1. “The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
“GIVE ME STRENGTH”
Psalm 27:1-14
“The Lord is the strength of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?”

2. “I would have lost heart,
PSALM 27:13
“I would have lost heart,
Unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”

3. PRINCIPLES OF FAITH Hebrews 11:1-3, 6
Psalm 37: Please consider Romans 15:4; 1 Corinthians 10:6,11
Is God’s Providential Care Real? Romans 8:24-28

4. God’s Providence
Jesus taught this in His Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 6:25-34
Paul taught this in Romans 8: Are you persuaded too?

5. The Power of Prayer 1 John 3:21-24 We Receive
1 John 5: Confidence!
DO YOU BELIEVE GOD ANSWERS YOUR PRAYERS, ACCORDING TO HIS WILL?

6. Lessons from Prayers in the Bible
Joshua’s Prayer –
Joshua 7:1-13
Jonah’s Prayer – Jonah 1:17; 2:1-10 Prayer is not to be treated like a fire extinguisher!

7. Lessons from Prayers in the Bible
Hezekiah’s Prayer –
2 Chronicles 31:20-21; 32:1-8; 2 Kings 18:28-37;19:1-14, “I have heard!” (Romans 12:19-21)

8. God heard Jesus’ Prayer
Jesus prayed in the garden
“Oh My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will” Matthew 26:39
Hebrews 5:5-7 Jesus was heard
Do we grow weary and forget to pray? Galatians 6:9-10
Do we quit when trouble arises? Hebrews 3:14 What about our confidence?

9. Christians Know That God Hears and Answers their prayers!
We lose our faith over the smallest matters of this life, blame God, and forget who we are!
We really need to remember Hebrews 12:1-4

10. Do you have Paul’s Attitude of Heart?
“Yet of myself I will not boast except in my infirmities.” “For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
“What can we say to these things then? If God is for us, who then can be against us?” Romans 8:31