As Paul engaged in planting new churches he urged others to pray for him.  His instruction was simple:  “Pray for us.”    Our number one task when it comes to reaching the lost for Christ is to pray for them.  As churches we are urged to be filled with prayerful and sacrificial compassion for the lost in all the world, to be actively involved in praying for God’s mission in the world.    One way to stimulate prayer is by relating Scripture passages to your prayer needs.   Here is a dynamic tool that helps you pray for the planting of new churches.

Source: SIM International

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Prayer_Guide.pdf

The foundational principle of reaching people with the gospel of Jesus Christ is that we must pray for them. If we want to see lost people enter into a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, we must pray for their salvation. This is absolutely crucial.  Yet, our responsibility does not end there.    This resource will help you not only pray for the lost, but engage in reaching the lost using the acronym:   D.O.O.R.S.

Source:   www.kingdompraying.com

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Open Doors

When I have dealt with the subject of praying for the lost, I see believers who want to pray for those who need Jesus. They desire to see people come to Christ. They want to have a share in their coming to Jesus. Yet, they are frustrated by a lack of knowing how to pray for those who are lost. Maybe this is you. Maybe this is how you feel. This chapter focuses on how to pray for the lost. It will offer you some practical tools to use in your intercession for those who need Jesus.   This is a good bible study do to personally or with a group.

by John Calvin (1509-1564)

Source:             Public Domain, Institutes of the Christian Religion, Translated by Henry Beveridge, 1845, Book III. Chapter XX

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How to Pray for the Lost

Written a little over a century ago, How to Pray is a wonderful treatise on prayer. The author, Reuben Torrey, effortlessly guides even the most seasoned person of prayer into deeper, more significant prayer. Torrey explains what prayer is, what it can do, and when one should pray. He also describes the hindrances that keep believers from praying effectively, and how with the power of God believers can overcome those hindrances. Filled with a spirit of graciousness, this classic work on prayer has helped generations and can also further one's own spiritual maturation in the "essential activity" of prayer.

by Reuben Archer Torrey (1856-1928)

Source: Public Domain

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How to Pray