A Guideline for Prayer: A____________ (_________). C____________ (____________ with God about my ______). T_________________ S_______________ (___________) dorationpraise

A Guideline for Prayer: A____________ (_________). C____________ (____________ with God about my ______). T_________________ S_______________ (___________) dorationpraise agreeing sin onfession

A Guideline for Prayer: A____________ (_________). C____________ (____________ with God about my ______). T_________________ S_______________ (___________) dorationpraise agreeing sin hanksgiving onfession

A Guideline for Prayer: A____________ (_________). C____________ (____________ with God about my ______). T_________________ S_______________ (___________) dorationpraise agreeing sin hanksgiving onfession upplicationrequests

Supplication (requests) Intercession (praying for others) 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 Lord’s people. (Ephesians 6:18)

Supplication (requests) Intercession (praying for others) 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 Lord’s people. (Ephesians 6:18)

Wielding the Weapon of Prayer Part 6: Praying for Others

Prayer Discussion Questions 1.What does it mean to thank God in all circumstances? 2.What difference does it make knowing that others are praying for you? 3.How can you most effectively pray for others? 4.During the coming week, pray for each person in your group today.

Praying for Uncle Harvey…

Colossians 1: 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2 to God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: grace and peace to you from God our Father.

3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people - 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel 6 that has come to you.

In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world - just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. 7 You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, 8 and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.

We always (1) thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people - the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven… We continually ask God to (2) fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may (3) live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: (4) bearing fruit in every good work, (5) growing in the knowledge of God, (6) being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may (7) have great endurance and patience, and (8) joyfully giving thanks to the Father…

______________ God for his ________, _______ and ________. Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1) Praying for Uncle Harvey… Thanking faithlovehope

______________ God for his ________, _______ and ________. Praying for Uncle Harvey… Thanking faithlovehope Love is the selfless, sacrificial commitment to the best benefit of another person based on obedience to God.

______________ God for his ________, _______ and ________. Praying for Uncle Harvey… Thanking faithlovehope Hope is confidence in the future based on God’s character and His promises.

______________ God for his ________, _______ and ________. Praying for Uncle Harvey… Thanking faithlovehope We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. (Hebrews 6:19)

We always (1) thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people - the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven… We continually ask God to (2) fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may (3) live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: (4) bearing fruit in every good work, (5) growing in the knowledge of God, (6) being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may (7) have great endurance and patience, and (8) joyfully giving thanks to the Father…

Filling him with the knowledge of God’s _______ through ___________ and _____________________. Praying for Uncle Harvey… willwisdom understanding God gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. (Daniel 2:21)

We always (1) thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people - the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven… We continually ask God to (2) fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may (3) live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: (4) bearing fruit in every good work, (5) growing in the knowledge of God, (6) being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may (7) have great endurance and patience, and (8) joyfully giving thanks to the Father…

Living a life __________ of the Lord, a life that ___________ God. Praying for Uncle Harvey… worthy pleases

We always (1) thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people - the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven… We continually ask God to (2) fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may (3) live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: (4) bearing fruit in every good work, (5) growing in the knowledge of God, (6) being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may (7) have great endurance and patience, and (8) joyfully giving thanks to the Father…

Bearing ________ through the good ________ God has planned for him. Praying for Uncle Harvey… fruit works If a man remains in Me, and I in him, he will bear much fruit. Apart from Me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)

We always (1) thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people - the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven… We continually ask God to (2) fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may (3) live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: (4) bearing fruit in every good work, (5) growing in the knowledge of God, (6) being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may (7) have great endurance and patience, and (8) joyfully giving thanks to the Father…

Growing in the _______________ of God. This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God… (John 17:3) Praying for Uncle Harvey… knowledge

We always (1) thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people - the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven… We continually ask God to (2) fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may (3) live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: (4) bearing fruit in every good work, (5) growing in the knowledge of God, (6) being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may (7) have great endurance and patience, and (8) joyfully giving thanks to the Father…

____________ through God’s ________. I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13) Praying for Uncle Harvey… Strength power

We always (1) thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people - the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven… We continually ask God to (2) fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may (3) live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: (4) bearing fruit in every good work, (5) growing in the knowledge of God, (6) being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may (7) have great endurance and patience, and (8) joyfully giving thanks to the Father…

_______________ and ____________. Praying for Uncle Harvey… Endurancepatience “…endurance refers to the act of hanging on to one's most essential commitments, whereas patience refers to one's capacity to do so.”

We always (1) thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people - the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven… We continually ask God to (2) fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may (3) live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: (4) bearing fruit in every good work, (5) growing in the knowledge of God, (6) being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may (7) have great endurance and patience, and (8) joyfully giving thanks to the Father…

______ and __________________. Praying for Uncle Harvey… Joythankfulness

“Joy is the outward manifestation of inner grace. It is the subdued ecstasy of knowing and being known, of loving and being loved by God. Joy, unlike happiness, is not dependent on circumstances and people. Joy is the expression of Christ indwelling us, the fruit of the Spirit even growing out of the soil of difficulties and suffering.”

The joy of the LORD is your strength. (Nehemiah 8:10).

We always (1) thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people - the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven… We continually ask God to (2) fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may (3) live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: (4) bearing fruit in every good work, (5) growing in the knowledge of God, (6) being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may (7) have great endurance and patience, and (8) joyfully giving thanks to the Father…

Prayer Discussion Questions 1.What does it mean to thank God in all circumstances? 2.What difference does it make knowing that others are praying for you? 3.How can you most effectively pray for others? 4.During the coming week, pray for each person in your group today.