Keys to Intercessory Prayer
Keys to Intercessory Prayer
Genesis 18:20-33
Genesis 18:20-33
Genesis 18:1-2 (NIV) - The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of
Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he
hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
Genesis 18:1-2 (NIV) - The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of
Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he
hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
I. Abraham Made _______________
I. Abraham Made _______________
a. Genuine _______________ takes time.
a. Genuine _______________ takes time.
Romans 12:13 (NLT) - When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them.
Always be eager to practice hospitality.
Romans 12:13 (NLT) - When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them.
Always be eager to practice hospitality.
1 Peter 4:9-10 (CEV) - Welcome people into your home and don’t grumble about
it. Each of you has been blessed with one of God’s many wonderful gifts to be
used in the service of others. So use your gift well.
1 Peter 4:9-10 (CEV) - Welcome people into your home and don’t grumble about
it. Each of you has been blessed with one of God’s many wonderful gifts to be
used in the service of others. So use your gift well.
Genesis 18:16 (NIV) - When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward
Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.
Genesis 18:16 (NIV) - When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward
Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way.
b. If we do not make time to spend with the _______________, we cannot
intercede for others.
b. If we do not make time to spend with the _______________, we cannot
intercede for others.
c. Effective intercession requires a _______________ with God
c. Effective intercession requires a _______________ with God
II. Abraham Showed _______________
II. Abraham Showed _______________
Genesis 18:20-21 (NIV) – Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and
Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what
they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."
Genesis 18:20-21 (NIV) – Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and
Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what
they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."
a. If we are only _____________ __________ in ourselves, we will never be great
intercessors.
a. If we are only _____________ __________ in ourselves, we will never be
great intercessors.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV) - Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all
our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we
ourselves have received from God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV) - Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in
all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we
ourselves have received from God.
Empathy requires that we…
Empathy requires that we…
i._______________ the circumstances of someone else.
i._______________ the circumstances of someone else.
ii._______________ the feelings that those circumstances provoke.
ii._______________ the feelings that those circumstances provoke.
b. Empathy is putting ourselves in someone else’s _______________.
b. Empathy is putting ourselves in someone else’s _______________.
III. Abraham was ______________
III. Abraham was ______________
Genesis 18:22-25 (NIV) - "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away
and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it? Far be it
from you to do such a thing - to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the
righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the judge of all the
earth do right?"
Genesis 18:22-25 (NIV) - "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away
and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it? Far be it
from you to do such a thing - to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the
righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the judge of all the
earth do right?"
a. If we are not honest in our praying, our prayers are _______________and
_______________.
a. If we are not honest in our praying, our prayers are _______________and
_______________.
Romans 8:26-27 (NKJV) - Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we
do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes
intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches
the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for
the saints according to the will of God.
Romans 8:26-27 (NKJV) - Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For
we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself
makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who
searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes
intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
IV. Abraham Asked _______________
IV. Abraham Asked _______________
Genesis 18:23-24 (NIV) - Then Abraham approached him and said: "Will you
sweep away the righteous with the wicked? What if there are fifty righteous people
in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the
fifty righteous people in it?
Genesis 18:23-24 (NIV) - Then Abraham approached him and said: "Will you
sweep away the righteous with the wicked? What if there are fifty righteous
people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the
sake of the fifty righteous people in it?
Genesis 18:26 (NIV) - The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of
Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."
Genesis 18:26 (NIV) - The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city
of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."
V. Abraham’s Prayer was________________
V. Abraham’s Prayer was________________
1. God does not always answer as we _______________.
1. God does not always answer as we _______________.
2. We don't always _______________ the answer to our prayers.
2. We don't always _______________ the answer to our prayers.