Calvary Church
Persevering Prayer
In this teaching, we’ll learn that although the Apostle Paul had so many natural gifts and abilities, he decided to not always use them so he could make prayer more preeminent in his life. It will be good for us to understand why he did this.
Locations & Times
Calvary Church
4700 53rd St, Moline, IL 61265, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
Observations
1. Paul regarded PRAYER as fundamental in his walk with God
2. Paul never ARGUED about the importance of prayer
3. The QUALITY of a person’s spiritual life is most clearly seen in their prayer life
1. Paul regarded PRAYER as fundamental in his walk with God
2. Paul never ARGUED about the importance of prayer
3. The QUALITY of a person’s spiritual life is most clearly seen in their prayer life
Characteristics in Paul’s Prayer Life
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
Characteristics in Paul’s Prayer Life
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
Characteristics in Paul’s Prayer Life
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
Characteristics in Paul’s Prayer Life
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
4. Prayer is STRENUOUS
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
4. Prayer is STRENUOUS
Characteristics in Paul’s Prayer Life
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
4. Prayer is STRENUOUS
5. True prayer is SUBMISSIVE
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
4. Prayer is STRENUOUS
5. True prayer is SUBMISSIVE
Characteristics in Paul’s Prayer Life
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
4. Prayer is STRENUOUS
5. True prayer is SUBMISSIVE
6. Prayer involves CONFIDENCE
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
4. Prayer is STRENUOUS
5. True prayer is SUBMISSIVE
6. Prayer involves CONFIDENCE
Characteristics in Paul’s Prayer Life
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
4. Prayer is STRENUOUS
5. True prayer is SUBMISSIVE
6. Prayer involves CONFIDENCE
7. Prayer involves COOPERATION
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
4. Prayer is STRENUOUS
5. True prayer is SUBMISSIVE
6. Prayer involves CONFIDENCE
7. Prayer involves COOPERATION
Characteristics in Paul’s Prayer Life
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
4. Prayer is STRENUOUS
5. True prayer is SUBMISSIVE
6. Prayer involves CONFIDENCE
7. Prayer involves COOPERATION
8. Prayer is STRATEGIC
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
4. Prayer is STRENUOUS
5. True prayer is SUBMISSIVE
6. Prayer involves CONFIDENCE
7. Prayer involves COOPERATION
8. Prayer is STRATEGIC
Much of Paul’s Prayers were in Three Areas
A. EVANGELISM
B. UNITY of the Church
C. For Christian MATURITY
A. EVANGELISM
B. UNITY of the Church
C. For Christian MATURITY
Paul’s Concern for New Christians was 4-Fold
A. They would be ENCOURAGED
B. They would be KNIT Together
C. They would have Complete CONFIDENCE
D. They would Understand God’s Mysterious PLAN which is in Christ
A. They would be ENCOURAGED
B. They would be KNIT Together
C. They would have Complete CONFIDENCE
D. They would Understand God’s Mysterious PLAN which is in Christ
Characteristics in Paul’s Prayer Life
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
4. Prayer is STRENUOUS
5. True prayer is SUBMISSIVE
6. Prayer involves CONFIDENCE
7. Prayer involves COOPERATION
8. Prayer is STRATEGIC
9. True Prayer is Holy Spirit INSPIRED
1. Prayer involves THANKSGIVING and PRAISE
2. Prayer involves INTERCESSION
3. Prayer involves PERSEVERANCE
4. Prayer is STRENUOUS
5. True prayer is SUBMISSIVE
6. Prayer involves CONFIDENCE
7. Prayer involves COOPERATION
8. Prayer is STRATEGIC
9. True Prayer is Holy Spirit INSPIRED
Talk About It
Discussion Questions:
1. How would you define prayer?
2. Why might it be important for thanksgiving and praise to be a part of someone’s prayer life?
3. What would you say is a big mistake that people make when they pray?
4. Why does the enemy really work against us taking time to pray?
Next Step:
Have you ever tried to pray at a time when the situation was so difficult that you didn’t know how to pray, but you did anyway? Did anything happen? Did you sense the Holy Spirit begin to pray with you or for you?
1. How would you define prayer?
2. Why might it be important for thanksgiving and praise to be a part of someone’s prayer life?
3. What would you say is a big mistake that people make when they pray?
4. Why does the enemy really work against us taking time to pray?
Next Step:
Have you ever tried to pray at a time when the situation was so difficult that you didn’t know how to pray, but you did anyway? Did anything happen? Did you sense the Holy Spirit begin to pray with you or for you?