Spiritual Conflict 11 Prayer

Spiritual Conflict 11
Prayer

“through all things prayer and supplication praying in every appointed time in the Spirit, and into that (to that end) be alert, in all things steadfast and (making) supplication for all the saints.”

What is Prayer in the Spirit? (Ephesians 6:18; Romans 8:26; Jude 1:20)

Thoughtful
- Much thought given to the request or praise stemming from the study of God and
observation of life and the times (1 Chronicles 12:32 men who understood the times and
knew what Israel ought to do)
Under the Influence
- Ephesians 5:15-21
- Knowing the Lord’s will (the purpose of the Holy Spirit)
- Addressing each other with the encouragement of Scripture
- Giving thanks always
- Submitting to one another
Kingdom Focused (Luke 11; Matthew 6)
- Praying for the rule / reign of Jesus on the earth to come
- Great Commission
- Evengelism

Prayer and Supplication (1 Timothy 2:1, 5:5; Hebrews 5:7; Philippians 4:6; Ephesians 6:18)

Paul is asking that when they speak with Father that they converse with Father about him.


What is Paul Asking For?

He is Asking that they Petition Father on Behalf of All the Saints
- That they/we would stand firm against the evil one
- That they/we would guard sound doctrine
- That they/we would not fear the evil one.
- That they/we would be holy and imitate God
- That they/we would be one body united in Christ
- That they/we would be bold with the Gospel

He is Asking to Make a Bold Proclamation of the Gospel
- To fight the temptation to not be bold
- To fight the temptation to say nothing for the sake of “strategy”
- To fight the temptation to preach legalism for the Gospel
- To fight the temptation to “can” the gospel and not contextualize


Keep Alert with Perseverance
- To fight the temptation to be dull in our Holy Spirit discernment
- To fight the temptation to give up when it seems our prayers are not answered
- To fight the temptation to not pray at all

Why do we not pray?
1. We don’t pray because we have been deceived by the enemy
- Reformed doctrine is our idol (we perhaps believe we don’t have to preach the
Gospel)
- Apathy is our idol
- Learning in the faith is our idol
- Family is our idol
- Sleep is our idol
- Fellowship is our idol (codependent – using people to get my relationship fix)
- Fill in the blank ________________

2. We don’t pray because we have not been converted by the Gospel
- When a heart is converted by the Gospel, it is a new heart.
- New hearts love Jesus
- New hearts learn to hate sin
- New hearts ache when they act foolishly
- New hearts repent when they sin and are convicted by Holy Spirit
- New hearts long to talk to Father and tell him our needs, our friend’s needs
and express to him our love for him.

Needs:
1. Prayer teams that pray for our team in our UPG and the salvation of our UPG
2. Prayer teams that pray for our local community development (young moms, yfc, and other ministries our people are involved in
3. Prayer teams that pray for the salvation of the lost in Floyd County
4. Prayer teams that pray for our local officials
5. Prayer teams that pray for our people (connect groups, the sick, those in need)
6. Prayer teams that pray for pastors
7. Prayer teams that pray for other local churches