VOP 2022: July 27, 2022 Outer crowd to the Inner Court “Power of Prayer”

VOP 2022: July 27, 2022 Outer crowd to the Inner Court of Praise “Power of Prayer” PJ-factor Our case study is the Man that was lame from birth who was daily laid at “The Beautiful Gate” at the ninth hour of Prayer. The fact that he was strategically carried to the temple at the hour of Prayer is significant because, that positioned him right to encounter Peter and John. They did not have what he was expecting or wanted, but they had what he needed. He need Jesus Christ to come into his battered life to make him better. He was also at the “Beautiful Gate” but his life was not beautiful. Therefore, he also needed Jesus to make his life beautiful beyond being around or associated with beautiful people of surrounding. Nugget 1. No matter how beautiful you are, or your surrounding and things around you look, you are NOT beautiful without Christ. 2. Everyone needs a Peter and John (PJ-factor) to point them to what they need or who they need “JESUS” (WORD). This is Permanent and everlasting. On the contrary, what we want is often WORLDLY desires which is temporary and can easily fade away. Choose right by the help of the Holy Spirit. It is wise to invite Jesus Christ into your life so that you can move from the outer Beautiful gate to the Beautiful inner courts or His Holy presence where you can actually behold the beauty of the Lord. Prayer avails much with much Patience P-1: Purify your hearts through genuine repentance P-2: Position yourself to receive the Word P-3: Prophesy to the situation P-4: Praise God before, while waiting and after receiving answers P-5: Persistence-Refuse to quit and you are sure to win P-6: Presence of God P-7: Power of God released when Jesus takes over. P-8: Push (Pray Until Something Happens) the Violent take it by force P-9: Patience will make you wait till you meet your destiny helper “Peter and John” PJ factor “Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily