Ask them to write prayers for 30-60 minutes. Put large pieces of paper on the walls and give people colored markers. I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands. I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.And if we know that he hears us-whatever we ask-we know that we have what we asked of him. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any hidden sin. I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.P-Praise Him for His love and goodness.The leader may consider praying the "Repent" portion to model transparency and confession in a supportive community. Then ask for volunteers who would like to pray each part. model often as a group and encourage individuals to use it alone. Use the built-in responses to God.įollow the P.R.A.Y. Study sections of Tools for Mentoring Prayer Module over several meetings to learn how to hear God speaking to you, different ways to pray, the significance of your prayers, fasting, praying in a group, and more. Tools for Mentoring Prayer Module section "Let's Pray" is a study already prepared. You could choose one each week for the group's prayer time. As it fills up over the school year, it serves as a visual reminder of God's power and faithfulness.ĭivide the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) into portions to focus on different ways to pray. One of the group members may want to update the prayer journal each week.įor each answered prayer place a stone in a glass jar. Each week pray, review your requests, and report back each week. Keep a prayer journal for the small group. Take one or two staff members or leaders of your campus group/church each week and pray for them and their ministry. Then, pray for these people and current events. Have the small group go through it and find issues and people to pray for. Get prayer ideas for unreached people groups using Global Prayer Digest Take a newspaper from that day or week. Tools for Mentoring Missions Module includes ready-to-use ideas for strategic prayer for missionaries and countries. Ask your pastor for recent newsletters to pray through. More Scriptures to pray are in Tools for Mentoring Prayer Module section "Pray Some Prayers from the Bible"Īdopt a missionary or a country as a small group to pray for. For spiritual power, use the early disciples' prayer in Acts 4:29-31.For revival, use Isaiah's cry for revival in Isaiah 64:1-5.Isaiah 55:6-8 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 Ephesians 5:14-18 Psalm 107 (Pray for the different types of people described.).Give me your grace to make decisions that lead to holiness."Ĭhoose a Scripture for the small group to use to pray for different needs: Or you can take the main ideas from the above passage and form your own prayer like this: "Dear Lord, please strengthen my heart-level determination to do what is right. The leader can pray the first one to show how.ġ Thessalonians 3:13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones. Personalize the prayers by inserting "I" or "me" where necessary, or the person's name for whom you are praying. (For stories and instruction see Prayer Evangelism by Ed Silvoso.) Ask God to show you what He is wanting to do in each arena. Pray for students, professors, and/or co-workers to find Christ. Take a prayer walk around dorms, campus, or your workplace. Collect them at the end of the meeting so that they can be redistributed to pray again at the next meeting. Hand out the cards and pray in groups of 2 or 3 over the names. Write a brief description of how to pray for the needs of each person. Write down the name of yet-to-believe friends on 3x5 cards, one name per card. (See the Tools for Mentoring Prayer Module excerpt " Praying with Others.")įollowing are some good ideas for praying together. You can plan simple activities that facilitate people learning to pray as a group. You set an example of fervent, faith-filled prayer. Notes to the small group facilitator: As the leader of a group of people praying together, view yourself as the coach or trainer. Practical Solutions to Common Small Group Dilemmas
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