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INTRODUCTION

New Monthly Series in our Theme of Renewed Faith is Prayer

Sunday School - Q&A

Sunday Evening - Continue with Renewed Love

Wednesday - Which Church are We

PRAYER

Pew research states 78% of all Americans pray at least once a week.

57% pray at least once a day.

Serious prayer begins after age 30 when the illusion that we are masters of our own fate fades.

Prayer can and will accomplish many wonderful things, PROVIDING GOD’S CONDITIONS ARE MET

WHAT PRAYER WILL DO

Prayer Will Strengthen The Soul

Do you believe this?

Prayer Will Strengthen Your Relationship with God

A strong, fruitful, effective and loving relationship requires communication

To offer up supplication is not just to pray.

It is to camp out before His throne in hopeful expectation of His grace.

General prayer is us sending our requests up to the throne - supplication carries with it more of the idea of pressing in, camping out in your prayer closet, and petitioning for His grace, mercy and kindness in your situation.

Prayer Will Enable the Christian to Experience Forgiveness

Prayer Will Allow You to Intercede For Others

WHAT PRAYER WILL NOT DO

PRAY CANNOT AND WILL NEVER NEGATE GOD’S WILL

How do I know what God’s will is?

God’s will is that none should perish BUT ALL COME TO REPENTANCE 2 PET 3:9

Prayer alone will not save the lost

Prayer will not impart faith (Rom 10:17)

Just Because to Ask “In Jesus Name” Don’t mean You’re Going to Get it

if a person prayed, “Lord, please forgive me of my sins even though I will not forgive others of their sins, in Jesus’ name, Amen,” would Jesus comply with such a request?

NO

Acts 19 Sons of Sceva

Prayer will not keep the Christian from Trials

David – his sick infant son (2 Sam 12)

Paul – his thorn in the flesh (2 Cor 12)

Jesus – the cup he must drink from (Matt 26)

NONE OF THESE PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE

These men did not get up from their prayers with hatred, anger and pessimism.

I would say they had a greater level of peace than they did before EVEN THOUGH THEIR PRAYERS WERE NOT ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.

David – understood his child would never come to him, but he will go to him

Paul - understood that God’s grace will be sufficient for him

Jesus understood that God’s will must be done.

(Luke 22:43 And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.)

When we put the things of the world our physical comforts ahead of God in our life we forfeit him as being Lord.

The power is not in our prayer no matter how earnest or eloquent it may be.

The power rests in the one who answers the prayer and it always according to what he wants to see accomplished.