What Is the Mystery of Prayer?

Title of Message: What Is the Mystery of Prayer?

(Series: “Connecting: A Study Of Prayer”)

Today is the second sermon in our series Connecting: A Study of Prayer. Todays message is based on Jeremiah 29 and is taught by Pastor Frank Winans.

Verses used: Luke 6:12-13, Luke 5:16, Mark 1:35-38, Jeremiah 29:12,Psalm 139:1-4, John 21:17, Luke 3:21, Luke 24, Luke 6: 35-38, Ephesians 6:10-18

Key verses: Jeremiah 29:12 “Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.”

Sermon Notes:

What is Prayer?

1.  Prayer is communicating with God. (Jer. 29:12)

Common Questions on Prayer:

2. Since God knows everything, why should I talk to God and tell him something that He already knows? (Psalm 139:1-4)
3. Why should I talk to God and ask him to do something if He has already predestined all things?
4. Is the only value of prayer the inward emotional strength it gives the person or does prayer change circumstances?

Jesus Teaches Us That:

5. Prayer is the means by which God gets His will done on earth.
6. Prayer cannot change the nature of God, but prayer is used by God to implement His will to change
7. Prayer is not a means to get our will done in heaven but it is a means by which God gets His will done on earth!

An Exercise In Prayer Praying: A-C-T-S

1. Adoration
2. Confession
3. Thanksgiving
4. Supplication

Going Deeper:

1. What was something you learned or what stood out to you from the sermon on Sunday?
2. Do you have your own war room for prayer?
3. How can we be “stirring in” these verses into our lives this week?