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Life of PrayerPhi l Hotsenpi l ler inf luencechurch.or g


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Chapter 1

Life of Prayer

All of the great movements of God beganwith prayer! It is our hope that God will

birth a movement of prayer at Influence

that will ignite a great movement of God.

We need a movement of God not simply

a time of prayer. We need to create a

spiritual furnace that will provide power for

every dimension of the church.


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We are living in the last days!

In these last days we are told

that God will pour out my

Spirit upon all fleshyour sons

and your daughters shall

prophecy, and your young men

shall see visions, and your old

men shall dream dreams. (Acts

2:17)

We are also told, that in the

last days perilous times will

come (2 Timothy 3:1)

When the disciples observed

the life of Christ they had one

request, Lord, teach us to

pray (Luke 11:1). They

recognized that the source of

His great power was prayer.

May God give us mighty

prayers prayers that will tear

down strongholds prayers that

will move mountains prayers

that will draw people to Christ

prayers that will bring freedom

to the captives prayers that

will change lives forever.

We invite you to pray an hour or

pray through the night. Either

way you will be blessed.


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The 12 Laws of Faith by John Edmiston

The following 12 laws of faith can be found in

Hebrews 11

1. The Law of Existence - you must believe that God is. Alsothat He is active with regard to you personally.

2. The Law of Just Providence - you must believe that He

rewards those who diligently seek Him.

3. The Law of the Invisible - you must be prepared to believe inthings beyond the experience of your senses, in things that

have never happened before in your world..

4. The Law of the Future Preparation - you must believe that

God s working for you and preparing things in advance for the

people He loves who trust Him.

5. The Law of Endurance - you must be prepared to waitpatiently until God's time and purposes are fulfilled. Faith

hangs in there.

6. The Law of Assured Conviction - the ability to see themountain sized problem as a mere acorn in God's hand. To

acknowledge that you have the answer with certainty.

7. The Law of Incomplete Knowledge - Abraham went out not

knowing where he was going.

8. The Law of Reliance on Rhema - Abraham believed God's

personal rhema (revealed) word to him and it was counted to

him as righteousness.

9. The Law of Heavenly Ambition - Faith is directed into God'spurposes and to God's ends and cannot function properly if

focussed on the here and now. Faith seeks the city that is to

come.

10. The Law of Possibility - all things are possible with God -

even raising Isaac from the dead.

11. The Law of Renunciation - faith operates in renouncing allthat is not-faith and grasping God's purposes ONLY. Faith is

uncontaminated by the courts of Pharaoh and the ambitions of

this world.

12. The Law of Conquest - external in conquering Canaan,

internal in resisting persecution and testifying to God. Faith

does not submit to circumstances.

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Prepare to Pray the A.C.T.S. way: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and

Supplication. Use these Scripture-Based prayers to prepare yourself to intercede.


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Scripture Based Prayers / 6

AADORATION: Establish Gods Sovereignty and

Supremacy

O Lord, You reign over the nations and You rule in

righteousness from Your holy throne. Psalm 47:8

I praise You for the trustworthiness and truth of Your

work and Your person, O God. You are faithful and holy

and righteous in all Your ways. Psalm 33:4

O Lord, You are great and mighty and majestic in Your

power and authority! You see and know all things and

there is no limit to Your understanding it is beyond my

comprehension. Psalm 147:5

CCONFESSION: Agreeing with God About My Sin

O God, I acknowledge that I am a sinner. It is useless to

try to hide my sin, because nothing is hidden from Your

eyes. I confess my sins to You, thanking You for

removing my guilt with Your forgiveness. Psalm 32:5

O Lord, help me to be as ready to forgive others for the

wrongs they have done to me as I am eager for You to

forgive me and take away my sins. Matthew 6:12

Heavenly Father, I thank You for your faithfulness and

justice, for You have paid the debt of my sin. Cleanse

me now and keep me so pure and clean that I no

longer want to offend You with my thoughts, words or

deeds. I John 1:9


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TTHANKSGIVING: Gratitude for Gods Wisdom and My

Freedom

Thank You, Lord Jesus Christ, for the freedom I have

because You have set me free from my sins! John 8:36

O Lord, I thank you for the spiritual freedom I enjoy

because You are present in my life. I Corinthians 3:17

All praise to You, O Triune God, for rescuing me from

the Evil One. You have brought me into the Kingdom of

Jesus Christ, the Son, and you bought my freedom with

His precious blood. Thank you for the priceless gift of

the forgiveness of my sins. Colossians 1:13

SSUPPLICATION/Requesting: Calling on God for Help

O God in Heaven, You are faithful and steady. Help meto remain faithful in all my commitments. Romans 12:12


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How to Pray Scripture By Phil Hotsenpiller

There are a number of ways to pray Scripture:

Open

Open your Bible and simply read the Scripture. As you

read, personalize the words to apply to your situation.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want Psalm 23

Pray something like this: Lord, you are my shepherd I

have no other shepherd but you. I am content to listen

to your voice.

Read

Choose a theme in the Bible and follow that theme

through your time of prayer. For example, if you choose

the healing theme you might pray:

Choose

O Lord my God, I cried out to You, and You healed

me. God through my tears, I have sought you in my

pain I believe that you are bringing healing to me I

trust you care for me. Psalm 30:2

Pray Scripture for insight and wisdom Read a portion

of Scripture -- pause and then ask God to reveal how

that Scripture applies to your situation. As you sense

God speaking to you ask Him for wisdom and

guidance. Write down the insights God gives you.


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Psalm 119:1-11

1 Blessed are the undefiled in the way,

Who walk in the law of the LORD!2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!3 They also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways.4 You have commanded us To keep Your precepts diligently.5 Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes!6 Then I would not be ashamed, When I look into all Your commandments.7 I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments.8 I will keep Your statutes; Oh, do not forsake me utterly!9 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.

10 With my whole heart I have sought You;

Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.


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Life of Prayer Prayer / 10

HealingExodus 15:26 "If you diligently heed the voice of the

LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give

ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I

will put none of the diseases on you which I have

brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals

you."

2 Chronicles 7:14 "If My people who are called by My

name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My

face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear

from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their

land.

Psalms 30:2 O LORD my God, I cried out to You, And

You healed me.

Psalms 6:2 Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am

weak; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

Psalms 103:2-3 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget

not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who

heals all your diseases

Isaiah 53:5 But He was wounded for our

transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the

chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His

stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 61:1 "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me,

Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good

tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the

brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And

the opening of the prison to those who are bound;


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Matthew 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee,

teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of

the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all

kinds of disease among the people.

Matthew 9:35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and

villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the

gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and

every disease among the people.

James 5:14-16 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call

for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him,

anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the

prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise

him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be

forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and

pray for one another, that you may be healed. The

effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails

much.


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MercyPsalm 103

103Bless theLord, O my soul;And all that is within me,blessHis holy name!2Bless theLord, O my soul,And forget not all His benefits:

3Who forgives all your iniquities,Who heals all your diseases,

4Who redeems your life from destruction,Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender

mercies,

5Who satisfies your mouth with goodthings,So thatyour youth is renewed like the eagles.

6TheLordexecutes righteousnessAnd justice for all who are oppressed.

7He made known His ways to Moses,His acts to the children of Israel.

8TheLordismerciful and gracious,Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.

9He will not always strivewith us, Nor will He keepHisangerforever.10He has not dealt with us according to our sins,Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

11For as the heavens are high above the earth,Sogreat is His mercy toward those who fear Him;


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12As far as the east is from the west,Sofar has He removed our transgressions from us.13As a father pitieshischildren,SotheLordpities those who fear Him.14For He knows our frame;He remembers that wearedust.15As forman, his daysarelike grass;As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

16For the wind passes over it, and it is gone,And its place remembers it no more.[a]

17But the mercy of theLordisfrom everlasting toeverlasting On those who fear Him, And His

righteousness to childrens children,

18To such as keep His covenant,And to those who remember His commandments to do

them.

19TheLordhas established His throne in heaven,And His kingdom rules over all.

20Bless theLord, you His angels, Who excel instrength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His

word.

21Bless theLord, allyouHis hosts,Youministers of His, who do His pleasure.22Bless theLord, all His works, In all places of Hisdominion. Bless theLord, O my soul!


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The Death of Christ

I Peter 2:24-25 Who Himself bore our sins in His own

body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live

for righteousnessby whose stripes you were healed.

For you were like sheep going astray, but have now

returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Romans 5:6-8 For when we were still without

strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For

scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps

for a good man someone would even dare to die. But

God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while

we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

II Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,

he is a new creation; old things have passed away;

behold, all things have become new.


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Hebrews 2:14 Inasmuch then as the children have

partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared

in the same, that through death He might destroy him

who had the power of death, that is, the devil.

Philippians 2:5-11 Let this mind be in you which was

also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did

not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made

Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a

bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And

being found in appearance as a man, He humbled

Himself and became obedient to the point of death,even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has

highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is

above every name, that at the name of Jesus every

knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on

earth, and of those under the earth, and that every

tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the

glory of God the Father.


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Prayer of Faith

2 Samuel 22:31

Psalm2:12; 5:11; 7:1; 9:9,10; 18:30; 32:10;

33:18,19; 34:1-8,22; 36:7; 40:4; 64:10; 78:5-7;

84:5,12; 112:5,7,8; 118:8,9; 125:1; 147:11

Proverbs 3:5; 14:26; 22:19; 28:25; 29:25; 30:5;Isa 10:20; 14:32; 26:3; 30:15; 57:13

Jeremiah 17:7,8; 39:18

Matthew 9:22; 21:21,22;

Mark 9:23,24; 11:23,24

Luke 7:50; 8:48-50; 17:5; 18:8

John 11:25-27

Acts 3:16; 13:48; 26:18

Romans 1:16,17; 4:1-25; 5:1; 9:31-33; 10:6-10;

11:20,23; 15:13

1 Cor 1:21; 2:5; 12:8,9

2 Cor 1:24

Gal 3:1-29; 5:22

Eph 2:8; 6:16

Col 1:23; 2:12

1 Th 2:13; 5:8

2 Th 2:13; 1Ti 1:5,19; 2:15; 4:10; 6:11,12,17


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2 Timothy 4:7,8

Hebrews 4:1-11; 6:1,7,12,18; 10:35,38,39;

11:1-39; 13:5,6;

James 1:6; 2:1-26

1 Peter 1:5,7,9,21; 3:5

1 John 3:21; 5:4

Revelation 22:7


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Prayer for Israel

Psalm 122:6a Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

1 Kings 8:30 And may You (God) hear the

supplication of Your servant and of Your people

Israel. When they pray toward this place, then hear

in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear,

forgive

Nehemiah 1:5-6 I pray, LORD God of heaven, O

great and awesome God, You who keep Your

covenant and mercy with those who love You and

observe Your commandments, please let Your ear

be attentive and Your eyes open, that You may hear

the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You

now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your

servants.

Genesis 12:3 I will bless those who bless you

(Israel), and I will curse him who curses you.

II Chronicles 7:14-15 If My people who are called

by My name will humble themselves, and pray and

seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then

I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and

heal their land (Israel). Now My eyes will be open

and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place.

Isaiah 62:6-7 I have set watchmen on your walls, O

Jerusalem, Who 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.


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Isaiah 62:1 For Zions sake I will not hold My peace,

And for Jerusalems sake I will not rest, Until her

righteousness goes forth as brightness, And her

salvation as a lamp that burns.


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One of the great keys to answered prayer is the discipline of recording your

requests.


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Prayer Requests / 21

The Spirit of God will prompt you to pray certain things;

write these down.

As God answers your prayers you can record the date; it

will be a great source of encouragement as you develop

a life of prayer.


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How to Pray for the Lost / 23

1.!Recognize the Condition of the Losta. Blinded by Satan 2 Corinthians 4:4

b. Disobedient to God - Ephesians 2:2

c. Held captive by Satan 1 Timothy 2:25-26

d. Deceived by Satan 1 John 5:19

e. Unable to understand spiritual truth 2 Cor. 2:14


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2.!Pray for the Losta. Ask God to break the spiritual stronghold 2 Cor. 10:3-5

b. Ask God to open their eyes to the Truth Acts 26:18

c. Ask God to draw them to Christ John 6:44

d. Ask God the Spirit to convict them of their sin John 16:8-11


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3.!Create a Prayer Journala. Record each persons name and date you began praying

b. Record insight that God gives you about the person

c. Scripture that might be helpful


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NAME AND DATE GOD-GIVEN INSIGHTS SCRIPTURE

John Smith/11.8.08

John finds it hard to trust God

because he has been burned by

others so often I believe this Is

why he finds it hard to trust God

Proverbs 3:5,6


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For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down

strongholds...


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Spiritual Strongholds / 28

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war

according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare

are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down

strongholds, casting down imaginations and every high

thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,

bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of

Christ ~2 Corinthians 10:3-5

The Scripture reminds us that our battle is spiritual and

not simply physical. You can win the battle. We are told

that we can overcome deep-seated spiritual forces in

our lives. Some of these are the result of persistent and

repeated sin others are the result of allowing entrance

into our lives. The Bible calls these strongholds. There

are four steps for victory:

Step 1: Identify potential strongholds in your life (see

chart on next page)

Step 2: Recognize the battleground (imagination,

knowledge, thought)

Step 3: Ask God to release you and breakdown the

areas of bondage

Step 4: Thank God for the victory on a daily basis


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Spiritual Strongholds / 29

Highlight any of the following that represent persistent pattern:

Low Self-Worth Legalistic Prejudice

Alcohol Backbiting Gossip

Self-reliance Witchcraft Self-justification

Hate Sorcery Depression

Stubbornness Evil Thoughts Fornication

Worry Adultery Idolatry

Fear Drugs Jealousy

Arrogance Suicidal Selfish

Complainer Cutting Envy

Evil Speech Abuse Hypocrisy

Defensive Un-forgiveness Immoral

Lustful Easily Offended Lazy

Victim Impatient Sarcastic

Quarrelsome Unhappy Greedy

Suspicious Ungrateful Unthankful

Vindictive Violent Wrathful


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And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD have not

forsaken those who seek YOU.

Psalm 9:10


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Praying the Names of God / 31

God Is...

My Shield Psalm 3:3

My Safety Psalm 4:8

My Lead Psalm 5:8

My Defense Psalm 7:10

Judge Psalm 7:11

My Refuge Psalm 9:10

Righteous Psalm 11:7

My Goodness Psalm 16:2

My Strength Psalm 18:1-3

Trustworthy Psalm 18:30

My Rock Psalm 18:31

My Covering Psalm 18:35

Alive Psalm 18:46

King of Glory Psalm 24

Forgiving Psalm 25:4-18

Vindicator Psalm 26

My Fortress Psalm 31:1-4

Good Psalm 31:19-20

Sovereign Psalm 33

Holy Psalm 99:1-5

The LORD Psalm 100:1-3

Merciful Psalm 103:8-14

My Keeper Psalm 121


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Praise Worthy Psalm 148

GOD Psalm 46:9

A Strong Tower Psalm 18:10

My Strong Hold II Samuel 22:2-4

My Lamp II Samuel 22:29

God Alone Isaiah 45:2-7

The First and Last Isaiah 48:12-13

My Trust Psalm 91:1-2

In Control I Chronicles 29:11-12


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The Names of God...

ELOHIM! ! ! ! ! ! The Creator! ! ! ! ! ! Isaiah 43:1,7EL ELYON!! ! ! ! ! The Most High God! ! ! ! ! Isaiah 46:9-11EL ROI! ! ! ! ! ! The God Who Sees! ! ! ! ! Psalm 139:7-12EL SHADDAI! ! ! ! ! The All-Sufficient One! ! ! ! Genesis 17:1-2ADONAI! ! ! ! ! ! The Lord your Master! ! ! ! Judges 6:14-16JEHOVAH! ! ! ! ! ! The Self-Existent One! ! ! ! Exodus 34:5-7JEHOVAH-JIREH! ! ! ! The LORD Will Provide! ! ! ! Genesis 22:1-19JEHOVAH-RAPHA! ! ! ! The LORD Who Heals! ! ! ! Psalm 147:3JEHOVAH-NISSI!! ! ! ! The LORD My Banner! ! ! ! Exodus 17:15JEHOVAH-MEKODDISHKEM! ! The LORD Who Sanctifies You! ! ! Exodus 31:13JEHOVAH-SABAOTH! ! ! ! The LORD of Hosts! ! ! ! ! Psalms 46:7JEHOVAH-RAAH! ! ! ! The LORD My Shepherd! ! ! ! Psalms 23:1-6JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU!! ! ! The LORD Our Righteousness! ! ! Jeremiah 23:5-6JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH!! ! ! The LORD is there ! ! ! ! ! Ezekiel 48:35

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