Good morning,
Spiritual Preparedness 2023 will be our theme for the next several weeks. The challenge will be to commit to reading the Bible in one year, praying daily, and walking with God through the power of His Spirit.
This week and next we will look at prayer.
PRAYER
Pray without ceasing. (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
Introduction ACTS (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication)
To whom do we pray? (Acts 12:5, John 14:13, Ephesians 6:18)
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. (Acts 12:5)
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (John 14:13)
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; (Ephesians 6:18)
When do we pray? (Luke 18:1, Psalm 5:3, 55:17, 86:3, 88:1)
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; (Luke 18:1)
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. (Psalm 5:3)
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. (Psalm 55:17)
Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. (Psalm 86:3)
O lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: (Psalm 88:1)
Where do we pray? (Matthew 6:6, Psalm 26:12)
ANYWHERE, EVERYWHERE
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord. (Psalm 26:12)
CONCLUSION
Pray with:
Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication
To God, through Jesus
Praying always
Praying everywhere
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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