PRAYER Attitudes & Applications

ATTITUDES OF PRAYER 1)  Desperation

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy,

the devil. He prowls around like a roaring

lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 •  Bell for the Butler or a Wartime Walkie-Talkie?

ATTITUDES OF PRAYER 1)  Desperation

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy,

the devil. He prowls around like a roaring

lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 •  Bell for the Butler or a Wartime Walkie-Talkie?

ATTITUDES OF PRAYER 2)  Dependence

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. So 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.”

Romans 8:14-15

ATTITUDES OF PRAYER 2)  Dependence

•  As children of God, we can come to Him messy.

•  Focus on the relationship not the conversation.

•  A needy heart is a praying heart.

•  Prayer slows down our restless hearts.

ATTITUDES OF PRAYER

ATTITUDES OF PRAYER

ATTITUDES OF PRAYER 1)  Desperation

2)  Dependence

Prayer is about…

1.  Enjoying God’s Presence (Psalm 42:1)

2.  Leveraging God’s Power (Eph. 3:20)

3.  Claiming God’s Promises (2 Pet. 1:4)

APPLICATIONS FOR PRAYER

When praying, spend time…

Adoring God (Psalm 145) Confessing Your Sin to God (Psalm 51) Thanking God (Psalm 107) Asking God (Philippians 4:6)

APPLICATIONS FOR PRAYER

ATTITUDES OF PRAYER: •  Desperation & Dependence

APPLICATIONS FOR PRAYER: •  Presence, Power & Promises •  ACTS Method

SUMMARY

1. Just do it (Col. 4:2)

APPLICATIONS