ABNORMAL PRAYER
Abnormal—Not normal, average, typical, or usual; deviating from a standard, extremely or excessively large:
Titus 2:14 NIV
“Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.”
A people that are his very own—Periousios (per-ee-oo'-see-os; being beyond usual, i.e. special (one's own):
ABNORMAL PRAYER BRINGS FREEDOM.
Acts 12:5-7 NLT
“But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him. 6 The night before Peter was to be placed on trial, he was asleep, fastened with two chains between two soldiers. Others stood guard at the prison gate. 7 Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, ‘Quick! Get up!’ And the chains fell off his wrists.”
Acts 16:25-28 NLT
“Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. 26 Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off! 27 The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself. 28 But Paul shouted to him, ‘Stop! Don't kill yourself! We are all here!’”
ABNORMAL PRAYER BRINGS VISION.
Acts 9:10-12 NLT
“Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, ‘Ananias!’ ‘Yes, Lord!’ he replied. 11 The Lord said, ‘Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now. 12 I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again.’”
ABNORMAL PRAYER BRINGS PASSION.
Acts 2:42 NIV
“They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”
Acts 4:24 NIV
“When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. ‘Sovereign Lord,’ they said, ‘you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.”
Acts 4:31 NIV
“After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.”
ABNORMAL PRAYER BRINGS POWER.
Acts 9:40 NLT
“But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, ‘Get up, Tabitha.’ And she opened her eyes! When she saw Peter, she sat up!”
Acts 1:14 NIV
“They all joined together constantly in prayer…”
Acts 2:1-4 NIV
“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”