Pray First | Part One | Conversations With God That Change Your Life and Our World

Fall Small Group Semester

September 12 – December 11, 2021

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“Conversations with God that Change Your Life and Our World”

P. Rhett Barden

“Prayer turns ordinary mortals into men and women of power.  It brings power. It brings fire. It brings rain. It brings life. It brings God.”  – Samuel ChadwickPrayer is a with God.“Prayer is the key that unlocks all the storehouses of God’s infinite grace and power.” – R.A. Torrey

“Prayer is the path to God’s power and promises for your life.”

21 Days of Prayer | August 8-28, 2021

Monday – Friday from 6-7am | Saturday from 9-10am

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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV) Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.Our Rally Cry | “Pray First”

Prayer should be our, not our .2 Chronicles 7:13-14 (NIV) …if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Teach Us To Pray

Luke 11:1 (NIV) “One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When He finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray…’”Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV) “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one, for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.”    

“Our Father in Heaven”

1.  Connect with God .Romans 8:15 (NLT) You have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”

“Hallowed be Your Name”

2.  Worship .Proverbs 18:10 (MSG) God’s name is a place of protection—the righteous can run there and be safe.   

Righteousness

Healer

Shepherd

Provider

Sanctifier

Banner of Victory

Peace

“Your Kingdom come Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”

3.  Pray His .

Matthew 6:33 (NIV) But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.Luke 12:31 (TLB) He will always give you all you need from day to day if you will make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.Luke 19:10 (NIV) For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”1 Timothy 2:1–4 (TPT) Most of all, I’m writing to encourage you to pray with gratitude to God. Pray for all men with all forms of prayers and requests as you intercede with intense passion. And pray for every political leader and representative, so that we would be able to live tranquil, undisturbed lives, as we worship the awe-inspiring God with pure hearts.  It is pleasing to our Savior-God to pray for them.  He longs for everyone to embrace his life and return to the full knowledge of the truth.