Supplication

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Supplication

• Pastor Guylaine Malcolm

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Scripture Savvy

• The Immediate Goal of Bible study is
  UNDERSTANDING.
• The Ultimate Goal of Bible study is MATURING.

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Investigational Questions
Who?
When?
What?
How?
Why?
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How to become Scripture Savvy

• Read the Bible passage
• Ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten you
• Study the passage
• Breakdown the verses (Who, When, How Why)
• Find the Nuggets (What)
• Look how you can apply what you have learned
• Pray the Word of God according to what you have
  learned in this passage.
• Make this a daily habit to become a highly holy
  person

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7 Habits of Highly Holy People

• Scripture Savvy
• Supplication
• Submission
• Steering by the Spirit
• Strength
• Sanctification
• Service

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1 Thessalonians 51-18
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Supplication
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What is Supplication?

• Wedster-Marrion Dictionary
• to make a humble petition
• to ask humbly and earnestly of
• to pray to God

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Importance of Prayer

• Prayer is a very important aspect of the
  Christian life
• Jesus prayed
• Privately
• Mark 135, Luke 516, Luke 612
• Corporately
• Luke 928, Luke 111

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Purpose of Prayer

• It is NOT to move God for you or change His mind
  it is for you to be conformed to His will.
• A proper prayer life results in peace of heart
  and mind. Philippians 46-7
• To draw you close to God so He can prove His
  sufficiency for every need.

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Necessity of Prayer

• Prayer is our only means of communication with
  God
• When we pray, we must depend on the Holy Spirit
  to help us. Romans 826
• Make prayer a meaningful time with the Lord

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How Do I Pray?

• Pray always, develop a lifestyle of prayer. 1
  Thessalonians 517 Luke 181
• Dont repeat the same words over and over.
  Matthew 67
• Talk to the Lord as a friend. He is your friend!
  John 1513-15 Exodus 3311 Proverbs 1824
• Realize that you have DIRECT access to God
  personally. You do not need to go through any man
  to talk to God. 1 Timothy 25 Ephesians 218

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Five Types of Prayers

• 1 Timothy 21
• Requests
• Prayers
• Intercession
• Thanksgiving
• Praise

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Our Father Prayer

• There is right and wrong way to pray
• Wrong Way Matthew 67
• Right Way Luke 111-11
• Verse 2 Exhortation to the name of the Lord and
  for His will to be done in our life
• Verse 3 Prayer for our needs
• Verse 4 Prayer for forgiveness of our sins, for
  others who have wronged us and for guidance to
  live a holy life for Him.

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What Hinders Your Prayers

• Unconfessed sin. Isaiah 591-2 Psalm 6618
• An unforgiving spirit. Matthew 614-15
• Bitterness toward your mate as well as others. 1
  Peter 37
• Not asking. James 42
• Asking with selfish or other wrong motives. James
  43 Proverbs 2113
• Insensitivity to the word of God. Proverbs 289

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Keep Track of Your Prayer Requests

• Make a list of Requests
• Make a list of Answered Prayers

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Does God Answer all of my Prayers?

• Yes
• No
• Not Yet

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Lets pray