Prayer

This is the third of four training manuals used by "In Christ's Image Training" (ICIT) online courses. The vision of ICIT is to train and release hundreds of thousands Christlike pastors, leaders and intercessors to stand before God on behalf of the world around them.

It is strongly recommended that these manuals be read in sequence. The truths in the first manual, "Christlikeness," reveal that our heavenly Father's goal for our lives is conformity to Christ. The second manual, "Humility," helps to define what areas of our lives need to change en route to Christlikeness. This manual on prayer will help empower us to tranform the world around us.

The Lord Jesus said His house would be called a "house of prayer for all nations." Thus, He revealed that prayer would be an indispensible component in the release of mercy to the world. The early disciples were devoted to the word of God and prayer. Like Jesus Himself, they drew their spiritual power from God, which they found in the place of prayer.

In this third manual, we will seek to appropriate various aspects of the gift of prayer as seen in our passion for God, in praying for our families, and in intercession for our cities and nations. We will seek to attain the highest level of prayer, where Christ Himself, in the midst of our woundedness, intercedes through us to the Father.