1. Prayer in Revitalization
Dr. Michael Atherton
First Baptist Church of O’Fallon

2. Matthew 26:36-41 (NASB) Matthew 26:36-46 (NASB)
36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”
39 And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.” 40 And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour? 41 Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

3. Matthew 26:42-46
42 He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.” 43 Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44 And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more. 45 Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

4. 1. Struggle (sorrow)
Luke 22:44 (NIV)
And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood
falling on the ground.
2. Supplication
2A. Jesus Prayed as a Child to his Father.
2B. Jesus prayed to His Father knowing He had the Power to help Him!
2C. Jesus prayed as an obedient child to his wise Father
3. Submission
4. Strength
Luke 22:43 (NIV)
An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.

5. The Bottom line:
The outcome of the situation did not necessarily result in a changing of the situation…rather it changed the man in the situation!

6. 1. Pride leads to deception 2. Pride leads to disappointment
Revitalization leadership is predicated upon the brokenness of the leader and brokenness is predicated upon prayer!
1. Pride leads to deception
2. Pride leads to disappointment
3. Pride leads to disunity
4. Pride leads to one’s downfall

7. If not pride…then brokenness
5 Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of the Lord in the front of the new courtyard 6 and said:
“Lord, the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no one can withstand you. 7 Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend? 8 They have lived in it and have built in it a sanctuary for your Name, saying, 9 ‘If calamity comes upon us, whether the sword of judgment, or plague or famine, we will stand in your presence before this temple that bears your Name and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us.’
1 0 “But now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them. 11 See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance. 12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you (2 Chronicles 20:5-12).