Praying the Prayers Paul Prayed for the Church

June 26, 2025
Faith Confession

We all know the story of Apostle Paul, who was a fierce persecutor of the church after Jesus had risen. However, after his encounter on his way to Damascus, he became one of the greatest Apostles of Jesus.

First, he traveled to up to 50 cities and planted several churches in these locations. Those he discipled will also set up churches in their localities. Eventually, the letters Paul wrote to these churches make up more than half of the New Testament Books. But that’s not all.

These letters contain the tenets of our faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. In other words, no other person in Scripture demystifies the concept of salvation in Christ as much as the Apostle Paul did. As he wrote these letters, he also prayed for the people of these churches.

Why Do We Need the Prayers Paul Prayed for these Churches?

Now, if he had this depth of revelation about God and salvation, wouldn’t it be wise to pay attention to the prayers Paul prayed for every one of those to whom he wrote?

Well, I believe that based on his revelation of Christ, he’d also be able to understand what manner of prayer should be prayed to better understand and come to the fullness of the essence of salvation.

So, if your aim is ever to pray yourself into God’s perfect design for saving you, why not add the prayers Paul prayed for the churches to your prayer points?

Compilation of the Prayers Paul Prayed for the Churches

Here’s a compilation of the prayers Paul prayed for the church. I compiled this list by going through each chapter of every letter he wrote to all those different churches in different places.

Do well to take some time and pray them for yourself too. You can download the PDF copy of these prayers right here.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. – Paul’s signature opening prayer in almost every letter. I Corinthians 1:3, II Corinthians 1:2, Galatians 1:3, Ephesians 1:2, Philippians 1:2, Colossians 1:2.

The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a sign in every epistle; so I write. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Corinthians 16:23, Philippians 4:23, I Thessalonians 1:1, I Thessalonians 5:28, II Thessalonians 3:17-18.

My heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. Romans 10:2-3.

And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. Romans 16:20.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13.

Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. Romans 15:33.

Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. II Corinthians 2:14.

Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. II Corinthians 9:10-11.

Now I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do what is honorable, though we may seem disqualified. II Corinthians 13:7.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. II Corinthians 13:14.

And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. Galatians 6:16-18.

I do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power. Ephesians 1:16-19.

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:14, 16-19.

Always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:4-6.

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:9-11.

That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death. Philippians 3:10.

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19.

For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. Colossians 1:9-12.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. Colossians 4:12.

And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints. I Thessalonians 3:12-13.

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. I Thessalonians 5:23.

Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. II Thessalonians 1:11-12.

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work. II Thessalonians 2:16-17.

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith. II Thessalonians 3:1-2.

And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you. Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. II Thessalonians 3:4-5.

Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. II Thessalonians 3:16.

The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day. II Timothy 1:18.

Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things. II Timothy 2:7.

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen! II Timothy 4:18.

I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. Philemon 1:4, 6.