BounceBack Ministries Marriage Foundation's
12 Prayer Points

1 Corinthians 13:1-8

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails.

Before you endeavor to pray together—make sure that you have first...been praying separately.

Prayer Point #1

Prayer Point #2

Come armed with God’s agenda—don’t use your prayer time together to continue arguments backhandedly!

Pray for mutual changes—not “help/change him…or fix/show her,” because rarely does a change just involve one person. Instead pray, “Lord...show us…”

Prayer Point #3

Allow the Holy Spirit to show you specific Word from the Bible to pray over one another.

Prayer Point #4

Allow the Holy Spirit to show you specific issues that your mate needs you to pray over.

Prayer Point #5

Study one another to learn where prayer is needed.

Prayer Point #6

Use this time to reinforce the things in your spouse that are of value to you.

Prayer Point #7

Use this time to pray for mutual concerns for the marriage and family for God to act on. (That’s agreement!)

Prayer Point #8

Operate in transparency—and trust; don’t use things that you have prayed about as ammunition when you disagree!!!

Prayer Point #9

Prayer Point #10

Pray for your own weaknesses—believe me, your partner will rarely be surprised (but even so, only after the Lord releases you to share these areas.)

Prayer Point #11

Entertain a quiet time after prayer to allow the Holy Spirit to operate in this “after prayer” aroma.

Pray thankfully for your spouse and in reverence to God who hears all our prayers!

Prayer Point #12