Transcript SCBC Prayer Ministry

House of Prayer Ministry
Presented by Don Matthews
Church Enrichment Missionary – SBC of Virginia
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Biblical Foundation
Mark 11:17
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“And as he taught them, he
said, "Is it not written: "'My
house will be called a house of
prayer for all nations.’”
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PRAYER SURVEY
PERSONAL PRAYER
1. I believe the Bible teaches that prayer should be a daily part
of every Christian’s life.
2. I pray regularly during the day.
ALWAYS - 5
3. I believe that prayer works.
OFTEN - 4
4. I feel adequately trained in prayer.
SOMETIMES - 3
5. I regularly have times of prayer.
RARELY - 2
6. I pray regularly for missionaries.
NEVER - 1
7. I pray regularly for lost people.
8. I train others for prayer.
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CORPORATE CHURCH PRAYER
1. The leadership in our church regularly teaches and
emphasizes the importance of prayer.
2. Before our church engages in any major effort we dedicate a
set time to pray/fast.
3. Our church regularly prays for non-Christians by name.
4. Prayer is a major emphasis in our worship services.
5. We have special prayer emphases in our church.
6. Our church maintains a current prayer list that is available to
the church.
7. A significant part of our Sunday School classes or small
groups is prayer.
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CORPORATE CHURCH PRAYER
8. Our church emphasizes prayer for national and international
missionaries.
9. We have people set aside to pray during the worship services.
10. The people in our church regularly pray for the pastor/staff
and their families.
11. Prayer meetings in our church go no deeper than stating
health needs.
12. We see answers to prayer in our church all the time.
13. We have set aside a place in our church were people can come
to pray each week.
14. Our church has time when answers to prayer can be
communicated corporately.
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CORPORATE CHURCH PRAYER
15. Our church is so busy “doing church” we have little time to
pray.
16. Our church has participated in prayer walking.
17. Our church regularly prays for a church planter in this state.
18. Prayer is involved in every function of your church.
19. Our church has an intercessory prayer ministry.
20. We have identified prayer warriors from our church to be
engaged in the ministry of prayer.
100 – 66 = Foundational Praying Church
34-65
= Symbolic Church
33- 0
= Non-Praying Church
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Vision
Our vision is to rekindle and refocus
the prayer ministry of the local church.
 Our focus is to build a mighty army of
“Prayer Warriors” that will lift the
ministries and needs of the church, the
lost and its membership constantly
before the Lord.
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Prayer Warrior
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Prayer Ministry Goal:
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Lead the Church in a focused, strategic,
intimate prayer relationship with God
 Undergird the Core Values and Ministries
of the local church with aggressive,
foundational prayer
 Involve the majority of the members of
the local church in one or more areas of
the prayer ministry
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The foundation stone of a praying church
Prayer Warrior
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A child of God who is passionately
committed to purposeful prayer
Walks with God
Places themselves in a relationship with
God which enables them to hear
Their life reflects the high principles of
Christ
Believes in the promises of God
II Chronicles 7:14-16
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How does a “Prayer Warrior”
serve?
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Intercessory Prayer Ministry
Watchman Prayer Ministry
Worship Prayer Ministry
Counselor Prayer Ministry
Emergency Prayer Ministry
Homebound Prayer Ministry
Lighthouse Prayer ministry
SCBC Prayer Warrior
A “Prayer Warrior” can serve in any one of many aspects of
the “House of Prayer” prayer ministry.
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House of Prayer - Prayer Ministry
Pastor
Prayer
Coordinator
Intercessory Watchman
Worship
Homebound
Shield
Prayer
Prayer
Prayer
Prayer
Prayer
Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator Coordinator
World Wide
Missions
Lighthouse
Emergency
Prayer
Counselor
Prayer
Prayer
Prayer
Chain
Prayer
Coordinator Coordinator
Coordinator
Coordinator
Coordinator
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Intercessory Prayer Ministry
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An Intercessory Prayer Warrior intercedes
for the needs of the Kingdom three times a
day
 Daniel 6
 Committed to prayer – Prayer Intercessors
(like Daniel) will be committed to prayer
for the needs of the Kingdom three times a
day.
 Goal: 120 Prayer Intercessors
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Intercessory Prayer Ministry
Intercessory Prayer
Coordinator
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Intercessory Prayer Encouragers 1-10
Intercessory Prayer Warriors 1-12
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Worship Prayer Ministry
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Luke 6:12
“One of those days Jesus went out to a
mountainside to pray, and spent the night
praying to God.”
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A Worship Prayer Warrior will pray with
the Pastor prior to the worship service.
They will also pray during the worship
service in the prayer room.
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Worship Prayer Ministry
Worship
Prayer
Coordinator
Worship
Prayer
Captain
Week 1
Worship
Prayer
Captain
Week 2
Worship
Prayer
Warrior
Worship
Prayer
Warrior
Worship
Prayer
Warrior
Worship
Prayer
Warrior
Worship
Prayer
Captain
Week 3
Worship
Prayer
Captain
Week 4
Worship
Prayer
Captain
Week 5
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Counselor Prayer Ministry
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John 4:42
“They said to the woman, “We no longer
believe just because of what you said; now we
have heard for ourselves, and we know that
this man really is the Savior of the world.”
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A prayer counselor is a prayer warrior that
counsels those who come forward in the
worship service to make decisions for
Christ and to express other spiritual
needs.
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Counselor Prayer Ministry
Counselor
Prayer
Coordinator
Counselor
Prayer
Captain
Week 1
Counselor
Prayer
Captain
Week 2
Counselor
Prayer
Warrior
Counselor
Prayer
Warrior
Counselor
Prayer
Warrior
Counselor
Prayer
Warrior
Counselor
Prayer
Captain
Week 3
Counselor
Prayer
Captain
Week 4
Counselor
Prayer
Captain
Week 5
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Emergency Prayer Ministry
Those “Prayer Warriors” will be on
our Emergency Prayer Chain.
 They must will be willing to receive a
telephone call at any time of day or
night.
 Upon receiving the call, the “Prayer
Warrior” will simply begin praying for
the emergency need.
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Emergency Prayer Ministry
Emergency
Prayer
Coordinator
Assistant
Prayer
Coordinator
Assistant
Prayer
Coordinator
Assistant
Prayer
Coordinator
Emergency
Prayer
Chain
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Homebound Prayer Ministry
This “Prayer Warrior” will be one of
our homebound prayer saints or
someone involved in the ministry to
the homebound.
 These “Prayer Warriors” will be
assigned specific issues to pray
about.
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Homebound Prayer Ministry
Homebound
Prayer
Coordinator
Assistant
Homebound
Prayer
Coordinator
Assistant
Homebound
Prayer
Coordinator
Assistant
Homebound
Prayer
Coordinator
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Lighthouse Prayer Ministry
This “Prayer Warrior” will be
committed to pray for their neighbors
to come to Christ and Church
membership.
 They will attempt to build a
relationship with their neighbors and
let them know that their house is a
“Lighthouse” of prayer and hope.
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Lighthouse Prayer Ministry
Lighthouse
Prayer
Coordinator
Area
Lighthouse
Prayer
Coordinator
Area
Lighthouse
Prayer
Coordinator
Area
Lighthouse
Prayer
Coordinator
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Watchmen on the Wall Prayer
Ministry
Ezekiel 22:30
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"I looked for a man among them
who would build up the wall and
stand before me in the gap on behalf
of the land so I would not have to
destroy it, but I found none.”
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Other Prayer Ministries
24 Hour Prayer Ministry
 Shield of Prayer Ministry
 Missions Prayer Ministry
 World Wide Prayer Chain
 Sunday School Prayer Ministry
 Special Age group Prayer Ministries
 Men’s And Women’s Ministry Prayer
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Schedule
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(Example)
How will we implement the Prayer
Ministry?
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
July
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Phase 1 – Watchmen, Intercessory, Homebound, and Worship
Phase 2 – Emergency, Lighthouse, and Sunday School
Phase 3 – Prayer Counselor, Shield of Prayer and World Wide 26
Intercessory Prayer Ministry
Follow-up Training
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Spiritual Boot Camp
“Equipping the Warriors for War”
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Spiritual Boot Camp
Biblical
Foundation
1 Kings 18:36-39
2 Kings 6:17
“Equipping the Warriors for War”
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• The Principles of
Spiritual Boot Camp
I.
Discipline - Too many Christians
desire to get involved in ________
action
 without first submitting to the
discipline
 _______________
necessary to
equip the Warrior for battle.
 ________
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II. Dependency
In spiritual warfare our goal is to join God
never
in defeating the enemy. We must ______
forget
in ________,
ourselves have
_________
that we, ___
no power to defeat Satan.
“Not by might, nor by power,
but by My Spirit, says the
Lord of Host.” Zech. 4:6
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III. Direction
Submit
Resist
Draw Near
Cleanse Your Heart
“Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and
he will flee from you. Draw near to God and
He will draw near to you. Clean your hearts…”
James 4:7-8
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• Lessons for Spiritual
Boot camp.
Lesson #1
SUBMIT TO GOD -
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Submitting to God is the first lesson of
Spiritual Boot Camp. Christians who
obey God
are not ready to ______
unconditionally are not ready for
______________
spiritual
warfare
______________
___________.
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“Now by this (obedience) we know that we know
Him, if we keep His commandments.” 1 John 2:3
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“For this is the love of God, that we keep His
Commandments.” 1 John 5:3
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Lesson #2
Draw Near To God
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Drawing near to God is the Second
Lesson of Spiritual Boot Camp. Our
personal _______
prayer ________
life
_________
barometer used to
is the principle __________
measure the quality
________
________ of our
relationship with God.
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Drawing near to God
Requires the following
disciplines:
Time
Attitude
Fasting
Cleansing
Format
Quality
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Time –Drawing near to God requires time. When
we are motivated to pray, the first and most
important self discipline is to set aside blocks of
time to enhance our personal relationship with 38
God.
Attitude Developing a strong personal prayer life
is essential to preparing for Spiritual
Warfare. When we dedicate time to
enhance our relationship with God, our
obedience
attitude changes from _____________
joy
to _______.
There is nothing that will make your prayer life
more enjoyable than to hear God speak to your
heart!
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Format Dr. Peter Wagner suggested that one
of the most effective formats to pray
Lord’s
Prayer
is the __________
___________.
“Our Father in heaven hollowed be
your name, your kingdom come,
your will be done on earth as it is
in heaven. Give us today our daily
bread. Forgive us our debts, as
we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one”
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Matthew 6:9-13
When Jesus was praying in the garden, just
before His death, He asked His disciples to
pray with Him. When He went back to
check on them He found them sleeping.
Matt. 26:38-41
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Quality of prayer usually
quantity
follows __________.
Joy
____ in prayer begins to
quantity
develop as both _______
quality increase.
and ________
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Fasting and Prayer
Fasting is just as necessary as prayer
when we seek to draw near to God
Fasting involves an
intentional practice of
self denial. It opens us to
God and draws us near to
Him. “To the degree that
fasting becomes a norm in our
day-to-day Christian life…we
will become more effective in
our spiritual warfare.”
(Peter Wagner)
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Cleaning your hands and purifying your hearts is
an important step in Spiritual Warfare.
Jesus
said:
“Clean your hands, you sinners;
clean your hearts, you double
minded.” James 4:8
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Concerns what you do!
Concerns what you think!
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