RELATING TO GOD Post-Encounter Lesson 2 We Need to Relate Personally with God Talking with God can never be boring… Talking with God can never be boring…

RELATING RELATING TO GOD TO GOD

Post-Encounter Lesson 2Post-Encounter Lesson 2

We Need to Relate We Need to Relate

Personally with Personally with GodGodTalking with Talking with

God can never God can never be boring…be boring…

We Need to Relate We Need to Relate

Personally with Personally with GodGodHis presence is the His presence is the

MOST POWERFUL MOST POWERFUL experienceexperience

The Importance of The Importance of PrayerPrayer

““Now in the morning, having Now in the morning, having risen up a long while risen up a long while before before daylightdaylight, He went out and , He went out and

departed into a solitary place; departed into a solitary place; and there He prayed.” and there He prayed.”

Mark 1:35Mark 1:35

The Importance of The Importance of PrayerPrayer

““But you, when you pray, go into But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have your room, and when you have

shut the door, pray to your shut the door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; Father who is in the secret place;

and your Father who sees in and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” secret will reward you openly.”

Matthew 6:6Matthew 6:6

Understanding What Understanding What a Devotional Is…a Devotional Is…

Entering into His presenceEntering into His presence

““Come to Me, all you who Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” and I will give you rest.”

Matthew 11:28Matthew 11:28

Understanding What Understanding What a Devotional Is…a Devotional Is…

Praying joyfully with Praying joyfully with thanksgivingthanksgiving““Come before Him with joyful Come before Him with joyful

songs…enter His gates with songs…enter His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise; be thankful to Him, with praise; be thankful to Him,

and bless His name.” and bless His name.”

Psalm 100:2-4Psalm 100:2-4

Being Thankful in Being Thankful in Prayer Brings…Prayer Brings…

FreedomFreedom

““But I, with a song of But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice thanksgiving, will sacrifice

to you. What I have vowed I to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation will make good. Salvation

comes from the Lord.” comes from the Lord.”

Jonah 2:9-10Jonah 2:9-10

Being Thankful in Being Thankful in Prayer Brings…Prayer Brings…

God had contact with thankful God had contact with thankful believersbelievers

““Sing psalms & hymns & spiritual Sing psalms & hymns & spiritual songs to God with thankful songs to God with thankful

hearts. And whatever you do or hearts. And whatever you do or say, let it be as a representative say, let it be as a representative of the Lord Jesus, all the while of the Lord Jesus, all the while giving thanks through Him to giving thanks through Him to

God the Father.” God the Father.” Col. 3:16b, 17Col. 3:16b, 17

A Fruitful TongueA Fruitful Tongue

The Lord said, “But I say unto you The Lord said, “But I say unto you that for every idle word men may that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it speak, they will give account of it in the Day of Judgment. For by in the Day of Judgment. For by your words you will be justified, your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be and by your words you will be

condemned.” condemned.”

Matthew 12:36-37Matthew 12:36-37

A Fruitful TongueA Fruitful Tongue

Your tongue can lead you Your tongue can lead you to complain or can to complain or can motivate you to praise.motivate you to praise.

Ask in the Name of Ask in the Name of JesusJesus

““Until now you have asked Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy you will receive, that your joy

may be full.” John 16:24may be full.” John 16:24

Ask in the Name of Ask in the Name of JesusJesus

““And whatever you ask in My And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Father may be glorified in the Son, if you ask anything in My Son, if you ask anything in My

name, I will do it.”name, I will do it.”

John 14:13-14John 14:13-14

How to be Effective How to be Effective in Prayerin Prayer

Start your prayer time Start your prayer time realizing you are in the realizing you are in the presence of God (Heb. presence of God (Heb. 11:6)11:6)

How to be How to be Effective in PrayerEffective in Prayer

Enter His gates with Enter His gates with thanksgiving in your thanksgiving in your heart…give thanks to heart…give thanks to Him & bless His Him & bless His name (Ps. 100:4)name (Ps. 100:4)

How to be Effective How to be Effective in Prayerin Prayer

Confess to God whatever Confess to God whatever sins you have committed sins you have committed so that your prayers will so that your prayers will not be hindered (Ps. 66:18)not be hindered (Ps. 66:18)

How to be Effective How to be Effective in Prayerin Prayer

Spend time Spend time presenting your presenting your specific needs (Phil. specific needs (Phil. 4:19)4:19)

How to be Effective How to be Effective in Prayerin Prayer

Before going to sleep, Before going to sleep, examine your life and ask examine your life and ask the Lord what things the Lord what things have displeased Him. have displeased Him. Then, confess and Then, confess and abandon those things abandon those things (Proverbs 28:13)(Proverbs 28:13)

Have Your Book of Have Your Book of DreamsDreams

““Now his is the confidence Now his 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 His will, He according to His will, He

hears us.”hears us.” 1 John 5:141 John 5:14

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Without a doubt, having a personal Without a doubt, having a personal relationship with God is a fountain relationship with God is a fountain of life. Make the decision and of life. Make the decision and start this new stage, following start this new stage, following these simple steps, which you will these simple steps, which you will give you a successful and full give you a successful and full life, allowing you to experience life, allowing you to experience God’s greatness in your life. God’s greatness in your life.

APPLICATIONAPPLICATION

Start right tomorrow Start right tomorrow your time of devotions your time of devotions and experience God’s and experience God’s wonders in your life.wonders in your life.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1.1. How’s your devotional How’s your devotional time with God?time with God?

2.2. What are the effects What are the effects of your devotional of your devotional time with God in your time with God in your personal life?personal life?