The Weapon of Prayer: Maximize Your Greatest Strategy Against the Enemy

by David Ireland PhD

Overview

The Christian walk is a warfare walk. We cannot sit idly by and expect to enter heaven loaded down with God’s promises. We must fight our dreaded adversaries in a most skillful way. This is how we are going to fulfill the Great Commission, bring deliverance to the captives, build a hedge of protection around our families, and put Satan on the defense.
David D. Ireland provides an in-depth, yet easily applicable, teaching to help you become a victorious warrior. You will learn how to adopt a new biblical mind-set; how to put faith in action in career, marriage, parenting, etc.; and how to seize your destiny.
Prayer was Jesus’s secret weapon, and it must be yours too. Just as a soldier goes through boot camp to learn how to skillfully use his weapons, this book will be your spiritual boot camp for mastering your greatest weapon—PRAYER.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629986777
Publisher:	Charisma Media
Publication date:	08/04/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

David D. Ireland, PhD, is the founding and lead pastor of Christ Church, an 8,000-member multisite and multiracial congregation of over forty nationalities in New Jersey. Diversity consultant to the National Basketball Association, Ireland hosts seminars nationally and internationally on diversity, leadership, marriage, and prayer. He’s the author of over 20 books including Journey to the Mountain of God and The Kneeling Warrior.

Table of Contents

Foreword Dr. R. T. Kendall xv

Introduction xvii

This Book's Promise xix

Chapter 1 You Must Fight! 1

Neutrality is a Spiritual Crime 5

What It Means to be Vigilant 7

Do You Have Spiritual HIV? 9

Symptom 1 Disinterest in the Fight 9

Symptom 2 Disbelief in the Fight 10

Symptom 3 Discouraged by the Fight 13

Symptom 4 Disdain for the Fight 16

Enlist in the Fight 20

Chapter 2 One Powerful Weapon 23

Satan's Planned Attack 26

Jesus's Planned Counterattack 27

What Kind Of Weapon Is Prayer? 29

It's Our Key Advantage 30

It's Our Teacher 32

The Power of Prayer 33

Prayer Is God's Language 34

Why Is Prayer a Powerful Weapon? 37

It Gives Us Authority 38

It Demonstrates Our Faith 40

Chapter 3 Our God is a General 43

Our Comfortable Names for God 46

Broaden Tour Perspective 48

The Awe of God 50

Our General, God 54

Cruise Ship or Battleship? 59

Chapter 4 Lift Up a War Cry 63

Prayer is a War Cry 65

Learn From Mordecai's Example 67

Signal Danger with Your Cry 68

Signal Others with Your Cry 69

Demand Strong-Action with Your Cry 71

Involve Decision-Makers with Your Cry 72

Involve a Greater Group with Your Cry 75

Activate Faith With Your Cry 76

What's Your War Cry? 77

Will You Help Sound a Shift? 79

Chapter 5 Be Strategic In Your Prayer 81

The Threefold Strategy of Prater 85

The Emotional Side of Prayer 86

The Rational Side of Prayer 89

Step 1 Ask 89

Step 2 Seek 92

Step 3 Knock 97

Apply Strategy to Your Prayers 104

Chapter 6 Prayer as Defense 107

God is Looking for Defenders 109

Meet Epaphras, the Defender 111

How Did Epaphras Pray? 114

He Wrestled In Prayer 114

He Focused On His Assignment 115

He Remained Watchful 117

What Did Epaphras Pray For? 117

That they would stand firm in God's will 118

That they would stand in maturity 120

That they would stand fully assured 122

Chapter 7 Prayer as Offense 125

What is Offensive Prayer? 128

Why Are Offensive Prayers Needed? 130

How to Pray Offensive Prayers 132

Pray for God's Promises 132

Pray for Your Passions and Goals 136

Pray in Response to God's Revelation 140

God Is Always Previous! 145

Chapter 8 What's Your Rank, Soldier? 147

Ambition Opens The Door For Potential 150

You Need More Than Just Purpose 151

Soldiers Have Potential 152

Recognize Your Potential 155

Notice the internal voices 156

Notice the external cues 157

The Value of Listening Prayer 159

Tap in to Your Potential 162

Chapter 9 The Mountain of the Lord 167

Let's Go To The Mountain! 170

Go To Meet with God 172

Come Hungry and Thirsty 174

Come Connect With God 176

Go To Find Relief 177

Find relief from your troubles 178

Find relief from difficulties 180

Go To Receive Your Rewards 182

Conclusion 187

Notes 191

About the Author 199

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Completely fresh and filled with some of the most inspiring stories I have ever come across.”
—R. T. KENDALL


“I’ve been stirred to be a kneeling warrior. You will be too.”
—DAVID E. SCHROEDER, Ed. D., president, Pillar College, Truth in Education


“Very seldom will you find an individual with so much knowledge of the Word and an equally tremendous passion for Jesus.”
—KURT WARNER, retired NFL Quarterback, host of The Moment

“ The Weapon of Prayer is a tool in the hands of the believer.”
—BISHOP TUDOR BISMARK, Jabula New Life Ministries, Harare, Zimbabwe