In this session we will consider the subject of intercessory prayer, a form of prayer which encompasses many others. Essentially meaning simply to pray for someone else, intercessory prayer is nevertheless the most potent force available to man. Nations and the history of civilizations have been determined by the presence of a man or women…
To continue our exploration of prayer tracks we will now look at Tabernacle (Temple) Prayer. The Old Testament contains many types and shadows of things to come, the reality and substance being revealed in Christ and the New Covenant. “For whatever was thus written in former days was written for our instruction, that by [our…
The disciples of Jesus clearly saw the power of their Master’s prayer life. So much so that they came to Jesus to ask Him the question, “Lord, how do you pray. Can you teach us also…” Jesus responded with the following model prayer for the disciples. We will look in this session at how this…
As we exercise simple tongues the Holy Spirit will at times lead us into deeper expressions of the Spirit. The Bible speaks of these as ‘groanings’. Many have not ventured into these realms of prayer because unfortunately they have become alien to many in the modern church. The prayer vocabulary of the early church included…
We have already considered to a small degree the dynamic of the ‘spirit of prayer’. We will here be more particularly focused upon what the Bible terms ‘praying in (or with) the spirit’ (1 Cor 14:15). These expressions include the following: Prophetic utterance and declaration Simple tongues Groanings and travail What Is Prayer in the…
In this section we will talk about some of the principles of the prayer of agreement. Such a prayer can be prayed by anything from two individuals to a great crowd. It should be noted however that the necessity of true unity of heart, mind and spirit required for its proper exercise makes the dynamic…
