REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

"Intercessors Who Intercede – Part 2!"

ICEBREAKER: If you could hear anybody live in concert, who would it be? (Past or present artists)

DEFINITION:

Intercessors: An intercessor is a person who, by calling or by nature, chooses to be a mediator on behalf of those who cannot intervene for themselves. Intercessors make requests, urge, plead, beg, counsel, discuss, risk, sacrifice, and make war on issues relating to the weaker ones, and thus they have an impact on the final outcomes for those they serve.

OUTLINE: Bible Intercessors

1. Moses was willing to be blotted out of God’s book. (Exodus 32:32)

2. Abraham was willing to suffer God’s possible displeasure by negotiating Him down to ten godly men in Sodom & Gomorrah. (Genesis 18:22)

3. When king David disobeyed by taking a census, he was willing to be destroyed in order to seek safety for his people. (1 Chronicles 21:17)

4. Daniel was willing to talk with God when He was very angry. (Daniel 9:16)

5. Jesus was willing to become sin and lay down His life so that others could find forgiveness. (Isaiah 53:12)

6. The Centurion was willing to approach authority as well as subject himself to it. (Matthew 8:5)

7. Martha dared to risk her friendship with Jesus to challenge His decision of delay. (John 11:21-22)

8. A father risked public exposure, fear of man’s opinions, and disappointment for the sake of interceding for his possessed son. (Mark 9:17)

9. The Nobleman risked his self-sufficient pride. He could not help his son but he knew who could. He also risked public exposure and reputation. (John 4:49)

10. Stephen was willing to face the murderous rage of a crowd and asked God to forgive them. (Acts 7:59)

11. Esther was willing to perish at risk of defending her people to the king. At the very least she was willing to face a life of ill-favor, isolation and banishment from the king’s court. (Esther 4:16)

12. David, as a young boy, was willing to face death from Goliath for the sake of Israel. At the very least he was willing to face humiliation, failure and defeat. (1 Samuel 17:37)

TEXT: Hebrews 7:22-28; Isaiah 59:15-17; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Psalm 33:16

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. In 2 Chronicles 7:14 what are the steps to receiving healing from God in our land?

2. When God looks at the earth, what do you think he is looking for?

3. How and why do you think prayer changes us?

4. Truthfully how often do you pray and how much would you like to pray if you made it a priority?

5. Which of the Bible characters that prayed listed above, besides Jesus, impresses you? Explain why.

6. Why do you think God uses our prayers to accomplish His purposes?

7. Who is depending on you to pray for them? Who does God want or need for you to pray for?

8. Name one thing that would change in our country and our world if everybody started praying?

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