LESSON THREE - YOU AND YOUR PRAYERS
How to Talk to God and Get Answers
Prayer is not a ceremony; it is communication! The Bible teaches us that God wants every Christian to pray to Him. Prayer is talking directly to God! It means asking and receiving. True prayer should cause us to be God-dependent rather than self-dependent. Prayer helps us to stop the natural tendency to trust our own thinking and ability to meet our needs. Through prayer we let God direct, and then we trust Him to meet our needs (James 1:5-8)
The Proper Meaning of Prayer
1 What three words describe prayer in Matthew 7:7?
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2 What threefold prayer promise is given in Matthew 7:8?
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3 In whose name should you pray? (John14:14)
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4 How can we have confidence that our prayers will be answered?
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5 Who helps us pray according to God's will? (Romans 8:26-27)
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The Proper Motives for Prayer
6 What wrong motive for prayer is mentioned in James 4:3?
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7 What keeps your prayers from being beard? (Psalm 66:18)
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8 How can you remove that hindrance to your prayers? (l John1:9)
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9 What should be omitted from your prayers? (Matthew 6:7)
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10 What are two results of answered prayer? Oohn 14:13; 16:24)
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A Practical Method of Prayer
This simple pattern of prayer, developed by Evangelist Steve Pettit, can be used to help you pray thirty minutes a day.
PRAISE (10 Minutes)
REPENT (5 Minutes)
ASK (10 Minutes)
YIELD (5 Minutes)
MEMORIZE
Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
What will you do as a result of what you have learned from God's Word? (James 1:22-25)
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