Challenge
Grab a friend and together walk around your neighborhoods to pray for the families, homes, and businesses present.
(Please exhibit safe driving techniques while praying and driving – i.e. don’t close your eyes.)
Tips
Prayer is simply talking with God, our Abba Father. We often make it more difficult than it is. You don’t need an event, or even a Weekly Challenge, to pray over your community.
So, grab a friend who loves Jesus and someone with whom you feel comfortable praying. Decide when and where you’ll meet. Make a plan to walk around your neighborhoods to pray for your neighbors.
Before you walk, take at least 5 minutes to sit in silence and listen to the Holy Spirit. Then, just as the Levites stepped into the Jordan River and it parted (Joshua 3:14-17), take a step and pray.
Before You Begin
Ask the Holy Spirit what you should pray and who you should pray for. Invite him to guide you. Pray for anything the Spirit reveals or brings to your mind.
As You Pray
Acknowledge God’s presence and give him your praise.
Ask God to reveal to you when to stop in your neighborhood to talk to him.
Ask God to bring people your way to talk to or pray for.
Ask the Holy Spirit to put Scripture on your heart for the souls of those living in that neighborhood. Perhaps say a verse out loud or even read them off your phone.
John 17:3
Matthew 5:43-45
Ask God to equip you and the other believers in your neighborhood to boldly share the gospel with their neighbors.
After You Pray
We want to hear how you’re meeting the challenge and seeing God work.
Record a brief video of yourself (using your own phone) and email it to media@calvaryweb.net
Find a quiet place to record.
Find a place with lots of light shining on your face but not shining behind you.
Check your surroundings to be clear.
Write your experience by going to Your Summer Challenge Story
What did you find yourself praying for most today?
Was there someone or something especially heavy on your heart?
How is God changing you or your prayer life?
Invite a friend. Send them this link to sign up. www.calvaryweb.net/summer-challenge
