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Prayer Strengthens Us with Divine Power

Philippians 4:13 ESV

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

True or False:

According to Philippians 4:13, we gain strength independently from Christ.

Prayer Deepens Our Understanding of God’s Love

Ephesians 3:17–18 ESV

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

True or False:

Engaging in prayer can lead to a deeper understanding of God's love.

Question:

How can engaging in prayer lead to a deeper understanding of God’s love?

1 John 4:16 ESV

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

Romans 5:5 ESV

and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Prayer Leads Us to the Fullness of God

Ephesians 3:19 ESV

and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Question:

Discuss the significance of being "filled with the fullness of God" as described in Ephesians 3:19 and apply it to personal spiritual practices.

Question:

Explain how prayer strengthens our relationship with God and impacts our interactions with others. Provide examples.

John 10:10 ESV

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

Colossians 1:9–10 ESV

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Question:

What is the primary benefit discussed in Colossians 1:9-10 regarding prayer?