Prayer evangelism in four easy steps

Whatever house you enter, first say, “Peace be to this house.” And whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat what is set before you: and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, “The kingdom of God has come near to you” (Luke 10:5, 8, 9).

This method is one of the many methods to share Christ. As with other evangelism methods, we must always go back to the scripture to see whether it is biblically sound. This method can be problematic as it does not mention anything about the day of judgement and hell. It might have the danger of presenting an imbalanced gospel

1) Speak peace to them.

Reason 1: We need to declare peace because we, as Christian, have been at war with the lost.

Reason 2: If we bless the lost, we will stop cursing them.

Reason 3: We speak peace in order to neutralize the demons that have been assigned to blind our neighbours to the light of the gospel.

Blessing opens the door to unbiased fellowship.

2) Fellowship with them.

· Fellowship provides an opportunity to show unconditional acceptance by welcoming our neighbours just the way they are instead of the way we want them to be.

· Spend time with our neighbours, receive from them.

· The lost too were made in the image of God.

· Fellowship establishes a level of trust, allowing our neighbours to share with us their felt needs.

3) Take care of their needs.

· Prayer for miracles that meet the felt needs of unbelieving people. That need is something unable to meet on their own.

· That prayer touches my neighbours at the deepest level, the heart level. It improves the spiritual climate of my relationship. Naturally, my neighbour will now be interested to know more about God.

4) Proclaim the good news.

· This is the last step, not the first. Or else it would not work.

· When we intercede for our neighbours, the kingdom of God comes near them in a tangible way (Luke 10:9).

Sources: Silvoso, Ed 2000, Prayer Evangelism, Regal Books, California, U.S.A.

Written by Charlie Lam, Clayton Science/Arts life group, Hope Melbourne Waverley