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VI. Talking with Jesus = Prayer how to enjoy talking with God |
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Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly Love serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope continuing steadfastly in prayer Romans 12:1 - 13 NKJV |
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Learn, how to:
in hearing His voice
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noise, hurry, and crowds
climb, push, and shove
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Answer the following 9 questions with yes or no
that never came?
you did, even though you weren.t sure?
most desperate prayer requests?
empty and alone after you prayed?
feeling just as weak and the temptation just as strong, or even
stronger?
same way you being with a family member or a close friend?
know and enjoy anyone else?
hear His voice and to know He's right there with you?
PAPA xvii xviii
| Entering into Prayer |
David = "O God, You are my God; early will I seek You...."
John Wesley = devoted two hours daily in prayer
to beg for mercy
describing our distress
Anywhere - not restricted to holy places
Rest rooms or even a toilet stall = in combat
"Closet" = if you can make a place - a Sanctuary; do it
Anytime
Israelites = prayed at the morning and evening sacrifice.
Jesus = "Now in the morning ... He went out and departed to a
solitary place; and there He prayed." Mark 1:35
Psalm 63:1
Luther = .I have so much business I cannot get on without
spending three hours daily in prayer." Bond 23
Adoniram Hudson = withdrew seven times a day
Abraham = prostrated himself on the ground before God
Solomon = knelt upon his knees with arms spread
towards heaven
Daniel = simply knelt in his window in Babylon, looking towards
Jerusalem
most common practice was = to stand and sing praises to God
to retreat
to ask God for deliverance
to seek guidance
to exalt, rejoice, and
adore Houston 87
Addressing God
declaring our humility before Him
concluding with the motive for our prayer Houston 89
that we feel our need of help from Him
that as Him to help us to rid us from sin
that we do not take counsel with our doubts and fears
perplexities will only increase and deepen
perseverance has been made a condition of receiving
SC 98
"We must learn to pray against evil..
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,
but against principalities against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness..... Ephesians 6:12
"Then he employs all his cunning and shrewdness so to control
circumstances that the message may not reach those whom he is
deceiving on that very point. The one who most needs the warning
will be urged into some business transaction which requires his
presence, or will by some other means be prevented from hearing
the words that might prove to him a savor of life unto life."
Great Controversy 518/19
| "Teach us to Pray" |
"Listening to God is the necessary prelude to intercession."
"Frequently our lack is not faith but the lack of compassion.
"Lord, teach us to pray, as John also has taught his disciples."
Luke 11:1
"One of the most critical aspects in learning to pray for others
is to get in contact with God so that His life and power can flow
through us into others." Foster 38
"We begin praying for others by first quieting our fleshly activity
and listening to the silent thunder of the Lord of hosts."
Foster 39
Foster 39
Jesus was was "moved with compassion." Foster 39
| Models / Types of Prayer |
| My Response |
| Going Deeper & Sources |
Integrity, 2006.
Harper, 1992. BV 210.2 .F68 1992
ISBN 0-7324-01550-0 BV 210.2 H68 1989
ISBN 1-59145-424-7
[ not in JWL ]
Spiritual Journey. InterVarsity Press, 1999.
BS 617.8 H68 1999
242 ISBN 0-8308-2201-1
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Wolfhard Touchard, M.L.S. Retired Reference & Database Librarian Andrews University - August 2015 |