PRAYER AS INTIMACY WITH GOD
Introduction to Course Content
Course Synopsis:
Because the devil hates the Church of Jesus Christ, from Genesis to Revelation the Bible is filled with accounts of spiritual warfare. We are born, live our life, and die on battlefield earth. Without understanding this basic biblical truth, the Church will often fail to understand the purpose and power of prayer, which gives us
victory through Jesus on this battlefield each day.
The Devil Goes to Church will help you develop a foundational understanding of spiritual warfare both individually and corporately. You will discover the practical role of prayer personally as it keeps you connected to your Commander in Chief, Jesus Christ, and as it applies to the corporate life within your church.
Pastors/Small Group/Study Leaders:
Here are a few helpful guidelines to maximize the effectiveness of this course for your group/church:
• Customize: Please feel free to customize this study for the unique needs of your small group, Bible study or church. We recommend that you go through each lesson prior to sharing it with the group to determine which questions, activities and supplemental materials you wish to utilize. Adapt as you wish!
• Reading: The primary text for this course is The Devil Goes to Church: Combating the Everyday Attacks of Satan by David Butts. Instructions and a link for ordering can be found below. It is very important to make sure that course participants are made aware that the reading for this course does NOT go chapter by chapter, and can also include reading from other sources. Be sure they are clear about the reading assignment ahead of each lesson so it can be completed before you meet.
Quick Link: Purchase the book for this course.
• PDFs: So that all course content is easily accessible to everyone, we are making the following content available as pdf’s:
1. A master PDF is available on this page containing all lesson materials with the exception of Supplemental Materials and videos. Download Master PDF
2. Each lesson page will have a PDF of the content of the lesson with the exception of Supplemental Materials and videos.
3. There is a PDF available of the Discussion Questions on each lesson page.
4. Lengthier Spend Time in Prayer and Next Steps sections may also have PDFs.
• Remote Teaching: If, for example, this course will be taught via a platform such as Zoom, utilize the tutorial link below to be sure everyone is instructed about how to take part. As the leader, you need to know your platform well in order to help others.
Have your people do the reading and go through the introductory material prior to the lesson time. With everyone together on Zoom, watch the video, go through the Discussion Questions, Final Thoughts from Dave (a short summary video), Spend Time in Prayer and introduce the Next Steps.
Here are some helpful tutorials if you would like to use Zoom as a tool to present any of the information in this course. Click for Zoom Tutorials
Course Tools:
To enhance your experience, we suggest you have a Bible and a journal, or something to take notes with. You will want to write down how God is speaking or teaching you throughout these lessons.
Reading:
The Devil Goes to Church: Combating the Everyday Attacks of Satan by David Butts will be the primary text for this course.
*We strongly suggest that each person has a copy of the book in order to have the best engagement with the course. You can purchase the book here: https://www.prayershop.org/The-Devil-Goes-to-Church-p/bst-bud-bk-002.htm
Dave Butts
Optional Consultation/Question-Answer Session
With every PrayerU course, there is an option to have a one-hour Zoom session with your instructor(s). This is your opportunity to engage your instructor(s) on a personal level with either a question-answer session, a deeper level conversation about the course content, or both.
There is an additional cost for the consultation session and scheduling is subject to availability.
For more information about cost and how to arrange a session for your church or small group.