6 Biblical Keys to Breakthrough Prayer

1.  Seek God’s Agenda First

‘This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.’ (1 John 5:14-15)

Daniel was a godly man who read the scriptures—including the prophecies of Jeremiah. He recognised that Jeremiah prophesied about the times that Daniel was now living in and began to seek God for the answers. He knew it was time to birth that prophecy in prayer.

We need to know that we are praying God’s purpose for our lives. This means firstly praying according to God’s revealed will in the Scripture. Upon that foundation, we can also seek an intimate relationship with Father God in which we can hear His purpose for our lives and situation—and pray out of that. [2]

2. Don’t Settle for Second Best

Hannah was childless, and it grieved her. Wanting to reassure her, Hannah’s husband offered his love and personal gifts, thinking these could please her. But Hannah would only be satisfied with one thing—a baby. As a result of Hannah’s prayer, a future prophet and priest was born. Samuel would bring the nation back to God. (1 Sam 1)

When God has placed something on our hearts, then like Hannah we will be tempted to settle for the ‘status quo’ or second best. But that is the very time to passionately press in to God for the answer.

3. Pray from the Heart

Hannah cried a wordless prayer of deep groaning—and God answered it. (1 Sam 1:12-16, Rom 8:26-27)) Nehemiah shot up a prayer whilst he was going about his daily occupation. (Neh 2:1-5) These seemingly simple prayers, carried from the heart, changed nations.

There are no right and wrong ways to pray. Just real prayers.

It’s time to put aside formulas, and not to be intimidated by someone else’s style and eloquence. The prayers that God answers are real prayers from the heart, regardless of time, place or technique.

4. Pray with Praise and Thanksgiving

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (Phil 4:6)

Paul and Silas were in a difficult situation. God called them to evangelise a city, but they were stuck in a dungeon, held in stocks. As they prayed in the night and offered up hymns of praise, God sent an earthquake to open the prison doors. (Acts 16:22-29)

When used in addition to prayer, praise is a powerful cutting-edge weapon for breakthrough. (Ps 149:6-9)

5. Don’t Give Up

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. (Luke 18:1)

Daniel prayed and fasted for 21 days before an answer came. An angel appeared who had been battling in the heavenlies for the entire time Daniel had been in prayer. Daniel’s persistent prayers provided fuel for what God was doing on his behalf. (Dan 10)

Prayer is not a single event, but a process. Whilst continuing in prayer, we are partnering with God as Heaven’s resources, including angels, are being released that are working towards God’s answer.

Don’t give up too soon!

6. Find Others who will Agree with You

Jesus said, “…if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (Matt 18:19-20)

Esther is known as a woman whose courage saved a nation. However, prior to approaching the King, Esther called on Mordecai, all the Jews of the city, and her own attendants, to fast before God for 3 days. Esther knew that the real power lay in God answering the prayer of those who had joined her in the fast. (Esther 4:16)

When in need of a breakthrough, find others who will join you in prayer, because there is multiplied power in agreement.

I'M HURT!

Hurt comes to everyone’s life in one way or another. For some, it’s more severe than others. For me, this year has been the hardest of my life in terms of personal hurt. Of course, when we use a generic term like hurt it can mean physical, emotional, or spiritual hurt. It can even be a potent combination of the three. In fact, it usually is a blending of the three, because when we are hurting in one area it bleeds into the other two eventually.

Every hardship has a lesson (or multiple lessons) embedded within it. Certainly, this is the essence of Paul’s anointed thinking when he wrote of learning to be content in every situation (Philippians 4:11... Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.).

Below are nine things to remember when hurting humbly written from one hurt person to another.

1. You’re not the only one hurting.

2. Hurt doesn’t give anyone a license to be a jerk.

3. All hurts can be healed.

4. God is present even when you don’t feel Him.

5. Your response to hurt will determine whether you come out stronger or weaker.

6. There are valuable lessons to be learned while hurting.

7. Anointing is forged and perfected in fiery furnaces.

8. Hiding from helpers only makes hurting hurt worse.

9. Hurt is only a season that will soon pass.

And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations,
varieties of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:28
Each and every believer has been gifted by God to fulfill his or her calling
and purpose. For some, their gifts will place them in a visible ministry; others are gifted for "behind-the-scenes" ministries. No gift makes anyone more important than anyone else. We are all equal in Christ—equally loved by God and equally necessary to the Body of Christ.
And yet, as we have seen, certain offices within the Church are designated by God as being higher in rank than others. The reason for this is that someone has to be first; someone has to be a pioneer.
What 1 Corinthians 12:28 tells us is that the Church should be first and foremost apostolic. This is the divine order of ministry given to the Church. There is a wisdom behind this order. It is not to elevate men or exalt the flesh. God has a purpose in everything He does.
A Divine Order
Each of the gifts has a certain function that operates best in divine order. When the Church neglects this order, it will not be able to progress toward the
goal of fulfilling its commission.
When things are out of order, the result is disorder and confusion. The
anointing and power of God flow through order. The anointing flowed from Aaron's head, to his beard, to the skirts of his garments (see Ps. 133:2).
The head represents authority. Order is always based on authority. Again, the authority of the Church should be first apostolic, second prophetic, third teaching. The amount of authority we operate in is based on this order. The flow of the anointing is based on this order. Our ability to fulfill the Great Commission is based on this order.
 
The apostolic prepares and opens the way for the prophetic. The prophetic in turn prepares and opens the way for the teaching. Each one precedes and paves the way for the other. Each gift and ministry is designed by God in this way to open the way for the other to follow. Each territory needs all three to operate in order to establish God's purposes in that region.
Evangelism and pastoring are utilized as ways of reaching and overseeing the people. These gifts are important and necessary to perfect the saints and help fulfill the Great Commission. If the Church is apostolic, it will also be evangelistic in order to reach the lost; it will also be pastoral to protect and cover those who are saved. The apostolic cannot function without these two gifts and the others as well.

And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations,
varieties of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:28
Each and every believer has been gifted by God to fulfill his or her calling
and purpose. For some, their gifts will place them in a visible ministry; others are gifted for "behind-the-scenes" ministries. No gift makes anyone more important than anyone else. We are all equal in Christ—equally loved by God and equally necessary to the Body of Christ.
And yet, as we have seen, certain offices within the Church are designated by God as being higher in rank than others. The reason for this is that someone has to be first; someone has to be a pioneer.
What 1 Corinthians 12:28 tells us is that the Church should be first and foremost apostolic. This is the divine order of ministry given to the Church. There is a wisdom behind this order. It is not to elevate men or exalt the flesh. God has a purpose in everything He does.
A Divine Order
Each of the gifts has a certain function that operates best in divine order. When the Church neglects this order, it will not be able to progress toward the
goal of fulfilling its commission.
When things are out of order, the result is disorder and confusion. The
anointing and power of God flow through order. The anointing flowed from Aaron's head, to his beard, to the skirts of his garments (see Ps. 133:2).
The head represents authority. Order is always based on authority. Again, the authority of the Church should be first apostolic, second prophetic, third teaching. The amount of authority we operate in is based on this order. The flow of the anointing is based on this order. Our ability to fulfill the Great Commission is based on this order.
 
The apostolic prepares and opens the way for the prophetic. The prophetic in turn prepares and opens the way for the teaching. Each one precedes and paves the way for the other. Each gift and ministry is designed by God in this way to open the way for the other to follow. Each territory needs all three to operate in order to establish God's purposes in that region.
Evangelism and pastoring are utilized as ways of reaching and overseeing the people. These gifts are important and necessary to perfect the saints and help fulfill the Great Commission. If the Church is apostolic, it will also be evangelistic in order to reach the lost; it will also be pastoral to protect and cover those who are saved. The apostolic cannot function without these two gifts and the others as well.

HOW TO PERSEVERE (ENDURE) IN HARD TIMES” 

MOSES was given a difficult assignment. It was a {BIG} responsibility. It involved a {LONG} period of time. It came {LATE} in his life. It forced him to depend upon God {DAILY}. 

The Bible says Moses:

Endured thru {FAITH}! (Hebrews 11:27) 

God wants Moses to be an {EXAMPLE} for us (Jeremiah 5:5). 

When we are going through difficult times, there are certain things we need to always remember! 

I. REMEMBER GOD’S {PROMISES}

*Exodus 3:1-10 

*Exodus 32:7-14 

*I Kings 8:55-56 

*Isaiah 40:8 

*Isaiah 26:3-4 

When going through difficult times, we must remember: 

THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD TO KEEP HIS WORD. 

1. REMEMBER GOD’S {PRESENCE}

*Exodus 33:13-17 

*Isaiah 43:1-3 

*Hebrews 13:5b-6 

Moses never {SAW} God’s face, but endured by knowing His presence. (Exodus 33:13-17) 

1. REMEMBER GOD’S {POWER}

*Exodus 33:18-23 

*Numbers 14:6-10 

*Romans 8:31 

*Matthew 28:18-19 

Roman’s 8:31…What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us.

Isaiah 43:18-19 NKJV ....“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old.19 Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will eveq make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.

I will say it again until it gets in your spirit, God wants to create something new in you! I will say it again God wants to create something new in you!  That’s right little ol you, that’s right a ex this and ex that, some of you are saying to yourself preacher if you really knew what I used to be and do? Let me tell you the messier your past is the more powerful your message will be.  This word EX is very powerful in the life of a believer, it means “out of, from,”.

SEE YOUR EX IS THE BEGINNING OF YOUR EXPECTATION OF YOUR NEW, YOU GOT TO HAVE A EX BEFORE YOU CAN GET AN EXPECTATION. Anybody out there got an EX?  What is EXPECTATION it is believing that something is going to happen.

Labels can cling to us for a lifetime. Even Jesus was given labels (can anything good come from Nazareth John 1:46).  Labels can be imprinted in our thinking and in our minds by what others say about us or things others do to us.

The problem is, it’s tough to change our stinking thinking and bad habits.  Many of us have the IF ITS NOT BROKEN THAN DON’T FIX IT.....Mentality. 

Our past suffocates our creativity and smothers out our fire and passion..

In (Exodus 14:21) God made a dry path through the sea. He turned the water into dry ground to give the Israelites a way to escape from Pharaoh!  But now Isaiah says the opposite in (Isa 43:18-19) HE IS TURNING THE DRY PLACES INTO RIVERS.  Just because He did it one way doesn’t mean He will do it the same way again.

In (John 7:37-38) Jesus said, 37 “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”

God has new things for us. He wants us to anticipate new things—even streams in the desert, roads in the wilderness....BEHOLD I’M DOING A NEW THING....THE WORD BEHOLD means to look for it to spring forth, to LEAP! 

GOD IS CREATING SOMETHING NEW IN YOU THATS TAILOR MADE JUST FOR YOU!

When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, 2 Kings 20:2

King Hezekiah was at cross roads, the source from which he was expecting good news brought bad news. He did not despair, he faced the wall. The situation gave in, he had his prayers answered. In any situation in which you are facing a wall, may God come through for you. God came through for the children of Israel when they faced the walls of Jericho. May God hear your prayers and see you through to a better state and place; in Jesus mighty name! Amen!

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. 

Concerning our God, the Bible states: But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O LORD, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall, or like the relentless heat of the desert. But you silence the roar of foreign nations. As the shade of a cloud cools relentless heat, so the boastful songs of ruthless people are stilled(Isaiah 25:4-5).

By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in: (Psalm 18:29).

According to Ralph Waldo Emerson: 'Every wall is a door.'

In 2 Chronicles 26:6, the Bible states concerning Uzziah He went out and made war against the Philistines and broke through the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod, and he built cities in the territory of Ashdod and elsewhere among the Philistines.

Uzziah; whose name means 'God is my strength' broke through walls of opposition. Walls could not stop him. The things that stopped others will not stop you from moving forward and advancing in Jesus mighty name!  Amen! May God's strength be made available to you to face and overcome every wall, in Jesus mighty name!

Divine visitation refers to when the heavens and the earth collaborates. The superior – the heavens decides to show mercy, and pay the created – the earth, a visit. Divine visitation can bring about reconstruction (Jeremiah 4:23-24), where a wilderness, barren land becomes a fruitful place.

When God visits; past promises and prophecies are turned into reality. Tangible results are seen. When God visited the earth, in Jesus, by his birth, prophecies given hundreds of years before were fulfilled.

As we celebrate the season of God’s divine visitation to earth to save all men, women and the world from sin; let us boldly declare the Lordship of Jesus, our King, Saviour and Lord. Jesus is coming back again; remain ready, help others to be ready. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men, most miserable. Help others come out of current and eternal misery by sharing the good news of God’s divine visitation in this season!

Provokes Divine Multiplication – Jer. 30:19-20/ Jn. 6:5-11

· Provokes Divine Guidance – Is. 30:19-21/ Ps. 100:4/ Ps. 16:11

· Provokes Supernatural Deliverance – Acts 16:25-30

· Provokes Supernatural Promotion – Hab. 3:17-19.

· Provokes Divine Health – Ps. 100:4/ Ps. 84:7

· Provokes Divine Favour – Ps. 119:164/ Ps. 30:5-7

· Provokes Supernatural Blessing – Ps. 67:5-7/ Joel 1:11-12

· Provokes Divine Vengeance – Ps. 149:3-7/ 2Sam. 6:14-23

· Empowers our access to realms of Signs and Wonders – Exo. 15:11

· Facilitates fulfillment of Prophecies – 2Chr. 20:14-24/ 1Tim. 1:18.

From scriptures, we understand that praise is God’s spiritual habitat (Ps. 22:3).

GOD'S WORD IS OUR TICKET TO INCREASE!

1).  Increase happens when we continue with the word that God has spoken to us:

The word will lead us to our destination. A good example is the prophecy that we received this morning. We have the plane ticket with a particular date we will fly. We must be available to go on the journey. If the time has come and we are too busy, we will miss the flight. The ticket is not the place. If we are not on the plane, we will not reach the destination. The ticket is the entrance point.

God wants us to enter into the boat and the boat is God’s word. We must do what God wants us to do and practice what God wants us to practice. If we don’t go to the other side, there will be no increase. There is no increase without God’s word.

If we listen and don’t do the word, we will only be deceiving ourselves. If God is talking to us it is because God’s mercy is still upon us. Imagine going to a church when God is no longer talking but only the church people and the pastor talking. God is merciful and He is kind and that’s why He keeps talking to us. When God manifest, everything will be blessed.

Act 11:20 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene; who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus.
Act 11:21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

It is the some of them that makes the difference. They are not average people but people who can make a difference. Ordinary people are many but extraordinary people are few. There are ordinary church members and there are extraordinary church members. That goes the same for churches, restaurants, etc. Choose to become extraordinary.

2) Increase happens when we break people limitations:

Sometimes we can be afraid when we see people and people’s opinions. People can be our worse enemy. When certain person is there, we cannot do or operate. Our biggest problem is people. Sometimes the closet people to us can be our greatest enemy. Increase will not happen when we don’t break people limitation. We must not hide what we have. What we carry is important and we can change everything. Everywhere the river went can bring life. We may be surrounded by people who don’t like us but when we rise up, the God of increase will be upon us.

Stop complaining about other people. Let God love us when others don’t love us. Don’t use other people to stop ourselves. If we want the God of increase, then we must break people limitation. Speak what God has placed in our heart and not to be intimidated by people.

Act 11:22 And the Word was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem. And they sent out Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch;
Act 11:23 who was glad when he had come and had seen the grace of God. And he exhorted all with purpose of heart to remain near to the Lord.
Act 11:24 For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And many people were added to the Lord.