SERMON OUTLINE: “UNANSWERED PRAYER” Various Passages  Introduction –Been There?  Currently There? Perspective: Jesus recognized that a life of prayer would face quitting points that people of prayer would come to situations and times when they would be inclined to give up. A life of prayer will face rough road, be ready to push through, to […]

SERMON OUTLINE: “HOW TO PRAY”  Matthew 6:5-13  Introduction – WikiHow.com Secretly Skirting the Rabbinic rule  Go into your room  Getting off square one in our prayer lives  What God wants  How God does it – CS Lewis  Simply  The Greek Mind when it came to deities  The prayer test  Pray like you  Scripturally  Jesus puts […]

SERMON OUTLINE: “WHY PRAY?” Various Scriptures Introduction – The Tolerance Effect Why Pray? Reason #1 – If there was anyone for whom a relationship with God was automatic A Clue to Jesus Prayer Life – Hebrews 4:7-10 Carrying the weight Reason #2 – A conversation on prayer always leads to a conversation on power John […]

SERMON OUTLINE: “WHAT IS PRAYER?”  Various Passages  Introduction – A Month of Prayer What is Prayer? Prayer is intentionally conveying a message to God. Conveying a message To God Intentionally Prayer is the act of engaging God as the most important person in our lives. The Problem of Organized Religion Treating God as a nonperson […]