TABERNACLE PRAYER - CHRIS HODGES

Main message: Prayer is a learned pattern for drawing near to God — not just a list of requests — and the Bible’s tabernacle provides a practical, repeatable structure (a “tabernacle prayer” or prayer of Moses) to guide daily, Spirit-led prayer.

Key points:

• Ephesians 6:18 frames prayer as Spirit-led and appropriate “in every situation”; the Lord’s Prayer and other biblical patterns are models, not one-off scripts.
• Use the tabernacle layout as a prayer outline: begin at the outer court with thanksgiving before bringing requests.
• Move inward: focus on the cross/blood (altar) — remember benefits of the cross (forgiveness, healing, redemption, transformation, blessing).
• Confess and offer yourself (laver) — ask God to cleanse and present your body as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1) and to change specific attitudes/actions (Psalm 139).
• Feed on and use Scripture (table of showbread/sword of the Spirit) to claim God’s promises and fight battles.
• Worship God by names and character (altar of incense), then intercede for others and leaders (ark/holy of holies) before finally bringing personal needs.

Scriptures mentioned: Luke 10:2, Ephesians 6:18, Exodus 33, Psalm 100, Psalm 103, Romans 12:1, John 10, Philippians 4, Psalm 139, 1 Timothy