1. PRAYING IN FAITH

2. Faith is mentioned 232 times in the Bible
Not a “Universal Force” ie STARWARS
Not a blind leap in the dark

3. Faith: How much you believe depends on
The reliability of the object of your faith
Your knowledge of the object of your faith

4. Hebrews 10:32
“Don’t forget all the hard times you went through where you first believed”

5. Dwight L. Moody
“I used to pray daily for the Lord to give me faith. One day I read Romans 10:17 which said, ‘Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God’. So I began to read my Bible and Faith has been growing ever since.”

6. Ephesians 2:8
“You were saved by Faith in God who treats us much better then we deserve, Faith is God’s gift to you and not anything you have done on your own.”

7. Hebrews Chapter 11 “Faith Chapter” Abel Isaac Noah Moses
Abraham Gideon
Sarah Samson

8. Hebrews 11
Beaten
Stoned
Tortured
Sawn in two
Poor
Lived in caves
Rags

9. Hebrews 11:1
“Faith makes us sure of what we hope for and gives us proof of what we cannot see”

10. All of them pleased God because of their Faith
Hebrews 11:39
All of them pleased God because of their Faith

11. How Much Faith do you need?
Luke 17: 5-6
Apostles, “Make our Faith stronger”
Jesus, “If you have Faith no bigger than a tiny mustard seed”

12. Mustard Seed Tiniest known seed in Israel 9 foot tall
Fast growing, firmly rooted
Provides shelter
Others say it is obnoxious, try to root it

13. James 5:13 Troubles…….Pray Feel Good……..Sing Praises
If you are Sick………Elders come, and Pray. Ask them to put olive oil on you “In the Name of Jesus”.

14. Olive Oil Food – mixed with dry wheat – Exodus Cosmetic – Ruth
Funerals – on body
Dedication of priests - Aaron

15. Slope of Mount of Olives Night before crucifixion
Garden of Gethsemane
(olive oil press)
Slope of Mount of Olives
Night before crucifixion

16. James 5:15
“If you have Faith when you pray for sick people they will get well. The Lord will heal them, and if they have sinned He will forgive them.”

17. 1 John 5:14-15
“We are certain that God hears our prayers when we ask for what pleases Him
And we know that God listens when we pray. We are sure that our prayers have already been answered.

18. I am not God
God is God
I am still not God

19. God doesn’t cure every time…despite sincere prayers by real Christians

20. Paul 11Corintians 12:7-9
“I was given a thorn in the flesh. Three times I pleaded with the Lord, but He said My Grace is sufficient for you.”

22. But because of his blindness you will see God work a miracle in him.
John 9:1-3
Man - blind since birth
Disciples – whose fault – his or his parents
Jesus – Neither one
But because of his blindness you
will see God work a miracle in him.

23. Spring 1976 Pain of 30 year old woman with cancer One – new to area
Other – active in everything in church
Both 30 yr. old, young children

24. Husband speaks in
Pastor’s absence
at Church
“Why does God allow problems”
Bring people to Himself in First Place
Mature believers

25. Table Talk A time when God answered prayer?
A time when the answer was no
or wait?
3. Any idea why God answered the way He did?