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The Potter's House - Columbus
Assignment Alignment - Sermon Notes (June 7th)
Hello! We are so glad that you are with us today! Here are sermon notes for this weeks message, Assignment Alignment by Pastor Michael Oldfield. Today's title is: Travailing Prayer
Locations & Times
Potter's House - Columbus
3220 Lowell Dr, Columbus, OH 43204, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
The Prayer Room
Closed Monday - Wednesday this week.
Will reopen Thursday (11am - 1pm) and Friday (5pm-7pm)
Will reopen Thursday (11am - 1pm) and Friday (5pm-7pm)
Ohio CoG Camp Meeting
We will be hosting Ohio Church of God churches tonight through Wednesday night.
Sunday - 6:30pm
Monday - Wednesday - 7pm
Sunday - 6:30pm
Monday - Wednesday - 7pm
Every prophetic word is the announcement of God's will
A Prophetic Word is conceived by God, carried through intercession, and birthed through prayer
I. The Pattern of Travail
1. The Father establishes His purpose.
2. Jesus intercedes at the Father's right hand.
3. The Holy Spirit intercedes within us.
4. The believer becomes a participant in the prayers of the Trinity
2. Jesus intercedes at the Father's right hand.
3. The Holy Spirit intercedes within us.
4. The believer becomes a participant in the prayers of the Trinity
The Father wills.
The Son intercedes.
The Spirit groans.
The believer cooperates.
The Son intercedes.
The Spirit groans.
The believer cooperates.
Groanings:
Stenagmos = sighs, groanings, deep emotional expressions.
Alaletos = beyond speech, incapable of being articulated with words.
Stenagmos = sighs, groanings, deep emotional expressions.
Alaletos = beyond speech, incapable of being articulated with words.
Travail begins when God's burden becomes our burden.
II. The Path of Travail
1. Brokenness
Afflict:
Hebrew: 'anah' = To humble oneself. To bow low. To submit. To become yielded.
Hebrew: 'anah' = To humble oneself. To bow low. To submit. To become yielded.
Rees Howells said: "The Holy Spirit was to pray through me, but first He had to gain possession of me."
1. Brokenness
2. Burden
2. Burden
Preference = Taking something we care about to God
Burden = God giving something He cares about to us
Burden = God giving something He cares about to us
1. Brokenness
2. Burden
3. Expressing
2. Burden
3. Expressing
Scripture repeatedly shows groaning, weeping, and spiritual expressions accompanying intercession.
1. Brokenness
2. Burden
3. Expressing
4. Refuse to Quit
2. Burden
3. Expressing
4. Refuse to Quit
Persistence is the substance of travail.
PRAY - HOLY SPIRIT, GIVE ME THE FATHER'S BURDEN!