Why I Believe In Jesus

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The hand of the Lord

• Jeremiah 3217 (NKJV) - 17Ah, Lord GOD! Behold,
  You have made the heavens and the earth by Your
  great power and outstretched arm. There is
  nothing too hard for You.

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The hand of the Lord

• John 1238 (NKJV) 38 that the word of Isaiah the
  prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke
• Lord, who has believed our report?
• And to whom has the arm of the Lord been
  revealed?

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The hand of the Lord

• John 1238 (NKJV) 38 that the word of Isaiah the
  prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke
• Lord, who has believed our report?
• And to whom has the arm of the Lord been
  revealed?
• Isaiah 531 (NKJV) Who has believed our report?
  And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

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The hand of the Lord

• Isaiah 591 through Isaiah 592 (NKJV)1 Behold,
  the LORDS hand is not shortened,
• That it cannot save
• Nor His ear heavy,
• That it cannot hear.
• 2 But your iniquities have separated you from
  your God And your sins have hidden His face from
  you, So that He will not hear.

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Are you seeking the Lord?

• Hebrews 116 (NKJV)6 But without faith it is
  impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God
  must believe that He is, and that He is a
  rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

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Are you seeking the Lord?

• Jeremiah 2913 (NKJV)13 And you will seek Me and
  find Me, when you search for Me with all your
  heart.

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Are you seeking the Lord?

• Amos 54 through Amos 56 (NKJV)4For thus says
  the LORD to the house of Israel Seek Me and
  live
• 5 But do not seek Bethel,
• Nor enter Gilgal,
• Nor pass over to Beersheba
• For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity,
• And Bethel shall come to nothing.

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Are you seeking the Lord?

• 6 Seek the LORD and live, Lest He break out like
  fire in the house of Joseph, And devour it, With
  no one to quench it in Bethel

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Where do we fit?

• Where do we fit in Jesus parable about prayer?
  (Lk 181-8)
• What if the answer to the question in verse 8 was
  no?
• We can allow the immediate demands of this life
  to crowd out real prayer.

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Where do we fit?

• Where do we fit in Jesus parable about prayer?
  (Lk 181-8)

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Where do we fit?

• Where do we fit in Jesus parable about prayer?
  (Lk 181-8)
• What if the answer to the question in verse 8 was
  no?

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Where do we fit?

• Where do we fit in Jesus parable about prayer?
  (Lk 181-8)
• What if the answer to the question in verse 8 was
  no?
• We can allow the immediate demands of this life
  to crowd out real prayer.

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The power of one prayer

• God tells us of the power of one prayer. (Jas
  516-17)

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The power of one prayer

• God tells us of the power of one prayer. (Jas
  516-17)
• The battle between the prophets of Baal and
  Elijah. (1 Kings 1836-39)

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The power of one prayer

• God tells us of the power of one prayer. (Jas
  516-17)
• The battle between the prophets of Baal and
  Elijah. (1 Kings 1836-39)
• Contrast the prophets of Baal.

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The power of one prayer

• God tells us of the power of one prayer. (Jas
  516-17)
• The battle between the prophets of Baal and
  Elijah. (1 Kings 1836-39)
• Contrast the prophets of Baal.
• It was a simple question of who had the hand of
  the Lord.

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The power of one prayer

• The request of a young Solomon for wisdom. (1
  Kings 35-9)

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The power of one prayer

• The request of a young Solomon for wisdom. (1
  Kings 35-9)
• What was Solomon like before this? Gods hand
  powerfully acted upon this young man. (1
  Kings 310-14)

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The power of one prayer

• The request of a young Solomon for wisdom. (1
  Kings 35-9)
• What was Solomon like before this? Gods hand
  powerfully acted upon this young man. (1
  Kings 310-14)
• The hand of the Lord? is seen in changed lives!

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The power of one prayer

• The mighty Assyrian army and king Hezekiah. (2
  Kings 1914-19)

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The power of one prayer

• The mighty Assyrian army and king Hezekiah. (2
  Kings 1914-19)
• Never say like the world All you have is a
  prayer.

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The power of one prayer

• The mighty Assyrian army and king Hezekiah. (2
  Kings 1914-19)
• Never say like the world All you have is a
  prayer.
• King Sennacherib no doubt learned about the
  power of one prayer.(2 Kings 1935-37)

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• There is something all of these men had in
  common. (1 Kings 841-43)

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• There is something all of these men had in
  common. (1 Kings 841-43)
• Prayer can do nothing for a man who does not
  posses a living faith.

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• There is something all of these men had in
  common. (1 Kings 841-43)
• Prayer can do nothing for a man who does not
  posses a living faith.
• Some Jews thought it was just knowing the right
  words. (Acts 1913-16)

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• There is something all of these men had in
  common. (1 Kings 841-43)
• Prayer can do nothing for a man who does not
  posses a living faith.
• Some Jews thought it was just knowing the right
  words. (Acts 1913-16)
• Listen to your words. Think!

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• We can have the power of god in our lives. (Eph
  320)

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• We can have the power of god in our lives. (Eph
  320)
• He is able to do

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• We can have the power of god in our lives. (Eph
  320)
• He is able to do
• above all that we ask or think

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• We can have the power of god in our lives. (Eph
  320)
• He is able to do
• above all that we ask or think
• abundantly above all that we ask or think

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• We can have the power of god in our lives. (Eph
  320)
• He is able to do
• above all that we ask or think
• abundantly above all that we ask or think
• exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or
  think

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• When we realize this is God speaking then this is
  hard to grasp.

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• When we realize this is God speaking then this is
  hard to grasp.
• Do we have the power or merely an outward form?

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• When we realize this is God speaking then this is
  hard to grasp.
• Do we have the power or merely an outward form?
• We can have the form without power.
  (2 Tim 35)

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• When we realize this is God speaking then this is
  hard to grasp.
• Do we have the power or merely an outward form?
• We can have the form without power.
  (2 Tim 35)
• Or we can allow God's power to be used through
  us. (1 Thess 213)

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In truth it is never just one prayer

• What does access to God mean to you? Do not tell
  me. How do you pray? (1 Jn 514-15)

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.

• It is possible to "faint", "lack courage"
  concerning our effort in prayer.

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.

• It is possible to "faint", "lack courage"
  concerning our effort in prayer.
• What would a person think when they lose heart?

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.

• It is possible to "faint", "lack courage"
  concerning our effort in prayer.
• What would a person think when they lose heart?
• We need to be vigilant and steadfast in
  prayer. (Rom 1212 Col 42)

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.

• Jesus example stimulated his apostles to ask to
  be taught about prayer. (Lk 111)

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.

• Jesus example stimulated his apostles to ask to
  be taught about prayer. (Lk 111)
• Jesus prayed at His baptism in the beginning of
  His ministry. (Lk 321)

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.

• Jesus example stimulated his apostles to ask to
  be taught about prayer. (Lk 111)
• Jesus prayed at His baptism in the beginning of
  His ministry. (Lk 321)
• Jesus at times prayed all night. (Lk 612)

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.

• Jesus example stimulated his apostles to ask to
  be taught about prayer. (Lk 111)
• Jesus prayed at His baptism in the beginning of
  His ministry. (Lk 321)
• Jesus at times prayed all night. (Lk 612)
• Jesus prayed three times in the course of one
  hour. (Mt 2636-44)

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.

• For many this kind of praying in unknown, why?

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.

• For many this kind of praying in unknown, why?
• Because they fail to distinguish between public
  prayer and private prayer.

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We ought to always pray and not to lose heart.

• For many this kind of praying in unknown, why?
• Because they fail to distinguish between public
  prayer and private prayer.
• We should look at our motives and manners in a
  public prayer. (Mt 65-7)

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We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to

• He is a God with a mighty hand but also a very
  gentle one.

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We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to

• He is a God with a mighty hand but also a very
  gentle one.
• The coming of the Messiah was a display of Gods
  mighty arm. (Isa 5210 531)

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We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to

• He is a God with a mighty hand but also a very
  gentle one.
• The coming of the Messiah was a display of Gods
  mighty arm. (Isa 5210 531)
• That same hand will be used to nourish and
  protect us. (Isa 4010-11 421-3)

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We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to

• He is a God with a mighty hand but also a very
  gentle one.
• The coming of the Messiah was a display of Gods
  mighty arm. (Isa 5210 531)
• That same hand will be used to nourish and
  protect us. (Isa 4010-11 421-3)
• Who do you feel comfortable in opening your heart
  to?

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We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to

• What do you think God will do with your prayer?
  (Mt 77-11)

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We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to

• What do you think God will do with your prayer?
  (Mt 77-11)
• Are there things you have ceased asking God
  about? (Jas 42-3)

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We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to

• What do you think God will do with your prayer?
  (Mt 77-11)
• Are there things you have ceased asking God
  about? (Jas 42-3)
• Do you know the impact that one prayer can have
  on your life and those precious to you?

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We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to

• What do you think God will do with your prayer?
  (Mt 77-11)
• Are there things you have ceased asking God
  about? (Jas 42-3)
• Do you know the impact that one prayer can have
  on your life and those precious to you?
• We need more intercession in the church.
  (2 Cor 111 Col 42-4)

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We need to have a clearer view of the God that we
pray to

• What do you think God will do with your prayer?
  (Mt 77-11)
• Are there things you have ceased asking God
  about? (Jas 42-3)
• Do you know the impact that one prayer can have
  on your life and those precious to you?
• We need more intercession in the church.
  (2 Cor 111 Col 42-4)
• Hezekiah also asked for help in prayer.
  (2 Kings 193-4)

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Where do you stand?

• Deuteronomy 47 - 8 (NKJV)7For what great
  nation is there that has God so near to it, as
  the LORD our God is to us, for whatever reason we
  may call upon Him? 8And what great nation is
  there that has such statutes and righteous
  judgments as are in all this law which I set
  before you this day?

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Where do you stand?

• Here is an interesting conversation between a
  Swedish peasant woman and her persistent visitor.
  "Does your son in America never send you any
  money?" was asked of a poverty-stricken old
  Swedish woman. "Never!" was the bitter answer "He
  writes often and speaks of sending money, but
  never a bit have I seen from him.

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Where do you stand?

• I am getting old and poor and soon I must die or
  go to the poorhouse. Yet he is rich and
  prosperous. Such is the ingratitude of children!
  
• Is there never anything in the letters?" asked
  the persistent visitor.
• Oh, yes, he always sends pictures but I do not
  need pictures I need money."

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Where do you stand?

• "Have you saved those pictures?"
• "They are all pasted on the wall in my bedroom.
  Would you like to see them?"
• "Certainly," answered the visitor. When she
  looked into the bare little room she saw pasted
  on the walls a small fortune in American paper
  money.

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Where do you stand?

• She had a room full of money but she failed to
  see its value. The very presence of this gift
  suggested that someone loved her and cared for
  her though that one lived in another land.

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I See the Suffering of Christ

• He was hated by those He loved. (Mt 2437-38
  Lk 2334)
• Jesus suffered greatly on the cross. (Lk
  2241-44 Heb 57-8)

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I See the Suffering of Christ

• He was hated by those He loved. (Mt 2437-38
  Lk 2334)
• Jesus suffered greatly on the cross. (Lk
  2241-44 Heb 57-8)
• Did you see Him crucified? (Gal 31)

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I See the Unmerited Love of God

• Why did Jesus have to die? (Isa
  534-5 2 Cor 521)

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I See the Unmerited Love of God

• Why did Jesus have to die? (Isa
  534-5 2 Cor 521)
• Why the death on the cross? (Rom 56-8)

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I See the Unmerited Love of God

• Why did Jesus have to die? (Isa
  534-5 2 Cor 521)
• Why the death on the cross? (Rom 56-8)
• Gods love for me is individual and personal!

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The Cross Shows Me How to Live

• My view of life is radically changed. (Col 31-3
  Rom 66)

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The Cross Shows Me How to Live

• My view of life is radically changed. (Col 31-3
  Rom 66)
• My view of physical things (2 Cor 89)

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The Cross Shows Me How to Live

• My view of life is radically changed. (Col 31-3
  Rom 66)
• My view of physical things (2 Cor 89)
• How I handle hurt (Lk 2334 Mt 1028 Eph
  431-32)

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The Cross Shows Me How to Live

• My view of life is radically changed. (Col 31-3
  Rom 66)
• My view of physical things (2 Cor 89)
• How I handle hurt (Lk 2334 Mt 1028 Eph
  431-32)
• The Cares of life (Mt 1322 Jn 1631-33)

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The Cross Shows Me How to Live

• John 1632 through John 1633 (NKJV) 32Indeed the
  hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will
  be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me
  alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father
  is with Me. 33These things I have spoken to you,
  that in Me you may have peace. In the world you
  will have tribulation but be of good cheer, I
  have overcome the world.

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The Cross of Christ Will Move me to

• Love His word. (1 Pt 21-3)

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The Cross of Christ Will Move me to

• Love His word. (1 Pt 21-3)
• Love to teach the lost (Lk 1910)

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The Cross of Christ Will Move me to

• Love His word. (1 Pt 21-3)
• Love to teach the lost (Lk 1910)
• Love my brethren (1 Pt 122-23)

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The Cross of Christ Will Move me to

• Love His word. (1 Pt 21-3)
• Love to teach the lost (Lk 1910)
• Love my brethren (1 Pt 122-23)
• Take a stand against false doctrine. (Gal 511
  612)

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How Do You View the Cross?

• 2 Corinthians 134 (NKJV) 4For
  though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives
  by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him,
  but we shall live with Him by the power of God
  toward you.

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How Do You View the Cross?

• 1 Corinthians 123-24 (NKJV) 23but we
  preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling
  block and to the Greeks foolishness, 24but to
  those who are called, both Jews and Greeks,
  Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

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