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Prayers for Your Oikos

Prayers for Your Oikos

#1 Who are my “oikos”?

“When He saw the crowds, He had on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. “ Mathew 9:36

Dear , in the upcoming months, our CCCM congregation will come together in one heart and mind to be your witnesses among our “Oikos”. I asked that you will grant us the compassion and loving heart of Christ, so that we can see what Jesus see, feel what Jesus feel. Help us to be sensitive as to whom you have placed on the “front burner” of our lives. Help us support each other’s effort in bringing our Oikos to Christ.

Lord, please reveal in my heart those you have planned to be my “oikos”. I pray that you will help me to become an ideal instrument of your grace. Soften my heart and give me the desire and urgency to make the investment required to bring them to Christ.

# 2 Pray! Pray! Pray!

“As long as held up his hands, the were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. “ Exodus 17:11

Dear Heavenly Father, I pray that you would make me a warrior like Moses. Help me to make a commitment to set aside a time each day to pray persistently for the salvation of ______(names on Oikos list). I pray that you would also grant me the perseverance to continue praying until they come to know you and your Son Jesus Christ. I believe that when I raise up my hands in prayer, you will listen. You will lead me in fighting this spiritual battle until victory is claimed; until ______(names on Oikos list) are saved.

#3 Make me a worker, Lord

“Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.” Matthew 9:38

Dear Lord, ______(names on Oikos list) need your , healing, and salvation. Please shine your grace upon ______(names on Oikos list). Help them recognize their need for your salvation. Please send worker or me into their lives to witness to them. Lord, make me a worker in your harvest field. Use me as an instrument to bring ______(names on Oikos list) to Jesus. Show me ways and create opportunities for me to build and caring relationship. Give me the and to put my into action. #4 Be prepared

“But in your heart, set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the that you have. But do this in gentleness and respect.” 1 Peter 3:15

Dear Jesus, You are my Lord and Savior. Please grant me the opportunity to share my and good news with ______. Help me grow spiritually in you, so that when I witness to ______, I will be prepared to respond to their needs, and be a Christian who can give an answer to everyone who asks about the hope that I have. Help me to be prepared at all times to share your good news. Please help ______to recognize you as the one and only true living God, and they will accept you as their Lord and Savior.

#5 Resurrection of the bones

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.” 37:5

Dear Lord, praise you for your sovereignty. ______(names on Oikos list) are spiritually dead right now. They are like the dry bones in Ezekiel’s vision. I pray that you would make breath enter ______, and they will come to life spiritually. Lord, you love them and delight in seeing them come to life. I believe that you will listen to my earnest prayers. The Holy will enter ______. They will be reborn and their lives will be transformed.

#6

“Jesus said, ‘everything is possible for him who believes.’” Mark 9:23

Dear Jesus, sometimes I feel that it is hopeless for ______to turn to Christ. Please strengthen my faith and not be discouraged when I see nothing is happening. Take away any or negative thoughts in me. Teach me to walk by faith instead of by sight. Help me to believe that everything is possible through you. Help me to pray for ______unceasingly and take action in building relationship with them. Help me to watch for appropriate opportunities to discuss and demonstrate my faith in Christ. When I do, please give ______eyes to see, ears to hear, faith to believe and the will to respond to your sacrificing love.

#7 Boldness to witness

“Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. ” Acts 4:29

Dear Lord, It is not easy. I love ______. I want to share the gospel with them. Sometimes I feel rejected. I fear that I don’t know what to say or how to answer their questions. Sometimes I am just scared of what their responses might be. Please help me overcome any fears that I might have when facing rejections, disappointments and challenges. Teach me to put my complete trust and faith in you. Enable me to speak your word with great boldness when I reach out to ______. Lord, give me the boldness to invite them to church or other activities where they will open their heart to respond to your message.

#8 Do not give up

“Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.” Luke 18:1

Dear Jesus, please give me a fervent heart to pray for ______, and reach out to them with genuine love and care. Help me not to be discouraged, but to always pray, look for opportunities and develop plans to bring ______to Jesus. I ask that you cease all dark forces and evil spirits that hinder ______from believing in Jesus. Please create a hunger in their hearts for you and your words. Convict ______in their hearts, and let them come to before you.

#9 The Lord’s desire

“The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9

Dear God, I praise you for you are a sovereign God who has perfect timing in everything. You are patient with ______, not wanting them to perish. Please open their eyes that they may discover the wonder of your . You will take control of their lives and give them the wisdom to know Jesus Christ as their only Lord and Saviour. Grant ______a heart of true repentance and surrender to you. It is your desire to deliver them from the bondage of and enjoy life to the fullest.

#10 Saving the lost

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.” Luke 19:10

Dear Jesus, thank you for leaving your glorious to become man on earth. You came to seek and to save what was lost. I pray that you will seek out ______until they repent and return to you. I pray that your Holy Spirit will help them understand and accept your salvation. They will no longer be enticed by Satan and the things of this world. Like the prodigal Son who was embraced and welcomed home by his loving father, so will ______. You will welcome them into your kingdom with open arms.

#11 Power of God

“The seventy-two returned with joy and said, ‘Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.’” Luke 10:17

Dear God, I praise you in your powerful name. You are the victorious God, and your power is now and forever! I pray that your power will pour into the lives of ______. You have given us power to defeat the enemy’s schemes and lies, and to bring ______under your name. I pray that ______will sense your presence in their lives and that you would draw each of them closer to you. I pray that they will come to fear and you, and shout with joy in your glorious name.

#12 The gospel is the power of God

“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes….” Romans 1:16

Thank You, Lord, for using me as your instrument to spread your Word. Even though I may face resistance and challenges, I remain joyful in my heart. I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes. When I share the gospel with ______, I ask that the power of God comes upon them, heals them physically, emotionally and spiritually, bring and transformation to their lives.

#13 Opportunity to witness

“And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.” Colossians 4:3-5

Dear God, I pray that you would open doors and opportunities for me to witness to ______. Help me to listen to the Holy Spirit so that I know how to pray for them. Help me to be sensitive to their needs and that I will be moved by the Holy Spirit to serve them appropriately. I pray that you would create circumstances that would allow ______to recognize their need for you. Make me bold and courageous in sharing the gospel with ______. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, be wise in the way I act toward them and make most of every opportunity.

#14 Open their spiritual eyes

“The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the of Christ, who is the image of God. “ 2 Corinthians 4:4

Dear God, I lift up ______before you. Please save ______from the god of this age. Take away the idols, darkness, , and everything else that is blinding ______from seeing you. Please open their spiritual eyes to see that you are the one true God. Shine your light into their lives, so that they may turn from darkness to light. Help ______to see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ and that they may welcome the King of Kings, Jesus Christ, into their hearts and proclaim with their lips that Jesus is Lord.

#15 Growing on good soil

“Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew, and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times.” Mark 4:8

Dear Lord, I pray that you would prepare and soften the heart of ______to be like good soil. When I invite them to church activities, they will accept the invitation. Please clear paths so that ______can attend without any excuses. I pray that when I share my testimony, their hearts will be touched. When they hear the Word of God, the truth will reach the depth of their beings, moving them to surrender their lives to Christ. Your truth will grow in their hearts and produces a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times. #16 Intercept Satan’s scheme

"Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away." Mark 4:15-17

Dear God, I pray that you would intercept Satan’s scheme and act. Open the ears and eyes of ______, so that your message will take root in their hearts. I ask for the Holy Spirit to enter their lives, taking away any confusion, bitterness that hinders them from receiving the Gospel. I pray that as ______go through life and its struggles, they won’t quickly fall away, but turn to you for your protection and comfort. I know that your good news will bring joy and peace to ______. I pray that your Word takes root and grows in their lives.

#17 Clear the thorns

“Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in a choke the word, making it unfruitful.” Mark 4:18-19

Dear God, please take control of the lives of ______. Give them the will to response to your love and salvation. We ask that you take away all of their worries, greed, and selfish ambitions. Nothing, no circumstances, temptation or false values can separate them from Your Truth. Lord, take control of the hearts and minds of ______. Clear them of all self- centered thoughts, prideful speech, and worldly desires. Transform them into your image and likeness, possessing godly morals, thoughts, and lifestyle.

#18 Build close and caring relationships

“To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.” 1 Corinthians 9:22

Dear Heavenly Father, I lift up______to you. Satan had blinded them and put them in bondage. They are unable (or lack the desire) to come before you for help. Therefore, I kneel before you to intercede for them. May the Holy Spirit guide me; grant me wisdom, strength, and discernment. Help me to become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. Please take away anything that hinders me from my prayers and ministry opportunities (hindrances such as fear, work, time, relationships, etc.). Help me develop a close and caring relationship with ______. Take away all the forces that block the Gospel from entering their hearts. I pray that the Holy Spirit will transform their lives and bring glory to God.

#19 Reap the harvest

“Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.” John 4:35-36

Dear Lord, open my eyes, let me see that the fields are ripe for harvest. These are the crops that you have grown in our Oikos. You have declared that this is harvest time. Prepare my heart and help me to take actions. Guide me boldly to harvest the crop for eternal life. Give me the opportunity to share with ______, and invite them to join our worship/life group/outreach events. Lord, grant ______the wisdom to know salvation. Open their hearts to acknowledge their sin and accept Jesus as their personal savior. Thank you Lord, this is harvest time. I will rejoice with ______as they experience your , love, joy and peace.

#20 Winning the battle

“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

In the Holy Name of Jesus, I pray that your divine power would demolish the strongholds of ______. I pray that you would shatter Satan’s evil schemes, so ______will no longer be manipulated by the devil. Holy Spirit, please transforms ______beliefs, thoughts and values. Change their hearts. Move them to repent from their self- centered and self-serving lifestyles. Take captive of their every thought to make it obedient to Christ. Hallelujah, our God reigns. (strongholds - name specific reasons that might prevent them from coming to Christ, i.e. pride, idols, worldly desires, specific sin, etc.)

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