the hardest of hearts.
We confess, Lord, that we often fail to see Your mighty power to save and fall short in sharing the Gospel and proclaiming You. We confess that we sometimes doubt your ability to save those who seem so far form you. Help us remember how you transformed Paul (Acts 9). Give us faith where we have lacked it.
We thank You that You are still in the business of saving souls and turning lives around. We thank You for the work You have done through New City—for those who have heard the Gospel and come to know You—and we thank You for the work You will continue to do.
We ask that on Easter Sunday You would display Your power to save in a mighty way. May the Gospel message be made plain to those present. Would You send many, many people to hear the Gospel and be saved?
We pray You would add, today, many souls to Your Kingdom.
We ask this in Your mighty name, Jesus,
Amen.