Prayer is a vital aspect of spiritual development. Mark 1:32-39 our power and strengthen comes from god. Jesus made it a point to go off to a solitary place to be with god.
Jesus was interrupted by his disciples. How do we respond when we are interrupted? Jesus allowed the disciples to interrupted him and he consider the short time he had with god to be sufficient and conformed to gods will which was to continue healing and ministering to all the people.
We need to pray each day for god to lead us and we need to be willing to follow! We also need to pray that god will use us specifically to help other people. John 15:16
Hebrews 5:7 Jesus prayed with loud cries and petitions to god. Jesus faced so much temptation and passionately went to his father in prayer for strength!
Luke 11:1 the apostles were not new to prayer. Growing up in the Jewish faith, they were familiar with prayer but not the kind of prayer that thy saw Jesus partake in! The apostles noticed the difference in the way Jesus prayed and the way the Jewish leaders of the day prayed.
Acts 12:1-17 Acts 16 are good examples of the power of prayer! Prayer is powerful and effective and relevant today! Paul expected god to work regardless of the situation. He saw gods involvement in everything!
Prayer in the first century church was not just an act but a lifestyle in the way they lived.
What keeps us from being connected to god spiritually? Mark 4:19. We have to evaluate our lives regularly and test our actions against the bible to help keep us from being consumed with the worries of this world.
Jeremiah 17:9
we are going to need help with our hearts. We cannot do it alone and need the prayers and discernment of others!
James 3:13-18
When we allow sin in our hearts it spreads and multiples to effect every aspect of our lives. Again we need to constantly prune our hearts deal with sin in an effort to reach true repentance.
As children of god we need to believe 4 things about the way god feels about us and like wise our kids need to hear that we feel these things for them too...
I love you
I need you
I believe in you
I'm proud of you
We need to pray each day for god to lead us and we need to be willing to follow! We also need to pray that god will use us specifically to help other people. John 15:16
Hebrews 5:7 Jesus prayed with loud cries and petitions to god. Jesus faced so much temptation and passionately went to his father in prayer for strength!
Luke 11:1 the apostles were not new to prayer. Growing up in the Jewish faith, they were familiar with prayer but not the kind of prayer that thy saw Jesus partake in! The apostles noticed the difference in the way Jesus prayed and the way the Jewish leaders of the day prayed.
Acts 12:1-17 Acts 16 are good examples of the power of prayer! Prayer is powerful and effective and relevant today! Paul expected god to work regardless of the situation. He saw gods involvement in everything!
Prayer in the first century church was not just an act but a lifestyle in the way they lived.
What keeps us from being connected to god spiritually? Mark 4:19. We have to evaluate our lives regularly and test our actions against the bible to help keep us from being consumed with the worries of this world.
Jeremiah 17:9
we are going to need help with our hearts. We cannot do it alone and need the prayers and discernment of others!
James 3:13-18
When we allow sin in our hearts it spreads and multiples to effect every aspect of our lives. Again we need to constantly prune our hearts deal with sin in an effort to reach true repentance.
As children of god we need to believe 4 things about the way god feels about us and like wise our kids need to hear that we feel these things for them too...
I love you
I need you
I believe in you
I'm proud of you
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