Deja Vu Series

b. Prayer:

i. James 5: 13 “Are any among you suffering? They should pray.” Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.

ii. Moses approach God in prayer

1. Pray for a ‘resting of the Spirit’ on our lives. The word resting comes from the ancient Hebrew word called “nuwach {noo’-akh}” meaning to settle down, lie down, or even deposit. That’s what we need a deposit of the holy spirit in our lives so that gain

a. Spirit of wisdom and understanding- the ability to perceive moral and abstract truth. Perception is the key.

b. The spirit of counsel and might-the power to plan and vision and the ability to carry and act out those plans.

c. The knowledge and fear of the lord- acquaintance with the true will of God combined with the determination to carry out the will to fulfillment.

c. Prophetic Worship vs. Pathetic Worship.

i. Many of us are incline to come and offer God pathetic worship

1. ‘Poor me’ syndrome.

2. Worrisome syndrome.

ii. Prophetic Worship is declaring what God will do in spite of the fact you can’t see it and don’t see it. No wonder Paul declares that he desire all to have the gift of prophecy just like Moses because with this gifting, you focus in not on ‘current affairs but it’s focused on ‘future promises.’