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House of Prayer Ministry

House of Prayer Ministry. Created by: Don Matthews. Biblical Foundation. Mark 11:17 “And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: "'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.’”. PRAYER SURVEY. PERSONAL PRAYER.

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House of Prayer Ministry

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  1. House of Prayer Ministry Created by: Don Matthews

  2. Biblical Foundation Mark 11:17 • “And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: "'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.’”

  3. PRAYER SURVEY PERSONAL PRAYER • I believe the Bible teaches that prayer should be a daily part of every Christian’s life. • I pray regularly during the day. • I believe that prayer works. • I feel adequately trained in prayer. • I regularly have times of prayer. • I pray regularly for missionaries. • I pray regularly for lost people. • I train others for prayer. ALWAYS - 5 OFTEN - 4 SOMETIMES - 3 RARELY - 2 NEVER - 1

  4. CORPORATE CHURCH PRAYER SURVEY • The leadership in our church regularly teaches and emphasizes the importance of prayer. • Before our church engages in any major effort we dedicate a set time to pray/fast. • Our church regularly prays for non-Christians by name. • Prayer is a major emphasis in our worship services. • We have special prayer emphases in our church. • Our church maintains a current prayer list that is available to the church. • A significant part of our Sunday School classes or small groups is prayer.

  5. CORPORATE CHURCH PRAYER SURVEY • Our church emphasizes prayer for national and international missionaries. • We have people set aside to pray during the worship services. • The people in our church regularly pray for the pastor/staff and their families. • Prayer meetings in our church go no deeper than stating health needs. • We see answers to prayer in our church all the time. • We have set aside a place in our church were people can come to pray each week. • Our church has time when answers to prayer can be communicated corporately.

  6. CORPORATE CHURCH PRAYER SURVEY 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. • 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

  7. 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. Prayer Warrior

  8. Prayer Ministry Goal: • 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

  9. The foundation stone of a praying church Prayer Warrior • 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

  10. How does a “Prayer Warrior” serve? • 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.

  11. House of Prayer - Prayer Ministry

  12. Intercessory Prayer Ministry • 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

  13. Intercessory Prayer Ministry Intercessory Prayer Coordinator Intercessory Prayer Encouragers 1-10 Intercessory Prayer Warriors 1-12

  14. Worship Prayer Ministry • Luke 6:12 “One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.” • 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.

  15. Worship Prayer Ministry

  16. Counselor Prayer Ministry • 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.” • 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.

  17. Counselor Prayer Ministry

  18. Emergency Prayer Ministry • Those “Prayer Warriors” will be on our Emergency Prayer Chain. • They must 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.

  19. Emergency Prayer Ministry

  20. 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.

  21. Homebound Prayer Ministry

  22. 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.

  23. Lighthouse Prayer Ministry

  24. Watchmen on the Wall Prayer Ministry • Ezekiel 22:30 • "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.”

  25. 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

  26. Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Schedule (Example) • How will we implement the Prayer Ministry? Phase 1 – Watchmen, Intercessory, Homebound, and Worship Phase 2 – Emergency, Lighthouse, and Sunday School Phase 3 – Prayer Counselor, Shield of Prayer and World Wide

  27. The non-praying church - This church will focus on various types of ministries and activities that will involve and occupy the time, talent and temperament of its people. This church will boast on accomplishing many things but relegate prayer to symbolic corporate prayer and individual practice and commitment. They recognize the importance of prayer but they do not practice it.

  28. Inclusive Prayer Church – This church considers prayer important but it does not value it any more than other ministries for which they divide their time, talents and temperaments. The prayer ministry is just one of the ministries of the church.

  29. The foundational (House of Prayer) praying church. This church passionately practices and participates in prayer as the foundational or cornerstone ministry of the church. This prayer ministry undergirds every aspect and life of the church. Each ministry finds its motivation and strength in the strategic prayer of the church. Not only does each ministry find its strength in prayer, but it in turn refocuses its attention back to strengthen the prayer life of the church.

  30. Intercessory Prayer Ministry Follow-up Training

  31. SpiritualBoot Camp “Equipping the Warriors for War”

  32. SpiritualBoot Camp Biblical Foundation 1 Kings 18:36-39 2 Kings 6:17 “Equipping the Warriors for War”

  33. • The Principles of Spiritual Boot Camp • I. Discipline - Too many Christians desire to get involved in ________ • without first submitting to the • _______________ necessary to • ________ the Warrior for battle. action discipline equip

  34. II. Dependency In spiritual warfare our goal is to join God in defeating the enemy. We must ______ _________ that we, ___ ________, have no power to defeat Satan. never forget in ourselves “Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Host.” Zech. 4:6

  35. 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

  36. • Lessons for Spiritual Boot camp. Lesson #1 SUBMIT TO GOD - • Submitting to God is the first lesson of Spiritual Boot Camp. Christians who are not ready to ______ God ______________ are not ready for ______________ ___________. obey unconditionally spiritual warfare

  37. “Now by this (obedience) we know that we know Him, if wekeep His commandments.” 1 John 2:3

  38. “For this is the love of God, that we keep His Commandments.” 1 John 5:3

  39. Lesson #2 Draw Near To God • Drawing near to God is the Second Lesson of Spiritual Boot Camp. Our _________ _______ ________ is the principle __________ used to ________ the ________ of our relationship with God. personal prayer life barometer measure quality

  40. Drawing near to God Requires the following disciplines: Fasting Time Cleansing Attitude Format Quality

  41. 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 God.

  42. 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 attitude changes from _____________ to _______. obedience joy There is nothing that will make your prayer life more enjoyable than to hear God speak to your heart!

  43. Format - Dr. Peter Wagner suggested that one of the most effective formats to pray is the __________ ___________. Lord’s Prayer “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” Matthew 6:9-13 Deliver us from the evil one

  44. Quality 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 "Could ye not watch with me one hour."

  45. Quality of prayer usually follows __________. ____ in prayer begins to develop as both _______ and ________ increase. quantity Joy quantity quality

  46. Fasting

  47. 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)

  48. Cleansing

  49. 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

  50. Clean Hands Concerns what you do! Pure Hearts Concerns what you think!

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