Sermon Tone Analysis

What would have happened if God hid the upcoming judgement of Sodom from Abraham?

The Lesson in Justice would be lost

What is God’s goal in revealing His plan to Abraham?

Abraham will show that he cares for the lost.

(He rescued them!

Gen 14:16)

Abraham will intercede for the wicked alongside the righteous.

Abraham will, in faith, submit to God’s will.

What are we witnessing here?

PRAYER

Types of prayer are: Confession/Thanksgiving/Supplication & Intercession

What does prayer accomplish?

Exodus 14 - Moses cries out to God and God splits the Red Sea

Exodus 17 - Moses cries out to God and God provides water from rock

Joshua 10 - Joshua leads Israel against God’s enemies and against wickedness.

He prays for more time and God stops the sun and moon in the sky

1 Samuel 1 - Hannah is barren and is blessed with a son through Prayer

1 Kings 3 - Solomon prays for wisdom

Daniel 9 - Daniel prays for what has already been prophesied to happen, and at the moment he prays God acts!

Intercession is to position yourself between the one in need and the one who can provide for the need.

Intercessory Prayer is:

Personal

Purposeful

Pleading

Particular

Persistent

Abraham fulfills these intercessory guidelines.

Praying for a monetary need:

Personal - Come to God as His beloved child and with the understanding that He alone has provided for all you need

Purposeful - Dedicate time to praying for God to meet this need

Pleading - Pray that God meet the need according to His promise to care for His sons and daughters even more greatly than how He cares for birds of the air and lilies of the field Matt 6:25-34

Particular - Tell God the amount that is needed and/or that the needed amount be reduced to something manageable.

Persistent - Every time the need causes difficulty

Praying for a health need

Personal - Set yourself before God as one who knows that whether you live or die you belong to Him and His kingdom forever

Purposeful - Seek for God to provide the complete healing that only He can

Pleading - Pray as the leper of Luke 5:12 “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”

Particular - Ask for God to provide through an upcoming appointment and in a way that He gets glory.

Persistent - Pray on a faithful, daily schedule for healing.

Praying for someone’s salvation

Personal - Present to God a friend or family member of yours remembering that God loves them even more than you do.

Purposeful - Pray for life-changing salvation

Pleading - Pray as Paul exhorts the Ephesians.

Eph 3:17-19 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Particular - Pray for upcoming times where you know you will see them and be able to share salvation with them.

Persistent - Add them to your list!