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Title: THE UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES OF PRAYER

Text:  Jeremiah 33:3

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One of the most glorious prayer-promises in the

Bible is in Jeremiah 33:3$

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It shows how much God is willing and waiting toanswer our prayer when we come humbly beforeHim

• P%alm &':'(! We ask for a little when He isiniting us to ask Him for a lot!

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•  "here are two sides to eery prayer # the humanand the diine

• $an%s side is the asking and God%s side is the

answering

•  "here are two persons inoled in prayer # the one

who prays and the One who answers&

• It also means that prayer is conditional: the

answer to prayer is conditional upon our praying&

'ook up and consider Matthe* '&:'+( Jame%,:-$

'$ MAN.S PART: THE AS/IN0 SIDE OF PRAYER

• It is not a di)cult and complicated process

• $an-ward side of prayer is contained in the threewords *+all to me, : .rayer is calling upon God

•  "hese three words tell us three things about

prayer:-/01 The source of prayer & Where does it begin2

• .rayer begins with God& He takes the initiatie&

• Rman% &:-1 : "he Holy 3pirit He makes manthe channel of the petition

/41 The simplicity of prayer & +ould anything besimpler than 5ust to

6call%2

• 'ook up 0ene%i% ,:-12 - Sam"el --:,2 '

hrni#le% ,:'(2 J4 '-:,2 P%alm% ,:325(:'52 53:,2 +':'52 ++:12 '(-:-2 I%aiah55:12 Jnah ':12 - Timth) -:--&

/71 The scope of prayer & How far does prayer reach2What are the

limits of prayer2 "he answer to these 8uestions is :

• 9;O< can pray 6Rman% '(:'-7',1

• 9BO=" 9;"HIG /Mar8 '':-,1

• 9;WH< /Matthe* '&:'+7-(1 and at

• 9" 9; "I$< /P%alm 55:'92 Daniel 1:'(2 '

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-$ 0OD.S PART: THE ANSERIN0 SIDE OF PRAYER

• God immediately responds when man 6call%

• It is impossible really to pray and not to hae

an answer for God says 6;ou call and as surelyas you call I will answer&%

What kind of an answer does God gie2

6'; A ERTAIN ANSER # *I will answer,

• God guarantees answer and We should take Godat His word

/01 "he answer may be DIRET - I%aiah 15:-,$ 

/41 "he answer may be DIFFERENT 7 - rinthian%'-:97+&/71 "he answer may be DELAYED& 6Wait! I am going toanswer your

prayer in my time&%/?1 "he answer may be a DENIAL - ' /in

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6-; A PERSONAL ANSER # *I , you&

• - rinthian% '-:97+

• In receiing a reelation from the 'ord and thepromise of the su)ciency of His grace .aulreceied a far more wonderful answer to hisprayer than if God had remoed the 6thorn%( and

 5ust as God%s answer to .aul was a personal one

so His answer to you and me is personal&

/71 A =ISIBLE ANSER& - *tell you /or *show you1

• $atthew @:@&

• We can say 6"hat is the answer to my prayer& 

/?1 A MI0HTY ANSER& *great and unsearchable6inaccessible things% 6hard things%

•  "hings that humanly speaking are impossible&

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