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Prayer Walks - 2/24/2008 3:01:03 PM
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ClintonPI
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Hey, gang;
On another thread, "Evangelizing at Nightclubs and Bar Scenes," some of you mentioned "prayer walks." It caught my curiosity but I didn't want to go off topic. Could you explain this further? How is the prayer more effective by walking around something than, say, if you're sitting at home praying for the same thing? ANd could you give Scriptural references for prayer walking?
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/24/2008 9:54:46 PM
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I am not sure I can give scripture to what we did but in my old church the pastor, the intercessary prayer leader and myself walked around the downtown of our town, praying and annointing with oil.
We would pray over anything when led to do so. Praying that people who sit on this bench would know the Lord or praying that a bar would close up and a better business would come....stuff like that.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/24/2008 11:18:23 PM
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I think these prayer walks sounds like a wonderful idea. True, it does not matter where we pray but, it is always nice to get out of the house. I enjoy getting out for a walk anyway, especially in an area where there are lots of people.
I find myself praying for the store attendant or beggar on the corner. How would I think to pray for them if I didn't get out of the house? When you put yourself out there in the public, you never know who God is going to put in your path!
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/25/2008 9:31:09 AM
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Prayer walking is simply walking around and claiming an area or a people for the Lord. It's like when Joshua walked around Jericho and the walls fell down. I don't do it often (I should) but I have walked around my neighborhood, my kid's schools and our local city government praying for the Lord's blessing, peace and salvation.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/25/2008 12:39:35 PM
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I have prayer walked often when promted to do so by the spirit. Sometimes i am led to an area and to pray over it. I once did that down two streets near my home every day for two weeks. Then felt i had done my job. Who knows what god was doiing in that area.
but I was unaware of that prayer walking was an organised event in some areas.
But it does bring some benefits. I find that being in the area helps me to focus on it better and i feel more personally connected to what i am praying for which always helps. Obviousely praying at home is just as effective but i find it helps to be out.
When i pray walk i pray internally so i am not marching down the road yelling out weird religeous babble. Just in my head asking god to touch the lives of people in the area and to help residents with addictions and occult links. Asking to bless relationships etc and general prayers of protection and blessings. As far as anyone would know-i'm just walking.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/25/2008 1:48:18 PM
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I've done them. I like them.
The one thing that I have noticed that is different about going on prayer walks and just praying at home is that when you begin praying in such a way, it is a battle against not flesh and blood, but that of principalities and powers of darkness. As I am actually in those spots, I am better able to discern the needs of those areas that I am in. God will speak to me as I passes houses and whatnot and guide me more specifically how to pray for them. There have been times when I have even anointed certain areas in oil, to declare that a place of God's presence.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/25/2008 2:18:47 PM
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I've never done them but I think they are a wonderful idea and I look forward to going on one.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/25/2008 2:50:56 PM
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I never gave it a formal title, but along with others I have a number of times gone to a place or among folks for whom I was praying for and prayed specifically over that thing or those people. Sometimes you get the opportunity to pray directly with people for their needs.
In fact, I would say it is only in recent times that Christians thought they could just hang out at home praying for everything.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/25/2008 2:59:48 PM
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Prayer walks are great and very powerful. I've gone on them many times. Here's the verses the idea comes from:
De 11:24
Every place the sole of your foot treads will be yours.
Jos 1:3 -
I have given you every place where the sole of your foot treads, just as I promised Moses.
I believe God wants us to take back our cities for Him, and actually walking through the neighborhoods and praying over those areas really helps to bring blessing and release. I believe it's quite biblical to believe that God wants to give us every place that the sole of our foot treads, just as in OT times.
It's ok to pray at home, but it's also good to have the "sole of our feet" walk over the areas that we want God to have, as God was very specific about it being every place that our "soles" tread upon.
People also do prayer walks around their property or home. That's a great way to bless where you live.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/26/2008 8:18:54 AM
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I'm not sure this is the same thing but somewhere along the lines...
my church organized a march for Jesus...we had over 2000 people ( in a city about 35,000 ) We walked through the main street of town up to the park where we had a worship service...music and worship etc.
It was pretty cool.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/26/2008 8:56:45 AM
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Son this sounds great but the question I have is how does this look to the unsaved in the area. Do they go wow I am not a Christian and these guys have their act together or do they they shake their heads and go the holy rollers are at it again? I don't know anymore. Yrs ago I would have wholeheartedly jumped and walked with you but now I don't know anymore. I don't know if the lines of caring for people and grandstanding have become blurred. Ijust keep thinking about how the disciples ministered and shared in their everyday activities and looked for opportunities to share daily. these are just honest observations and not criticisms. From what I have read in your posts about your church we would probably go if we lived in the area.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/26/2008 9:29:14 AM
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I believe God wants us to take back our cities for Him, and actually walking through the neighborhoods and praying over those areas really helps to bring blessing and release. I believe it's quite biblical to believe that God wants to give us every place that the sole of our foot treads, just as in OT times.
There are a number of issues here besides just going for a walk and praying.
The first is that OT promises are valid for everyone and not just for the nation of Israel to whom they were given. The relationship between what is called the church and Israel has a number of different views. One is that Israel is never again to be a factor in God's plans. Another, that the "church" has superceded Israel. Another, that the church has replaced Israel. If one takes specific promises to Israel and applies them today, should we not take all of the Old Testament such as the stoning of rebellious sons?
The phrases "talking back", reclaiming, and "bring blessing and release" all appeal to the flesh. They are things we can see ourselves doing. Just like the crusades had an appeal to "set things right", we are often drawn to think that God wants us to "fix the world". There are doctrines of reconstructionism and dominionism that are built around such views. These often lead to Pharisaicalism because they are based on the flesh.
There is a further danger in this approach to "prayer". People who follow a set of instructions to accomplish a specific objective often find that they have instituted a ritual or have even begun to practice a type of Christian "witchcraft". This elevates the practioner as the one who accomplishes whatever effect is being sought. God and trust in Him is diminished as we begin to see ourselves in an ever more powerful role.
There is a very real danger in the blindness of self-righteousness that can attend such practices. Christians should be aware of these dangers and seek to avoid them.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/26/2008 10:03:56 AM
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Son this sounds great but the question I have is how does this look to the unsaved in the area. Do they go wow I am not a Christian and these guys have their act together or do they they shake their heads and go the holy rollers are at it again?
Hmmm. . . our prayers as a stumbling block to the unsaved? Interesting. . .
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Ijust keep thinking about how the disciples ministered and shared in their everyday activities and looked for opportunities to share daily.
How is prayer not a part of ministry?
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/26/2008 2:56:31 PM
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I like this definition of prayer walking--"Praying on site with insight"
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/26/2008 5:36:36 PM
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ORIGINAL: timf
I believe God wants us to take back our cities for Him, and actually walking through the neighborhoods and praying over those areas really helps to bring blessing and release. I believe it's quite biblical to believe that God wants to give us every place that the sole of our foot treads, just as in OT times.
There are a number of issues here besides just going for a walk and praying.
The first is that OT promises are valid for everyone and not just for the nation of Israel to whom they were given. The relationship between what is called the church and Israel has a number of different views. One is that Israel is never again to be a factor in God's plans. Another, that the "church" has superceded Israel. Another, that the church has replaced Israel. If one takes specific promises to Israel and applies them today, should we not take all of the Old Testament such as the stoning of rebellious sons?
The phrases "talking back", reclaiming, and "bring blessing and release" all appeal to the flesh. They are things we can see ourselves doing. Just like the crusades had an appeal to "set things right", we are often drawn to think that God wants us to "fix the world". There are doctrines of reconstructionism and dominionism that are built around such views. These often lead to Pharisaicalism because they are based on the flesh.
There is a further danger in this approach to "prayer". People who follow a set of instructions to accomplish a specific objective often find that they have instituted a ritual or have even begun to practice a type of Christian "witchcraft". This elevates the practioner as the one who accomplishes whatever effect is being sought. God and trust in Him is diminished as we begin to see ourselves in an ever more powerful role.
There is a very real danger in the blindness of self-righteousness that can attend such practices. Christians should be aware of these dangers and seek to avoid them.
Except that God wants us to be reconcilers and ambassadors in helping bring the lost back to Him. It is an honorable thing to want to be light in the world and there is an understanding that when this happens, the darkness does get superceded by the light in that specific area, business, or individual heart. This is not witchcraft, this is understanding the power of Christ in a world of darkness.
We are not trying to "fix" the world, we are living Christ out in the world - and the consequence of that is desiring to "take back" what the enemy has stolen and "restore" what the enemy has destroyed - from broken families, to prodigal loved ones, to entire neighbors seeped in darkness.
You do what quite a few people on these threads do: you attempt to bring "fear" in the guise of "be careful doing that!". Instead of understanding that we walk in the power of Jesus and we don't need to walk in fear. Even going so far as to warn, "be careful, your faith could be witchcraft!" instead of being joyous that there are actually people walking out in the world prayng and believing for entire neighborhoods to be saved. That's backwards to me.
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The phrases "taking back", reclaiming, and "bring blessing and release" all appeal to the flesh.
I don't believe so. What they appeal to is the spirit within us that wants to be bold and do great exploits to give God glory. It's the Holy Spirit that puts a 'warring' spirit in us, so to speak, to send our arrows into the enemies camp and storm their gates - since "the gates of hell cannot prevail against us." "Taking back", "bringing blessings", etc. are all very biblical principles which God implemented, not us.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/26/2008 5:42:28 PM
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I like this definition of prayer walking--"Praying on site with insight"
I like that too!
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/26/2008 7:18:03 PM
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Son this sounds great but the question I have is how does this look to the unsaved in the area. Do they go wow I am not a Christian and these guys have their act together or do they they shake their heads and go the holy rollers are at it again?
Hmmm. . . our prayers as a stumbling block to the unsaved? Interesting. . .
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Ijust keep thinking about how the disciples ministered and shared in their everyday activities and looked for opportunities to share daily.
How is prayer not a part of ministry?
You did not read my post. I was honestly wondering if by putting on a "show" and parading down main street would have people going wow they are living their faith or wow there they go again making a spectacle of themselves.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/26/2008 8:26:56 PM
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You did not read my post. I was honestly wondering if by putting on a "show" and parading down main street would have people going wow they are living their faith or wow there they go again making a spectacle of themselves.
I did read your post. I've never gone on a prayer walk to put on a show. I go on prayer walks because i believe in the power of prayer, and I don't really care too much how those people think when they see me.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/26/2008 9:31:52 PM
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my church organized a march for Jesus...we had over 2000 people ( in a city about 35,000 ) We walked through the main street of town up to the park where we had a worship service...music and worship etc.
LoveGod this is more than on or two people. It is 2000.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/27/2008 1:25:59 AM
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my church organized a march for Jesus...we had over 2000 people ( in a city about 35,000 ) We walked through the main street of town up to the park where we had a worship service...music and worship etc.
LoveGod this is more than on or two people. It is 2000.
The only thing that comes to my mind is how powerful it is to have 2000 people praying together over their city like that. I don't think unbelievers mind. They see all kinds of parades and gatherings these days; to be honest, one more wouldn't faze them.
In the book of Acts 3,000 and 5,000 people would be gathered together in the streets of the city listening to Peter preach. Some of the passer-byers probably thought the same thing about them as unbelievers think today. We're a city on a hill and can't really hide that - and shouldn't try.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/28/2008 8:00:14 AM
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Son this sounds great but the question I have is how does this look to the unsaved in the area.
I think what was accomplished was a sign of unity. There were many other churches with us and all we did was walk down the street to the park...a couple miles. No floats or anything like that. It was a March for Jesus and the people who marched...were for Jesus.
At the park we had a small service and our praise and worship band played some music. We prayed as well. Nothing wierd, just a whole buncha christians walking down the street together.
I will also add the mayor of the small city organized his own march. He owns a bar so they marched from bar to bar....there weren't that many people.
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RE: Prayer Walks - 2/29/2008 8:07:58 AM
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Have you ever been walking and be impressed to pray?
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