BIBLE STUDY ON YOUR OWN

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 DEVELOPING YOUR PRAYER LIFE

 Goal: 1) A CONSISTENT prayer life

          2) An EFFECTIVE prayer life

 Strategy for Reaching Goal: Excitement through answered prayer.

 Governing Principle of Prayer: KEEP IT SIMPLE (Matthew 6:7)

 Read the scripture and list your insight from 2 Chronicles 7:14

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 Steps to Receiving Answers to Prayer

A.     Study and ingest God’s word

B.     Become actively involved in prayer

C.     Know that God will answer MY prayers!

          1.      God does not play favorites

                                 a)      James 5:17,18

                                  b)  Acts 10:34,35

 c)  Galatians 3: 28

 d)  Matthew 15:21-28

 2.      Answer to prayer is guaranteed.

a)      2 Chronicles 7:14

b)      Luke 11:9,10

c)      John 14:13,14

d)      1 John 5:14,15

 3.     The disciple has an UNLIMITED checking account.    (John 14:13, 14)

 4.   Why does God say “No?”

                  1.     Unsaved

2.     Unconfessed sin

3.     Lying (Isaiah 58:1-4)

4.     Hate and harm toward God’s people (Psalm 18:40,41)

       (Micah 3:1-4) (Acts 4:25,26)

5.     Violence/Bloodshed (Isaiah 1:15,59:3)

6.     Refusal to listen to Godly counsel (Proverbs 1:24,28) (Proverbs 28:9) (Zechariah 7:11-13)

7.     Stingy (Proverbs 21:13)

8.     Pride (Job 35:12,13)

9.     Idolatry (Jeremiah 11:11-14) (Ezekiel. 8:15-18)

            10.  Wandering from God’s way (Jeremiah 14:10-12)

            11.  Irreverence for God (Malachi 1:8,9)

            12.  Unforgiveness (Matthew 6:14,15)

            13.  Hypocrisy (Matthew 6:5)

            14.  Vain Repetition /Asking Amiss (Matthew 6:7) (James 4:3)  

            15.  Self-righteousness (Luke 18:9-14)

            16.  Lack of faith (James 1:6,7,8)

            17.  Wrong motives (James 1: 4:3)

            18.  Failure to ask (James 4:2)

            19.  Poor stewardship (Luke 16:10-12)

            20.  Outside of God’s will ( 1 John 5:14,15)

            21.  God has already answered it

            22.  Violating principles in other areas

E.    Cure for Unanswered prayer

1.     Confess sin

2.     Repent from sin

3.     Meet God’s conditions