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Prayer and Power Evangelism Discovery Bible Story Set
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Prayer Evangelism:
Team Evaluation, Discovery Bible Story Set, & Resources
Introduction to FPS’s Prayer Strategies Discovery Bible Studies Set:
Prayer—or engagement with God—is integral to every aspect of the lives of the team members and the corporate team, as well as to the strategy and approach they use. Within this docu-ment, you will find the following: a definition and explanation to the Prayer strategy, a set of questions to help you diagnosis the status of your team’s use of this strategy, a Discovery Bible Story Set to help you understand Scripture’s view on this strategy, and links for further re-sources related to this Prayer strategy. We recommend completing the team’s diagnostic first then adapt the Discovery Story Set to meet your team’s needs. Feel free to use the typical DBS questions, however, in addition we’ve tried to suggest you ask these much deeper questions to elicit specifics regarding this strategy. The Fellowship of Prayer Strategists have a set of nine-teen di ff erent prayer strategies. These are not intended to be the complete picture of this strat-egy but a glimpse at the use for this strategy. You can find more strategies at www.prayer–strategists.net. We hope these tools will prove helpful in considering ways you and your team can increase your capacity for extraordinary prayer for the sake of the King and His Kingdom.
Prayer Evangelism & Power Evangelism Definition: Intelligently strategized and focused, prayer functions as a direct force for winning people to Christ. Signs and wonders follow the proclamation of the Word of God often after prayer for people.
Explanation: The whole Church can model the whole gospel to the whole community through prayer and prayerful evangelism. Luke 10 reveals Jesus’ strategy which incorporated asking God to encounter the person of peace through signs and wonders. Numerous testimonies exist of God beginning people movements to Christ through obeying His instructions to pray for others. Birthed in intimacy with God, walked out in instant, joyful obedience to Him, prayer evangelism releases the power of the Holy Spirit to transform lives and communities as His kingdom comes through His will being done.
Diagnostic Questions for You & Your Team: 1. Do you regularly ask God to make you alert to opportunities to pray for those you en-counter “as you go?” Regularly make time to share stories of how God is using you in this way with your team to encourage one another. 2. Do you practice Luke10:9 “Heal the sick who are there and tell them,’The kingdom of God has come near to you.’” by praying for healing, deliverance, or other needs to be met? 3. Do you practice listening to the Holy Spirit and as you interact and ask Him if there is anything He might want you to mention to the person you’re interacting with?
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Discovery Bible Story Set: Paul and his traveling companions arrive in Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. Look at Acts 16:9-10 to see how they were guided to this particular place. This section focuses on three particular people who encounter Christ because of Paul’s and his companions’ obedience to God’s guidance. 1. “As You Go” – Acts 16:11-40 Pray A. as a group before beginning that God would speak to us and open our hearts to hear Him. B. Read the entire passage aloud at least 2 times or listen to an audio version twice through. If your group uses storying, present the scripture in this way. Then, have the group practice re-telling the story together. C. Discussion questions: • What do you like about the story? What is di ffi cult or what don’t you like? • What do you learn about people from this story? What do you learn about God? • Compare Lydia, the female slave with the spirit of divination, and the Philippian jailer: • Consider what drew Paul and his companions into interacting with each person. What was the result of the encounter with each of these people? How did the impact of each encounter set up the next encounter? • What qualities did Paul and his companions exhibit during these interactions? • What instruction could you derive in thinking about the role of prayer in evangelism from this series of encounters? D. Take a few minutes to quietly listen to God. What is He instructing you to do from what you’re hearing? Share with each other what you’re sensing. Are some of His instruc-tions quite di ff erent than you might have imagined? How? E. Who is God asking you to share this story with? When will you do it? Share with the group. F. What key principles about prayer can you draw from this passage?
Let’s take a look at two encounters Jesus had “as He went.” 2. “Power to Drive Out Demons” – Luke 8:26-39 A. Pray before beginning that God would speak to us and open our hearts to hear Him. B. Read the entire passage completely through. C. Discussion questions: • How did Jesus respond to someone in great need? • What was the man’s response to Jesus’ ministry? • What was the response of the community to the results of this encounter? • Why would Jesus not allow the man to go on with him? What were His instructions to the man? • Note: Jesus returned to this area later to find crowds seeking to hear Him. Apparently, the former demoniac’s testimony of what Jesus had done for him was very influential. D. Take a few minutes to quietly listen to God. What is He instructing you to do from what you’re hearing? Share with each other what you’re sensing. Are some of His instruc-tions quite di ff erent than you might have imagined? How? E. Who is God asking you to share this story with? When will you do it? Share with the group. F. What key principles about prayer can you draw from this passage?
3. “He Told Me Everything” – John 4:1-42 A. Pray before beginning that God would speak to us and open our hearts to hear Him. B. Read the entire passage completely through.
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C. Discussion questions: • How did Jesus engage with the woman at the well? • What do you think convinced the woman this might be the Messiah? • Compare the focus of Jesus upon arriving at the area and the focus of His disciples. • What caused the whole town to seek Jesus? D. Take a few minutes to quietly listen to God. What is He instructing you to do from what you’re hearing? Share with each other what you’re sensing. Are some of His instruc-tions quite di ff erent than you might have imagined? How? E. Who is God asking you to share this story with? When will you do it? Share with the group. F. What key principles about prayer can you draw from this passage?
Further Resources on Prayer Evangelism: • Article: “Prayer Walking Evangelism Testimony”: https://prayerstrategists.files.wordpress.-com/ 2016/05/prayerwalkingevangstoryv1-docx.pdf • Article: “Does Prayer Make a Di ff erence?” by Felicity Dale, at Simply Church http://www.simply-church.com Link to article: http://simplychurch.com/doesprayer-make-a- di ff erence/ pulled 11/22/15. • Bibliography on Prayer and Power Evangelism:
Further resources and connection with other prayer strategists are available through the Fel-lowship of Prayer Strategists and their website www.prayerstrategists.net.
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