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Psalm 50:15
“call on me in the day of trouble
and I will deliver you”
Prayer Is
a sober-minded acknowledgement of our true situation before the Lord
and an admission of our need for His divine help
How’s Your Prayer Life?
Samuel Chadwick
“the one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He
fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and
prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but he
trembles when we pray.”
What if we saw prayer as…
A priority?
What if we saw prayer as…
A priority?
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, “Rejoice always; 17 pray without ceasing; 18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
What if we saw prayer as…
A priority?
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Oswald Chambers, “prayer is the breath in our lungs & the blood from our hearts. Our blood flows & our breathing continues without ceasing.”
What if we saw prayer as…
A priority?
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Oswald Chambers, “prayer is the breath in our lungs & the blood from our hearts. Our blood flows & our breathing continues without ceasing.”
David in Psalm 63:1 “Oh God you are my God: I shall seek you earnestly; my soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
What if we saw prayer as…
A priority?
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Oswald Chambers
David in Psalm 63:1 “Oh God you are my God: I shall seek you earnestly; my soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Devotion like the Apostles (Acts 6) or early church (Acts 2)?
Would It Make A Difference?
James 5:16 “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.”
Why do people struggle?
Lack of belief/faith
Why do people struggle?
Lack of belief/faith
Sin
Why do people struggle?
Lack of belief/faith
Sin
Control Freaks
Why do people struggle?
Lack of belief/faith
Sin
Control Freaks
Don’t want to bother God
Why do people struggle?
Lack of belief/faith
Sin
Control Freaks
Don’t want to bother God
No Time
Why do people struggle?
Lack of belief/faith
Sin
Control Freaks
Don’t want to bother God
No Time
Apathetic
Why do people struggle?
Lack of belief/faith
Sin
Control Freaks
Don’t want to bother God
No Time
Apathetic
Don’t Know How
Get Practical
Schedule Time
Get Practical
Schedule Time
Have an Accountability Partner
Get Practical
Schedule Time
Have an Accountability Partner
Make a Prayer List
Get Practical
Schedule Time
Have an Accountability Partner
Make a Prayer List
Type Your Prayers if you lose focus
Get Practical
Schedule Time
Have an Accountability Partner
Make a Prayer List
Type Your Prayers if you lose focus
Have a Special Place
Get Practical
Schedule Time
Have an Accountability Partner
Make a Prayer List
Type Your Prayers if you lose focus
Have a Special Place
Write Notes to Yourself
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