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7 HINDRANCES
TO A NSWERED PRAYER
MARCH 30, 2022
H I N D RA N C E # 1
WRONG MOTIVES: SELFISH PRAYER HINDERS PRAYER
James 4:3 (NIV) — 3 When you ask, you do not receive,
because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend
what you get on your pleasures.
H I N D RA N C E # 2
UNCONFESSED SIN HINDERS PRAYER
Isaiah 59:1–2 (NIV) — 1 Surely the arm of the Lord is not
too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. 2 But your
iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins
have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.
H I N D RA N C E # 3
IDOLS IN THE HEART HINDER ANSWERED PRAYER
Ezekiel 14:3 (NIV) — 3 “Son of man, these men have set
up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks
before their faces.
Should I let them inquire of me at all?
H I N D RA N C E # 4
LACK OF GENEROSITY HINDERS PRAYER
Luke 6:38 (NIV) — 38 Give, and it will be given to you.
A
good measure, pressed down, shaken together and
running over, will be poured into your lap.
For with the
measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
H I N D RA N C E # 5
AN UNFORGIVING SPIRIT HINDERS PRAYER
Mark 11:25 (NIV) — 25 And when you stand praying, if
you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that
your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”
H I N D RA N C E # 6
WRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE—HINDERS
PRAYER
1 Peter 3:7 (NIV) — 7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as
you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the
weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so
that nothing will hinder your prayers.
H I N D RA N C E # 7
WAVERING FAITH HINDERS PRAYERS
James 1:5–7 (NIV) — 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, he should
ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and
it will be given to him.
6 But when he asks, he must believe and
not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea,
blown and tossed by the wind.
7 That man should not think he
will receive anything from the Lord;
7 H I N D RA N C E S T O A N S W E R E D P RAY E R
1.Wrong Motives: Selfish Prayer
2.Unconfessed Sin In Our Lives
3.Idols In The Heart
4.Lack Of Generosity Is A Hinderance
5.An Unforgiving Spirit
6.Wrong Relationship Between Husband And Wife
7.Wavering Faith
Adapted From R.A. Torrey – How To Pray
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