2021.02.14 - The Prayer That Goes Beyond Ourselves

Colossians 4:2-4 2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: 4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. I) A Christian’s Responsibility to Intercessory Prayer (vs 2) James 5:17​ | "pray for one another" 1 Thess 5:25​; 2Thess | "brothers, pray for us" II) The Effects of Intercessory Prayer (VS 3-4) A) Intercessory prayers characterized the prayer life of Jesus. Isaiah 53:12​, Luke 22:32​, Luke 23:34​, John 14:16​, John 17:9, Romans 8:34​, Hebrews 7:25​ B) Intercessory prayer changes things C) Intercessory prayer changes us 1) Prayer internalizes the burden 2) Prayer forces us to wait 3) Prayer opens our spiritual eyes 4) Prayer aligns our heart with God's heart 5) Prayer enables us to move forward Watch us on our YouTube channel, our website or our Facebook page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi7C66QudDzbTDtA-DaSQBw/ https://midwaybaptistnc.org https://facebook.com/midwaybaptistnc