Partnering with Others

To Partner with Others

Agreement with God’s will and each other strengthens our prayer. Jesus gave us the principle of prayer partnership. Ask the Lord to show you who you can pray with. Be alert to recognise His leading if someone makes contact with you or you bump into someone.

  • “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:19-20)

Forming a small group (of two or three  or more) or gathering with others will prepare your heart and perspective. We each need to let go of human judgement and offence to love  people with God’s love, revelation, understanding and priorities. This starts with healthy prayer partnership.

  • “This is the second [commandment]: ‘You shall [unselfishly] love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” 32 The scribe said to Him, “Admirably answered, Teacher; You truthfully stated that He is One, and there is no other but Him; 33 and to love Him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to [unselfishly] love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” (Mark 12:31-33)

  • A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. (John 13:34“Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’ 17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector.”(Matthew 18:15-17)

  • “Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.”(Matthew 18:21-22)

Oneness

Becoming one – even collaborating – is impossible in our strength as we well know! Yet Jesus prays that we will be one as He is one! (John 17:21-23)  We know therefore that unity is not uniformity – being one releases us all to fulfil our diversity, harmoniously!
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Partnering with others has to begin by becoming one with God, and by His enablement, one with each other!

When we first love God with our whole heart, soul and strength, we can love each other as ourselves. (Mark 12:29-31)  Then we can have 1 voice and be 1 Church and 1 Bride when we can be in 1 place in 1 accord – 1 body and 1 Spirit, one hope, 1 Lord, 1 faith, 1 baptism; 1 God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. (Acts 2:1 KJV, Eph 4:4-6)

Prayer partnership – with God and each other – enables us to function as the Body of Christ

The body of Christ includes all denominations, regions, ethnicities and people groups. We need to seek God’s perspective of the functions we are called to contribute to the body, knowing our part and where we connect in each season. We need God’s perspective to identify the partners we are meant to journey closely with and those we are to disciple and be discipled by in the arenas and seasons of our life.

Nehemiah inspired God’s people to rebuild their part of the city wall – many family, ministry and marketplace groups working collaboratively, shoulder to shoulder under different governances, and one trumpet call. (Nehemiah 4:13-20)

Prayer partnership networks can quickly communicate prayer needs at critical times; catalyse broad agreement for prayer and fasting in particular seasons; and special gatherings; in specific regions.

Partnerships can simply be 2 or more – praying in private in agreement with God’s will

e.g. 2+ family members, neighbours, school children, workmates, friends, church leaders, city leaders.

Prayer partnerships can include many forms of relational link

  • 2+ people meeting regularly for prayer in the midst of their daily spaces.
  • 2+ people connecting via text, phone or online for prayer. e.g. time rosters, prayer chains; The Luke 10:2b virus daily text or phone prayer for harvest workers.
  • 2+ prayer networks or prayer groups from 2+ churches, business, civic organizations, ethnicities.

Prayer partnerships can form around shared focus and prayer for specific:

  • needs e.g. harvest workers; saved souls; social justice; social transformation.
  • places e.g. cultural hubs; neighbourhoods, municipalities; regions
  • times e.g. for elections, missional initiatives, 40 days of prayer & fasting at Lent
  • technologies e.g. text, phone or on-line prayer
  • functions e.g. healing, prophetic worship, intercession, spiritual warfare
  • people groups, cultures & ethnicities e.g. Indigenous Australians, Muslims; social spheres
  • leaders and groups – prayer shielding and intercession for spiritual and civic leaders, teams and movements e.g. pastors & ministry leaders, harvest workers, government authorities

I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. (1 Tim 2:1-4)

Prayer partnerships enable and are enabled by leaders

e.g. Church, prayer, civic, business, regional leaders:

  • who listen to God and do what He says. (1Corinthians 14:29)
  • who form prayer shielding for themselves and others. e.g. pastors, leaders and intercessors.
  • who encourage and equip people to pray – listening to God and doing what He says.

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Leaders need to be prayed for. These are some elements for building prayer shielding for leaders.

  • Prayer Shields 2010
  • Consider the power of God present in a group of leaders who commit to pray for each other.

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