Use this guide to pray for our community.
This prayer walk has 5 sections. For a PDF of each of the sections click below:
Prayer Guide 1
Prayer Guide 2
Prayer Guide 3
Prayer Guide 4
Prayer Guide 5
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Retail Shops on West Side
Gen. 22:17 – “I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore….”
“Something Special” shop
Dt. 7:6 – “For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be His people, His treasured possession.”
Brasfield & Brasfield Law Office
Ps. 19:7 – “The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul.”
Pray we will find ways to engage this community with the gospel.
Historic Ruffin Theater Ps. 119:126 – “It is time for You to act, LORD; Your law is being broken.” or Ps. 106:3 – “Blessed are those who act justly, who always do what is right.”
Patriot Bank
Mt. 6:19-21 – “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth…But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven. . . For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
South Side of Courthouse
Ps. 100:4 – “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name.”
Retail Shops on East Side
Gen. 22:17 – “I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore….”
Bell on east side of courthouse
Is. 30:21 – “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’”
Ten Commandments on NE side of courthouse
Josh. 1:8 – “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”
Water Tower
Is. 12:3 – “With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.”
Gateway on the Square
Pr. 8:34 – “Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.”
US Post Office
Is. 6:8 – “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here I am. Send me!’”
Drs. Whitley and Hughes Optometrist
Eph. 1:18 – “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you……”
Central Christian Church
Acts 20:28 – “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God…..”
This is the door to Central Christian Church that says, “Pray for funds to continue our outreach program.”
Ps. 68:10 – “Your people settled in it, and from Your bounty, God, You provided for the poor.”
Tipton Co. Election Commission Office
Rom. 13:1 – “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.”
Pray for politicians to protect Christian principles. Pray for the 2020 elections.
First Presbyterian Church Sign
Eph. 2:20 – “…built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the chief cornerstone.”
Historic St. Matthew Episcopal Church
Col. 1:18 – “And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.”
Fleet of Police Cars
Dt. 23:14 – “For the LORD your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you….”
Van for Tipton Co. Aging
Lev. 19:32 – “Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD.”
Pray for caregivers, strength, health and fortitude to do what has to be done.
Covington Civic Center
Eph. 4:12 – “…to equip His people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up….”
Covington Police Dept.
John 17:11b – “Holy Father, protect them by the power of Your Name, the Name You gave me…..”
Retail Shops on NW side
Gen. 22:17 – “I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore….”
HIstoric Hotel Lindo
John 14:2 – “My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?”
Doug’s Sandwich Shop
John 6:57-58 – “Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven.”
Faulk’s Fish Shop
Mt. 4:19 – “Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will send you out to fish for people.”
Court Square Farmer’s Market
John 2:16 – “To those who sold doves he said, ‘Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market.”
Barlow’s Funeral Home
John 2:16 – “To those who sold doves he said, ‘Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market.”
Historic Canaan Church
2 Cor. 5:20a – “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us…
Residences near Canaan Church
Ps. 113:7 – “He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap….”
“Welcome to South Main Historic District
Jer. 6:16 – “This is what the LORD says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls….”
Sidewalk Along South Main St.
Jer. 6:16 – “This is what the LORD says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls….”
Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse
Mt. 18:3 – “…Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven….” How to Pray: -Stop child abuse. – Raise up advocates for children who are the victims of abuse. – Find loving, Christian homes
Covington High School
Prov. 1:7 – “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge…..”
Historic Coca-Cola Building (Currently Rose Construction)
Lam. 5:21 – “Restore us to Yourself, LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old…..”
Patriot Park
Mt. 20:26-28 – “…whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant….just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Covington Water Quality Division and Utility Division
John 4:10 – “Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked Him and He would have given you living water.”
Lk. 23:40-43 – “But the other criminal rebuked him. ‘Don’t you fear God….Then he said, “Jesus, remember me…Jesus answered him, ‘…today you will be with Me in paradise.’”
Covington City Hall
2 Sam. 23:3-4 – “The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘When one rules over people in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings grass from the earth.” Pray for: – Clarity for Mayor Hanson, the Board, department heads, and employees. – For God’s will and for His revealing to Covington leaders what He wants us to do and when. – Peace in Covington and for growth and opportunities for its citizens.
First United Methodist Church
Ps. 122:1 – “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the LORD.’”
Pray for peace and understanding and better race relations among the leaders of the Covington community.
As you close this time in prayer, please ask the LORD of peace to resolve the history of divide among races and for men and women of faith of all color to come together in true, genuine worship of God Almighty!