Hello everybody

This is the prayer journey being undertaken by house churches in Zambia. It has been sent by George Bweupe, who we sponsored to the Kenya conference. Perhaps we also could do it?

Blessings

Robin

MOBILISING PRAYER FOR HOUSE CHURCHES

What is a 100 day prayer journey?

We could not give the prayer experience a better title. We call it a prayer journey because our faith in the Lord is a walk. Like the pilgrims of old we seeking a fresh encounter with Lord in the next 100 days. Is this biblical? One may ask. Yes our walk with the Lord is meaningless unless it is coupled with intense prayer. Both in the old and new testaments are direct instructions and even pictures of people who sought God both as individuals and corporately.

Col 4:2.

Devote yourselves to prayer,being watchful and thankful

What is the objective?

The main objective is to awaken the passion for prayer in the house churches

What is the Target group?

Men, women, youth, children and family

The big question is what can prayer do? Or what can God if we prayed?

1. In your life

2. Family

3. Work

4. School

5. Church

6. Business

7. Community

8. Nation

The answer to this question lies in the believers who engage in prayer journey for the next 100 days.

What will be expected to do during this time?

Every believer should cultivate intimacy with the Lord, by discovering the value of prayer

They will be exposed to all kinds of prayer approaches around their community. Doing prayer walks, adoration, intercession, thanksgiving, spiritual warfare, supplication, petitions both at personal and corporate levels etc

Leaders will also be expected to share their experiences in prayer.

Individuals are to respond to the prophetic promptings, burdens and other assignments the Lord lays on their hearts to do and report about the outcomes.

They will engage in overnight prayer meetings, prayer retreats, fasting once per week,

Prayer outreach in the community (using prayer as tool for evangelism in your community)

Blessing weekly outreach (reaching out to a least one person per week)

Participate in prayer celebration and thanksgiving festivals

Requirements

1. Be involved in prayer fasting

2. Giving to the needy / at least share food or material things with somebody

3. Bible studies

4. House church meetings

5. Family altar

6. Breaking of bread

7. Evangelism and discipleship

8. Baptism

9. Get a note book and bible and record your prayer encounters with the LORD. These should include personal instructions, direction in life etc

List down your expectations from the LORD and lay down your personal struggles before Him ask him what he may want to change in your life.

Find a prayer partner whom you will pray with for the next 100 days

Break bread with them weekly and pray over their needs daily

Spend at least 1 to 2 hours in prayer between 22:00 pm – 12:00 am

Identify someone you can help in the faith this will be your disciple

Every family to be a house of prayer

Prayer format / structure and strategies guide

Our prayer format is that people involved in this walk will pray personally at an appointed time of their own precisely between 12 am (mid night) and 12 pm (noon).

Each individual will choose an hour or two in which they will seek God over various issues in life, family, work, church, business, community and the nation.

The AFRICAN Model should encompass the following areas

1. Meeting spiritual needs at personal level- encourage the promotion of personal devotional daily encounters with the Lord

2. Meeting spiritual needs at family level – encourage the promotion of family altars as a daily spiritual encounter with the Lord at Family level

3. Meeting spiritual needs at community – encourage individual as well as house churches (corporate) to utilise prayer as a means of outreach and evangelism – on a weekly basis.

4. Meeting corporate needs of the believing community – training of disciples and breaking of bread in homes – weekly

5. Strengthening prayer partnership among believers through prayer networks – prayer partners who are accountability partners

6. Holy Communion should the reminder of the obligation to the great commission – weekly in homes

SUMMARY OF THE HOUR’S PRAYER

This prayer format is basically intended to help new beginners in prayer who may not know what to pray for.