Re-discovering The “P” Word A Norwalk Alliance Church Teaching Series on Prayer.

Re-discovering The “P” Word

A Norwalk Alliance Church

Teaching Series on Prayer

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ADOPTING A PRAYER ADOPTING A PRAYER METHOD OPENS THE METHOD OPENS THE DOOR TO A DEEPENING DOOR TO A DEEPENING PRAYER LIFE. PRAYER LIFE.

Are You Ready for Are You Ready for Vital Prayer?Vital Prayer?

The Prayer of JabezThe Prayer of Jabez

1 Chron 4:9-101 Chron 4:9-1099 Jabez was more honorable than his Jabez was more honorable than his

brothers. His mother had named brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, "I gave birth to him Jabez, saying, "I gave birth to him in pain." him in pain." 1010 Jabez cried out to Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, territory! Let your hand be with me, and keepand keep


1 Chron 4:9-101 Chron 4:9-10

me from harm so that I will be me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God free from pain." And God granted his request. NIVgranted his request. NIV

. . . and that You would keep me . . . and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause from evil, that I may not cause pain!" NKJVpain!" NKJV


To ask God to bless you.To ask God to bless you.Personal not impersonal Personal not impersonal

General not specific requestGeneral not specific request

Fervent desire not a weak wishFervent desire not a weak wish

Open ended not time limitedOpen ended not time limited


To ask God to enlarge your To ask God to enlarge your territoryterritory

Focused on change not your comfortFocused on change not your comfort

Limitless not limited by our desireLimitless not limited by our desire

God’s desires not yoursGod’s desires not yours


To ask for God’s enabling To ask for God’s enabling handhand

Wanting not just his power but his Wanting not just his power but his personperson

Not mere human ingenuity, but Not mere human ingenuity, but divine interventiondivine intervention

Looking not for the natural, but the Looking not for the natural, but the supernaturalsupernatural


To ask to be kept from evil.To ask to be kept from evil.Not about your comfort, it’s about Not about your comfort, it’s about

avoiding evilavoiding evil

Not just about harm that could beset Not just about harm that could beset you but avoiding harm to othersyou but avoiding harm to others

The Lord’s PrayerThe Lord’s Prayer

Matt 6:9-13Matt 6:9-1399 "This, then, is how you should "This, then, is how you should

pray: pray:

"'Our Father in heaven, hallowed "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, be your name, 1010 your kingdom your kingdom

come, your will be done on come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. earth as it is in heaven.


Matt 6:9-13Matt 6:9-131111 Give us today our daily bread. Give us today our daily bread.

1212 Forgive us our debts, as we Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. also have forgiven our debtors.

1313 And lead us not into And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from temptation, but deliver us from

the evil one.' the evil one.'


Begin with affirming the Begin with affirming the relationship.relationship.

Move to the praise of his name Move to the praise of his name and character.and character.

Surrender your will to his.Surrender your will to his.Share your concerns and Share your concerns and

requests with him.requests with him.Check your heart for barricades.Check your heart for barricades.Ask for his protection.Ask for his protection.

The Pauline ModelThe Pauline Model

Eph 1:15-19Eph 1:15-191515 For this reason, ever since I For this reason, ever since I

heard about your faith in the heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, the saints, 1616 I have not stopped I have not stopped giving thanks for you, giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. remembering you in my prayers. 1717 I keep asking that the God of I keep asking that the God of


Eph 1:15-19Eph 1:15-19 our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious

Father, may give you the Spirit of Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. you may know him better. 1818 I I pray also that the eyes of your pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in heart may be enlightened in order that you may know theorder that you may know the


Eph 1:15-19Eph 1:15-19 hope to which he has called hope to which he has called

you, the riches of his glorious you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, inheritance in the saints, 1919 and and his incomparably great power his incomparably great power for us who believe.for us who believe.


Begin with thanksgiving.Begin with thanksgiving.Pray for the relationship.Pray for the relationship.Pray for an enlightened heart.Pray for an enlightened heart.Pray for an understanding of his Pray for an understanding of his

calling.calling.

Are You Ready for Vital Prayer?

Pick one of the models for Prayer.Pick one of the models for Prayer. Decide on a time to pray.Decide on a time to pray.

Share your decision with someone Share your decision with someone else to cement it.else to cement it.

Practice the model for a week. If Practice the model for a week. If you forget just start again. you forget just start again.

Work at developing the habit. Work at developing the habit. Tweak the recipe until you discover Tweak the recipe until you discover

what works for you.what works for you. Expect it to make a difference.Expect it to make a difference.

Re-discovering The “P” Word A Norwalk Alliance Church Teaching Series on Prayer.

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