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MarchMarch 8th Personal PrayerMarch 15th Corporate PrayerMarch 22nd Personal Evangelism/Time of PrayerMarch 29th No ABF � Palm Sunday (Baptism Services)

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March 8, 2015

The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Proverbs 15:8

�Prayer is simply the medium through which we experience and connect to God.�� Paul Miller, A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

So he said he would destroy them�had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.

Psalm 106:23

Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices

As in obeying the voice of the LORD?

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,

And to heed than the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 15:22

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

John 14:13-14 (NIV)

In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.

John 16:23 (NIV)

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.

John 16:24 (NIV)

� God�s glory� His disciples� His followers� His enemies� Grace & strength in trials� Deliverance & protection� His followers/the church

The Prayers of Jesus

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:33

But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, �God, have mercy on me, a sinner.�

Luke 18:13 (NIV)

The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Proverbs 15:8

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Proverbs 15:29

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Proverbs 15:8 (The Message)

�I wondered, �Does prayer make any difference? Is God even there?��� Paul Miller, A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

�Your therapist tells you what you already suspect. �Your relationship with your heavenly Father is dysfunctional.

�You talk as if you have an intimate relationship, but you don�t. Theoretically, it is close. Practically, it is distant. You need help.�� Paul Miller, A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

�Oddly enough, many people struggle to learn how to pray because they are focusing on praying, not on God.�� Paul Miller, A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

�In prayer, focusing on the conversation is like trying to drive while looking at the windshield instead of through it.�� Paul Miller, A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World

� Lazy� Not enough time� Too busy� Don�t know what to say� It doesn�t work� Feels like a waste of time

Why don�t we pray?

� Needs & Requests� Personal growth & influence� Forgiveness & deliverance� Leaders� People around you� The local church� Christ followers globally� The Gospel� God�s Kingdom & purposes

What should we pray for?

Questions (Personal Prayer):

Questions (Personal Prayer):

Questions (Personal Prayer):