KingsWay

A Praying People
Part 2
Pastor John Isaacs
KingsWay Community Church
May 4, 2008
 Our Core Values
Keeping Prayer a Priority:
Praying for God’s Kingdom to Come
and for His Will to Be Done On Earth
As It Is In Heaven.

Being A Praying
Community
God Commands Us To Pray
Luke 21:36
watch therefore, and pray always.
Romans 12:12
continuing steadfastly in prayer.
Ephesians 6:18
praying always with all prayers.
Colossians 4:2
continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it
with thanksgiving.
God Says, “Prayer Works.”
Jeremiah 29:12-13 You will call upon
Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to
you.
Psalms 66:19 But certainly God has
heard me, He has attended to the voice of my
prayer.
Isaiah 30:19 He will be very gracious
unto thee at the voice of your cry.
James 5:16 The effective, fervent prayer
of a righteous man avails much.
God Always Answers Prayer
1 John 5:14 If we ask anything according
to His will, He hears us.

God’s Answer
1. YES
2. NO
3. NOT YET
Something Always Changes
James 5:16 The effective, fervent prayer
of a righteous man avails much.

What Changes?
1. Situations and Conditions
2. Outcome of Events
3. Us
 What is
Prayer?
Interaction
With God
 3 Types of
Interaction
1. Petition
The humble request of God for
something I need. An entreaty.
 3 Types of
Interaction
2. Intercession
The reaching out toward God
on behalf of someone else.
Standing in as a go-between.
 3 Types of
Interaction
3. Communion
Having intimate fellowship with
God. Enjoying His presence
and basking in His love.
10 Expressions
of Prayer
1. Adoration
Declaring the Glory of God – His
greatness, goodness, beauty, and
wisdom.
10 Expressions
of Prayer
2. Thanksgiving
Expressions of gratitude for what
God has done, is currently doing,
and will someday do.
10 Expressions
of Prayer
3. Confession
The acknowledgement of our sin
as offensive to God and asking
Him to forgive us.
10 Expressions
of Prayer
4. Forgiveness
Expressing our willful decision to
extend forgiveness toward another
person for wrongs done to us.
10 Expressions
of Prayer
5. Blessing
Asking God to pour out His favor
upon another person.
10 Expressions
of Prayer
6. Healing
Asking God to work supernaturally
in bringing a miraculous healing.
10 Expressions
of Prayer
7. Impartation
Asking God to impart a specific
supernatural gift or anointing
through you to another person.
10 Expressions
of Prayer
8. Missional
Asking God to supernaturally equip,
protect, and provide for those going
out to extend His kingdom.
10 Expressions
of Prayer
9. Prophetic
Crying out to God to accomplish
His divine purposes in an
individual or a group of people.
10 Expressions
of Prayer
10. Warfare
Combative declarations against
the unseen forces of Satan.
James 5:16
… The effective,
fervent prayer of a
righteous man
avails much.
 Praying
God’s Will …
Is a Spiritual
Detonator
Detonator
A device used to
detonate an explosion.
James 5:16
… The effective,
fervent prayer of a
righteous man
avails much.
James 5:16
Reversed
… The flat, unemotional,
uninspired, and lazy prayers of
a person whose heart is not
right toward God are absolutely
useless and do not accomplish
anything.
Quote
The church is potentially a powerful
body with a necessary arsenal at its
disposal to change the moral
character of this world. The fact that it
is not doing so causes us to be
painfully aware that its potential is not
being realized. That which is possible
is not being produced, for while
Quote
possessing the dynamite of the
Gospel, the church has lost its
detonator (explosiveness).
As a result of this inaction, the church
that the world sees is weak, timid,
divided, and crawling instead of flying.

- Dr. Paul Tillich

 A
Prayer
Structure
A Adoration & Praise
S Sins Confessed
K Know You Are Forgiven

F Forgive All Others

O Offer Up Your Petitions
R Request God’s Will Be Done

I Intimidate The Enemy

T Thanksgiving & Praise