The Greatest Commandment Love God

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THEME FOR 2006Discipline In Prayer
James 516 The effectual fervent prayer of a
righteous man availeth much. KJV
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2 Cor. 110-11
...and He will yet deliver us, you also joining
in helping us through your prayers, so that
thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf
for the favor bestowed on us through the
prayers of many.
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THEME FOR 2006Discipline In Prayer
The Sovereign God... Works Through Prayer... To
His Glory.
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Sermon Series on Prayer

• An Analysis of Prayer
• Lord, Teach Us To Pray
• Constancy in Prayer (example of Jesus early
  church)
• Prayer For Others
• Prayer in Times of Trouble
• When God Says No or Wait
• God Is Able

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An Analysis of Prayer

• Viewed As A Sacred Privilege
• What Prayer Is
• Whose Prayer Does God Hear?
• The Priority of Prayer

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A Sacred Privilege

• Finite Creatures Invited to Share Our Lives with
  the Infinite Creator
• Greatest Expression of Dependence
• Casting Cares Asking Blessings
• Must Have Spirit of Submission Thy Will Be
  Done

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Ecclesiastes 612 (NASB)
For who knows what is good for a man during his
lifetime, during the few years of his futile
life? He will spend them like a shadow.
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Jeremiah 1023 (NKJV)
O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself
It is not in man who walks to direct his own
steps.
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Proverbs 1625 (NKJV)
There is a way that seems right to a man, but
its end is the way of death.
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What Prayer Is

• An Expression of Dependence Upon A Higher Being.
• An Act of Faith

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Hebrews 116 (NASB)
for he who comes to God must believe that He is
and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
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Luke 181-8 (ESV)Parable of the Unrighteous Judge

• And will not God give justice to his elect, who
  cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over
  them?
• I tell you, he will give justice to them
  speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man
  comes, will he find faith on earth?

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What Prayer Is

• A Statement of Dependence Upon A Higher Being.
• An Act of Faith
• Our Hearts Desires Expressed To Our Father

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Romans 101 (ASV)
Brethren, my hearts desire and my supplication
to God is for them that they may be saved.
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What Prayer Is

• 1 Timothy 21 (ESV)
• First of all, then,I urge that supplications,
  prayers, intercessions,and thanksgivings bemade
  for all people

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What Prayer Is

• Supplications (deésis)
• a wanting, a need, an asking or entreaty (Vine)
• occurs 19 times in the NT
• In the ASV always supplication
• In the KJV translated prayer 12 times, make
  request once, and supplication 6 times.

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What Prayer Is

• Supplications (deésis)
• Prayers (proseuché)
• used of prayer in general (Vine) emphasizes
  communion with God, devotion, praise and worship

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What Prayer Is

• Supplications (deésis)
• Prayers (proseuché)
• Intercessions (enteuxis)
• seeking the presence and hearing of God on behalf
  of others (Vine)

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What Prayer Is

• Supplications (deésis)
• Prayers (proseuché)
• Intercessions (enteuxis)
• Thanksgivings (eucharistia)

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Philippians 46 (ESV)
Do not be anxious about anything but in
everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto
God
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Romans 121-25 (ESV)
For although they knew God, they did not honor
him as God or give thanks to him Therefore God
gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to
impurity
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1 Thess. 516-18 (ASV)
Rejoice always pray without ceasing in
everything give thanks for this is the will of
God in Christ Jesus to youward.
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With Thanksgiving

• There has never been an experience in life,
  however sad or tragic, that one could not look
  into and find something for which to be thankful
  and to give thanks. This will allow one to bear
  up by offsetting the grief, disappointment and
  suffering brought on by the experience.
  Homer Hailey, Prayer and Providence, p. 8

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Colossians 315 (NASB)
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
to which indeed you were called in one body. And
be thankful.
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Whose PrayerDoes God Hear?

• Involves Questions About
• Relationship
• Condition of Heart
• Manner of Life

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Whose PrayerDoes God Hear?

• One Who Is Righteous (a child, a Christian, one
  seeking to obey God)

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Isaiah 592 (NASB)
But your iniquities have made a separation
between you and your God, and your sins have
hidden His face from you so that He does not
hear.
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Proverbs 1529 (NASB)
The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears
the prayer of the righteous.
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1 Peter 312 (ASV)
For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,
and his ears unto their supplication But the
face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.
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Acts 104 (NASB)Regarding Cornelius
Your prayers and alms have ascended as a
memorial before God.
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Whose PrayerDoes God Hear?

• One Who Is Righteous
• One Who Lives A Godly Life

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Proverbs 289 (NASB)
He who turns away his ear from listening to the
law, even his prayer is an abomination.  
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Psalms 6618 (NASB)
If I regard wickedness in my heart, the Lord
will not hear.  
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1 Peter 37 (NASB)
grant her honor as a fellow heir of life, so
that your prayers may not be hindered.  
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Whose PrayerDoes God Hear?

• One Who Is Righteous
• One Who Lives A Godly Life
• One Who Prays In Faith

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Hebrews 116 (NASB)
for he who comes to God must believe that He is
and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
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James 15-8 (NASB)
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of
God... But he must ask in faith without any
doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf
of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For
that man ought not to expect that he will receive
anything from the Lord
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Whose PrayerDoes God Hear?

• One Who Is Righteous
• One Who Lives A Godly Life
• One Who Prays In Faith
• One Who Has Spiritual Motives

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James 43 (NASB)
You ask and do not receive, because you ask with
wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your
pleasures.
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Matthew 65 (NASB)
When you pray, you are not to be like the
hypocrites for they love to stand and pray in
the synagogues and on the street corners so that
they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they
have their reward in full. 
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Whose PrayerDoes God Hear?

• One Who Is Righteous
• One Who Lives A Godly Life
• One Who Prays In Faith
• One Who Has Spiritual Motives
• One Who Shows Forgiveness

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Mark 1125 (NASB)
Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have
anything against anyone, so that your Father who
is in heaven will also forgive you your
transgressions.  
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Whose PrayerDoes God Hear?

• One Who Is Righteous
• One Who Lives A Godly Life
• One Who Prays In Faith
• One Who Has Spiritual Motives
• One Who Shows Forgiveness
• One Who Prays According To Gods Will

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1 John 514-15 (NASB)
This is the confidence which we have before Him,
that, if we ask anything according to His will,
He hears us And we know that we have the
requests which we have asked  
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Whose PrayerDoes God Hear?

• One Who Is Righteous
• One Who Lives A Godly Life
• One Who Prays In Faith
• One Who Has Spiritual Motives
• One Who Shows Forgiveness
• One Who Prays Accdg. To Gods Will
• One Who Prays In Jesus Name

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John 1414 (NASB)
If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do
it.  
Colossians 317 (NASB)
Whatever you do in word or in deed, do all in
the name of the Lord Jesus.  
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Whose PrayerDoes God Hear?

• One Who Is Righteous
• One Who Lives A Godly Life
• One Who Prays In Faith
• One Who Has Spiritual Motives
• One Who Shows Forgiveness
• One Who Prays According To Gods Will
• One Who Prays In Jesus Name

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The Priority Of Prayer

• Luke 181,8 (ESV)
• 1 And he told them a parable to the effect that
  they ought always to pray and not lose heart
• 8 Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will
  he find faith on earth?

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The Priority Of Prayer

• Matthew 77-11 (ESV)
• 7 Ask, and it will be given to you seek, and you
  will find knock, and it will be opened to you 
• 11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give
  good gifts to your children, how much more will
  your Father who is in heaven give good things to
  those who ask him!

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The Priority Of Prayer

• Romans 1212 (ASV)
• continuing steadfastly in prayer
• Acts 242 (ASV)
• And they continued steadfastly in the apostles
  teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread
  and the prayers.
• 1 Thess. 517 (ASV)
• Pray without ceasing

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An Exhortation To Pray

• As we progress in our study and consider the
  majestic greatness of God, His love that passes
  understanding, His readiness to hear our
  petitions and His infinite power which enables
  Him to answer them, why should it be necessary to
  urge people to continue steadfastly in prayer?
  Add to this mans weakness and constant need for
  divine help in meeting the problems of life, it
  becomes all the more difficult to understand our
  neglect of this marvelous privilege and power. .
  . .

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An Exhortation To Pray

• Does it not then become a sin if we omit this
  great responsibility and essential to spiritual
  life and growth? Let each ask himself, Do I
  really pray? If the answer is no, from this
  moment make a change in this exercise of infinite
  value. Homer Hailey, Prayer and
  Providence, p. 14

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Have You Obeyed The Gospel?
Hear The Word (Rom. 1017) Believe That Jesus
is the Son of God (Acts 837) Repent of Your
Sins (Acts 238) Confess That Jesus is the Son
of God (Acts 837) Be Baptized for Forgiveness
of Sins (Acts 238) Live Faithfully Until You
Die (Rev. 210)