Bible Lesson: Prayers Of Jesus:
Christian, We Are Called To Intercessory Prayer.
Location: The Upper Room,
Jerusalem/ Gethsemane).
Lesson: Be Faithful In
Suffering, To Pray.
Bible Texts:
Luke 22:31,32 KJV (Jesus
interceded for Peter.)
31 And The Lord said, Simon, Simon,
behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as
wheat:
32 But I have prayed for thee,
that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy
brethren.
Intercessory prayer, the duty of all
Christian people. Has our Lord, placed someone on your heart to pray
for?
I Peter 5:8 KJV
Be sober, be vigilant; because your
adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom
he may devour:
Pray for your family, pray for your
church, your pastor and his family, your deacons. Pray for your
country and its leaders, that they may be people of The Living God.
The Apostle Paul, who wrote 14 of your
New Testament books said....
I Thessalonians 5:17 KJV
Pray without ceasing.
Matthew 26:36-44 KJV
36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto
a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit
ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
37 And He took with Him Peter and
the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
38 Then saith He unto them, My soul
is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch
with Me.
39 And He went a little farther, and
fell on His face, and prayed, saying, O My Father, if it be possible,
let this cup pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou
wilt.
40 And He cometh unto the disciples,
and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not
watch with Me one hour?
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not
into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
42 He went away again the second
time, and prayed, saying, O My Father, if this cup may not pass away
from Me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
43 And He came and found them asleep
again: for their eyes were heavy.
44 And He left them, and went away
again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
Mark 14:32-40 KJV
32 And they came to a place which
was named Gethsemane: and He saith to His disciples, Sit ye
here, while I shall pray.
33 And He taketh with Him Peter and
James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34 And saith unto them, My soul is
exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
35 And He went forward a little, and
fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour
might pass from Him.
36 And He said, Abba, Father, all
things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from Me:
nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
37 And He cometh, and findeth them
sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not
thou watch one hour?
38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter
into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
39 And again He went away, and
prayed, and spake the same words.
40 And when He returned, He found
them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they
what to answer Him.
Luke 22:40-46 KJV
40 And when He was at the place, He
said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
41 And He was withdrawn from them
about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
42 Saying, Father, if thou be
willing, remove this cup from Me: nevertheless not My will, but
thine, be done.
43 And there appeared an angel unto
Him from heaven, strengthening Him.
44 And being in an agony He prayed
more earnestly: and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood
falling down to the ground.
45 And when He rose up from prayer,
and was come to His disciples, He found them sleeping for sorrow,
46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye?
rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
Our Savior was in
agony of the cross, and yet He prayed.
John 13:15 KJV
For I have given you an example..."
John
15:18-20 KJV
18 If the world hate you, ye know
that it hated Me before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the
world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I
have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said
unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord. If they have
persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My
saying, they will keep yours also.
Our
Lord was “exceeding sorrowful”(Mark 14:34 KJV).
The world today,
lives in sin, drink, and laughter, but Solomon warned...
Ecclesiastes 7:3
KJV
Sorrow is better* than
laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made
better.
*Better - Towb (Tobe): A
good thing, best, favor, precious, good, favored.
It is good to be In
sorrow, if it is sorrow in interceding prayer for others.
Romans 9:1,2 NLT
1 With Christ as my witness, I speak
with utter truthfulness. My conscience and The Holy Spirit confirm
it.
2 My heart is filled with bitter
sorrow and unending grief
3 for my people..."
In our prayers, we
must always pray as did Jesus.
Matthew 26:39
KJV
O My Father...not as I will, but as
thou wilt.
Matthew 6:13 KJV
"...For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Our Lord is,
directing everything to bless His people.
Romans 8:28 KJV
And we know that all things work
together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to His purpose.
In deep sorrow of
intercession, suffering, or affliction, do what Jesus did, pray,
pray, pray!
II Corinthians
4:17 KJV
For our light affliction, which is
but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal
weight of glory;
Proverbs 15:29 KJV
The Lord is
far from the wicked: but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Jesus spent a great deal of His life, in prayer. Others may have
slept, but Jesus prayed.
And what would be His words to us today?
Mark 14:38 KJV
Watch ye and
pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but
the flesh is weak.
Our Savior intercedes yet for us today.
John 17:9 KJV
I pray for
them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given
Me; for they are thine.
Romans 8:34 NLT
Who then will
condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to
life for us, and He is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right
hand, pleading for us.
Hebrews 7:25 KJV
Wherefore He
(Jesus Christ) is able also to save them to the uttermost that come
unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.
