Praying In the Spirit Lesson 2: The Purpose for Spiritual Language

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Praying In the SpiritLesson 2 The Purpose for
Spiritual Language

• No matter what the circumstances may be in our
  life (or situation), we can reach out to the
  Father in Prayer or Praise, in desperation or
  weakness, silently or aloud all through the
  vehicle of our prayer language. Spiritual
  language is our Fathers tongue, a language just
  between you and Him.

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Several ways spiritual language can be a resource
to us

• John 14 16,17 Romans 826 1 Cor. 144, 15
• James 117 Every good gift and every perfect
• gift is from above, and comes down from the
• Father of lights with whom there is no
• variation or shadow of turning.

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• Good (agathos) ______________________
• ____________________________________
• ____________________________________
• Perfect (teleios) ______________________
• ____________________________________
• ____________________________________
• ____________________________________

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Benefits / Purpose of Spiritual Language

• Expanded worship (Acts 247)
• Enabled Warfare (Acts 1616-26 1919)
• Edification of the believer (Acts 432 931)
• Communication with the Father (Acts 424-31)
• The disciples waited, but they really had no idea
  of
• what they were waiting for. They just knew Jesus
  had
• promised them His Holy Spirit power.

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Expanded Worship

• Worship is at the very core of life in the
• Kingdom of God. ___________________________
• __________________________________________
• __________________________________________
• 1 Peter 29 not only appoints praise, but
• represents a basic revelation of the Bible. God
• wants a people who will walk with Him in
• prayer, march with Him in praise, and thank
• and worship Him.

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Expanded Worship (cont)

• 1.We are a chosen generation _____________
• ______________________________________
• ______________________________________
• 2.We are a Royal Priesthood ______________
• ______________________________________
• ______________________________________
• 3. We are a holy nation ___________________
• ______________________________________

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Expanded Worship (cont)

• Verses on worship and how we are to live our
• lives in worship to the Most High
• Gen. 225 Ex. 203-6 1 Sam. 1525
• 2 Sam. 614 2424 Ps. 223,4 631-5
• Isaiah 2713 Matt. 2116 John 423
• Rom. 121

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Expanded Worship (cont)

• Praise and worship concepts are mentioned
• throughout scripture, but few understand their
• difference and place of both in the lives of
• Believers.
• Halal _____________________________
• ____________________________________
• ____________________________________

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Expanded Worship (cont)

• Shacah ____________________________
• ____________________________________
• ____________________________________
• Proskuneo__________________________
• ____________________________________
• ____________________________________

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Edification of the Believer

• Spiritual language can be used for self-
• edification as well as for the edification of
• others. Romans 1419 1 Cor. 144-5, 12, 26
• Eph. 221 416 Jude 20
• How do you think edifying yourself affects
• your ability to minister to others?
• Edify (oikodome) literally means to be a
• house-builder.

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Communication with the Father

• Our communication with the Father takes place
• through prayer (Matt. 69-13). The Lords Prayer
• is a prayer outline with seven major topics each
  
• representing a basic human need
• The Paternal need Our Father (v9)
• Gods Presence Hallowed be Your Name (v9)
• Gods Priorities Your Kingdom come (v10)
• Gods Provision Give us (v11)

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Communication with the Father (cont)

• Gods Forgiveness And forgive us (v12)
• Power over Satan And do not lead usdeliver us
  from the evil one (v13)
• Divine Partnership For Yours is the Kingdom
  (v13)
• This prayer teaches you how to pray.
• Pray (proseuchomai) is progressive._________
• ______________________________________

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Communication with the Father (cont)

• 1 Cor. 14 1414
• What does Paul encourage us to do in
• 1 Cor. 1415?
• What was Paul thankful for in 1 Cor. 1418?
• Spend time each day praying with your
• understanding and the in the Spirit. If you
• havent been doing this, start now!

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Next Week

• How to be Baptized with
• the Holy Spirit