1. Prayers, the road to church revival
الصلاة
الطريق الي نهضة الكنيسة

2. Revival is the work of the Holy Spirit
Hebrews 3:7-9
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, when your fathers tempted Me, proved Me, and saw My works forty years.
لِذَلِكَ كَمَا يَقُولُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ: «الْيَوْمَ إِنْ سَمِعْتُمْ صَوْتَهُ (8) فَلاَ تُقَسُّوا قُلُوبَكُمْ، كَمَا فِي الإِسْخَاطِ، يَوْمَ التَّجْرِبَةِ فِي الْقَفْرِ (9) حَيْثُ جَرَّبَنِي آبَاؤُكُمُ. اخْتَبَرُونِي وَأَبْصَرُوا أَعْمَالِي أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً.

3. Asking for the Holy Spirit
Luke 11:13
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?
فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ أَشْرَارٌ تَعْرِفُونَ أَنْ تُعْطُوا أَوْلاَدَكُمْ عَطَايَا جَيِّدَةً فَكَمْ بِالْحَرِيِّ الآبُ الَّذِي مِنَ السَّمَاءِ يُعْطِي الرُّوحَ الْقُدُسَ لِلَّذِينَ يَسْأَلُونَهُ».

4. The promise of Revival 2 Chronicles 7:14
if My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
فَإِذَا تَوَاضَعَ شَعْبِي الَّذِينَ دُعِيَ اسْمِي عَلَيْهِمْ وَصَلُّوا وَطَلَبُوا وَجْهِي وَرَجَعُوا عَنْ طُرُقِهِمِ الرَّدِيئَةِ فَإِنِّي أَسْمَعُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَأَغْفِرُ خَطِيَّتَهُمْ وَأُبْرِئُ أَرْضَهُمْ.

5. Exodus 32: Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation."
But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God.
"O LORD," he said, "why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
فَالانَ اتْرُكْنِي لِيَحْمَى غَضَبِي عَلَيْهِمْ وَافْنِيَهُمْ فَاصَيِّرَكَ شَعْبا عَظِيما». فَتَضَرَّعَ مُوسَى امَامَ الرَّبِّ الَهِهِ
وَقَالَ: «لِمَاذَا يَا رَبُّ يَحْمَى غَضَبُكَ عَلَى شَعْبِكَ الَّذِي اخْرَجْتَهُ مِنْ ارْضِ مِصْرَ بِقُوَّةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ وَيَدٍ شَدِيدَةٍ؟
Exodus 32:14 Then the LORD relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.
فَنَدِمَ الرَّبُّ عَلَى الشَّرِّ الَّذِي قَالَ انَّهُ يَفْعَلُهُ بِشَعْبِهِ.

6. Ezra 10:1 And when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there gathered to him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children, for the people wept with a great weeping.
فَلَمَّا صَلَّى عَزْرَا وَاعْتَرَفَ وَهُوَ بَاكٍ وَسَاقِطٌ أَمَامَ بَيْتِ اللَّهِ اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ جَمَاعَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ جِدّاً مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالأَوْلاَدِ لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ بَكَى بُكَاءً عَظِيماً.
Ezra 10:2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have sinned against our God and have taken strange women from the people of the land. Yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
وَقَالَ شَكَنْيَا بْنُ يَحِيئِيلَ مِنْ بَنِي عِيلاَمَ لِعَزْرَا: [إِنَّنَا قَدْ خُنَّا إِلَهَنَا وَاتَّخَذْنَا نِسَاءً غَرِيبَةً مِنْ شُعُوبِ الأَرْضِ. وَلَكِنِ الآنَ يُوجَدُ رَجَاءٌ لإِسْرَائِيلَ فِي هَذَا.

7. The early church was a praying church
Acts 1:14
these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
هَؤُلاَءِ كُلُّهُمْ كَانُوا يُواظِبُونَ بِنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ عَلَى الصَّلاَةِ وَالطِّلْبَةِ مَعَ النِّسَاءِ وَمَرْيَمَ أُمِّ يَسُوعَ وَمَعَ إِخْوَتِهِ.

8. Acts 4: And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your Word, by stretching forth of Your hand for healing, and miracles, and wonders may be done by the name of Your holy child Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness.
وَالآنَ يَا رَبُّ انْظُرْ إِلَى تَهْدِيدَاتِهِمْ وَامْنَحْ عَبِيدَكَ أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمُوا بِكَلاَمِكَ بِكُلِّ مُجَاهَرَةٍ (30) بِمَدِّ يَدِكَ لِلشِّفَاءِ وَلْتُجْرَ آيَاتٌ وَعَجَائِبُ بِاسْمِ فَتَاكَ الْقُدُّوسِ يَسُوعَ». (31) وَلَمَّا صَلَّوْا تَزَعْزَعَ الْمَكَانُ الَّذِي كَانُوا مُجْتَمِعِينَ فِيهِ وَامْتَلأَ الْجَمِيعُ مِنَ الرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ وَكَانُوا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِكَلاَمِ اللهِ بِمُجَاهَرَةٍ.
Praying for Revival

9. The Church should pray, always…
1- Even if the answer has been “NO” before 2- Even if the situation appears “IMPOSSIBLE” 3- Even if we have “WEAK FAITH”

10. 1- Even if the answer has been “NO” before
Acts 12:1-3
It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. (2) He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. (3) When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
وَفِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ مَدَّ هِيرُودُسُ الْمَلِكُ يَدَيْهِ لِيُسِيئَ إِلَى أُنَاسٍ مِنَ الْكَنِيسَةِ فَقَتَلَ يَعْقُوبَ أَخَا يُوحَنَّا بِالسَّيْفِ.
وَإِذْ رَأَى أَنَّ ذَلِكَ يُرْضِي الْيَهُودَ عَادَ فَقَبَضَ عَلَى بُطْرُسَ أَيْضاً.

11. 2- Even if the situation appears IMPOSSIBLE
Acts 12:5-6 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
(6) The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance.
فَكَانَ بُطْرُسُ مَحْرُوساً فِي السِّجْنِ وَأَمَّا الْكَنِيسَةُ فَكَانَتْ تَصِيرُ مِنْهَا صَلاَةٌ بِلَجَاجَةٍ إِلَى اللهِ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ.
(6) وَلَمَّا كَانَ هِيرُودُسُ مُزْمِعاً أَنْ يُقَدِّمَهُ كَانَ بُطْرُسُ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ نَائِماً بَيْنَ عَسْكَرِيَّيْنِ مَرْبُوطاً بِسِلْسِلَتَيْنِ وَكَانَ قُدَّامَ الْبَابِ حُرَّاسٌ يَحْرُسُونَ السِّجْنَ.

12. 3- Even if we have WEAK FAITH.
Acts 12:13-16 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer the door. (14) When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, "Peter is at the door!" (15) "You're out of your mind," they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, "It must be his angel." فَلَمَّا قَرَعَ بُطْرُسُ بَابَ الدِّهْلِيزِ جَاءَتْ جَارِيَةٌ اسْمُهَا رَوْدَا لِتَسْمَعَ. (14) فَلَمَّا عَرَفَتْ صَوْتَ بُطْرُسَ لَمْ تَفْتَحِ الْبَابَ مِنَ الْفَرَحِ بَلْ رَكَضَتْ إِلَى دَاخِلٍ وَأَخْبَرَتْ أَنَّ بُطْرُسَ وَاقِفٌ قُدَّامَ الْبَابِ. (15) فَقَالُوا لَهَا: «أَنْتِ تَهْذِينَ!». وَأَمَّا هِيَ فَكَانَتْ تُؤَكِّدُ أَنَّ هَكَذَا هُوَ. فَقَالُوا: «إِنَّهُ مَلاَكُهُ!».

13. Mark 9:21-24
And He asked his father, How long ago has it been since this came to him? And he said, From childhood. (22) And oftentimes it has cast him into the fire and into the waters to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us. (23) Jesus said to him, If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes. (24) And immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief.
فَسأَلَ أَبَاهُ: «كَمْ مِنَ الزَّمَانِ مُنْذُ أَصَابَهُ هَذَا؟» فَقَالَ: «مُنْذُ صِبَاهُ. (22) وَكَثِيراً مَا أَلْقَاهُ فِي النَّارِ وَفِي الْمَاءِ لِيُهْلِكَهُ. لَكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَسْتَطِيعُ شَيْئاً فَتَحَنَّنْ عَلَيْنَا وَأَعِنَّا». (23) فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «إِنْ كُنْتَ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تُؤْمِنَ فَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ مُسْتَطَاعٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ». (24) فَلِلْوَقْتِ صَرَخَ أَبُو الْوَلَدِ بِدُمُوعٍ وَقَالَ: «أُومِنُ يَا سَيِّدُ فَأَعِنْ عَدَمَ إِيمَانِي».

14. B- How The Church Should Pray…
1- With a humble and pure heart.
2- Boldly with confidence.
3- Without ceasing or giving up.
4- Being specific in what we pray for.
5- With faith and not doubting.
6- Praying for the right things.

15. 1- With a humble and pure heart
Isaiah 1:15-16
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you; even if you offer many prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood; (16) wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong,
فَحِينَ تَبْسُطُونَ أَيْدِيكُمْ أَسْتُرُ عَيْنَيَّ عَنْكُمْ وَإِنْ كَثَّرْتُمُ الصَّلاَةَ لاَ أَسْمَعُ. أَيْدِيكُمْ مَلآنَةٌ دَماً. (16) اِغْتَسِلُوا. تَنَقُّوا. اعْزِلُوا شَرَّ أَفْعَالِكُمْ مِنْ أَمَامِ عَيْنَيَّ. كُفُّوا عَنْ فِعْلِ الشَّرِّ.

16. 2-Boldly with confidence
1 John 5:14-15
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
وَهَذِهِ هِيَ الثِّقَةُ الَّتِي لَنَا عِنْدَهُ:
أَنَّهُ إِنْ طَلَبْنَا شَيْئاً حَسَبَ مَشِيئَتِهِ يَسْمَعُ لَنَا.
وَإِنْ كُنَّا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ مَهْمَا طَلَبْنَا يَسْمَعُ لَنَا، نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ لَنَا الطِّلْبَاتِ الَّتِي طَلَبْنَاهَا مِنْهُ.

17. 3- Without ceasing or giving up
Luke 18:3- 6,7 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary
And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
«كَانَ فِي مَدِينَةٍ قَاضٍ لاَ يَخَافُ اللهَ وَلاَ يَهَابُ إِنْسَاناً.
وَكَانَ فِي تِلْكَ الْمَدِينَةِ أَرْمَلَةٌ. وَكَانَتْ تَأْتِي إِلَيْهِ قَائِلَةً: أَنْصِفْنِي مِنْ خَصْمِي.
أَفَلاَ يُنْصِفُ اللهُ مُخْتَارِيهِ الصَّارِخِينَ إِلَيْهِ نَهَاراً وَلَيْلاً وَهُوَ مُتَمَهِّلٌ عَلَيْهِمْ؟

18. 4- Being specific in what we pray for
Mark 10:51-52
"What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him. The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."
(52) "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.
فَسَأَلَهُ يَسُوعُ: «مَاذَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ بِكَ؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ الأَعْمَى: «يَا سَيِّدِي أَنْ أُبْصِرَ».
(52) فَقَالَ لَهُ يَسُوعُ: «اذْهَبْ. إِيمَانُكَ قَدْ شَفَاكَ». فَلِلْوَقْتِ أَبْصَرَ وَتَبِعَ يَسُوعَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ.

19. 5- With faith and not doubting
James 1:6-8
But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. (7) That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; (8) he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
وَلَكِنْ لِيَطْلُبْ بِإِيمَانٍ غَيْرَ مُرْتَابٍ الْبَتَّةَ، لأَنَّ الْمُرْتَابَ يُشْبِهُ مَوْجاً مِنَ الْبَحْرِ تَخْبِطُهُ الرِّيحُ وَتَدْفَعُهُ. (7) فَلاَ يَظُنَّ ذَلِكَ الإِنْسَانُ أَنَّهُ يَنَالُ شَيْئاً مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ. (8) رَجُلٌ ذُو رَأْيَيْنِ هُوَ مُتَقَلْقِلٌ فِي جَمِيعِ طُرُقِهِ.

20. 6- Praying for the Right Things
James 4:3
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
تَطْلُبُونَ وَلَسْتُمْ تَأْخُذُونَ، لأَنَّكُمْ تَطْلُبُونَ رَدِيّاً لِكَيْ تُنْفِقُوا فِي لَذَّاتِكُمْ.
Mathew 6:33
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
لَكِنِ اطْلُبُوا أَوَّلاً مَلَكُوتَ اللَّهِ وَبِرَّهُ وَهَذِهِ كُلُّهَا تُزَادُ لَكُمْ.

21. Jeremiah 29:11-13
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (12) Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. (13) You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
لأَنِّي عَرَفْتُ الأَفْكَارَ الَّتِي أَنَا مُفْتَكِرٌ بِهَا عَنْكُمْ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ أَفْكَارَ سَلاَمٍ لاَ شَرٍّ لأُعْطِيَكُمْ آخِرَةً وَرَجَاءً. (12) فَتَدْعُونَنِي وَتَذْهَبُونَ وَتُصَلُّونَ إِلَيَّ فَأَسْمَعُ لَكُمْ. (13) وَتَطْلُبُونَنِي فَتَجِدُونَنِي إِذْ تَطْلُبُونَنِي بِكُلِّ قَلْبِكُمْ.