God’s Promises and Our Prayers

God’s Promises and Our Prayers

Pastor Tim McDaniel | 06.03.2026

 

2 Peter 1:3-4 (ESV) 

3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the

knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, 

4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them

you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in

the world because of sinful desire.

 

God’s promises address every .

 

2 Peter 1:3 (ESV) 

3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and

godliness…

 

God’s promises are specific, clear, and .

 

2 Peter 1:3-4 (ESV) 

3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the

knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, 

4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them

you may become partakers of the divine nature…

 

God’s promises are the basis of our .

 

Galatians 5:5 (NIV) 

5 For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.

 

2 Peter 1:5 (NLT) 

5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises.

 

Prayer is the necessary to God’s promise.

 

Matthew 7:7 (NLT) 

7 Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find.

Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

 

James 1:5 (NLT) 

5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you

for asking.

 

Jeremiah 29:11-12 (ESV) 

11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to

give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I

will hear you. 

 

James 4:2,3 (ESV) 

2 You do not have, because you do not ask. 

3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly

 

Our prayers must meet the of the promise

 

James 5:16 (NLT) 

16 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 produces wonderful results.

 

James 5:17 (NLT) 

17 Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall,

none fell for three and a half years! 18 Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain

and the earth began to yield its crops.

 

1 Kings 18:1 (ESV) 

1 After many days the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show

yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.”

 

1 Kings 18:42, 43 (ESV) 

42 And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. And he bowed himself down on the earth

and put his face between his knees. 

43 And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” And he went up and looked

and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go again,” seven times.

 

Acts 9:11 (NLT) 

The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for

a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now.

 

1 John 1:9 (NLT) 

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all

unrighteousness. 

 

1 John 1:10 (NLT) 

10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

 

Our prayer life is an gauge of our belief in God’s Word.

 

John 14:12-14 (NLT) 

12 I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and

even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. 

13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. 

14 Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!

 

 

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