The Gift of Prayer

Notes

A WRONG VIEW OF PRAYER WILL LEAD TO PRAYERLESSNESS.

BEFORE JESUS DID ANYTHING HE PRAYED BECAUSE HE KNEW PRAYER WOULD IMPACT
EVERYTHING HE DID.

JESUS HAD SOMETHING TO GIVE EVERYONE BECAUSE IN PRAYER HE RECEIVED EVERYTHING HE NEEDED.

THE GIFT IN PRAYER IS GOD.

5 EXHORTATIONS DURING THE 21 DAYS OF PRAYER:

1. BEFORE EVERYTHING - PRAY FIRST.
2. FIND A QUIET PLACE TO PRAY.
3. BE EXPECTANT IN PRAYER.
4. BE AVAILABLE IN PRAYER.
5. PRAY RELATIONALLY. 

Verses

{"So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most." Hebrews 4:14-16 NLT}{Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. Later Simon and the others went out to find him. When they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you.” Mark 1:35-37 NLT}

Quotes

Oswald Chambers : “Prayer develops the life of God in us. When a man is born from above, the life of the Son of God begins in him, and he can either starve that life or nourish it. Our Lord nourished the life of God in Him by prayer.” (If You Will Ask); Timothy Keller : “Prayer is the main way we experience deep change – the reordering of our loves. Prayer is how God gives us so many of the unimaginable things He has for us. It is the way we know God, the way we finally treat God as God. Prayer is simply the key to everything we need to do and be in life.”
(Prayer); Oswald Chambers : “Prayer to Him is not a way to get things from God, but so that we may get to know God.”
(If You Will Ask); Emilie Griffin : “Deep down, we know that God is asking us to pray. Deep within we know that God is not asking a heroic time-commitment, but a giving of the heart.” (Clinging); Tim Keller : “When your prayer life finally begins to flourish, the effects can be remarkable.” (Prayer);