The Work of Prayer Work?! Sounds mechanical Certainly not relational

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The Work of Prayer Work?! Sounds mechanical Certainly not relational Definitely not positively emotional

The Work of Prayer Work is required for what is worthwhile Effort, inertia, and expenditure of energy Emotion comes from attitude

Luke 11:9-13 “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

“For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened.

“Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? “Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he?

“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?” New American Standard Bible : 1995 Update. LaHabra, CA : The Lockman Foundation, 1995

The Work of Prayer Two-sided partnership God initiates and invites We respond and submit God acts

The Work of Prayer Three actions to prayer Asking Seeking Knocking

Ask Simple…make a request It is humble It is submissive

Seek To look or diligently search For what though??? The answer? The means? No

Seek Seek the Lord Fellowship (Psalm 27:4) His kingdom (Matt. 6:33) His righteousness (Zeph. 2:3) His ways (Psalm 119:45) His instruction (Mal. 2:7)

Seek Seeking the Lord Aligning our prayers with Him His purposes His will and desires With a worshipful and thankful heart

Powerless prayer comes from an ignorant and misguided understanding of what prayer is and what it is for.

Knock To strike or hit Speaks of… Intensity Consistency Perseverance

Benefits of Prayer Ask…receive Seek…find Knock…opened All are “indicatives” Promises Assurances

Benefits of Prayer Receive… God knows God will give Find… God has revealed We must look

Benefits of Prayer Open… God will reveal We must look

Benefits of Prayer Open… God will reveal We must look

Let’s Pray… Be assured Prayer must be combined with study Prayer is an active continuum