Praying Beyond the Immediate Me

1 Timothy 2:1-6

1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

Pray for all People

• 1 Timothy 2:1
• Supplications
  • −praying for an extreme need or destitute situation
  • −a seeking, asking, or earnest request of God
• Prayers
  • any communication addressed to God
• Intercessions
  • meeting with
  • an interview, a coming together
  • to visit, converse, conversation
• Giving of Thanks
  • the giving of thanks for God’s blessings, with a focus on the individual

Pray for All Leaders

• 1 Timothy 2:2
• We must pray for “all that are in authority” whether we like them or not—whether they are godly or not.
• We must also pray for those who are ‘spiritual’ authorities.
  • 1 Thess 5:25 – “Brothers, pray for us.”
  • 2 Thess 3:1 – “Finally, brothers, pray for us…”
  • Romans 15:30 – “… join me in my struggle by praying for me.”
  • Ephesians 6:19 – “Pray also for me…”
  • Colossians 4:3 – “And pray for us, too…”
• Why is it so important to pray for spiritual leaders?

Power of Prayer Partners

• Exodus 17
• The point of this event…
• FIRST
  • The people are only able to fully experience victory as their leader holds his hands up in prayer for them.
• SECOND
  • Leaders must be sustained through the prayers of their people.
• “We have a striking picture of the preacher’s need for prayer, and of what a people’s prayers can do for him.”
  E.M. Bounds
• “My people pray for me.” Charles Spurgeon
• “They just have a spirit of travail   in prayer.” Charles Finney