I spoke here on the privilege and necessity of corporate prayer as God's royal children. I think the Holy Spirit anointed it. Please listen to it is you missed it.    Our church is headed into an extended season of corporate prayer. This message helps lay the ground work. 

1. No Prayer, No There
Preparing to Fo!ow Jesus Into the Harvest—Together

2. What Is Prayer?
Communion and Communication with God for
many purposes, to include asking God for help
Similar to the close relationship between a
father & his small children: enjoyment,
dependence, obedience and requests
God so eager to partner with us, His Royal
Children, He restricts Himself to our prayers in
many situations

3. God GreatlyValues Prayer
God wants to give us good things more than we do but
He waits to be asked: “You have not because you ask
not.” James 4:3. John Wesley: "God does nothing except in
answer to prayer."
Example: pray to Lord of Harvest to send out His workers into
His harvest He gave His Son to save!
God even prays to God for us!
Jesus prays for us ( Heb. 7:25) Therefore He is able also to save forever
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those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make
intercession for them

4. God GreatlyValues Prayer
Holy Spirit prays to the Father for us: (Rom.
8:26)—“In the same way the Spirit also helps
our weakness; for we do not know how to
pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself
intercedes for us with groanings too deep for
words.”

5. God Values Corporate Prayer
Corporate blessings, advances, victories come
after corporate prayer: bible & history prove
Fire from heaven: 2 Chron 7:3, Acts 2
Every revival preceded by intense private &
corporate prayer: Pentecost, Finny, Graham
GOD refuses to save the world without us
and without our corporate prayer!

6. Matt. 18:19-20: “Again I say to you, that
if two of you agree on earth about
anything that they may ask, it shall be
done for them by My Father who is in
heaven.
For where two or three have gathered
together in My name, I am there in
their midst.”
Phased array, synergy

7. THIS VERSE SAYS that agreement in prayer
strengthens our prayer.!
The power of our agreement in prayer on
earth brings a response in heaven. Heaven is
waiting for earth to ask in agreement.!
Just gathering in Jesus name brings the
Presence of Jesus in a special way even
though He lives in us by His Spirit. !

8. God is building a foundation of prayer in our
church to bear the weight of the visitation of the
Spirit and the needs of the many people who will
come as a result of the visitation!
Without significant corporate prayer we will not
be able to bear the weight of His glory that is
coming upon us!

9. Everything Jesus was born for can be
accessed and released in a more intense
way when we pray together.
God desires His people to pray and work
together
Jan 6-19, 2014: 14 day fast and prayer
time. (LUNCH ON 26TH)

10. USS North Carolina
1857 Prayer Revival: cloud of God over
American land—even felt by ships coming
there

11. "The North Carolina--a battleship of the United States Navy--lay in the
harbor of New York. Her complement was about a thousand men.
Amongst these were four Christians who discovered their spiritual
kinship and agreed to meet for prayer. They were permitted to use a very
retired part of the ship, on a deck far below the water line. Here, then,
they gathered one evening. They were only four men, but they were a
united band. They represented three denominations, one being an
Episcopalian, another a Presbyterian, while two were Baptists.
"As they knelt in the dim light of a tiny lamp, the Spirit of God suddenly
filled their hearts with such joy of salvation that they burst into song. The
strange sweet strain rose to the decks above, and there created great
astonishment. Their ungodly shipmates came running down. They came
to mock, but the mighty power of God had been liberated by rejoicing
faith. It gripped them, and in one moment their derisive laugh was
changed into the cry of penitent sinners! Great fellows, giants in stature,
and many of them giants in sin, were literally smitten down, and knelt
humbly beside the four, like little children.

12. Sailors went all over the world on other ships
spreading the revival.

13. God is preparing us for revival—along with
many other congregations
Worldwide revival is coming. Perhaps the last
one before Jesus comes
Each of us was called here to partner with God in
making history, in doing something great for
God that will change many lives forever. We
were made for greatness—to bring heaven to
earth and glorify God.
We really are royal beings in God’s Royal Family!

14. Pray according to God's will (bible)-->faith
Pray boldly, with persistence & gratitude
Watch your heart towards others
Listen & pray back what you sense God said
Rejoice that you are partnering with God to
make history and build the Kingdom
Don't give up (mom, brother, dad's sale!)

15. Let’s pray together more each Sunday as we worship
God. Ask God to teach us to pray and to empower us
to pray. Humility combined with boldness!
No script. He is our Script. He is our Way, Our Truth,
our Life. His Presence will lead
Let’s lay down our lives for Him and for His love for
the people of the world. Let Him pray through us to
bring heaven to earth!
Next week: Power of Prayer & Fasting
VIDEO: HAYSTACK REVIVAL & LEARN SONG:
MAKE US A HOUSE OF PRAYER

16. Prayer Requests
Spirit-Teach us to pray together, pray through
us
Prepare us for Your visit here. Nest here!
Come and revive us so we can revive others
Change us in any way so we can bear more
fruit and bring greater honor to Jesus