PRAYING BIBLICAL PRAYERS – PART 1

THREE GENERAL TYPES OF PRAYER:

1 -- WORSHIP AND PERSONAL DEVOTION:
Worship declarations of adoration and thanksgiving, etc. to YHVH. Devotional prayer focus on asking for spiritual growth and communion with YHVH and worship. This involves meditation on YHVH's Word, that turns His Word into conversation with Yeshua.

2 -- PERSONAL PETITIONS:
Asking for circumstances in our life to change.

3 -- INTERCESSORY WARFARE PRAYER:
Asking YHVH to release His blessing to touch others. This blessing includes spiritual and natural blessing. YHVH has ordained intercessory prayer as the means of releasing His sovereignty ordained blessing into a
local area and into the individual lives of people. There are two different aspects of intercessory prayer:
A -- Intercessory prayer for a city or a group of people: i.e. a city, a church, etc. -- 1 Thessalonians 3:10; Isaiah 62
B -- Intercessory prayer for individuals: To pray for their salvation, healing, release of anointing or other personal needs, etc.: -- 2 Corinthians 1:11; Ephesians 6: 19; Philippians 1:19.

4 – BIBLICAL INTERCESSORY PRAYERS:
Ephesians 6:18 entreats us to pray -- with all kinds of prayers. This is just another type of prayer, but is ancient in origin. This is simply praying the written prayers of the Bible. Adonai’s Prayer was given to us by Yeshua as a framework for prayer, not as a chant to be recited. It is a more objective form of prayer, rather than adding our own stuff to prayer. It is praying in YHVH’s will as they are Elohim-breathed prayers and so originated with YHVH Himself. Isaiah 55:10-13; YHVH’s Word accomplishes things. This type of prayer has a positive focus, which makes it ideal for 24-hour worship and prayer as it provides a focus. We cannot travail for sustained periods of time. 24-hour worship is a Marathon, not a sprint. We will burn out if we try to go at a fast pace all the time.

BIBLICAL INTERCESSORY PRAYERS PRINCIPLES
A -- Speak directly to YHVH - be more conscious that He is watching and listening than that others are watching and listening. This draws the hearts of those assembled to Elohim rather than to you.
B -- Read specific Scriptures referring to the intervention of YHVH in the affairs of men and nations and translate them into urgent, passionate and heartfelt requests.
C -- Lift specific promises of Scripture up to YHVH and ask for their fulfilment in our present-day context.
D -- Pray the biblical prayers of the New Testament and apply them to our geographic region and our generation.
E -- Pray for specific aspects and arenas of ministry familiar to most people to be blessed with YHVH's Presence and Power - ask for an immediate increase of Ruach HaKodesh's gifts, fruit and wisdom
F -- Ask for a revival spirit to come upon our fellowship – in this case TTN --, our city, our nation and other nations
G -- As a general rule, concentrate on our immediate geographic area and fellowship, for we are providentially called to be -- watchmen on the walls -- of the place in which YHVH has chosen for us to reside.

Method:
i -- Select a biblical prayer (see the list below for examples).
ii -- Read it out.
iii -- Highlight a key phrase within it.
iv -- Use that as the focus for prayer.
v -- You may even sing it if you wish!

THINGS TO AVOID THAT SCATTER THE FOCUS IN CORPORATE INTERCESSORY PRAYER:
a --Praying for things that involve too many details, personal concerns, teaching content and issues that are not shared burdens of the group.
b -- Informing YHVH of the details of specific situations and circumstances.
c -- Informing other people concerning details of things that need to be changed, doctrinal insights, prescriptions of what you believe is needed.
d -- Devotional prayers that focus on your personal spiritual needs and longings.
e -- Requests for people and situations that others are not aware of and therefore may find it difficult to agree with you in prayer.
f -- Praying in such a manner that gives the feeling that you are teaching and / or exhorting others