PROJECTO LUCAS 18- Pray

Until Something Happens!The Power of Persistence

INTRO
God is calling his people
to be persistent in
prayer. God is calling his
people to be changed,
...... to be transformed
through prayer And God
is calling to those who
truly enjoy and who truly
yearn to spend time with
Him.
A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.

NO DUDES,NO TE
PREOCUPES, NO TE RINDAS,
ORA
DIOS CONTESTARAPIDO-MAS
TARDE- MEJOR- O DICE NO
If we are too busy to
pray, we are too busy.
What problems are facing
you? Are you going to fight
or pray?
The best way to stay on
your feet is to get down
on your knees.
The Lords DESIRE IS THAT
we would be a PRAYING
PEOPLE

H.

I.

Paul declared in 1 Tim. 2: 8 I

desire therefore that the men
pray everywhere, lifting up holy
hands, without wrath and
doubting;
James declared 5: 16 Confess
your trespasses to one another,
and pray for one another, that
you may be healed. The
effective, fervent prayer of a
righteous man avails much.

J.

1. sobre la necesidad de
orar siempre

A. That men always ought

to pray: Man is created
with a spiritual instinct, so
prayer often comes
naturally. Yet obstacles
come in the way of effective
and constant prayer, so
Jesus knew we needed to
be both taught and
encouraged always . . . to
pray.
B. Jesus does not mean that
we should always have our
knees bent and eyes
closed in prayer; but we

must always be in the spirit

of prayer.
C. pray without ceasing (1
Thess. 5:17).
D. Eph. 6:18 With all
prayer and petition pray
at all times in the Spirit
2Tim. 1:3 I thank God,
whom I serve with a
clear conscience the
way my forefathers did,
as I constantly
remember you in my
prayers night and day

E. Acts 1:14 These all

with one mind were
continually devoting
themselves to prayer
F. DANIEL ORO POR 21
DIAS HASTA QUE VINO
LA RESPUESTA
G.Many law enforcement
officers always carry a gun
with them, even when off
duty. There is a sense in
which they are never off
duty, but always have a
weapon nearby.
H. We are to keep our
weapon of prayer always

near, knowing that we are

never off duty as
Christians.
I. ii. If we would always
pray, how much sinful
conduct would that keep us
from? If you want to go bar
hopping one evening, what
if you prayed about it first?
Wouldnt that quench your
sinful conduct?
J. EL MODELO LA VIDA DE
ORACION,
3.21,5.16,6.12,9.18,92829,22.32,40-46

K. When the apostle Paul

tells us to pray without
ceasing, the word he used
was also used of repeated
military assaults. The army
would attack and then
withdraw and regroup.
Then they would attack
again and again until they
achieved victory.
L. The word ought has the
idea of necessity. Prayer is
not an optional activity for
the more committed. It is a
necessity for every believer
because it acknowledges

our total dependence on

God.
M. Not to pray is
arrogance, because I am
really saying, Thanks,
God,but I can handle this
by mysel
N. What is prayer?

Jesus said that it is

necessary that we
ALWAYS pray.
1. Prayer is talking to
God.

(Mat 6:5-6 KJV) 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. {6} 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.
Jesus isnt saying that
we should never pray
with other people or
that we shouldnt pray
out loud. His whole
point is that we ought to
be praying to God.

Sometimes when we
pray in front of other
people, we can fall into
a trap of praying to
the people than
praying to
God. Sometimes we
can find ourselves
trying to send a
message to someone in
the group with our
prayer.

Jesus told us that when

we pray we ought to
address our prayers to
God Our Father
which art in heaven
2. Its the heart that
counts, not the words.
(Mat 6:7 KJV) But
when ye pray, use
not vain repetitions,
as the heathen do:
for they think that
they shall be heard
for their much
speaking.

Memorized prayers I
think that its okay to
know some memorized
prayers, like the Lords
Prayer. But if the
words are just words
and dont mean
anything to you, theres
no value.
I think we can also fall
into a trap of thinking
that if we keep going on
and on and on with our
prayer, that somehow
that is more spiritual.

(James 5:16-18
NLT) Confess your
sins to each other
and pray for each
other so that you
may be healed. The
earnest prayer of a
righteous person
has great power and
wonderful results.
{17} Elijah was as
human as we are,
and yet when he
prayed earnestly
that no rain would
fall, none fell for the

next three and a half

years! {18} Then he
prayed for rain, and
down it poured. The
grass turned green,
and the crops began
to grow again.
Its earnest prayer
coming from a heart
that is right that will
impress God.

Elijah himself is a great

example of the power of
prayer, not because of
his long prayers, but
because of his fervent
prayers.

Elijah had a
showdown with the
prophets of Baal on
Mount Carmel. They
all got together and
agreed to each ask
their god to send
fire to consume their
sacrifice. The
prophets of Baal
yelled and danced all
day long.

(1 Ki 18:26-29
KJV) And they
took the bullock
which was given
them, and they
dressed it, and
called on the name
of Baal from
morning even until
noon, saying, O
Baal, hear us. But
there was no
voice, nor any that
answered. And
they leaped upon
the altar which was

made. {27} And it

came to pass at
noon, that Elijah
mocked them, and
said, Cry aloud: for
he is a god; either
he is talking, or he
is pursuing, or he
is in a journey, or
peradventure he
sleepeth, and must
be awaked. {28}
And they cried
aloud, and cut
themselves after
their manner with

knives and lancets,

till the blood
gushed out upon
them. {29} And it
came to pass,
when midday was
past, and they
prophesied until
the time of the
offering of the
evening sacrifice,
that there was
neither voice, nor
any to answer, nor
any that regarded.

When Elijahs time

came, he built an altar,
soaked everything in
water just to show
everyone that
everything was on the
up and up, and then he
prayed.

(1 Ki 18:36-38
KJV) And it came
to pass at the time
of the offering of
the evening
sacrifice, that
Elijah the prophet
came near, and
said, LORD God of
Abraham, Isaac,
and of Israel, let it
be known this day
that thou art God in
Israel, and that I
am thy servant,
and that I have

done all these

things at thy word.
{37} Hear me, O
LORD, hear me,
that this people
may know that
thou art the LORD
God, and that thou
hast turned their
heart back again.
{38} Then the fire
of the LORD fell,
and consumed the
burnt sacrifice, and
the wood, and the
stones, and the

dust, and licked up

the water that was
in the trench.
3. Prayer is not about
informing God
(Mat 6:8 KJV) Be not
ye therefore like unto
them: for your Father
knoweth what things
ye have need of,
before ye ask him.

Sometimes we fall into

thinking that we have to
tell God allllllll about
our needs. We will go
into deep detail as we
pray, as if we are telling
God something He
didnt know. Perhaps
we have this idea that
God is frantically
taking notes because
the things were telling
Him are new to
Him. Not so.
4. Prayer involves
yielding to Gods will

(Mat 6:910 KJV) After this

manner therefore
pray ye: Our Father
which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy
name. {10} Thy
kingdom come. Thy
will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven.

One of the goals in

prayer is to see that the
things on earth become
conformed to Gods
will. It is not about
demanding that our will
be done, but His will be
done. The goal of
prayer is not to shape
the world a little more
into the picture that we
want it to be, but to be a
part of seeing things
work out the way that
God wants them to be.

It is not a lack of faith

to say, if it be Your
will. This
is exactly what were
supposed to say.
5. Prayer involves asking
for needs
(Mat 6:11 KJV) Give
us this day our daily
bread.
Even though we dont
need to inform God
about what our needs
are, God does want us
to ask.

Why do we need to ask

when He already knows
what we need?
God wants us to learn
to come to Him and
depend upon Him to
meet our needs. He
wants us to see the
connection of being in
need and seeing Him
respond and meet our
needs. He wants us to
learn to depend upon
Him.

Somehow, God
withholds some things
because He is waiting
for us to come to Him
and ask Him for them.
(James 4:2
KJV) yet ye have
not, because ye ask
not.
Our lives will start to
run the way God
intends them to run
when we learn to
depend upon Him.
Illustration

Suppose you looked

at the gas gage in
your car and saw
that you were
beginning to run out
of fuel. Even though
the gas prices are
pretty low right now,
you decide to save a
few bucks and fill up
your gas tank with
something else. So
you park the car in
the front yard, pull
out the garden hose,
and fill your tank

with water. Will

your car run very
well? I dont think
so.
We were designed to
run best when our
tanks are filled with
the things of God,
when our lives are
dependent upon Him.
6. Prayer involves
confession of sin

(Mat 6:1213a KJV) And forgive

us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into
temptation, but
deliver us from evil:
If we are truly praying
to God, if we are truly
aware of His presence
as we are praying, we
will realize our great
need for forgiveness.

Sin is the very thing that

will cut off our
communication with
God.

(Isa 59:1-2
KJV) Behold, the
LORD'S hand is not
shortened, that it
cannot save; neither
his ear heavy, that it
cannot hear: {2} But
your iniquities have
separated between
you and your God,
and your sins have
hid his face from
you, that he will not
hear.

If we expect God to
hear our prayers,
then we need to keep
clean with
Him. We need to not
try and pretend that
our sins arent
there. We need to
confess our sins, turn
from them, and
receive His
forgiveness.
7. Prayer involves worship
and adoration

(Mat 6:13b KJV) For

thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and
the glory, for ever.
Amen.
We talked a few weeks
ago about the ten lepers
who were healed, but
only one returned to
give thanks (Luke
17:11-19). Our time of
talking with God ought
to always include
thanks, praise, and
adoration.

I believe there is a sense

in which we are able to
experience Gods
presence in our lives in a
greater measure as we
learn to honestly and
sincerely give Him
praise.
(Psa 22:3 KJV) But
thou art holy, O thou
that inhabitest the
praises of Israel.
(Psa 22:3 ICB) You
sit as the Holy One.
The praises of Israel
are your throne.

I think that as we
praise Him, we
experience His
presence, He is King
on the throne in our
lives.
O.
2. y no desmayar
A. And not lose heart: Often
we stop praying because
we lose heart. We become
discouraged and then slack
off in prayer.

B. One of the most difficult

aspects of prayer is
persevering when it seems
that God is not answering.
C. It is easy to lose heart in
prayer because prayer is
hard work that we too often
approach lightly.
In Colossians 4:12, Paul
praises a man named
Epaphras because he
was always laboring
fervently . . . in prayers.
Paul knew that prayer was
hard work that required
fervent labor.

D. ORAS QUE VENGA EL

REINO, QUE LOS
HINDUES,
MUSULMANES,
BUDISTAS SE
CONVIERTAN QUE TU
ESPOSO SE SALVE PARA
SU GLORIA Y NO HA
VENIDO LA RESPUESTA?
E. It is easy to lose heart in
prayer because the Devil
hates prayer. If prayer were
powerless, it would be
easy!
F. It is easy to lose heart in
prayer because we are not

always convinced of the

reality of the power of
prayer. Too often, prayer
becomes a last resort
instead of a first resource.
G. There are a number of
reasons that we are prone to
lose heart and quit praying.
Sometimes we assume that we
are competent to handle things
in our own strength. This is
especially a danger when it is
a task that we do repeatedly.
H. EN LO QUE HACES
REPETIDAMENTE,
MANEJAR, TU TRABAJO,

PREDICAR, ENSEAR,
DIRIGIR
I. PERO LA PRINCIPAL ES
LA TARDANZA EN LA
RESPUESTA S EVAN A
BURLAR. 17.22, 26-30
J. SIGUE ORANDO,
AUNQUE SUFRAS. HEB
11.35-39
K. SIGUE ORANDO CONFIA
EN EL AUNQUE S
ETARDE, PORQUE ERES
SU ELEGIDO.
L. 1. Dont Give Up There
Is Too Much At Stake

M. 2. Dont Give Up
When Circumstances
Seem to Be Against You
(v.3)
N. 3. Dont Give Up the
Answer May Be Just
Around the Corner. (vv.
4-5)
O. 4. Dont Give Up God
is Working Out the
Answer (vv. 7-8a)
P. 5. Dont Give Up Jesus
Always Keeps His
Promises (v. 8b)
Q. Prayer is the answer to
fainting-ANTIDOTO

R. Part of praying is learning to

wait. Not only do we want
to pour out our hearts to the
Lord, but we want to learn to
wait on Him. We want to
learn to trust in Him. We
want to learn to depend upon
Him.
S.