The Great Commission of The Great Commission of PrayerPrayer
Matthew 18:18-20Matthew 18:18-20
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Matt 18:18-20Matt 18:18-20
18 "Assuredly, I say to 18 "Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you you, whatever you bind on earth will be bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in earth will be loosed in heaven.heaven.
19 "Again I say to you 19 "Again I say to you that if two of you that if two of you agree on earth agree on earth concerning anything concerning anything that they ask, it will be that they ask, it will be done for them by My done for them by My Father in heaven.Father in heaven.
20 For where two or 20 For where two or three are gathered three are gathered together in My name, together in My name, I am there in the I am there in the midst of them." midst of them."
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• No Greater AmbitionNo Greater Ambition
• No Stronger No Stronger FellowshipFellowship
• No Higher PowerNo Higher Power
1. No Purer Motive1. No Purer Motive
• I want what Jesus wantsI want what Jesus wants
1. No Purer Motive1. No Purer Motive
Now this is the confidence Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that we have in Him, that if we ask anything that if we ask anything according to according to His willHis will, He , He hears us.hears us. 1 John 5:141 John 5:14 NKJVNKJV
1. No Purer Motive1. No Purer Motive
• I want what Jesus wants:I want what Jesus wants:• The weak protected The weak protected – vs. 6 -– vs. 6 -
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• The lost saved The lost saved – vs. 11-14– vs. 11-14
• The fallen reconciled The fallen reconciled – vs. – vs. 15-1715-17
1. No Purer Motive1. No Purer Motive
You ask and do not receive, You ask and do not receive, because because you ask amissyou ask amiss, , that you may spend it on that you may spend it on your pleasures.your pleasures. James 4:3 James 4:3 NKJVNKJV
2. No Greater Ambition2. No Greater Ambition
• Do the hard work of Do the hard work of prayer.prayer.
2. No Greater Ambition2. No Greater Ambition
• Do the hard work of Do the hard work of prayer.prayer.
• Join Him.Join Him.
• Pray it through. Pray it through.
3. No Stronger 3. No Stronger FellowshipFellowship
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• Read scripture.Read scripture.
• Pray topically.Pray topically.
• Listen for Listen for Jesus’ Jesus’ prayer.prayer.
• Share insights.Share insights.
4. No Higher Power4. No Higher Power
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• Read scripture.Read scripture.
• Pray topically.Pray topically.
• Listen for Listen for Jesus’ Jesus’ prayer.prayer.
• Share insights.Share insights.
If you don’t partner with If you don’t partner with God; you’ll spend most of God; you’ll spend most of your prayer energy praying your prayer energy praying alone for symptoms instead alone for symptoms instead of together for God of together for God revealed solutions.revealed solutions.
4. No Higher Power4. No Higher Power
• In agreement with In agreement with Jesus, Jesus, you will see:you will see:
His will,His will, His power,His power, His time.His time.
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• Are your motives pure?Are your motives pure?• Are you ambitious for God’s will?Are you ambitious for God’s will?• Do you have a prayer partner?Do you have a prayer partner?• Are you seeking to here Jesus’ Are you seeking to here Jesus’
prayer?prayer?