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Introduction

• The most important human factor in effective
  evangelism is PRAYER.
• RA Torrey
• The Praying Your Friends to Christ booklet will
  assist you as you seek to equip believers to pray
  evangelistically and biblically toward the Great
  Commission.

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Evangelistic Prayer the Bible
Session 1

• John Hyde, A Christ intoxicated witness
• Prayer is foundational to our lives (John
  151-16)
• Four ways the Bible links prayer with evangelism
• Prayer for personal spiritual needs
• Prayer for unbelievers
• Prayer for evangelism efforts
• Prayer for believers

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Prayer for Personal Spiritual Needs
John 171-8 Luke 2239-45 God create a clean
heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within
me. Do not banish me from your presence or take
Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore the joy of Your
salvation to me and give me a willing spirit.
Psalm 5110-13
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Prayer for Unbelievers
Matthew 69-10 Romans 101-2 1 Timothy
21-4 When the altars of churches are wet with
the tears of the saints, then and only then will
the darkness throughout the land begin to be
stamped out. J. Chris Schofield
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Prayer for Evangelism Efforts
Acts 131-4 Colossians 43-4 Finally brethren,
pray for us, that the word of the Lord will
spread rapidly and be glorified just as it did
also with you. 2 Thessalonians 31
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Prayer for Believers
Matthew 935-38, Ephesians 115-19

• John 17

• To be kept in his name and character (vs. 11)

• To be protected from the evil one (vs. 15)

• To be sanctified in the truth of God and His
  Word (vs. 17)

• To be one in mission and focus (vs. 21)

• To be joined with Christ in His work that they
  may behold His glory (vs. 24)

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Discussion Questions

• What changes, if any, are needed in our lives
  that would cause others to describe us as Christ
  intoxicated witnesses?
• The Bible points to four key components that make
  up evangelistic prayer. What are those
  components? Which components are most needed in
  your personal prayer life? Your congregations?
• What does Jesus mean when he teaches his
  followers to pray for the kingdom to come in
  Matthew 610?

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Discussion Questions

• In 1 Timothy 21-4 Paul exhorts Timothy to make
  evangelistic prayer the first priority in his
  ministry. Why is this so? Does your church make
  evangelistic prayer the number one priority?
• What impact on Christian witnesses can be made
  through specific prayer?

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Prayer Prompts

• Begin praying for the salvation of lost people.
• Pray for the Christian witnesses to have boldness
  in their witness.
• Pray for next Sundays services, that God would
  bear evangelistic fruit in lost peoples lives.

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Why Pray Evangelistically?
Session 2

• Four Reasons to Pray Evangelistically
• Our relationship with our heavenly Father
• It is a Biblical mandate (1 Peter 23-10 1 Tim.
  21-4)
• It enhances the fruit of their labors (John
  1516)
• Our utter dependence on Christ to fulfill His
  mission to reach the lost (Luke 1910 John 155)

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The Condition of the Lost

• Blind
• And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled
  to those who are perishing, in whose case the god
  of this world has blinded the minds of the
  unbelieving so that they might not see the light
  of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the
  image of God. 2 Cor. 43-4
• Bound
• With gentleness correcting those who are in
  opposition, if perhaps God may grant them
  repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,
  and they may come to their senses and escape from
  the snare of the devil, having been held captive
  by him to do his will. 2 Tim. 225-26

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The Condition of the Lost

• Condemned
• He who believes in him is not judged he who
  does not believe has been judged already, because
  he has not believed in the name of the only
  begotten Son of God. John 318
• Hell-Bound
• He who believes in the Son has eternal life but
  he who does not obey the Son will not see life,
  but the wrath of God abides on him. John 336

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The Condition of the Lost

• Helpless
• No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent
  Me draws him and I will raise him up on the last
  day. John 644
• Hopeless
• Remember that you were at that time separate
  from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of
  Israel, and strangers to the covenants of
  promise, having no hope and without God in the
  world. Ephesians 212

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Prayer Prompts

• Pray for believers and congregations to embrace
  as never before the biblical mandate for
  evangelistic prayer.
• Pray that believers will become more sensitive to
  the spiritual condition of lost people.

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HOW TO PRAY EVANGELISTICALLY?Praying for
Christian Witnesses and Efforts
Session 3

• Ask the Lord to send laborers into the harvest.
  Luke 102
• Ask the Lord for opportunities to witness.
  Colossians 43
• Ask the Lord for boldness for the messenger.
  Ephesians 619-20

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HOW TO PRAY EVANGELISTICALLY?

• Ask the Lord for clarity in presenting the
  gospel. Colossians 44
• Ask the Lord to focus the hearts of His people.
  Acts 131-2

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Additional Scriptural Prayer Points for Christian
Witnesses and Special Evangelistic Efforts

• Matthew 938
• John 1711
• John 1715
• Colossians 110-11
• Colossians 42-3
• Matthew 69-10
• Acts 826-41

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Praying for the Lost

• Pray for receptive Hearts (Luke 85-15)
• Pray for their spiritual Eyes Ears to be
  opened. (Matt. 1315 2 Cor. 43-4)
• Pray for unbelievers to have understand Gods
  Attitude toward sin. (John 168)
• Pray for the lost to be Released from barriers
  and strongholds that hinder faith. (2 Tim.
  225-26)
• Pray for unbelievers to experience a Transforming
  life in Christ. (Rom. 121-2)
• Pray for the Lord to Send believers to witness to
  lost persons. (Matt. 935-38)

• Use the acrostic
• H
• E
• A
• R
• T
• S

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• Testimonies

Share brief testimonies on how you have seen God
answer prayer on behalf of Christian witnesses,
special evangelism and mission efforts, and how
you have seen God answer prayer on behalf of lost
people.
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Personal Spiritual PreparationPREPARING TO PRAY
EVANGELISTICALLY
Evangelistic praying is spiritual work and
requires spiritually fit individuals.
Session 4

• Pray with Praise and Thanksgiving Ps. 1004
• Thank God for your own salvation. (2 Corinthians
  518)
• Thank God for His redemptive work. (1 John 22)
• Thank God for allowing you to join him in his
  redemptive work. (2 Corinthians 518)

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PREPARING TO PRAY EVANGELISTICALLY

• Pray with a Cleansed Life (James 516, Psalm
  6618)
• Pray According to the Promises of God (1
  Timothy 24, 2 Peter 39)
• Nothing is impossible for God
• Matthew 1926

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Session 5 Practical ApplicationFour Ways to
Pray Evangelistically

• List Praying
• Prayerwalking

• Prayer Visitation
• Prayer Groups

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Those who have left the deepest impression on
this sin-cursed earth have been men and women of
prayer. You will find that PRAYER has been the
mighty power that has moved not only God, but
man. -Dwight L. Moody
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PowerPoint provided by J. Chris Schofield,
Ph.D. Office of Prayer for Evangelization
Spiritual Awakening Baptist State Convention of
NC www.PrayNC.org