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What Is Prayer?
Contributed by Pastor Bruce A. Shields on Aug 21, 2003 (message contributor)
Summary: This outline illustrates what prayer is, the power in it, and how jesus prayed.
WHAT IS PRAYER?
Rev. Bruce A. Shields DD
House of Faith Ministries
www.PS127.org (989) 362-7831
NKJ Luke 18:1
* Prayer is our approach to God.
To persist in prayer and not to give up does not mean endless repetition or painfully long prayer sessions. Constant prayer means keeping our requests continually before God as we live for Him day by day, believing He will answer. When we live by faith, we are not to give up. God may delay answering, but His delays always have purpose. As we persist in prayer, we grow in character, faith and hope.
* Sometimes it takes God time to answer
NKJ Luke 18:7
NKJ John 14:12-14 (Power in Prayer)
* How Jesus Prayed for His Church
NKJ John 17:20-21
CONCLUSION
NKJ 1 Timothy 2:8
* The time for prayer is ALWAYS.
NKJ Luke 18:1
* Subjects for prayer are EVERYTHING.
NKJ Philippians 4:6
* Answers to prayer ALL THINGS GLORIFYING THE FATHER
NKJ John 14:14
14. "If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
