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Prayer
Doing a series on “Shifting Focus - From Membership to Discipleship.”
Based on where Jesus said:
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.”
What we are seeking to learn is “What should we do as individuals and as a church to become disciples and make more disciples?”
First step: Go to church.
Second step today is Lord teach us to pray.
Endeavor to become a man or woman of prayer.
men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
not to lose heart.
Ask any mature Christian, any spiritual person, any successful Christian, any thriving Christian and they will all say - Spend time in prayer.
My own word from God in Ogle.
“You must become a person of prayer.”
Definition of Prayer:
talking to God
communing/spending time with God
Goal of prayer:
Entry level- ask God for what we desire, to answer our prayers
Middle-level - ask God what He desires, and we obey.
Top-level - Bringing our entire lives into alignment with God
We see the importance of prayer in the life of Jesus:
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It was his custom
in the most difficult hour of His life, He was in intense prayer.
knelt down
Prayer of all prayers - not my will.
The purpose of prayer is not for God to do our will but for us to do God’s will.
It is bringing our lives into submission, surrender to God so that God’s will become ours.
We are tuning into God.
Angels attend to us in our prayer.
prayer can be strenuous, agonizing.
His sweat became like drops of blood.
While He prayed, the disciples slept.
The elephant in the room is
“Why are my prayers unanswered?”
Reasons fro unanswered prayer.
Sin
Ps
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
If you are living in sin, God will not answer.
Simple.
If you son/dtr.
disobeys you, how prone are you to respond to a request from them at that time?
But there is another even worse -
Rebellion
Living a continuous life of sin.
If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.
Living a continuous life of sin.
If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.
If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.
We know that God does not listen to sinners.
He listens to the godly person who does his will.
We know that God does not listen to sinners.
He listens to the godly person who does his will.
The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
The effectual yfervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers.
But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil.
Unforgiveness
And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Marital problems
Unbelief
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.
You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Wrong Motives
Why do you want that car?
House?
Job? Position?
to prove a point
to show off
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.
All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.
Examine your motives.
A person may think their own ways are right, but the LORD weighs the heart.
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