Engaging Lostness
21 DAYS OF PRAYER
Engaging lostness 21 days of prayer is built on the desire of Ensuring Every Person Has Repeated Opportunities to Hear and respond to the Gospel.
VISION: Matthew 4:19 - "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
• RELATIONAL - "Follow Me"
• INTENTIONAL - "I will make you"
• MISSIONAL - "Fishers of men"
A disciple is someone following Christ, being changed by Christ, and committed to the mission of Christ.
OUR COMMITMENT: We will own the lostness of our community, ensuring that every man, woman, and child has repeated opportunities to see, hear, and respond to the Good News of Jesus Christ.
VISION: Matthew 4:19 - "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
• RELATIONAL - "Follow Me"
• INTENTIONAL - "I will make you"
• MISSIONAL - "Fishers of men"
A disciple is someone following Christ, being changed by Christ, and committed to the mission of Christ.
OUR COMMITMENT: We will own the lostness of our community, ensuring that every man, woman, and child has repeated opportunities to see, hear, and respond to the Good News of Jesus Christ.
DAY 1 (April 17) - Personal Surrender
Pray: “Lord, I surrender to follow You completely. Make me a fisher of men.”
Reflect: “And he said to all, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.’”
- Luke 9:23
Reflect: “And he said to all, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.’”
- Luke 9:23
DAY 2 (April 18) - Love for the Lost
Pray for God to give you His heart for lost people in your community.
Reflect: “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
- Luke 19:10
Reflect: “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
- Luke 19:10
DAY 3 (April 19) - Broken Over Sin
Ask God to break your heart over the lostness around you.
Reflect: “Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.’”
- John 4:35
Reflect: “Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.’”
- John 4:35
DAY 4 (April 20) - Spiritual Eyes
Pray for eyes to see people as Jesus sees them—lost sheep needing a shepherd.
Reflect: “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
- Matthew 9:36
Reflect: “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
- Matthew 9:36
DAY 5 (April 21) - Compassionate Heart
Ask God to fill you with compassion that moves you to action.
Reflect: “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”
- 1 John 3:18
Reflect: “Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.”
- 1 John 3:18
DAY 6 (April 22) - Abiding in Christ
Pray to remain connected to Jesus, the source of all fruitfulness.
Reflect: “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
- John 15:5
Reflect: “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
- John 15:5
DAY 7 (April 23) - Obedient Faith
Commit to obey whatever God calls you to do in reaching the lost.
Reflect: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”
- John 14:15
Reflect: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”
- John 14:15
DAY 8 (April 24) - Church's Ownership
Pray that Avon Park Lakes Baptist Church would own the lostness of every person in our community.
Reflect: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
- Acts 1:8
Reflect: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
- Acts 1:8
DAY 9 (April 25) - Strategic Planning
Ask God for wisdom to create intentional pathways for gospel proclamation.
Reflect: “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.”
- Acts 4:13
Reflect: “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.”
- Acts 4:13
DAY 10 (April 26) Boldness to Speak
Pray for courage to share the gospel clearly and without shame.
Reflect: “At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.”
- Colossians 4:3-4
Reflect: “At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.”
- Colossians 4:3-4
DAY 11 (April 27) - Multiplication Mindset
Ask God to raise up laborers who will reach, disciple, and send others.
Reflect: “Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’”
- Matthew 9:37-38
Reflect: “Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’”
- Matthew 9:37-38
DAY 12 (April 28) - Equipped Believers
Pray that every member would be trained and ready to share their faith.
Reflect: “But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.”
- 1 Peter 3:15
Reflect: “But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.”
- 1 Peter 3:15
DAY 13 (April 29) - Gospel Saturation
Pray for repeated opportunities for every person to hear the gospel.
Reflect: “How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!’”
- Romans 10:14-15
Reflect: “How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!’”
- Romans 10:14-15
DAY 14 (April 30) - Partnership & Unity
Ask God to unite churches and ministries to reach the community together.
Reflect: “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel.”
- Philippians 1:27
Reflect: “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel.”
- Philippians 1:27
DAY 15 (May 1) - Identify Your 'One'
Pray for God to show you one specific person to reach with the gospel.
Reflect: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?”
- LUKE 15:4
Reflect: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?”
- LUKE 15:4
DAY 16 (May 2) - Gospel Conversations
Ask God to open doors for natural conversations about Jesus this week.
Reflect: “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:20
Reflect: “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:20
DAY 17 (May 3) - Power of the Spirit
Pray for Holy Spirit power to accompany your witness.
Reflect: “And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.”
- Acts 4:31
Reflect: “And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.”
- Acts 4:31
DAY 18 (May 4) - Homes & Neighborhoods
Intercede for every home on your street to encounter Jesus. (Acts 16:31)
Reflect: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”
- Matthew 7:7-8
Reflect: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”
- Matthew 7:7-8
DAY 19 (May 5) - Schools & Workplaces
Pray for gospel influence in every school, business, and workplace.
Reflect: “Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.”
- Colossians 4:5-6
Reflect: “Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.”
- Colossians 4:5-6
DAY 20 (May 6) - Community Transformation
Ask God to move powerfully in your city through you: salvation, revival, awakening.
Reflect: “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us.”
- Ephesians 3:20
Reflect: “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us.”
- Ephesians 3:20
DAY 21 (May 7) - Commitment to Action
Commit to specific steps: pray daily, build relationships, share the gospel, and invite to church.
Reflect: “So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”
- James 2:17
Reflect: “So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”
- James 2:17