Precious Stones of Intercession: Specific and Persistent Prayer on Behalf of Others

Precious Stones 

 of 

 Intercession

Specific and Persistent Prayer on Behalf of Others

Angela Sansone

Copyright © 2012 by Angela Sansone.

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ISBN: 978-1-4497-4499-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4497-4500-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012905740

WestBow Press rev. date: 04/10/2012

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Freed

Father’s Passion

Our Passion

See and Believe

Reconsider and Reconfigure

Embrace

Pray—Live It

Participate—Go

Partake—Fight

Putting It Into Action

Epilogue

About the Author

Dedication

For the Bride of Christ worldwide

Our prayers are much like precious stones. It takes time, perseverance, and tenacity to keep praying for God to break through to people’s hearts, lives, and situations.

Foreword

When she first asked me to write the introduction to her book, I thought it odd. While I have a great deal of respect and love for both the author and the subject matter, there are many who have known Angela longer and seen her service to God in many areas for many years. Wouldn’t they be better candidates?

If I’ve learned anything at all about how Angela lives and gives of her life, one thing stands out: her surrender to the voice of God. I’ve met with, worked alongside with, and even battled with some consecrated Christians in my life—though I cannot imagine any as Christ-like 24/7 as Angela.

So when she asked me to write this, and again—my first thought was its oddity, I realized this might not be her request at all, but a request of the God she serves, by way of the Holy Spirit, to introduce this work to Christ’s Bride—His church.

It was in one of these church bodies that I first met Angela. Having heard of her ministry, of her teaching, and of her constant conversation of prayer, I began to observe some of her practice myself—though from a distance. Sometimes I experienced Angela’s work vicariously through someone singing her praises about the blessing she had been to them through an encouraging word of prayer. I would occasionally see her in prayer with someone at church. And she always moved with a purpose.

I like to arrive to church very early on Sunday mornings—sometimes before everyone else. It is as if God and I have our own alone time. In