Restoring Your Life Through Worship in Prayer

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Restoring Your Life Through Worship in Prayer

• 1 Thessalonians 517

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Remember What Worship Is?

• The main Hebrew word
• Shacah to bow down in obedient reverence
• The main Greek Word
• Proskuneo to bow down and kiss the hand of

• The Old English
• Derived from the word worth-ship.
• Meaning to denote worthiness to the one receiving
  the honor or devotion.

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Remember Gods Word on Authority
One God and one guide. (2 Timothy 316-17)

• Authority is vital
• not beyond the things that are written. (1
  Corinthians 46)
• Abide in the doctrine of Christ. (2 John 9)
• Spirit and truth (John 424)
• Do not transgress. (1 John 34)

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What is Prayer?
For Christians prayer is like breathing. (Alone
with God by John MacArthur, Jr.)

• Describe Prayer
• Prayer is an offering up our desires unto God
  for the things agreeable to His will.
• Prayer is a mighty instrument, not for getting
  man's will done in Heaven, but for getting Gods
  will done on earth. Robert Law
• Prayer bathes the soul in an atmosphere of the
  divine presence. Charles Finney

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Does God Hear Everyone?
Will God hear a righteous, God-fearing, searching
person?

• Who will God hear?
• The prayers of the righteous. (James 516 1
  Peter 312)
• Those who are obedient to His will. (1 John 322)
• God hears those who abide in Christ. (John 157)
• God hears those who repent. (Acts 822)

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Does God Answer Prayer?
Will God say Yes? No? Maybe?

• How do you deal with unanswered prayers?
• Do you turn your back on God? (Luke 1)
• Do you continue praying? (1 Thessalonians 517)
• Do you consult Gods will? (Matthew 2639)
• Do you think of prayer from Gods perspective?
  (Romans 828 1 Peter 57)

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How Do You Pray?
Praying will make you leave off sinning, or
sinning will make you leave off praying.
(Charles Haddon Spurgeon)

• Suggestions for prayer
• Schedule time for prayer
• Pray with your family
• Pray at various times
• Pray at a time when you have time.
• Pray when discouraged and happy