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STUDY 22: NOW TO PRAY FOR A NON-CHRISTIAN
According to James 5:16 "The
earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. (NLT)"
Start to pray regularly for your
"Non-Christian" family, friends and neighbors to receive Jesus Christ as Lord.
1. Pray that the Lord would
give them a new heart!
"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you
your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in
you and move you to
follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws." Ezekiel 36:26-27 (NIV)
2. Pray that the Lord would open their heart to receive!
"One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from
the city of Thyatira who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to
respond to Paul's
message." Acts 16:14 (NIV)
3. Pray that they would be set free!
"Open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of
Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among
those who are
sanctified by faith in me." Acts 26:18 (NIV)
4. Pray that their minds would be open to receive the truth!
"And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The
god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see
the light of the gospel
of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 (NIV)
5. Pray for them to accept the truth!
"Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant
them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth." 2 Timothy 2:25 (NIV)
6. Invite them to attend church or a bible study with you.