The Lord's Prayer Requests

Sitting in many services I attend, there is often a part of the service dedicated to "taking up prayer requests." This is where people state their needs to the congregation for prayer. In most cases, churches spend fifteen minutes taking up prayer requests and a minute and a half praying for them. Nonetheless, I have often wondered, if Jesus were physically sitting in a pew in one of these services, what requests would He ask us to pray about? The answer is found in the Word of God. There are several things the Lord asks us to pray for in His Word:

1) Psalm 122:6 - "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem."
2) Matthew 9:38; Luke 10:2 - "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." Pray for the salvation of the lost and labourers to reach them.
3) James 5:16 - "Pray one for another." Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ.
4) Hebrews 13:7 - "Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God." Pray for our pastors.
5) Hebrews 13:3 - "Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them." Pray for Christians who are persecuted throughout the world, as well as for the salvation of their persecutors.
6) Hebrews 13:18 - "Pray for us." Paul is requesting prayer for himself and those who were labouring with him. Pray for missionaries and those working in the ministry in whatever capacity.
7) I Timothy 2:2 - "For kings, and for all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty." Pray for our leaders and our nation.
8) Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:28 - "Pray for them which despitefully use you."
9) Matthew 26:41; Luke 22:40 - "Pray that ye enter not into temptation."
10)Luke 21:36 - "Pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."