A way out of worry

Bible passages
2 Chronicles 7:13-14, Exodus 17:8-13, Genesis 18:22-33

Summary points

• When God’s people intercede, God intervenes.
• There is power in our free will.
• 4 steps of intercession: get informed, get inspired, get indignant, get in synch.

Q. What did you find most helpful or most challenging in the video?
Q. How do you feel about intercessory prayer – do you find it’s something that comes naturally or is it more of a challenge?

“Our free wills are powerful; they can release or restrict the purposes of God.”

Q. How does this affect the way that we come to God in intercessory prayer?
Q. Have you ever had a feeling that you needed to pray for something or someone? What happened?

“Prayer isn’t about trying to get God to say amen to what I want; prayer is about me saying amen to God’s will for my life”

Q. What would it look like for you to pray this week with this perspective?

As a group, spend some time interceding for your community, town or nation. Follow the 4 steps Pete outlined:

Get informed: learn the facts by checking the news, or updates about the people you’re praying for.

Get inspired: What is God saying about this? Invite the Holy Spirit to speak into the situations you’re interceding for.

Get indignant: Engage your own heart and allow yourself to think and feel honestly as you pray.

Get in synch: engage together. You might like to all pray out loud at once, or pray in a circle so that everyone has a chance to pray and be heard.