Prayer Resources
‘Rejoice always, pray continually!’
Thessalonians 5:16-18
Sometimes we don’t have the words to pray or even know where to start.
When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you – Matthew 6:6
Here’s a prayer that you can pray now – or anytime! The Lord’s Prayer is the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples, when they asked him how they should pray.
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
The text of The Lord’s Prayer is found in two slightly different versions in the New Testament – Matthew 6.9–13 and Luke 11.1–4
The prayer as we use it today is a version that was adapted by the early Christian communities from the two Gospel texts, and it was taught in this form to new converts.
The final sentence, giving glory to God, is called the doxology. It is not part of the New Testament text, but was added very early on.
Prayer Resources
There are lots of different styles of prayer, quiet, contemplative, and contending on your own or corporately in a service or gathering at church.
We hope that these resources will help to inspire you to find the motivation and time to include prayer more in your life everyday.
Lectio365 App (from 24-7 Prayer)
A helpful way to get into a rhythm of praying morning and evening is to download the Lectio 365 app. It has short daily reflections to help you pray using the bible everyday.
There’s also Lectio for Families – free devotionals for families to do together.
Inner Room app
Organise your prayer life with this free app that helps you use our phone as a prayer tool.
The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
Download the Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel app for everyday reflections and prayers. There’s three different editions to choose from Classic, Youth or Express.
Using the bible to pray is brilliant!
Get the Bible
Download the YouVersion Bible app for free. In addition to the bible, it has study plans and lots of other content.
Buy a physical Bible
If you don’t have one, we recommend buying a physical bible too, to help you when you pray. This is the one we use in our services at Chanctonbury.
Going through a tough time?
Look for the Psalms, in the middle of the bible – they help us with the words to use in prayer; they include a comprehensive expression of the full range of our emotions. They help show us how to be honest with God, connect with other believers, and pray with faith and confidence across all life’s circumstances. They model how to transform our hearts to worship, even amidst suffering.
Stream online worship and prayer
Another powerful way of centering yourself on the Lord and saturating your mind and spirit with His presence is through prayerful worship.
We recommend: Upperroom – The Prayer Room
They live stream worshipful prayer sets Monday – Saturday.
28-day devotional
Do you feel disconnected from God? Distracted and finding it hard to get into a rhythm of daily time in the ‘secret place’ with Jesus? This 28 day devotional helps you develop daily practices to become aware of God’s presence, daily bible based devotionals, prayers and reflective questions to help you prioritise your emotional and spiritual health.
We recommend: The Practice of Being with Jesus, Chris Cruz
Prayer Storm
There is power when we pray together corporately.
Do you want to grow in prayer and intercession?
We recommend: Prayer Storm on YouTube
Prayer Storm is a movement of worship, prayer and fasting which exists to provoke a spiritual awakening by raising an army of praying warriors.
Join us to pray
There are opportunities each week to gather to pray in-person – see the Calendar for upcoming prayer times.