PPT-Prayer: A Conversation with God

Diocese of Philadelphia PA October 18 2018 President Institute for Pastoral Leadership Diocese of Pitsburgh Director of Curriculum Development Sophia Institute for Teachers Michel Therrien STL STD. 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.. Awareness Exam. Psalm 139:23-24. 
”Search . me, God, and know my heart; 
   test me and know my anxious thoughts. . 
See . if there is any offensive way in me, 
   and lead me in the way everlasting. S. T. M. ARY. C. OMPUTER. C. ENTER, . E. AST. B. RUNSWICK, . NJ. , . Sunday School Computer Program© . 2011 . Memory Verse. “Go . in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of . Rev. Christopher J. Respass. Rev. Shawn P. Ellis. Rev. . Torin. Wallace. Rev. Tony Pettis. Rule . 4: . . Pray!. Recap. . . Rule 1:. Realize that God means for you to be where you are.. . Rule 2:. . Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible, Second Edition. Unit 5, Chapter 14. Document#: TX004820. What Is Prayer?. Prayer is fundamentally a relationship.. It is a personal, vital, and intimate connection with the living God.. A Missional Approach. By J. Chris Schofield, Ph. D.. “To the use of Scriptures the early Christians added prayer as a prime necessity in all evangelistic enterprise.”. Green, . Evangelism in the Early Church. 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. 1 Thessalonians 5:17. . Pray without ceasing (ESV). Never stop praying (NLT). be unceasing . and. persistent in prayer (AMP). Pray constantly (HCSB). Pray continually (NIV). Prayer is a Matter of First Importance. Q/A: 116-129. What is prayer?. Prayer is the most important exercise of our faith and the way in which we daily receive God's benefits.. P. rayer is the surest witness of a someone’s conversion, evidence that the Holy Spirit has put spiritual life into the heart of that person.. To explain why some prayers aren’t good prayers. To reflect on why God doesn’t seem to answer some prayer. How Prayer is Answered. Think of a time when God answered one of your prayers. . How did He answer it ? . 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). Of a Vibrant Parish. The Eucharist is the Heart. T. he Most Holy Eucharist is the . heart, . the . well-spring . and . source . from which . all. prayer flows. It is the well-spring or “beating heart” which gives life to a parish. The Paschal Mystery. Unit 5, . Chapter 11. Document. . #: . TX005442. Prayer. Defined. “Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God . . .. “. . . or the requesting of good things from God.”. Conversational analysis is an approach to discourse dealing with the linguistic analysis of conversation, and strongly associated with ethnomethodology (Johnson and Johnson, 1998: 89). Richards et al. suggest that conversational analysis refers to the analysis of natural conversation in order to discover what the linguistic characteristics of conversation are and how conversation is used in ordinary life (1992: 106). .