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Prayer and God's Hand

Pinata or Ceiling?

"When we pray, believing that we have already received what

we are praying, God has no choice but to make our

prayers come to pass"- Rev. Dollar

"God has established things so that prayer, on the basis of redemption, changes the way a person looks at things…

…Prayer is not a matter of changing things externally, but one of working miracles in a person’s inner nature"- Oswald Chambers

Does prayer move The hand of God?

Let's be honest

No guilt

But prayer is definitely an Invitation from Jesus

Is God the pinata?

Hit him just right with prayerAnd he delivers every time?

Or…Does prayer accomplish nothingExcept to make us feel good

And change us as we pray?

Because prayer is connection toAnd communication with God

Prayer can do whateverGod can do

In all things, God cares moreAbout your heart and yourRelationship with him

Than the things you receiveFrom him

Creflo is right!

Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it- Jesus, John 14

Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father

in my name, he will give it to you…

Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full- Jesus, John 16:23-24

If you then…give good gifts to your children, how much more

will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those

who ask him!- Matthew 7:11

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours- Mark 11:24

And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you

have faith”- Matt. 21:22

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you- John 15:7

Seems pretty clear:Ask in faith

God will give itWhatever it is

"Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt…if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,'it will happen"- Matthew 21:21

Why didn't you getThat thing you prayed for

And really believed God would give you?

Maybe you need to

"Sow your seed of faithInto this ministry for the Anointing to be releasedInto your life!"

Maybe you need to

"Sow your seed of faithInto this ministry for the Anointing to be releasedInto your life!" - Yeah…No!

Was the Apostle PaulA man of faith?

Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me…

What's he praying for?

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power

is made perfect in weakness”- 2 Cor. 12:8-9

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power

is made perfect in weakness”- 2 Cor. 12:8-9

No! You're gonna stay weak…

You can have whatever You want if you ask and believe

Except…God said, "No"

Is Chambers right?

The real function of prayerIs just to change us?

(And that's all)

Quarrels and fighting…?Desire and Coveting

You do not have, because you do not ask

You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to

spend it on your passions- James 4:2-3

Wrong motives: ...to spend it on your passions

Passions= hédoné- pleasure as an end in and of itselfSelfish and self-centered

So James says, "You don't have because you

don't ask…"

And then adds,"Check your motives…

If it's selfish and self-centeredpleasure-seeking outside

God's will, then…no"

We just found the first provisoTo answered prayer

God says, "I want you to askrather than seek it outside Me.But ask for the right reasons…"

Because I care more aboutYour heart and your

Relationship with me

Than I do the things you receiveFrom me"

That just changed everything!

Because prayer is Communication with God

Prayer can do whateverGod can do

In all things, God cares moreAbout your heart and yourRelationship with him

Than the things you receiveFrom him

Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it- Jesus, John 14

Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father

in my name, he will give it to you…

Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full- Jesus, John 16:23-24

Youth Pastor BrianAt your service!

Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full- Jesus, John 16:23-24

If you then…give good gifts to your children, how much more

will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those

who ask him!- Matthew 7:11

If you then…know how to give good gifts to your children, how

much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to

those who ask him!”- Luke 11:13

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And whenever you stand praying…

…forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven

may forgive you your trespasses”

- Mark 11:24-25

BelieveIn his name

Forgive

And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith”- Matt. 21:22

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask

whatever you wish, and it will be done for you

- John 15:7

"Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt…if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen"- Matthew 21:21

Why aren't mountains moving…Literally?

Why aren't mountains moving…Literally?

Because Jesus is using hyperbole To make a point

I could eat a horseYou look radiant

It's burning up out there!

"Faith is not believing God canFaith is knowing he will…?"

Faith is trusting God can and willIf it's his will and his best

For us

It's more about the relationshipWith the giver

Than the gift at the moment

Because prayer is connection toAnd communication with God

Prayer can do whateverGod can do

In all things, God cares moreAbout your heart and yourRelationship with him

Than the things you receiveFrom him

God invites you to prayAnd says that prayer

Moves his handIf you have faith

Daniel

And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. And he said to me…

“O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I

speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been

sent to you”

And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling…

Then he said to me, “Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day

that you set your heart to understand and humbled

yourself before your God…

…your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words

The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one

days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me…

Daniel 10:10-13

Daniel's prayerSent angels into flight

Last week…Israel cried out

God sent a preacher firstBecause they needed truthBefore he answered their prayer

And then he raised upA deliverer named Gideon

In response to their prayers

So it's not just internalAnd prayer changes nothing

Prayer changes circumstancesIt…moves the hand of GodAnd sets angels into motion

And yes…it changes us

Jesus invites you to prayIn his Name

Change us: gives great freedomFrom needing outside his will

You get…contentment

When you ask, believe And receive

You understand his supplyAnd are gratefulYour joy is full- glorifies God

Sin is seeking in other placesWhat God alone provides

And it never works outLong-term

Am I praying? Will I?

What could I pray for, believing,This week that I know is his willFor my life?

Will I pray for LaymanThat God will

Increase our outreach

For his glory and theirSalvation and restoration?

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