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Embrace the Prayer Life of Christ! Jerry D. Porter

Embrace the Prayer Life of Christ! Jerry D. Porter. Church of the Nazarene Intermountain District May 10, 2012. Church of the Nazarene Core Values:. We are Christian We are Holiness We are Missional. The Mission of the Church of the Nazarene:.

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Embrace the Prayer Life of Christ! Jerry D. Porter

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  1. Embrace the Prayer Life of Christ!Jerry D. Porter Church of the Nazarene Intermountain District May 10, 2012

  2. Church of the Nazarene Core Values: We are Christian We are Holiness We are Missional

  3. The Mission of the Church of the Nazarene: To make Christlike disciples in the nations

  4. Embrace the prayer life of Christ!

  5. “History is silent about revivals that did not begin with prayer.” Edwin Orr

  6. >All the time that Peter was under heavy guard in the jailhouse, the church prayed for him most strenuously. Acts 12:5 (MSG) >Ektenh” ektenes=stretch out >Expect the crazy & the impossible! “All I know is that when I pray, coincidences happen and when I don’t pray, they don’t happen.” Dan Hayes

  7. Since prayer is at the bottom of all this, what I want mostly is for men to pray— not shaking angry fists at enemies but raising holy hands to God. And I want women to get in there with the men in humility before God, not primping before a mirror or chasing the latest fashions but doing something beautiful for God and becoming beautiful doing it.1 Tim 2:8-10 (MSG)

  8. >Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD. Then some Levites . . . stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with very loud voice. 2 Chron 20:18-19 (NIV) >We do not know what to do!

  9. >A woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet.“ Even the dogs under the table eat the children‘s crumbs.”(Mk 7:25, 28 NIV) >prospiptw  prospipto >to fall forwards, prostrate one's self in homage or suppli-cation: at one's feet (Strong's) >Desperate prayer!

  10. PRAYER & FASTING PENITENCE: The Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and having dust on their heads… They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the wickedness of their fathers. They stood where they were and read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and spent another quarter in confession and in worshiping the LORD their God. (Neh 9:1-3)

  11. PRAYER & FASTING HUMILITY: When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.(Matt 6:16-18 NIV)

  12. PRAYER & FASTING THE CHURCH PASSIONATELY SEEKING GOD’S DIRECTION AND BLESSING: While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. (Acts 13:2-3 NIV)

  13. PRAYER & FASTING • Esther’s fast – no food or drink • Jesus’ fast – liquid only fast • Daniel’s fast – eliminate pleasurable food or activity • Purpose: • Not to obtain what I want but to be changed so God’s will may be done

  14. As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked,

  15. "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!" "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."(Luke 10:38-42 NIV)

  16. Martha was distracted (perispao) ”peri” = around, & “spao” = to pull. • Mary was sitting with Jesus (parakathestheisa) • Kathezomai to seat oneself. • Para = near or by the side of. • Pros means that she sat very near or close to Jesus. • Nkouen from akouo = she was listening with understanding.

  17. In verse 42 Jesus says there is only “one needful thing and Mary has chosen it.” • Martha on the other hand is diakonian which means she is serving, waiting, or the act of rendering friendly offices.

  18. “The sin of prayerlessness is one of the deepest roots of all evil. In it are embedded all the other sins of pride, arrogance, independence, self-sufficiency, unbelief and rebellion… And it is the one sin to which we must all plead guilty.”Andrew Murray

  19. Jim Cymbala accepted the call to pastor a difficult church in New York City. The Holy Spirit told him, “If you and your wife will teach the church to pray, I will grant you a great harvest.”

  20. Cali, Colombia House of Prayer Church of the Nazarene

  21. 5,000 in weekly Prayer & Fasting

  22. Christlike DisciplesThe Prayer Life of Christ

  23. Christlike DisciplesThe Prayer Life of Christ Theheartbeat of a great church is the personal and collective prayer life of its people!

  24. Embrace the prayer life of Christ! “All you need to do to learn to pray is to pray.” Wesley Duewel

  25. Embrace the Prayer Life of Christ!Concert of PrayerJerry D. Porter Church of the Nazarene Intermountain District - May 11, 2012

  26. Embrace the prayer life of Christ! “All you need to do to learn to pray is to pray.” Wesley Duewel

  27. Praise and Thanksgiving • In groups of three: • Exalt and magnify the Lord God! • Express your gratitude for the Father’s blessings in your life!

  28. Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Matt 6:9-13 KJV)

  29. Prayer for the Lost I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone… This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. (1 Tim 2:1, 3-4 NIV)

  30. Cry out for your Children Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin; pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children (Lam. 2:19 NIV)

  31. Prayer for the Lost • In groups of three: • Each person is invited to share three or more names of lost family and friends. • Pray by name for each person who needs Christ.

  32. Prayer Guide • Schools • Government • Finances • Muslim neighbors • Peace and Justice in the world • The Cross • Marriage • Children • Family • Lost family & friends • Health • Your ministry

  33. Prayer for the World!

  34. Africa Region

  35. Eurasia Region

  36. USA/Canada Regions

  37. Caribbean, Mexico, Central & South America Regions

  38. Asia Pacific Region

  39. Petitions and Needs • In groups of three: • Each person is invited to share one or two of the most important or urgent prayer requests

  40. Prayer for Healing Come forward and share your request for • Physical healing (for yourself or a loved one) • Emotional healing • Social healing • Spiritual healing

  41. Embrace the prayer life of Christ!

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