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But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy

Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus

Christ unto eternal life.

Jude 1:20-21

The Big Picture

The Current Situation in our Nation

The Big Picture

The Current Situation in the Church

The Big Picture

What the Lord is Doing in Our Church

The Big Picture

People vs. Programs

The Big Picture

People vs. Programs

Bible vs. Buildings

The Big Picture

People vs. Programs

Bible vs. Buildings

Relationships vs. Religion

The Big Picture

People vs. Programs

Bible vs. Buildings

Relationships vs. Religion

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

“falling away”

apostasía

“falling away”

apostasía

To depart, forsake, a defection, apostasy

“restraining” and “restrains”

katéchō

To hold back, to detain, to hinder, to withhold

“revealed”

apokalyptō

“revealed”

apokalyptō

To uncover, lay open what has been veiled or covered up, to make manifest, disclose, to make known what

was before unknown

Time to Live Like We Believe

Understand Your Position in Christ

Understand Who You Are in His Kingdom

Understand His Sovereignty

Understand the Holy Spirit

Understand the Gifts He Has Given You

Understand What He Expects You to Do With Them

Understand the History of the Church in Acts

Understand His Wisdom and How to Obtain It

Understand the Reality of This Life

Relatively Meaningless

It is to be Lived for Others

It’s a Gift that Came at a Great Price

Understand the Power of Prayer

Acts 1:14

Acts 2:42-47

Acts 3:1

Acts 4:23-31

Acts 6:4

Acts 12:1-5

Praying in the Spirit

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all (1) prayer and (2) supplication (how) in the

Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.

Ephesians 6:17-18

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, (how) praying in the Holy Spirit, keep

yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Jude 20:21

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, (how) praying in the Holy Spirit, keep

yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Jude 20:21

How do we pray in the Spirit?

What does that look like?

What is our part and what is the part of the Spirit?

Both Jesus and the Holy Spirit are making intercession for us.

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with

groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the

Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

Romans 8:26-27

Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

Romans 8:34

There is never a duplication of activities in the Godhead.

If both Jesus and the Holy Spirit are making intercession for us, then the mode and activity of

that intercession must be different.

“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another (allos) Helper (paraklētos), that He may abide

with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor

knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.”

John 14:16-17

My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an

Advocate (paraklētos) with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

1 John 2:1

paraklētos

One who is called to one’s side and to one’s aid, one who pleads another’s cause before a judge,

a helper, advocate and counselor.

Notice the differences and distinctions of our two Intercessors.

The Location

“at the right hand of God (Father)” – Rom. 8:34

“Advocate with the Father” – 1 John 2:1

The Location

“at the right hand of God (Father)” – Rom. 8:34

“Advocate with the Father” – 1 John 2:1

The Spirit intercedes in the hearts of men – Rom. 8:27

The Intercession

Nothing can hinder the intercession of Christ because it is based on what He has already done for us (His death and resurrection), and not on what we have

done or are doing for Him.

The Intercession

Nothing can hinder the intercession of Christ because it is based on what He has already done for us (His death and resurrection), and not on what we have

done or are doing for Him.

But we can help or hinder the intercession of the Spirit by our cooperation or lack of it.

For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom

we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

(And when we do) The Spirit Himself (His action) bears witness with (not to) our spirit that we are

children of God, and if children, then heirs— heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

Romans 8:15-17

The Holy Spirit and the human spirit become joint witnesses by the cry that comes from us.

We do the crying “Abba, Father” and the Spirit does the inspiring of the cry.

This is the beginning of praying in the Spirit.

My Action or His Action?

Praying “in” the Spirit and praying “with” the spirit are not the same thing.

What is the conclusion then? I (my action) will pray (how) with (not in) the spirit (human spirit), and I will also pray with the understanding. I (my action) will

sing (how) with (not in) the spirit (human spirit), and I will also sing with the understanding.

1 Corinthians 14:15

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know (1492) what we should pray for as we

ought, but the Spirit Himself (His action) makes intercession for us (how) with groanings which

cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

We are not alone in our struggle to pray.

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our (including Paul) weaknesses. For we (including Paul) do not know

what we (including Paul) should pray for as we (including Paul) ought, but the Spirit Himself (His

action) makes intercession for us (including Paul) with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

Example:

How do we reconcile the fact that we don’t always know the Lord’s will in a particular situation but are

required to pray according to His will?

Example:

How do we reconcile the fact that we don’t always know the Lord’s will in a particular situation but are

required to pray according to His will?

How does that work?

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought (or what the Lord’s will is in a particular situation), but the Spirit Himself (His action) makes intercession for

us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

Example:

What happens when our faith begins to wane?

Example:

What happens when our faith begins to wane?

How do we keep praying when it seems the answer is never coming or the situation only gets worse?

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for (in faith) as we ought, but the Spirit Himself (His action) makes intercession for us (in faith) with groanings which

cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26

Ephesians 6:17-18

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord

Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Jude 1:20-21

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord

Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Jude 1:20-21

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