Answered Prayer
Answered Prayer
Discovering why myprayers aren’t answered
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying?
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Luke 18:1-8 – The Persistent Widow Matt 7:7-8 – Ask, seek, knock 1 Thess 5:17 – Pray without ceasing
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence?
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence?
Key verse: John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence?
Key verse: John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
When I fail to abide:
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence?
Key verse: John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
When I fail to abide: Barrenness
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence?
Key verse: John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
When I fail to abide: Barrenness, emptiness
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence?
Key verse: John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
When I fail to abide: Barrenness, emptiness, vulnerability
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence?
Key verse: John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
When I fail to abide: Barrenness, emptiness, vulnerability and sin
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Am I praying with faith?
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Am I praying with faith?
Key Verse: Matthew 21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith."
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Am I praying with faith?
Key Verse: Matthew 21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith."
Note: Under attack in these last days
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Am I praying with faith? Am I praying according to His will?
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Am I praying with faith? Am I praying according to His will?
Key Verse: 1 John 5:14-15 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
Progressing in prayer
Progressing in prayer
Revelation – Lord if you’re real, show me
Progressing in prayer
Revelation – Lord if you’re real, show me Salvation – Lord, save me
Progressing in prayer
Revelation – Lord if you’re real, show me Salvation – Lord, save me Inward focus – Lord ____ me
Progressing in prayer
Revelation – Lord if you’re real, show me Salvation – Lord, save me Inward focus – Lord ____ me Outward focus – Lord ____ someone else
Progressing in prayer
Revelation – Lord if you’re real, show me Salvation – Lord, save me Inward focus – Lord ____ me Outward focus – Lord ____ someone else Strategic focus – Spiritual warfare
Answered Prayer: A diagnostic
Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Am I praying with faith? Am I praying according to His will? Am I praying according to His plan?
The Lord’s Prayer – God’s plan for prayer
Matthew 6:9-13 Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
The Lord’s Prayer – God’s plan for prayer
Worship – “Hallowed be thy name”
The Lord’s Prayer – God’s plan for prayer
Worship – “Hallowed be thy name” Submission – “Thy kingdom come…”
The Lord’s Prayer – God’s plan for prayer
Worship – “Hallowed be thy name” Submission – “Thy kingdom come…” Supplication – “Give us this day…”
The Lord’s Prayer – God’s plan for prayer
Worship – “Hallowed be thy name” Submission – “Thy kingdom come…” Supplication – “Give us this day…” Forgiveness – “Forgive us our debts…”