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YAG 14th Retreat : Session 1
4 November 2011
14th YAG RETREAT
Session #1
04 November 2011
Theme: SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP III
Focus: Deeper Prayer Lessons
GOALS OF RETREAT
- Discovering lessons Moses learned about prayer
- Discovering what and how God taught Moses to learn about prayer through experience
- Deepening our prayer-life
- Moving on to “the next level”
- Learning from mistakes made in prayer
- Deepening sense of purpose in prayer
- Finding greater motivation and inspiration to pray
BASIC LEVELS OF PRAYER
1. Working Definitions of Prayer
a) Talking to God
b) Making our Requests known to God
c) Supplicating/Pleading
d) Relating Prayer to Ministry and Life
2. Where Prayers do not seem to be answered
a) Setbacks occur
b) More problems arise
c) Discouragement sets in
d) Doubts assail
e) On the brink of despair
3. Despairing (early) Prayers of Moses Exodus 5:22-23; 6:12, 30
How Not To Pray!
a) Blaming God Exodus 5:22a
b) Querying God Exodus 5:22b
c) Doubting God Exodus 5:23
d) Whining unbelief Exodus 6:30
e) Wrong focus
ESSENTIAL LESSONS GOD TAUGHT MOSES ABOUT PRAYER
Exodus 6:1-13
1. Coming into the Presence of The LORD
a) “I am the LORD” Exodus 6:2
i) Appearing as God Almighty to the patriarchs Exodus 6:3a
ii) Covenant established with them Exodus 6:4a
iii)The Promised Land of Canaan Exodus 6:4b
b) “I am the LORD” Exodus 6:6
i) “LORD” would be the new Title of God Exodus 6:3b
with the children of Israel
ii) This LORD had heard the groaning of Israel in Egypt Exodus 6:5a
iii) He had remembered His covenant Exodus 6:5b
c) “I am the LORD” Exodus 6:7
i) He will bring them out of their burdens Exodus 6:6b
imposed by Egypt
ii) He will rescue them from bondage Exodus 6:6c
iii) He will redeem them with great judgment Exodus 6:6d
iv) He will take Israel as His people (formally) Exodus 6:7a
v) He will be their God Exodus 6:7b
d) “I am the LORD” Exodus 6:8
i) Experiential knowledge in mind
ii) Personal knowledge too
iii) National solidifying knowledge
iv) Powerful life-impacting knowledge through rescue from bondage Exodus 6:7
v) Promise to the patriarchs would be fulfilled – Israel would inherit Canaan Exodus 6:8
2. Significance
a) Knowledge
i) Historical
ii) Current
b) Consciousness
i) Little consciousness
ii) Limited consciousness
iii) Great consciousness desired
c) Lordship
i) Acknowledged
ii) Appreciated
iii) Renewed
iv) Deepened
d) Potential Impact on prayer
i) Hope revived
ii) Faith renewed
iii) Trust deepened
iv) Spurring greater effort in prayer
v) Creating a desire to know God even more deeply
vi) Anticipation of what God would do to fulfill what He Has promised
vii) Standing in greater awe of God
viii) Humbled in spirit