Communing With God
Prayer is "communion with God" in and around His Word. Through prayer we actually experience relationship with God. The quality of our prayer life then determines the quality of our relationship with God. Prayer is talking with God. Prayer is listening to God. Prayer is enjoying the presence of God. It can take many forms, for example: worship, confession, thanksgiving, praise, petition (asking for things), waiting (silent, listening and sensing of God) and warfare (command). If we are baptized in the Spirit we can pray with the spirit, in languages unknown to us but not to God.
Defining Prayer God's Way
- What is Prayer? Communication with God in and around His Word
- Why is Prayer important, especially for Leaders?
- God promises to lead us through prayer so we have to lead others through prayer (Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 23:3)
- Prayer is a discipline weapon (Matthew 5:44, 6:5-6)
- David asks to pursue (I Samuel 30:1-8)
- Duty of leaders (James 5:13-15, 20)
Correct Way to Pray
- Say back to God His Word
- Let cup pass…not my will (Matt. 26:42)
- Locate the will of God ahead of time
- Goeth out fasting and praying (I John 5:13-14, Matthew 17:21)
- Believe you receive
- Confess until you see it
Answer to Prayer
- Yes and amen
- Will do it, Holy Ghost shall (John 14:14-17, Jude 20)
- Yes and Amen (2 Corinthians 1:19-20)
Model of Prayer
- Our Father who art in Heaven Hallowed be thy Name.
- Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
- Give us this day our daily bread.
- Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those whom trespass against us.
- Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
- For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever, Amen.
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