ROYAL PRIESTHOOD: PRAYER & INTERCESSION
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Royal Priesthood
1 Peter 2:9-10 NKJV
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; {10} who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
2. Prayer and Intercession
a) Prayer and intercession is a powerful way of giving to another person. It is something anyone can do and we are commanded to do it, but it also comes with an awesome blessing from the Lord and the privilege of experiencing God’s presence and His compassion.
(1 Timothy 2:1-4 NIV)
I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone– {2} for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. {3} This is good, and pleases God our Savior, {4} who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
b) Intercession will take you very deep into spiritual maturity, because it requires that you be led by the Spirit.
(Romans 8:14 KJV)
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
c) Intercession is a ministry that must be totally led by the Holy Spirit, anything less is not intercession and a waste of time and effort.
(John 20:21-23 NKJV)
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” {22} And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. {23} “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
d) Jesus is not talking here about sins against us because those we must forgive or we will not be forgiven. But here He is sending the believers out to proclaim the gospel, then arming them with the Holy Spirit and telling them whoever’s sins they forgive God has already forgiven them.
e) When Jesus says their sins are forgiven it is in past tense. The perfect tense should be rendered “have been forgiven” instead of “are forgiven,” and “have been retained” instead of “are retained.” This tense signifies action which is past at the time of speaking, yet with abiding results. Any declaration of forgiveness should be done on the basis that God has already forgiven. Under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, the church proclaims salvation and the accompanying forgiveness; the gospel.
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1. Royal Priesthood 1 Peter 2:9-10 NKJV
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; {10} who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
2. Prayer and Intercession
a) Prayer and intercession is a powerful way of giving to another person. It is something anyone can do and we are commanded to do it, but it also comes with an awesome blessing from the Lord and the privilege of experiencing God’s presence and His compassion.
(1 Timothy 2:1-4 NIV)
I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone– {2} for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. {3} This is good, and pleases God our Savior, {4} who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
b) Intercession will take you very deep into spiritual maturity, because it requires that you be led by the Spirit.
(Romans 8:14 KJV)
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
c) Intercession is a ministry that must be totally led by the Holy Spirit, anything less is not intercession and a waste of time and effort.
(John 20:21-23 NKJV)
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” {22} And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. {23} “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”
d) Jesus is not talking here about sins against us because those we must forgive or we will not be forgiven. But here He is sending the believers out to proclaim the gospel, then arming them with the Holy Spirit and telling them whoever’s sins they forgive God has already forgiven them.
e) When Jesus says their sins are forgiven it is in past tense. The perfect tense should be rendered “have been forgiven” instead of “are forgiven,” and “have been retained” instead of “are retained.” This tense signifies action which is past at the time of speaking, yet with abiding results. Any declaration of forgiveness should be done on the basis that God has already forgiven. Under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, the church proclaims salvation and the accompanying forgiveness; the gospel.
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