OUTLINE & VIDEO // Lesson 9: Success in Prayer

Attitude Toward Prayer 

• Luke 11:5-13; 18:1-8 (also Luke 1:53; Rev. 3:14-18)
  1. Our lack
  2. God’s supply
  3. Prayer = the bridge
• Acts 6:4 – prayer is essential to early church

Confidence in Prayer

• Daniel 9:18; Luke 18:9-14; Hebrews 4:15-16; 10:19-22 (also Luke 7:47)
  1. Don’t lean on your own “righteousness”
  2. Lean 100% on God’s mercy and forgiveness through the gospel
  3. Approach as a forgiven sinner (see also Matthew 6:12)

What to Pray

• 1 John 5:14-15 – pray according to God’s will
  • Isaiah 55:8-11 – God’s will is known through God’s word
    • Daniel 9:1-3 – pray according to what is shown in Scripture
• Matthew 6:7-13 – “The Lord’s Prayer”
  • 6:9 – worship God for who He is
  • 6:10 – pray God’s will to happen
    • God’s will is like a powerful train
    • Our prayers are like the tracks
  • 6:11 – pray for needs
    • Zechariah 10:1 – no promise of provision without prayer
  • 6:12 – pray for forgiveness
    • Forgive others immediately (Mark 11:22-25)
  • 6:13 – pray for righteousness // pray against Satan
• See also Video: God’s Will & Our Prayers (24 min)

Recommend Action:

• Train someone in the highlighted passages
• Ask God how you can obey this
  • Do what He shows