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.
Robb's mother, Leigh, passed away unexpectedly on 10/20/26. Prayers for Robb, his sister (Frankie) and his father (Fred) especially.
Submitted 10.25.26 by Robb and Mary Morgan K.
Please pray for my 86 year old grandmother who has (this year) gone through hip and heart surgery. Please heal her.
Submitted 10.25.26 by Anonymously
Son Nick -- begin reading scripture daily; he has asked for a recommendation of a Christian devotional.
Submitted 10.25.26 by Linda W.
Med school interview at VT went really well! Praise God!
Submitted 10.25.26 by Hayden S.
Please help me to be welcoming and hospitable to international students at U Texas in Austin.
Submitted 10.18.26 by Landy L.
I have the next three days with son Nick. Oh Jesus - shine bright in our hearts - taking down strongholds and restoring us to yourself. Christ have mercy!
Submitted 10.18.26 by Linda W.
Please pray for revival across Duke's campus - for people far from Christ to come to know the surpassing worth of knowing Jesus as their Lord and savior.
Submitted 10.18.26 Anonymously
My friend (childhood) Ben M. (30 years old) passed away a couple of weeks ago. Prayers for the Moliterno family - brother Nathan & parents.
Submitted 10.18.26 by Jonathan B.
Caleb, Nick, and Nate - that God would be merciful and draw them and bring them to the end of themselves.
Submitted 10.11.26 by Linda W.
Our daughter's caretaker has given very short notice of changing career path. We would ask for prayer to quickly find the right person/solution to replace her.
Submitted 10.11.26 by Michael and Ashley E.
My friend is having a toxic work environment & contemplating quitting.
Submitted 10.11.26 Anonymously
Two different unrelated friends dying this weekend, & supporting wives/calling out two past predatory pastors from past church and ministry. Heavy load.
Submitted 10.11.26 Anonymously
Biopsy results on a potential infection in my grandma's heel. Prayers for peace and comfort in the time she spends waiting at the hospital this week.
Submitted 10.11.26 by Josie H.
May every member of our city group feel included and know they are loved.
Submitted 10.11.26 Anonymously
Please pray for Duke's campus and student body, for revival in areas of darkness and for the name of Jesus to be magnified on our campus.
Submitted 10.04.26 Anonymously
My hip + foot are injured and I run my marathon next Sunday. Please pray for healing and for me to finish the marathon.
Submitted 10.04.26 by Camryn B.
Roy Meece beginning radiation treatment for cancer. Pray for healing & peace.
Submitted 10.04.26 by Kaylee B.
Trusting the Lord's plan over my life post college.
Submitted 10.04.26 by Peter R.
More friends and Christlike community. I am new to the area.
Submitted 10.04.26 by Abby Grace S.
Please pray for healing for the Spatola family as they grieve the loss of their father, Chris.
Submitted 09.27.26 by Caroline F.
Upcoming trip - time one on one with son Nick - God would draw us to Himself and one another.
Submitted 09.27.26 by Linda W.
My vertigo is back, which always scares me. Please may I know there is a treatment and it helps. God is in control.
Submitted 09.27.26 by Janet M.
I am running a marathon in 7 weeks and my foot is injured. Please pray for my healing.
Submitted 09.27.26 by Camryn B.
Please pray for Duke's campus, for revival among believers and unity among believers. Pray for spiritual curiosity and soft hearts in people in darkness.
Submitted 09.27.26 Anonymously
