Prayer Strategy for Personal Evangelism

Many of you know that prayer preceeds personal evangelism.   Yet I encounter more and more people that still feel somewhat clumsy in actually praying.

I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle. There is an inward fermentation, and there must be a vent. ~Henry Ward Beecher

People find it helpful to have a structure or an outline to use.

(Not sure how to create a prayer list to help you with that?  Read: Make a prayer list of friends.)

So I interviewed Phillip Taylor of Ron Hutchcraft Ministries to give us a prayer outline based on Colossians 4:3-4

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.

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Prayer is fundamental to the spiritual rescue business

Three Open Prayer – Life-changing prayer based on Colossians 4:3-4

• “Lord, Open a door.”
• “Lord, open their heart.”
• “Lord, open my mouth.”

Benefits of regular prayer that is focused on evangelism.

• Removes the perceived pressure to make stuff happen.
• Helps the everyday believer recognize the opportunities in front of them to make a difference
• Heightens our awareness of God’s work around us.
• Brings immediate meaning and purpose to our existence
• Raises awareness of our own personal holiness.

I pray on the principle that wine knocks the cork out of a bottle.  There is an inward fermentation, and there must be a vent.  ~Henry Ward Beecher