Build People by Praying

Build by Praying BUILD BY PRAYING 1. Establish a life of prayer. 2. The foundation of our prayer: character of our God. 3. Prayer: the reflection of our relationship with God. Mt. 6:9-13 4. Our response with prayer: action based upon the character of God. James 5:15-16; 1 John 5:14-15; James 2 Build My Relationship with God by Praying – Worship, Confess, Submit, Depend Build by Praying Build People by Praying EPH. 6:18-20 BUILD PEOPLE BY PRAYING 1. Build people by praying in evangelism. Col. 4:2-4; Eph. 6:18-20 2. Build people by praying in discipleship. Mat. 6:5-15; 2 Thes. 3:1-2; Acts 6:4 3. Build people by praying through intercession. Eph. 6:18 4. Build people by praying in fellowship. Acts 2:42 Build People by Praying! APPLICATION 1.We need to corporately pray for our missionaries more purposefully: opportunity, boldness, protection, effectiveness. 2.We need to corporately pray for the ministry of Ironwood more purposefully and not allow the fear of being viewed as a “camp church” keep us from praying corporately for the ministry right in front of us. APPLICATION 3.Recognize our dependence on the Spirit for boldness and opportunity in our community. Pray generically and specifically. 4.Identify and use a process to record and pray for one another. APPLICATION 5. Pray for Sunday services that the preaching of the Word would be effective for our understanding and growth. 6. Identify 3-5 people in our church family and specifically pray for their spiritual growth. APPLICATION 7. Please pray for me as your pastor. Spiritual protection, boldness, study of the Word, communication of truth corporately and individually, discernment, and compassion. Build People by Praying!