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A WATCHMAN’S GUIDE TO APRAYING WATCHMAN’S GUIDE TO PRAYINGGOD’S PROMISES GOD’S PROMISES DICKDICK EASTMANEASTMAN © 2012, 2015, 2017 by Dick Eastman, International President, Every Home for Christ P.O. Box 64000, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S.A. This guide or parts thereof may be reproduced. See permission guidelines below. Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from The New King James Version, NKJV, Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982, by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations identified NIV are from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®, Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NLT are from the HOLY BIBLE, New Living Translation, Copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. Used by permission, “Plead the Promises of God,” Armin R. Gesswein, Founder and Director of Revival Prayer Fellowship, Inc. PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE This guide may be copied, translated, and reproduced in any manner with proper source credit being given. To access and download an electronic copy, visit ehc.org. For proper source credit when reproducing this guide or parts of it, please include: This guide © 2012, 2015, 2017 by Dick Eastman, International President, Every Home for Christ (ehc.org) and is reprinted by permission of the author and Every Home for Christ International. For information on the ministry of Every Home for Christ, please visit our website: ehc.org. A 31-DAY PRAYER GUIDE FOR WATCHMEN ON A “WALL OF PRAYER!” (Designed for any 24/7 prayer ministry or individual who desires to pray in unity and harmony with other intercessors for the fulfillment of God’s promises in the nations.) The author has chosen to receive no royalties or profit from the sale or distribution of this guide. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION A Call to the Wall . 6 Praying God’s Promises as Watchmen on the Wall! . 10 Plead the Promises of God By Armin R. Gesswein . 12 Am I Really a Watchman? . 18 How Do I Stand Watch as a Watchman? . 19 When Should I Schedule My Prayer Watch? . 20 What Are the Four Claims for the Nations Used in This Guide? . 21 The Seven Mountains of Influence (A Sevenfold Daily Prayer Focus) . 23 31-DAY WATCHMAN GUIDE Day 1: Religion . 27 Day 2: Family and Marriages . 33 Day 3: Education . 39 Day 4: Business . 45 Day 5: Government . 51 Day 6: Media . 57 Day 7: Arts and Entertainment (Sports) . 63 Day 8: Israel . 69 Day 9: Children . 75 Day 10: Justice . 81 Day 11: Christian Laborers . 87 Day 12: The Poor and Suffering . 93 Day 13: The Disabled . 99 Day 14: Prisoners . 105 Day 15: Global Evangelism and Discipleship . 111 Day 16: Other Faiths and Belief Systems . 117 Day 17: Unreached Peoples . 123 Day 18: Liberty and Freedom . 129 Day 19: AIDS, Malaria, and Pandemic Diseases . 135 Day 20: Civil Servants . 141 Day 21: Humanitarian Ministries . 147 Day 22: Youth . 153 Day 23: Scripture Engagement and Bible Translation . 159 Day 24: The Persecuted Church . 165 Day 25: The Military . 171 Day 26: Health Care . 177 Day 27: The Elderly . 183 Day 28: The Homeless . 189 Day 29: Crime and Violence . 195 Day 30: The Economy . 201 Day 31: Our Neighborhoods and Communities . 207 SPENDING A MEANINGFUL HOUR IN DAILY PRAYER (The Author’s Testimony) . 213 THE HOUR THAT CHANGES THE WORLD! Praying One Hour in Five-Minute Segments . 216 A Call to the Wall Your Invitation to Join History’s Greatest Prayer Movement! As you read these words the greatest prayer movement in the history of the Church has begun rising up everywhere. It is Christ-centered and harvest focused. It involves not only powerful prayer but pas- sionate worship. It is a movement of 24/7, day and night prayer and worship over the nations and peoples who are yet to experience the joy of knowing Jesus Christ as Savior. It is a movement to mobilize “Walls of Prayer” in cities, towns, and regions that consist of all 168 hours in any given week covered continuously with worshiping intercessors who will each take weekly set times (usually one hour each time) for prayer and worship. It is methodical and systematic. It requires leadership and dedication to be sure each Wall is always filled with devoted intercessors. In some settings a Wall of Prayer involves a center or prayer room to which intercessors can go physically day or night to pray. Most often, how- ever, these Walls are made up of people who sign up for one or more hours per week in an organized manner until all the hours are covered in a given area or region. A successful Wall of Prayer has one or more coordinators who are responsible for signing up intercessors as well as feeding them specific prayer targets related to their community, nation, and the world. Harmonious Prayer One key characteristic of this movement of “Walls of Prayer” is that participants in a specific Wall function in harmonious agreement over prayer assignments provided to them by the leadership of their specific Wall. The purpose of this 31-day guide is to help strengthen this process by providing daily guidelines that are biblically based and culturally relevant. One of Christ’s greatest promises regarding prayer is found in Matthew 18:19. It concerns the power of agreement in prayer: “I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concern- ing anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you” (NLT). 6 | A Watchman’s Guide to Praying God’s Promises The Message Bible paraphrases this as follows: “When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action.” An Army in Agreement! If this promise of Christ applies to just two people praying in agree- ment, imagine what might happen if hundreds of people in a city or region were in daily agreement over issues close to the heart of God, like the harvest of lost souls. At present, many thousands of copies of this guide are being distributed monthly throughout the world for praying watchmen. Imagine what could happen if all those followers of Jesus were praying in daily agreement over the specific promises from God’s Word on the pages that follow as they focus on critical needs of society today. This would indeed be an “army in agreement” that could change the world. The pages of this guide include a systematic listing of such bib- lical focuses (promises from God) that each of those on a Wall of Prayer can agree over each time he or she prays. When you apply these promises specifically to your church, local and national govern- ments, families, the marketplace, media, and other issues pertinent to where you live, you can imagine how tremendous the unity and harmony will be as the result of such praying. Keep in mind when you pray that thousands of other believers are praying during that very hour, in different time zones throughout the world, all agreeing over these same promises and focuses. Each daily section of this guide also provides space for you to personalize these daily focuses so they apply even more directly to your community and circumstances. Of course, we should always ask the Holy Spirit to lead us to pray even more specifically each time we keep our appointment as a watchman on our local Wall of Prayer. A Multiplying Movement! How fast is this movement presently multiplying? East Asia is one exciting example. At the time of this guide going to press, many new Walls of Prayer have been launched across that continent in little Dick Eastman | 7 more than 12 months. Fifty were launched in a single 30-day period in one region. A leader of one movement in Asia reported that at the rate of Walls of Prayer rising up through their churches, their network alone would have even more complete Walls of 24/7 prayer in just 12 months. Another unrelated group has begun 24/7 prayer (with every hour filled) in 632 cities across Asia using principles shared in this guide. Similar 24/7 movements are spreading across Latin America and Africa. The 24/7 prayer movement for youth born in the United Kingdom now has spread to more than 100 nations. A movement to begin “Prayer Furnaces” (24/7 prayer) on college cam- puses in America has spread to many U.S. campuses. With all this happening globally, one might ask why more prayer is needed. The best response I’ve heard to that question came from South African prayer leader Bennie Mostert who answered that ques- tion recently before a large congress on evangelism in Asia: “Because it’s not enough!” The Chief Thing! I couldn’t agree more. The task of gathering in and preserving the greatest harvest of souls in the history of the Church will necessitate the greatest prayer movement in the history of the Church. And that’s why I welcome you as one more determined and disciplined watch- man who will join the ranks of multitudes of other faithful watchmen globally. If you are both a watchman and a prayer leader, I urge you to build a Wall of Prayer even if it requires many months to establish a complete Wall. Keep in mind that a Wall of Prayer doesn’t necessarily mean 24/7 “on-site” prayer, but people keeping their watch faith- fully wherever they are.