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Praying For An Evangelistic Church

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Praying For An Evangelistic Church


This prayer guide will assist you in praying for the evangelistic outreach of your church. You can pray for God to turn your church into an evangelistic powerhouse. When praying about the evangelistic efforts of your church, you need to pray that the believers will be personal witnesses of Jesus Christ, carrying out the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20). The following Scripture prayers deal with this. These prayers are based on the Word of God and focus on seeing God mold the believers into powerful witnesses for Christ. You can use these prayers by placing the name of your church in the blanks. Plead these Scripture prayers with all your strength and with consistency. By doing this, you can pray for a powerful work of the Holy Spirit among all the believers concerning evangelism.

I pray that the believers of ___________ Church would be salt and light in the midst of this lost world. Grant them a righteous influence in the world (Matthew 5:13-15).

I ask that the believers of ___________ Church would walk in wisdom toward those who are outside the body of Christ. I also pray that their speech would be full of grace, godliness, and wisdom so that they may know how they ought to answer and respond to the lost (Colossians 4:5-6).

Father, I plead that You would be the main pursuit of the believers' lives and that they would always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks them a reason for the hope that is in them with meekness and fear (1 Peter 3:15).

I pray that the believers of ____________ Church would do all things without murmuring and disputing so that they would become blameless and harmless, a child of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom they should shine as a light in the world, holding fast the word of life (Philippians 2:14-16).

I ask that the believers of __________ Church would know and understand the terror of the Lord. I pray that the believers of ___________ Church would see and know clearly that people without Jesus Christ are lost and headed to an eternal hell to face the wrath of God. Because they know and understand these things, I plead that the believers of ____________ Church would persuade lost people to turn from their sin and to the Lord Jesus Christ in faith (2 Corinthians 5:11).

Holy Spirit, I plead that You will give the believers of ___________ Church a continual and agonizing burden concerning lost people and their need to repent and believe (Romans 9:1-3).

Father, You have declared in Your Word that You have given believers the ministry of reconciliation. The believers of ___________ Church have surrendered their lives to You. Because of this, You have given them the ministry of reconciliation--sharing the gospel with lost people so that they can be in a right relationship with You. I ask that the believers of ____________ Church would be faithful to this ministry by sharing the gospel with others (2 Corinthians 5:17-19).

Father, You have saved the believers of ____________ Church. You have made the believers of _____________ Church ambassadors for Your Son, Jesus Christ, in this world. I pray that they would recognize like never before that they represent the Lord Jesus Christ in this world. Enable them to live a lives worthy of the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20).

I pray that the believers of ___________ Church would see this lost world as God sees it (John 3:16).

I ask that the believers of __________ Church would not grow weary in sharing the gospel but that they will know that if they do not lose heart they will reap converts to Christ (Galatians 6:9).

I pray that the believers of __________ Church would receive power from the Holy Spirit and that they would be witnesses for You wherever they go (Acts 1:8).

I plead that the believers of __________ Church would have certainty and understanding concerning the truth of the gospel. I pray that the believers of ____________ Church would diligently search the Scripture so that they will know what they believe and will be able to share and defend the Word of God (Romans 10:8-17; Acts 17:11).

I ask that the believers of ___________ Church would not be conformed to this world but that they will be transformed by the renewing of their mind (Romans 12:2).

I pray that the believers of ____________ Church would not love this world nor the things of this world. I plead that they would not be attracted to and lured away by the things of this world, but that they will be focused on doing the will of God (1 John 2:15-17).

I ask that You would grant the believers of _______________ Church opportunities to share the gospel. Bring lost people into their lives so that they can share Your Word with them (Colossians 4:3; Matthew 7:7).

Lord Jesus, You have declared in Your Word that we will be hated because we belong to You. For this reason, I ask You to give the believers of ______________ Church the strength and the courage to stand for You in this lost world. Lord Jesus, do not allow the believers of _____________ Church to compromise their stand due to the reaction of the world (John 15:18-21).

Father, I plead that You will make the believers of _____________ Church bold and fearless in their witness of Your Son (Proverbs 28:1).