As we come together in prayer on this night of December 31st, we come as a response to the greatness and wonder of God. We come as watchmen who stand humbly before the Lord to ask Him for His purposes in 2026. It's a night of devotion to prayer, a time to tarry, and a time of salvation. Church, we strongly believe we need it now more than ever.
We will worship with prayer throughout the night and move along through these prayer points to keep the fire burning. If you need to slip out at any point, that's ok, but don't stop praying. Take this home with you. Let's be intentional to make prayer a habit in 2026.
Psalm 27:4: “One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple.”
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Prayer Point: Draw near to God in this time. Let Him know your hunger and thirst to know Him. Ask Him to show you areas of your life where you can adjust your time and energy to bring your focus to Him and what He wants to do in and through you.
Luke 10:42: “One thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
- Prayer Point: Desire is satisfied as we sit at His feet. Imagine yourself alone with Jesus, what would you say? What would you ask him? Pray this moment outloud or write it down.
Philippians 3:13–14: “One thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
- Prayer Point: Ask the Lord to reveal what might be preventing you from reaching forward. Have you lost hope? Is your faith wavering? Or maybe you've already forgot the past and reaching forward, but just not sure what that looks like yet. Let God know you're intentions. You recognize the urgency to "wake up" and press toward the goal. You want to step into the upward call of God and you trust He will lead you all the way in 2026.
Prayer is not only communion with God; it is also confrontation with the enemy. When Jesus was on the earth, He came face-to-face with the devil when He was tempted in the wilderness (see Matthew 4 and Luke 4), and every time the enemy tried to tempt Him, Jesus responded with a reference from the Bible. He used the Sword of Truth to defend Himself from the enemy’s attacks. In these exchanges, Jesus didn’t confront the devil as God. He confronted the devil as a man with the Word of God. We should do the same thing.
Knowing that we are in a spiritual battle, God provides spiritual armor and equips us to take a stand when battles come our way.
Read Ephesians 6:13-17
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Prayer Point: Acknowledge that you’re in a spiritual battle. Then, claim the protection God has given you by praying through the different pieces of armor described in Ephesians 6.
Read 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
- Prayer Point: You can command anything that comes against the truth of God and His Word to bow to the name of Jesus. Take a bold stand, praying specifically and confidently through God’s power and His Spirit.
We often worry about our safety and protection. When we feel this way, we can immediately come to God in prayer, pouring out our heart to Him, and battling in the heavenlies by asking for and claiming protection for ourselves and our families in Jesus’ name.
Read 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1, 10:3-5; Romans 12:1-2
- Prayer Point: Share your thoughts and concerns with God. Ask Him for His supernatural protection. He says He will command His angels to guard you in all your ways (Psalm 91:11). Claim this promise and lay everything down before Him trusting His good plans and His power to protect you and those you love.
Our sin separates us from God, but Jesus made a way for us to be reunited with God by covering our sin when He died on the cross. When we accept the gift of salvation we confess our sin. As Christians, confessing and repenting of sin is something we continue to do. By coming clean and repenting before God, He is able to work in our lives and transform us to be more like Him.
Read Romans 10:10; James 5:16; 1 John 1:7-9, 3:8
- Prayer Point: Assume a posture of humility, and without fear of condemnation or punishment, come sincerely to God confessing your sin on a regular basis. Whether your sin feels big or small to you, your sin is still sin and affects your relationship with God. You get His attention when you tell Him your sin and turn from it to follow Him. After you confess, remind yourself and claim the power of the blood of Jesus in your life to wash you clean and make you new.
Forgiveness can feel challenging, but God makes it clear in the Bible that He freely forgives us and we are expected to do the same for others.
Read Matthew 6:14-15; Leviticus 19:18
- Prayer Point: Come before the Lord with humility, honesty, and sincerity. Share the areas in your life where you need to forgive others. Even if you aren’t able to settle a situation with that person, you can settle it with the Lord by forgiving them. As you choose to forgive those who have hurt or offended you, you can also praise and thank God for forgiving you when you didn’t deserve it.
The Bible tells us that pride comes before the fall. Pride can be a very real issue in our lives, but we have the power to overcome it through Jesus.
Read Proverbs 11:2, 16:18, 26:12; 1 Timothy 3:6
- Prayer Point: Practicing humility requires overcoming pride in our lives. Just as you confess other sins, regularly confess your pride to God. Submit it to Him, asking Him to help you walk in humility, free of pride, closed-mindedness, and self-absorption. If you feel like pride is an issue that continues to surface in your life, confess it daily and bring it before God.
Generational bondage is sin that can be passed down from generation to generation. Whether it’s pride, addiction, racism, sexism, abuse, divorce, abandonment, sexual sin, or something else, through spiritual warfare, you can claim the power of Jesus to stop the sin with your generation.
Read Exodus 20:4-6, 34:7; Numbers 14:18; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:1, 12:1
- Prayer Point: Recognize the generational bondage that might be in your life and bring it before God. Ask for His power to defeat the sin that has affected generations of your family. Ask for it to stop right now, with you, and rebuke any sin or anything that tries to pull you away from your relationship with Christ. Pray for protection, healing, and a new path for you and your family.
Our God is a God of miracles. Just as we read about in the Bible, we still see Him perform miraculous healing today. He is our healer, and we can confidently approach Him asking for healing for ourselves or someone we know.
Read 1 Peter 2:24; Psalm 103:2-5; Luke 1:37
- Prayer Point: In faith, ask God for healing. Proclaim His power and goodness, believing and trusting Him to take care of you and those you’re praying to be healed.
God created marriage, and His design for it is good. In marriage, just as in any human relationship, we have to work to love well. We can’t do this successfully in our own power. We need God, who is love Himself, to give us His Holy Spirit and to guide us in our marriage. Marriage is a picture of Jesus Christ and His bride, the Church. As Christian husbands and wives, we have the high honor to represent the love and commitment Christ has for the Church through our love and commitment to each other.
Read Ephesians 5:25-29
- Prayer Point: Thank God for your marriage. Start by asking Him to help you be the best spouse you can be. Ask Him to help you love well and to see your spouse as He sees them. Then, pray for your marriage, asking God to use your marriage to impact the world for Him. Ask Him for protection physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Pray for unity in your marriage and wisdom from Him about how to live your lives as one. Bring to Him anything in your marriage that concerns you, and trust Him to work on your behalf.
God created every person in His image on purpose and for a purpose. We are all unique and have value in the eyes of God. As Christians, we love who God loves and seek to serve others, so it’s important for us to see the value that each person brings to the world. We need to do our part to foster reconciliation, advocate for equality, and work to ensure that every person is treated with dignity, respect, and honor. As followers of Jesus, we have been commanded to do everything we can to promote peace. We are all one in Christ, called to serve Him and others with a Spirit of Unity.
Read Ephesians 4:3-6; Mark 12:28-31; Psalm 139:23-24
- Prayer Point: Recognize the presence of racism in our world, and bring it before God today. Thank Him for creating every person in His image, on purpose, for a purpose. Ask Him to help you embrace your unique design and the uniqueness of others. Pray for eyes to see the ways inequality is at work in the world around you, and pray for boldness to uphold peace, love, and unity in the face of injustice. Ask the Holy Spirit to bring to mind any ways you have not promoted equality and unity (thoughts, words, actions, etc.) or people towards whom you have not shown the love of Christ. Ask for forgiveness, and trust God to help you grow and become an advocate for reconciliation.
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