Grace Fellowship Church

Pastor/TeacherPastor/TeacherJim RickardJim Rickard

Sunday, May 2, 2010Sunday, May 2, 2010

www.GraceDoctrine.orgwww.GraceDoctrine.org

John 15:7, John 15:7, “If, (and maybe), you are “If, (and maybe), you are

occupied with Me, and, (maybe), occupied with Me, and, (maybe), you are occupied with My words, you are occupied with My words,

(Bible Doctrine), begin to ask (Bible Doctrine), begin to ask whatever you whatever you allall desire and it, desire and it,

(your prayer petitions), will come (your prayer petitions), will come to pass, (be answered).”to pass, (be answered).”

John 15:7John 15:7

How to Pray Effectively How to Pray Effectively with Powerful Resultswith Powerful Results

James 4:6-10; 5:16James 4:6-10; 5:16

If you feel your prayers are not If you feel your prayers are not effective, then include these effective, then include these attitudes in your prayer life:attitudes in your prayer life:

1. Pray confidently, because 1. Pray confidently, because if you begin by doubting, if you begin by doubting,

your prayer will falter.your prayer will falter.

Mat 9:27-30a;Mat 9:27-30a; Heb 4:16; Heb 4:16; 1 John 5:14-151 John 5:14-15

Heb 4:16, Heb 4:16, “Therefore let us draw near “Therefore let us draw near

with confidence to the throne with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may of grace, so that we may

receive mercy and find grace receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”to help in time of need.”

1 John 5:14-15, 1 John 5:14-15, “This is the confidence which we “This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask have before Him, that, if we ask

anything according to His will, He anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us. And if we know that He hears us hears us inin whatever we ask, we whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests know that we have the requests

which we have asked from Him.”which we have asked from Him.”

2. When you are in a time 2. When you are in a time of trouble, ask God for of trouble, ask God for

help, believing that He is help, believing that He is able to give it.able to give it.

John 14:13-14; 15:7; John 14:13-14; 15:7; 16:23b-24.16:23b-24.

3. Remember God's 3. Remember God's Faithfulness. Seek out God, Faithfulness. Seek out God, appealing to His promises appealing to His promises and remembering what He and remembering what He

has done for you. has done for you. Psa 77:10-14Psa 77:10-14

4. Remember the 4. Remember the constancy of Jesus Christ.constancy of Jesus Christ.

Heb 13:8, “Jesus Christ the Heb 13:8, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, same yesterday, and today,

and forever.”and forever.”

5. Remember the Majestic 5. Remember the Majestic Nature of Jesus Christ. Nature of Jesus Christ.

Heb 1:8-12 Heb 1:8-12

6. Rely on His Promises. First, 6. Rely on His Promises. First, read Scriptures so that you read Scriptures so that you

know what those promises are, know what those promises are, then grasp the mighty then grasp the mighty

faithfulness of God with a grip faithfulness of God with a grip of determination. of determination.

Deut 26:17-19; 2 Sam 7:28-29 Deut 26:17-19; 2 Sam 7:28-29

7. Admit your Weaknesses 7. Admit your Weaknesses to the Lord. to the Lord.

Psa 6:2-9 Psa 6:2-9

8. Declare your trust. 8. Declare your trust. Express your confidence in Express your confidence in God. Look to Him for your God. Look to Him for your rescue, knowing that it will rescue, knowing that it will

come. come. Psa 123:1-2 Psa 123:1-2

9. Bible verses about 9. Bible verses about prayer to contemplate. prayer to contemplate.

Psa 86:1-17; Psa 86:1-17; 1 Thes 5:16-191 Thes 5:16-19

CommunionCommunion

Grace Offering

Grace Fellowship ChurchSunday, May 2, 2010

Tape # 10-049

How to Pray Effectively, with Powerful Results

Upper Room Discourse, Part 364

John 15:7; James 4:6-10; 5:16; Psa 77:10-14; 123:1-2

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