the portrait of an intercessor

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THE PORTRAIT OF AN INTERCESSOR

SCRIPTURE: Luke 2:21-39

INTRODUCTION:

Luke 11:9 (KJV) And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall

find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

1. Here we have the three (3) types of prayer -

a. Ask - Prayer of petition

b. Seek -Prayer of devotion

c. Knock -Prayer of intercession

2. Ask - Get your needs met

Seek - Come to know God in relationship

Knock - Share the burden of Christ according to His will.

3. Ask - God will dosomethingforyou

Seek - God will do somethingwith you

Knock - God will do somethingthrough you

It is only as youget what you needfrom God -

as youget to know God -

that you canshare the burden of Christ for others and for this world.

4. Before Jesus was born, God had raised up a faithful intercessor.

He spent many years, no doubt, fasting and praying for the Messiah to come

I. The Intercessor Must Be Righteous

(Luke 2:25 KJV) And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon:

and the same manwas justand devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy

Ghost was upon him.

II. The Intercessor Must Be Dedicated

(Luke 2:25 KJV) And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon.and the same man was justand devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy

Ghost was upon him.

III. The Intercessor Must Be Patient


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(Luke 2:25 KJV) And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon;

and the same man was just and devout,waiting forthe consolation of Israel:

IV. The Intercessor Must Be Spirit-Filled

(Luke 2:25 KJV) And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon;and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and

the Holy Ghost was upon him.

V. The Intercessor Must Be Spirit-Taught

(Luke 2:26 KJV) And it wasrevealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not

see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

VI. The Intercessor Must Be Word-Oriented

(Luke 2:26 KJV) And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost,that he should not

see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

VII. The Intercessor Must Be Spirit-Led

(Luke 2:27 KJV) Andhe came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents

brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

VIII. The Intercessor Will Be A Person Of Destiny

(Luke 2:28 KJV) Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

(Luke 2:29 KJV)Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy

word:

IX.. The Intercessor Will Be A Person of Vision


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Luke 2:30 KJV)For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

(Luke 2:31 KJV) Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

(Luke 2:32 KJV) A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

X. The Intercessor Will Be A Person of Blessing

(Luke 2:28 KJV) Then took he him up in his arms, andblessed God,

(Luke 2:34 KJV) And Simeonblessed them,

CONCLUSION:

Simeon was a righteous man - a dedicated raw - apatientman - a Spirit filledman -a Spirit instructed man

- a Word of God man - a Spirit led man - a man of destiny -a man of vision - a man of blessing.

This is what God is calling us to be as we go beyond our asking, and even beyondour seeking, and we begin to share the burden of the heart of God in intercession.

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