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Every Place Where You Set Your Foot

“…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

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

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 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. 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)

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) 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

“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. Harvest Field Survey

• Understanding the

harvest field

• Recognizing spiritual

conditions present

• Seeing the harvest

force that is available 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? 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.” Purposes of Prayerwalking

• Worship

– Recognize & exalt God where He is not yet known or praised

– To extend His kingdom 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) 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 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 Principles of Prayerwalking

• Partner

– Pray/prayerwalk with a partner – Always have a prayer shield – Debrief together at the end, recording insights and observations 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 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 Places to Pray Prayers to Pray Open Business Open Religion & Homes Education Open Highways Culture Hearts Open Community Hands

Open Heavens Government 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 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 Master Plan—Prayer

 Goals  Resources  Obstacles to opportunity  Plans  Evaluation 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 You Can Make A Difference!

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