1. Word Study: Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
Definition for Intercession “The act of petitioning God or praying on behalf of another person, group or nation.”
Word Study: Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
Hebrew: “Pa-ga” = to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity, to encounter, to meet, to reach, to entreat, to make intercession
Greek: “Huperentugehano” = huper - above, beyond, more than, exceedingly above
entugehano - confer with, deal with, a meeting between, make intercession, meet on behalf or for the sake of someone else
“Entuxus” = to approach the King
Webster: to intervene between parties with a view to reconciling differences (peacemakers)

2. Who is an Intercessor?
1. Jesus, Our Great High Priest/Intercessor (Ro 8:34; He 7:25)
2. The Holy Spirit (Ro 8:26)
3. All Believers (I Pe 2:5,9)
4. Priesthood/Intercession
a. Old Testament priesthood (Ex 19:5, Lev. 3:5-12) b. Aaron the High Priest (Ex 28:1-4, Lev 16:30) c. Jesus is now the High Priest (He 8:1,2)

3. What is the Process of Intercession

4. What is the Process of Intercession
Believer’s prayers return
Through the Holy Spirit
To the Son
To the Father
Memorials: (Ac 10:4)
Prayers: (Rev 5:8, Rev 8:3-5)

5. How to Develop Intercession in You
Intimacy - relationship, repentance, holiness
Identification - entering the ministry of Jesus
Agony - the response that brings results
Authority - to declare His will

6. Intimacy: God’s Desire
1. Fellowship in the garden (Ge 3:8)
2. Dwell with them (Ex 25:8)
3. Dwell in them (2 Co 6:16)
4. Dwell in you (Jn 14:17)

7. Intimacy: Seeking His Face
1. Bethel - House of God (Ge 28:10-22) relationship
2. Penial - Face of God (Ge 32:24-30) repentance
3. Holiness (Ps 24:1-6)
4. The face of Jesus (2 Co 4:6)

8. Intimacy: Reproducing After the Heart: (Ps 27:8)
1. Adam & Eve natural reproduction (Ge 1:28)
2. Abraham’s covenant of circumcision (Ge 17:9-11)
3. God’s true purpose of circumcision Old Testament (Dt 10:15,16; Dt 30:6)
4. Covenant given to the Church through Jesus
(Ro 2:28,29)
5. Church spiritual reproduction
(Mt 28:18-20; Col 2:11-15)

9. Identification: 1. Jesus our Great Identifier/Priest/Intercessor
(He 2:14-18; He 5:14-16)
2. Reconciling (2 Co 5:18-21)
3. Empathy (1 Co 12:25,26)

10. Agony: The burden of God comes as an overshadowing of the Holy Spirit (like Mary). Our heart/spirit becomes the womb of God.
1. Burden - receive the concern from God a. Impulse burden (Luke 19:41) b. Long-term burden (Galations 4:19) c. Praying through (Isaiah 10:27)
2. Travail - is the act of bringing the burden to birth, it is the prayer of compassion a. Weeping & tears (Psalm 126:4-6) b. Groaning: Old Testament (Ex 2:24; Ex 6:5; Judges 2:18) c. Groaning: New Testament (Romans 8:26, 27) d. Groaning & Weeping: Jesus (John 11:32-35) (Hebrews 5:6,7)

11. Authority 1. Asking according to the will of God (1 John 5:14,15
2. Confidence of the heart (1 John 3: Romans 8:27

12. Warfare Through:
1. Humbling (2 Chronicles 7:14)
2. Repentance (1 Samuel 7:2-9)
3: Praise
a. praise=Yadah - to hold out the hand; physically, to throw
(a stone, an arrow) at or away especially to revere or worship
(with extended hands) cast (out), (make) confess (ion), praise,
shoot, (give) thanks (Psalm 144:1)
b. Jehosophat’s army (2 Chronicles 20:14-22)
c. high praises (Psalm 149:1-9)
d. releases the zeal of God against His enemies (Isaiah 42: 10-13)
(Matthew 21: 9-13)
4. Musical Instruments
a. harp (1 Samuel 16:15-18)
b. tambourines and harps (stringed instruments) (Isaiah 30:31,32)
5. Banners
a. (Isaiah 31:8,9; Isaiah 59:19
b. Jehovah-Nissi (Exodus 17:15,16)