Luke 11:1-4 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, just as John

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2 Luke 11:1-4 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples. He said to them, When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation. '

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4 Walking and talking with God CREATION Walking and talking with God RECREATION DECREATION Intercession, petition, warfare prayer etc

5 Perseverance in Prayer Luke 11:9-10 [9] So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

6 Unanswered Prayer

7 2 Samuel 12:16-18 [16] David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground. [17] The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them.

8 Psalm 6:1-10 [1] Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. [2] Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. [3] My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long? [4] Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love. [5] Among the dead no one proclaims your name. Who praises you from the grave? [6] I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. [7] My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes. [8] Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. [9] The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer. [10] All my enemies will be overwhelmed with shame and anguish; they will turn back and suddenly be put to shame.

9 2 Samuel 12:16-18 [16] David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground. [17] The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them. [18] On the seventh day the child died.

10 Jesus knew the pain of unanswered prayer John 17:11 Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one.

11 John 16:33 In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.

12 Unanswered Prayer WHY?

13 Unanswered Prayer God's World

14 Unanswered Prayer God's World rld

15 Unanswered Prayer God's World God's Will

16 1 John 5:14-15 [14] This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. [15] And if we know that he hears us--- whatever we ask---we know that we have what we asked of him.

17 Narrative of Scripture N E W E D E N J E S U S J E R U S A L E M

18 Prayer is not overcoming God s reluctance, but laying hold of God s ever present willingness.

19 Unanswered Prayer God's World God's Will God's War

20 Unanswered Prayer Daniel 10:12-14 Then he continued, Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come.

21 Unanswered Prayer God's World God's Will God's War

22 Unanswered Prayer God's World God's Will God's War God's Way

23 Unanswered Prayer Romans 11:29... for God's gifts and his call are irrevocable.

24 Unanswered Prayer God instituted prayer to communicate to creatures the dignity of causality. Pascal

25 Unanswered Prayer The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke

26 Unanswered Prayer God's World God's Will God's War God's Way

27 Unanswered Prayer God's Silence = / God's Absence

28 Keys to Persisting When You Want to Quit Mark 14:32-36 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, Sit here while I pray. He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death, he said to them. Stay here and keep watch. Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him. Abba, Father, he said, everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.

29 Keys to Persisting When You Want to Quit Mark 14:32-36 Abba, Father, - don't doubt the love of God

30 Keys to Persisting When You Want to Quit Mark 14:32-36 Abba, Father, - don't doubt the love of God "everything is possible for you" - don't doubt the power of God

31 Keys to Persisting When You Want to Quit Mark 14:32-36 Abba, Father, - don't doubt the love of God "everything is possible for you" - don't doubt the power of God "Take this cup from me." - don't withhold honesty

32 Keys to Persisting When You Want to Quit Mark 14:32-36 Abba, Father, - don't doubt the love of God "everything is possible for you" - don't doubt the power of God "Take this cup from me." - don't withhold honesty "Yet not what I will, but what you will. - don't withhold trust

33 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen.

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