Assignments for this course take the form of written summaries, research, and analysis. They are designed to help us work through the course objectives, while keeping a focus on our spiritual growth through conceptual learning.

For each assignment, please develop a document and submit it to me in either Microsoft Word or HTML format (your word processing software should permit you to do a "save as" and choose either of those formats).

Important: Ask the Holy Spirit to speak the truth of God to you each time you do an assignment.   

Assignment #1 

Readings: The Beginner’s Guide to Intercessory Prayer 

Length 7-8 pages 

Although we may have had some basic instruction in intercessory prayer, it’s always good to reinforce our foundations. Why is the ministry of intercessory prayer so important in God’s Kingdom? How does it personally apply to you and what impact does it have on our relationships with others? Discuss the priority, plan, person, purpose, prize, place, protection, power, perseverance, pain and pleasure of intercession. 

Assignment #2 

Readings: Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayer to Move Heaven and

               Earth

                        Chapter 1: The Question Is…

                        Chapter 2: The Necessity of Prayer

                        Chapter 3: Re-Presenting Jesus                 

                  Intercessory Prayer: Study Guide—Chapters 1,2,3 

Length 5-6 pages 

Intercession can be defined as meditating, going between, pleading for another, representing one party to another. Why do you think God chose from the time of the Creation to work on the earth through humans and not independently from them? 

Assignment #3 

Readings: Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayer to Move Heaven and

               Earth

                        Chapter 4: Meetings: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

                        Chapter 5: Cheek to Cheek

                        Chapter 6: No Trespassing             

                  Intercessory Prayer: Study Guide—Chapters 4,5,6 

Length 5-6 pages 

Intercessors meet with God but they also meet the powers of darkness. What role does the ministry of intercession play in Jesus’ redemptive work for our salvation? In what ways is He our ‘model’ for the ministry of intercession? 

Assignment #4 

Readings: Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayer to Move Heaven and

               Earth

                        Chapter 7: Butterflies, Mice, Elephants and Bull’s-Eyes

                        Chapter 8: Supernatural Childbirth

                        Chapter 9: Pro Wrestlers                 

                  Intercessory Prayer: Study Guide—Chapters 7,8,9 

Length 5-6 pages 

The Holy Spirit initiates and empowers intercession. What role does intercession play in the spiritual birth of sons and daughters in the Kingdom of God? How does intercession help us face the powers of darkness? 

Assignment #5 

Readings: Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayer to Move Heaven and

               Earth

                        Chapter 10: Most High Man

                        Chapter 11: The Lightening of God

                        Chapter 12: The Substance of Prayer                 

                  Intercessory Prayer: Study Guide—Chapters 10,11,12 

Length 5-6 pages 

We know that the sin of pride passed down to us from Lucifer (satan) in the Garden is responsible for humanity’s spiritual blindness. How does the power of God released in us through intercession allow the Light and Truth of Jesus to break spiritual blindness and set individuals free from satan’s bondage? 

Assignment #6 

Readings: Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayer to Move Heaven and

               Earth

                        Chapter 13: Actions That Speak and Words That Perform

                        Chapter 14: The Watchman Anointing             

                  Intercessory Prayer: Study Guide—Chapters 13,14    

Length 5-6 pages 

Our words and actions impact the spiritual realm which then the natural realm. We can’t afford to be ignorant of the wiles of satan. Therefore, what is the ‘watchman anointing’ and how does it protect us and give us discernment to overcome the deceptions of the enemy? 

Assignment #7 

Final Paper 

Length 12-15 pages

What has the Lord revealed to you in this course? Write a final paper summing up the knowledge, ideas and conclusions you reached during the course. Focus your paper and make sure it reflects, through references and comments, the work you have done and what you gained from your learning experience. Explain how you gained a greater understanding of the ministry of intercessory prayer. Consider the question, what is the ultimate purpose for God’s ministry of intercessory prayer?

• Read: Authority in Prayer: Praying with Power and Purpose
• Consider all the material you observed in this course and focus on those issues that are close to your heart.
• Also, make use of the bibliography resources in your texts as they make excellent references for guided research.
• Make use of the ACU Online Resource Center. There are many great resources there to help you.

Assignments that MUST BE SUBMITTED to Your Instructor for Grading 

YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A GRADE FOR THE COURSE OR BE CREDITED AS COMPLETING THE COURSE UNTIL ALL OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND GRADED BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR: 

Assignment #1

Assignment #2

Assignment #3

Assignment #4

Assignment #5

Assignment #6