David K. Bernard is the general superintendent of the United Pentecostal Church International, which has over three million constituents in forty thousand churches in 195 nations. He founded New Life United Pentecostal Church of Austin, Texas, out of which sixteen additional churches were started under his leadership. He is also the founding president of Urshan College and Urshan Graduate School of Theology. He earned a doctor of jurisprudence with honors from the University of Texas, a doctor of theology from the University of South Africa, and a bachelor of arts magna cum laude in mathematical sciences and managerial studies from Rice University. The author of thirty-one books with circulation of over 750,000, he has been published in about forty languages and has ministered in fifty-five countries on six continents. He and his wife, Connie, have three children and several grandchildren.
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Ministerial Development
Praying with Seekers - Lesson Eighteen
Lesson 18. Praying with Seekers
A. Importance, Luke 11:9-13
B. Qualifications
1. Prayer life
2. Burden for souls
3. Sensitivity to the Spirit
4. Considerate of others
5. Faith
6. Knowledge and Instruction
C. Inviting Seekers
1. Rely on Word and Spirit, not pressure or gimmicks
2. Do you feel the Lord here today?
3. Would you like to come with me to pray?
4. Would you like for me to pray with you here?
5. Respond gracefully to refusals: I understand. I'll be praying for you.
D. Guiding Seekers
1. Discern their situation
a. Ask someone who knows
b. Talk with them if necessary
2. Avoid distracting practices
3. Lead to repentance
a. Allow time for repentance
b. Pray in the seeker's position
4. Inspire faith
a. When repentance has taken place, encourage worship
b. Pray positively
c. Atmosphere of praise and worship
d. Avoid distracting practices
e. Laying on of hands (preferably by a minister) at key moment, to focus faith
5. Instructions
a. Before prayer or in middle of prayer (if lack of progress)
b. Use the Word
c. God loves you, wants to forgive you and give you His Spirit
d. Two requirements: repentance and faith
e. Genuine repentance: sorrow, surrender, desire
f. Genuine faith: trust, claiming God's promise, yielding to Spirit
g. Do not "teach" speaking in tongues, but how to yield
6. End of prayer
a. If they have not received: encourage to continue
i. God's promise will come to pass
ii. If repented, then water baptism
b. If they have received: confirm
i. How do you feel? What happened?
ii. Explain tongues if necessary
iii. Importance of assurance, faithfulness, follow-up
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