Depth of the church

Foundational Scriptures: Ephesians 3:14-21
"For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen." (Eph 3:14-21 NRSV)

Our Father who is in the Third Heaven, we come by the blood of Christ into the Throne Room. Impart the Grace of Christ, and cover us with your mercy. Give us the grace, heal us with love, and bless us with the communion of the Holy Spirit.

Father pour upon each one of us the Spirit of Wisdom and the Spirit of Revelation; lead and guide us through the Holy Spirit in praying for unity in the body of Christ.

Father we pray for reconciliation, unity, and oneness for the church around the world. Let the walls of division come down between each one of us, let there be bridges of reconciliation built throughout the body of Christ. Let the Holy Spirit come upon each one of us, giving us the revelation of reconciliation, unity and oneness in Christ.

Give all of us believers to have this revelation so that we have faith for reconciliation, have hope for unity, and so that love will be poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit and we will see the true possiblitiy for oneness in Christ.

There is one body, the body of Christ, the church around the world. There is one Spirit, the Holy Spirit that dwells in each member around the world. There is one hope, that hope that is in the hearts of all believers; one Lord, who is Jesus Christ the Lord over every believer in Him; one Faith, that faith of Christ that all true believe have; one Baptism, in which all believers are Born of the Spirit and baptized into one body through faith and grace; One God and Father of all believers in Christ. Father we pray for unity of the Spirit, we pray for the Unity of the Faith, and we pray for the Unity of the Godhead.

Father we pray for the width of the church, we pray for the length of the church, we pray for the depth of the church, and we pray for the height of the church.

Father we pray for the depth of the church; we pray for the sense of community among all believers in Christ from city to city, from nation to nation, and from place to place. We pray for such love to be among the believers within every city around the world.

We pray for healthy, mature, and strong relationships to be formed between believers from many Christian groups, that believers will seek out to love the Lord and love one another. Father we pray the believers will begin to see more eye to eye on things, and those things that we don't see eye to eye, we will show love, understanding and mutual respect for truth that is revealed to each one of us.

Father we pray for basic, practical ways in forming true and real relationship between Christians in other Christian groups in Christ. Father we pray for boldness and faith to reach out and meet Christians on other grounds. Father we pray let the barriers and stumblingblocks that could be hidden, and keeping each believer from seeking relationships with other *believers* in Christ, be *softened* and *smoothed* out before them.

Father we pray that spiritual leaders would be examples in forming true and real relationships with other spiritual leaders in other Christian groups. We pray for the means and ways for relationship building in the church to come upon the hearts and minds of all believers around the world.

Father we pray for the depth of the church; we pray for reconciliation, unity, and oneness in the Depth of the Church. We pray for the church to be fitted together, joined and knitted together, being knit together in love growing together in all things into Him who is the Head –Christ.

Father we pray for revival of unity to come to the church around the world in every city and in every nation. We pray restoration of unity to come to the church around the world. We pray for the growth and *maturity* levels of the city church to *become fully grown* and fully matured.

Father we pray touch everyone around the world with grace, and blessings. Father we pray touch everyone who visits us with supernatural signs, and bless those who are gathered here with insight, healing, anointing, increase in spiritual growth, personal revival, provision in all areas, and blessings upon their homes and loved ones.

We pray in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

Elvis Iverson