Neighborhoods Importance:
Neighborhoods are where life takes place at its most basic level. It's where we live, it's where kids go to school and play with each other, it's where we entertain friends and family at the most intimate level. The goal is to ask, "What is God up to in my neighborhood and how can I join him?" As people begin to see their neighborhoods with new eyes they begin to care about the community.
Prayer Points and Scriptures:
Bring healing, restoration and revival to families and communities.
Psalm 68:5-6
Genesis 1:26-28
Ephesians 3:15
Acts 16:31-32
Psalm 107:41
Genesis 12:3
Acts 2:44-45
Jeremiah 31:1
Luke 15:11-32
Matthew 7:7-11
Ephesians 1:17
1Thessalonians 4:11
Prayer: Lord, we know you desire for all to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. Please draw my unsaved neighbors (co-workers) to yourself. May they come to know the truth that will set them free. May those who already know you rise up and walk in Your ways. May they walk in honor and integrity and allow Your light to shine through them wherever they go. May peace guard their hearts and minds, and may they be blessed in every godly enterprise.
Ask:
- Ask what God is up to in my neighborhood and how can I join him?
- Ask God to draw your attention to what He wants you to see as you prayerwalk your neighborhood.
- Ask Good questions that reflect your sincere interest in the lives of your neighbors and pray for them based on what you are hearing.
Observe:
- Interactions among the people around you.
- The physical condition AND the spiritual condition of neighborhood.
Bless:
- Bless your neighbors and associates with health, safety, family relations, marriages, jobs and anything else God brings to your heart and mind.
- Pray the answer to the needs you see. Pray scripture when possible.