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Understanding Prayer
Questions
Questions
++What is Prayer?
++Why is Prayer Important?
++What are the Principles to understanding Prayer?
++What are the Varieties of Prayer?
++What are the Problems in Prayer?
++Fasting and Prayer
What is Prayer?
Prayer is
++Solemn request to God
++Communion with God
Prayer is one aspect of relationship with another.
It implies a two-way communication
more than a formal religious exercise
The importance of Prayer
Jesus is our example of Biblical Prayer
Biblical Prayer.
++Frequent
++By himself
++Before making Major decisions
++In times of great testing
++To rejoice and to give thanks to God
++on the behalf of others
Warnings-How not to Pray
Read Matt 6:7-8
When you Pray
++Prayer is not an afterthought
++Prayer is something Christ anticipated
Jesus provides Guidance
Ineffective prayer
++Empty words
++Relies on the word count over word meaning
++Prayer outside of relationship
What can we learn from Jesus?
Read Matthew 26:38-44
What can we learn from Jesus in these verses about...
++When to Pray Mat 26:38
What can we learn from Jesus in these verses about...
++When to Pray
++What to Pray Mat 26:39, Mat 26:42
What else can we learn from Jesus about prayer?
Read Mark 1:35, Luke 22:31-32, John 11:41
Read Luke 6:12-16
List six principles of prayer
++Faith is essential to prayer
Where does faith come from?
Faith comes _By hearing_
The word of God
++Enables us to _hear_
++Is the source of faith
Faith comes when _doubt or unbelief_ is displaced _by prayer._
Faith comes through _Fellowship_
List six principles of prayer
Faith is essential to prayer
++The Name of Jesus
List six principles of prayer
Faith is essential to prayer
The Name of Jesus
++Praying the will of God
How do we know what the will of God is?
Moses was told
++To teach ordinances and laws
++To shew the way they must walk
++To lead in the work they must do
God commands Moses to teach his people.
Up to this point Moses spent the vast majority of his time responding to the needs of the people.
He answered their questions.
Though he was the Leader.
The conversations were being directed by the people.
There needs, problems and issues.
There is a difference in responding to needs and teaching.
There will always be needs, problems and issues.
Moses had a word from the Lord.
Revelation, Instructions, and information from God.
What he had would lay the foundation of what his followers would be.
To know the will of God
++We must be teachable
To know the will of God
We must be teachable
++We must follow Godly leadership
To know the will of God
We must be teachable
We must follow Godly leadership
++We must get to work
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