THE POWER OF PRAYING

The Power of Praying!

James 5:16-18 Pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.
Prayer is the Christian’s greatest superpower, but we have stopped using our superpower.

BIG IDEA: Prayer is the action that validates our belief in God!

Matthew 7:7-11
Keep asking… Keep seeking … Keep knocking: emphasis doesn’t translate for us in English

1. Prayer can. There is nothing that God does that I can't if I pray!

2. Prayer believes. There is nothing God does that I can't if I pray!

3. Prayer seeks. There is nothing God does that I can't if I pray! 

We seek first the Lord .. Matt. 6:33, We set our affections on heaven Col. 1:15
2 Chronicles 7:12-16 Humble... then pray ... if we pray...
Humility is paramount if the other keys – prayer, seeking the face of God, and obedience – are ever to produce victory in our lives. ... Thus, if we want our prayers to be answered 'Yes', we have to be in Christ for it is then He is glorified, and we have to operate in humility.

4. Prayer is all powerful ... 

Since God is all powerful we are all powerful when we pray!
Nothing of eternal significance ever happens apart from prayer. - Jerry Falwell Sr

5. Prayer is all knowing ... 

Since God is all knowing we can pray for all that we don't know to be revealed.
Matthew 5:5-13

6. Prayer is always present ... 

everywhere present at the same time “Like being there in person.”
Revelation 1 .. in the spirit on the Lord’s day
Psalms 139 ESV

7. Prayer is infinite in its affect.

James 4 Effectual Availing Much - Gives us the ADVANTAGE IN THE FIGHT...
Ephesians 1:15-23

8. The voice and action of the trusting is prayer!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart … Proverbs 3:5,6 … NO LEANING HOW.. PRAY ...
Cry out… Psalm 34:17
Philippians 4:4-7 Psalms 3, 4, 26, 86… All prayers of Trusting in God..
NOT TRUSTING IN GOD THE GREATEST SIN.

9. The philosophy by which we wait & still our hearts, minds, will is prayer!

Isaiah 40:31. James 4 Draw near...

10. Our warning to the enemies of God is prayer!

THE WEAPON OF THE FAITHFUL
Psalms 109:4 … But I am in prayer … i.e. as a warning
Ephesians 6:18

Challenge: Prioritize prayer, forgiveness, and love passionately everyone in front of you.

Men & Women who prayed in a crisis and God answered.
Moses Cry @ the Red sea
Abraham begging God for the righteous
Joshua’s march in silence
Gideon’s petition and re-petitioning
Naaman’s plea for healing
The nobleman request for Jesus to heal his child
The leper’s cry … if you are willing
Jonah’s agony of being digested
David’s caves of shame and shelter
Hezekiah’s request for a longer life
Elijah’s prayer to cease the rain
Jeremiah’s weeping & laments
Hagar’s cry for her son
Hannah’s request for Samuel
Jesus’ prayer for all of his children
Illustrated. "Say my name" fight ALI We beat our enemy and force Him to say the name of Jesus as Lord when we pray. Daddy... Abba