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Passion for What God Wants The Precursor to Prayer 1
c h a p t e r 1 Passion For What God Wants The Precursor to Prayer 1. 2. Introduction As per the text, Acts 1:3 used the word passion when referencing the sufferings Jesus endured throughout His ordeal on the cross. Per the text, passion bespeaks more than just the agony and distress of suffering. 3. 4. 5. Intimacy: The Vital Link to Passionate Prayer According to the text, God does not desire intimacy with His people. Per the text, we can never know God s heart, mind, passion, or desires. Per the test, God loves us; and in order to have a proper love affair in which we become one flesh with Him, we 2
must. Only then, can we experience intimacy. A. Belong to a local church B. Love God C. Be baptized Knowing the Word of God: The Key to Effective Prayer 6. Per the text, prayers that avail much are not comprised of the Word of God. 7. Per the text, We live by every rhema word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. 8. According to the text, why is it imperative that our prayers are based on the Word of God?. The Effectiveness of Fervor in Prayer 9. Match the correct alphabet with the correct Greek word: Zeo A. Active, operative, effective Energeo B. Passion, to boiling, hot, do something right that moment 10. Which Greek word can be likened to the axiom, strike when the iron is hot, as set forth in the text? A. Energeo B. Zeo C. None of the above 11. As per the text, a lack of fervency is characterized by: A. A burning on the inside, zeal B. Apathy, passionless, showing a lack interest C. Both a and b 3
12. According to Revelation 3:15-16, describe God s tolerance for lukewarmness, set forth in the text.. Supplication: The Connection to the Mind of God 13. According to 1 Timothy 2:1, what is the apostolic order for prayer? A. Intercessions, prayers, supplication B. Supplications, prayers, intercessions C. Neither a nor b 14. Explain the effects of supplication ( deesis), as described in our text.. 15. 16. Thy Will Be Done Per the text, Jesus never expressed a will apart from the will of God, until He came to Gethsemane. According to our text, which is a true statement: A. Jesus struggle with dying on the cross was because He feared death. B. Jesus struggle with dying on the cross was because He understood that He would become the very thing God hated and despised sin. 4
17. The prayer of supplication conforms our will to God s will. 18. 19. Prayers That Avail Much According to our text, all prayer is the same. Match the type of prayer with its correct definition: Prayer of Faith A. Congregational prayer Prayer of Agreement B. Believe we receive when we pray Prayer of Worship C. Two or more in agreement United Prayer D. Extolling God s name Praying According to His Will 20. According to our text, which of the following is the Greek word for general prayer? A. Deesis B. Proseuchomai proseuche C. Zeo 21. 22. Elijah s key to effectual fervent prayer was the Word of God, per the text. God s Word is His will; therefore, prayer offered in accordance with His Word, is in His will, per the text. 23. God did not just arbitrarily cut off the rain. He told Elijah to close the heavens. Therefore, two things are involved in the transactions of God regarding prayer. What are these two elements? 1. 2. 5
Prayer and God s Sovereignty Versus Human Responsibility 24. According to our text, why is it that what transpires in the earth and in our lives cannot be solely attributed to God s sovereignty?. Knowing the Timing of God and the Seasons for Prayer 25. According to our text, what was the significance of Elijah waiting for the time of the evening sacrifice?. The Power of God and the Hand of Man 26. According to our text, Elijah s servant was looking for a rain cloud to come out of the sky; but it came out of the sea. What does this signify?. Can He Depend On You? 27. According to our text, prayers that avail much are communicated straight from God s heart to the heart of His people. What type of people will He not reveal His heart to and why?. 6