Draw the Circle by Mark Batterson
Week 5: Days 25–32 — Pray Circles Around Your Family
Read Days 25–32 of Draw the Circle. Key Scriptures: Job 1:5 (Job's intercessory prayers for his children); Deuteronomy 6:4–9; Ephesians 6:18.
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Batterson turns the focus of prayer outward and homeward — toward the people we love most — and argues that the most powerful thing any parent, spouse, or friend can do is to circle those people in persistent, faith-filled intercession.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Batterson points to Job, who rose early every morning to offer sacrifices and pray for his children 'just in case they had sinned' (Job 1:5). What does that image of a father praying proactively and protectively for his children stir in you — whether you are a parent or not?
2.He encourages readers to pray specifically for the people their children (or friends, or future spouse) will marry — prayers for people they haven't met yet. What does that kind of prayer require you to believe about God's sovereignty and His involvement in the details of our lives?
3.Many of the reader testimonies in this section involve a spouse, parent, or friend who prayed for years for a prodigal — someone who had walked away from faith. How do you sustain intercession for someone who shows no signs of returning? What keeps that kind of prayer from becoming despair?
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