The Power of Prayer and Praise – Effective Prayer

• The Lord’s prayer is an outline on how to pray, not meant to be an all encompassing prayer.

Luke 11:1-5

• Prayer is the foundation of all Christian endeavors. You will need to be more specific.

Luke 9:51-56, Matthew 9:36-38

• God is a law giver. When he speaks it is law. God passed the authority to man to have dominion over the earth.

Genesis 1:26

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The Power of Prayer and Praise – Effective Prayer

• Whatever you permit, God permits. Prayer permits God in the affairs in the earth.

Matthew 18:18; Matthew 6:6

• We are stewards in the earth. We are armed with prayer and prayer is powerful.

• Prayer is the foundation of every Christian endeavor. When you pray you should receive.

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The Power of Prayer and Praise – Effective Prayer

• Prayer doesn’t change God, it changes things. II Kings 6:14-17

• If you fear the Lord, then angels will surround you. Psalm 34:7

• When you pray, you can rest. There is nothing that prayer cannot do.

Acts 12:4-18; Philippians 4:6-7

• God deliberately plants the righteous in darkness. Acts 5:17-24; Ephesians 6:10-18; (Ephesians 6:18 AMP)

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The Power of Prayer and Praise – Effective Prayer

Different types of prayer • Agreement Matthew 18:19-20

• Binding and loosing Matthew 8:18

• Petition prayer Genesis 12:1-3; Galatians 3:29; Daniel 1:17

• Prayer of intercession. Pray for those in authority and all men to be saved.

1st Timothy 2:1-4

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The Power of Prayer and Praise – Effective Prayer

Different types of prayer

• Prayer of thanksgiving, dedication, and praise.

• The enemy tries to stop you from praying. Luke 10:19; Numbers 23:8; genesis 20:4-6,17; Daniel 6:6-10

• When you pray, the devil will try to get you to doubt. Daniel 10:10-13; Mark 11:24

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