First Baptist Church
1279 Friendship Road
PO Box 780368
Tallassee, Alabama 36078
(334) 283-2287
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40 Days of Prayer

Tuesday, January 1 - Saturday, February 9

40 Days of Prayer is a time for us as a church family to begin our year with vigorous prayer, asking God to mature us spiritually, to lead us in ministry, and to empower our witness.

Key Dates:

  • Prayer Room Vigil: January 6-13 (pray through the telephone book, Upward basketball rosters, & church directory)
  • Solemn Assembly: Sunday Evening Service, January 6
  • Five Special Editions of Adult Prayer Meeting: January 9, 16, 23, 30 and February 6
  • Spiritual Warfare Training: Sunday Evening Service, January 13
  • Cottage Prayer Meetings: January 13-27 on their own time – not during church hours – between January 13 and January 27
  • Lighthouses of Prayer Training: Sunday Evening Service, January 27
  • PrayerWalk Tallassee area neighborhoods: Sunday afternoon, February 3, 3:00 PM (no PM service that night)
  • Great Commission Prayer Conference, First Baptist Church, Montgomery, Friday-Saturday, February 8-9

Be sure and pick up your 2008 40 Days of Prayer Devotional Guide in the church foyer or the Phase II hallway!

Download the 40 Days of Prayer Devotional Guide in Publisher or in PDF.

Download the 40 Days of Prayer Devotional Guide: Student Edition in Publisher or in PDF.


Individual Prayer Worksheet Downloads (in PDF)
Praying for Myself
Praying for My Spouse
Praying for My Future Spouse
Praying for My Children
Praying for My Friends
Praying for My Neighbors
Praying for My Classmates
Praying for the Lord's Church
1-Sentence Testimony Worksheet
My Outreach Plan Worksheet


Lighthouse of Prayer Resources
These are the main web sites from which Pastor Gentle drew in preparing Lighthouse training materials for First Baptist Church.
All About Lighthouses: a 2-page fact sheet in PDF, one of the Lighthouse resources from Mission America Coalition
Intercessors Arise: Lighthouse Prayer E-Course Links and Resources

Additional Resources
On Mission as a Lighthouse of Prayer in MS Word from NAMB's Church Planting Village
Taking Prayer to the Streets: Guidebook from NAMB


Legacy Materials: Resources from previous Prayer Week and 30 Days of Prayer emphases.