Pray without ceasing
1 Thess. 5:17 “Pray without
ceasing”
Matt 7:7-11 “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For
every one that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to…
Matt 7:7-11 …him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give
him a serpent? If ye…
Matt 7:7-11 …then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father
which is in heaven give good things to them that ask
him?”
Prayer is an essential part of the Christian
life and worship.
Rom 12:12 “Rejoicing in hope;
patient in tribulation; continuing instant in
prayer”
Eph 6:18 “Praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto
with all perseverance and supplication for all saints”
1 Tim 2:8 “I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up
holy hands, without wrath and doubting”
Acts 2:42 “And they continued stedfastly in
the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in
breaking of bread, and in prayers”
Supreme love will cause a worshiper to want to do the will of God in everything.
Supreme reverence will cause one to fear above everything else
to disobey him.
Supreme obedience will cause one to take
heed to everything God has commanded.
Supreme love, reverence, and
obedience will cause one to pray often.
Elements of acceptable
prayer.1
Elements of acceptable prayer.
Praise to God.
Matt 6:9 “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which
art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name”
Elements of acceptable prayer.
Thanksgiving to God.
Psa 107:1 “O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his
mercy endureth for ever”
Elements of acceptable prayer.
Confession to God.
Rom 10:10 “For with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation”
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness”
Elements of acceptable prayer.
Petition to God.
Phil 1:4 “Always in every prayer of mine
for you all making request with joy”
1 John 3:22 “And whatsoever we ask, we
receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight”
Blessings and
privileges of prayer.
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Prayer is the natural expression of every feeling and grateful
heart.
The character and dignity of God
requires reverence.
We recognize the dependence on God for needed
blessings.
Man’s highest privilege is speaking to God.
- also -Man’s highest privilege is
God speaking to man through His Word.
Prov 28:9 “He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall
be abomination”
Conditions of
Prayer.3
Matt 21:22 “And all things, whatsoever ye
shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall
receive”
Matt 6:11 “Give us this day our daily
bread”
Rom 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of
Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every
one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek”
Jam 4:3 “Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon
your lusts”
1 Cor 10:31 “Whether therefore ye eat, or
drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the
glory of God”
Col 3:17 “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do
all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by
him”
John 15:7 “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what
ye will, and it shall be done unto you”
Psa 66:18 “If I regard iniquity in
my heart, the Lord will not hear me”
John 14:13-14 “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask
any thing in my name, I will do it”
Phil 4:6-7 “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known
unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth…
Phil 4:6-7 …all understanding, shall keep
your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus”
Pray without ceasing
For Salvation
Rom 10:9-10 That if thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him
from the dead, thou shalt…
Rom 10:9-10 …be saved. For with the heart man
believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation.
Rom 6:17-18 But God be thanked, that ye were the
servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the
heart that form of doctrine which was…
Rom 6:17-18 …delivered you. Being then made
free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
Rom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism
into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead
by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk
in newness of life.
Hear Believe Repent Confess Baptized
Prayers Heard
SALVATION