Three Great Prayer Needs for the Church in 2023

Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 January 8, 2023 Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 AWAKENING -- 2023 PRAYER EMPHASIS (Revive, Be Aware of)  Awakening To Consistency Sunday (today)  Awakening To Compassion Monday  Awakening To Signs and Wonders Tuesday  Awakening To United Prayer Wednesday  Awakening To Global Connection Thursday  Awakening To Intercession & Evangelism Friday  Awakening To Revival - & Passing It Down Saturday Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 • Acts 4:31 (NIV) — 31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 • Prayer is “The Greatest Need Of The Church” • Yet, We Don’t Pray. Why? 1. We Don't Often Consider The Opportunity To Pray As The Privilege It Really Is. 2. We Need To Change Our Thinking And Attitude Towards Prayer Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 • There Is A Tremendous Opportunity That Awaits Us In Prayer: 1. We Have An Audience With The Lord Of All Creation 2. We Can Hear From God Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 3. Prayer Is The Way To Mercy – Grace – Help Peace • (Heb 4:16) Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. • (Phil 4:7) And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 • In Times Of Prayer That We Can Access – The Power Of God – The Wisdom Of God – The Understanding Of God – The Instruction Of God • The Answers To All Of The Great Needs Of The Church Start With Prayer Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 • Acts 4:31 (NIV) — 31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. • Our Programs Are Powerless Without Prayer • This Church Will Go Nowhere Without Prayer Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 • We Can Do Nothing – Constructive – Life Changing – Eternal Without Prayer! • Prayer Is Not An Option -- It Is An Essential Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 • What We Need Is A Relationship. A Spirit-led -- Spirit-filled Relationship With The Lord • There Is No Better Way For Our Relationship With God To Flourish Than To Spend Consistent Daily Time With Him In Prayer • Prayer Is Foundational To All That Is Essential In Developing A Growing, Thriving, New Testament Church Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 • 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV) 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. • This Week Please Set Aside Time Twice A Day At 7:14 (Or At Some Other Time) – To Pray For Our Church – To Pray For Our Nation – To Pray For Our Lives Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 1. We Need: “Praise-ers” That Will Praise • (1 Pet 2:9 NIV) But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. • God Inhabits The Praises Of His People • Praise Knocks Out Enemy Strongholds • Praise Directs Focus Upward Not Inward Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 2. We Need: “Serve-ers Who Will Serve”: • (Gal 6:2 NIV) Carry each other's burdens, and in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ. • We Cannot Divorce Prayer From Getting Things Done, They Go Together • God Works Thru Prayer – Not Without Prayer Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 What Prayer Does: • Prayer Brings Victory • Prayer Brings God’s Answer • Prayer Summons God’s Grace • Prayer Brings God’s Peace Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 Prayer Is An Essential -- Serving Is An Essential • Prayer is Essential To Spread Of The Gospel • Laborers are Essential To Spread Of The Gospel • We Pray In Order To See Things Get Done • We Need Both Prayer And Service Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 3. We Need: “Pray-ers Who Will Pray” • The Greatest Example Of A Prayer Who Prays Is Jesus • Jesus Prayed At Key Moments In His Life • Jesus Tells Us To Pray Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 We Need: Prayers Who Will Pray • When Any Of Us Are Too Busy For The Things Of God -- Then We Are Too Busy! • When We Are Too Busy To Pray -- We Miss Out On God's Best Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 Pray For The Leadership Of This Church: • That They Will Be Determined “Pray-ers” • That They Do Not Neglect Their Own Personal Times Of Prayer • That God Would Pour Out A Fresh New Anointing On Them As They Spend Time In Prayer Three Great Prayer Needs For The Church in 2023 As We Reach Out To The Lost. We Pray: 1. A Burden, And A Passion, For The Lost 2. A Spirit Of Prayer For Those Who Need Jesus. 3. Make Us A House Of Prayer For The Lost. 4. For Open Our Eyes To See The Spiritual Needs Of Our Community