God has already revealed to us what his heart is. We should seek to pray what is on the heart of God, and what we know is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning us. If we pray anything according to his will he hears us. The following is a compilation of purposes for the church that I have gleaned from the Word over the years. I trust it is helpful to you as you pray for your church.

1. That we pursue lost people as Jesus did. (Luke 19:10)
2. That we evangelize our circles of influence. (Acts 1:18)
3. That we worship God in Spirit and Truth. (John 4:22-24)
4. That we love God with all our hearts, minds, souls, strength. (Deut 6:5/Lk 10:27)
5. That we all become more like Jesus (I Peter 2:21)
6. That we all be radical followers of Jesus (Luke 9:23-26, 57-62)
7. That we grow strong in faith believing God for great things. (Romans 4:20-21)
8. That we be disciplers, teaching all things that Jesus taught. (Mt 28:19-20)
9. That we learn to pray, fervently and effectively. (Heb 4:16, I Th 5:17, I Tim 2:1-2)
10. That we preach "the Word." (2 Tim. 4:2)
11. That we "admonish" one another daily. (Heb 10:25)
12. That we surrender our bodies as living sacrifices. (Romans 12:1-2)
13. That we henceforth be no longer children but grow up. (Heb 5:12-14)
14. That we henceforth live no longer unto ourselves but for Jesus. (2 Cor. 5:15)
15. That we cease loving the world. (I John 2:15-17)
16. That we be a glorious church w/o spot or wrinkle. (Eph 5:27)
17. That we be holy. (Mt 5:48, I Thes 4:3,7; I Peter 1:16)
18. That we be sexually pure. (I Cor 6:19-20)
19. That we share, break bread, have fellowship in homes. (Acts 2:42-46)
20. That we challenge, train, equip, send, support missionaries. (Acts 13:2-4; 16:5-10)
21. That we are filled with the Holy Spirit. (Eph 5:18)
22. That we bring our children up in nurture of the Lord. (Eph 6:4)
23. That we forsake not the assembling of ourselves together. (Heb 10:25)
24. That we aggressively minister to "little ones." (Mt 19:14)
25. That we identify and exercise our gifts. (I Cor 12, Romans 12, Eph 4)
26. That we sing to the Lord. (Eph 5:19, Col 3:16)
27. That we give thanks in everything, good or bad. (I Thes 5:18, Eph 6:20)
28. That we give to the Lord cheerfully and liberally. (2 Cor 9:6-10)
29. That we trust God to heal our bodies. (James 5:14-16)
30. That we confess our faults, failures, weaknesses, one to another. (James 5:16)
31. That we are able to give a reasoned answer to our faith. (I Peter 3:15)
32. That we resist the devil and he flees. (I Peter 5:8-10, Eph 6:10-18)
33. That we forgive one another and make restitution. (Mt 6:14-15, Eph 4:29-32)
34. That we partake of the Lord’s table worthily. (I Cor 11:26-30)
35. That we follow the Lord in baptism. (Mt 3:14-17)
36. That we love one another so intensely the world sees and believes. (John 13:35)