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INTRODUCTION If any man be in Christ, old things including his
inconsistent, feeble, arbitrary, selfish prayer life has passed
away. He is a brand new person born of the spirit with a privilege
of access to God the father. The New Man needs to learn from Christ
how to communicate with the Father in the same way that brought
Jesus daily victory and outstanding results.
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INTRODUCTION Jesus our example lived, walked, prayed and
ministered in the Spirit. We therefore join the disciples of old in
asking: "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his
disciples." Luke 11:1NIV
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Why do we need to pray? Heb 5:7 TLB Yet while Christ was here
on earth he pleaded with God, praying with tears and agony of soul
to the only one who would save him from [premature] death. And God
heard his prayers because of his strong desire to obey God at all
times. Prayer is an acknowledgement of helplessness that qualifies
a man to receive divine help. Prayer enables a deep communion with
the Lord. Jesus set an example of prayer for us to follow and
without (apart from, outside of) Him we can do nothing.
John15:5
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Frequently Asked Petitions (FAPs) 2 Chron 1:11 God said to
Solomon, "Since this is your heart's desire and you have not asked
for wealth, riches or honor, nor for the death of your enemies, and
since you have not asked for a long life Gods analysis reveals the
following as mans most Frequently Asked Petitions: 1. Wealth,
Riches, Honour. 2. Death of Enemies 3. Long Life. God commended
Solomon for Praying in the Spirit - asking for what would help him
fulfill divine ministry rather than the usual FAPs.
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Praying Amiss James 4:2-3 NLT You want what you don't have, so
you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have,
but you can't get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away
from them. Yet you don't have what you want because you don't ask
God for it. And even when you ask, you don't get it because your
motives are all wrongyou want only what will give you pleasure. Our
Prayers miss the mark when they are built on: Evil Desires Scheming
Jealousy Independence from God Wrong Motive Contradiction of His
will Grumbling Unbelief. James 1:6- 8
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Praying Amiss Matt 6:5KJV And when thou prayest, thou shalt not
be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen
of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou,
when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut
thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father
which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. Our Prayers miss
the mark when they are: A Public Show seen and applauded by men
Vain Repititions seeking to impress God with words. Not springing
from a Father Son relationship. Matt 6:9 Not aimed at hastening the
establishment of His kingdom and His will. Matt 6:10.
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Praying in the Spirit Our Helper Eph 6:18 NLT 18 Pray in the
Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Rom 8:26TLB 26 And in
the same way by our faith the Holy Spirit helps us with our daily
problems and in our praying. For we don't even know what we should
pray for nor how to pray as we should, but the Holy Spirit prays
for us with such feeling that it cannot be expressed in words. You
learn to Pray in the Spirit by consistently coming to God without a
shopping list and seeking the help of the Holy Spirit the Teacher.
The Spirit helps our weakness in prayer by: i) Teaching us what to
pray for. ii) Enabling us to pray as we should. iii) Praying for
us. Prayer made in the Spirit is accurate and effectual.
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1 Cor 2:10-12 NLT But it was to us that God revealed these
things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and
shows us God's deep secrets. No one can know a person's thoughts
except that person's own spirit, and no one can know God's thoughts
except God's own Spirit. 12 And we have received God's Spirit (not
the world's spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has
freely given us.. The Holy Spirit knows the mind of God. The Holy
Spirit reveals Gods deep secrets and His counsel over any matter
when we seek His help. The Holy Spirit shows us the things that God
has freely given to us thereby assisting us to ask aright. Always
ask for help from our assigned helper. Praying in the Spirit Our
Helper
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Knowing Gods will 1 John 5:14-15 NIV This is the confidence we
have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his
will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us whatever we ask
we know that we have what we asked of him. Praying in the Spirit is
praying according to His will, backed with a guarantee of 100%
answer. His will is expressed in His word which is empowered by the
Holy Spirit when spoken in prayer. Praying according to His will is
praying according to His Written Word. Praying according to His
specific will is praying according to the instruction of His Living
word i.e. What Jesus Would Do if He is in a similar situation.
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Praying in the Spirit - Tongues Jude 1:20 (Message). 20 But
you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy
faith by praying in the Holy Spirit, 1 Cor 14:2 (NIV) For anyone
who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God. Indeed, no
one understands him; he utters mysteries with his spirit. 1 Cor
14:4 (NIV). He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, Capacity to
pray in the Spirit is built as a man abides intimately with Christ.
Praying daily in tongues edifies(charges, builds up) the life of
the believer Praying in tongues enables us to commune with God in
the coded unhindered prayer language empowered by the Holy
Spirit.
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Praying in the Name of Jesus. John 14:13-14NIV And I will do
whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the
Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
Prayer made in the name of Jesus is borne out of the privilege of
exercising His Power of Attorney as his agents/representativ es on
the earth. 2Cor5:20; Matt 18:18. It is prayer that bears the full
authority and power of Jesus. Acts 4:24- 31.
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John 16:24KJV Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask,
and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. Repeated usage of
the phrase In Jesus Name does not necessarily make that prayer to
be In the Name of Jesus. Prayer that is made in the name of Jesus
is one that is made In the will of Jesus as expressed in His i) i)
Character, ii) ii) Nature, iii) iii) Desire, iv)iv) Purpose, v) v)
Mission, vi)vi) Motive, vii) v) Life. Praying in the Name of
Jesus.
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John 14:6NIV "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one
comes to the Father except through me. The name of Jesus is the
only access point to God the Father and it always attracts His
immediate attention. The authority (power of attorney) to use that
name is made available to those who abide IN HIM. John 1:12;
15:7,16. The name of Jesus should not be trivialized as an
exclamation nor abused by putting it on any prayer that contradicts
His life. Such usage amounts to asking nothing. Jesus wouldnt seek
to destroy those He came to save, so no malice or unforgiving
prayers can ever be in the name of Jesus. Praying in the Name of
Jesus.
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Group Activity Discuss hindrances to praying in the Spirit.
Pray In Tongues for 5 Minutes. Help any member of the group who may
have difficulty in doing this.
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Finally How terrible it is that heaven would weigh your hours
of spiritual labour in the place of prayer and conclude that
Hitherto you have asked nothing.., God is Spirit and those that
worship (fellowship, commune) with Him must do so in the Spirit.
May the Lord teach us in His school of Prayer, baptize us with the
Spirit of Prayer and ultimately help us to build an effective
Prayer Life.