Preparing for Breakthrough

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The Holy Spirit

This week we have been Praying and studying about

Leveling the Praying Field

To prayer shows
++an extreme activity of faith
++a belief in God
++God is a reality in my life

Praying is a Deep expression of Devotion

The practice of prayer
++Noted throughout the scriptures
Daniel 6:10 KJV 1900
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
The text indicates that
++This was not new to Daniel
++It was his regular routine

Sometimes we pray when it is time to act.

Exodus 14:14 KJV 1900
14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Moses’ Declaration
++The Lord shall fight for you
++Hold on to your peace
Exodus 14:15 KJV 1900
15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
The Lord Says
++Why are you now crying out to me?
++Tell the people to Go Forward
Now it is our time
++To rise up
++To Go Forward
Romans 13:11 KJV 1900
11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
The practice of prayer
Noted throughout the scriptures
++Taught by Jesus
Matthew 6:9–15 KJV 1900
9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 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. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
In prayer He taught them
++To Give Thanks
++Declare His Will
++Understand His Provision
++The Power of Forgiveness
++To Honor the family of God
The practice of prayer
Noted throughout the scriptures
Taught by Jesus
++Practiced in the early Church
Acts 4:31 KJV 1900
31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Prayer was the catalyst
++of a new perspective
++of new power
++of the filling of the Holy Ghost
++of a new boldness
Acts 12:5 KJV 1900
5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
Acts 12:11 KJV 1900
11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
The Church Prayed
++Continually
++Deliverance came to Peter

There is nothing more powerful than an empowered Church.

Acts 1:8 KJV 1900
8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Romans 1:16 KJV 1900
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
The practice of prayer
Noted throughout the scriptures
Taught by Jesus
Practiced in the early Church
++Empowered by the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit levels the praying field

The Holy Spirit
++Helps us pray
Romans 8:26 KJV 1900
26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
The Holy Spirit
Helps us pray
++Give us what to say
++Intercedes for us
Romans 8:27 KJV 1900
27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
The Holy Spirit
Helps us pray
Give us what to say
Intercedes for us
++Reveals the will of God
1 Corinthians 2:9 KJV 1900
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
What God wants to do
++Is not perceived through natural means
++Is not a part of human capacity
1 Corinthians 2:10 KJV 1900
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

The Necessity of the Spirit

The Spirit reveals
++What the eyes have not seen
++What the ears have not heard
++What the heart could not imagine
++What God has prepared for them that love him

Through the spirit is the power of Breakthrough

Acts 2:1–4 KJV 1900
1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
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