Answered Prayer

Answered Prayer

You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth
Psalm 65:5a NLT

For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we said was true. And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you.
I Thessalonians 1:5 NKJV

When the Message we preached came to you, it wasn’t just words. Something happened in you. The Holy Spirit put steel in your convictions. You paid careful attention to the way we lived among you, and determined to live that way yourselves.
I Thessalonians 1:5-6a Mssg

The Holy Spirit put steel in your convictions.

• I am not trying to meet your needs, only God can do that!
  
• My goal is to help you become less needy!
  
• Our aim is a life of faith, trusting God, cooperating with Him in His purpose.

Prayer

• Prayer is our relational conversation with God expressing our heart in need and desire as we learn and line up with His will.
  
• Prayer is not:
  
  • Information that God does not have!
    
  • A formulae to get what you want.
    
  • A program to get God to meet your needs.

7 Types of Prayer

1. Rejoicing in Prayer
   
2. Prayer of Confession
   
3. Conversational Prayer
   
4. Prayer of Petition
   
5. Intercessory Prayer
   
6. Contemplative (Listening) Prayer
   
7. Fasting with prayer

Rejoicing in Prayer

• Deuteronomy 26:11
  
• I Chronicles 16:10
  
• Philippians 4:4-7

Prayer of Confession

• I John 1:9
  
• John 3:17

Conversational Prayer

• I Samuel 3:10
  
• Prayer Testimony

Prayer of Petition

• Psalm 20:1-4
  
• Luke 11:9

Intercessory Prayer

• Luke 23:34
  
• Numbers 15:46-48

Contemplative Prayer

• I Thessalonians 5:17
  
  • “pray without ceasing”
    
• Jude 1:20

Fasting With Prayer
January 3-24, 2010

Prayers Yet To Be Answered

• Revelation 5:8
  
• Revelation 8:1-5
  
• Thy Kingdom come Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven!