The kind of prayer God hears!
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HAVE YOU EVER SHARED A STORY WITH SOMEONE
AND AFTERWARD YOU REALIZED...
THEY DIDN’T LISTEN TO ANYTHING YOU JUST SAID? LOL
LIKE YOU CAN BE POURING YOUR HEART OUT
AND SHARING SOMETHING IMPORTANT
AND YOU ASK THEM WHAT THEY THINK......
AND THE RESPONSE YOU GET IS.....HUH?
OR.... “I’M SORRY WERE YOU TALKING TO ME”
MY WIFE IS SAYING....
YEAH BABE THAT’S YOU EVERYDAY.....LOL
IF WE’RE HONEST...
I THINK SOMETIMES WE FEEL LIKE GOD RESPONDS THIS WAY
LIKE YOU START TO SAY...
“GOD DO YOU EVEN HEAR WHAT I’M SAYING”
“ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO MY PRAYERS RIGHT NOW”
I WANT TO SHOW YOU TODAY...
A CERTAIN KIND OF PRAYER THAT MAKES IT TO HEAVEN
THERE IS A CERTAIN PRAYER THAT GOD WILL ALWAYS HEAR
AND WE SEE THIS IN THE BIBLE.....
PARTICULARLY IN THE LIFE OF JESUS WHO IS OUR MODEL...
WE ARE GONNA SEE THE KIND OF PRAYER THAT GOD HEARS
7 During his earthly life, he offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
.......OPEN IN PRAYER......
I WANT TO GIVE YOU 3 INSIGHTS INTO....
THE KIND OF PRAYER LIFE THAT JESUS HAD
IN ORDER, I BELIEVE, FOR OUR PRAYERS TO BE HEARD BY GOD.
WE MUST PRAY CONSISTENTLY
NOW THE TEXT WE JUST READ SAYS..
DURING HIS EARTHLY LIFE
OR DURING HIS FLESHLY EXISTENCE
WHAT THE WRITER IS TALKING ABOUT IS JESUS’ HUMANITY...
NOW…WE KNOW THIS....
JESUS IS ALL MAN
AND HE IS ALL GOD
AT THE SAME TIME
SO JESUS WAS…ALL DIVINITY AND ALL HUMANITY....
HOWEVER…IN HIS HUMANITY, I BELIEVE AND THE BIBLE TEACHES
THAT GOD REVEALED TO HIM WHAT HE WANTED HIM TO DO THROUGHOUT HIS EARTHLY LIFE.
WHAT THIS MEANS IS....
JESUS DIDN’T WALK AROUND FLEXING HIS GOD MUSCLES TO THE WORLD
INSTEAD, JESUS RESPONDED TO WHAT GOD DIRECTED HIM TO DO...
NOW I KNOW WHAT YOUR SAYING....”CAN YOU SHOW THIS TO ME IN THE BIBLE”
I’M SO GLAD YOU ASKED…LOL
19 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, the Son is not able to do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son likewise does these things. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing, and he will show him greater works than these so that you will be amazed.
I THINK WHAT THIS MEANS IS..
GOD HAD A ROAD MAP SO TO SPEAK OF EVERYTHING HE WANTED JESUS TO ACCOMPLISH ON THIS EARTH
AND ALTHOUGH JESUS WAS GOD...
HE DID NOT USE HIS DIVINITY TO HIS ADVANTAGE
NOW…PAUL TELLS US THIS IN...
Philippians 2:6–7 (CSB)
6 who, existing in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God
as something to be exploited.
7 Instead he emptied himself
by assuming the form of a servant,
taking on the likeness of humanity.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
IT MEANS THAT....
JESUS WENT TO THE FATHER TO RECEIVE HIS MARCHING ORDERS…DAILY
HE DID NOT DO ANYTHING ON HIS OWN
THIS IS WHY I BELIEVE THAT JESUS IN HIS HUMANITY
PRAYED AS MUCH AS HE DID
IF YOU LOOK AT THE GOSPELS...
YOU WILL SEE THAT JESUS IS PRAYING ALL THE TIME
IN FACT I HAVE A FEW OF THEM LISTED FOR YOU
BUT I COULD HAVE GIVEN YOU A LOT MORE
Jesus prayed before and during His baptism (Luke 3:21)
Before choosing the disciples (Luke 6:12)
Before multiplying the bread and fish (John 6:11)
For a friend (Luke 22:31-32)
For God to raise Lazarus (John 11:41-43)
For those who would believe (John 17:1-26)
For himself in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew:26:36-39)
On the Cross (Luke 23:34)
Jesus prayed...
in the morning
at midday
and in the evening
HE PRAYED BY HIMSELF
HE ALSO PRAYED WITH HIS DISCIPLES
JESUS PRAYED BEFORE, AFTER, AND DURING.....
EVERY MAJOR EVENT IN HIS LIFE
NOW…WHY DO I SAY THAT???
IF JESUS CHRIST AS THE IMMORTAL SON OF GOD PRAYED ALL THE TIME THROUGHOUT HIS EARTHLY LIFE
HOW MUCH MORE SHOULD WE....
AS MERE MORTALS ....NEED TO DO THE SAME
LET ME SAY THIS ANOTHER WAY.....
IF ANYBODY DIDN’T HAVE TO PRAY
JESUS COULD HAVE CHECKED OUT WITH THE GOD CARD....
YET JESUS IN HIS HUMANITY…PRAYED ALL THE TIME
I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR PRAYER LIFE THIS MORNING......
ARE YOU PRAYING RIGHT NOW....FOR GOD’S WILL TO BE DONE IN YOUR LIFE
BETTER YET....
ARE YOU EVEN PRAYING TO KNOW THE WILL OF GOD FOR YOUR LIFE
OR
ARE YOU JUST BLINDLY FOLLOWING THE WAYS OF THE WORLD
ARE YOU CONSULTING THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR WISDOM AND DIRECTION FOR YOUR LIFE
OR
ARE YOU GETTING IT FROM TIKTOK
TWITTER
INSTAGRAM
THE NEWS
OR WORSE.....FACEBOOK
I MEAN THINK ABOUT IT....
I DON’T KNOW YOUR LIFE
I ONLY KNOW MY LIFE
BUT I DO KNOW THIS....
WRITE THIS DOWN....
THE FREQUENCY OF YOUR PRAYERS IS AN INDICATOR...
OF YOUR DEPENDENCE UPON GOD
CHURCH...
WHAT YOU SAY TO GOD BY NOT PRAYING IS....
“GOD I DON’T NEED YOU”
“WHEN I DO, I’LL CALL YOU”
SO, YOU DON’T HAVE TO TELL GOD ANYTHING ABOUT....
WHAT YOU NEED FROM HIM
OR YOUR DEPENDENCE ON HIM
BECAUSE YOUR SAYING EVERYTHING BY YOUR LACK OF PRAYING
NOW....JESUS PRAYED OFTEN AND THE WAY THAT I GOT THIS IDEA OF.....CONTINUAL IS INTERESTING.
TAKE YOUR BIBLE AND GO BACK TO VERSE 1 AND ALSO LOOK AT VERSE 3
I BELIEVE…THAT WORD “OFFER” IS THE KEY WORD IN THESE PASSAGES
THAT WORD OFFER IN VERSE 7...
WAS THE SAME WORD USED BY THE SAME AUTHOR EARLIER IN THIS PASSAGE...
TO TALK ABOUT THE DAILY OFFERINGS OR THE GIFTS THAT THE PRIESTS WOULD MAKE BEFORE GOD
THEY WERE EXPECTED TO OFFER UP....MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY AS AN ACT OF WORSHIP
ONCE AT 9AM FOR SURE
AND AGAIN AT 3PM DURING THE DAY
AND WHAT HE IS SAYING IN VERSE 7 IS...
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT JESUS DID..
IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE PRIESTS OFFERED UP CONTINUAL OFFERINGS AND GIFTS
JESUS OFFERED UP PRAYERS AND....WATCH THIS.....
PETITIONS......INTERESTING
PRAYERS AND APPEALS
NOW…THOSE 2 WORDS ARE VERY FAMILIAR TO US BECAUSE..
WE KNOW THEM FROM THE BIBLE
BUT NOTICE HERE…THEY ARE PUT TOGETHER IN THIS PASSAGE
PRAYER AND PETITION
WE SEE SEVERAL TIMES IN THE WORD OF GOD WHERE..
WE ARE TOLD TO PRAY AND PETITION
THIS IS NOT JUST CASUAL PRAYING
THIS IS NOT JUST SURFACE LEVEL PRAYING
THIS IS A SPECIFIC PRAYER TO MEET A PARTICULAR NEED IN A PERSON LIFE
AND WHILE I’M SURE THAT JESUS PRAYED THIS WAY OFTEN
WE KNOW FOR SURE WHAT KIND OF PRAYING HE IS TALKING ABOUT…
IN ONE INSTANCE IN THE LIFE OF JESUS
POP QUIZ.....DO WE KNOW WHERE IT IS.....
WHERE DID JESUS PRAY WITH THIS MUCH INTENSITY
WITH SUCH FERVENCY AND PASSION?
IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE
WHICH LEADS TO THE SECOND CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PRAYER LIFE OF JESUS....
2. WE MUST PRAY PASSIONATELY
JESUS PRAYED PASSIONATELY
THEREFORE, WE SHOULD PRAY PASSIONATELY
IT SAYS IN THE TEXT ....
JESUS PRAYED MANY TIMES WITH LOUD CRIES AND TEARS
DID YOU KNOW THAT????
JESUS PRAYED MANY TIMES THROUGH TEARS????
HE CRIED OUT TO THE FATHER.....
WE KNOW THIS FROM LUKE 22:44
44 Being in anguish, he prayed more fervently, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
CHURCH....
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING...
SATAN HATES NOTHING MORE...
THAN WHEN A BELIEVER....PRAYS
DID YOU KNOW THAT??
NOTHING CAUSES SATAN TO TREMBLE MORE...
THAN A BELIEVER ON THEIR KNEES BEFORE A HOLY GOD
HE HATES PRAYER SO MUCH WHICH IS WHY....
YOU AND I PRAY SO LITTLE
OH COME ON......
WE’RE ALWAYS SO BUSY…RIGHT..
THINK ABOUT THIS.....
HOW MUCH TIME LAST WEEK DID YOU SET ASIDE TIME ALONE
TO SPEND WITH THE FATHER IN PRAYER????
I HEARD THIS FROM SOMEONE AWHILE AGO...
SATAN DOES MAKE YOU BAD OR CAUSE YOU TO BE MAD
HE JUST KEEPS YOU BUSY
IF HE CAN KEEP YOU BUSY, HE WINS....RIGHT?
THERE IS A SPECIFIC TYPE OF PRAYING....
I BELIEVE SATAN HATES MORE THAN ANYTHING
IN FACT,
LEONARD RAVENHILL (THE GREAT REVIVALIST) SAID IT THIS WAY....
“GOD DOESN’T ANSWER PRAYER, GOD ANSWERS DESPERATE PRAYER”
GOD HEARS...
TIRELESS PRAYERS
GOD LISTENS TO..
TRAVAILING PRAYERS
CONTINUAL PRAYER
HE HEARS
PASSIONATE (FERVENT) PRAYERS
LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE....
THINK ABOUT THE OLD TESTAMENT MOM...
HANNA
HANNA WENT ON TO BIRTH ARGUABLY THE GREATEST JUDGE IN THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL
....SAMUEL...
SAMUEL WENT ON TO ANOINT KING DAVID AS THE KING OF ISRAEL....PRETTY BIG DEAL
BUT HANNA WAS CHILDLESS FOR MANY YEARS
AND IT SAID THAT SHE FASTED AND WEPT AND CRIED OUT TO GOD..PERSISTENTLY
SHE PETITIONED GOD
AND EVENTUALLY GOD ANSWERED HER PRAYER BECAUSE OF HER PERSISTENCE
CHURCH....HOW OFTEN DO WE GIVE UP ON GOD...
RIGHT BEFORE GOD IS ABOUT TO ANSWER???
WHAT ABOUT RACHEL????
RACHEL IS MARRIED TO ISSAC
RACHEL IS CHILDLESS
AND SHE GOES BEFORE GOD AND SAYS....
“GOD YOU NEED TO GIVE ME A CHILD OR I WILL DIE”
SHE WAS BURDENED IN PRAYER
LOOK AT ME......
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU PRAYED LIKE THAT???
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE DESPERATE....
FOR GOD TO MOVE IN YOUR LIFE?
MAYBE YOUR DESPERATE RIGHT NOW.....THINK ABOUT YOUR LIFE
MAYBE YOUR HERE AND SAYING
PASTOR I AM DESPERATE FOR GOD TO MOVE IN MY FAMILY
I AM DESPERATE FOR A WAYWARD CHILD TO COME HOME
I’M DESPERATE FOR MY MARRIAGE TO BE STRENGTHENED
I’M DESPERATE FOR MY JOB TO TURN AROUND
I’M DESPERATE FOR THE FINANCIAL STRUGGLE THAT I’M IN
I’M DESPERATE FOR A HEALING IN MY BODY
WHATEVER YOUR DESPERATE FOR...
ARE YOU PRAYING TIRELESSLY???
LET ME ASK IT THIS WAY...
IF REVIVAL COMING TO THE CHURCH
DEPENDED SOLELY ON YOUR PRAYER LIFE
WOULD WE EXPERIENCE REVIVAL HERE AT BURSON CHURCH?
LET ME SAY IT ANOTHER WAY....
IF REVIVAL COMING TO YOUR HOME WAS DEPENDENT ON YOUR PERSONAL PRAYER LIFE
WOULD GOD SEND REVIVAL TO YOUR HOME
WHAT ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
WHAT ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY
IF REVIVAL COMING WAS DEPENDENT ON YOUR PRAYER LIFE....
WOULD IT COME
LISTEN TO THIS....I BELIEVE THIS....
EVERY BATTLE WE FACE IN OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE...
IS WON OR LOST BY PRAYER OR LACK THERE OF...
NOW HOW DO I KNOW THIS.....
BECAUSE PAUL SAID WE ARE NOT BATTLING AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD
THE BATTLE IS NOT AGAINST PEOPLE
IT’S AGAINST POWERS AND PRINCIPALITIES
SPIRITUAL FORCES OF ANOTHER REALM
SO THE ONLY WAY WE CAN BATTLE....BECAUSE WE CAN’T GO THEIR PHYSICALLY
IS BY SENDING PETITIONS AND PRAYERS TO THE FATHER
WHO THEN DEPLOYS AN ARMY OF ANGELS TO FIGHT FOR US.....WOW
ISN’T THAT AWESOME
BUT HERE IS WHAT JESUS IS SHOWING US....
WE HAVE TO PRAY
CHURCH…THE BATTLE IS WON OR LOST....
NOT IN POLITICS
IT’S NOT WON IN THE COURT HOUSE
IT’S NOT WON OR LOST IN CONGRESS
THE BATTLE IS GOING TO BE WON OR LOST IN THE PRAYER CLOSET....
I’M NOT AGAINST THOSE THINGS....I VOTE
I’M A VOTER
BUT FRIENDS IT’S NOT GOING TO BE WON IF WE GET THE RIGHT PERSON IN POLITICAL POWER
BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD THOSE PEOPLE IN POWER
AND WERE STILL IN A MESS
THE BATTLE IS WON BY...
A MOM WHO WILL GET ON HER KNEES AND SAY...
I’M GONNA STAND IN THE GAP FOR MY KIDS AND PRAY FERVENTLY
THE BATTLE WILL BE WON BY...
A DAD WHO WILL HUMBLE HIMSELF BEFORE A HOLY GOD
GET ON HIS KNEES AND SAY...
COUNT ME IN...LIKE THE WATCHMEN ON THE WALL TO STAND IN THE GAP FOR MY FAMILY
IT’S GONNA BE WON WHEN....STUDENTS
GET PASSIONATE ABOUT PRAYING FOR LOST FRIENDS
AND LOST CLASSMATES....
AND SAY.....”GOD I WANNA WIN MY FRIENDS FOR JESUS, USE ME FOR YOUR GLORY”
THAT IS HOW THE BATTLE WILL BE WON
ARE YOU WILLING TO BE THAT ONE???
THE ONE WHO STANDS AND SAYS “I WANNA BE THE ONE…USE ME LORD”
THAT KIND OF PERSON WAS A MAN NAMED....JOHN KNOX
I DON’T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHO JOHN KNOX WAS…BUT
HE WAS THE PROTESTANT PREACHER THAT ACTUALLY ESTABLISHED CHURCHES IN SCOTLAND
HE WAS ACTUALLY KNOWN THROUGHOUT HISTORY AS..
ONE OF THE GREATEST PREACHERS OF ALL TIME
BUT THOSE WHO KNEW HIM CLOSELY AND THOSE WHO KNEW HIM BEST SAID......
“HE WAS A FAR BETTER PRAYER THAN HE WAS A PREACHER”
IN FACT HE WOULD GET ALONE WITH THE LORD OFTEN
AND HE WOULD PRAY PASSIONATELY
AND ONE OF THE PRAYERS HE WOULD PRAY OFTEN WAS THIS...
“GOD GIVE ME SCOTLAND OR I DIE”
AND HE MEANT IT
“IF YOU WON’T LET ME SEE THE PEOPLE COME TO THE LORD…THEN TAKE ME NOW”
HE WAS AN AMAZING PRAYER
IN FACT.....
QUEEN MARY (AKA…BLOODY MARY)
THE REASON SHE WAS CALLED BLOODY MARY WAS BECAUSE...
DURING HER SHORT 5 YEAR REIGN
SHE MURDERED OVER 300 MEN AND WOMEN WHO PREACHED CHRIST
I DID THE MATH AND THAT IS...
1 CHRISTIAN A WEEK DYING UNDER HER REIGN
SHE SAID THIS ABOUT THE LIFE OF JOHN KNOX AND I QUOTE...
“I FEAR THE PRAYERS OF JOHN KNOX MORE THAN THE ASSEMBLED ARMIES OF EUROPE”
CHURCH...
DOES SATAN FEAR YOUR PRAYER LIFE???
DOES SATAN HAVE ANYTHING AT ALL TO FEAR IN YOUR LIFE???
IF WE WANT OUR PRAYERS TO BE HEARD BY GOD
WE NEED TO PRAY CONSISTENTLY
WE NEED TO PRAY PASSIONATELY
WE NEED TO PRAY REVERENTLY
THE WORD REVERENCE IS THE KEY TO THE ENTIRE PASSAGE THAT WE READ
IT SAID...
JESUS WAS HEARD BECAUSE OF WHAT......
HIS REVERENCE
REVERENCE IS ANOTHER WORD FOR...
FEAR OR AWE
IT’S A HOLY RESPECT
A RESPECT FOR THE POWER OF GOD
RESPECT FOR THE PERSON OF GOD
NOW WATCH THIS....
IT SAID....
BECAUSE OF HIS REVERENCE…GOD HEARD HIS REQUEST
IT DOESN’T SAY....
GOD ANSWERED HIS REQUEST
NOW......WE KNOW THAT GOD DOESN’T ANSWER ALL OF OUR PRAYER REQUEST
AT LEAST NOT IN THE WAY WE WANT
ISN’T IT ENCOURAGING THAT THE SON OF GOD HIMSELF
DID NOT GET THE PRAYERS HE PRAYED, ANSWERED THE WAY HE WANTED???
HE SAID....FATHER IF THERE IS ANY OTHER WAY PLEASE LET THIS CUP PASS FORM ME
YET NOT MY WILL BUT YOUR WILL BE DONE
AND THE FATHER DOES NOT ANSWER HIS REQUEST THAT WAY
WHEN GOD HEARS YOUR PRAYER, HE ANSWERS WITH..
YES, NOT NOW, OR ANOTHER WAY
BUT GOD HEARS THE PRAYERS AND CRIES OF HIS PEOPLE
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE THANKFUL THAT GOD DIDN’T ANSWER A PRAYER YOU PRAYED FOR
LOOKING BACK MAYBE YOU PRAYED FOR SOMETHING
AND NOW YOUR LIKE.....
THANK GOD HE DIDN’T ANSWER THAT THE WAY I WANTED HIM TO
WHAT THIS MEANS IS...
WE NEED TO PRAY WITH THIS REVERENCE FOR GOD
HE HEARS US WHEN WE PRAY WITH REVERENCE
REVERENCE IS THIS IDEA OF...
THE POSTURE OF OUR HEART BEING MATCHED WITH THE POSITION OF OUR LIFE
MEANING THIS....
IF YOU WANT TO HUMBLE YOURSELF BEFORE A HOLY GOD
THEN WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU BOWED BEFORE HIM IN PRAYER INSTEAD OF…
COWERING...BECAUSE OF THE PRIDE OF WHAT OTHERS MAY THINK?
DO YOU SING WITH..
HANDS RAISED,
MOUTH OPEN,
PRAISES LIFTED TO THE GOD WHO SAVED YOUR SOUL
OR
DO YOU SIT WITH A STRAIGHT FACE
LOOKING BORED OUT OF YOUR MIND
WHEN AN INVITATION IS GIVEN TO COME.....
DO YOU RUN TO THE ALTAR SAYING...
“I JUST WANT TO BE IN HIS PRESENCE”
OR DO YOU SIT IN YOUR SEAT UNMOVED???
THE POSTURE OF YOU HEART MATCHES THE POSITION OF YOUR LIFE
THIS IS WHAT WE SEE ALL THROUGH SCRIPTURE...
DESPERATION LEADS TO REVELATION
HERE IS WHAT I MEAN...
WHEN YOUR DESPERATE FOR GOD....HE REVEALS HIMSELF TO YOU
WHEN WE GET TO A PLACE OF DESPERATION....THAT IS WHEN GOD SHOWS UP
CHURCH.....
PRAYER IS NOT...
GETTING THINGS FROM GOD
PRAYER IS GETTING.....GOD
THE GOAL OF PRAYER IS GOD HIMSELF
TO BE ABLE TO BASK IN HIS PRESENCE
IT IS INTIMACY WITH THE FATHER
THE PROBLEM IS THIS...
MOST OF OUR PRAYER LIVES ARE LIKE THIS...
IT’S ALL ABOUT.....ME
MY AGENDA
MY NEEDS
MY WANTS
MY STRUGGLES
MY PAINS
MY ACHES
MY TROUBLES
MY ISSUES
IT’S OK TO PRAY FOR THOSE THINGS HOWEVER...
WATCH THIS…AND WRITE IT DOWN
PRAYER IS MORE ABOUT INTIMACY WITH A PERSON THAN IT IS ABOUT AN ANSWER TO A PETITION
......WORSHIP TEAM COME......
WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR THINKING ON PRAYER.
IT’S ABOUT INTIMACY WITH JESUS.....
NOT AN ANSWER TO YOUR PETITION
BUT PASTOR.....WHAT DO I SAY?
I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO PRAY
DID YOU KNOW....
SOME OF THE GREATEST PRAYERS....HAVE NO WORDS
WHAT DO YOU MEAN???
THEY ARE SIMPLY A CRY FROM YOUR HEART
HOW MANY OF YOU REMEMBER HAVING AN INFANT IN THE HOME???
WHO STILL HAS ONE IN THE HOME???
LORD BLESS THEM…LOL
(TALK ABOUT ALL THE CRYING WHEN THE KIDS WERE LITTLE)
DO YOU REMEMBER LAYING IN BED AT NIGHT AND HEARING FROM THE BABIES ROOM
“DAD, COME TURN THE LIGHT ON”
WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS THAT...
THEN YOU HEAR...”MOM, I’M HUNGRY, COME FEED ME”
IS THAT HOW YOUR INFANT TALKS TO YOU????
NO…BABIES DON’T EVEN HAVE WORDS
THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE
HOW DOES AN INFANT COMMUNICATE TO A FATHER OR A MOTHER???
THEY CRY
DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A LANGUAGE TO CRYING???
MOMS ARE WAY BETTER AT DECYFERING THEIR CRIES
(TALK ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT CRIES COMMUNICATE DIFFERENT ISSUES)
LISTEN TO ME CHURCH...
OUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOW THE LANGUAGE OF THE CRIES OF HIS CHILDREN
GOD KNOWS
GOD HEARS THE SILENT REQUESTS OF OUR HEART
SOME OF THE BEST PRAYERS TO GOD ARE...
WORDLESS PRAYER TO GOD
THE BIBLE SPEAKS OF THIS IN…ROMANS 8:26
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
CHARLES SPURGEON SAID THIS....
“The best style of prayer is that which cannot be called anything else but a cry.”
.......stand to your feet.......
IN A MOMENT I AM GOING TO INVITE YOU TO REALLY JUST SPEND SOME TIME IN HIS PRESENCE THIS MORNING.....
CLOSE IN PRAYER AND DISMISS THOSE WHO NEED TO LEAVE...
INVITE OTHERS TO STAY AND WORSHIP...