1. We are prayer-walking around this community where God has placed us
NEXT SUNDAY …
We are prayer-walking around this community where God has placed us
Jeremiah 29:7
.. seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you …. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”

2. 11:40 Reflections & closing worship
NEXT SUNDAY …
10:45 We begin as normal
11:00 Prayer walking
11:40 Reflections & closing worship
Coffee

3. Opportunity to pray here if you can’t get out
NEXT SUNDAY …
No children’s streams
Opportunity to pray here if you can’t get out

4. 1. It is a spiritual battle
Why pray ….
1. It is a spiritual battle
Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

5. 1. It is a spiritual battle
Why pray ….
1. It is a spiritual battle
2 Corinthians 4:4
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

6. 2. Prayer is our no.1 weapon Why pray …. Acts 12:5
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.

7. 1. It opens our eyes Why pray WALKING…. A reality; an urgency
Genesis 13:14
The LORD said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Lift up your eyes from where you are and look north and south, east and west.

8. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened …
Why pray WALKING….
2. It creates connection
Ephesians 1:18
I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened …

9. 3. It’s a prophetic symbol
Why pray WALKING….
3. It’s a prophetic symbol
An act of faith
Genesis 13:17
Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.”

10. 3. It’s a prophetic symbol
Why pray WALKING….
3. It’s a prophetic symbol
An act of faith
Hebrews 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.

11. 4. A reminder: “we go” Why pray WALKING…. Matthew 10:6
Go rather to the lost …

12. 1. Quietly, unobtrusively
How will we prayer walk?
1. Quietly, unobtrusively
Prayer, not proclamation
Luke 10:5
“…, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’

13. 1. Quietly, unobtrusively
How will we prayer walk?
1. Quietly, unobtrusively
Twos & threes or families
Luke 10:5
“…, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’

14. 2. Listening to God How will we prayer walk?
What is He saying, pointing out to you?
Luke 19:5
When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.”

15. “You are the salt of the earth. …
How will we prayer walk?
3. Spreading out …
Three areas
Matthew 5:13
“You are the salt of the earth. …

17. 4. All Children are parents’ responsibility
How will we prayer walk?
4. All Children are parents’ responsibility
A special family route!
Deuteronomy 6:7
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

18. “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’
What will we pray?
1. Peace: God’s shalom
Luke 10:5
“When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’

19. 2. Follow the “Lord’s Prayer.”
What will we pray?
2. Follow the “Lord’s Prayer.”
Pray for God’s glory:
“Our Father in heaven hallowed …”
Pray for God’s Kingdom:
“Your will be done ..”
Pray for God’s reconciliation:
“Forgive us .. As we forgive …”
Pray for God’s release:
“Lead us not into temptation…”

20. 3. As the Spirit leads What will we pray? Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

21. Nations will come to your light,
Our prayer …
Isaiah 60:3
Nations will come to your light,