PUNE SUMMER YOUTH CAMP 2014

EFFECTIVE PRAYER LIFE (JAMES 5:16)

I. WHAT IS CHRISTIAN PRAYER?
3. Luke 11:1 ...He was praying in a
certain place...
(Matthew 6: 5-13)
4. Luke 18:1 - Men ought always to
The most important activity of our lives
pray
The whole Trinity involved
5. Luke 21:36 - Watch... pray always...
6. Luke 22:40 - When He was praying at
1. To the Father
a place, He told disciples, Pray ye
To your Father (Matthew 6: 6)
that ye enter not into temptation.
Immanence
7. Mark 1:35 (6 very imp points)
(i)
In the morning
In heaven (Matthew 6: 9)
(ii)
Rising up
Transcendence
(iii)
Great while before day
(Matthew 6)
(iv)
He went out
(v)
Solitary place
2. Through the Son
(vi)
Prayed
(Ephesians 2: 18)
8. Heb 5:7-8 Who in the days of his
flesh, when he had offered up prayers
3. In the Spirit (Romans 8:26)
and supplications with strong crying
and tears unto him that was able to
II. SCRIPTURAL EXAMPLES
save him from death, and was heard in
The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous
that he feared
and His ears are open unto their prayers
(1 Peter 3:12)
IV. HOW TO PRAY
1. Paul (Acts 9:11)
...Behold, he prayeth
1. With faith (James 5:15, John 5:14-15,
2. Cornelius (Acts 10:2 & 4)
James 1:5, John 15:16, John 11:41)
Angel of God Vs.3
2. Confess Sin & pray (James 5:16, Mark
Vs 2 - ...prayed to God always
11:25-26, Mathew 6:14-15, Ps 66:18,
Vs 4 - ...Thy prayers...are come up...
2Chronicles 7:14)
3. Abraham (Genesis 18:20-33)
3. According to Gods will (Correct motive)
4. Jacob (Geni 32:24-26)
(James 4:2-3)
Angel of God
4. Till you receive (James 5:17-18; Luke
5. Moses (Exodus 14:13-15)
11:1-13)
Strong wind Vs.21
Model
of the Lords Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)
6. Hannah (1Samuel 1:10-13)
Hallowed be Your name (Mat 6:9)
7. Samuel (1 Samuel 7:5-12)
Your Kingdom come (Mat 6:10)
Great Thunder - Vs.10
8. David (Ps 18:6; 34:6)
- Gods rule and reign in peoples
9. King Hezekiah (2 Kings chap 18& 19)
lives
2 Kings 19:14 -15 - Hezekiah prayed
- Return of Jesus
Vs 35 - That night...Angel of God
- Presence of Gods kingdom now
10. King Jehoshaphat (2 Chron 20:12)
Your will be done on earth as it is in
Vs 15Battle is not yours, but Gods
heaven (Mat 6:10)
Vs 22 - God set ambushments
Give us today our daily bread
11. Me & You
(Mat 6:11)
Everything
necessary for
the
III. JESUS OUR FORERUNNER
preservation
of
life,
like
food,
a
1. Luke 5:16 - He withdrew Himself
healthy body, good weather, house,
into the wilderness and prayed
home,
wife,
children,
good
2. Luke 6:12 - He went into a mountain
government
and
peace
to pray...all night

Forgive us our debts as we also have

forgiven our debtors (Mat 6:12)
Lead us not into temptation but
deliver us from the evil one (Mat
6:13)

V. PRAY WITH FASTING

(Mathew 6:17, Mathew 17:21, Acts
13:2, Isaiah 58, Esther 4:16, Ezra
8:21-23, Nehemiah 1:4)
VI. PRAYING IN TONGUES
(1 Cor 14:2, 14, 18)
VII. DOES GOD ALWAYS ANSWER
PRAYER?
(Matthew 7:7-11)
But:
a. Unconfessed sin (Isaiah 59:2)
b. Unforgiveness (Matthew 6:14-15)
c. Disobedience (1 John 3:21-22)
d. Wrong motives (James 4:2-3)
e. Misapprehension of the will of God

Good gifts
(Matthew 7:11)
Yes/ No/ Wait (GO/ NO/ SLOW)
No:
either not good in themselves, or not good for
us or for others, directly or indirectly,
immediately or ultimately
John Stott
VIII. WHEN SHOULD WE PRAY?
1. Always (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
(Ephesians 6:18)
2. Alone (Matthew 6:6, Luke 5:16, Luke
6:12)
3. Regular pattern
Best part of the day (Mark 1:35, Gen
19:27)
4. With others/ church (Matthew 18:19,
Acts 4:24, Acts 12:5)