Pray, Pray, Pray then Pray Some More

Bathing your house church in prayer with fasting is vitally important. Don't wait forever if you believe God is calling you, but please don't jump too quickly either. Things will go much better for you and your church if you get a hold of God and get His mind and heart. The vision for every Chosen Explosion House Church is the same but the methods will vary. God knows you, He knows your neighborhood, He knows the methods that will work best for you and your neighborhood. Seek God for:

• Souls being saved.
• Lives being changed.
• Spiritual awakening for your neighborhood, family and friends.
• Strategies for working your particular neighborhood.
• What group does God want you to begin your ministry with.
• Favor in your neighborhood and city.
• Wisdom, knowledge and understanding.
• Who to invite to help you, and that God will prepare their hearts.
• A vision for souls and discipleship.
• Strength, courage and boldness.
• Anointing.

 

Consider these things:

• Jesus began His own ministry with prayer and fasting.
• Jesus often went away to be alone to pray.
• Jesus did nothing without His father showing or telling Him.

 

Luke 5:16 So Jesus Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.

If Jesus needed to fast and pray, if He needed heavenly guidance and help how much more do we?

Prayer does not end when your house church is up and running, it is only beginning. It is very important to keep your church and all its attendees in prayer as well as those in your neighborhood that does not attend your services. You should express how important prayer is to your attendees and involve them in praying with you and at home as well.

Here are some of your on going prayer focuses:

• People coming to Christ.
• Revival for your neighborhood.
• Revival for your city.
• Gods power to flow.
• Lives changed.
• Healings and miracles to occur in your meetings and in your neighborhood.
• The gifts of the Spirit to flow in your meetings.
• God to send leaders and helpers.
• Pray for the individuals that God is sending to your meetings.
• Pray for all the churches and their leaders.

 

All leaders must have a daily quite time to pray, worship and meditate on the word. We should also encourage everyone in the church to do the same. In order to make a difference in peoples lives and to produce good fruit for God we must stay connected to the vine and of course that vine is Jesus.