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“Yielding” Prayer

• Definition: to give way to...God.
  •  Relinquish possession of.
  • To cease to argue about.
  • To allow another the right to speak.
  • Give right of way too.
• God is the one ministering to us.
  • As leaders in His church, we yield to His sovereign voice, will and power.
  • We set aside time to hear from Him.
• God is faithful to respond.
  • Ask, seek, knock, Matthew 7:7-11.
  • “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need (Hebrews 4:16).”

“Listening” Prayer

• STEP 1: Connect to Jesus, through:
  
  • Returning to a moment of appreciation/gratitude.
  • Remembering a memory where we sensed His presence, His love, His grace.
  • Lingering, asking the Lord to heighten senses about the memory.
  • Jesus, can you so me where you were in that moment?
• STEP 2: Revelation.
  • Is there anything you want to show me about this memory I may not have seen?
  • What do you want me to know right now?
• Training video for Listening Prayer: Link
  
  

“Healing” Prayer

• Reveal, Remove, Replace
• Steps of Forgiveness
  • Admit the wrong, admit the pain, release the pain to Jesus, release the person to Jesus, repent of sinful responses, bless the person, receive the blessing.
• Prayer for inner healing with the support of your community when you have reached “a wall.”
  • Ask the Spirit of truth to guide you, John 14:16-17, 16:13-15.
• Jesus’ healing ministry:
  • Luke 4:18, Isaiah 61:1-4
• The commission to pray one for another:
  • Equipped by the Spirit, John 20:21-22.
  • Ephesians 3:16-21
  • “Pray for one another, so that you may be healed (James 5:16).”