The 6 Spheres of Prayer: A Template
Six prayer connections for every pastor, every prayer champion, church leader, ministry member . . .
[Note: the ratios indicate connections/relationships Jesus employed with the men an dwomen he discipled:]
- 1:1 = Jesus and John ("thone one Jesus loved")
- 1:3 = Jesus and Peter, James and John (Gethsamane: invited into deeper prayer)
- 1:12 = Jesus with the 12 (although this traveling group was larger and included women)
- 1:72 = Jesus sending out disciples as mission teams
- 1:120 = Jesus birthing the Church by sending the Holy Spirit
- 1:5,000 = Jesus speaking to the 5,ooo on the mount
Connect
...in your Closet
-fellowship of prayer with Jesus [1:1]
-John and Jesus; son of thunder transformed into apostles of love
-daily, as-you-go, in every place and circumstance
...with your Cohorts
-accountability in a threesome [1:3]
-Jesus calling Peter, James, and John to “cone with me a little farther”
-diversity in a small group [1:12]
-think of Jesus talking, teaching, eating and ministering with the disciples
...throughout your Congregation
-serve as the Prayer Champion in every setting [1:120]
-think of Jesus, building his Church; from small groups to committees to teams to large gatherings
...across your City
-citywide prayer groups and neighborhood prayerwalks [1:72]
-citywide prayer gatherings and coordinated prayer guides [1:5,000]
-Jesus
...to penetrate Culture
-praying for God's kingdom to come (be revealed) and God's will to be done (truth)
-think: community, nationaly, ethnicity, socially (issues and ideas), politically (worldview)
-praying in your closet [1:] or with others [1:3, 1:12, 1:72, 1:120, 1:5,000]
...and pray for other Countries
-praying for the global Church; on every continent, in every nation
-petitioning for the Church to live-out the Gospel in obedience to the Great Commission
-praying in your closet [1:] or with others [1:3, 1:12, 1:72, 1:120, 1:5,000]
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