As a tool to help you pray for churches in Santa Cruz County, we have compiled the following list of prayer points, inspired by the letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3. It’s important to remember, as you are praying for an individual church, that the church is not the organization or the building — it’s the people. So as you use these prayer points, remember that you are praying for the people in the congregation.

Prayer Points From Revelation 2:1-7 (the letter to the church at Ephesus)

1. Pray that the church will be characterized by good works, hard work for God’s kingdom, and perseverance (Revelation 2:1a).
2. Pray that the congregation will not endure evil people and will test those who claim to be God’s messengers by comparing the word of those messengers with the Scriptures (Revelation 2:1b; Acts 17:11).
3. Pray that the church will not grow weary in the face of difficulty (Revelation 2:3; Hebrews 10:32-39).
4. Pray that the people in the congregation will cling to God’s love for them (Revelation 2:4).
5. Pray that the church’s people will maintain the fervor of the first days of their relationship with God and that they will do the deeds they did during those first days (Revelation 2:5).
6. Pray that the church will not see their freedom in Christ as a license for immorality (Revelation 2:6, 14-15; Titus 2:11-15).

Prayer Points From Revelation 2:8-11 (the letter to the church at Smyrna)

7. Pray that the church will recognize the source of their true wealth (Revelation 2:9a).
8. Pray that the people in the church will remain faithful to God in the midst of opposition (Revelation 2:9b).
9. Pray that the church will meet suffering without fear (Revelation 2:10a).
10. Pray that the church will be faithful to God in the midst of suffering (Revelation 2:10b).

Prayer Points From Revelation 2:12-17 (the letter to the church at Pergamum)

11. Pray that the church will be faithful to God in the face of temptation and threats (Revelation 2:13).
12. Pray that the congregation will refuse to participate in idolatry in all its forms and that they will flee from immorality (Revelation 2:14-15; 1 Corinthians 6:18; 8:1-13; 10:25-33).

Prayer Points From Revelation 2:18-29 (the letter to the church at Thyatira)

13. Pray that the church will be characterized by good deeds and that those deeds will increase in number and effectiveness (Revelation 2:19a,f).
14. Pray that the congregation will be characterized by godly love (Revelation 2:19b).
15. Pray that the church will be characterized by faith (Revelation 2:19c).
16. Pray that the people in the church will be characterized by service to others (Revelation 2:19d).
17. Pray that the church will be characterized by perseverance (Revelation 2:19e).
18. Pray that the church will not tolerate false teachers (Revelation 2:20).
19. Pray that the congregation will hold fast to the faith (Revelation 2:25).

Prayer Points From Revelation 3:1-6 (the letter to the church at Sardis)

20. Pray that the church would be alive, not only in reputation but in reality (Revelation 3:1).
21. Pray that the congregation would become stronger in their faith (Revelation 3:2a).
22. Pray that the people in the congregation would continue in good works (Revelation 3:2b).
23. Pray that the church would repent of its sin (Revelation 3:3).
24. Pray that the people in the church would be characterized by purity (Revelation 3:4).

Prayer Points From Revelation 3:7-13 (the letter to the church at Philadelphia)

25. Pray that the church would keep God’s word (Revelation 3:8d).
26. Pray that the church would not deny Jesus’ name and character (Revelation 3:8e).
27. Pray that the congregation would have such an influence in their community that those who originally opposed them and their faith would come to faith in Christ (Revelation 3:9).

Prayer Points From Revelation 3:14-22 (the letter to the church at Laodicea)

28. Pray that the church would not be lukewarm in their faith but would instead be zealous (Revelation 3:15-16).
29. Pray that the people in the congregation would be able to correctly evaluate and understand the state of their relationship with God (Revelation 3:17).
30. Pray that the congregation would respond well to God’s correction and discipline (Revelation 3:18-19).
31. Pray that the people of the church would see intimacy with God (Revelation 3:20).

Finally, pray that the people in the congregation will be attuned to what the Spirit is saying to the church and that they will remain faithful to God until the end (Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22).