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Saturday, April 2, 2022

#11 Intercession Is a Spiritual Warfare

C. Peter Wagner shares with us, Jane Anne Pratt is one of Doris's and my personal prayer partners.

She is a member of the Dallas, Texas staff of the Eastern European Seminary mission organization.

Even before she was a staff member she had been called as a personal intercessor for John Maisel, the mission's president. (Google image, Prayer Partners)

#23 Ministries of Intercession

C. Peter Wagner shares this with us: "Intercessors in general engage in four specific kinds of ministries.

We will understand this better if we are able to make the biblical distinction between gifts, ministries and activities.

In 1 Cor. 12 we read that there are "diversities of gifts" (v. 4), "differences of ministries" (v. 5), and "diversities of activities" (v. 6), all under the working of the same God.

I take this to mean that different people with the same spiritual gift will have different ministries assigned to them by God.

For example, among those with the gift of evangelist some may have a ministry of personal evangelism and others may have a ministry of public evangelism

Other people with the same ministry will have different activities assigned to them by God.

Take those who have a ministry of public evangelism, for example.

Some may be called primarily to do citywide crusades, while others may be called to local church-based evangelism.

Of the latter, some may be itinerant, going from church to church and others may be evangelistically gifted pastors who use their gift primarily in one pulpit.

The principle will apply to any spiritual gift, including the gift of intercession.

The four ministries most frequently exercised by those with the gift of intercession are general intercession, crisis intercession, personal intercession and warfare intercession.

Some intercessors will do all four on a more or less regular basis, while others will specialize in fewer than four, frequently concentrating on only one of the ministries.

{The following is the first of four intercession ministries C. Peter Wagner mentions...the other 3 will come in two following posts.}

General Intercession Those who have a ministry of general intercession will spend long hours praying over prayer lists, prayer guides and any number of miscellaneous prayer request given to them. Many churches collect slips of paper with prayer requests on Sunday mornings. General intercessors will pray for them during the week. Ask a general intercessor to pray for something and you can rest assured it will be well prayed for."

Today’s post -#23 Ministries of Intercession, in the series taken from C. Peter Wagner’s book, PRAYER SHIELD, How to intercede for pastors, Christian leaders and others on the spiritual frontlines. (pgs. 53, 54) By Regal Books

The next post on 10/3 from Wagner’s book, is #24 Crisis Intercession

Let’s pray: Father, as we learn more about how we can serve our church, pastor(s), and church goers, may we become more acutely aware of the needs, and support them with our prayers of intercession. In the Lovely Name of our Savior, Jesus, amen.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

#11 Intercession is a Spiritual Warfare

C. Peter Wagner shares with us, Jane Anne Pratt is one of Doris's and my personal prayer partners.

She is a member of the Dallas, Texas staff of the Eastern European Seminary mission organization.

Even before she was a staff member she had been called as a personal intercessor for John Maisel, the mission's president.

Jane, I might mention, is a mature, seasoned and experienced intercessor.

In the days soon after the Iron curtain had come down, John Maisel had made another of his frequent trips to the eastern bloc.

This time he lectured on 'Is Jesus God?' at Moscow State University, then to a crowd of 20,000 to 30,000 in Bucharest, then home to their base in Vienna.

Jane, in Dallas, was much in prayer for him.

The lecture turned out to be excellent and many were saved.

Obviously the forces of darkness were greatly upset, not only by Maisel's lecture in Moscow, but by the power channeled through Hane's intercession in Dallas.

What happened shows the degree to which intercession for leaders is in essence spiritual warfare.

On one of those nights at 2:00 A.M., Jane Anne Pratt was awakened by the presence of an incredible force of darkness there in her room.

She says, 'I battled in prayer and still it was more that I could handle.It drained my whole energy and life support system. I couldn't move—I was totally paralyzed.'

As she communed with the Holy Spirit she was assured that John himself was in no particular danger a that time.

She sensed that 'this powerful force of darkness had been sent to destroy John, but it had attacked me because I was standing in the gap.'

At the peak of the battle, Jane cried out for reinforcements, both angels and intercessors. God sent them both.

In the twinkling of an eye, Jane sensed an angel come into the room and usher out the spirit of darkness. The battle was over but Jane felt limp and drained.

Then a fever and laryngitis came. But she rejoiced that the victory had been the Lord's.

The next morning the answering machine in Jane's office recorded a call from Cindy Jacobs who, like Jane, is one of my 19 personal prayer partners.

Jane returned her call and routinely asked Cindy how she felt. Cindy's response was unforgettable.

'I'm fine, Jane,' she said, 'but the question is how are you?

What was that incredible force of darkness in your room at 2:00 A.M. this morning?

That was one of the most powerful principalities I have encountered! I was doing battle with you in intercession until its power was broken!'

Both Jane and Cindy are veteran spiritual warriors. Although the intensity of this battle was unusual, incidents like this are not.

As intercessors, they expect frequent bouts with the spirits of wickedness out to destroy the work of God.

I agree with Edwin Stube who says, 'Intercessory prayer is warfare, and the principal way in which the warfare is carried on.

The warfare has to be won first in prayer and then worked out in practice."

Today’s post -#1 The Power of Personal Prayer Partners, in the series taken from C. Peter Wagner’s book, PRAYER SHIELD, How to intercede for pastors, Christian leaders and others on the spiritual frontlines. (pgs. 34, 35) By Regal Books

The next post is to be 7/25, Paul's Prayer Partners: Eodia and Syntyche, from C. Peter Wagner’s book, PRAYER SHIELD.

Let’s pray: Father, I trust that I'm being useful in praying for my own spiritual leaders. Make me aware of their particular needs, so I can pray effectively and fervently for them daily. I understand that my intercession is absolutely necessary to help bring them protection, provision, and inspiration. Bless them, their families, and their effect in the Kingdom's work here. I pray in Jesus' name, Amen.

Today’s Bible verse: Ps. 35:23 "Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord."

Today’s quote: John Flavel -"Whatever be the ground of one's distress, it should drive him to, not from God."

Our thought today: It is a privilege in Christ to enter the place of prayer: Enter with a heart of thanksgiving, Bible open, pen in hand, with a heart of worship, ready to speak, longing to hear, and eager to respond!

Another good thought: Do you understand that for the joy set before Christ, He endured the sufferings of the Cross for you? He could see you way back then, (2,000 years ago), and chose to take your sins upon Himself, and suffer the punishment that you deserve. He longs to have us come to Him to accept what He’s accomplished. He wants us to spend eternity with Him, and to enjoy all the beauties of Heaven! Won't you ask Him into your heart right now? If you will, He's right there with you, and He'll save you. Then begin to seek a Bible-centered church, my friend, and get with other believers who can encourage, instruct, and help you in your new faith.

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

#2 WARFARE PRAYER Intro cont'd

C. Peter Wagner goes on with
the introduction of his book:

Certain subjects handled in some depth in this book have so far not found their way into print.

I have included more biblical material here than I have found in any other book, partly because many are questioning whether there is biblical warrant for strategic-level spiritual warfare at all.

The concepts of spiritual territoriality and the naming of the powers have received considerable attention here.

Holiness is frequently mentioned in the other books, but rarely is it analyzed in the depth I believe is required for effective warfare prayer.

Many other subjects I deal with have also been mentioned by others, but each of us brings a particular insight that adds to our collective knowledge.

My first awareness of the potential strategic-level spiritual warfare has for effective evangelism was first sparked by Pastor Omar Cabrera of Argentina.

His "Vision of the Future" is listed as one of the world's ten largest churches.

When I visited him in 1985, he told me his personal experience of identifying and binding the territorial spirits controlling cities in which he was pioneering new works.

I am deeply indebted to Omar and his wife, Marfa, for the inspiration and support they have given me in this project.

I was fascinated to read a recent letter from Bernie May, the director of Wycliffe Bible Translators...

Bernie Way tells of a veteran translator who visited his office and, among other things, said,

"I have two major goals
while I'm home. One, I need
to learn as much as I can
about spiritual warfare.

Our struggle out there is not against the climate,
the malaria, or the false religions.

Our struggle is against the principalities, against the
powers, against the world rulers of this present
darkness, against the spirit ritual hosts of this present
darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness
in the heavenly places of Ephesians 6:12."

He went on.

"My other goal," he said, "is to find some more people
who will stand with us in prayer. The only way we are
going to break through the spiritual darkness in that
land is by prayer. I need intercessors to stand with me."

Needless to say, I was excited to find the top two agenda
items of this missionary were the subjects of the first two
books in the trilogy on prayer that I am writing.

But I was even more excited when Bernie May himself wrote,

"Like my friend from Asia, I, too, need to know about
spiritual warfare. And I need people to stand with me
in prayer."

I am convinced this is what the Spirit is saying, not only to Wycliffe Bible Translators, but to the churches throughout the nations of the world.

My prayer is that those who are hearing what the Spirit is saying will find this book an instrument in God's hands to help them draw closer to Him to open themselves in a new way to powerful warfare prayer.

Since 1990, my wife, Doris, and I have made many ministry trips to Argentina to observe firsthand and participate in what amounts to a laboratory for relating strategic-level spiritual warfare to evangelism.

For us, Argentina has been the front line in a highly significant experiment helping us to learn more about the spiritual dimensions of world evangelization.

At this point I will suggest three generalized levels for which there is a fairly broad consensus among Christian leaders who are specializing in this type of ministry.

I have found it helpful to distinguish the following;

1. Ground-level spiritual warfare
2. Occult-level spiritual warfare
3. Strategic-level spiritual warfare.

{I (Jean) will be posting these as separate posts 9/30, 10/2, and 10/7}

Warfare Prayer

#2 PRAYER WARFARE
Introduction cont'd

By C. Peter Wagner

(pgs. 12 -14) Regal Books

(Google images and emphasis added)
Pray for your pastor: "Protection. Thank You that no weapons formed against my pastor will prosper. As ______dwells in the shadow of the most high, deliver him/her from terror, darts of doubt, and diseases. Set Your angels around my pastor, and let no power of the enemy harm him/her. Turn aside rumors, gossip, criticism, abuse, and ungratefulness. May inordinate expectations, stress, and fatigue be cast into the see, and may every need and vision of _____'s be fulfilled (Ps. 91:1-11; Luke. 10:19; Mark 11:22-24). (Scripture-Based Prayers to Pray for your Pastor by Terry Teykl)

Let’s pray:

Father, I need to know
more about spiritual warfare,
so am asking for help in my
understanding of it.

I see that the only way
we are going to break through the spiritual darkness in our land is by prayer.

Help me open myself in a new way to this powerful

warfare. I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.

Today’s Bible verse: Rom. 4:20 "He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God."

Today’s quote: Randy Kilgore “God offers His presence to us in life’s darkest moments, which enables us, in turn, to be His presence to the hurting. Crying out for help — from others and from God — may be the strongest moment of our lives.”

Some thoughts today: Intercession is taking time for the Presence of God. Refreshing and stimulating.

- Before we start being "Mr. Fix it", we need to spend time in God's Word, the Bible, and praying for guidance.

- When we are facing discouragement, we need to be in the presence of other believers.

27th- Saturday’s post: The Jungle

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28th- Sunday's post: The Power of One Single Act

James Cagle

30th- Tuesday's post: #3 Ground-level Spiritual
Warfare C. Peter Wagner

Oct. 2nd- Thursday's post: #4 Occult-level Spiritual
Warfare C. Peter Wagner

A popular post: #8 Intercession
in the New Testament

C. Peter Wagner shares
with us: "In the New
New Testament, Jesus is the
intercessor par excellence.

His prayer for his people in John 17 reveals the loving heart Jesus had for the people and His desire to stand in the gap between them and the Father."

When folks pray, watch out!
Things happen!
God loves it, and longs
to respond!

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