--PRE-SERVICE PRAYER--

Focus: Finish Strong

Foundation Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:25-27 NLT

Prayer Points:
1.PRAYER POINT 1: Run our spiritual race with purpose, passion, and power.
2. PRAYER POINT 2: Forget the past and press on to our glorious future in Christ.
3. PRAYER POINT 3: Remain totally focused on our relationship with Jesus this year.
4. PRAYER POINT 4: Keep the praises of God in our heart and on our lips.
5. Prayer POINT 5: The Expansion of Linked UP Church
6. Prayer POINT 6: Two Dynamic, Impactful Sunday Services

Are all your needs met today? If not, why not?

If your needs are continually unmet, it’s either because you’re not praying or because you think you’re praying and you’re not!

The time has come for us to approach prayer with serious intention and stop praying to go through the motions. We need to start praying to get results!

According to the Word of God, you have a standing invitation from your heavenly Father to “come boldly unto the throne of grace, that you may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in your time of need” (Hebrews 4:16). That word ‘obtain’ is a word of certainty. Per the dictionary it means “to get possession of.” Pray, expecting to get possession of what you need–not just occasionally, but every time!

God has given us three guarantees from the Word of God:

1. The Name of Jesus.

Name: (onoma)
on'-om-ah
(authority, character)

We should address the Father in Jesus’ name. His name is one of the guarantees we have that our prayers will be answered.

a. Why?

The name of Jesus carries authority over all other names! It is one of your most powerful guarantees that your prayer will be answered. Use the influence that name carries every time you pray. Then expect every circumstance in your life to bow its knee to the name of Jesus!

2. The Word of God.

Abide (meno) men'-o

To stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy): - abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand.

Words (rhema)(rhehray'-mah)

an utterance, something said, spoken.

a. Why is this important?

The Word of God is to your spirit as bread is to the body. Can you feed on simply the memory of a food?

Remembering the Word of God isn’t enough. Feed on what it says again and again. Read it. Study it. Go to church. Listen to messages.

If you pray in line with the Word, you can be sure you’re praying according to God’s will. And you’re guaranteed–the answer is on the way.

3. The Holy Spirit

The effectiveness of your prayer life depends on the degree of confidence you place in the Holy Spirit. He is God’s power arm. He’s the One who will guarantee that the work gets done.

The Holy Spirit was present, moving on the face of the waters before creation. But the simple fact of His presence didn’t accomplish anything. When God spoke and said, “Let there be light!” the Holy Spirit exploded into action.

If you’re a born-again believer, the Holy Ghost is present inside you, just as He was present on the day of creation. And He responds to God’s Word today as powerfully as He did then.

The more faith you have in Him, the more confidence you place in Him, and the more awesome the results will be. Just think about that! The power that created the universe that raised Christ Jesus from the dead is activated in your life when you speak the Word of God in prayer. Praise God, what a guarantee!

Conclusion:

From this day forward, I urge you to make prayer the bedrock of your life. Build your life on it, your marriage, your career, and your ministry, and make it the foundation for everything you do. If you don’t, you’ll be ensuring your failure. If you do, by using the Name of Jesus, the Word of God, and trusting the Holy Spirit, God will guarantee you results and victory every time.