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PRAYER AND THE WORD (transcript)

Text: John 6:63

There is a type of prayer that pleases God.
There is a way to pray. Matthew 6:5-15
There are prayers God is obligated to answer
1 Jon 5:7, 1 John 5:8- God's Word is potent in prayer cause heaven and earth responds to it.
It is the will of God that we have results for the way we pray. John 15:16- Jesus referred to answered prayer as fruitfulness.

For us to get the right answers to prayer we have to pray sincerely, from the heart in line with God's will. 1 Samuel 1:13, Romans 10:9

We know from scriptures that God is not partial. Job 34:19, 1 Corinthians 1:27, Deuteronomy 10:17
We know from scriptures that God is a prayer answering God. John 9:31, Hebrews 13:8

So why do some people get answers to their prayers and it seems some others are ignored by God? James 4:3

We need to understand that:
1) It glorifies God when our prayer is answered. John 14:13
2) God is eager to answer us when we pray because God loves us more than we love ourselves.
 John 14:14, 1 John 4:9-10,16,19
3) The Word gives and brings answers, even in prayer. Isaiah 55:11

So the responsibility is on us to find out how to pray, just the same way the disciples of Jesus came to Him to inquire about prayer. Matthew 6:9, James 4:2
True and good prayer is taught. Luke 11:1
We don't automatically know how to pray, neither is prayer natural to man anymore since the fall of humanity through Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Genesis 3:1-6
We were in the loins of Adam and Eve when they sinned so we all have the fallen nature within us. Romans 5:19, Romans 5:12

The fallen nature, which is called the 'old man' to people who have accepted Christ does not like to pray.
Our flesh, the old man, the fallen nature is the biggest threat and hindrance to our prayer life. not even the devil. James 4:2-5, Ephesians 4:24

Grace is the answer to overcoming the flesh. Romans 6:14, James 4:6, Ephesians 2:1-5
It is our flesh that makes us do things or not do things that makes the devil access our lives.
Galatians 5:19-21
The power to deal with the devil as been given to us.
Our Lord Jesus dealt with the devil and continues to deal with the devil through His people but your flesh is what you have to deal wit yourself.
Colossians 2:14,15
*THE HOLY SPIRIT HELPS OUR PRAYER LIFE- Romans 8:26

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