2. NDOP: A Framework for Prayer
Adoration
Confession
Thanksgiving
Supplication

3. Adoration
Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. (Ps 95:6-7).
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. (Matt 2:11)

4. Confession
Let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you. (Nehemiah 1:6)
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. (2 Chron 7:14)

5. Thanksgiving
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. (Ps 100:4)
Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus (Eph5:19-20)

6. Supplication
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. (Matt 7:7-8)
 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. (Matt 21:22)

7. Praying for the Nations
The Nations of the World
A Day of Prayer is an opportunity to ask God to humble us before him – to make us more conscious of both the ‘remaining corruption’ of our hearts and of the breath-taking glory of Almighty God. The humbling of God’s praying people is integral to the healing of a nation
(2 Chron 7:14)

8. Praying for the Nations of the World
Pray for Nations with Persecuted Churches
Pray for Nations with Freedom of Christian Worship
Pray for the spread of the Gospel to all Nations
Pray for peace, justice and international harmony

9. Praying for Our Nation
Give thanks for Freedom of Worship, Political Stability, the Rule of Law, the Welfare State, Education, Work and Leisure.
Confess sins of conformity to the world and failing to prioritise Jesus Christ over the world
Pray for the Queen, the Parliaments at Westminster and Edinburgh, their ministers, leaders, MPs and MSPs and Civil Servants
Pray for the Judiciary, the Police, the Emergency Services, the Armed Forces, Universities, Schools, Primary & Secondary Medical Care

10. Pray for Christians as witnesses, salt and light, in all these places
Praying for Our Nation
Pray for the legislation to uphold religious freedom and support Christian values in law and policy, Christian morality in relationships, a care for the creation and compassion for the poor and needy
Pray for those who work in business, arts, education, finance, manufacturing, media, entertainment and in the the public and voluntary sectors
Pray for Christians as witnesses, salt and light, in all these places

11. Praying for Our Nation
Pray for the country, that we would see revival across the land
Pray for missional Christians to attract others to faith and to make disciples
Pray for para-Church organisations that strengthen the Church
Pray for missionaries in and to, and sent out from, our nation
Pray for an end to the secularisation of our legislation, social policy and education

12. Praying for Our Nation Pray for :
children, teenagers and families in a secular world
the elderly and the weak and frail
the unemployed
those working in a secular workplace
men, women and children trapped in poverty and addiction
social and economic justice

13. Praying for Our Nation Pray for
food banks, voluntary and social services which support the needy in our society
national unity, racial harmony and a diminution of hate, strife and social division.
an end to crime, violence, child abuse and oppression
the institution of marriage and the virtues of faithfulness, honesty and integrity
Christians to be influential in all walks of national life

14. Praying for the Church
Pray for the exaltation of the name of Jesus in all the churches of the nation
Pray for conversion and discipleship
Pray for mature Christian leaders
Pray for adherents who have not professed faith
Pray for all those seeking salvation

15. Praying for the Church
Pray for the Christians within churches in Scotland, the newly born, young, students, adults, middle-aged and elderly Christians
Pray for Church leaders, ordained and unordained and for all the ministries that serve to equip, nurture and minister to Christians
Pray for  all the all church activities designed to convey the gospel and disciple Christians etc.

16. Praying for the Church - Missions
Pray for missionaries to all nations, races and people groups
Pray for the spread of the Word into all languages
Pray for racial harmony
Pray for the coming of the Kingdom

17. Praying for our Communities
Pray for the local schools, hospitals, and their professional staff
Pray for your local Council and its councillors
Pray for the poor - children living in poverty, homeless, and in care.
Pray for the vulnerable - those who are abused, lonely, elderly, no friends
Pray for the sick, for those suffering from physical or mental health issues
Pray for prisoners

18. Praying for the Lost
Pray for the people in our villages, town, cities, who don’t yet believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour
Pray for God to raise up labourers for the harvest field and for the Holy Spirit to work mightily across our land
Pray for those who have the gospel and but have not yet come to faith
Pray for those who have still not heard about the good news of Jesus Christ

19. Praying for the Free Church
Pray for the vision and mission of the Assembly, its Committees Presbyteries and congregations
Pray for revitalisation and church planting
Pray for strong leadership from well trained and deeply Christian ministers and elders
Pray for Sunday School teachers, Bible Class and Youth Leaders
Pray for all those who teach and study in ETS and for the provision of ministers and trained leaders

20. Praying for the Free Church
Pray for finance to support our mission at home and abroad
Pray for more ministers and church leaders and more people coming into the kingdom
Give thanks for the generosity of all those who faithfully support us
Pray for a greater sense of unity and togetherness across the denomination as we support each other in the work of the gospel

21. Praying for Free Church Missions
Pray for Free Church overseas missionaries and partners across the world, including Peru, South Africa, India, Uganda, Nepal, Turkey, Central Asia, and Korea.
Pray for the Christian Camps leaders, volunteers and campers.
Pray for our mission work across Scotland, urban and rural outreach.
Pray for our Mission Director, David Meredith, Mission Co-ordinator Sarah Johnson, Mission Development Officer, Nathan Olson and Board Chairman, Bob Akroyd

22. Benediction
Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to make you stand without blemish in the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power and authority, before all time and now and for ever. Amen.
( Jude v 24 & 25 )