Intercession is to put oneself of another to plead their cause and to put oneself between God and that one for whom we are asking, bringing to God the needs of the person and looking to obtain for the person the Help of God. (Col 4:2-3, Ez 22:30a)
Although Sovereign God puts limits to his action in respect to human free will (Psalm 113:24) or maybe God is always ready to act, but waits for human solicitation waiting to be asked in faith (What do you want me to do for you? (Lk 18:41) As the ruin of humanity or of any person is not His desire, God convokes intercessors on whom He can count to be able do his eternal plans of love. Through the intercession we serve God in the evangelization of the world, we collaborate with the mission of Jesus.
Our call to this ministry of the group of intercession that has the mission of praying constantly in an organized form for the specific intentions and CLARAS of the St. Andrew School of Evangelization being able to be in all levels: Parish, Vicarial, Diocesan and National.
In may places the school of Evangelization do not happen for lack of intercessors that dedicate themselves exclusively to this ministry. Therefore, it is the priority that in the School of Evangelization there are people praying constantly that the word of God may be announced in season and out of season. (2 Tim 4:2)
The Importance of the Intercessor
In order that all work of God to be fruitful, it is essential that there are persons committed to prayer. This is the importance of the ministry of intercession of the St. Andrew School of Evangelization.
the one who is in tune with the Holy Spirit pleads the human cause as if it was his own, until the situation changes. Every Christian is called to intercede. Therefore, we are the Church, the body of Christ. as Christ is the intercessor, the one that unites oneself with Him has all that is necessary to be an intercessor. (1 Tim 2:1). There are approximately 2000 years Jesus Resurrected intercedes for us (Hb 9:24) Some person have the ministry of intercession with anointing and specific mission, however, for all it should be a priority. To intercede is to commit oneself with God. The intercessor cannot stop interceding (1 Sm 12:23) God wants to count on your for his Reign of Love spread on the Earth.
CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INTERCESSOR
• Compassion—The intercessor does not judge the brother or sister, the community or the cause for which he or she intercedes
• Indentification—Assumes for him/herself the pain of necessity of the other and/or the community.
• Perseverance—Pray without ceasing;
• Boldness in faith—Ask, make supplications, insist through faith in the victory. Believe that God knows all and will do the best;
• Humility—Know that the prayer is heard by God, not by merits but because God is merciful.
• Discernment—In order to the will of God and to identify whether something is human, divine or eveil. The Holy Spirit in us is whom gives the discerment, that which we are acquiring the measure that we seek a major communication with the Spirit and we become sensitive to his voice.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Every evangelizer should have an expectant faith, that may he may be called and that he desires to collaborate with the St. Andrew School of Evangelization through the ministry of intercession.
This year, the St. Andrew School of Evangelization is completing 30 years. You are invited to unite in prayer for our founder: Jose Prado Flores and all the evangelizers of the world all that use this method to announce Jesus.
ST. ANDREW SCHOOL OF EVANGELIZERS
Translated from Portuguese