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Join us next Sunday as we prayer walk around our community, seeking the peace and prosperity of the city. Discover why prayer is our number one weapon and how it opens our eyes and creates connections. Pray for peace, follow the Lord's Prayer, and let the Spirit guide your prayers. Come be a part of this prophetic act of faith.
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NEXT SUNDAY … We are prayer-walking around this community where God has placed us 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 … 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
Why pray …. 1. It is a spiritual battle 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 4:4 The 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 …. 2. Prayer is our no.1 weapon Acts 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
Why pray WALKING…. 1. It opens our eyes A reality; an urgency 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…. 2. It creates connection Ephesians 1:18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened …
Why pray WALKING…. 3. It’s a prophetic symbol An act of faith 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 symbol 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…. 4. A reminder: “we go” Matthew 10:6 Go rather to the lost …
How will we prayer walk? 1. Quietly, unobtrusively Prayer, not proclamation Luke 10:5 “…, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’
How will we prayer walk? 1. Quietly, unobtrusively Twos & threes or families Luke 10:5 “…, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’
How will we prayer walk? 2. Listening to God What is He saying, pointing out to you? Luke 19:5 When 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? 3. Spreading out … Three areas Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. …
How will we prayer walk? 4. All Children are parents’ responsibility A special family route! Deuteronomy 6:7 Impress 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.
What will we pray? 1. Peace: God’s shalom Luke 10:5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’
What will we pray? 2. Follow the “Lord’s Prayer.” 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? 3. As the Spirit leads Romans 8:26 In 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.
Our prayer … Isaiah 60:3 Nations will come to your light,