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| To quickly get the basics of Prayer Stand Evangelism simply read the bold print on this page. For a deeper understanding of the spirit of biblical Evangelism spend time studying and praying about the details on this page. Hover over any reference link on this page without clicking, and a box will open up that displays the text of the passage. After you display a number of texts the scripture passages will not load in the drop box unless you refresh the page.
Examine your life in the light of the scriptures referenced and call on the Lord to fill you with his Spirit, his wisdom and his grace. Notice how the early church put Christ's command to "go into the world" into action. Observe how God opened peoples hearts and blessed their labors. Notice not everyone received their message. They never let scoffers cause them to give up witnessing. They depended on Christ for open doors and ministered wherever he gave them opportunity.
Your Prayer Stand will do no good if you keep it in storage. Prayerfully depend on God to show you open doors and God will give you places to set up.
God intends for you to bear fruit. Follow the example of Christ and the early church. Mt 5:14-15, 16; Mk 16:15,20; John 15:4, 5, 8, 16; Mt 13:22, 23; Acts 1:8
It is not enough to know who Christ is and proclaim him. Your witnessing needs to be done in the Spirit of Christ, not in the wrong spirit. Lk 9:53-54, 55. As Christ used his disciples in ministry he pointed out to them their mistakes and needs. You and I are no different. Jesus commands us to go and as we go, he will teach us how to go. In humble obedience set up your Prayer Stand. Use the grace you have and God will give you more grace. He will teach you, correct you, empower you, and make you a fisher of men. You will see God change lives and in the process, God will change you. Mk 1:17.
Yours for Christ, Tom Kiser |
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Lasting Fruit from ministry only comes when people receive grace from God. God is the source. Prayer is the Conductor.
The conductor that links man to God is prayer. Any type of ministry effort will fail if it doesn't bring people to the throne of God's grace. Prayer must never be pushed out, people need the Lord! Lk 18:1; Heb 4:16; Mk 11:15, 16-17; John 2:15, 16
Prayer is essential for effective ministry and lasting fruit
Effective ministry begins with prayer, is sustained by prayer and concludes with people seeking God in prayer. Jesus promised where two or more gather in his name he would be in their midst. Prayer Stand Evangelism is powerful because it is designed to bring people to the throne of God's grace where they can find grace to help in every time of trouble. Mt 18:19-20
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What to Say & Do
The key question to ask people is: "Do you have any needs you would like me to pray for? 1 Tim 2:1,8; Lk 18:1;
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Go where the Fish are - Great places to set up
Jesus command was very simple: "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation." "Teach them to observe all that I have commanded you." "Make disciples of all nations." Jesus disciples followed his directions: "They went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them."
For you to be effective you need to follow Christ's same directions. Set up your Prayer Stand wherever there are people and the doors are open. If the door closes in one location, move to another. Not everyone will respond. Pray for "Divine appointments." As you pray, the Lord will send people to you and open their heart to the gospel. These are the people to minister the word to and pray with.
Mt 9:36, 37-38; 28:19-20; Mk 1:17; 16:15, 20; John 4:35, 36, 37-38; 9:4-5; 17:15, 18; 20:21; Lk 10:1, 2-3, 17-18, 19-20, 21; Mk 3:14; 6:7, 12, 30; Lk 24:49, 52-53.
Study these references to see how the Gospel was spread in the early church. Acts 2:46, 47; 3:11, 12; 4:29-30, 33; 5:12, 14, 15-16, 19-20, 21, 25, 27, 28, 29, 38,39, 41, 42; 6:4, 7, 9; 8:4-5, 6, 25, 26, 29-30, 31, 35-36, 37, 38, 40; 9:19, 20, 22, 28-29, 31, 32-33, 34-35, 36, 37, 41, 42; 11:19, 20, 21; 12:24; 13:5, 14, 15, 16, 42, 43, 44-45, 46, 49; 14:1, 3, 5, 6-7, 8, 9, 10, 21, 22, 25; 15:30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 41; 16:4-5, 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 25, 30-31, 32-33, 34, 37, 17:1-2, 6, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 22, 32-33, 34; 18:4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 19, 23, 26, 28; 19:1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11-12, 20, 29, 30, 31; 20:1-2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 20, 21, 25, 26-27, 31, 34, 36-37, 38; 21:3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 16-17, 18, 19, 22, 28, 35, 37, 39, 40; 22:1-2, 4, 12-13, 21, 22, 30; 23:1, 6, 10; 24:5, 10, 12, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26; 25:10, 11, 22, 24; 26:1, 2, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21-22, 26, 27-28, 29; 27:3, 9, 10, 21, 22, 23-24, 25, 42, 43; 28:8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31
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Public Response. God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble
The greater the level of pride in the area you set up in, the lower the response will be to your outreach. Set up among the rich and powerful and you will have a low response. Set up a Prayer Stand around those whose circumstances are difficult and you will have a great response. James 4:6; 1 Cor 1:26, 27-28 |
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He that winneth souls is wise. Don't give Satan Ammunition
Be thoughtful with people and their questions. The apostle Paul "reasoned, taught, tried to persuade, testified, encouraged and strenghened." Acts 17:2, 17; 18:4-5, 11, 19, 23. He did not expect quick immediate responses from everyone. As long as people would hear him he gave them time. When they openly rejected the gospel then he moved on. He reasoned daily from one place in Ephesus for two years so that everyone in the area heard the word. Acts 19:8, 9, 10. The result of this consistent public witness was the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily. Acts 19:20. His witnessing was filled with love and concern for his hearers. Acts 20:31. He shared the whole counsel of God: the heavy convicting truth about the law, sin, rightousness, self-control, judgment to come and the good news of Christ crucified and resurrected. His one goal was that his hearers would experience repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 20:20, 21, 26-27, 31. His own actions demonstrated a transformed holy life empowered by the Holy Spirit and full of God's love. His hands were the hands of a servant, ever ready to work so he could minister to the needs of those about him. Acts 20:34.
Your are an ambassador for Christ. If you lack wisdom and discretion you will be a discredit to the gospel. Jn 13:35. Jesus was called a "friend of publicans and sinners" and yet he never compromised truth for the sake of mens approval. He spoke the truth, but he spoke the truth in love. Prov 11:30. Study the life of Jesus and you see he was patient with lost blind sinners but hard on critical proud pharisees. Phil 4:5; Mt 10:16; Mk 12:37. Learn how to bless persecutors and overcome evil with good.
Avoid words, attitudes and actions that feed Satan's false accusations to your hearers that you are a proud, haughty, 'holier than thou' hypocrite. Rom 12:14-15, 16, 17-18, 20-21; 2 Tim 2:15-16. Reason with people but make sure you speak the truth in love with gentleness and respect for your hearers. 1 Pet 3:15,16. Make sure you never come across as bitter, angry or quarrelsome. You should be tenderhearted and forgiving. Eph 4:31, 32. James 1:20
Be gentle toward opposers. They are captives in the darkness and snare of the devil. Have faith that God can bring them to repentance and lead them to a knowledge of the truth and save them. 2 Tim 2:23-24, 25-26; Eph 4:29, 30. Remember it is not God's will that any perish but that every person would come to repentance. 2 Pet 3:9. The harvest truly can be plentiful but there are few effective laborers. Pray. Mt 9:36, 37
Seek first the kingdom of God and HIS righteousness. May the God of peace sanctify you in every way so that his grace makes you a reflection of Jesus Christ. 1 Thes 5:22-24. Never do offensive things to try to stir people up. Be such a respresentation of the life of Christ that people give glory to God because of his presence in you. 1 Cor 10:31-33; 1 Cor 9:19-20, 21, 22; Prov 15:1-2. Your witness should expemplify the wisdom from above. God's ways are the opposite of Satan's ways. James 3:17-18.
The more we walk in the Spirit, the more Satan's strongholds on people are destroyed. 2 Cor 10:3-4, 5; Gal 5:22-23; Rom 13:10. A Godly witness is not focused on winning arguments and bringing God's judgement on the lost. Lk 9:53, 54-55. Focus on bringing people to true repentance and saving faith in Jesus Christ. Love the lost and labor that Christ may be formed in them. 1 Tim 6:20; John 3:17; 12:46, 47; 13:34, 35; Gal 4:19.
If you do not speak the truth in love your words are but sounding brass, and a tinkling cymbal. Without love your labors are nothing. 1 Cor 13:1, 2, 3, 4-5, 6-7, 13. Be an example of forgiveness to anyone who treats you with disrespect. Lk 23:34.
Consistently go out with your Prayer Stand and allow the life of Christ to breath through your words, attitudes, and actions as you share the word and pray with people. You will see God answer prayer and use your witness to break down the gates of hell and bring people to repentance and saving faith in Jesus Christ. Acts 6:10; 7:59. Go out in faith, depend on the Holy Spirit to work in and through you. God loves to use weak frail humanity to bring people to salvation. John 14:26; 15:26; 16:7,8-9, 10, 13-14. Abide in Christ and you will bring forth much fruit! John 15:4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11.
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What to Say before they leave
Some of the people you pray with will need you to keep praying for them and welcome ongoing contact. Simply ask them: "Would you like us to continue to remember your need in prayer?" They will say "yes." Then reply: "We need your information so that we can be praying and contact you to see if God has answered." They will then give you their contact information.
You or someone on your team should fill out a Prayer Request Contact Sheet or Card for them. This insures you can read it. Simply go right down the sheet saying: "How do you spell you name? What's your address? Phone number?" and fill in the contact info as they give it to you. Make sure you write down their prayer request and other helpful notes. You can download a Prayer Stand request form from our ministry website here.
Get others involved praying for the most important needs. Call them up after you have been praying and find out if God has answered prayer. They will be grateful that you have been praying for them and may want more information about you and your ministry. Be there for them and God will open great doors of ministry to you. You will find that the fields are very ripe for harvest.
Go into the world with the gospel and make disciples!
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Open Door to your community. Bring people through the door into relationship with a body of believer who are commited to obeying Christ's commands.
When someone responds positively to the gospel at the Prayer Stand you are just getting started. Your public witness is only half Jesus Great Commission. Now invite them to meet with you weekly to learn more about Jesus and his commands. You need to help them become commited followers of Christ. Mt 28:19-20; Mk 16:15-16, 20; Lk 19:10 |
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