Praying for Evangelism | National Equipped Conference 2026 | Pastor Stephen Duwe

Main message: Prayer is the primary means God uses to bring people to salvation, so effective evangelism requires persistent, Spirit‑dependent prayer paired with gospel proclamation. Believers should pray specifically and regularly—asking God to save people, to give burden, open opportunities, and grant boldness.

Key points:

• Theologically: God is sovereign, people cannot save themselves or others, and God commonly works salvation through the prayers of his people—so prayer matters most for evangelism.
• Evangelism requires both proclamation and prayer; proclamation without prayer is irresponsible, and prayer without proclamation is impractical.
• Pray for souls by name and persistently (examples: Paul’s example, George Müller, the speaker’s seven‑year answered prayer).
• Pray for a burden for the lost (the first B of "BOB") so you notice and seize gospel opportunities.
• Pray for opportunities (the O) and for Spirit‑given, glory‑driven boldness to speak (the final B); ask God to raise up laborers among other believers as well.

Scriptures mentioned: Matthew 13:58, John 6:44, John 6:65, 2 Corinthians 4:7, Philippians 1:18, Romans 10:1, 1 Timothy 2:1, 1 Timothy 2:3–4, Luke 10:2, 1 Peter 3:15, Colossians 4:5–6, Ephesians 6:19–20, Acts 4:29, Ephesians 2