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Week 5: Intercession & Kingdom Advancement
Seven days of turning your prayer life outward — interceding for the Church, nations, and every soul God has placed on your heart.
“Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
— Matthew 6:10 (NKJV)
What is Week 5 of the 40 Days of Prayer about?
Week 5 is titled Intercession & Kingdom Advancement. After four weeks of personal preparation — cleansing, renewal, victory, and direction — Week 5 turns your prayer outward. You have been cleansed, filled, freed, and directed. Now you stand in the gap for others. Seven days, seven intercession assignments:
- Day 29: Praying for the Church — the Bride Christ is returning for (Ephesians 5:25-27)
- Day 30: Praying for Church Leaders — the watchmen on the walls (1 Timothy 2:1-2)
- Day 31: Praying for Nations — His inheritance to ask for (Psalm 2:8)
- Day 32: Praying for Revival — will You not revive us again? (Psalm 85:6)
- Day 33: Praying for the Lost — the urgency of the unreached (Matthew 9:37-38)
- Day 34: Praying for Children & Youth — the next generation (Psalm 78:4-7)
- Day 35: Praying for Peace & Unity — the prayer Jesus prayed (John 17:21)
Week 5 Key Scripture: Matthew 6:10 — “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
The Journey So Far
Weeks 1–4: Personal Formation Complete
Cleansed, renewed, victorious over temptation, and now walking in divine direction — the vessel is prepared for intercession.
Review Week 4 →
You are here
Week 5: Intercession & Kingdom Advancement
Days 29–35 — the directed vessel now prays beyond itself. From personal mission to kingdom mandate.
Start Day 29 →
The Final Week
Week 6: Passion of Christ & Resurrection Power
Days 36–40 — the series closes with the cross, the blood covenant, resurrection power, and the victorious life it produces.
Full series →
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The Intercession Mandate
From Personal Mission to Kingdom Mandate
There is a specific moment in the pattern of every great intercessor in Scripture where the prayer life turns outward. Moses, who began by praying for his own deliverance, ends by placing himself between God's wrath and the people (Exodus 32:31-32). Daniel, whose prayer begins with personal confession, expands into intercession for the entire nation (Daniel 9:3-19). Paul, whose conversion was the most personal encounter with God imaginable, spends his letters in perpetual intercession for churches he has never seen.
The pattern is consistent: personal formation produces intercessory capacity. A vessel that has not been cleansed will pray polluted intercessions. A vessel that is not Spirit-filled will pray in the flesh's energy rather than the Spirit's power. A vessel that has not yet received God's direction will intercede from its own agenda rather than heaven's. Weeks 1–4 were not preliminary — they were the preparation for exactly this: the outward-turning prayer of the Kingdom intercessor.
“Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
— Matthew 6:10 (NKJV)
Ezekiel 22:30 contains one of the most sobering verses in the entire Bible: “So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.” The crisis was not a lack of preachers, teachers, or tithers — it was a lack of intercessors. Week 5 is your answer to Ezekiel 22:30. God is still searching for those who will stand in the gap.
“Intercession is not a spiritual gift for a special few. It is the birthright of every believer who understands what they carry. The Holy Spirit who lives in you is the same Spirit who intercedes for the saints according to God's will (Romans 8:27). When you pray in the Spirit, heaven's agenda moves through you into the earth.”
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What to Expect
How to Use Week 5
Each day follows the same structure: featured snippet, key scripture, introduction, six body sections, altar call, prayer, and FAQ. Designed for 30–45 minutes of devotional study and intercession.
Suggestion for Week 5: Pair each day's reading with a specific, named intercession target. On Day 29 (the Church), name your local church specifically. On Day 31 (Nations), choose one nation and bring it before God by name. On Day 33 (the Lost), write down three names of people you know who don't yet know Christ. Specificity in intercession activates faith and sharpens the burden.
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The 7 Days
Week 5: Day by Day
29
Praying for the Church
Interceding for the Bride Christ Is Returning For
Ephesians 5:25-27 · Matthew 16:18
Read Day 29 →
30
Praying for Church Leaders
The Watchmen on the Walls Who Need the Church's Cover
1 Timothy 2:1-2 · Hebrews 13:17
Read Day 30 →
31
Praying for Nations
Ask of Me and I Will Give You the Nations as Your Inheritance
Psalm 2:8 · 1 Timothy 2:1-4
Read Day 31 →
32
Praying for Revival
Will You Not Revive Us Again?
Psalm 85:6 · 2 Chronicles 7:14
Read Day 32 →
33
Praying for the Lost
The Urgency of the Harvest — Pray the Lord of the Harvest
Matthew 9:37-38 · Romans 10:1
Read Day 33 →
34
Praying for Children & Youth
Securing the Next Generation in God
Psalm 78:4-7 · Isaiah 44:3
Read Day 34 →
35
Praying for Peace & Unity
The Prayer Jesus Prayed the Night Before His Death
John 17:21 · Psalm 122:6
Read Day 35 →
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Why This Sequence
The Logic of Intercession
Begin with the Church (Days 29–30)
Intercession begins at the household of God. Day 29 grounds the intercessor in the theological understanding of the Church — not as an institution but as the Bride of Christ, the body of the Son of God, the ekklesia called out to stand as God's embassy in every nation. You cannot intercede effectively for the world from a position of disconnection from the Church. Day 30 then focuses the lens specifically on church leadership — the most spiritually contested role in the kingdom. The enemy knows that a shepherd who falls scatters the flock; the intercessor who covers leaders prevents the scattering.
From Local to Global (Days 31–32)
Day 31 widens the scope to the nations — the ultimate horizon of every intercessor's prayer. Psalm 2:8 is God's invitation: “Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance.” The nations are God's inheritance, and He invites His people to ask Him for what is already His. Day 32 then focuses the global prayer into its most concentrated form: revival. Not the revival of a church meeting's intensity, but the supernatural visitation of God that resets the spiritual trajectory of an entire generation.
The Lost and the Next Generation (Days 33–34)
Day 33 carries the most urgent prayer in the entire series: for those who are perishing. Jesus' instruction in Matthew 9:38 is striking — “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” The harvest is plentiful. The laborers are few. The solution is not more programs — it is more prayer. Day 34 then shifts the intercession to the most future-shaping prayer of all: for the next generation. The children and youth who are growing up today will determine the spiritual landscape of the next 50 years.
Unity as Week 5's Culmination (Day 35)
Week 5 closes with the prayer Jesus prayed in Gethsemane's eve — not the prayer of surrender (that comes later) but the prayer of unity: “that they all may be one” (John 17:21). Unity in the body of Christ is not a preference — it is the condition for the world believing the gospel. Jesus said the world would know His disciples by their love for one another. Division in the church is the most effective weapon in the enemy's arsenal. The intercessor who prays for unity is dismantling that weapon.
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A Prayer to Begin
Pray Before You Open Day 29
A Prayer of the Intercessor
Father, I come to Week 5 with something I could not have brought in Week 1. I come with a cleansed heart, a renewed spirit, a victorious life, and a clear sense of Your direction. Now I bring all of that — not for myself — but for others.
I answer Your call in Ezekiel 22:30. I will stand in the gap. I will make a wall. I will not leave my post until I have prayed through every assignment this week. Church. Leaders. Nations. Revival. The lost. Children. Unity.
Your kingdom come. Your will be done — in this church, in these leaders, in these nations, in this generation. Use my prayer this week as a weapon of advancement for Your kingdom. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
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Foundation
The Formation That Powers Intercession
The effectiveness of Week 5 is directly proportional to how thoroughly Weeks 1–4 were received. These two posts represent the foundation that produces intercessory power:
Week 2 · Day 11
How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit Daily — the power that intercedes through you
Week 4 · Day 22
How to Find God's Will — intercession aligned with God's will is intercession that prevails
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Week 5 of the 40 Days of Prayer about?
Week 5 is Intercession & Kingdom Advancement — seven days of praying for the Church (Day 29), Church Leaders (Day 30), Nations (Day 31), Revival (Day 32), the Lost (Day 33), Children & Youth (Day 34), and Peace & Unity (Day 35). Key scripture: Matthew 6:10 — “Your kingdom come.”
What is the key scripture for Week 5?
Matthew 6:10 — “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” This is the prayer of the intercessor: someone who has received God's direction and now prays it forward into the earth.
What is intercession?
Intercession is standing before God on behalf of another person or situation. Ezekiel 22:30 describes God searching for one who would “stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land.” Romans 8:26-27 describes the Holy Spirit's intercession through believers. It is the Spirit-empowered act of bringing another's need before the throne of God.
Do I need to complete Weeks 1-4 before starting Week 5?
Strongly recommended. Effective intercession for others flows most powerfully from a vessel cleansed (Week 1), renewed (Week 2), victorious (Week 3), and directionally aligned with God (Week 4). Each day stands alone, but the full series compounds powerfully.
Is this series free?
Yes. All 7 days of Week 5 are fully available free on sanmidawodu.org. No sign-up required. Access each day using the links above or at the 40 Days of Prayer series page.
God is still searching for one who will stand in the gap. Begin Day 29 today.
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