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| www.PrayerMeetings.org Supplying resource material for praying believers and their leaders on: Prayer and The Prayer Meeting Other Subjects: The Attributes of God, The Death of Christ. |
| Praying and the Persons of God |
Praying and the Persons of God or Trinitarian Praying Praying and the Persons of God or The Trinitarian Aspect of Prayer “For of him, and through him, and unto him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. Amen.” Rom 11:36 As we apply this verse to the experience of praying we can clearly see prayer’s relation to the Trinity: 1. We pray because Jesus opened the way. “of (ek) him the Jesus” Jesus is our example and our access. John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Jesus’ death opened the way for all His people. For generations the veil in the temple symbolized the unapproachableness of a Holy God, but when Jesus died “the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent.” Mt 27:51 The life, death and life again of our Savor Jesus is sufficient to dispel every hindrance to our coming to the Father. “Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Rom 5:1,2 We are persuaded that we have access to God and experience His unmerited benefits with great joy in the Glory of God now and yet to come. Jesus made the way and the Spirit strengthens us that we may approach the Father in a personal and intimate relationship. 2. We pray by means of the Spirit’s power within. “through (dia) him Spirit” Jesus promised us an Advocate, or Helper (Greek is paracletos) “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” John 14:16-17 The world can not see the invisible but we can be like Moses, Heb 11:27. Paul specifies that He will help us when we pray, “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought:” Rom 8:26 and also in Eph 2:18 “For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.” and again in Eph 6:18 “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,” Jude says that we should be “building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost.” Jude 1:20 Because we are sons of God, He has “sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.” Ga 4:6 Jesus made the way and the Spirit strengthens us that we may approach the Father in a personal and intimate relationship. 3. We pray to our Spiritual Father. “unto (eis) him The Father” When Jesus taught us to pray He said, “When ye pray, say, Our Father.” Lk 11:2 Paul taught us that the Spirit enables us to be crying out to our Father. “For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.” Rom 8:15 We are to approach Him as our Daddy, whom we love and Who loves us dearly, just as an earthly Father love his little child. We are not just servants, we are children and friends “No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father, I have made known unto you. Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” John 15:15-16 Jesus made the way and the Spirit strengthens us that we may approach the Father in a personal and intimate relationship. John chapters 14 -16 teach that we have an interacting relationship with all three members of the Trinity. This is especially true in the exercise of prayer. “In the prayer meeting, as nowhere else, are Christian graces thus brought together with powerful reactionary and reflective forces.” The Prayer Meeting and Its History, J. B. Johnston God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants His footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; The clouds ye so much dread Are filled with mercies, and shall break In blessings ’round thy head. |
A congregation without a prayer meeting is essentially defective in its organization, and so must be limited in its efficiency. The Prayer Meeting and Its History, J. B. Johnston |
| Click below for the following articles. The Trinitarian Aspect of Prayer Trinitarian Sanctification The Attributes of God in Prayer To Whom Should We Pray? Praying to an Omniscient God Father Praying Praying in the Name of Christ Jesus Teaching on Prayer Jesus Teaches on Corporate and Answered Prayer How the Spirit Enables Us to Pray “Praying in the Holy Ghost.” How does the Spirit Help us in Prayer The Cry of the Spirit: Abba Father “The Spirit Himself intercedes for us with Groanings” |
The above articles are Starters for the Prayer Meeting
(Or For personal prayer time meditation)
What is a “prayer meeting starter” ?
A “prayer meeting starter” is a short Bible study on the subject of prayer, designed to get
the pray-ers focused on the task at hand and to give the Holy Spirit an opportunity to
prepare us for prayer.
A real prayer meeting is not a Bible Study. When we try to combine them, the meeting
becomes a Bible study and prayer is minimized. The difference between a Bible study and
a prayer meeting is in its primary purpose. The Bible study’s purpose is to communicate
the truth of what the Bible says. The prayer meeting’s purpose is to unite in real and
fervent prayer. To try to do both in one meeting is more than the human mind and body can
endure in one meeting. Prayer deserves to be maximized and is worth a meeting
exclusively for prevailing in prayer.
Robert Murray McCheyne said “A great part of my time is spent in getting my heart in tune
for prayer.” This is true for the individual in secret prayer, but it is also true for the
corporate prayer meeting. Corporate prayer needs careful and prayerful preparation: we
need to prepare our hearts, pray for those leading the meeting, and pray for the Holy Spirit
to make it the meeting He wants it to be.
How do we have a prayer meeting that is not a Bible study but is still nurtured by The Word
of God? We suggest that the meeting be started with the Word of God. Not just the
reading of it but the explaining and applying of it to our lives. Further, we suggest that the
subject matter be “prayer” not a miscellaneous topic or text from the Bible. We need to
hear what the Bible has to say concerning prayer, especially when we start to pray. It is at
that time that we need to prepare our hearts and get our spirits in a praying mode.
Following are articles designed for the leader to use as “starter talks” to begin the prayer
meeting. The “starter” should be long enough to develop a single idea and prepare the
hearts for prayer, but not long enough to detract from prayer time. It should not become an
end in itself, but a means to the end of prevailing prayer. It seems that it takes at least ten
minutes and should normally take no longer than fifteen minutes. A one-hour prayer
meeting with 15 minutes of receiving what the Word of God says about prayer and 45
minutes of fervent praying is a good basic plan to follow.
The need for the “starter” is that the pray-er is not always and naturally in a mental and
spiritual mood to pray. These starters are designed to stir our hearts and minds to prayer.
They could be used for corporate or personal prayer times.
We cannot anticipate specific needs and situations. Our plan is to give enough material for
a beginner to be able to communicate a complete thought if he just reads the material with
a few comments. Those leaders with more experience may not want to use all the material
given. We suggest the "cafeteria" method---pick out what is right for the particular
occasion.
It might be desirable to give the starter notes to the pray-ers in the meeting. They can
keep them for future use in their secret prayer time and/or use them when they pray with
others.
Eph 6:17-18 says “And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God. With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this
end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.” The Word of God is the
Spirit’s sword, not ours; it is for Him to use as He sees fit. We hope that the starters will be
an instrument in the hands of the Holy Spirit to inform, inspire, and invigorate the pray-ers
as they start to prayer.