Bible Study

HOW TO GET YOUR PRAYERS ANSWERED?
Psalms 65:2 “O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.”??What is prayer? Why is it important? How much do you pray???

• The spiritual life of a believer cannot rise above the level of his personal prayer life.
  • The spiritual life of a church can never rise above the level of its corporate prayer life.
    • The corporate prayer life of a church can never rise above the level of the personal prayer life of each individual believer.?

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?SCRIPTURES:?

1. “Devote yourselves to prayer” ?Col 4:2 “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;”
   2. “Pray continually” ?1 Thess 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.”
      3. “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective” ?James 5:16 “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”??FAMOUS QUOTES:?”I am so busy now that I find if I did not spend two or three hours each day in prayer, I could not get through the day. If I should neglect prayer but a single day, I should lose a great deal of the fire of faith.” -Martin Luther??”What a man is, he is alone on his knees before God and nothing more.” -Robert Murray McCheyne (mac shane)??In 40 years, J. Hudson Taylor saw 700 missionaries and 1000 native workers in China. The reason is clear. It is said of Mr. Taylor that the sun never rose upon China without finding him on his knees in prayer. ??”Prayer is asking and receiving.” -John R. Rice
         1. Prayer is God’s appointed way for Christians to receive things from Him- ?A) God’s provision is a prayer away: “You do not have because you do not ask God” (James 4:2).
            2. Prayer is God’s method of providing Christians with fulness of joy- ?A) “Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete” (John 16:24).
               3. Prayer is God’s method of escaping all trouble, anxiety, and worldly care- (Phil 4:6-7)  Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
                  4. Prayer is God’s proof that you are trusting only Him-(Heb 11:6)
                     5. Prayer is God’s chosen method of using you to change the world- (2 Chron 7:14).??”Our God has boundless resources. The only limit is on us. Our asking, our thinking, our praying are too small. Our expectations are too limited.” -AB Simpson
                        1. GOD IS DELIGHTED BY OUR PRAYERS:?A) “The prayer of the upright pleases him” (Pr 15:8).?B) Our prayers are like “Golden bowls full of incense” (Rev 5:8).
                           2. GOD RESPONDS ACCORDING TO OUR FAITHFULNESS TO PRAY!?A) “The Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him” (Deut 4:7).?A) “Open wide your mouth and I will fill it” (Psa 81:10).?B) “Ask and it will be given to you…” (Mt 7:7,8).?C) “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer” (Mt 21:22).?D) “And I will do whatever you ask in my name…you may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it” (Jn 14:13,14).??”I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name” ?(Jn 16:23).