Weekly Prayer Strategy — Aug 23, 2025
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- Aug 23, 2025
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Saturday, August 23, 2025
Back in June, Marilyn wrote about Damien Kurek giving up his seat so that Pierre Poilievre could run, including the Scripture: “Greater love has no one than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
This reminds us that “laying down your life” isn’t only about physical death—it’s a daily choice to surrender our own will and desires for God’s purposes. Jesus described this kind of life in Luke 9: “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.” Daily surrender is a life that says, “Not my will, but Yours be done.”
Romans 12 calls believers to be living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God—our “reasonable act of worship.” This isn’t extreme; it’s the normal Christian life. True spiritual power flows from a daily walk of obedience, listening to God, and staying close to His heart.
This fall, our prayer school will focus on the secret place—what it is, how it fits into everyday life, and why it is vital for spiritual growth. Even now, the call is the same: be a living sacrifice, take up your cross daily, and love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. In surrender, we find true life.
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."
Romans 12:1
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Weekly Prayer Points
Pray that we would be living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, offering our bodies, minds, and actions in worship.
Pray for the grace to lay down our lives in love for friends, family, and those in need, reflecting the love of Jesus.
Pray for opportunities to serve sacrificially and lovingly.
Pray for the courage to walk in obedience, even when it’s challenging.
Pray for the Holy Spirit’s power to flow through our lives as we surrender daily.
Pray for a heart that says, “Not my will, but Yours be done” in every area of life.
Pray for help to release personal ambitions and desires for His purposes.
Pray that we would walk in the same power the disciples experienced—a power that flowed from a fully surrendered life.
Pray that God would fill us with boldness, faith, and the gifts of the Spirit as we follow Him in obedience.
Pray for unity and humility within the body of Christ, that leaders and members alike would walk in surrendered hearts.
Pray for God to raise up a generation of disciples who take up their cross daily and serve faithfully.
Pray that God would help as we prepare the new session of NHOP School of Prayer.
Pray for His anointing, that His Word would run swiftly and be glorified in the hearts and lives of all who attend.
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Galatians 2:20
Blessings,
Chris & Marilyn Byberg
Executive Directors
National House of Prayer
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