When People Pray

The changes that only prayer can make

A young boy 14 years of age in Romania was being mentored by some Christian Friends. For more than a year he had attended bible studies, worship services and even went on a few missions trips. His Christian friends decided recently to have a time of worship together but something different happened. Instead of singing songs they decided to pray and pray they did and then something amazing happened. The young boy was filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak in a language unknown to him. This glorious moment came not by the laying on of hands, or a special speaker. This quiet time before God led to the promise that declares we have heard from him had com to this young man.

Don’t believe the lie

++Prayer is just a religious thing

++Their is nothing to it

++It is all in your head

Prayer is a heart issue

The purpose of Prayer

++The Person of God

++The Position of God

++To Promise of God

++The Power of God

2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV 1900

14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Acts 4:31 KJV 1900

31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Acts 16:25–28 KJV 1900

25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

Paul & Silas were

++Prisoners

++Rightfully Accused

++Convicted according to the law

++Bound hand and feet

++Placed in solitary confinement

++Guarded by a man charge to keep them

These men were either

++Very dangerous

++Very important

What they did must have been

++A high crime or misdemeanor

++An impeachable offense

It seems like somebody is afraid of them

This treatment was reserved for

++The worst of people

++The violent

++The out of control

What did these men do?

Acts 16:20 KJV 1900

20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

Acts 16:21 KJV 1900

21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

The Accusations

++They were Jewish

++They troubled the City

++They teach things we don’t want to receive