1. Sue Bohlin sue@probe.org www.suebohlin.com
Supplication
Sue Bohlin

2. Prayer
Prayer is two people who love each other, talking to each other.
Prayer is two people who love each other, listening to each other.
Prayer is two people who love each other, enjoying each other's company.
Prayer is two people who love each other, saying how much they appreciate each other.

3. Prayer
Prayer is two people who love each other, sharing their delight in each other.
Prayer is two people who love each other, being honest when one messes up.
Prayer is two people who love each other, asking for what they want.
Prayer is two people who love each other, loving and supporting another.

4. Prayer
Prayer is not bending the will of a reluctant God so that He gives in and says, "Oh, all right. You can have it."
It's the invitation of a loving Father who says, "Come up close and tell Me what's on your heart."

5. Prayers to pray only once:
Prayer of salvation
Prayer of confession and receiving forgiveness

6. Prayers to pray persistently
“God, show me where I’m being deceived.”
Prayer for protection of ourselves and others
Prayers that God hasn’t answered yet

7. Prayers to pray persistently
Prayers that build character
Asking to be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18) - Yieldedness
Scripture prayers
1 Thessalonians 3:12: “May the Lord make their love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else.”

8. Prayers to Pray Persistently
Praying for our children
Colossians 1:9-13
“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and
asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And
we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord
and may please him in every way:

9. Prayers to Pray Persistently
bearing fruit in every good work and
increasing in the knowledge of God:
strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might,
for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience;
joyously giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.”

10. Prayer Basics God wants to hear from us God wants to speak back to us
We ask, not demand
Remember to say “Thank You”
We pray to God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit)
Not to dead saints
Not to angels

11. Prayer Basics
God wants us to speak conversationally from our hearts, not in formula or ritual
“Praying without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17) means:
cultivating a continual acknowledgement of God’s presence
open heart dialog
chatting and thanking and praising as well as asking

12. When God Says No: Reasons for Unanswered Prayer
Sin in our lives: Confess and repent
To say yes would bring us harm we don’t foresee
God has something far greater in store for us
We pray at cross purposes with other believers

13. Reasons for Unanswered Prayer
We pray for things where a “yes” is impossible
We pray for things that are already determined
We get discouraged in prayer by thinking God has said no when in fact He has said nothing at all
God’s “No” is not rejection but redirection

14. Reasons for Unanswered Prayer
God’s “No” isn’t punishment, it’s preparation
God’s “No” will sometimes bring greater glory to God
God’s “No” opens the door to an adventure with God