Interceding for the people in your life Praying the Spiritual Multiplication Depth Chart
Feb 23, 2016
Interceding for the people in
your lifePraying the Spiritual Multiplication Depth
Chart
Praying for the World
Miracles happen. But prayer is needed! Prayer that is courageous, struggling and persevering, not prayer that is a mere formality.
- Pope Francis, @pontifex
Session’s Roadmap• Explain the vision for intercession by
looking to Church teaching and the Scriptures• Create a personal spiritual multiplication
depth chart• Intercede with another for a person on
your personal depth chart
Pray like Jesus
Intercession is a prayer of
petition which leads us to pray as
Jesus did.-CCC 2634
Jesus raises Lazarus
The Gospel of John
Chapter 11
Summary• Jesus prays before
he acts• Jesus’ love for
Lazarus• Jesus intercedes to
the Father• Lazarus is raised
from the dead
Different NeedsBeginnin
g and Growing Disciples
CommissionedDisciples
Disciple-Makers
A heart for the lostFor the Son of man came to seek and save the lost. Luke 19:10
Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. Romans 10:1
Making new and meaningful contacts
I give thanks to God always for you. 1 Cor.
1:4
We give thanks to God always for you all,
constantly mentioning you in our prayers. 1
Thess. 1:2
I remember you constantly in my
prayers. 1 Tim. 1:3
CorinthiansI give thanks to God always for you because of the grace of God which was given to you in Christ Jesus that in every way you were enriched in him with all speech and all knowledge. 1 Cor. 1:4-5
…that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. 1 Cor. 2:5
I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children…I urge you, then, be imitators of me. 1 Cor. 4:14-16
New and Growing Disciples
ThessaloniansAnd you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction…so that you became examples to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia…so we need not say anything. 1 Thess 1:6-8
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us. 1 Thess 2:8
Commissioned Disciples
Timothy You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus and what you heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. 2 Tim 2:1-2
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it. 2 Tim 3:14
Disciple-Maker
Give the VisionShare with the person next to you about why we should intercede for the people in our lives? Talk about how you would intercede differently
for people in different spiritual stages based on what you learned
from St. Paul? Use the space in your program to
capture what you have learned
Page 60 - 5 minute exercise
A prayer list“There are so many to pray for…A practical suggestion is to write down on a card or sheet of paper a list of all the people for whom we wish to pray and cast a quick eye over it each morning at the time of our morning prayers.” - Fr. Leo Trese, The Faith Explained
Acts 2:47
Computer
Cell Phone
Building a Depth Chart• Who have you yet to share the Gospel with and
invite into Christ Mission? (New or Meaningful Contact)• Who needs to actively engage in Christ’s
mission? (Beginning or Growing Disciple)• Who is striving to make disciples of Christ?
(Commissioned Disciple) • Who is engaging in the work of evangelization
and discipleship right now with a lifetime vision for discipleship? (Disciple-makers/Spiritual Multipliers)
Page 60-61 of program - 10 minute exercise
Interceding for Others
A Final Note
“This kind cannot be driving out by
anything but prayer and fasting.” -Mark 9:29
Prepping your Power Session
You will have 45 minute to teach this to your group:
• How will you give the vision to your group? (7 mins)• Create a Spiritual Multiplication Depth Chart
(13 mins)• Intercede over names on each other Depth
Charts (20 mins)• Debrief (5 mins)
Page 62 of program - 20 minute exercise
Important Citations• CCC 2634 • John 11 – the story
of Lazarus• Luke 19:10 and
Romans 10:1 – heart for the lost• 1 Cor 1:4-5, 1 Cor
2:5, 1 Cor 4:14-16 – new and growing disciples
• 1 Thess 1:6-8 and 1 Thess 2:9 – commissioned disciples• 2 Tim 2:1-2, 2 Tim
3:14 – disciple makers • Mark 9:29 – the
need for prayer and fasting
Questions