THE PRAYER WARRIOR: CHURCH PLANTERS DAILY PRAYER GUIDE

Subject: Prayer for ‘The Ends of the Earth’

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1: 8)

1. First Tuesday of the Month:

Prayer for All Nations (Acts 1: 8)

2. Second Tuesday of the Month:

Prayer for India (2 Chronicles 7: 14)

3. Third Tuesday of the Month:

Pray for Your Region (Joshua 18: 3)

4. Fourth Tuesday of the Month:

Prayer for Shanty Towns (Joshua 1: 3)

You are a witness – share your testimony (Acts 1: 8)

Say with Jesus and do it and see the world transform right before your eyes “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” (Luke 4: 18, 19)

Remember, you are anointed for the same purpose as Jesus your Master

First Tuesday of the Month

Subject: Prayer for All Nations

“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst, says the Lord. Many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day and they shall become My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.” (Zechariah 2: 10, 11)

There are 244 countries in the world. There are many countries where the gospel is still to be preached. Today we will pray for the continents of Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America and Australia.

We will specially pray for the 68 countries of 10°/40° window, which you will find in the map on page (73). Africa, Middle East, South-East and Central Asia, India and China carry large populations of the people who have yet to hear the gospel. About 4 billion people live in these countries. More than 50% of the population is young. Majority of women are illiterate. Only 3% of Asians are Christians.

Most of the people of these countries are poor, oppressed and live in spiritual darkness. They are broken hearted and are captives of Satan. They are in bondage to the local ‘strongman’ and need to be set at liberty by opening their minds’ eyes through the light of the gospel.

When Nehemiah challenged the Jews to rise up and build the shattered walls of Jerusalem, then every Jewish household took the responsibility for rebuilding the wall in front of his house. Similarly, we need international advocates who will adopt specific countries and People Groups to pray, equip and mobilize local Christians to establish rapidly multiplying churches in their own countries.

Remember that the Lord Jesus cannot return until “the earth is filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord”. The good news is that many countries are experiencing astonishing church growth in recent times. But these are just raindrops; we must pray for showers. (Habakkuk 2: 14; Matthew 24: 14)

::PRAYER::

Father, You are Jehovah Nissi, our banner. We pray that all nations and countries will come under Your banner. That Your will be done in all the 244 countries of the world as it is done in heaven. We pray that the rule of Satan be broken in Your name and that they may be set at liberty. We specially pray for our neighboring countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Tibet. We also pray for those countries where Indians have gone and made their homes. May they hear the gospel in the countries of their adoption. (Colossians 1: 13-17; 26-28)
We pray for all Muslim countries like, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Indonesia, Libya, Egypt, Syria, Algeria, Palestine, Afghanistan and declare that Jesus the Son of God shed His blood for all has overcome death by defeating Satan on the cross.
We pray for Buddhist countries, like Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan etc. That their spiritual eyes may be opened and they may see Jesus Christ as their Savior.
We pray for Communist countries, which are atheists like China, Russia, Cuba, Albania, and North Korea etc. We rebuke the ‘dragon’ in the name of Jesus Christ and declare that he has no authority over these countries. (Colossians 1: 21-23; Revelations 12: 7-12)
We pray for Catholic countries like Mexico, Italy, France, Philippines, and South American countries like Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Columbia etc. that they may be freed from the yoke of religious rituals and dogmas and accept Jesus as their Lord. (Romans 12: 2)
Lord, we thank You for anointing an international army of Advocates who are preaching the gospel to the poor, healing the brokenhearted, delivering the captives, giving sight to the blind and setting at liberty those who are oppressed of the devil. (Luke 4: 18)
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Second Tuesday of the Month

Subject: Prayer for India

“For from the rising of sun, even to its going down. My name shall be great among the Gentiles... (Malachi 1: 11)

The population of India is over one billion. India grows by 25 million every year. There are 28 states and 7 federally administered units. Kashmir in the north has 0% Christians, whereas Kanyakumari district in the extreme south has more than 50% Christians. In most of the North Eastern states nearly 90% of the population is Christian whereas in western Gujarat not even 0.1% are Christians. There are more churches in Kottayam district of Kerala than in the entire north India.

70% of the population of India lives in villages but rapid urbanization is going on. Until recently there were only about 50,000 churches all over but mostly in south India. In the last decade the number has increased at least four folds with strong growth in north India. There are 600,000 villages in India but most of the churches are in towns and cities. In 25 metropolitan cities and 4500 towns, there are millions of nominal Christians, who worship ‘wealth’ as their most revered idol. Their growth is due to transfer or biological rather than by conversion. Systematic church-planting program for the slums and other unreached peoples of the cities has now started, mostly by independents.

Out of 28,000 pin codes in India, 22,000 pin codes have no evangelists. Twenty five million Christians are living in 6,000 pin codes but most of them are busy worshipping Mammon and have no time for completing the task of the Great Commission.

Of the 1600 languages, the Bible has been printed in 45 languages only and the New Testament in 50 languages. Radio broadcast is done in 65 languages but with very poor quality follow up so there is very little fruit that remains. India requires one million laborers to reap the harvest. If every Christian family adopts their neighborhood for church planting then the task of discipling of India can be done in one generation only.

:: PRAYER ::

O Lord, who rules from the rising of sun to the going down of the same, we thank You that you triumphed on the cross and publicly ridiculed the Serpent, the deceiver of the people of this nation. Lord now we pray that in Your name all believers will go out and publicly rebuke, demolish and destroy the serpent power in every city, town, village and in every slum. (Colossians 2: 14, 15)
We pray that believers will go and bind the strongman and open up ‘Houses of Peace’ in each of the one million villages and shanty towns for prayer, discipling, fellowship, breaking of bread, baptisms, signs and wonders and adding of new believers. (Luke 10: 5-8)
Lord grant that the gospel be available in every language. We uphold the Bible translators and Radio and T.V. Preachers that the seed being sown by them may not fall by the roadside but be nurtured carefully so that they may be fruitful and their fruit may remain. Lord, let there be Radio churches everywhere. (Mark 4: 26-29)
Heavenly Father, grant that every citizen of this country may know that all things that are in heaven and on earth, visible or invisible, thrones, dominions principalities and powers were all created by Jesus Christ and for Jesus Christ. (Colossians 1: 16)
We pray that every inhabitant of this country will know that the thoughts You have for them are thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give them a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29: 11)
We thank You Lord that we are the citizens of India, whose national flag and the Constitution carry the symbol of Ashoka Chakra which says ‘Satya Mev Jayate’ which means ‘Truth always prevails’. We thank You that Jesus is the truth and He will prevail. (John 14: 6; Revelation 17: 14)
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Third Tuesday of the Month

Subject: Pray for Your Region

“…How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers has given you?” (Joshua 18: 3)

Paul Yongi Cho a young believer, camped in an old tent in the slum area of the city of Seoul in Korea and started praying. After some days a Buddhist person asked him what he was doing? He told him that he was praying to God for their salvation. Soon that person joined him in prayer. Slowly more and more people joined them. Today it is the biggest praying church in the world. Each member of the church is encouraged to start a Cell church in his or her neighborhood. Now they have more than 100, 000 Home Cells. Thousands of people are joining home Cells everyday and praying for the redemption of their nation. Women and youth have planted Eighty percent of these Cells.

The intense praise and worship and the intercessory prayers of all these people has transformed that Buddhist country completely. Where there was abject poverty now there is plenty. In place of corruption there is honesty. Instead of illiteracy, people are highly literate. In place of anarchy there is peace and goodwill.

In contrast to the above, the culture of India is full of oppression, corruption, anarchy, vulgarity, filth, illiteracy, exploitation and poverty. We know that the main reason for all this is lack of home cells praising and worshipping God.

When King Jehoshaphat heard that a great army was coming to invade him, he was afraid and decided to seek the Lord and declared a fast throughout Judea. All Judah came with their wives and even babies to seek the Lord and prayed. As they sang and praised God, the Lord set up ambushes and the enemy destroyed each other. (2 Chronicles 20: 21)

It is easy to camp in the church compound but the Lord is looking for such worshippers who are willing to leave their comfort zones and pitch their tents in the dirty slums and change this nation. (Isaiah 54: 1-3)

:: PRAYER ::

Lord you are the Prince of peace and truth. You are the true light of the world and there is no darkness in You. We thank You, that You have empowered us to wrestle with the powers, principalities, rulers of darkness and hosts of evil spirits in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6: 12; Isaiah 31: 6, 7; Daniel 7: 26, 27)
O Father, let not the church be dismayed because the battle is not ours but Yours. We need not fight in this battle but stand and see the salvation of the Lord. We only need to fast, pray, seek Your face, repent and worship You. (2 Chronicles 20: 15-19)
We proclaim that every citizen of this region should know that only Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and no one can come to the Father except through Jesus. Father we pray that You show them the way in which they should walk and the things they should do and the things they should not do. (John 14: 6; Jeremiah 42: 3)
O Father grant that we Christians will realize that only Jesus is the hope of praise for all gentiles, therefore help us to get out of their comfort zones and go and put our prayer tents in the slums. Lord give us the burden for the salvation of the other people. (Romans 15: 9-12; Colossians 1: 27-29)
O Lord we pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal to Your apostles and prophets the mystery that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs of the same body and partakers of His promise, that their names may be written in the Book of the Lamb. (Ephesians 3: 5, 6)
Lord, forgive us for not taking possession of the people and the land which You have given us as inheritance. We thank You for the promise that the Holy Spirit will make us powerful witnesses to the ends of the earth. Father, help us to take possession of every place that the soles of our feet tread upon. (Joshua 1: 3)
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Fourth Tuesday of the Month.

Subject: Prayer for Your City

“And in that day, you will say praise the Lord, call upon His name, declare His deeds among the peoples and make mention so that His name is exalted. Sing, cry out and shout O inhabitant.. (Isaiah 12: 4-6)

Caesarea Philippi was the capital of Roman governor. Ambassadors of many countries lived there. They used to bring their own gods made of gold, silver, wood and marble. It was known for it’s many gods and goddesses. In this city of gods, Jesus asked His disciples, about His own identity. Only Peter replied correctly “You are Christ, the son of the living God”. In this city, with the gates of Hell wide open at every step, the Lord Jesus declared “I will build My Church and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it”. (Matthew 16: 13-19)

The inhabitants of Mizoram, a state in the North-East, were believers of Pagan gods. The bloodthirsty natives used to cut off the heads of their neighboring tribes. A hundred years ago they accepted Jesus Christ because two missionaries dared to go and share their faith with them. As a result, crime, poverty, filth, illiteracy and murder etc. came down precipitously. Now they fear the Lord, help their neighbors and keep their cities neat and clean. Work starts in many government offices after morning devotion. Candidates for election to the state parliament need clearance certificate from the church so that only those with good standing can be elected. In spite of being one of the smallest states, they support 1000 missionaries from their own earnings.

Our business is to demolish the devil’s empire but sadly our leaders dream of constructing grandiose buildings and building their own empires, which is against the will of God (Acts 7: 48, 49). We need to transform our Beth Avens (cities of iniquity) by encouraging worship in every house, which will demolish the local gates of Hell and turn them into Bethels (cities of God). For this we need to go right into the thick of the sin infested parts of the city.

:: PRAYER ::

Father, who dwells in glorious light, we thank You that one day You will reduce Lucifer the angel of false light, to ashes. Lucifer was perfect in beauty and full of wisdom and wealth; for whom music was prepared, but Father, You cast him out when iniquity was found in him. (Ezekiel 28: 11-19)
We proclaim to our city, that the Day of our Lord has come close, therefore all peoples should repent and fear Him because He will judge the living and the dead. Lord we pray that our dirty shantytowns will become real ‘Shanti (peace) Towns’. (Acts 10: 34, 35, 2 Timothy 4: 1)
We repent because we have always tried to contain You in a building. But the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. We pray that all Christian leaders should give up the vision of grand buildings. Instead they should invest their energies and resources in apostolic ministries, which are directly involved in saving of the lost sheep. (2 Chronicles 6: 18; Acts 4: 35)
Lord, we pray that every Christian should be prepared to give his last mite, like the poor widow to send missionaries. We thank You for giving us the power to earn wealth. Help us now to use this wealth to be a blessing to others according to Your covenant. (Luke 21: 1-4; Deuteronomy 8: 17, 18)
O Lord, ‘how beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good news. Grant O Lord that our cities may be filled with such beautiful feet. (Romans 10: 15)
O Lord thank You for choosing us to change our corrupt city into a holy city. O Lord grant that by our prayers of intercession and the proclamation of the gospel, the gates of hell will be closed and the gates of heaven be opened for the people of our city. May our city become ‘Bethel’ i.e. the House of God. (Genesis 28: 10-22)
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