the war room part 2

8/8/2019 The War Room Part 2

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The War Room

Travailing Prayer

Pastor Mike Hendon


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We are in a war and we all know it.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do notWAR after the flesh.. 2 Cor.10:3

What does the church need right now?

For the weapons of our warfare are notcarnal, but mighty through God to the pullingdown of strong holds..


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There is a clarion call going forth from heaven

TO the Church right now for prayer.

Even more so God is raising up PRAYER

WARRIORS!


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What is a prayer warrior?

a man engaged and/or experienced in

warfare

Note those 2 words:

ENGAGED: involved and busy

EXPERIENCED: practical knowledge, skill, orpractice derived from direct participation

in a particular activity


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We are not talking about engaging the devil,but engaging God. There is a time to engagethe enemybut not until you have engaged

God. This kind does not go out but by prayerand fasting Mt.17:21

It is not something you are born with, but adiscipline that is learned through directparticipation.


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The term prayer warrior is used to describe

someone with enough courage and faith to

storm the gates of heaven with petitions and

spiritual declarations.

God is calling people to this ministry today like

never before, in the Old Testament they are

called watchman. They were set in strategiclocations for early detection of the enemy.


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I have set watchmen on your walls, OJerusalem;

They shall never hold their peace day or

night.

You who make mention of the LORD, do

not keep silent,

And give Him no rest till He establishes

And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the

earth. Isa.62:6-7


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shall God not avenge His own elect who cry

out day and night to Him. Lk.18:7

For what thanks can we render to God for

you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for

your sake before our God, 10 night and day

praying exceedingly that we may see your face

and perfect what is lacking in your faith? 1Thess.3:9-10


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Most teaching on prayer in the past has been

centered around how to get what YOU want.

But real prayer is not about how you can get

your greedy, selfish prayers answered, but

how to align yourselves with heaven in such a

way that Gods will is done ON earth as it is in

heaven!


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The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous

man avails much. Elijah was a man with a

nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that

it would not rain; and it did not rain on the

land for three years and six months. And he

prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and

the earth produced its fruit.


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Effective: here it is in a present participle and

does not have so much to do with the prayer

that is prayed but the EFFECT that is produced

in the praying man bringing him into line with

the will of God. i.e. Elijah

Fervent: zeo to be hot, to boil, used

metaphorically of fervency of spirit.


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This fervency, or fire comes from sitting at

Jesus feet, hearing is heart, knowing His will.

Prayer is intimacy.

Elijah did not just speak a word to Ahab, but

from his time with the Lord he had a word to

speakAs the Lord God of Israel liveth,

before whom I stand I Kings 17:1


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Prayer is an ALIGNMENT!

Delight yourself also in the LORD,And He shall give you the desires of your

heart. Ps.37:4 When you get in proper alignment He GIVES

you your desires. Then:

And this is the confidence that we have inhim, that, if we ask any thing according to his

will, he heareth us 1 Jn.5:14


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This is an aspect of prayer called travailing

prayer we need to see.

Travailing prayer gives birth to something.

It is born of dissatisfaction:

Hannah

Israel in bondage

Jacob in trouble


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It has the ability to envision the will of God.

This is the gap principle. The differencebetween the way things are and the way they

are supposed to be. And I sought for a man among them, that

should make up the hedge, and stand in the

gap before me for the land, that I should notdestroy it: but I found none. Ez.22:30


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Remember Moses stood in this gap in Ex.32

when God was going to destroy them for their

idolatry and He interceded and God changed

His mind!

Think about Hannah- barren and desperate

God granted her travail

This is where prayer actually is birthed

through us to CREATE the future


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Her prayer shaped the nation and impacted a

whole generation for God. Travailing prayer is like having a baby;

It takes time--

It involves pain--

It always ends in joy--

for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth

her children Isa. 66:8


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He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious

seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,

bringing his sheaves with him. Ps.126:6

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