The Seven Cultural Spheres of Influence
The Legal System
Pray for restoration of Justice and Respect.
(Judge- Right/Wrong) including the courts, police, prisons military, etc.
Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne, love and faithfulness go before you.
Proverbs 29:4 By justice a king gives a country stability, but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.
Micah 6:8 What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Business & Marketplace
Pray for Abundance, Honesty, Integrity and Service.
(Merchant- Abundance/Poverty) including banking, growers, producers, builders, engineers etc.
Matthew 6: 24 No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other…You cannot serve both God and money.
Proverbs 3: 9,10 Honour the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Luke 6: 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Education, Schools
Pray for Truth and Righteousness.
(Teachers- Truth/Falsehood) including science, curriculum, research, publishing, technology, consulting, etc.
Proverbs 22: 6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when they are old they will not depart from it.
Titus 2: 7 In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned.
2 Timothy 3: 16,17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.
Communications and Media
Pray for Freedom, Creativity and Compassion.
(Scribe- Freedom/Control) including arts, design, music, literature, journalism, sports, entertainment, IT, software, AI, etc.
Exodus 31: 2-5 See, I have chosen Bezalel …and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills- to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts.
Proverbs 12: 22 The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
Ephesians 4: 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Healthcare and Hospitals
Pray for wellness, healing and happiness.
(Doctor- Wellness/Sickness) including doctors, nurses, physical therapy, mental health care, social services, pharmacy, elder care, etc.
Jeremiah 33: 6 Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it (the city); I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.
Psalm 147: 3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Proverbs 4: 20-22 My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.
Government and Politics
Pray for peace, order and responsibility.
(King- Order/Chaos) including leadership at all levels- federal, provincial and municipal, public service, the environment, etc.
Proverbs 29: 2 When the righteous rule, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Jeremiah 29: 7 Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall you have peace.
Romans 13: 1, 4 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established…For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good.
Religion, Family
Pray for salvation, revival, unity, and love in the Body of Christ.
(Temple- Family of God) including Churches, and Ministries.
Matthew 16: 18 I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.
Ephesians 4: 3-6 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit…
Mark 16: 15 Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
Religion, Family
Pray for harmony, wisdom, restoration of the fear of the Lord, protection and strengthening of trust.
(Home) including singles, marriages, parents and children, and extended family.
Genesis 1: 27 So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them and God said: “Be fruitful and multiply.
Genesis 2: 24 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
Psalm 127: 3-5 Children are a heritage from the Lord,…blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.
