Intercession Is Who I Am . . . I Am a Brand: Intercession & Prayer Guide

By Bettye Harris

A brand is a specific image that establishes and attracts loyalty.

A brand is a unique design, sign symbol, group of words, or a combination of these, employed in creating an image that identifies a product and differentiates it from its competitors. Over time, this image becomes associated with a level of credibility, quality, and satisfaction in the consumers minds.

A brand is a product that tells us the source of the product.

A brand is the name given to a product from a specific source.

This word was given to me by God. He said to me, You are a brand.

I called you to establish prayer that attracts people, and as I manifest the answers, the people will become loyal to me [God].

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 20, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524591663

Bettye Harris

Apostle Bettye Harris was born the eighth of ten children of Elmer and Essie Mathis of Snellville, GA. She received her foundation as a worker in the vineyard from watching the life of her parents. Her father served as Chairman of the Deacon Board and her mother directed the choir in Shiloh Baptist Church. In addition to her early ministry training she received her formal education in Gwinnett County Public School System. She also attended Dekalb Technical and Atlanta Technical Colleges to further her education in the field of psychology and business. She later married and was blessed to have three beautiful children; Arethia David, Michelle Zachery and Frederick Zachery. The call of God upon her life to be a leader in the kingdom of God was apparent from early childhood. Being that during that time is was unheard of and unlawful for women to preach, she ran until she couldn’t suppress the Greatness that God placed in the inside of her. Still not fully understanding the call, she put faith in God and began to pray to him for his leading and guidance. In the 1970’s, Apostle Harris moved her family to Atlanta where she continued her service to the Lord, as a prayer counselor it was during this time in her life that she was introduced to intercessory prayer ministry. Apostle’s elevation as a prayer warrior for the body of Christ aided her in coping with her own life of hurts. The Holy Spirit spoke to Apostle Harris and told her that God was going to give her hands on experience as a Pastor in the early 1980’s. Through her desire and hunger to please the Lord, She was elevated to an associate pastorate position in a local ministry where she served until 1986. It was through her own wounds and disappointments during that period, that her ministry of Inner-Healing came into fruition. Apostle Bettye Harris hosted and facilitated monthly seminars and symposiums on Intercessory Prayer and Inner-Healing both locally and abroad. Her willingness to accept her calling to lead others to healing soon led her to be ordained as an Apostle in 1994 under the Victory Intl’ Prophetic Ministries umbrella, whereas Chief Apostle Mary D. Lawrence served as CEO and Founder.

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Intercession

Is Who I Am …

I Am a Brand

Intercession & Prayer Guide

Bettye Harris

Copyright © 2017 by Bettye Harris.

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Contents

I Am A Brand

The Mantle Of Prayer And Intercession

The Mantle Of Intercession

Prayer And Intercession

The First Example Of INTERCESSION

The Source Of True Intercession

An Enemy To The Manifestation

The Results Of Intercession

God Handpicked YOU

What Should My Posture Be?

Testimonies

Daily Prayers

Study Guide

Dedication

I would like to dedicate this prayer guide to my precious mom, Essie Autree Mathis. I would hear her calling my name out to the Lord, asking him to save me, and I’m saved today, doing the works of the Father, because of the prayers and intercession of my mother. This is for you, Mom; continue to rest in the arms of Jesus!

I’d also like to dedicate this prayer guide to all the intercessors all over the world! I pray that this guide will quicken and awaken the intercessor in you!

Special Thanks

I was inspired by two of my greatest mentors: Bishop T. D. Jakes and Dr. Juanita Bynum. Their powerful impact has pushed me in ways unimaginable!

A special thanks to my precious family and my heartbeat Tresha Nelson, who worked restlessly to aid in the completion of the prayer guide. I am so blessed to have her in my life.

A special thanks to all of you that prayed for me during this journey. I appreciate you; rest assured that I am praying for you always.

Foreword

It has won more wars than any Army, Navy, or Military Force. It has cured more cases of Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Heart Disease than any medically trained physician. It has been victorious in more court cases than any high dollar attorney. It has made death behave, saved marriages, and given countless humans a reason to live.

The President of the United States does it, the Prime Minister of Israel does it, the Chairman of the Palestinian people does it, and the Queen of England does it. Muslims do it, Hindus do it, Buddhists do it, pagans do it, heathens do it, Christians do it, everyone does it. Few are sure it works, and even less believe it is necessary. What is it?

Prayer!

Prayer could be designated as the first Global Product of religion. No matter how diverse the religions of the world may be, one common ritual and practice that they all embrace is prayer. Prayer is religion’s neutralizer. Yet prayer is still the most elusive and misunderstood practice of religious adherents ever. To understand prayer is the desire of every man’s heart; even the pagan longs to connect with the divine and find comfort, access, and results. Understanding it though, takes some work.

To understand the principle of prayer, it is necessary to understand the mind and purpose of the Creator Himself. Prayer is the result of God’s established authority structure between heaven and earth, as well as a product of His faithfulness to His Word. It is really interesting to note that God gives us the freedom to access him as a result of His Love for us. He loves us so completely that He has given us a tool to fellowship with Him anytime we chose.

The Bible shares in Genesis 1:26 the Creator’s mandate that humankind should dominate the earth. Observe,

Then God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.

These words are critical to understanding the principle of prayer, since they define the relationship the Creator intended and desired for man and the planet earth. Mankind has a clear directive to dominate the earth as his domain as articulated by the words Let Them in the verse above. It’s simple, we were created to dominate.

Abba has given the territory called earth to mankind and does not interfere unless he is invited. Prayer and intercession are acts of free will. Unfortunately God does not make us pray and intercede. The world would be a better place if He did, but he chose to allow us to choose Him. Therefore, Prayer is our earthly license for heavenly