Prayer in Our Lives

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Prayer in Our Lives

• 1 Thess. 517

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1 Peter 47

• be serious and watchful in your prayers

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Relationship with God

• Prayer is unsuccessful without a relationship
  with God
• Our Father (Matthew 69 77-11)
• Fellowship grants hearing, (John 931 1
  Peter 312)

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Relationship with God

• Prayer is a spiritual blessing in Christ, Eph 13
  (Heb 416 Phil 46-7)
• You must be in Christ to enjoy it, Gal 326-27
• Obedient life of faith, 1 Jno 23-6

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Prayer is
Important Features of Prayer

• An appeal, Ephesians 320
• Nehemiah, Neh 15-11
• Elijah, James 516-18
• The possibilities of prayer are gauged by faith
  in Gods ability to do.
• The power of prayer is that it activates the
  power of God!

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Prayer is
Important Features of Prayer

• An appeal, Ephesians 320
• Prayer is not getting God to do my will it is
  asking that Gods will be done in my life, my
  family, my business, and in my relationships, as
  it is done in heaven.
• Jesus Blueprint for Prayer, 14-15
• Haddon W. Robinson

Matthew 610
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Prayer is
Important Features of Prayer

• A request, Philippians 46
• For forgiveness, Matt 612 (1 Jno 19)
• For blessings, cf. Eph 618-20
• Provisions, Matt 611, 31-32 Phil 47
• For wisdom, James 15-8
• For others, 1 Tim 21-2 Matt 544 James
  516

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Prayer is
Important Features of Prayer

• An expression of
• Thankfulness, 1 Ths. 517-18
• Respect, 1 Chrn 2910-13
• Dependency on God, 1 Tim 55 Psa
  176-9 611-2
• World says Rely on self
• Prayer says Rely on God!

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Effective Reverent Prayer
Luke 111

• Pray in faith, Mark 1122-24
• Trust, reliance confidence in God
• Only God can move mountains, but faith and
  prayer move God!
• Expect prayer to prevail,
  1 John 514-15

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Effective Reverent Prayer
Luke 111

• Live in harmony with what you pray, Mark 1125-26
• Make choices consistent with prayers
• Ex. Adoration (show reverence) for
  blessings (be thankful) for
  forgiveness (forgive others)

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Effective Reverent Prayer
Luke 111

• Live in harmony with what you pray
• Obedient, holy living, 1 Pet 115-17 1 Jno
  321-22
• Rebellion forfeits Gods hearing and answering, 1
  Peter 312
• Disobedience impedes prayer
  1 Peter 37

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Effective Reverent Prayer
Luke 111

• According to Gods will, 1 Jno 514-15
• We cannot expect God to answer prayer in
  violation of His word
• Pray for salvation vs. plan of salvation
• Pray for dead vs. death ends opportunity
• Pray for miracle vs. miracles ended

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Effective Reverent Prayer
Luke 111

• According to Gods will, 1 Jno 514-15
• Here is when faith in prayer is crucial
• Praying in faith honors the will of God, not ask
  to violate it, Matt 2639, 42
• Prayer is not ordering God

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Effective Reverent Prayer
Luke 111

• Content of our prayers
• Attentive Adoration
• Contrite Confession
• Thorough Thanksgiving
• Sincere Supplication

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Effective Reverent Prayer
Luke 111

• Content of our prayers
• Humble expression of heart to God
• Occasion (Jas 513 Acts 424-30)
• Public or private
• Lords Supper or dinner table
• Sick bed or Bible study
• Personal confession or thanks

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Presence and Power of God
Psalm 6616-20

• 16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I
  will declare what He has done for my soul. 17 I
  cried to Him with my mouth, and He was extolled
  with my tongue.

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Presence and Power of God
Psalm 6616-20

• 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord
  will not hear. 19 But certainly God has heard
  me He has attended to the voice of my prayer. 20
  Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my
  prayer, nor His mercy from me!