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How to Sustain Your Prayer Meeting

Filed under: Intercession

I’ve talked a bit about how to start a prayer meeting as well as the different aspects involved in leading a prayer meeting. In this article I’m going to cover the question “how do I sustain my prayer meeting?”

Small Groups (Developing Community)

Acts 2:42-46 gives us a great example of how the early churched sustained prayer and their community. It says they continued steadfastly in 4 things: 1) the apostles’ doctrine, 2) fellowship, 3) the breaking of bread, and 4) in prayers. In Acts 2:46 it says “continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house…”

If we are going to sustain our prayer meetings it must be coupled with the study of the word and fellowship. Add to your weekly prayer meeting weekly small groups where you can build community while going deep in the word together and even add in a bit of food to the mix.

A couple of things I want to mention are to make the prayer meeting and the small groups on 2 different days. Make your prayer meeting the primary thing with your small group the thing that is adjustable. As your prayer meeting grows increase the number of small groups. Find leaders who are willing to lead a bible study and care about other people.

If your community is connected outside the prayer meeting then your prayer meeting will be stronger and last. Be blessed and keep the fire burning.

Tags: Christianity, Intercession, Prayer, Small Groups