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