(Clip) Full Throttle Prayer — Shane Idleman

Fervent Prayer Throughout the Old Testament

Full-throttle prayer in Genesis. He spoke the universe. He holds the seven seas in the palm of his hand. Exodus. He split the sea and annihilated the most powerful army on the face of the planet. Numbers the earth.

Swallowed up Moses's enemies because he prayed. Joshua said son stand still and it stood still. King Solomon prayed for wisdom and God answered his prayer Overwhelmingly. Elisha called down fire from heaven.

Prayer Brings Deliverance and Divine Intervention

Elisha his protege raised the dead to life. Ezra brought back worship to Israel because they prayed Nehemiah. What did Nehemiah do. He overcame all obstacles and rebuilt the wall. Job even said though he slay me yet.

Why trust a man of prayer petitioning God. I Hezekiah this is this one blows my mind. Hezekiah came to God and he prayed and you know what God did the death angel flew over the entire Assyrian army of 185 ,000.

That's a Rose Bowl filled twice. I don't know who you know, but the God I pray to can go like this and 185 ,000 can fall. That's why he said a hundred of you will what put 10 ,000 to flight when you're filled with the Spirit of God.

Seeking God’s Help Through Prayer

When you're filled with that Passionate prayer. Psalm said he who guards Israel will never sleep. He will never slumber. Hey, where does your help come from. Look to the hills? That's where my help comes from.

This is the Lord heaven of make the maker of heaven and earth. He inclines his ear to the broken-hearted. Can you picture that God actually in clay? Is that a cry? Is that a cry I hear of desperation?

I run to weakness. I run to the prayers of my people who are weak and say God we need you Psalm. Psalm also says. Psalm says that they cried in their trouble and he heard them and he delivered them from their destruction.

Asking God Boldly in Prayer

Listen folks ask him. Ask him if Jesus said whoever ask shall receive. What are we doing? What are we doing? Why does prayer get a little footnote at the end of the sermon? Well, we got it five minutes.

Let's try to squeeze it in. What is that? Ask him and you shall receive. Ear has not heard. I is not seen. Neither has it entered into the heart of man. The what the good things the Lord has for those who love him.

He cannot fail. God cannot fail. Have you ever thought about that? He says try me test me in this you cannot fail when I am with you. God cannot fail the prayers of his people. And this might be a good time to remind you that prayer is not One of many weapons it is the weapon.

Prayer as the Weapon Against Strongholds

The weapon of our warfare is not carnal. It's what it's mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds. I got a little excited. I'm just gonna tell you up front. I looked up pull down in the Greek.

It means to demolish to destroy hold on to hunt down and to overcome. What. Wait a minute he worse so the devil's after me. No, well, did you realize no when you pull down you're after him? He is running from you.

It just says it right here hunt down. We are called to hunt down the enemy. Oh, you're coming after my family. Guess what the hot shot not on my watch. I'm going to hunt you down. I'm going to annihilate you.

I'm going to overcome how you're gonna do that. I'm gonna get on my face before Almighty God and I'm gonna pray until he hears. That's what I'm going to do. I told you I came my preaching clothes today.

The this I just could not believe it. I just I had I almost just had a run at 3 in the morning hunt down hunt down. You see that Pull down strongholds. I'm going to hunt you down. Maybe it's me, but I thought you know, you walk around the devil's after me.

Prayer, Worship, and Spiritual Authority

He's gonna get me. He's hunting me. He's hunting me. He's hunting my kids. What are we gonna do? Oh You when you're filled with the Spirit of God and Christ is on your side prayer is your weapon. He runs for cover.

He hates worship. He hates prayer. God's not in heaven saying let's make a deal. He's saying this is the deal if my people humble themselves and pray and seek my face. See fear used to grip God's enemies.

But just reading the Old Testament fear used to grip God's enemies, is that the children of God. Can you know what they did to Pharaoh? Do you know what they did to the Egyptians? Is that the children of God?

Joshua comes in the city. Are you are you God's people. Gideon's about ready to overthrow an army. The Gideon the sword of Gideon. It's nothing but the sword. They feared God's people. Now it's the opposite.

We walk in that fear. Think. Just just a mind-blowing concept. Isis North Korea. They don't even control their next breath. God God Daniel says the God who holds your your very breath in the palm of his hands and Owns all your ways you have not glorified.

And Daniel rebuked the king. So what reverses all of this returning to God? Returning to God and worshipping.