Before the Father’s Face - Prayer as Restored Dependence and Intercession for Mission

Jun 14, 2026  •  Senior Pastor Ryan Perry

FROM SELF-RELIANCE TO JESUS-RELIANCE - Week 3

Before the Father’s Face - Prayer as Restored Dependence and Intercession for Mission


Senior Pastor Ryan Perry

14 July 2026

Good Hope Baptist Church


Primary Texts: Matthew 6:9–13; Hebrews 4:14–16; Romans 8:14–27; 2 Corinthians 5:17–20


Supporting Texts: John 15:5–7; Acts 1:8; Acts 4:23–31; 1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 6:18; 1 Timothy 2:1–6; Hebrews 7:25; James 5:16; Luke 22:31–32; 1 Peter 2:9; Colossians 1:15; 2 Corinthians 3:18


Big Idea: Prayer is not a religious add-on to the Christian life. Prayer is restored dependence on the Father through Christ by the help of the Holy Spirit. Since Christians belong to the body of Christ, and the church exists to bring heaven to earth under the authority of Jesus, intercessory prayer is one of the ways God’s people stand in the gap and depend on God to do what only He can do.


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