1. March 18, 2018

2. Matthew 6:5-13

3. How to Succeed in Prayer
1. Pray with Persistence
“The Bible does not extol the power of a prayer, but rather the power of a devoted prayer life.”
Colossians 4:2a “Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it…”
1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.”
Luke 18:1-8 “How to pray and not to lose heart.”
If an unrighteous judge will ultimately help…

4. How to Succeed in Prayer
2. Pray with Thanksgiving
Before you pray to God for more, remember to pray with thanksgiving for all the many ways that God has answered your prayers before.
Colossians 4:2b “[Pray] with an attitude of thanksgiving.”
Philippians 4:6 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanks- giving let your requests be made known to God.”

5. How to Succeed in Prayer
3. Pray with Specifics
Philippians 1:3-4, Paul prayed for their love to abound, to approve things excellent, etc.
Yourself
Community
Hungry
Family
Country
Sick
Church
World
Lost
OPPORTUNITIES TO BE USED

6. How to Succeed in Prayer
4. Pray with Faith
Matthew 7:7-11 “Ask and it shall be given to you.”
James 1:5-8 “Ask in faith without any doubting.”
James 5: “The prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick.”
If the church comes together to pray for rain, what do you bring?

7. How to Succeed in Prayer
5. Pray with Godliness
Proverbs 15:8 “The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.”
Proverbs 15:29 “The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.”
Proverbs 12:2 “A good man will obtain favor from the Lord.”

8. How to Succeed in Prayer
5. Pray with Godliness
James 5:16 “The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.”
James 4:2-3 “You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.”
1 Peter 3: “The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears attend to their prayer.”

9. I Need Thee Every Hour MORE TODAY NEEDS LONELY WORRIED SCARED ANSWERED
JUST PRAY