PPT-Prayer
Author : kittie-lecroy | Published Date : 2016-06-20
Why We Pray Prayer is how we keep in contact with our Heavenly Father After He had sent the crowds away He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray and when it
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Why We Pray Prayer is how we keep in contact with our Heavenly Father After He had sent the crowds away He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray and when it was evening He was there alone. Prayer is not the psychological crutch of a weakling.. Prayer is not the act of an emotionally insecure person.. Prayer is not the last resort when all else fails.. Prayer is not the “911 Emergency Line” in times of trouble.. Church Age. Alexander Akimites. A 5. th. century monk in Constantinople (Orthodox Eastern church). Established his monastery around 430 AD. Akoimetoi means “sleepless ones”. . David said that he meditated on the law ‘day and night’ and this became a capstone verse to the Akoimetoi. . and the. . Tax Collector . How did the Pharisee pray? . With . judgment of others. With . self exaltation (Pride). How did the Tax collector pray? . With Repentance. With Humility. “… for everyone who . Andy and Kathy Spencer. Austin, Texas. Revitalize. . To make something or someone active, healthy or energetic again.. Imbue something with new life and vitality. Realize it is God who has the power and does the work. In this Holy Year of Mercy . Syria enters its fifth year of conflict.. 250,000 people have lost their lives.. 12.2 . million people are in need of assistance, including . five million . children. . At . Prayer is . communication. with God.. Why do we PRAY?. 1) To Obey His . COMMAND. 2) To Resist . TEMPTATION. 3) To Receive . DIRECTION. , . FORGIVENESS. and . HEALING. If you only pray when you’re in trouble, then you’re in trouble. Artist of our souls, you sculpted a people for yourself out of the rocks of wilderness and fasting. Help us as we take up your invitation to prayer and simplicity, that the discipline of these forty days may sharpen our hunger for the feast of your holy friendship, and whet our thirst for the living water you offer through Jesus Christ. Amen.. A. doration. C. onfession. T. hanksgiving. S. upplication. The Power of Prayer (Push us to pray). Forgiveness. Peace. Strength. Opportunity. Boldness . Laborers. Wisdom. Healing. The Principles of Prayer (Pray correctly). In the Primary School. Overview. Prayer. Meditation – research and practice. Prayer in the classroom. Resources. Prayer is turning the heart toward God. When a person prays, he enters into a living relationship with God.. Martin Luther. Matthew 6:5-13 . (page 787 on pew Bibles). “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. . humility . is the foundation of prayer, Only when we humbly acknowledge that "we do not know how to pray as we ought," are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer. "Man is a beggar before God." . Matthew 6:5-13. . Unrepentant. (Is. 59:1-2; 15). . Unbelief. (James 1:6). . Wrong. . Motive. (James 4:3). . Pride. (Job 35:12; James 4:6). . Neglect of God’s. . Word. (Prov. 28:9). . Unforgiving. (James 5:16, NKJV). “avails much” . - translated from a Greek word that means to have power, to have force, to be strong.. 1. Prayer Avails Much. “effective, fervent” . - translated from the Greek word . Introduction (prayer, . . Our Father. ). Definition:. 1. Theological Dictionary. A privilege and an obligation of the Christian where we communicate with God. It is how we convey our confession (.
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