PRAYER: WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Pastor Bryan – PRAYER: WHY DOES IT MATTER?

¹⁷ Never stop praying.”

I Thessalonians 5:17

¹ One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.”

Luke 18:1

THE POWER OF PRAYER

1. Prayer .

“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.”

Philippians 4:6 (MSG)

“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”

Matthew 6:34

        2.  Prayer our .

“…pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.

Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:6-7

“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.”

Romans 15:13

        3.  Prayer transforms our .

“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”

Philippians 4:8

“Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.”

Colossians 3:2

        4.  Prayer reveals our .

“I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.”

Philippians 4:12

“The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.”

Psalm 23:1

        5.  Prayer declares our on God.

“For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.”

Philippians 4:13

“And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:19

FINAL THOUGHT

Prayer doesn’t .

Prayer .