THE
SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE OF PRAYER
“Prayer changes things”
Message Outline
"Lord,
teach us to pray." Luke 11:1b
(NIV)
THE FOUR PURPOSES OF PRAYER
1. Prayer is an act of ________________________
"If
a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you
can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is
thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up and thrown into the fire
and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, you can ask
whatever you wish and it will be given to you." John 15:5-7 (NIV)
2. Prayer is an act of _________________________
"I
no longer call you servants because a servant does not know his master's
business. Instead, I have called you friends for everything I have learned from
my Father, I have made known unto you. You did not choose me, but I chose you
to go and bear fruit - fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you
whatever you ask in my name." John 15:15-16 (NIV)
3. Prayer is an act of ______________________
"Don't
worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need,
and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God’s
peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His
peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)
"I tell you
the truth, the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name." John 16:23b
(NIV)
"Until now
you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your
joy will be complete." John 16:24
(NIV)
"He fulfils
the desires of those who reverence and trust Him."
Psalm
145:19 (LB)
"Delight
yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
"No good
thing will the Lord withhold from those who do what is right." Psalm 84:11 (NLT)
"Which of
you fathers if your son asked for a fish would you give him a snake instead? Or
if he asked for an egg would you give him a scorpion? If you then, though you
are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your
Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?" Luke 11:11-13 (NIV)
4. Prayer is an act of __________________________
"Believe
Me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least
believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. I tell you the truth,
anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even
greater things than these, because I'm going to the Father." John 14:11-12 (NIV)
"And
I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father.
You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." John 14:13-14 (NIV)
"The king’s
heart is in the hand of the Lord; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he
pleases.” Proverbs
21:1 (NIV)
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