Week 4

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Week 4 Diagnosing Unanswered Prayer
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Unanswered prayer has less to do with a lack of
a faith and more with misapplied faith.
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• Eternal Issue
• The very names of God declare His will
• Jehovah-Shalom The Lord our peace
• Jehovah-Jireh The Lord our provider
• Jehovah-Rapha The Lord our healer
• Jehovah-Tsidkenu The Lord our
  righteousness
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Jehovah-Sabaoth The Lord of
Hosts Jehovah-Shammah The Lord is
Present Jehovah-Rohi The Lord our
Shepherd El-Shaddai The God Who is
Sufficient for the Needs of His
People
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Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all
things and be in health, just as your soul
prospers. 3 John 12   And let them say
continually, The LORD be magnified, Who delights
in the prosperity of His servant.
Psalm 3527
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Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all
his benefits 3 who forgives all your sins and
heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life
from the pit and crowns you with love and
compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with
good things so that your youth is renewed like
the eagles. Psalm 1032-5  
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O LORD Almighty, God of Israel, you have
revealed this to your servant, saying, I will
build a house for you. So your servant has found
courage to offer you this prayer. 2
Sam. 727
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• Internal Issues
• Doubt
• Sin
• Wrong motives
• Unforgiveness
• Stinginess
• Idolatry
• Lack of Persistence
• Lack of Patience

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3. External Issue   Is any one of you sick? He
should call the elders of the church to pray over
him and anoint him with oil in the name of the
Lord. 15And the prayer offered in faith will make
the sick person well the Lord will raise him up.
If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
James 514-15
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16Therefore confess your sins to each other and
pray for each other so that you may be healed.
The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and
effective. James 516
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The Most Important Prayer Youll Ever Pray   As
the Scripture says, Anyone who trusts in him
will never be put to shame. 12For there is no
difference between Jew and Gentilethe same Lord
is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on
him, 13for, Everyone who calls on the name of
the Lord will be saved. Rom. 1011-13