A Community of Prayer

Recap:OIF’s Mission

to raise up an international community for Christ that is fully devoted to God, deeply committed to one another, and passionately involved in reaching the lost for Jesus, from the universities area of Pittsburgh to the ends of the earth.

Love God, love each other, and love all peoples.

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Recap:

Parallel Paradigm Shift

Ungodly Life Purpose

Godly Life Purpose

Individuals

Community

Vertical HorizontalLove God Love Neighbors

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OIF’s Vision

to form a Christian community that is characterized by prayer,

outreach,training,

missions,and one-anothering.

A Community of Prayer

The Million Dollar Question

WhyDon’tWe

Pray?

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Outline

1. What is prayer?2. Why don’t we pray?3. A community of prayer.

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1. What is prayer?

a) Prayer is conversation with God.

b) Prayer is means to deepen our relationship with God.

c) Prayer is a barometer of our relationship with God.

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2. Why don’t we pray?

a) We don’t pray because we don’t pray.

b) We don’t pray because we are lazy.

c) We don’t pray because we don’t believe.

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3. A community of prayer.

a) Mutual encouragement to pray.

b) Praying for one another.

c) Praying with one another.

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Applications

a) Worship and Prayer Sunday

b) Sunday morning prayer meeting – Power Plant!

c) Pray!

A Community of PrayerOur Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

 your kingdom come, your will be done       on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread.

 Forgive us our debts,       as we also have forgiven our debtors.

 And lead us not into temptation,    but deliver us from the evil one.

For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.