Cross Training: Part 1 - Prayer

Then as he talked with them, there was the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, coming up from the armies of the Philistines; and he spoke according to the same words. So David heard them.

1 Samuel 17:23New King James Version

(NKJV)

Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

1 Samuel 17:23New King James Version

(NKJV)

And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,

Hebrews 12:5New International Version (NIV)

6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”


7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?


8 If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.


9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!


10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.


11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.


Muscle of Prayer

To immerse ourselves in the Word of God wherein God

speaks to us, and in prayer, whereby we speak to Him

Involves the Word of God and constitutes the reading, study, memorization, and meditation

of Scripture.

“God-breathed”2 Timothy 3:16

“Power of God” Romans 1:16

“The sword of the Spirit”

Ephesians 6:17

We must begin any effort at

spiritual discipline with the only

source of power,

the Word of God.

The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.

Psalms 4:4-5New International Version (NIV)

What is your

situation?



What is your

situation?

The wonderful thing about prayer is that God meets us where

we are.

6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

Psalms 4:6New International Version (NIV)

Prayer is Dependenc

e

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.


Prayer brings

Deliverance



What is your

situation?

One of the major outcomes

of disciplined prayer is answered prayer

They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.


Prayer brings

Intimacy

Muscle of PrayerMemorization

Memorization enables us to keep it constantly in the forefront of our minds, and that makes it possible to react to all life circumstances according to its precepts.

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

Joshua 1:8New International Version (NIV)

For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

1 Timothy 4:8New International Version (NIV)

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much

more in my absence—continue to

work out your salvation with fear and trembling

- Philippians 2:12

Cross Training: Part 1 - Prayer

Spiritual

discipline god

word of god

new king james version

power of god romans

cords of death

spiritual discipline

lords discipline

snares of death