Pray & Go: A 30-Day Prayer Journey based on the book by Thom S. Rainer

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Day 25, September 18: Go with prayers of evangelism

Scripture: Matthew 19:22-24

Notes:

It’s time to go to another ten homes. It’s time to pray for the people in those homes. Can you believe that after today’s exercise you will have prayed for thirty families in your community? Do you wonder what changes are happening in those homes? Do you wonder how God has used your prayers in those homes? You don’t need any further instructions on how this exercise works. You are a pro by now. But I’m asking that you focus your prayers on evangelism this time. Though you probably don’t know who is or isn’t a Christian in the home you pray for, pray for each home as if there is at least one person there who is not a believer. Unfortunately, the likelihood of at least one member of the family not being a Christian is high. If possible, focus your prayer into three brief areas.
1) Pray for their salvation. Start your prayer for each home by praying for the salvation of each person inside who is not a Christian. As you pray for the salvation of those in each of the ten homes, ask God to send them a message or a messenger.
2) Pray to remove obstacles. You took time yesterday, on Day 24, to pray that God would remove obstacles in your life that are hindering you from becoming a Great Commission Christian. Take a few seconds at each home to pray that obstacles to the gospel will be removed for those who have not yet become Christians. Pray for obstacles to the gospel to be removed – especially the obstacles of comfort and possessions.
3) Pray for them to find a church. While church attendance alone won’t turn an unbeliever into a Christian, church gatherings are a place where they will hear the gospel and see the gospel lived out. Perhaps God will use your prayer that people will find a church as an instrument toward their salvation Now it’s time to go. It’s time to pray for ten more families. (Pray & Go, by Thom S. Rainer, pgs. 181, 182, 183, 184)