AN ENVIRONMENT OF KOINONIA: PRAYING TOGETHER
October 13, 2024
Pastor Shayne Tauaefa

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Innovative Concepts Mission:
Reaching and redeeming the Unchurched, Making Disciples,
and Multiplying Leaders who establish vibrant churches,
bringing hope and renewal to every community we serve,
to further the expansion of God’s Kingdom.

INTRO
Last week we got to go over values and mission as Innovative Concepts.
The vision we saw was that we need the machete and the bible.

Why are we doing this? All of this and creating an environment of koinonia,
being chosen for this church. To lead in this church?

Our relationship with God overflows. And we know that the church is Jesus’ bride.

We need to do it together!

SCRIPTURE

“Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves
and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways,
I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.
My eyes will be open and my ears attentive
to every prayer made in this place.” —2 Chronicles‬ ‭7‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area,
teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom.
And He healed every kind of disease and illness.
When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them because
they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
He said to his disciples,
“The harvest is great, but the workers are few.
So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest;
ask Him to send more workers into His fields.” —Matthew‬ ‭9‬:‭35‬-‭38‬ ‭NLT‬‬

1) Pray and ask God for more laborers for the harvest.

As Jesus emphasized, the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
We must consistently ask God to send more laborers to His fields.
(Innovative Concepts Vision: Machete and Bible)

2) Humble ourselves.
Humility is essential for us to acknowledge our dependence on Him.

We need God’s help, we can’t do it ourselves.

3) Pray strictly to seek God and find God. Be with God in His presence.

Our prayers should be focused on drawing near to God—seeking His face, not His hand. This means praying not for personal gain, but to be in His presence.

“In my experience, God answers at least 50% of all prayers with an instruction.
Many pray, “God, please do this or that,” but few ask,
“God, what is Your instruction?” Often, the breakthrough lies in obedience
to His guidance, not just in the asking. Let’s shift our prayers from only asking
for outcomes to seeking His direction.” —-Andreas Huebner

4) Warfare Prayers to bind and break the bondages, obstacles,
obstructions that are blocking us from growing.

We need to pray fervently to break the spiritual bondages and obstacles
hindering our growth.
Through prayer, we can dismantle the strongholds preventing our breakthrough.

APPLICATION
1) We need the Supernatural to manifest in our environment—
divine breakthroughs that only God can provide.

2) Prayer with Energy, Enthusiasm, Passion, and Unity is critical. We must be united in praying for the same goals, asking God to fill our nets with new people.

3) Everyone needs to be praying in unity for the same things.
We need God to fill our nets with new people.

PRAYER TARGETS
1) “Workers”, leaders in our church to rise up in each area and gathering

2) Our Church (finances and what you want to see happen here at Innovative Concepts)

3) Pray for people (new people or your one, pray for people who have come before, pray for people who are still connected to our church)

4) Pray for our gatherings and small groups (Youth, Mililani/Foster Village, and Makakilo)

5) God’s instruction for our church