1. Copyright © Simon G. Harris Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission Prayer

2. Luke 11:1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." Church Text 2010 Teach us to pray

3. Psalms 42:11 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. A longing ….

4. Philip. 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. A choice …. Prayers and Petitions

5. Philip. 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. What’s prayer? Prayers and Petitions A work in me?

6. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. What’s prayer? God in relationship

7. Genesis 1:26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness,.. What’s prayer? God in relationship

8. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. What’s prayer? God in relationship Jesus’ birth: Father sends a Son

9. John 14:10 Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. What’s prayer? God in relationship Jesus’ life: Son does Father’s work

10. Luke 22:42 "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." What’s prayer? God in relationship Jesus’ death: Son surrenders to Father

11. Acts 13:30 But God raised him from the dead, What’s prayer? God in relationship Jesus’ resurrection: Father exalts the Son

12. John 15:26 "When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. What’s prayer? God in relationship The Spirit coming: from the Father testifying to the Son

13. John 17:20-23 I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message.. Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us … What’s prayer? The great invitation Have we made it something less?

14. John 17:20-23 I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message.. Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us … What’s prayer? The great invitation to pray is to change

15. Zeph. 3:17 The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." What’s prayer? The great invitation to pray is to change

16. Zeph. 3:17 The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." What’s prayer? The moment of coming home … and when true prayer begins