choose to select from more
than 250 languages for instant
translation of the information presented.
Developing A Biblical World View
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PRAYER NEEDS:
Identify specific needs about which you will pray. Be sure they are related to God's global purpose. International intercession is not a general prayer session for miscellaneous requests. It is intercessory prayer with specific focus on the nations of the world.
PRAISE TO GOD: (10 minutes)
We enter God's presence by thanksgiving and praise:
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto Him and bless His name. (Psalms 100:4)
Praise brings you into the presence of God so He will be able to hear your requests. Praise God for who He is and what He has done. In your praise acknowledge His great plan for the world and thank Him for your part in it. The Psalmist David tells us to "Come before His presence with singing." You may want to sing your praises to God. Perhaps you can sing hymns that relate to His purpose for the nations.
INTERCESSION FOR THE WORLD IN GENERAL: (10 minutes)
Here are some specific things to pray about. Pray for. . .
-A new spiritual hunger throughout the world.
-God to raise up a worldwide force of international intercessors.
-The growth and development of the Church all over the world.
-God to raise up laborers for the harvest--pastors, prophets, evangelists, apostles, teachers, and lay leaders--to fulfill the commission (Matthew 9:38; Luke 10:2).
-Unity and cooperation among existing churches and missions.
-A revival of zeal and compassion to win the lost.
-Wise use of material resources by believers to spread the Gospel. Ask God to provide the necessary finances and to raise up those willing and capable of funding evangelistic efforts.
-Open "doors of utterance" to share the Gospel (Ephesians 6:19).
-"Closed countries" to open to the Gospel (II Thessalonians 3:1).