1. PRAY FOR THE RETURN OF THE WANDERER
Dave Earley

2. James 5:19-20 Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

3. a. One man’s sacrificial prayers for others saved a nation.
Psalm 106:23 So he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.

4. b. One man’s bold prayers for others could have saved a city
b. One man’s bold prayers for others could have saved a city. Genesis 18:29-32

5. c. Our persistent persevering prayers for others make a difference

6. A Guide for Praying for Prodigal Loved Ones – Luke 15
Lord please:
Bring him or her to a place of famine and need (Luke 15:14)
Create within them holy hunger and “homesickness” (15:16-17)
Cause them to come to their senses (15:17)
Draw them home (15:18)
Give them the gift of repentance (15:18-21)
Give us welcoming grace (15:20)

7. A Guide for Praying for the Lost and Backslidden.
Lord, increase your activity in the life of:
Convict him/her of his/her sin, lack of righteousness and deserved judgment (John 16:8).
Animate every gospel truth in their life and silence very lie of the enemy.
Reveal to him/her who You are and what Christ has done for him/her.

8. Open the eyes of his/her understanding (Ephesians 1:18) and remove his/her spiritual blindness (2 Corinthians 4:4)
Draw him/her to Yourself in a powerful fashion. John 6:44
Block Satan from stealing Your Word from his/her heart (Matthew 12:19).
Help me to be willing and anxious to be the means by which You save and deliver him/her. Lord, show me how to lead him/her to Christ.
Send other people and circumstances across his/her path to bring him/her a witness of Christ.