NEW LIFE IN CHRIST

DYNAMIC DISCIPLESHIP SERIES

FROM SHATTER THE DARKNESS

SESSION TEN

'' HOW TO BEGIN AND GROW POWERFUL IN PRAYER''

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Prayer is a doorway. Its were we talk and interact with God, its where we ask and its through which God acts. The presence and power of God are involved in prayer from beginning to end. He created the avenue of prayer; it is a gift to us. Prayer tells us that God desires us and that we need Him. God speaks, hears and answers. Prayer is the place to experience all three.

So how's your prayer life? Are you talking to Him and listening?

Presence, passion and power are in the exchange of a prayer warrior.

You will experience Gods presence in prayer many times, this will be a joy!

Sometimes you will exalt in His presence and sometimes you will stand in a holy hush…..covered in His presence.

Passion ……..feelings on set of fire by the Spirit of God …….will be felt.

God is passionate about saving souls, advancing His Church and crushing the work of evil. It's the what and why Jesus came and won the timeless victory on that cross.

Power, an incomparable spiritual power will be experience in prayer. After all no real praying will be done without it and no miracle or answer to prayer can be accomplished without Gods power.

A. THE BEGINNING OF A GREAT PRAYER LIFE

1. God created prayer so great things can and would be done

2. God designed us to be successful and fruitful in prayer

3. Its simple…ask - seek - knock

B. GROWING POWERFUL IN PRAYER

James 5 righteous(right living) Christians prayers are…………POWERFUL!

1. Prayer and Faith and possibilities

Hebrews 11:6

2. Prayer the Word of God and obedience

John 15:7-8

3. Prayer and Gods will

1 John 5

C. KNOWING THE WHAT OF PRAYER

1. NEEDS

Luke 11

2. DESIRES

John 15:7

3. THE HOLY SPIRIT

Ephesians 6

4. GOD'S AGENDA………What He wants

1 Timothy 2

D. THE WHEN OF PRAYER

Jesus and the book of Acts

1. An appointed time………QT and prayer meetings

2. Prayer and ministry to people….anywhere

3. Prayer READY

4. Prayer RESPONSE

5. Prayer and the wisdom of God James 1 / Isaiah 48:17

KEY: THE CHURCH IS A VESSEL OF MERCY

Saving, healing, delivering and helping

KEY: THE CHURCH IS A VESSEL OF WARFARE

Authority to crush evil

TAKE YOUR STAND

FOR YOURSELF

FOR THE CHURCH

FOR OTHERS

FOR GOD'S WILL

AGAINST EVIL!

Luke 11

'' 5Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.'

7"Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness[e] he will get up and give him as much as he needs. ''

Luke 11

9"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.''

John 15

''7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. 8This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.''

1 John 5

''14This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

James 5

''The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective''

Ephesians 6

'' 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.''