1. Faithful in Prayer
Mark esp. v29

2. Prayer in the context of mission
We are called to follow Jesus both up the mountain and down into the valley

3. Prayer that is spiritual warfare
Mark takes the existence of demonic activity – of a continued battle against evil, personal supernatural beings – as a self-evident aspect of reality, a fact of life… Paul says in Ephesians 6 and elsewhere that we are all fighting demonic ‘principalities’ all the time. Remember that even Jesus was not immune to these attacks. We read early on in the book of Mark that just after his baptism Jesus ‘was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan (Mark 1.12).
Get a balance.
If this had been written up by a non-Christian of the time
Elaborate detail as to what sort of unclean or impure spirit, where in the hierarchy it came, little interest in the person being freed
Christian, no interest in demonic world per se. Great concern for the boy and the Father.

4. The Vital Importance of Prayer
This kind can only come out by prayer… We have a prayer answering God

6. Prayer Points
Our national leaders Those due to be baptised at Cragg and Headingley Our daily work – that we would cooperate with God regarding all he wants to do in us and through us Student work across Leeds Any gathering specific issues

8. Communion
Sharing pastoral needs Sharing opportunities for mission