January 2026
Month of Prayer
We are calling the entire Village Church family to join us in prayer for the month of January! It’s the perfect time of year to increase our focus on prayer and give God the first month of the year in prayer.
Prayer helps us fully submit ourselves to what God wants and align with God’s agenda, allowing him to do his work through us in whatever way he sees fit.
So, each week we have a different topic to pray for, and we invite you, as a part of Village Church, to join us in taking intentional time to pray for these things. You can see the weekly prayer topics below.
Not totally sure about prayer? We’ve prepared resources below where you can learn more about it!
Weekly Prayer topics:
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Week 1:
Seek God in surrender
SUNDAY, January 4
Day 1
- Scripture: Psalm 27:8
- Prayer: Lord, help me begin this month by seeking your face with openness and trust.
- Reflection: Ask God to soften anything in your heart that is resistant.
MONday, January 5
Day 2
- Scripture: Psalm 139:23
- Prayer: Search me, God, and reveal any distractions that keep me from you.
- Reflection: What is competing for your attention?
TUESday, January 6
Day 3
- Scripture: James 4:8
- Prayer: Draw near to God and ask Him to draw near to you today.
- Reflection: Take two minutes of silence before God.
WEDNESday, January 7
Day 4
- Scripture: Matthew 6:10
- Prayer: Father, align my desires with your kingdom today.
- Reflection: What desire needs surrender?
THURSDAY, January 8
Day 5
- Scripture: Psalm 51:10
- Prayer: Create in me a clean heart and renew my spirit.
- Reflection: Confess one burden you need God to cleanse.
FRIDAY, January 9
Day 6
- Scripture: Isaiah 26:3
- Prayer: God, steady my mind and give me your perfect peace.
- Reflection: Where is worry stealing your peace?
SATURDAY, January 10
Day 7
- Scripture: Philippians 3:8
- Prayer: Help me count everything as loss compared to knowing you.
- Reflection: What good thing might God be asking you to hold loosely?
Sunday, January 11
Day 8
- Scripture: Psalm 127:1
- Prayer: “Lord, build your house — and build my heart through fasting.”
- Reflection: Ask God what kind of fast He is inviting you into this week.
Monday, January 12
Day 9
- Scripture: Joel 2:12
- Prayer: “Help me return to you with all my heart as I fast today.”
- Reflection: Fasting is not a punishment. It is returning.
Tuesday, January 13
Day 10
- Scripture: Matthew 6:17–18
- Prayer: “Father, as I fast, meet me in the secret place.”
- Reflection: God sees what we surrender.
Wednesday, January 14
Day 11
- Scripture: Isaiah 58:6
- Prayer: “Let this fast realign my desires to what matters most.”
- Reflection: Pray for freedom and clarity wherever you feel stuck.
Thursday, January 15
Day 12
- Scripture: Nehemiah 1:4
- Prayer: “Lord, give us clarity, unity, and favour in the National Ministry Centre process.”
- Reflection: Nehemiah fasted before building — so do we.
Friday, January 16
Day 13
- Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9
- Prayer: “Show your strength in my places of weakness as I fast today.”
- Reflection: Let hunger become a reminder of grace.
SATURday, January 17
Day 14
- Scripture: Ephesians 4:3
- Prayer: “Unify our church and leadership as we fast and pray for the National Ministry Centre.”
- Reflection: Fasting binds us together in shared dependence.
Week 2:
Seek God for our house
(National Ministry Centre)
Week 3:
Seek God for Local, National, and Global Impact
sunday, January 18
Day 15
- Scripture: Acts 16:14
- Prayer: Ask God to open hearts across our city as Alpha approaches.
- Reflection: Pray for five people by name that you would love to attend Alpha.
Monday, January 19
Day 16
- Scripture: Romans 10:14
- Prayer: Pray for boldness and compassion as our church invites people.
- Reflection: Who in your life is spiritually curious?
Tuesday, January 20
Day 17
- Scripture: Matthew 11:28
- Prayer: Pray for guests who feel weary or spiritually distant to come and find rest.
- Reflection: Pray that nothing stops them from attending.
Wednesday, January 21
Day 18
- Scripture: Proverbs 31:8–9
- Prayer: Pray for God to strengthen and protect the vulnerable in our city — the lonely, the struggling, the overlooked, and the marginalized.
- Reflection: Ask God to show you how you can be a voice of compassion and justice.
Thursday, January 22
Day 19
- Scripture: Micah 6:8
- Prayer: Pray for peace and justice to grow in Vancouver and in the nations where our partners serve.
- Reflection: Pray for leaders, organizations, and churches working for righteousness.
Friday, January 23
Day 20
- Scripture: Romans 10:15
- Prayer: Pray for protection, boldness, provision, and fruitfulness for all of our global partners.
- Reflection: Ask God to open new doors for hope, compassion, and gospel witness in their regions.
SATURday, January 24
Day 21
- Scripture: Habakkuk 3:2
- Prayer: Pray for spiritual awakening in Vancouver — in schools, workplaces, families, and neighbourhoods.
- Reflection: Ask God to bring stories of transformation that strengthen the whole church.
Sunday, January 25
Day 22
- Scripture: Psalm 78:4
- Prayer: Pray that our kids discover the greatness of God at a young age.
- Reflection: Pray for every volunteer teaching this week.
Monday, January 26
Day 23
- Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:12
- Prayer: Pray for our youth to be examples in faith, love, and purity.
- Reflection: Pray for strength against peer pressure.
Tuesday, January 27
Day 24
- Scripture: Matthew 19:14
- Prayer: Pray for the hearts of children to feel welcomed and valued in our church.
- Reflection: Pray for families who are struggling.
Wednesday, January 28
Day 25
- Scripture: Isaiah 44:3
- Prayer: Ask the Spirit to pour out fresh hunger on our youth.
- Reflection: Pray for their friends who do not yet know Jesus.
Thursday, January 29
Day 26
- Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:6
- Prayer: Pray for parents to disciple and lead their homes well.
- Reflection: Pray for grace over tired parents.
Friday, January 30
Day 27
- Scripture: Psalm 71:17
- Prayer: Pray for our Jr. Youth and Sr. Youth ministry teams.
- Reflection: Pray that God raises new leaders.
SATURday, January 31
Day 28
- Scripture: Luke 2:52
- Prayer: Pray for every child and student to grow in wisdom, stature, and favour.
- Reflection: Pray over schools and teachers.
Week 4:
Seek God for the next generation
How to Pray
Click here for our Personal Prayer webpage with information on how to pray, tips to make it happen, and other FAQ’s about prayer.
Simply put, praying is talking to God and listening to Him.
God knows what we are going to pray about, it is more a matter of us connecting with Him. Romans 8:26-27, “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And He who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”
By spending time with God in talking to Him and listening to Him through the Bible (His word to us), and through Him speaking through others, we deepen our relationship with Him. The more connected we are to Him the more the desires of His heart become the desires of our heart. This helps us as we pray, as we want His will and His affections to be ours.
For this month of prayer, we encourage you to pray through our weekly topics listed above. After January, go to the Personal Prayer webpage and follow the guide there to continue praying daily.
Why Pray?
Because we get to! Through Jesus’ death and coming back to life, He made a way for us to talk directly with the God of the universe! We don’t need to set up an appointment, we can talk to Him anytime. It is about us joining with God, and bringing about His plan in us and through us.
Because we love Jesus and want to talk to him.
Because God tells us to. It is a primary means for deepening our relationship with Him, growing in wisdom, strength, encouragement, battling the enemy, praising Him, seeking healing and hope, praising Him, and more.
There is power in prayer individually. We align ourselves with God in His presence, purposes, and power. We ask God to move in certain ways and He hears us and can be moved. We praise Him by pouring out our hearts to Him.
There is power in prayer when we come together. We can support each other, and we can join together united under God. We are part of one body, yet we have different giftings and ways of seeing things (1 Cor. 12:18-20). The beauty of this is that when we pray together, we will pray differently from each other and this can open us up to pray for things or pray in ways that we may not have thought on our own. Yet, we pray with one spirit and we can pray with unity and support.
