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Recap & Reminders

Recap & Reminders. 84 % of Americans pray on a regular basis. Prayer is unpredictable, and because of this there’s a high potential of being let down. The Problem With Pryaer. Neither rhyme nor reason. The Sounds of Silence. The Perfect Pray-er. Unanswered and Dejected.

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Recap & Reminders

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  1. Recap & Reminders

  2. 84 % of Americans pray on a regular basis

  3. Prayer is unpredictable, and because of this there’s a high potential of being let down.

  4. The Problem With Pryaer

  5. Neither rhyme nor reason

  6. The Sounds of Silence

  7. The Perfect Pray-er

  8. Unanswered and Dejected

  9. Christians don’t do themselves any favors...

  10. “7 Days Without PrayerMakes One Weak.”

  11. A Prayer Meeting TaleorThe Great Pray-Off

  12. Why do Christians always seem to mess thingslike this up?

  13. What is prayer anyway?

  14. “Prayer is a subversive act performed in a world that constantly calls faith into question.” - Philip Yancey

  15. The Question: Do We Pray Like We Believe God Answers Prayer?

  16. 1 Chronicles 29:10-20 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, Lord,the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours.Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.

  17. “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand. 15 We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name...

  18. Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you. And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.”

  19. Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So they all praised the Lord, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king.

  20. David prayed like he meant it. He prayed like a man who believed God answered prayer---even though God hadn’t always answered his prayers...

  21. So what does it take to pray like we believe God answers prayer?

  22. Defiant FaithEtty Hillesum & Auschwitz

  23. “...you need only keep walking with God and life becomes one long stroll---a marvelous feeling.”

  24. The kind of faith that brings you to prayer despite all that you have been told... or experienced.

  25. Defiant GratitudeFajitas & Coke

  26. It’s not really a sacrifice if it doesn’t hurt to hand it over.

  27. Defiant Love“I know you know my name...”

  28. True love doesn’t have to speak to be heard...

  29. Defiant PeaceBamboo Prayer - reframing the last straw

  30. “How Do I PrayLike I Mean It?”

  31. A Pattern for Defiantly Believing Prayer

  32. Praise (verses 10-13)God is Godand you are not.

  33. Admission (verse 14)“I don’t get this...” “I don’t understand...” “I feel so broken...”

  34. Remembrance(verse 15-17)When you remind God of his kept promises, you remember them, too.

  35. Petition (verses 18-19)Sometimes prayers for others are hopelessly intertwined with prayers for ourselves...

  36. Praise (verse 20)You end where you begin...

  37. What happens when I pray like this?

  38. Self Forgetfulnessdying to self

  39. Attention to our Relationship with GodGod can handle rocky relationships

  40. Do we pray like we believe God answers prayer?

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