A Praying Christians
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What is Prayer?
What is Prayer?
Prayer involves communicating with God the Father in order to receive His plan to carry out His Will for the believer’s life for the purpose of Him enriching our lives for His glory which is mediated through Jesus Christ and done in the power of the Spirit
Prayer involves communicating with God the Father in order to receive His plan to carry out His Will for the believer’s life for the purpose of Him enriching our lives for His glory which is mediated through Jesus Christ and done in the power of the Spirit
Blueprint for Prayer
Blueprint for Prayer
Matthew 6:9–13
ADORATION: GOD’S CHARACTER
ADORATION: GOD’S CHARACTER
9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
ACKNOWLEDGE: GOD’S POWER
ACKNOWLEDGE: GOD’S POWER
TO PROVIDE
TO PROVIDE
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Give us this day our daily bread.
TO FORGIVE
TO FORGIVE
12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
TO DELIVER
TO DELIVER
13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Movements in prayer:
Movements in prayer:
ADORATION - “Praise be to God!” -Psalms 68:35
ADORATION - “Praise be to God!” -Psalms 68:35
Tell God how much you appreciate Him. Express your love for Him. Praise His power and majesty.
CONFESSION – “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” -1 John 1:9
CONFESSION – “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” -1 John 1:9
Tell Him where you have failed to do what He wanted and where you did what He told you not to do. Be specific.
THANKSGIVING – Always “glorify him with thanksgiving” -Psalms 69:30
THANKSGIVING – Always “glorify him with thanksgiving” -Psalms 69:30
Thank God for His love, His faithfulness, His patience and a million other things. Express gratitude for what He’s doing in your life. Thank Jesus for dying on the cross for you. Thank the Holy Spirit for indwelling you, and never leaving.
SUPPLICATION – “Make your requests known to God.” -Philippians 4:6
SUPPLICATION – “Make your requests known to God.” -Philippians 4:6
Tell God your needs, no matter how small it seems to you. You should have lots of intercessory prayer here. Remember: As a Prayer warrior, you are committed to P.R.A.Y.I.N.G. every day.
The ATTITUDE of Prayer
The ATTITUDE of Prayer
AFFECTS in prayer
AFFECTS in prayer
Jesus rose early in the morning, often before daybreak, to communicate with His Father. In the evening He would go to some quiet spot to pray, usually alone. Prayer was the spiritual air that Jesus breathed every day of His life. He practiced an unending communion between Himself and the Father
AWARENESS in prayer
AWARENESS in prayer
We should look for those things they ought to be praying about.
ALERTNESS in prayer
ALERTNESS in prayer
Paul taught in Colossians 4:2 and Ephesians 6:18 to be encompasses more than mere physical alertness, however.
Be ADAMANT in prayer
Be ADAMANT in prayer
We are inclined to pray intently, specifically, and persistently. But Paul says we are to always pray that way, and to “be on the alert with all perseverance” (Eph. 6:18).
AUTHORITY in prayer
AUTHORITY in prayer
To pray in the Spirit is to pray in complete agreement with the Spirit, who “helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words [real words unuttered, not non-words uttered]; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God”
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
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.
PRAY WITH HUMILITY
PRAY WITH HUMILITY
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves
6 Though the Lord is on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar.
(KJV 1900)
6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: But the proud he knoweth afar off.
PRAY WITH ALL YOUR HEART
PRAY WITH ALL YOUR HEART
14 If my people, which are called by my name shall . . . seek my face
13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
PRAY IN RIGHTEOUSNESS
PRAY IN RIGHTEOUSNESS
14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall . . . turn from their wicked ways
29 The Lord is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.
The Lord is far from the wicked: But he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
PRAY WITH IN OBEDIENCE
PRAY WITH IN OBEDIENCE
22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Pray according to the WILL OF GOD
Pray according to the WILL OF GOD
10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
Praying according to the WILL OF GOD is also called praying in THE NAME OF JESUS
Praying according to the WILL OF GOD is also called praying in THE NAME OF JESUS
14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
What is God’s will according to the Scriptures?
What is God’s will according to the Scriptures?
TO BE SAVED
TO BE SAVED
9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
TO BE THANKFUL
TO BE THANKFUL
18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
TO SUFFER FOR HIM
TO SUFFER FOR HIM
17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.
Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
TO BE SUBMISSIVE
TO BE SUBMISSIVE
13 Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme,
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
TO BE SANCTIFIED
TO BE SANCTIFIED
3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality;
4 that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,
3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
TO BE SPIRIT-FILLED
TO BE SPIRIT-FILLED
17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
The HOLY SPIRIT and prayer
The HOLY SPIRIT and prayer
9 But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Praying ALL THE TIME
Praying ALL THE TIME
1 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,
17 pray without ceasing,
Do You Have An Everyday Scheduled Prayer Time?
Do You Have An Everyday Scheduled Prayer Time?
35 Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
46 And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray.
12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Sunday: Plan of God
Monday: Relatives
Tuesday: Authority
Wednesday: Yourself
Thursday: Ill (sick)
Friday: Nonbelievers
Saturday: Godly
Do You Have A Spontaneous Prayer?
Do You Have A Spontaneous Prayer?
Times of Physical Suffering
Times of Physical Suffering
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.
Times of Spiritual Warfare
Times of Spiritual Warfare
18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
Do You Have Special Times of Prayers?
Do You Have Special Times of Prayers?
21 However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”