OPEN HEAVENS FOR TEENS DATE: WEDNESDAY 20TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2023 THEME: PRAYER ATTRACTS AUTHORITY

 

MEMORISE: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Matthew 7:29

BIBLE TEXT: Acts 4:23-31

[23]And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

[24]And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

[25]Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

[26]The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

[27]For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

[28]For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

[29]And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

[30]By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

[31]And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

MESSAGE: 

Apart from providing an avenue for you to report everything that threatens your peace and joy, prayer brings the fullness of the Spirit. This is explained in Acts 4:31:

*"And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness."*

Prayer gives room for the Holy Spirit to come closer to help you. He also gives you the boldness to confront evil. If you are not a praying Christian, you'd probably be timid and confused because the Holy Spirit won't be there to activate Himself in you.

When you spend time declaring God's word in the place of prayer, you are exercising your God-given authority to speak things into being. When a man of God says a word of prayer and miracles happen in public, it's as a result of the hours he has invested into praying in secret. Don't be like the publicans who only pray in the open, have a prayer altar and let it burn with your prayers always.

PRAYER POINT:

Father, help me to pray fervently always.

HYMN 14 - STANDING ON THE PROMISES OF GOD 

1. Standing on the promises of Christ our King,

Thro' eternal ages let His praises ring:

Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,

Standing on the promises of God. 

Chorus

Standing, Standing, 

Standing on the promises of God my Saviour

Standing, Standing,

I'm standing on the promises of God. 

2. Standing on the promises that can-not fail,

When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail

By the living word of Go I shall prevail,

Standing on the promises of God. 

3. Standing on the promises I now can see

Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;

Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,

Standing on the promises of God.

4. Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,

Bound to Him eternally by love's strong cord,

Overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword,

Standing on the promises of God. 

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 

Obadiah 1

AUTHORS: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE 

PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE