Are YouStruggling

withPrayer?Luke 11.1, CB NT p. 127

“Lord, teach us to pray”

Luke 11.1, CB NT p. 127

“Prayer is ultimately a battle of the will.”— James Houston

Struggling to Pray

Struggling to Pray

Low priority?

Struggling to Pray

Too busy?

Struggling to Pray

PerceptionWhat is your

of prayer?

MisconceptionsPrayer

something we do

MisconceptionsPrayer

custom

MisconceptionsPrayer

Misconceptions

“magic”

Prayer

PerceptionWhat is your

of God?

Focus on God.

Seek the will of God.

Don’t just pray.

Don’t just pray.

“The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”

James 5:16, CB NT p. 405

Don’t just pray.

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”

Matthew 4:4; CB NT p. 5

Don’t just pray.“And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.”

Acts 14:23; CB NT p. 235

Don’t just pray.

“pray for one another”

James 5:16; CB NT p. 405

Are YouStruggling

withPrayer?Luke 11.1, CB NT p. 127

Will today be the day you decide

to go toheaven?

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Concerning Prayer

#01

Are You Struggling with Prayer?Luke 11.1

Compiled and Presented by:

Dave Stewart28 July, 2013

www.churchofchristmiranda.com

Synopsis: You’ll find encouragement in this lesson if you are struggling in prayer. Some misconceptions about prayer are addressed and three simple reminders are given: prayer’s focus is God, prayer seeks the will of God, and we must live righteously.

“Let all that you do be done with love.”

“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”

Will today be the day you decide

to go toheaven?