What is Prayer

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PRAYER

• What is Prayer ?
• The Power of Prayer
• Acceptable Prayer
• Questions about Prayer

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What is Prayer ?
And he spake a parable unto them to this end,
that men ought always to pray, and not to faint
Luke 181
Pray without ceasing - 1 Thes.517
Continue in prayer - Col. 42
What is the benefit of prayer ?
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I. Prayer is a shield to the Soul
Defensive armour
Mt. 2641 Watch and pray, that ye enter not
into temptation the spirit indeed is willing,
but the flesh is weak. Mt. 613 And lead us
not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
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I. Prayer is a shield to the Soul
Defensive armour
Temptation is the lure of Satan World is full of
pleasures of sin Must not yield to the
temptation With every temptation there is an
exit We need this shield at all times
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II. Prayer is a Scourge to the Devil
Offensive armour
Resist and he will flee - Jas. 47 Resist
stand against Flee run away, vanish
Matt. 41-11
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II. Prayer is a Scourge to the Devil
Offensive armour
Draw close to God - Jas. 48 The Closer we get
to God the harder it is for the Devil to tempt
us. Ask to deliver - Matt. 613
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II. Prayer is a Scourge to the Devil
Offensive armour
Devil is tricky and powerful- 1 Pet. 58 Eph.
611 Put on the whole armour - Eph.618
prayer is part of the armour
If we do not scourge the devil through prayer,
he will scourge us through sin !
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III. Prayer is a Sacrifice to God
O.T. Animal sacrifices Prayer is like a
sacrifice Ps. 1094 I give myself unto
prayer Acts 104 prayers come up before God
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III. Prayer is a Sacrifice to God
How will this help us ?
Help us to resist the devil Help us to live
better Help us to do more for the church.
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What is Prayer ?
Shield to the soul protects Scourge to the
devil destroys Sacrifice to God pleases God
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What is Prayer ?
And he spake a parable unto them to this end,
that men ought always to pray, and not to faint
Luke 181
How is your Prayer Life ?
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Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 arth
urpigman_at_cybrtyme.com Sunday Evening October 1,
2006