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The Power Of Prayer
Contributed by Pastor Duncan Shabane on May 18, 2020 (message contributor)
Summary: prayer is a formula in which believers use as way to make request, communicate with the Father
prayer is a formula in which believers use as way to make request, communicate with the Father
** we pray so that we don't fall into temptation
__( Matt 26:41)
__when we pray we focus our energy and emotions in Him that has our being
** prayer deposits power inside us....that power is stored in our spirits
__ and when we weak, we are strong because we have power inside us ( 2 Cor 12:10)
__ the moment when you run out of energy in the physical, u can always access the one you stored up
** when you pray__don't pray in the flesh, always pray in the spirit
** prayer develops our christian life into maturity
**what does prayer produce in our lives:
1) Faith
__ when we begin to realize the importance of prayer, we will increase the amount of time we spend in prayer
__(James 5:15)
__ "we pray a prayer of faith"
__ when you get to a point where u feel empty and down ( facing difficult situations).....prayer produce faith that will give u enough strength to move on
2) Results
__ when we pray, Jesus Christ receives our prayers and He gives us whatever we praying for
__( John 14:13)
__(Matt 7:7)
__you can only be given what you ask for
__and we can only ask in prayer through the Holy Spirit
__when we ask, we ask in the name of Jesus Christ
__ Result are given to those who believe whatever they have prayed for
3) growth/maturity
__( Heb 5:14)
__as you get to pray u develop your spirit, you allow your spirit to feed
__ praying allows you to give birth to a new person within you
__ when you pray, you charge your inner person to develop you into a matured spiritual being
__prayer provides nutrients for your inner being (spirit)
4) power
__when we pray we charge our spirit
__(1 Cor 14:4)
__"edify"___to charge
__ prayer energizes our faith through love
__when we pray through the Holy Spirit we receive power
5) self control
__prayer gives you the ability to put yourself under control
__ to control your emotions
__to allow the Holy Spirit produce certain characters(fruits) in you
__ (Galatians 5:22)
CONCLUSION
** as we pray we should say___(Matt 6:9-13)
** the purpose of praying is to always give us an awareness of the Holy Spirit within us
** there is power in prayer, and that power is given to us through the Holy Spirit
** whatever you want in life you can always get it through prayer, whatever u facing right now, u can always become victorious through prayer
** let us keep on praying, its the only way we can communicate with the Father,
** (Isaiah 65:24)
He is listening we have to speak to Him