The work to reach an entire city for Jesus will produce great results. The unifying nature of the pursuit the real prayer, fasting and Bible Study will change men’s lives. The Men in Ministry will be overcome by the Power of Prayer, which will result in a powerful move of God.
Below is a tactical outline for taking a city for Jesus Christ.
- Establish God’s Perimeter
- Profile the faithful Men in Ministry
- Men dependent on the leadership of the Holy Spirit and prayer not their own abilities
- Called to the city not just to a congregation
- Gifted along the lines of Ephesians 4 (the whole chapter)
- Eph: 4:22-24 “to be made new in the attitude of your minds and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”
- Men committed to daily prayer, daily study of the Bible and fasting as the Holy Spirit leads.
- Secure the Perimeter
- Satan with his weapons infiltrates the church. We must secure it by identifying and using God’s counter weapons.
- Pray for the leadership of the church
- Pray for the Men in Ministry
- Sin – God’s Grace
- Anxiety- God’s Mighty Hand (Power)
- Strongholds – renewal of our minds through the Word of God
- Disunity, apathy, gossip
- Spiritual and Social Mapping of the City
- Take down, through prayer, any demonic strongholds
- Pray for the neighborhoods every day.
- Expand the Perimeter
- Establish the core group then gradually bring Spirit led men, with hearts for God, into the core group.
- Infiltrate Satan’s Perimeter
- Prayer Groups
- 1 Timothy 2:12 “I urge, then, first of all that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.”
- Ephesians 6:18 18 “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”
- 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.”
- List the neighborhoods and streets
- Pray for each neighborhood and each street. The core group will grow so that daily prayer for each home will be the norm.
- Pray for the leaders of the city to come to Christ
- Establish permanent prayer groups
- Increase the quality of the small groups
- Bible study
- The prior weeks sermon deep dives
- Prayer commitments
- Prayer lists
- Continue to expand the core of Disciples
- Reach into the city with Business Men’s Prayer Groups
- Outreach into the city with Teen Challenge
Glad Tidings Men in Ministry
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