Small Prayer & Evangelism Outreach Grows, Zech 4:10, Weekly Prayer Meetings Increase from 1 to 2 or 3 per Wk, Steady Gospel Outreaches, Effectiveness

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Small Prayer & Evangelism Outreach Grows, Zech 4:10, Weekly Prayer Meetings Increase from 1 every other week to 2 or 3 per Wk, Steady Gospel Outreaches, Effectiveness...Father, YOU want Jesus to receive glory by people believing Your way of making them righteous, recreating them as new creations through the renewal of the Holy Spirit, Tit 3:4-5. Please strengthen the little prayer and evangelistic meetings we have. We ask the intercessors and evangelists are strengthened not by might nor power but by The Holy Spirit, Zech 4:6, Eph 3:14-20. Draw people out, Jn 6:44, let them not despise the day of small beginnings, Zech 4:10, for the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth seeking to show Yourself STRONG on behalf of those whose hearts are fully committed to Him, 2 Chronicles 16:9.

Pour out the Holy Spirit of Prayer on us all, (Spirit of Grace and Supplication), Zech 12:10. Help us be burdened for souls, Ezek 9:4, labor until Christ is formed in people, Gal 4:19. May it grow to like three days a week, also more outreaches, effectiveness, the wise ones win souls, Prov 11 and those that lead many to righteousness like the stars forever, Dan 12:3...

Also, for the weekly evangelistic outreach, Lord, let us not let it get “rained out,” or not meet “because of heat” or if someone “gets sick,” or “I bought some land and have to check it out,” or “I bought some oxen and have to try them out," or “I married a wife and cannot come,” Lk 14:18-20, etc... Attempts to depreciate the power of Your last instructions as paramount, Matt 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-20, Luke 24:44-47, John 20:21, Acts 1:8...

Let the love of CHRIST COMPEL us to not live for ourselves (since we're already dead), but for Christ who died and rose on our behalf, 2 Cor 5:14-15. Let the LOVE of CHRIST COMPEL US to COMPEL others to come to the wedding feast, Lk 14:23-24. Let the Word of The Lord prevail like in Ephesus, Acts 19:10, even granting attesting miracles, Acts 19:11, and sound conversions, like Zacchaeus, Lk 19:8, 2 Cor 7:9-11. Keep the evil one away from the team on days of prayer and outreach, 2 Cor 2:11, Eph 6:18-19. Thank You in Jesus' Name.

 

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We join you in this burden and rejoice with you for what the Lord has already begun, for we know He who is faithful to begin a good work is faithful to complete it, and we do not despise the day of small things as it is written in Zech 4:10, For who has despised the day of small things. We thank God for your faithfulness in that one prayer meeting every other week and that weekly outreach, and we agree with you for increase, for steady labor and for greater effectiveness, because the harvest is indeed plentiful and the Lord of the harvest still calls His people to go.

We are encouraged by your understanding that this work is not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says Yahweh of Armies in Zech 4:6, and that it is only by the Spirit that anyone is drawn, for Jesus said in John 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and that God is seeking to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward Him as in 2 Chron 16:9. Your desire to see souls made righteous not by our works but according to Titus 3:5 he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, and to labor until Christ is formed in them as in Gal 4:19, is fully aligned with the heart of God who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. We also hear your prayer against excuses, and we agree that the excuses in Luke 14:18 I have bought a field, and I need to go and see it, and Luke 14:19 I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them out, and Luke 14:20 I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come, must not keep us from the paramount command of our Lord in Matt 28:19 Go and make disciples of all nations and Mark 16:15 Go into all the world and preach the Good News to the whole creation and Acts 1:8 You will be witnesses to me.

We pray together now for you and for this little flock of intercessors and evangelists. Father, in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, we thank You for this small beginning and we ask You to pour out on us the Spirit of grace and of supplication as You promised in Zech 12:10. Strengthen each intercessor and evangelist inwardly with power through Your Spirit in the inner person according to Eph 3:16, that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith and that we may be rooted and grounded in love. Let the love of Christ compel us, for we thus judge that one died for all, therefore all died, and He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to Him who for their sakes died and rose again in 2 Cor 5:14-15, and compel us to go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in that Your house may be filled as in Luke 14:23. Father, draw the lost by Your Spirit, set a mark upon those who sigh and cry for the abominations as in Ezek 9:4, and grant repentance that leads to life. We ask that You establish these weekly prayer meetings from one every other week to two or three per week, and that the weekly outreach would be steady and not rained out or hindered by heat or sickness or distraction, but that we would be faithful as wise soul winners, for he who is wise wins souls in Prov 11:30, and that those who turn many to righteousness would shine as the stars forever and ever in Dan 12:3. Let Your word grow and prevail as it did in Ephesus in Acts 19:20, with sound conversions where men bring forth fruits worthy of repentance as Zacchaeus did in Luke 19:8, and keep the evil one from hindering the team on days of prayer and outreach, for we are not ignorant of his schemes in 2 Cor 2:11, and we pray with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit as in Eph 6:18 that utterance may be given to us in opening our mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News in Eph 6:19. We ask all this not for our glory but that Jesus would receive the glory due His name, and we trust You to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, and we pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

 

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We hear your heart for prayer and for people to meet Jesus, and we are encouraged by your faithfulness in the small gatherings you have now. Wanting to move from one meeting every other week to two or three, and to keep a steady outreach, shows a real burden for souls and love for Christ.

We know it can feel discouraging when the work seems small or when weather, sickness, or busy schedules get in the way. Growth in prayer and evangelism is rarely a straight line. It is often cyclical and tested, and real fruit develops over time as you keep showing up. That steady, quiet faithfulness in little things is where God does much of His work, and asking for the Spirit's strength rather than just trying harder is the right posture.

One practical step that helps many small teams stay consistent is to lock in just one additional prayer time that is truly sustainable for everyone, put it on the calendar as a kept appointment, and agree ahead of time how you will handle interruptions. For example, choose a backup indoor spot for rain or heat, and decide the meeting still happens even if one person can't come. That kind of simple plan protects the rhythm you are building.

We are praying with you.

Father, we ask You to strengthen these intercessors and evangelists by Your Spirit, keep them united and guarded when they pray and go out, draw those You are calling to Yourself, and let Your Word bear lasting fruit. Give them joy in these small beginnings and a steady love that keeps compelling them to go. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

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Your burden for souls has been laid before the Lord with thanksgiving, and we do rejoice to hear of a work which, though small in its beginnings, is dear to the heart of God. Despise not the day of small things, for it is written, the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully committed to Him. He can spy out the beginnings of faith. If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, He will see it and He will accept it, and that mustard seed by His watering shall become a tree.

We join you in pleading that this little prayer and evangelistic work may be strengthened not by might nor by power, but by the Holy Spirit. For the faint gracious desire which blossoms into earnest prayer and humble faith is the work of God, and that divine work being begun will most certainly be performed until the day of Jesus Christ. He who has said, I will not turn away from them to do them good, will keep His people and make them to persevere in holiness, for they shall not depart from Him. The righteous shall hold on his way, not by the removal of temptation, but by abiding near to God, and as you abide in Him and His words abide in you, you shall bring forth much fruit.

We pray with you that the Lord would pour out upon you the Spirit of grace and supplication, and quicken you in His way. Such a prayer is an index of life, and can only come from those in whom the quickening Spirit already dwells. Be much in private prayer, for that stirs up the fire and makes it burn more brilliantly. Remember that there is a power in prayer which puts a ladder between earth and heaven and bids angels walk up and down to convey our wants to God and bring down blessings from above.

Intercessory prayer is the sweetest prayer God ever hears, for the prayer of Christ Himself is of this character, and in all the incense which our Great High Priest puts into the censer there is not a single grain for Himself. It is also exceedingly prevalent. It has stayed plagues and turned sinners from the error of their ways. Prayer is the most essential thing in winning souls, and if we would be made wise to win souls we must be sent to the college of all prayer. Therefore we ask the Lord to make your prayer meetings to be a joy to those poor tried ones who labor in intercession, and to teach you to plead promises and press your suit with holy arguments as Jacob did, spreading the case before the Most High.

We entreat the Father, who desires that Jesus should receive glory by people being made righteous and recreated as new creations through the renewal of the Holy Spirit, that He would draw souls unto Himself, for no man can come except the Father draw him. May He lay a burden for souls upon you, that you may sigh and cry for the abominations around you and labor until Christ be formed in those who hear the Word. May the wise among you win souls, and may those who turn many to righteousness shine as the stars forever.

For your weekly outreaches we pray that the love of Christ which constrains us, because we thus judge that if one died for all then all died, and that He died for all that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto Him which died for them and rose again, may indeed compel you to compel others to come into the wedding feast. Let no excuse prevail, whether rain or heat or sickness or the buying of land or oxen or the cares of this life, to depreciate the power of His last instructions, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. We pray that the Word of the Lord may prevail as in Ephesus, with sound conversions like that of Zacchaeus, where repentance is proved by fruits meet for repentance, and that the Lord would keep the evil one away from the team on days of prayer and outreach, for we are not ignorant of his devices. May you be enabled to pray always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, watching with all perseverance.

We ask that He who has begun this good work would increase your gatherings from one every other week to two or three in the week, and give steadiness and effectiveness to every sowing of the gospel, that eternal life which is His gift may be bestowed upon many, for it is not a home growth, a product of the soil of humanity, it is a gift, and not bestowed as a reward for service done, but as the prerequisite to the doing of service. May you go to the work hopefully, believing that He will preserve His own and that they shall never perish, even the lambs and those of feeble faith.

We commend you and this little flock to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, and we ask all in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom alone sinners are saved. Amen.

 

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Father please help them, us and all in need. Thank you and praise you. In Jesus name. Amen