7 Days to 700
This year for Holy Week, the saints of New Heights are praying daily at 7:00am and 7:00pm. We’re asking God to send 700 people to worship with us on Easter. So join us for 7 days of prayer!
The church sanctuary will be available each morning at 7am (Monday-Saturday) for group prayer. There will be a prayer facilitator on site each day. If your schedule allows, we’d love for you to join us each morning to call out to God together! If evenings work better for you, join us on our NH Members Facebook page where one of our pastors will be going live every evening at 7:00pm with another prayer session that you can join virtually!
Sunday
Jesus enters Jerusalem.
Matthew 21:1-11 [1] Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, [2] saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. [3] If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” [4] This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, [5] “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’” [6] The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. [7] They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. [8] Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. [9] And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” [10] And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” [11] And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Prayer Focus:
Pray that people would come and see Jesus.
Pray for 700 people to attend Easter services at New Heights on April 5.
Pray for people you know who do not yet know Jesus.
Pray that people in our church would invite people to church this week.
Pray for our new sermon series, The Church Playbook in 1 Timothy to align our hearts to Jesus.
Pray for King’s Church, a new church that has their first service on Easter in Grafton, WV.
Pray for our NHKidz, teachers and helpers as they lead them to Jesus on Easter.
MONDAY
Jesus cleanses the temple.
Mark 11:15-19 [15] And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. [16] And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. [17] And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.” [18] And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. [19] And when evening came they went out of the city.
Prayer Focus:
Pray that God would cleanse us, his temple.
Pray for 700 people to attend Easter services at New Heights on April 5.
Pray that God would forgive sin in your life. Repent and ask God to cleanse the temple of your soul.
Pray for purity in our church; that sin would be removed from the lives of our members.
Pray for first time guests that have never been New Heights.
Pray that our church would be a true house of prayer for all nations.
Partner Church—Eklesia Church in Lviv, Ukraine
TUESDAY
Jesus teaches the great commandments.
Matthew 22:34-40 [34] But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. [35] And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. [36] “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” [37] And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. [38] This is the great and first commandment. [39] And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. [40] On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
Prayer Focus:
Pray to love the Lord with all we have, both in skills and resources.
Pray for 700 people to attend Easter services at New Heights on April 5.
Pray for people that come to your mind that are hurting right now.
Pray that God would help us to be generous in our financial giving.
Pray that praise and worship on Easter would be passionate and God-glorifying.
Pray for new families to get connected into New Heights.
Daughter Church—Michael and Aubrey Meadows at New Hill in Medina, OH
WEDNESDAY
Jesus anointed and betrayed.
Matthew 26:6-16 [6] Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, [7] a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. [8] And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? [9] For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor.” [10] But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. [11] For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me. [12] In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial. [13] Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.” [14] Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests [15] and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. [16] And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him.
Prayer Focus:
Pray in adoration of God and pray against persecution.
Pray for 700 people to attend Easter services at New Heights on April 5.
Pray that God would stir your heart to worship deeply and publicly like the woman who anointed Christ.
Pray that we would not be hypocritical or spiritually hardened like Judas.
Pray for the enemies of the church—that God would save them and/or protect his church from them.
Pray for our continued safety and service of all our Teams.
Daughter Church—Ryan and Alli Navy at River Valley Church in Ashland, KY
THURSDAY
Jesus washes his disciples’ feet.
John 13:1-17 [1] Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. [2] During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, [3] Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, [4] rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. [5] Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. [6] He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” [7] Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” [8] Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” [9] Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” [10] Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you.” [11] For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.” [12] When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? [13] You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. [14] If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. [15] For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. [16] Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. [17] If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
Prayer Focus:
Pray that God would humble us to serve others.
Pray for 700 people to attend Easter services at New Heights on April 5.
Pray that God would help you see areas where you could serve others; call out specific opportunities as they come to your mind.
Pray for all our volunteers that will be serving in various capacities on Easter.
Pray that our church would be marked by love, humility, and unity.
Pray for our Youth Group as they grow in Christ, for a permanent youth space and Youth Team Leader.
Partner Church—Philadelphia Church, Ternopol, Ukraine
FRIDAY
Jesus dies for our sins.
John 19:16-30 [16] So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, [17] and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. [18] There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. [19] Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” [20] Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek. [21] So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but rather, ‘This man said, I am King of the Jews.’” [22] Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.” [23] When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, [24] so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things, [25] but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. [26] When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” [27] Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. [28] After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” [29] A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. [30] When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Prayer Focus:
Pray that God would help us hate our sin. Thank Jesus for his sacrifice.
Pray for 700 people to attend Easter services at New Heights on April 5.
Pray for Sunday Teams, Production and The Collective as they lead us in worship.
Pray specifically that people would be saved this weekend.
Pray for new team and group leaders as our church grows.
Pray for 20 Groups by the end of 2026.
Daughter Church—New Haven Church, Josh and Ally Robinson
SATURDAY
Jesus in the tomb.
Matthew 27:55-66 [55] There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, [56] among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. [57] When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. [58] He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. [59] And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud [60] and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. [61] Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb. [62] The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate [63] and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’ [64] Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” [65] Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” [66] So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.
Prayer Focus:
Praise the Lord for his work on our behalf that grants us rest.
Pray for 700 people to attend Easter services at New Heights on April 5.
Pray for Sunday Teams, Set Up and Tear Down as they set the stage for service. Down
Pray for Wednesday Night Bible Study attendance to grow.
Pray for Summit Kids on Wednesday nights to grow in the Lord.
Pray for your pastors to remain humble and united in leading our church.
Daughter Church—Radiant Church, Ryan and Stephanie Bandy