Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Thursday, June 16, 2011 Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Memory Verse 1 Cor 13:13 But now abide (live forever) faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. John 16:23-26 Power and Effectiveness of Prayer! 1. Prayer is a Great Source of Power. John 14:13, Whatever you ask in My Name, that I will do John 14:13, Whatever you ask in My Name, that I will do John 14:14, If you ask anything in My Name I will do it. John 14:13, Whatever you ask in My Name, that I will do John 14:14, If you ask anything in My Name I will do it. John 15:7, ask whatever you wish and it shall be done for you. John 14:13, Whatever you ask in My Name, that I will do John 14:14, If you ask anything in My Name I will do it. John 15:7, ask whatever you wish and it shall be done for you. John 15:16, that whatever you ask of the Father in My Name, He may give it to you. John 14:13, Whatever you ask in My Name, that I will do John 14:14, If you ask anything in My Name I will do it. John 15:7, ask whatever you wish and it shall be done for you. John 15:16, that whatever you ask of the Father in My Name, He may give it to you. John 16:23, if you shall ask the Father for anything He will give it to you in My Name. John 14:13, Whatever you ask in My Name, that I will do John 14:14, If you ask anything in My Name I will do it. John 15:7, ask whatever you wish and it shall be done for you. John 15:16, that whatever you ask of the Father in My Name, He may give it to you. John 16:23, if you shall ask the Father for anything He will give it to you in My Name. John 16:24, ask and you will receive. 1 John 5:14-15, This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. Our Lord desires us to have complete and utter confidence in God the Father when we approach the throne of Grace. Heb 4:16 Heb 4:16, Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. This confidence comes to us as a result of abiding in Christ John 15:6, which means learning His Word and growing in your personal relationship with the Father and the Son. Asking is a ministry of intercession from deep within the hidden recesses of your spiritual life, heart of your soul, where you store and retain Bible Doctrine. John 15:7, If you abide in Me , (if you continue to act, and think, and work from that central focus of your life, Jesus Christ), ask whatever you wish and it shall be done for you. The disciple who abides in Jesus is the will of God, and what appears to be his free choices are actually Gods foreordained decrees. The prayers of the abiding believer, provide +H as a result of seeing God work in your own life and that of others. John 16:24b 2. Knowledge is power in prayer? John 13:17, If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them. John 13:15, For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you. What Jesus did was a demonstration of service and sacrifice that He performed on their behalf. What Jesus did was a demonstration of service and sacrifice that He performed on their behalf. Just as your prayers are for others. John 15:13-14, Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are My friends if you do what I command you. This is the back drop of the Discourses where our Lord gives them new instructions on what the prayer life should be for the Church Age believer. John 13:17, If you know these things is a call and challenge for all of us to be determined to know more Bible Doctrine than others so that we can be prayer warriors for our Lord. When you know that you should do something and you do it, immediately you know more. Examine where you have become sluggish in this life by not responding to the still small voice of God in your soul. The counterfeit of obedience is a state of mind in which you create your own opportunities to sacrifice yourself, and your zeal and enthusiasm are mistaken for discernment. It is easier to sacrifice yourself than to fulfill your spiritual destiny, which is stated in Rom 12:1-2. It is much better to fulfill the purpose of God in your life by discerning what His will is for you than it is to perform great acts of self-sacrifice. 1 Sam 15:22 1 Sam 15:22, Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice John 7:17, John 7:17, If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching Grace Fellowship Church Thursday, June 16, 2011 Tape # Protocol for Prayer During the Church Age Principles on Power and Effectiveness of Prayer Upper Room Discourse, Part 520 John 16:23-26; John 13-16; Rom 12:1-2; Heb 4:16 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011