"Whatever You Ask in My Name..." - 19 October 2025

Lord Jesus, you invite us to come and present our requests in your name, “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son” (John 14:13). And so, we come to you, through you, and in submission to you.

Compassionate Lord who ate with tax collectors and sinners, who came not to call the righteous but sinners; we pray for those who are unbelievers and those who have strayed away (…). Save them, change them, cleanse them, make them utterly yours. And help us to be part of that amazing-grace work!

We pray, O Lord, that of your great goodness, you would comfort, strengthen, aid, and fortify those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble, trial, sorrow, sickness, or any other adversity (…).

We beg you to rule the hearts and ambitions of all who bear the authority of government in this and every land. May they be led to wise decisions and right actions for the peace and welfare of our world. We pray this especially right now for Madagascar as they are on the edge of civil war and bedlam! And with regard to those groups and gangs of people banded together to do evil – such as Hamas in Palestine; or those volent gangs in South Africa such as the Numbers Gang, the Mongrels, the Junky Funky Kids, and more; or those in the U.S. and Oklahoma who are pushing perversion and immorality on the vulnerable by use of force and intimidation, such as Tren de Aragua, 107 Hoovers, Shotgun Crips, Bloods, Folk Nation, Peoples Nation, Sureños, and others, we pray with the Psalmist: Arise, O LORD! Let not man prevail; let the nations (and gangs) be judged before you! Put them in fear, O LORD! Let the nations know that they are but men (Psalm 9:19-20)!

We pray for your Church all over the world, this congregation, and First Indian Baptist Church, First Southern, 40th St. Baptist, and Graceway Baptist Church. Lord, you promised that you were building your church on the rock-solid reality that you are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God, and therefore the gates of hell would never prevail against your church (Matthew 16:18). Therefore, please preserve your church from the cunning works of Satan so that our thoughts would not be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to you (2 Corinthians 11:3), so that we would not be ignorant of his designs and outwitted (2 Corinthians 2:11). For those congregations who desire to stand against the schemes of the devil (Ephesians 6:11) clothe them with the whole armor of God and support them to stand. But for those churches in the greater OKC area that have been beguiled by the evil one’s subtle promises of relevance and magnitude, who have a reputation for being alive but are really dead (Revelation 3:1), awaken them and grant them to be strengthened and that their godly works would become complete in your sight.

And now, in the power of the Spirit, in the presence of your Son, and in joyful gratitude we join our hearts and voices to pray as we have been taught, Our Father…