A.W. Tozer once said the key to prayer is simply praying. We know prayer is of utmost importance, but we often overcomplicate it and give up before we even get started. In this series, our goal is to offer you a simple guide for how to pray in hopes of helping you enter into a life-long and life-giving practice.
Unanswered Prayer
Speakers
David Terry
Executive Worship Pastor
Notes
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Hebrews 4:14-16
14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
We blame others
We blame God
We blame ourselves
Genesis 3:12
“The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”
God’s World
“God has intricately designed the laws of science to work for the best for the majority most of the time. If every bride had a sunny wedding day then every farmer would be praying in vain for rain.”
Pete Greig
“That God does, on occasion, modify the behavior of matter and produce what we call miracles, is part of the Christian faith.”
”The very conception of a common, and therefore stable, world, demands that these occasions should be extremely rare.”
C.S. Lewis
God’s War
1 Peter 5:8
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
John 16:33
In the world you will have trouble; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
God’s Will
Is my God big enough to tell me no?
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Hebrews 4:14-15
14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Mark 14:36
“Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.”
1. Choose to be vulnerable with friends.
2. Choose to push into prayer
3. Hold on to God’s Love and Hold out for God’s power
4. Be honest
5. Release it to Him
"We cannot hope to follow Jesus to self-denial and sacrifice on the cross if we won’t first stay with him to suffer and sweat in the garden.”
Sorrow