The Prayer Life of the Believer
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Definition of Prayer
Definition of Prayer
Prayer is simply talking to God
Conditions of Effective Prayer
Conditions of Effective Prayer
A. Belief/Faith
24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
B. Earnestly
17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.
C. Humility
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
D. Abide in Christ
7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
E. According to God’s will
14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
F. In Jesus’s name
23 In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
Hindrances to Prayer
Hindrances to Prayer
A. Unconfessed sin
18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
B. Doubt
6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
C. Unforgiving heart
25 And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
D. Wrong motives
3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.
E. Pride
5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
F. Disobedience
1 John
22 and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.
Parts of Prayer
Parts of Prayer
A. Adoration
12 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
and I will glorify your name forever.
B. Confession
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
C. Thanksgiving
18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
D. Supplication
18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
Read and Study
Read and Study
5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
A. Who is being condemned and why? (verse 5)
Hypocrites who pray to be approved by others
B. Where and how we should pray? (verse 6-8)
Go to our room and pray to the Father who is in the secret place
Conclusion
Conclusion
Prayers should be offered to God alone (), in the name of Jesus () through the power of the Holy Spirit ()
5 So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.
13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
FURTHER STUDY
Could we pray to statues or images of saints? Why or why not?