Prayer is not just submitting our requests to God but also ourselves to Him. Prayer invites the Lord’s presence into our lives, so we practice various prayer methods to cultivate greater awareness of the Lord’s nearness.
As a church, we pray each week for different church and ministry partners in our community and around the world. In the early days of Christ Central, we would pause during our service and take prayer requests each week.
We would like to better engage our congregation and community through prayer this season as a larger church. To do so, we have created a form below that you can use to submit a prayer request. These requests will be submitted to our prayer team and prayed for individually!
View our Prayer Wall of requests here.
1. God has commanded us to pray.
2 Chronicles 7:14, James 5:13, Philippians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:17
How crazy is it that we need to be commanded to commune with the living God? Yet because God knows how prone we are to wander, He calls us to pray as an act of obedience.
2. Prayer is one of the greatest privileges given to the children of God.
Ephesians 2:18, Hebrews 10:19-22, Matthew 27:51
In the Old Testament, only one man could come before the God of the Universe once a year. Because of what Christ has done and because the veil has been torn, we have direct access to our Heavenly Father. What a glorious gift!
3. Apart from God we can do nothing.
John 15:5, Isaiah 40:31, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalms 20:7
It is so easy in our culture of abundance to think that we don’t need God – that we can purchase or achieve everything we want through our gifts and talents. However, the Bible is clear that we cannot do anything apart from God’s sovereign blessing.
4. With God we can do all things.
Mark 11:24, 1 John 5:14-15, Psalms 102:17
Although we can do nothing on our own, in Christ all things are possible. We should have great confidence that if we pray, God will hear us and answer our prayers!
1. With eyes toward the coming kingdom.
Revelation 21:1-5
The Bible gives us a picture of the renewal that Christ will bring when He returns. So, knowing that God’s word is true, we pray with that glorious end in mind, when all things will be made new, and God’s glory will fill the earth like the water covers the sea.
2. Alone and in community.
One of the greatest blessings of prayer is that we can do it anytime and anywhere. Our heavenly Father even encourages us to cry out to Him without ceasing (1 Thes 5:17). Yet, there is much to be gained by praying with one another. Jesus declares that He is uniquely present when two or more are gathered in His name (Matt 18:19-20).
We’d like to encourage each of you to set aside a few times this week to pray with one another–whether in your family, with your City Group, or simply alongside some brothers or sisters that you’ve gotten to know here at the church.
God has been moving in some really powerful ways. Please pray for my discernment and trust as I tried to follow his promptings. I feel a strong calling to move to Durham as my heart is here (in connection with living arts collective, reality ministries, and so much else) Through His intervention/leading I just bought a home in Northwood Cir. I plan to rent it initially, but I look forward to the day when I know it's the right time to move there myself. I love spiritual formation and I'm so grateful for the work God has done in my life and faith. I'm curious to see where he's leading me.
Submitted 07.20.25 Sarah B.
Joshua, 16 yrs old (son), release from Duke UMC after 10 mos 2 wks brain surgery complications.
Submitted 07.20.25 Paul J.
My brother who is attending church for the first time this Sunday.
Submitted 07.20.25 Anonymously
Her parent's patience and tools to grow and guide Sonia's exuberance.
Submitted 07.20.25 by Sonia
Goodbyes in Durham, finding community, and doing a good job teaching in Iowa!
Submitted 07.20.25 by Kaylie P.
My recent engagement - prayers for wisdom, patience, and peace in the planning & for it to be a time of first and foremost drawing closer to God.
Submitted 07.20.25 by Grace D.
Having moved to Fayetteville, I am searching for community and a local church home there. It is a lot of unknown & scary.
Submitted 07.20.25 by Tim Y.
Finding community.
Submitted 07.20.25 by Wyatt L.
Jenna, Senja, Isabella, Zoe, Mave, Patrick, Sam, Eli, Braden, Paige, David, Sonia to surrender their lives to the Lord & accept Jesus as their savior.
Submitted 07.13.25 by Katherine Morgan T.
Finding my next professional role and clarity on where I should move. Depression in underemployment.
Submitted 07.13.25 by Vanessa R.W.
Trusting in the Lord through the job search process and season of change.
Submitted 07.13.25 by Mirabelle
First semester of law school, moving to Raleigh, finding community, dating, Angela (sister) coming back from YL camp.
Submitted 07.13.25 by Mikhail H.
I would love to see my sister, but my aunt won't let me so I hope I see her one day.
Submitted 07.09.25 by Mary E.
Settling into Durham, making friends
Submitted 07.06.25 by Annie M.
People in the hospital, people that are poor.
Submitted 07.06.25 by Cora P.
Having a cardio ablation procedure July 11th. Prayer for an end to Afib.
Submitted 07.06.25 by Bobby P.
Moving to Fayetteville for my new job! Pray for Christian community there and a smooth transition and that I wouldn't be lonely. Both prayer and connections in Fayetteville are appreciated. Thank you!
Submitted 06.29.25 by Tim Y.
Praise for successfully defending my dissertation, and prayer as I transition to teaching in Iowa!
Submitted 06.29.25 by Kaylie P.
Son Nathan home for month -- from Pakistan. God would use this time for drawing him. Hounds of heaven would pursue him and his brothers.
Submitted 06.29.25 by Linda W.
Focus and patience with people.
Submitted 06.29.25 Anonymously
I ask that you pray for the Williams family. My wife is being Induced this Thursday. I ask for prayers for the health and strength of the lord to cover her, Yaneli, as we welcome our new daughter, Ivanna.
Submitted 06.22.25 by the Johnathan W.
