Supplication

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Supplication

• Sue Bohlin
• sue_at_probe.org
• www.suebohlin.com

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Prayer

• Prayer is two people who love each other, talking
  to each other.
• Prayer is two people who love each other,
  listening to each other.
• Prayer is two people who love each other,
  enjoying each other's company.
• Prayer is two people who love each other, saying
  how much they appreciate each other.

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Prayer

• Prayer is two people who love each other, sharing
  their delight in each other.
• Prayer is two people who love each other, being
  honest when one messes up.
• Prayer is two people who love each other, asking
  for what they want.
• Prayer is two people who love each other, loving
  and supporting another.

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Prayer

• Prayer is not bending the will of a reluctant God
  so that He gives in and says, "Oh, all right. You
  can have it."
• It's the invitation of a loving Father who says,
  "Come up close and tell Me what's on your heart."

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Prayers to pray only once

• Prayer of salvation
• Prayer of confession and receiving forgiveness

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Prayers to pray persistently

• God, show me where Im being deceived.
• Prayer for protection of ourselves and others
• Prayers that God hasnt
  answered yet

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Prayers to pray persistently

• Prayers that build character
• Asking to be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians
  518) - Yieldedness
• Scripture prayers
• 1 Thessalonians 312 May the Lord make their
  love increase and overflow for each other and for
  everyone else.

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Prayers to Pray Persistently

• Praying for our children
• Colossians 19-13
• For this reason, since the day we heard about
  you, we have not stopped praying for you and
• asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his
  will through all spiritual wisdom and
  understanding. And
• we pray this in order that you may live a life
  worthy of the Lord
• and may please him in every way

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Prayers to Pray Persistently

• bearing fruit in every good work and
• increasing in the knowledge of God
• strengthened with all power, according to His
  glorious might,
• for the attaining of all steadfastness and
  patience
• joyously giving thanks to the Father who has
  qualified us to share in the inheritance of the
  saints in light.

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Prayer Basics

• God wants to hear from us
• God wants to speak back to us
• We ask, not demand
• Remember to say Thank You
• We pray to God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit)
• Not to dead saints
• Not to angels

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Prayer Basics

• God wants us to speak conversationally from our
  hearts, not in formula or ritual
• Praying without ceasing (1 Thess. 517) means
• cultivating a continual acknowledgement of Gods
  presence
• open heart dialog
• chatting and thanking and praising as well as
  asking

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When God Says NoReasons for Unanswered Prayer

• Sin in our lives Confess and repent
• To say yes would bring us harm we dont foresee
• God has something far greater in store for us
• We pray at cross purposes with other believers

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Reasons for Unanswered Prayer

• We pray for things where a yes is impossible
• We pray for things that are already determined
• We get discouraged in prayer by thinking God has
  said no when in fact He has said nothing at all
• Gods No is not rejection but redirection

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Reasons for Unanswered Prayer

• Gods No isnt punishment, its preparation
• Gods No will sometimes bring greater glory to
  God
• Gods No opens the door to an adventure with
  God