Keep in Mind that We’ve Been Given Dominion Over the Earth
Creation is groaning
We are to bless the earth
By our presence
As we free it from the curse
As we reclaim the righteous roots
Know the Territory
Using a street map, if possible, draw boundary lines around the area you are targeting in prayer. Remember laser focused prayer is essential, so don’t try to cover too much territory at once.
List the streets / schools / churches / businesses / other significant locations
Identify the culture groups / religions in the area
What are their needs?
List the names and titles of government and community leaders / service groups / etc that would benefit from prayer
Envision What a Transformed Neighborhood Would Look Like
What specific problems would be eliminated?
Crime and violence
Poverty and homelessness
Broken families
Patterns of illness
Suicide or early death
Describe what restoration / transformation would look like.
Begin Collecting Information that Will Reveal the Spiritual Strongholds that Need To Be Uprooted
What happened / or what do people believe happened?
Native people / original settlers
Their beliefs / customs / traumas
For instance: Idol worship / human sacrifice / etc
Original names of land / locations / people
Word curses that have been spoken over the neighborhood.
Life and death is in the power of the tongue
What people or events from the past represent
Unrighteousness, injustice, hate, demonic strongholds
What impact did they have on the community?
Are their beliefs still having an influence?
What patterns have there been of unrighteous actions and strongholds that represent curses on the land that need to be broken?
Frequent accidents or crime at a particular location
An unusually high rate of illness or death, financial loss, divorce, etc
Poverty, early death, suicide, specific types of illness
Crime, drugs, and violence
Corruption
Spiritual opposition to the Lord
Individuals / groups that oppose God
Witches and other occult practitioners
Masonic Lodges
Islamic Mosques, schools and centers
Abortion clinics
Patterns of what has happened in the past
Covenants with the Lord broken that were broken
What has been revealed by revelation from the Lord?
Pin-point on your map where these concentrations of unrighteousness are located.
How is any of that tied to the history of the neighborhood / beliefs of original settlers / major historical events in the area?
How does the information above help reveal God’s original purpose for the neighborhood?
Also Collect Information on the Righteous Roots of the Neighborhood
What people or events from the past represent
Righteousness, justice, brotherly love, prosperity, service, etc
Identify the “institutions” or businesses in the community that represent righteousness
Churches and community service centers
What patterns have there been of righteous actions?
Righteous patterns / positive characteristics represent the “spiritual DNA” of the community that God wants to restore.
Godly values of the native peoples and first settlers in the community
The patterns of service and accomplishment
How does the information above help reveal God’s original purpose for the neighborhood?
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