TAKE YOUR NEXT STEP: PRAYING POWERFULLY
Powerful Prayer
Prayer is the place where heaven and earth become one.
Prayer is our weapon of choice and the only thing that really works. We are compelled to pray until every spiritual obstacle is re-ordered to accommodate the plans of God.
(1) THE BIBLE TEACH US ABOUT PRAYER
- “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thess 5:17)
- “men pray everywhere” (1 Tim 2:8)
- “always to pray, not to faint” (Lk 18:1)
- “Watch…pray” (Lk 21:36; Mtt 26:41)
- “Continue in prayer” (Col 4:2)
- “By prayer… let your requests be made known unto God” (Phil 4:6)
- “Worshiping night and day with fasting and prayer” (Luke 2:37)
- “This kind does not go out but by prayer and fasting”. (Matt 17:21)
- “The prayer of the righteous avails much”. (James 5:16)
- Daniel prayed 3x a day. (Dan 6:14).
- The more a person prays to the Father, the greater his joy will be.
- Pray in Jesus’ Name (Jn 16:23-24)
(2) THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS OF PRAYER
- Praying in the Spirit. Pray the Word back to God or pray in your spiritual language you received when you were baptized with the Holy Spirit. (Jude 1:20; Rom 8:26-28)
- Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is the foundation of a life of prayer and worship. Thank God for who He is, what He has done and what He is going to do. (Phil 4:6; 1 Thess 5:18)
- Praise. Praise is about who God is and what He means to you. (Ps 118:28; Ps 119:164; Rom 15:11; Ps 22:4; Ps 100: Ps 134:2).
- Intercession. This is when someone intervenes, not for himself but for the sake of others at the throne of God. (1 Tim 2:1)
- Requests/Petitions. In this prayer God is asked to meet certain needs. (Mark 11:24)
(3) PRAYER IS OUR LIFELINE
- We cannot rely on others to have spiritual authority for us. Each of us have to have it for ourselves.
- We find our deliverance in prayer and nowhere else because God is bigger than the devil.
- We connect to God through prayer. At the same time, prayer is a spiritual weapon against everything that opposes God.
- You have influence with God and He is waiting for your voice.
- The Church is a house of prayer for all nations because God restricts Himself to the faith of the Church.
(4) WHO’S IN CHARGE
- Jesus connected His ministry of power to His lifestyle of prayer.
- Demonic powers, or “strongmen”, can stand behind earthly structures or leaders to accomplish their evil intentions. We will not be able to solve problems relationally that are actually problems spiritually.
- When we “bind” things in the spirit realm that work against God’s Kingdom, we are actually “tying it up”. We do this by using our words and commanding it to be done.
(5) OUR SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY
- We are invited to discover our God-given spiritual authority se we can be effective.
- Spiritual authority can grow. Asking God for more spiritual authority is a prayer He encourages and will answer.
(6) GOD’S MIGHTY ARMY
- There is an invisible army on assignment, helping the Body of Christ.
- Angels are dispatched from heaven to earth in response to our prayers.
- When we pray, heaven opens. An open heaven is characterized by an increase of angelic activity.
- Within biblical boundaries, we can ask our heavenly Father to send angels, and we can work with them.
(7) PROPHETIC INTERCESSION
- In prophetic intercession, we prophesy to the dark, chaotic places and command God’s light and order to come.
- Prophetic intercession becomes the sharp sword of God’s Word that pierces through spiritual barricades to release what God has promised us.
JESUS IS OUR MODEL ON HOW TO PRAY
Our prayer matters as God’s will does not happen unless we pray
Mark 1:35 (NKJV) Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
- The first time of day belongs to God. Dedicate it deliberately to God.
- Get up! Get out of bed! Be fully functional to accurately discern.
- Find an isolated place to avoid interruptions
Your prayer time determines the rest of your day. Stay focused!
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