Remember why you are there: PRAYER!!
See You at the Pole™ is not a public demonstration. It is not a club meeting. It is not a church service. See You at the Pole™ is a time for students to pray for their schools, friends, communities, and countries. Even when faced with opposition, students should keep in mind that they have gathered for the sole purpose of prayer.
What should we pray for?
- Pray for the needs of
your campus, community and country, and for those in
authority.
- Claim God’s
power over Satan’s influence in the lives of your
peers through alcohol, drugs, sexual immorality,
suicide, the occult, etc.
- Pray for the gospel
to be made clear on your campus throughout the year.
- Commit yourself to be involved in reaching out to your classmates who do not know God’s love and forgiveness.
A suggested prayer time is about 15-30 minutes.
You may want to include some music, especially as students are gathering. You might also want to read Scripture. There are some suggested scriptures below.
A Scriptural Model
You Can Use for See You at the
Pole™
“Devote
yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And
pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our
message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ
...”
Colossians
4:2–3 (NIV)
“Devote
yourselves to prayer . . .”
Read 1
Thessalonians 5:17 and 1 Timothy 2:1-2.
Devote yourselves to pray for the leaders of your campus,
community, and country, that they would be filled with
the knowledge of God and do His will.
“. . .
being watchful and
thankful.”
Read 2 Thessalonians 3:3 and 1
Chronicles 16:8.
Pray that God will protect you from the evil one, who
will try to discourage you. Thank the Lord for who He is
and what He can do through you at your school.
“And pray
for us, too, that God may open a door for our message,
so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ . .
.”
Read 1 Peter 3:13-16 and Mark 16:15.
Pray that God will use SYATP to initiate or build up a
core of students whose purpose will be to share the
gospel with unsaved friends on campus. Ask God to bring
spiritual awakening to His church.
Keep in mind that these are
only suggestions. There is no specific formula for what
to do at a SYATP gathering. Ask God to guide you in what
you should do and how you should pray specifically for
your school.