In my previous post, I mentioned to you that our Disciple-Groups started with personal prayer needs and that doing so required transparency on our part.
Even so, sometimes we don’t quite know where to start. Therefore, we use the following guide to help us share personal prayer needs.
The reason I’m sharing them with you, is that these are not just good for giving others information on how to pray for you, but it can also give you guidance on how to pray for yourself. Read through them one time, and then go back through them praying for each one that applies to your life.
For which of these items do you need the most prayer right now?
a. Your relationship with God?
i. Personal Daily Bible Reading
ii. Personal Prayer Life
iii. Personal Purity
b. Your relationship with your spouse?
i. Face-to-Face Time together
ii. Prayer/devotional time together (other than meals & family devotions)
c. Your relationship with your children?
i. Prayer/devotional time together (other than meals)
ii. Walking and talking time together
d. Your relationship with your coworkers?
i. Workplace Pastor Role
ii. Planting Seeds of the Gospel to those who work around you
We also ask that each person will share how God is leading them, and the following questions can help provide you ways to answer. These can provide you with additional guidance on how to pray for yourself, and how to ask others to pray for you.How would you answer each one?
a. What good habit or character trait do you feel God wants to form in your life?
And how have you taken specific steps to develop that habit?
b. How are you leading your family to be closer to the Lord?
c. As a “workplace pastor,” how are you leading your coworkers to be closer to the Lord?
d. What is God presently telling you to do & what are you doing about it?
e. How have you turned a conversation toward Christ since our last meeting?
f. How has the Bible shaped the way you think and live since our last meeting?
g. What opportunities did God give you to serve others since our last meeting?
h. How have you received a specific answer to a prayer since our last meeting?
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