Steps to a Powerful Prayer Life

Prayer is Vital to the Christian Life.

“To Be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” Martin Luther

ROADBLOCKS TO A POWERFUL PRAYER LIFE

Business

Lack of Self-Discipline

Wrong Mindsets

STEPS TO A POWERFUL PRAYER LIFE

Pick a Time and Place

2 Chronicles 20:3 NLT

3 Jehoshaphat was terrified by this news and begged the Lord for guidance. He also ordered everyone in Judah to begin fasting.

Prepare Your Hearts Through Confession and Fasting

Psalm 66:18 NLT

18 If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

Acknowledge Who God is and Our Relationship with Him.

2 Chronicles 20:6–7 NLT

6 He prayed, “O Lord, God of our ancestors, you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are powerful and mighty; no one can stand against you! 7 O our God, did you not drive out those who lived in this land when your people Israel arrived? And did you not give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham?

Remember the Promises of God’s Word

Pray with Humility.

2 Chronicles 20:12 NLT

12 O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”

Pray with Expectancy.

2 Chronicles 20:12 NLT

12 O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”

Persevere in Prayer.

Romans 12:12 NLT

12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.

Psalm 55:17 KJV 1900

17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: And he shall hear my voice.

DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRAYER

Ephesians 6:18 NIV

18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Prayers of Intercession.

Romans 8:26 NLT

26 And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.

Prayers of Faith.

James 5:15 NLT

15 Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.

Prayers for Deliverance.

Prayers of Proclamation.

Romans 4:17 KJV 1900

17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

Joel 3:10 KJV 1900

10 Beat your plowshares into swords, And your pruninghooks into spears: Let the weak say, I am strong.