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Jeremiah 29:7 .. seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you …. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too
will prosper.”
NEXT SUNDAY …
We are prayer-walking around this community
where God has placed us
NEXT SUNDAY …
10:45 We begin as normal
11:00 Prayer walking
11:40 Reflections & closing worship
Coffee
NEXT SUNDAY …
No children’s streams
Opportunity to pray here if you can’t get out
Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Why pray ….
1. It is a spiritual battle
2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of
unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who
is the image of God.
Why pray ….
1. It is a spiritual battle
Acts 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church
was earnestly praying to God for him.
Why pray ….
2. Prayer is our no.1 weapon
Genesis 13:14 The LORD said to Abram after Lot had
parted from him, “Lift up your eyes from where you are and look north and south,
east and west.
Why pray WALKING….
1. It opens our eyes A reality; an urgency A reality; an urgency
Ephesians 1:18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may
be enlightened …
Why pray WALKING….
2. It creates connection
Genesis 13:17 Go, walk through the length and breadth of
the land, for I am giving it to you.”
Why pray WALKING….
3. It’s a prophetic symbolAn act of faith An act of faith
Hebrews 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the
people had marched around them for seven days.
Why pray WALKING….
3. It’s a prophetic symbolAn act of faith An act of faith
Matthew 10:6 Go rather to the lost …
Why pray WALKING….
4. A reminder: “we go”
Luke 10:5 “…, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’
How will we prayer walk?
1. Quietly, unobtrusivelyPrayer, not proclamation Prayer, not proclamation
Luke 10:5 “…, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’
How will we prayer walk?
1. Quietly, unobtrusivelyTwos & threes or families Twos & threes or families
Luke 19:5When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house
today.”
How will we prayer walk?
2. Listening to God What is He saying, pointing out to you? What is He saying, pointing out to you?
Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. …
How will we prayer walk?
3. Spreading out … Three areasThree areas
Deuteronomy 6:7Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you
walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
How will we prayer walk?
4. All Children are parents’ responsibility
A special family route!
A special family route!
Luke 10:5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace
to this house.’
What will we pray?
1. Peace: God’s shalom
Pray for God’s glory: “Our Father in heaven hallowed …”
Pray for God’s Kingdom:“Your will be done ..”
Pray for God’s reconciliation: “Forgive us .. As we forgive …”
Pray for God’s release: “Lead us not into temptation…”
What will we pray?
2. Follow the “Lord’s Prayer.”
Romans 8:26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes
for us with groans that words cannot express.
What will we pray?
3. As the Spirit leads
Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light,
Our prayer …
