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POWER OF UNITED PRAYER

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2 Cro. 20:1-23; Act. 12:1-17; 16:25, 26 MEMORY VERSE: ”And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where assembled together; and they where all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of word of God with boldness” (Act. 4:31) CENTRAL TRUTH: United, vocal corporate prayers offer us the opportunity of unlocking the store house of God’s infinite grace, power, and blessings upon individuals, families, nation and the church. INTRODUCTION God has placed at the disposal of the church awesome power and authority that can be made manifest through corporate praying. A praying church is a powerful church, a growing church and a sign-flowing church. And for our church experience a mighty move of the Holy Spirit, resulting in miracles (salvation, healing and deliverance, spiritual gifts) and other blessings, we should give more time to united, vocal prayers. Every member should see such moments as seasons of blessing, when they must do business with heaven. 1.     

PRAYER BRINGS VICTORY

TOPIC: PRAYER BRINGS VICTORY  TEXT: 2 Chronicles 20:1-37 MEMORY VERSE:  "And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that i sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before God of heaven" (Nehemiah 1:4) CENTRAL TRUTH: Prayer and praise release God's blessings and power in our lives and lead us to victory. INTRODUCTION God's people are not exempted from battles. These are usually spiritual, but just as real as the conflict that faced Judah from enemy armies. Sometimes, the situations confronting us appear so hopeless that our first impulse Is to surrender to fear. This would lead to certain defeat and we should turn, instead to our Lord. If we never had such test, we feel secure in our own abilities and forget that the Christian life is the walk of faith. This means believing that God will give us victory even when every circumstances indicates otherwise. It is helpful to regularly recall the past experiences when God u