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What is intercession?
Praying as directed and energized by the Holy Spirit for others.
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Prayer Closet
Mathew 6:6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to the Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
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Time to be silent and a time to speak
Ecclesiastes 3:7b
Time to be silent and a time to speak
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Romans 11:36
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
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Jeremiah 33:3
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which though knowest not.
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John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
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Hebrews 7:25
Wherefore he (Jesus) is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
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Job 36:5
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
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Matthew 16:18b
...upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
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Daniel 2:28a
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets,
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Job 6:14a
to him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend,...
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Taking seriously the persistent impressions for others could be God uttering us to pray for them.
What are some simple steps we can take in praying for them?
- Pray that God would:
- -meet their needs of
- mind, body, soul and spirit.
- -send angelic protection
- -give them supernatural peace,
- direction and wisdom.
- Engage in spiritual warfare
- Continue until you feel the burden lifts.
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What are we to always pray for?
Pray always for the seemingly impossible,
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What should we never do concerning our prayers?
- Never limit God's ability or minimize the effectiveness of our prayers.
- Never underestimate the possibility of a reversal of God's judgement through our intercession
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Give a bibilical example of when a person did not intercede for another?
- Job's three friends:
- Eliphaz the Temanite
- Bildad the Shuhite
- Zophar the Naamathite
- Job 2: 11-13
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Why did Moses intercede for Aaron?
- God was angry at him for building the golden calf for the people to worship and pronounced a judgment of death on him.
- Deuteronomy 9:20
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When a person has received a sentence of death what biblical example do we have to intercede for that person?
Deut 9:20 Moses for Aaron
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What biblical reference do we have to pray for a christian who is going through a trial (or sifting)?
Luke 22:31-32
Jesus prayed for Peter that his faith would not fail
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What biblical reference do we have when praying for someone who finds themselves in a difficult situation?
Acts 12:7-11
Disciples for Peter when he was in prison.
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