PRAYING: Every church praying for lost people

“First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone . . . This is good, and it pleases God our Savior, who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim. 2:1, 3-4, HCSB).

What would happen if every Southern Baptist were to pray for lost people? Imagine the impact of our churches praying for every lost person. There would be a movement of God just as in the days of Acts when the Holy Spirit fell on the day of Pentecost.

Just Imagine!

• Prayerwalking your community.
  
  
• Continually discovering lost people for whom to pray.
  
  
• Experiencing genuine changes in your church as it reaches lost people.
  
  
• Every church member praying for North American missionaries to reach lost people.

Praying:

Here are some ideas to get your church praying for lost people in your community.

1. Prepare God’s people (your congregation) to faithfully pray. Here are some helpful resources.
   • Experiencing God – Henry Blackaby
   • How to Develop a Powerful Prayer Life – Greg Frizzell
   • Returning to Holiness – Greg Frizzell
   • Prayer 101 – Elaine Helms
   • Pray in Faith – T.W. Hunt
   • Kingdom Focus Praying – John Franklin
   • Cooperate – Role of Prayer in Spiritual Awakening
   • And the Place Was Shaken – John Franklin
   • If My People…Pray (How to Develop a Local Church Prayer Ministry) – Elaine Helms
     
     
2. Mobilize your church to prayer walk your community. Here are some helpful resources.
   • Taking Prayer to the Streets – NAMB
   • Prayer Walking Made Simple – Chris Schofield
     
     
3. Continually discover lost people in your community and examine their needs. Here are some helpful resources.
   • Mapping Center and Center for Missional Research, both found at http://www.namb.net/cmr
   • Witness to the World (Growing Disciples Series) – Claude King
     
     
4. Pray for the lost people in your community. Here are some helpful resources.
   •  Personal Prayer:
     • Study Guide for Evangelism Prayer – Evelyn Christenson
     • Praying Your Friends to Christ – NAMB
     • How to Spend a Day in Prayer – Rick Shepherd
   • Partner prayer (triplets/small groups)
     • Pray for Your Family – NAMB
     • Prayer Triplets – NAMB
   • Prayer gatherings/sacred assembly
     • And the Place Was Shaken – John Franklin
     • Returning to Holiness – Greg Frizzell
       
       
5. Praise God continually.
   • Corporate praise
   • Celebrate baptisms
   • Answered prayer testimonies (live or video)
   • Prayer walk testimonies (live or video)