PRESERVED BY PRAYER

By: Pastor Bismark Torglo.

ANCHOR SCRIPTURE: PSALM 3:4-5; 40:1-2

Psalms 3:4-5

[4]I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

[5]I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

Psalms 40:1-2

[1] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

[2]He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

MESSAGE TOPIC: PRESERVED BY PRAYER

By: Pastor Bismark Torglo

Security In God's Blessings By Pastor Bismark Torglo.

1. The Blessing of the Lord establishes a hedge around the life of the blessed

2. The blessed of the Lord is never vulnerable

Meaning that the blessed of the Lord is not at the mercy the forces of life.

Let God be true and all Devils be lies. The blessed of the Lord is never vulnerable The blessed of the Lord is never at the mercies of the forces of the enemy

3. The provision of the Lord is always accompanied by the protection of the Lord.

1 Chronicles 4:9-10

[9]And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

[10]And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

1 Corinthians 13:13

[13]And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

1 John 4:7

[7]Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

The supernatural is our natural lifestyle and our inheritance by Redemption.

John 3:6,8

[6]That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

[8]The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Jeremiah 29:12-13

[12]Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

[13]And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Acts 19:13-15

[13]Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

[14]And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.

[15]And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

Daniel 10:1-3,12-13,19-21

[1]In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

[2]In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

[3]I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

[12]Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

[13]But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

Praying in the Spirit (Rom. 8:26; 2 Tim. 1:6-7; Rom. 8:27; 1 John 5:14-15)

Romans 8:26-27

[26]Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

[27]And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

2 Timothy 1:7

[7]For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

6a. Praying in the Spirit is praying with power; it occasions the release of power at the place of prayer (2 Tim. 1:7; Acts 1:8)

2 Timothy 1:7

[7]For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Acts 1:8

[8]But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

6b. Praying in the Spirit is praying according the will of God (Rom. 8:27; 1 John 5:14-15)

Romans 8:27

[27]And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

1 John 5:14-15

[14]And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

[15]And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

Praying according to the will of God ushers you into the realm of answered prayers

6c. Praying in the Spirit is praying in the realm of mysteries or hidden secrets (1 Cor. 14:2)

1 Corinthians 14:2

[2]For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

1 Corinthians 2:9-10

[9]But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

[10]But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

SCRIPTURAL EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE WHO PRAYED IN THE SPIRIT AND EXPEDITED ANSWERED PRAYER:

1. Our Master Jesus (John 11:33; Rom. 8:26; John 11:41)

John 11:33

[33]When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

Romans 8:26

[26]Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

John 11:41

[41]Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

When you pray in the Spirit you can handle issues before they arise or arrive

2. Paul the apostle (1 Cor. 14:18; 2 Cor. 2:14)

1 Corinthians 14:18

[18]I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

1 Thessalonians 5:17-19

[17]Pray without ceasing.

[18]In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

[19]Quench not the Spirit.

Ephesians 6:18

[18]Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

2 Corinthians 2:14

[14]Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

Shift higher in the realm of praying in the Spirit and you will have greater dimension of answers to prayers

7. Praying with sacrifice (Ps. 50:5,14-15; 1 Sam. 1:11; Luke 7:2-6; Ps. 20:1-3; Acts 10:4; 1 Sam. 1:18-19; 7:9-11)

Psalms 50:5,14-15

[5]Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.

[14]Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

[15]And call upon me in the day of tro

4. Fasting is the expression of desperation to God and the amplification of desire (Jer. 29:13)

Jeremiah 29:13

[13]And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Psalms 63:1-3

[1]O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

[2]To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

[3]Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

God will never turn away or turn down the prayer of the desperate

Psalms 102:17

[17]He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

James 5:17-18

[17]Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

[18]And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.