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Re-discovering The “P” Word
A Norwalk Alliance Church
Teaching Series on Prayer
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ADOPTING A PRAYER ADOPTING A PRAYER METHOD OPENS THE METHOD OPENS THE DOOR TO A DEEPENING DOOR TO A DEEPENING PRAYER LIFE. PRAYER LIFE.
Are You Ready for Are You Ready for Vital Prayer?Vital Prayer?
The Prayer of JabezThe Prayer of Jabez
1 Chron 4:9-101 Chron 4:9-1099 Jabez was more honorable than his Jabez was more honorable than his
brothers. His mother had named brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, "I gave birth to him Jabez, saying, "I gave birth to him in pain." him in pain." 1010 Jabez cried out to Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, territory! Let your hand be with me, and keepand keep
The Prayer of JabezThe Prayer of Jabez
1 Chron 4:9-101 Chron 4:9-10
me from harm so that I will be me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God free from pain." And God granted his request. NIVgranted his request. NIV
. . . and that You would keep me . . . and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause from evil, that I may not cause pain!" NKJVpain!" NKJV
The Prayer of JabezThe Prayer of Jabez
To ask God to bless you.To ask God to bless you.Personal not impersonal Personal not impersonal
General not specific requestGeneral not specific request
Fervent desire not a weak wishFervent desire not a weak wish
Open ended not time limitedOpen ended not time limited
The Prayer of JabezThe Prayer of Jabez
To ask God to enlarge your To ask God to enlarge your territoryterritory
Focused on change not your comfortFocused on change not your comfort
Limitless not limited by our desireLimitless not limited by our desire
God’s desires not yoursGod’s desires not yours
The Prayer of JabezThe Prayer of Jabez
To ask for God’s enabling To ask for God’s enabling handhand
Wanting not just his power but his Wanting not just his power but his personperson
Not mere human ingenuity, but Not mere human ingenuity, but divine interventiondivine intervention
Looking not for the natural, but the Looking not for the natural, but the supernaturalsupernatural
The Prayer of JabezThe Prayer of Jabez
To ask to be kept from evil.To ask to be kept from evil.Not about your comfort, it’s about Not about your comfort, it’s about
avoiding evilavoiding evil
Not just about harm that could beset Not just about harm that could beset you but avoiding harm to othersyou but avoiding harm to others
Are You Ready for Are You Ready for Vital Prayer?Vital Prayer?
The Lord’s PrayerThe Lord’s Prayer
Matt 6:9-13Matt 6:9-1399 "This, then, is how you should "This, then, is how you should
pray: pray:
"'Our Father in heaven, hallowed "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, be your name, 1010 your kingdom your kingdom
come, your will be done on come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. earth as it is in heaven.
The Lord’s PrayerThe Lord’s Prayer
Matt 6:9-13Matt 6:9-131111 Give us today our daily bread. Give us today our daily bread.
1212 Forgive us our debts, as we Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. also have forgiven our debtors.
1313 And lead us not into And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from temptation, but deliver us from
the evil one.' the evil one.'
The Lord’s PrayerThe Lord’s Prayer
Begin with affirming the Begin with affirming the relationship.relationship.
Move to the praise of his name Move to the praise of his name and character.and character.
Surrender your will to his.Surrender your will to his.Share your concerns and Share your concerns and
requests with him.requests with him.Check your heart for barricades.Check your heart for barricades.Ask for his protection.Ask for his protection.
Are You Ready for Are You Ready for Vital Prayer?Vital Prayer?
The Pauline ModelThe Pauline Model
Eph 1:15-19Eph 1:15-191515 For this reason, ever since I For this reason, ever since I
heard about your faith in the heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, the saints, 1616 I have not stopped I have not stopped giving thanks for you, giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. remembering you in my prayers. 1717 I keep asking that the God of I keep asking that the God of
The Pauline ModelThe Pauline Model
Eph 1:15-19Eph 1:15-19 our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious
Father, may give you the Spirit of Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. you may know him better. 1818 I I pray also that the eyes of your pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in heart may be enlightened in order that you may know theorder that you may know the
The Pauline ModelThe Pauline Model
Eph 1:15-19Eph 1:15-19 hope to which he has called hope to which he has called
you, the riches of his glorious you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, inheritance in the saints, 1919 and and his incomparably great power his incomparably great power for us who believe.for us who believe.
The Pauline ModelThe Pauline Model
Begin with thanksgiving.Begin with thanksgiving.Pray for the relationship.Pray for the relationship.Pray for an enlightened heart.Pray for an enlightened heart.Pray for an understanding of his Pray for an understanding of his
calling.calling.
Are You Ready for Vital Prayer?
Pick one of the models for Prayer.Pick one of the models for Prayer. Decide on a time to pray.Decide on a time to pray.
Share your decision with someone Share your decision with someone else to cement it.else to cement it.
Practice the model for a week. If Practice the model for a week. If you forget just start again. you forget just start again.
Work at developing the habit. Work at developing the habit. Tweak the recipe until you discover Tweak the recipe until you discover
what works for you.what works for you. Expect it to make a difference.Expect it to make a difference.