THE ROADS CHURCH - NORRIS CITY & MT. CARMEL
Sunday Jan 26, 2019 - Part 5
Secret Sauce - Webster - An element, quality, ability, or practice that makes something or someone successful or distinctive
PRAYER - Basic principles of establishing prayer in our lives
1) When and Where - Set a time and place
Former Executive Vice President of Walt Disney World Resorts, Lee Cockerell said, “What gets scheduled gets done.”
PRAYER - Basic principles of establishing prayer in our lives
1) When and Where - Set a time and place
2) WHAT - Pray Word Based Prayers
Isaiah 55:10-11 NKJV
PRAYER - Basic principles of establishing prayer in our lives
1) When and Where - Set a time and place
2) WHAT - Pray Word Based Prayers
3) HOW - Pray Bold, Pray Believing
Luke 18:1-8 NLT
Jesus answers two important questions about prayer:
1) HOW OFTEN?
2) HOW LONG?
Luke 18:1 NKJV
Jesus answers two important questions about prayer:
1) HOW OFTEN? - "Always" - Frequency, Habit, Consistency
Always - pantote - Duration of time, at all times, on every occasion
I Thessalonians 5:16-18 NKJV
Ceasing - adialeiptos - Uninterruptedly, without omission, continuous activity
Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV
Anxious - merimnao - Apprehension, worried, troubled, anxiety
Be(Become) - Come to be; undergo change or development
Prayer - proseuche - To speak to God, ask or make a request
Supplication - deesis - An earnest or urgent request to God
Thanksgiving - eucharistia - Express gratitude or show appreciation
I Peter 5:7 NKJV
Philippians 4:7 NKJV
Peace - eirene - Harmony, tranquility, favorable, free from worry
Surpasses - huperecho - To hold above; To excel or surpass in value
Understanding - nous - The mind, the psychological facility of understanding, reasoning and deciding; way of thinking
Guard - phroureo - To keep watch over, guard against
Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV
Jesus answers two important questions about prayer:
1) HOW OFTEN?
2) HOW LONG? - "Not Lose Heart" - Persistence, Tenacity, Courage
Luke 18:1 AMP
Lose heart - enkakeo - Become discouraged or disheartened; lose motivation or give up
Discourage - Webster - “dis”-courage; to deprive of courage
Joshua 1:6-7, 9 NKJV
Ephesians 6:10 NKJV
Two Characters in this parable:
1) Widow Woman
2) Male Judge (Unjust judge)
Luke 18:2-3 NKJV
I Peter 5:8 NKJV
Adversary - antidikos - An opponent in a lawsuit, accuser
Trouble - kopos - Distress or bothersome, suffering
Coming - erchomai - To move toward, approach someone
Weary - hypopiazo - Wear down, exhaust by annoyance,
Continual - telos - The point where something ends, terminates or is completed; conclusion or goal
Unjust judge - adikia - Injustice, morally wrongful
II Timothy 4:8 NKJV
Isaiah 41:21 NKJV
APPLICATION:
Are you more inclined to pray about everything or worry about everything?
Have you become consumed with anxiety about things in your life?
What do you need to give to God and receive His peace in its place?
Have you lost heart and become discouraged in praying for something?
Are you willing to pray determined to receive what God has for you no matter how long?
What areas of your life do you need to “keep comin’” until you see breakthrough?