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A simple plan for carrying people before God. Slip it into your Bible.

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Carry, not steer

You carry people before God. You do not steer their lives or God's hand.

Pray by naming people, not the generic "bless the church."

The biblical foundation is in the Prayer wheel.

The heart made ready · 6 steps

Before carrying others, prepare your heart (≈ 18 min, 3 min per step):

  • Be Still · stop, be quiet (Ps 46:10)
  • Be Worshipful · who God is
  • Be Thankful · name the gifts
  • Confession · empty the heart (Ps 66:18)
  • Clothe in Armor · Eph 6:10-18
  • Cast Cares · 1 Pet 5:7

Whom I carry · 6 targets

  • Souls · the lost (1 Tim 2:4)
  • Saints · the church, the brethren (Eph 6:18)
  • Sick · body and heart (Jas 5:14-16)
  • Ministers · pastors, leaders (Eph 6:19)
  • Missionaries · the workers (Matt 9:38)
  • Magistrates · authorities (1 Tim 2:1-2)

3 sustainable rhythms

Every hour (at work) · alarm, 3 to 5 min:
9am Souls · 10am Saints · 11am Sick · 1pm Ministers · 2pm Missionaries · 3pm Magistrates

Every day (week):
Mon Souls · Tue Saints · Wed Sick · Thu Ministers · Fri Missionaries · Sat Magistrates

One hour a day · the 6 steps, then the 6 targets, without hurrying.

As a family, at the table

Morning: prepare the heart (the 6 steps).
Midday: carry the people.
Evening: carry the leaders.

Around the table, each person leads the prayer for one target.

The anchor

"Far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you." · 1 Samuel 12:23

"I urge that supplications, prayers … be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions." · 1 Timothy 2:1-2

Pray together?

To organize a team's intercession around a mission effort or a campaign: prayer room, prayer walk, support for the one who proclaims.

→ Pray for the mission

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