Mini-Course: Prayer Prompts • 12 Simple Teaching Tools to Get People Praying
Prayer Prompts #1 - #12
One Word Prayer Prompts help us focus on the person, the promises, the provision, of the One to whom we pray
“...so that…” transforms a prayer from the present into the preferred future of our discipleship
- We pray to a threeness-God; to God-theAlmighty the name of God-our-Savior by the filling/leading of God-Holy-Spirit (see Titus 3:4-8)
- Worship (God-the-Almighty) - Lordship (God-our-Savior) - Partnership (God-Holy-Spirit
- God is "I AM": In all the Past, Everywhere in the Present, Everyday moment of the Future
Jesus told us to Ask, Seek, Knock (Matthew 7:7)
"In the name of Jesus"
- Name refers to the full person of Jesus, not merely his name as distinguished from other names
- Name confers authority; to pray in Jesus' name means to praise/petition with divine authority, not wishful thinking
- Name deferred to the end of the prayer is not incorrect but not fully what Jesus intended. Pray "backwards." Begin your prayer with the name of the one who has given you access to God Almighty, the Creator, our redeemer.
6. The 6 Spheres of Praying
"You should pray like this..." (Jesus; Matthew 6:9)
- When Moses asked God to reveal Thy (his) name, God answered "I AM who I am" ... which is not so much a name as an indication of God's eternal (endless; limitless) nature and ultimate authority and power
- When Jesus claims the "I AM" designation, Jesus is revealing his divine nature
- When you pray each "I AM," first use it to praise the Lord, then declare it as a promise of who Jesus is; now and forever
Faith - Goodness - Knowledge - Self-Control - Perseverance - Godliness - Mutual affection - Love
Use the 9 Fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) as a template for:
- praise and thanks (God's beautiful intention for you)
- pardon through confession (to be cleansed from falling short of any of these components), and
- petition to mature into your calling
From "Thou shall not" to ...
For the Church that aspires to become a House of Prayer-FIlled People
Follow Jesus to the place and practice of prayer
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Phil, thank you soooo much for posting this again. I had it on my computer, but after my computer crashed I couldn't recover it.
I am grateful to get these back. It is life changing.
Blessings...
God is good.
May these simpleides equip many to equip many...
Phil