Prayer Power Proclamation Session 3 Prayer 9242021 1

Prayer, Power & Proclamation – Session 3 Prayer 9/24/2021 1

Changed Perspectives n The Inverted Kingdoms n Not Servants, but Sons who serve n Pray from a changed perspective of reality n Pray from a changed perspective of the nature and purpose of prayer 9/24/2021 2

3 D OT/NT Model of Reality Prayer Heavenly – 3 rd Heaven: The abode of God Spiritual – 2 nd Heaven: The Stars Earthly – 1 st Heaven: The Sky 9/24/2021 3

Common concepts of prayer n Andrew Murray – ‘Most churches don’t know that God rules the world by the prayers of his servants. ’ n E. M. Bounds – ‘God shapes the world by prayer’ n John Wesley – ‘God will do nothing but in answer to prayer. ’ There is no power in prayer! But prayer precedes power 9/24/2021 4

Jesus on prayer Mtt 6: 9 -13 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. 9/24/2021 5

What then is prayer? n Prayer is intimate communion with God A close and personal relationship The exchange of information and ‘heart’ Sons and daughters communing with their heavenly Father 9/24/2021 6

7 D Model of Reality 7 D Up 4 D 7 D 2 D 0 D 6 D SR 1 D 5 D 9/24/2021 MR 3 D 7 D 7 D Up 7

Zero Dimension Prayer 0 D SR Prayer MR Revelation 9/24/2021 8

Prayer Principles n See, wait, and hear n Pray while reading the bible n Put yourself into it n Expect and wait n Exercise = Lk 9: 28 -35 9/24/2021 9

Visualisation and Meditation n Eastern religion & New Age practices Conjuring up n Blank minds n n Technologies are neutral n Test principles and objectives 1 Jn 4: 1 1 Thes 5: 21 9/24/2021 Ref. 10

How the Brain works n n n How did Jesus communicate? Made in the image of God; body, soul, & spirit Brain LH = Speech, analysis etc. RH = sensory – images etc. i. e. 50% Visualisation is the language of half the brain Can’t tell the difference between external and internal reality Ref. Matt 5: 28 9/24/2021 11

Sustained Focus – the art of waiting Matt 7: 7 n Noise reduction n Physical - 4 day+ fasting Mental – Note book Time n Techniques n n 9/24/2021 Collapsing the dimensions Ref Lk 17: 21 Breathing Ref Jn 20: 23 Music Ref 2 Kngs 3: 11 -16 12

Persistent prayer n Lk 11: 5 -13 and 18: 1 -8 n SØren Kierkegaard, ‘Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays’ Ref. Jas 1: 4 n William Mc. Gill, ‘The value of consistent prayer is not that he will hear us, but that we will hear him. ’ Ref. Lk 24: 25 n The time factor 9/24/2021 13

Corporate Prayer Acts 4: 23 -31 THEY… together… with one mind & heart n Note: n n n n 9/24/2021 Use of scripture (Psalm 2: 1 -2) Vs 29 ENABLE your servants PRAYER Vs 30 Miracles, signs and wonders The name of Jesus POWER Vs 31 They were all filled Spoke the word of God boldly PROCLAMATION 14