Overview and Objectives

In Lesson Nine, we discuss the importance of bathing our helping efforts in prayer—for the hurting person, for our own understanding of the situation, and for others who may be implicated in the hurt.

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to do the following:

• Explain why it is imperative to bathe our ministry efforts in prayer.
• Cite key Bible passages on intercessory prayer.
• List three major ways in which we can cooperate with God.

As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
How does faith relate to intercessory prayer?