FervencyJames 5:16
Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be
healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
FervencyActs 18:25
This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of
the Lord...
FervencyRomans 12:11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit;
serving the Lord;
Fervency1. Realize our need for fervent prayer.
“Pray without ceasing” 1 Thessalonians 5:17
2. Commit to prayer.“Praying always with all prayer and supplication for all
saints” Ephesians 6:18
3. Understand the urgency.“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon
him while he is near” Isaiah 55:6
4. Zealous in relationships.“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of
Christ” Galatians 6:2
Fervency5. Confess our faults.
“Confess your faults one to another” James 5:16
6. Care for others“ … pray one for another, that ye may be healed”
James 5:16
7. Pray with fervency to avail much.“The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much” James 5:16
IntercessionEzekiel 22:30
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand
in the gap before me...
IntercessionMatthew 9:38
Pray ye therefore the Lord of theharvest, that He will send
forth laborers.
IntercessionColossians 4:2-4
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant...that God would open to us a door for the Word...
Intercession8. Intercede for our cities. Nehemiah prayed for Jerusalem: “I pray, Lord of heaven, … please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You
now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants.” Nehemiah 1:5-6, NKJV
9. Intercede for our nations. Moses prayed: “Turn Your fierce wrath, and relent from this harm to Your
people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants … So the Lord relented from the harm which He
said He would do to His people” Exodus 32:12-14, NKJV
Intercession10. Intercede for world evangelism.
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost” Matthew 28:19
11. Intercede for labors.“Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will
send forth labourers into his harvest” Matthew 9:38
Intercession12. Intercede for the churches. Paul
interceded for the Ephesians: “For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of
whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his
glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man” Ephesians 3:14-16
Intercession13. Intercede for our pastors.
“Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open
to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought
to speak”Colossians 4:2-4, NKJV
14. Intercede for revival.“ And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat
upon each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave
them utterance” Acts 2:2-4
RighteousnessPsalm 139:23
Search me, O God, and know my heart:
try me, and know my thoughts.
RighteousnessPsalm 51:10Create in me a clean heart O God…and renew a right spirit within me.
RighteousnessPsalm 7:8
Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness.
Righteousness15. Search our hearts.
“ Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts” Psalm 139:23
16. Cleanse our hearts.“ Create in me a clean heart O God …” Psalm 51:10
17. Renew a right spirit in us.“ … and renew a right spirit within me” Psalm 51:10
18. Possess right motives.“ The Lord shall judge the peoples; Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my
integrity within me” Psalm 7:8, NKJV
Righteousness19. Make right decisions.
“ Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin” James 4:17
20. Put on Christ.“ But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not
provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof” Romans 13:14
21. Demonstrate righteousness.“ My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness and Your
salvation all the day, for I do not know their limits” Psalm 71:15, NKJV
EmpowermentActs 1:8
...you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.
EmpowermentActs 4:33
And with great power gave the apostles witness
of the resurrection...
EmpowermentActs 10:38
...God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went
about doing good.
Empowerment22. Empowered by the Holy Ghost.
“ But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” Acts 1:8, NKJV
23. Empowered to witness.“ And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon
them all” Acts 4:33
24. Empowered for the miraculous.“ And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders
and miracles among the people” Acts 6:8
Empowerment25. Empowered to do good works.
“ How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing
all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him” Acts 10:38
26. Empowered with strength.“ Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious
power, unto all patience and long suffering with joyfulness” Colossians 1:11
Empowerment27. Empowered with joy.
“ The joy of the Lord is your strength” Nehemiah 8:10
28. Empowered with assurance.“ Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto
salvation ready to be revealed in the last time” 1 Peter 1:5
EndingPsalm 68:3
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them
exceedingly rejoice.
29. Rejoice in prayers answered.30. Give thanks.
Ending29. Rejoice in prayers answered.“ Rejoice evermore” 1 Thessalonians 5:16
30. Give thanks.“ In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in
Christ Jesus concerning you”1 Thessalonians 5:18