Small Care or Large
Bible Study Group Leaders: It is recommended that
Prayer Requests be reviewed during each Group Meeting,
regardless of whether it is a Small Care Group Meeting,
Large Bible Study Group Meeting, Social or Testimonies.
Teach Group Members how to access and utilize the
Church’s Prayer Room and the Church’s Prayer Website for
Personal Prayer Requests. Keep Group Members informed
about the Monthly Corporate Prayer Group Meetings where
they will be able to become more familiar with the
Counseling or Ministry Groups that the Church has to
offer for their specific needs.
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(1) During
Initial Small Care or Large Bible Study Group
Meetings: |
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► If this is
a Random Ad-Hoc Gathering, you will not need to
be so “rigid”. But it is recommended that you
offer a time of Prayer at each Gathering. |
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If this material is
to be used for Structured Gatherings, you will
want to break down into Small Care Groups of
10+-, assigning Co-Leaders to help with all the
In-Reach Phone Calls and to serve as the Small
Care Group Leaders. |
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Announce that Prayer
Slips can be found at the end of this Chapter
suitable for cutting into prayer slips and
repositioning to make copies, or feel free to
use index cards for writing out Prayer Requests
(name of requester, date of prayer & subject of
prayer). This helps to draw out personal needs,
cares, concerns and Praises to our God for His
Faithfulness. Keep index cards (or paper pads)
and pencils (or pens) available for Small Care
Group Members.
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In Large Bible
Study Group Meetings, expect a mix of Corporate
Prayer Requests and Personal Prayer Requests.
Try to direct Corporate Prayer Requests to the
Corporate Prayer Meetings and Personal Prayer
Requests to the Small Care Group Meetings. Teach
Group Members how to access and utilize the
Church’s Prayer Room and the Church’s Prayer
Website for Personal Prayer Requests. Keep Group
Members informed about the Monthly Corporate
Prayer Group Meetings where they will be able to
become more familiar with the Counseling or
Ministry Groups that the Church has to offer for
their specific needs. |
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In Small Care Group
Meetings, go around the room and let everyone
share their immediate family member situations
(spouse, sons, daughter-in-laws, daughters,
son-in-laws, dads, moms, brothers & sisters).
Initially, try to keep Prayer Requests to
immediate family members. When ready to increase
the prayer focus, consider adding other family
members (grandparents, brother-in-laws,
sister-in-laws, nephews, nieces, uncles, aunts &
cousins). Later, consider taking prayer requests
for co-workers and other friends. It is
important to consider family members’ prayer
needs first since so many of “spiritual issues”
are “embedded” within families for generations.
“Clearing the air” of family issues first helps
to increase the prayer focus when praying for
co-workers and other friends. |
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It is important to write out Prayer Requests for
distribution (make copies or send emails) to
Small Care Group Members after each meeting so
they can get to know each other’s prayer needs
and continue to pray for each other during the
week. This teaches “how to care and pray for
each other” without becoming critical or
overwhelmed with the issues of life. |
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► Review Prayer
Requests. |
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(2) During
Proceeding Small Care Group Meetings (see Course
Format): |
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Let each person Write down their Praise & Prayer
Request on a Prayer Slip (name of requester,
date of prayer & subject of prayer)
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Let Prayer Leader Announce written Prayer
Requests & Give each person a chance to expound
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Let Prayer Warriors
Take a written Prayer Request |
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Let Prayer Leader
Open with Prayers of Thanksgiving, Confession &
Repentance |
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Let Prayer Warriors
Pray Prayers of Intercession for written Prayer
Requests (Out-Reach) |
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Let Prayer Leader
Close with Prayers of Blessings & Salvation |
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Let Prayer Co-Leader
Copy, Phone Call, Mail or Email Prayer Requests
(In-Reach) |
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(3) During
Proceeding Large Bible Study Group Meetings:
(see Course Format) |
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Let each person
Write down their Praise & Prayer Request on a
Prayer Slip (name of requester, date of prayer &
subject of prayer)
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Let Prayer Leader
Announce written Prayer Requests & give each
person a chance to expound |
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Let Prayer Warriors
Open with Prayers of Thanksgiving, Confession &
Repentance |
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Let Prayer Leader
Pray Prayers of Intercession for written Prayer
Requests (Out-Reach)
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Let Prayer Leader
Close with Prayers of Blessings & Salvation
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Let Prayer Co-Leader
Copy, Phone Call, Mail or Email Prayer Requests
(In-Reach)
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Corporate Prayer
Group Meetings: Small Care Groups and Large Bible
Study Groups seem to be the best place for Personal
Prayer Requests, whereas Corporate Prayer Group Meetings
seem to be the best place for Subject or Need Based
Prayer Requests (serving as a time to “Blanket the Whole
Bride of Christ” with need based prayers). Therefore,
teach attendees how to access and utilize Small Care
Groups, Large Bible Study Groups, Church’s Prayer Room
and Church’s Prayer Website for Personal Prayer
Requests. Keep attendees informed about upcoming Monthly
Corporate Prayer Group Meetings where an introduction
can be made to Counseling or Ministry Groups that the
Church has to offer for Subject or Need Based Prayer
Requests.
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(1) Ask
Corporate Prayer Group to gather together
(maybe on a Sunday Night) in a large room for a
time of Praise & Worship (maybe along with a
Church Business Meeting, New Member
Announcements and/or Baptisms). |
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(2) Ask
attendees to break down into Small Prayer Groups
of 10+-. |
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(3) Ask
someone (Counseling or Ministry Group Leaders)
to lead the Corporate Prayer Group Agenda
from the pulpit by reviewing Prayers by
Subject. |
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(4) Pause
between each Subject or Need Based Prayer
Request to give each Small Prayer Group
time to intercede and pray for:
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Jobless, Unemployed, Underemployed, Career
Changes, Job Changes and Job Transfers
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Personal, Business and Corporate Finances,
Material and Human Resource Needs
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Healing and Deliverance for the Sick, Blind,
Deaf, Demon-Possessed and Tormented
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Forgiveness and Salvation
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Counseling and Shepherding Needs
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Protection and
Provisions for the Children, Poor,
Broken-Hearted, Abused, Oppressed and Prisoners
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Comfort and Fellowship for the Lonely, Homeless
and those from Broken-Homes
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Love and Comfort for the Widows, Divorced,
Orphaned, Motherless, Fatherless and Childless
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Mentors for Single Fathers and Single Mothers
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Church and Ministry Needs
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Community Ministry Opportunities and Heads of
Households
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Friendships, Marriages, Families and
Relationships
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War Time and
Enlisted Family Members
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Leadership and Authority in Government,
Christian Churches, Businesses and Schools
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America, Israel and all Christians in all Tribes
and Nations
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Socials |
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