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The Way We Were, Pt 10 Free To Pray Series
Contributed by Joe Hayes on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: Lets get free to just pray.
Ezekiel 9:8; 11:13; Matthew 26:39
5. Kneeling with face between the knees.
1 Kings 18:42
G. In any place (1 Timothy 2:8 "everywhere"), not necessarily in a building
specifically designated for worship. God "does not dwell in temples made
with hands."
1 Kings 8:27
2 Chronicles 6:18
Isaiah 66:1-2
Jeremiah 7:4
Mark 13:1-2
Acts 7:48-50; 17:24-25, 29-30
2 Corinthians 5:1
1. At home.
Daniel 6:10
Acts 9:11; 12:12
2. On the battlefield.
1 Chronicles 5:20
2 Chronicles 13:13-16
3. In a mountain.
Matthew 14:23
Mark 6:46
Luke 6:12; 9:28
4. On a housetop.
Acts 9:9
5. In a garden.
Matthew 26:36
Mark 14:32-40
Luke 22:39-40
6. In a desert or secret place.
Matthew 14:13
Mark 1:35
Luke 5:16
7. In a field.
Genesis 24:63
8. On a riverside.
Acts 16:13; 21:5
9. In the belly of a fish.
Jonah 2:1
10. In a closet.
Matthew 6:6
11. In jail.
Acts 16:25
V. What hinders the answers to our prayers?
A. It was a Satanic hindrance that withheld the answer to Daniel’s prayer
for 21 days (Daniel chapter 10, particularly vv. 12-13).
See Ephesians 6:12.
B. The fault may lie within the petition itself.
1. Unbelief.
James 1:6, 7
2. A wrong motive.
James 4:3
C. Sin or disobedience may be the barrier.
Psalms 66:18
Proverbs 15:29; 28:9
Isaiah 59:1, 2
Jeremiah 5:25
John 9:31
1. Selfishness.
Proverbs 21:13
2. Pride.
Hosea 5:5-7
3. Unforgiveness.
Mark 11:25-26
4. Disharmony in the home.
Matthew 5:23-24
1 Peter 3:7
5. Religious hypocrisy.
Isaiah 1:11-15, esp. v. 15
Matthew 23:5, 14, 27-28
6. Rebellion against hearing God’s word.
Proverbs 1:24-25, 28
Zechariah 7:11-13
7. Idolatry.
Ezekiel 14:1-7
8. Deceit; injustice.
Jeremiah 5:25-31
D. An effective prayer life is conditional upon our personal walk and relationship with Jesus Christ.
1. Obedience.
John 9:31
1 John 3:22
2. Righteousness.
Psalms 34:15, 17
Proverbs 15:8, 29
James 5:16
3. Humility.
2 Chronicles 7:14-15
Psalms 9:12; 10:17; 102:17
Matthew 23:5, 14, 27-28
Luke 18:13-14
4. Faith.
Matthew 21:22
Mark 11:22-24
1 Timothy 2:8
James 1:6-7
1 John 5:13-15
5. The fear of the Lord.
Psalms 145:19
6. Abiding in Christ.
Psalms 91:1, 14-15
John 15:7
VI. Sometimes God chooses to delay the answers to our prayers.
Jeremiah 42:7, 2-4
Luke 18:7
A. Though Job was "perfect and upright in the sight of God (see chapter
1:1, 8; 2:3), the Lord allowed him to suffer tremendously – but not
without purpose. Job 23:10
B. God’s intention in delaying an answer to a request may be to work into
our character a specific quality desirable in His sight.
1. Patience.
James 5:11
2. Obedience.
Hebrews 5:8
3. Humility.
2 Corinthians 12:7-9, etc.
C. God answers prayer according to His time and will (see Psalms 40:1).
But we must be persistent in seeking Him for answers to our requests.
Genesis 32:26-29 "1 will not let thee go, except thou bless me ...
And He blessed him there."
Song of Songs 3:14; 5:2-6
Isaiah 62:6-7 " ... keep not silence, and give Him no rest ... "
Matthew 7:7 "Keep on asking ... keep on seeking ... keep on ..."
(The Greek tense denotes continual action.)
Matthew 15:22-28 "... kept praying ..."
Luke 11:5-13, esp. v. 8 "... because of his importunity ... "
Luke 18:1-8 "...by her continual coming ..."
