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- Issue 728 – Verse of the Week
December 4th – December 10th, 2025
VERSE OF THE WEEK
Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. – Romans 5:5
Hope in the Savior
When sunshine hours grow shorter, when clouds often cover the sky, when Thanksgiving is behind you and Christmas is yet to arrive, you may experience days of dreariness. However, you have confidence that warmer weather will return, that blue skies will abound, and that joy will fill your heart. This confidence is the underpinning of hope. So adjust your thoughts about the looks of the day, and focus on all that the Savior has brought into your life. The Lord has provided a cloak of praise instead of a disheartened spirit (Isaiah 61:3, NASB). Revel in the Christmas joys to come, and fond memories of Christmases of the past, and be thankful. God is the ultimate Source of all your hope, whether in cloudy days or sunny!
This special 2026 wall calendar honors two historic milestones: America’s 250th Anniversary and The Presidential Prayer Team’s 25th Year of Ministry.
Our gift to you this holiday as we remember the true reason for the season with sacred and traditional Christmas music.- Issue 728 – Federal Branches
Praying for Our Leaders in Government
Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration
The Department of the Treasury announced a proposed rule that would prevent illegal aliens and other non-qualified aliens from receiving certain individual income tax credits. “Under President Trump’s leadership we are enforcing the law and preventing illegal aliens from claiming tax benefits intended for American citizens,“ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. “We will continue to ensure that taxpayer resources are directed only to those who are entitled under the law.”
Pray for Secretary Bessent and U.S. treasury and revenue officials as they seek to ensure tax credits are provided only to legal recipients.
Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress
Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota indicated that his chamber has had challenges making progress on the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. Senator Thune said, “My assumption is that by next week when we have to have that vote, that we might not be far enough along on the bipartisan discussions.” One of the hurdles is disagreement over the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayer dollars from funding abortions. The majority leader said, “Dealing with Hyde is a big issue, obviously, for both sides.”
Pray for Senate Majority Leader Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson to receive God’s wisdom as they preside over their respective chambers.
PRAY FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, chaired by Representative James Comer of Kentucky, considered a measure this week, introduced by Representative Chuck Edwards of North Carolina, that would add a citizenship question to the U.S. census. The bill would adjust the apportionment of congressional seats to include only U.S. citizens after 2030.
Pray for members of Congress as they seek to determine whether the apportionment of congressional districts will continue to include noncitizens residing in the United States.
Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
The justices of the Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a case in which the state of New Jersey subpoenaed the donor list of a faith-based crisis pregnancy center. The pregnancy center claimed that the state’s investigation violates the organization’s rights under the First Amendment and that disclosure of its donor list could dissuade support.
Pray for discernment for the Supreme Court justices as they hear and deliberate cases regarding constitutional rights and protections.
Featured Leaders For Prayer
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Derek Barrs, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Administrator Barrs announced the streamlining of the vetting process for truckers’ Electronic Logging Devices to increase road safety and reduce costs.
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Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for Louisiana
Speaker Johnson cited drone strikes under President Obama as a precedent to recent military strikes on narcoterrorists.
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Judge D. Michael Fisher, Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that determined the acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey was not lawfully appointed.
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John Phelan, Secretary of the Navy
Navy Secretary Phelan discussed Operation Southern Spear as the USS Gerald Ford carrier strike group made its way to the Caribbean.
As we lift up the federal government of United States of America, each day we will highlight one elected or appointed federal official serving in office. Pray with us for each of them as they tackle their unique responsibilities and fulfill their oaths of office.
TODAY’S NATIONAL LEADER FOR PRAYER
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- Derek Barrs, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Derek Barrs, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Education – B.A., Flagler College
- Military Service – None
- Profession – Law Enforcement officer
- Political Experience – Flagler County School Board, Florida Department of Transportation, Florida Highway Patrol Chief, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Director, American Trucking Associations Law Enforcement Advisory Board
- In office since – 2025
- Family – Two children
- Religious Affiliation – Undisclosed
- Derek Barrs, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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AMERICA’S HISTORY OF FAITH AND PRAYER
- Issue 728 – Faith and Prayer History
“We have a dangerous trend beginning to take place in our education. We are starting to put more textbooks into our schools. We’ve become accustomed of late to putting books into the hands of children containing fables and moral lessons. We are spending less time in the classroom on the Bible, which should be the principal text in our schools. The Bible states the great moral lessons better than any other man-made book.“
– Fisher Ames, Congressman from Massachusetts, September 1789
- Issue 728 – National Prayer Needs
Additional National Prayer Needs
Pray for America’s Military
The U.S. Navy is attempting to salvage a Sea Hawk helicopter and Super Hornet fighter jet that crashed into the South China Sea within an hour of each other in late October. The cause of the crashes of the aircraft assigned to the USS Nimitz is still under investigation. The personnel involved in the crash were safely recovered and stable.
Pray for Navy Secretary Phelan and U.S. commanders as they seek to recover the aircraft and discover the cause of the crashes.
PRAY FOR AN END TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE
Russia claimed that it had taken control of two other Ukrainian cities prior to the peace talks with the U.S. in Moscow this week. President Putin launched another large drone attack against Ukraine as Russian officials maintain “three pillars” are essential to them agreeing to any peace deal: the territory of Donbas, demilitarization of Ukraine, and the recognition of the territory by the U.S. and Europe.
Pray for President Trump and European leaders as they seek progress toward peace in Ukraine.
Pray for AMERICA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL
Representative Tom McClintock’s bill titled “No Immigrants Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025“ was unanimously passed in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. The bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit anyone from moving to the United States who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, supported, or otherwise facilitated the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel. The legislation, which now goes to the Senate, would bar members and supporters of both Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Pray for federal legislators as they seek to prevent Islamic terrorists from taking up residence in the United States.
Pray for AMERICA’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services repealed certain provisions of federal nursing home staffing standards put in place by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last year. The department found that the rule “disproportionately burdened facilities, especially those serving rural and Tribal communities, and jeopardized patient’s access to care.“ HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said, “Safe, high-quality care is essential, but rigid, one-size-fits-all mandates fail patients. This Administration will safeguard access to care by removing federal barriers—not by imposing requirements that limit patient choice.”
Pray for prudence for Secretary Kennedy, Administrator Oz, and other U.S. health officials as they assess the regulations for care facilities.
Pray for Needs Across the States
A group of 64 Colorado county clerks wrote to Governor Jared Polis requesting that he keep former Mesa County clerk, Tina Peters, in state custody rather than grant the Justice Department’s Bureau of Prisons request to transfer her to federal custody to improve her living conditions. The 70-year-old Peters was convicted last year for her actions related to efforts to review the voting machines used in her county for the 2020 presidential election. She is serving a 9-year sentence.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced an agreement with the federal government to cross-check the eligibility of registered voters using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE System, for the next 20 years. LaRose stated, “Ohio has a duty to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, and this agreement gives us the tools to do that job right.” A federal judge recently upheld President Trump’s executive order that allows states to use the system to verify voter registration data.
Pray for state officials as they take steps to safeguard elections and verify voter eligibility.
Pray for America’s Faith Community
“The gift of salvation through Jesus Christ is offered to everyone, but we must choose to receive it. If we accept this gift, we get to spend the rest of our lives unwrapping all we are given in Him.“ – Richard Ellis, “Gift Wrapped,“ December 2025
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