“…Every Place Where You Set Your Foot”

1. “…Every Place Where You Set Your Foot” • Beginning in God’s presence • Changed by His glory • Sent out everywhere He is about to come • Carrying His presence with us • Transforming nations

2. Master Plan—Prayer • Strategic Element of Church Planting • Partners with God in His work • Prepares the worker as well as the harvest • Prevents unnecessary hindrances • Provides resources for the work

3. Prayer Prepares the Way into God’s Presence • Luke 10:1 The disciples began in Jesus’ presence and were sent out everywhere He was about to come • Commanded to “lift up their eyes to the fields” • Commanded to pray the Lord of Harvest to “thrust forth” laborers

4. Heavenly Protocol:Thanksgiving, Praise & Worship • 1 Peter 2:9; Psalm 100:4 • Thanksgiving opens the gate into His throne room. • Praise ushers us into His courts. • We first minister to God in the holy place. • Then we minister to the people.

5. We offer spiritual sacrifices to God. • Ourselves—spirit, soul & body (Rom. 12:1) • Our substance—tithes, offerings, meeting practical needs of those around us (Mal. 3:10; Gal. 6:9-10) • Our thanksgiving (Lev. 7:12; Phil. 4:6) • Our praise (Heb. 13:15) • A Broken & Contrite Heart (Ps. 51:17) • Joy (Ps. 27:6)

6. Disciples respond to God in radical, passionate worship! • God inhabits the praises of His people. (Ps. 22:3) • In His presence, we are changed & empowered. (Isa. 6:1-8) • In God’s presence, we know His heart & receive direction. (Ps. 32:8) • We are sent where He is about to come. (Luke 10:1b)

7. Lift Up Your Eyes and Look at the Fields • “’My food,’ said Jesus, ‘is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” John 4:34-35 • Know the conditions of the fields to successfully produce crops. • Put our feet in the place God calls us • Really LOOK at the condition

8. “Specificity yields fervency; fervency yields results.” • “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” James 5:16 • Praying on site with insight helps us to pray specifically. • As we recognize the condition of the lost, we pray with urgency & desperation. • God responds to the fervent prayers of the righteous.

9. Harvest Field Survey • Understanding the harvest field • Recognizing spiritual conditions present • Seeing the harvest force that is available

10. How? • Use a map of your focal area • Mark sites such as churches, temples, liquor stores, idols, houses of prostitution, crime areas, places of government, education, business, religion/culture, and community gatherings • Use a calendar to mark festivals/pilgrimmages • Use a timeline to note historical events, battles, community woundings, etc. The enemy knows where you are; but do you know where he is?

11. Prayerwalking Story of Indian evangelist prayerwalking Story of Prabek in Lalitpur/Bhaktapur • Always go in teams of at least 2 • Always have a “prayer shield” • Pray “on site with insight” “Specificity yields fervency; fervency brings results.”

12. Purposes of Prayerwalking • Worship • Recognize & exalt God where He is not yet known or praised • To extend His kingdom

13. Purposes of Prayerwalking • Warfare • To call on Jesus to release captives bound in spiritual darkness (2 Cor. 4:4) • To ask God to contend with evil, knowing He alone is able to bring all things into submission • As a prophetic act to possess by faith the inheritance we are receiving from God (Josh. 1:3)

14. Purposes of Prayerwalking • Welcome • To Go before Jesus to prepare the way, ushering in His kingdom (Luke 10:1) • To give a foretaste of worship that will be when He comes to reign among all peoples

15. Principles of Prayerwalking • Prepare • Study the area • Find out who lives there, how many, look for any significant sites • Present yourself to God as His instrument • Lift up your eyes and LOOK • Be alert for people of peace

16. Principles of Prayerwalking • Partner • Pray/prayerwalk with a partner • Always have a prayer shield • Debrief together at the end, recording insights and observations

17. Principles of Prayerwalking • Praise • Begin by praising God and focus on Him and what He is showing you • Bind the enemy from hindering or distracting you • Do only what you see the Father doing as Jesus did

18. Principles of Prayerwalking • Pray • Bind the strongman and loose the Holy Spirit’s activity in the people and the area • Be discreet • Pray the Word • Minister to those God may bring across your path if God directs you to

19. Places to Pray Prayers to Pray Open Homes Business Open Highways Religion & Culture Open Hearts Education Open Hands Community Open Heavens Government

20. Be Obedient to What God Shows You to Do, If Anything • Ask God to let you see the people and the area with His eyes as you walk • Be ready to give an answer for the hope in you • Take any prophetic actions God instructs you to do • Don’t be presumptious; ask God first and do only what He instructs you to do

21. What do I do when I get there? • Pray until God brings the person of peace • Lk 12:12 Holy Spirit will teach you what to say • Lk 10:9 Heal the sick, raise the dead, proclaim the Kingdom • Mark 16:20 The Lord works with you confirming His Word with signs & wonders following Loba Woman Came Thru Healed Child

22. Master Plan—Prayer • Goals • Resources • Obstacles to opportunity • Plans • Evaluation

23. Ask God What Part Prayerwalking Should Have in YOUR Field? • Individual: • Begin to take possession of your neighborhood, your workplace • Church: • Divide your fellowship into prayer teams and prayerwalk your neighborhood • Missionary: • Teach new believers to join you in prayerwalking your area or people of focus

24. You Can Make A Difference!