The Power of Prayer – Week 2

The Power of Prayer
Pastor Josh Friday

 

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Romans 8:37 (NIV) 

 

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

John 16:33 (NIV)

And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Colossians 2:15 (NIV)

 

When you are victorious you don’t pray passively.

 

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

James 5:16 (NIV)

“Jesus told them a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.”

Luke 18:1 (NIV)

 

When you are victorious you don’t pray to perform

 

But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Matthew 6:6- 8 (ESV)

Prayer isn’t about sounding spiritual, it’s about being real.

 

When you’re victorious you don’t pray to persuade

 

I Kings 18

 

Prayer doesn’t move God from reluctance to action; it moves us into alignment with God’s action.