EPHESIANS, COLOSSIANS, PHILIPPIANS AND GALATIANS PRAYERS

 EPHESIANS, COLOSSIANS, PHILIPPIANS AND GALATIANS PRAYERS

 Ephesians 1:18-19, 3:16-19; Philippians 1:3,9:11; Colossians 1:9-10, 23; 2:6; 3:1; 4:3, 12; Galatians 5:18,22 6:8I have not stopped giving thanks for _________________, remembering _____________in my prayers. I ask that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give ____________ the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, [of insight into mysteries and secrets] so that (he/she) may know (the deep and intimate ) knowledge of Him. I pray also that the eyes of ____________'s heart may be enlightened (eyes of your heart flooded with light) in order that (he/she) may know the hope to which He has called (him/her), the riches of (his/her) glorious inheritance in the saints, (His set-apart ones) and[that you can know and understand]  His incomparably great power for us who believe. I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen ____________ with power through His Spirit in _____________'s inner being, so that Christ may dwell in ____________'s heart through faith. And I pray that ____________ , being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that may be filled to the measure of all the full fullness of God. And this is my prayer: that ____________'s love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that ____________ may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. I always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for ________________, because I know of your faith in Christ Jesus. I pray that God would fill ____________ with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And I pray this in order that may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that ____________ may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully give thanks to the Father, who has qualified ____________ to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. I pray that ____________ continue in (his/her) faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the Gospel. I pray that just as ____________ has received Christ Jesus as Lord, that he/she continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith, and overflowing with thankfulness. Since ____________ is raised with Christ, may ____________ set his/her heart on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. And may his/her mind be set on things above, not on earthly things. And I pray that God may open a door for ____________'s message, so that ____________ may proclaim the mystery of Christ. And I pray that may proclaim it clearly. May ____________ be a wrestler in prayer for others. May (he/she) stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured. I pray that ____________ will live by the Spirit, keep step with the Spirit and be filled with the Spirit.  May the fruit of the Spirit increase: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. May ____________ sow to please the Spirit. I pray that ____________ will be led by the Spirit so that (he/she) will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature because ____________ sin nature is dead and ____________may glorify You in every way. AMEN