The Battle Plan for Prayer by Stephen Kendrick & Alex Kendrick
Week 13: Chapter 12 — Praying for the Lost
Read Chapter 12 of The Battle Plan for Prayer. Key passages: Matthew 9:37–38; Romans 10:1; 2 Peter 3:9; Luke 15:11–32.
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God's heart burns for those who do not yet know Him — and He invites us to share that burning through intercession for the lost. This chapter calls us to put names on God's heart.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.The Kendricks challenge every believer to maintain a specific list of lost people they are actively praying for. Do you currently have such a list? Who would be on it?
2.Paul's cry in Romans 10:1 — 'My heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved' — shows a man whose intercession was driven by deep personal anguish. How does your emotional engagement with the lostness of people you love compare to Paul's? What would it take to feel what he felt?
3.Matthew 9:37–38 records Jesus asking His disciples to pray for workers for the harvest field — not simply for the harvest. Why does Jesus ask them to pray for laborers? What does this suggest about the connection between prayer and evangelism?
a.Have you ever prayed for laborers and then realized God was calling you to be the answer to that prayer? What happened?
b.How might consistently praying for someone's salvation make you more naturally inclined to have spiritual conversations with them?