Transcript Praying Toward His Passion

Passionate Prayer for Pivotal
Times
Developing Strategic Prayer for Your
World
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"Prayer in the name of Jesus is the only
way to share in the mighty power which
Jesus has received from the Father for
His people... effective working first needs
effective praying."
Andrew Murray, With Christ in the School
of Prayer, 142.
“To the use of Scriptures the early Christians added
prayer as a prime necessity in all evangelistic
enterprise.”
Green, Evangelism in the Early Church, 235.
Introduction
Decline of our Churches
Losing our Culture
Church is Blending with the Culture
More Evangelical Churches closing than
being started
What can we DO?
PRAY!
It’s time to Pray—Jeremiah 33:3
Two Strategic Prayer Strands
Prayer Toward Revival/Renewal and
Spiritual Awakening-- Psalm 85; 2
Chron. 7:14
Prayer Toward The Great Commission-Matt. 6:9-10
Defining the terms
Revival—Believers experiencing a restoration
of fellowship with God (Psalm 85:6)
Spiritual Awakening—Large numbers of lost
people becoming aware of God, His presence,
their spiritual condition and need for Christ.
Prayer Evangelism—Being on Mission with
Christ through personal, congregational and
kingdom prayer that is focused toward the
Great Commission.
Biblical Examples of Strategic
Prayer
2 Chronicles 7:1-18
Nehemiah 8-9
1 Timothy 2:1-8
Acts 2; 4:23-33
Matthew 6:9-13
Historical and Contemporary
Examples
Layman’s Prayer Revival (1857-58)
Moravian Revival (1727)
Lewis Islands (1949)
China (today)
New Life Baptist Church, Conover NC
Prayer For Revival and
Awakening
Pray toward Personal Holiness and Renewal
(Psalm 51; John 17:17)
Pray for a Renewed Passion for God’s
Presence and Desires (Psalm 46:10; 42)
Pray toward Personal and Congregational
Revival through the Fresh Blowing of God’s
Spirit (Ezekiel 37)
Pray for a Renewed desire to Walk with Jesus
in Abiding Prayer (John 15)
Pray for believers to return to their first love
(Rev. 2:1-7)
Praying Toward the Great Commission A
Biblical Perspective
Prayer and Preparation to
Witness
Prayer and Proclamation of the
Gospel
Prayer and Preservation
of New Converts
Prayer and Preparation
Evangelism
Prayer for the lost (Matt. 6:10; 1 Tim. 2:1-4)
Prayer for laborers (Mat. 9:35-38; Acts 13:13)
Prayer for personal holiness and unity in
believers (Ps. 51:10-13; John 17)
Prayer for open doors for the gospel to be
shared (Col. 4:2-6; Acts 10-11)
Prayer that creates an divine encounters for
the Gospel to be shared (Acts 10-11:18)
Prayer and Proclamation
Evangelism
Prayer for bold proclamation (Acts 4:29-31)
Prayer for the proper words to be proclaimed
(Is. 50:4-5; Eph: 6:18-20)
Prayer for Kairos timing (Col. 4:2-4)
Prayer for protection to proclaim (Rom.
15:30-33)
Prayer for power to proclaim (Eph. 3:18-21)
Prayer and Preservation Evangelism
Prayer for new converts to be protected from
the evil one (Mat. 6:13; John 17)
Prayer that new converts will abound in love
for believers and all men (1 Thes. 3:9-11)
Prayer new believers will bear fruit in every
good work (Col. 1:2-11)
Prayer that new converts will know and do
God’s will (Col 1; 9; Eph. 1:17-18)
Prayer for the seed of God’s Word to bear
fruit in folk’s lives (2 Thess. 3;1; Isa. 55:1011).
Mobilizing Strategic Prayer for World
Evangelization and Awakening
Prayer Grams/Lines
Weekly Windows
World Religion
Prayer Guides
State Prayer Lines
Prayer JourneysInternational, SFC
Cities
Adopt People
Groups
Prayer
Prayer
Prayer
Prayer
Prayer
Prayer
Prayer
Prayer
Initiatives
Groups
Walking
Chains
Rooms
Stations
Summitts
Training
Contemporary Considerations
Prayer ministries will need to
flow out of prayer passions
(affinity prayer groups)
Strategic prayer should be
sensitive to both church and
non-church cultures
Prayer for revival, awakening
and toward the Great
Commission is the heart of
strategic prayer
Web-based networks provide
avenues for involvement in
Kingdom-oriented prayer
emphases
Field-based prayer ministries
provide excellent
opportunities for
congregations to utilize
prayer as an avenue for
genuine relationship building
Denominational missions
praying must be taught and
modeled
Participation in Interdenominational prayer
efforts is essential
Summary of Strategic Prayer
Biblical Prayer Patterns
Prayer that is
Contextual
Prayer that is Relative
to Contemporary
Culture
Prayer that is focused
on Renewal and Revival
Prayer toward the Great
Commission (Prayer
Evangelism, Awakening)
Prayer for Believers,
Unbelievers, Evangelism
Efforts, Personal
Spiritual Needs
Prayer with Personal,
Congregational,
Kingdom Focus