lesson five: prayer Prayer is our lifeline to God. We need to form the habit of starting each day with prayer and then praying throughout the day. 1. Circle key words and phrases in the following Scriptures. * Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. JOHN 16:24 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. MATTHEW 7:7 Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. JEREMIAH 33:3 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us. EPHESIANS 3:20 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. JAMES 1:5 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him. 1 JOHN 5:14 15 38
2. What do we learn about prayer in (answer briefly on the following page): JOHN 16:24 MATTHEW 7:7 JEREMIAH 33:3 EPHESIANS 3:20 JAMES 1:5 1 JOHN 5:14 15 3. Memorize John 16:24. NOTES: 39
lesson five: prayer worksheet WHAT DID YOU LEARN... About prayer? 40
verse study form: memory verse Using the suggested memory verse, John 16:24, Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full, complete this verse study form. 1. Verse reference 2. List two key words and define them. Key word Key word 3. What does the verse say? (Paraphrase rewrite the verse in your own words.) 4. How can you apply the truth of this verse to your life today? Spend a few moments in prayer, asking God to apply the truths you have learned to your life. 41
Knowing Christ and Walking With Him 2002 (revised 2006, 2013) Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Compiled from the following materials: My Commitment 1979, 1982, 1996 (revised 1997), 1998 BGEA Thirty Discipleship Exercises 1980, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1994 (revised 1998) BGEA Your Christian Life 1997 BGEA All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version. 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
ACTS PRAYER OUTLINE Adoration: Praising God for who he is; divine attributes Confession: Daily repentance of sins of omission and commission Thanksgiving: Thanking God for what he has done (spiritual blessings, people, physical, material, educational, financial, ways He is at work, answers to prayer, creation, etc.) Supplication: Praying for others and yourself SAMPLE WEEKLY PRAYER SCHEDULE Everyday: ACTS, family, spouse, children, divine appointments Monday: Missionaries, Church Planters, Persecuted Christians, Good News Jail and Prison Ministry, the Unborn, Tuesday: Lost Friends, Impact List Wednesday: Our country, President, Elected Officials Thursday: LifeGroup Friday: Church leaders (Board, Finance Team, LifeGroup Shepherds and Leaders) Saturday: Relatives, extended family, Freeway Ministry Sunday: South Campus, Midtown, the Lodge, Tregaron, Mable Rose, Pastors, Services, Salvation of the Lost, Offerings, Teachers, Spiritual warfare James 5:16 The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.