Sunday, October 22, 2006
@ 1:15 AM
Hi All. Its great to see all of you today. I'm loking forward to monday. Take care.
Pastor Daniel. 21st Oct.Prayer.>We live in a day and age whereby everything is performance based.
>But the truth is, Christianity is a relationship, it is important for us to PRAY.
Ephesians 6:10-18:18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.>The devil is cunning, but you need to stand firm.!
James 4:71 Peter 8:9>The devil is a old, toothless roaring lion.!
>Defeating the devil is Jesus part. Standing firm is ours.Standing firm means that we refused to give in to the devil's temptaion and refusing to give up on what God is seeking to do i you and through you.!>God is our source of strength
>God is in control of the situation.
But do we leave the situation up to Him.?
>We need to be DEEPLY rooted in this relationship with Him.
>Nowadays, Christians are weak.! Cos we dont pray.
>Through prayer, we can relate to God and build a relationship with Him. God's goal is for us to establish a deep relationship withHim.!
>You wanna know about God.? Know your bible.!
>God wants to relate to us, to speak to us. But the devil constantly stops us from having a deep relationship with God.
>The devil does not have a problem of us knowing of God, he has a probem with us knowing God.
>If everything is smooth sailing, something is wrong. It's only when we're on the right track, den the devil will go against us.!
>Resist the devil and he will flee from you.!
>Whatever the devil gives you, it will always be fun. IT IS A TRAP.
>He constantly put thoughts in our mind to distract us during our prayer, den he will prevent us from starting when we are not praying.!
>the devil wants to destroy the way you think. he is the father of lies.
>he will create thoughs such sas
-too busy to pray
-pray for what?
-God is busy, no time to listen
-pray only when needed when it's convenient.
>you need to avoid his trap.!
PRAYERS WORK.!
>we need to constanly use it in our lives.
the truth is
>the devil knows for more than us that prayers are potent and how it leads to his destruction
>he knows that we're vulnerable to his attacks when we do not pray.
so in order to let us do that, he dont let us pray.!
4 things that the devil does1. Prayerlessness-aiya, you dont need to pray lahh.-he will distract you until you cannot pray.>the thing is prayer is trusting God.>prayer is powerful.>the busier you are, the MORE you need to pray2.Burden bearer>because of your prayerlessness you become a burden bearer.>you start to carry your own burdens and it reap your own consequences>you'll feel responsible and worried for everything >you'll be overwhelmed by your probelms and anxiety.!3.Weariness>being a burden bearer leads you to weariness>you'll have no energy to spread the gospel4. Weakness>7 days without prayer makes one weak.!-the weaker a person is, the more he begans to focus on himself.-the weaker we are, the more we drop our guts against the devil>THE DEVIL HATES US. he hates people who can relate to God, who can pray and trust God and claim the promises.
3 keys for effective prayer1. Get serious-the more you pray, the more you get to know God>YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO GOD.-prayers are essential building block of our relationship with God*A monolouge relationship wont work, its a 2 way process.!>listen to Him, let Him reveal Himself to you and HIS LOVE for you.MISQUOTE
Prayer moves the hand that moves the universe.
This is wrong.
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Prayer does not change God but it changes the person who prays
-to pray is to change
2.Pray without ceasing>we need to pray all the time1 Thessalonians 5:17>we need to live with God's conciousness>we need to factor God in all our converations, our relationships our circumstances>because, God's presence is with us, all the time.!>we need to see the world the way God sees it.
>and this comes about through our experiences
>open communication with God
>we need to talk to God like we're tlaking on a phone andthe line will never be cut off.
>its a 24/7 hotline, but are we calling.?
3.Pray all kinds of prayer>not only do we need to intercede, we also neeed to thank and praise God.!the size of your God determines the size of your prayer request, and the size of your prayer request determines the size of your answer.>God is God of the impossibleJohn 14:13 >Does your prayers bring glory to the father.?
your prayer is like a dynamite, unless you light itm it wil be of no use. but when you light it, it will explode. but many times, we choose not to use this weapon we have.
we need to start using our weapon now.!
MEL. =]