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226 • R IPE FOR H ARVEST

The things you need for your work can only be acquired through the provision and blessing of God:

• Funds • Facilities • People • Open doors • Opportunities • Wisdom • Favor

III. Sustained Corporate Prayer Produces Endurance, Eph. 6.18-20.

Prayer is God’s answer to mission and ministry accomplished in the power of the Holy Spirit.

A. Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all perseverance and petition, v. 18a

B. Never lose sight of the fight, staying alert and praying for all saints who do battle, v. 18b

C. Pray for those who serve and suffer as ambassadors of the Kingdom, v. 19-20

IV. Prayer Is God’s Walkie-Talkie (biblical examples).

The saints of old employed believing intercession to complete the missions that God entrusted to them.

A. Moses, with Aaron and Hur during the fight with the Amalekites, Exod.17.8-13

B. Elijah on Mount Carmel with the priests of Baal, 1Kings 18

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C. Daniel in exile, praying on behalf of fallen Jerusalem, Daniel 9.1-23

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D. Jesus our Lord in Gethsemane, Luke 22.39-46