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THE TABLE OF THE BREAD OF PRESENCE
This set a course for the rest of my life. I saw difficult situations turn around,
miracles happen, and great moves of God because of prayer when I was
around these ladies. They taught me that every thing is birthed in the spiri­
tual through prayer, and then you will see the results in the natural. My life
was so changed by them; I still base my whole life and ministry on prayer to
this day. When I started my church in Dallas, I met with the core group and
started corporate prayer and fasting. This was the first thing I started. It has
kept us from many difficulties and has caused a very high level of fruitfulness
in ministry.
Methods in prayer
It is vital to not get religious in your prayer life. Prayer can become a reli­
gious ritual very quickly. I do believe there is a pattern the Lord taught us,
but it is not a dead ritual. The pattern Jesus taught us about prayer can very
easily parallel with the pattern revealed in the Tabernacle of how to get into
God’s manifest presence! I want to discuss this pattern of prayer taught us
by the Lord.
Luke 11:2­4 “Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us
this day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone
who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.”
This is the New International Version. I will draw from other versions as well.
Here are the patterns I have learned in prayer.
1. Our Father in heaven
We are children of God because of the blood of the lamb of God. The
first step to entering God’s presence in prayer is coming through the
blood of Jesus. I always start my prayer time by asking the Lord to wash
me in the blood from any sin. I ask him to cleanse me from anything I
have done that I didn’t even realize I have done. This was the first step
the Priests of the Old Testament would take. They would make a blood
sacrifice for the atonement of their sin before they began to move into
God’s presence. We have access to the throne of grace by the blood of
the lamb according to Hebrews 10:19­22. I usually take communion dur­
ing this time personally.
2. Hallowed be your name
This speaks of praise and worship. After we are washed by the blood of
the lamb, we have access to God’s presence. We can lift our voices and
our hands and begin to worship the Lord. I use worship CD’s some­
times, and other times I simply sing to the Lord. I will sing something
like: “I worship you Lord. I bless your name. You are holy and worthy of
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