Welcome to the Prayer page at Idlewild. Here you will find resources such as who and what to pray for specifically, including requests from the leaders of the church, upcoming events, Watchman on the Wall signup, and more.
Our goal is to initiate fresh, heart-stirring prayer content and scriptural, Christ-focused encouragement to motivate Spirt led prayer in the church.
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
(Mark 1:35, 2005 NIV)
I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing…. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
(John 15:5,7 NASB)
Join Pastor Greg Murphy for a time of heart preparation, worship-based prayer, and intercession each Wednesday evening 5:30-6:15 in the Prayer Room beside the Fireside Room. Prayer can lead us to powerfully encounter God in relationship, worship and ministry. Let’s Seek God’s face together!
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Sign up to pray for an hour of the day each week as part of the Watchman Prayer Wall. Click the red button and select any time to pray on the Wall below. The numbers displayed reveal the number of people that have signed up to pray each hour.
| SundaySun | MondayMon | TuesdayTue | WednesdayWed | ThursdayThu | FridayFri | SaturdaySat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 1:00 AM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2:00 AM | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3:00 AM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4:00 AM | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5:00 AM | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 6:00 AM | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 7:00 AM | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 8:00 AM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9:00 AM | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 10:00 AM | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11:00 AM | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12:00 PM | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1:00 PM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2:00 PM | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3:00 PM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4:00 PM | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5:00 PM | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6:00 PM | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7:00 PM | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8:00 PM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9:00 PM | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 10:00 PM | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 11:00 PM | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
You may add your prayer request to our prayer wall using the form below. Once your prayer request is received, we will share it according to your instructions. Feel free to submit as many prayer requests as you like!
Usted puede agregar su petición de oración a nuestra pared de oración utilizando el siguiente formulario. Una vez recibida su solicitud de oración, la compartiremos de acuerdo a sus instrucciones. ¡Siéntete libre de enviar tantas peticiones de oración como quieras!
Please fill in the below. / Por favor, rellene el siguiente formulario.
Prayers for my mom Linda, my father passed away in August, they were married for 56 years. Prayers she is comforted, especially during the holidays.
Sister Teresa in Pa has stage 4 brain cancer in 60’s. Older brother Bill has complications from surgery 86.
Bob is in hospital. We were both positive for covid but he must have passed out,fell, and punctured lung. It showed on X-ray. They are taking care of him at Countryside Hospital. Pray for complete recovery and comfort.
I have a Christian friend who is in her fifties. In the past few years,she have lost her mother,sister and dad. When her dad died, she is now taking care of her deaf nephrew, who is in his early thirties.He is also a special brother in Christ. They are without a home. They are in a local hotel paying week to week in hopes that somethings will come through..It is horrible conditions.Please pray for them to find a home that they can afford on their social security income. Please pray that God will continue keeping a hedge of protection around them. There is power in prayer and I do believe in miracles in The Name of Jesus Christ.
Please pray for my friend's mother who is in hospice. Her name is Nancy.
I am writing to lift a young man N Foster in prayer. I pray for his friends and family and that he is surrounded and knows how very much he is cared for. I pray for Gods love and protection for all.
Please join us in fervently praying for our 11 month old granddaughter who is in the ICU at St Joseph’s Children’s Hospital suffering from seizures, high temp fluctuation, fighting an infection. The doctors have been doing all types of test but all come back negative. Please heal her sickness, give her mother & father strength, give her medical team confidence in their knowledge & treatment. God Bless our precious baby. Thank you
Pray that God will have many praying for us against the atatcks of the wicked against our souls and that God will cause His peace to be present at all times.
For the Lord to bless my loved ones abroad continually.
My son Patrick struggling frredom from drugs he has been doing so well reading Bible, listening sermons then out of blue the anger comes back, mentions suicide..frustration with his life, he is on medication to not use drugs but trying get off of it. Thank you.
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“Oh Lord, how excellent it is to commune with Thee in the early morning hours. Enable me by patience to reproduce these exalted moments of calm into the activities of the day.” – Oswald Chambers “Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for......
“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” (1......
“So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly [fervently] praying to God for him….Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. ‘Quick, get up!’ he said, and the chains fell......
“Prayer obtains fresh and continued outpourings of the Spirit. He alone begins the work of grace in a man’s heart. He alone can carry it forward and make it prosper. But the good Spirit loves to be entreated. And those who ask most will have most of his influence......
