God provides guidance in making decisions, facing problems, and meeting needs.As you base your life on God’s Word, it will become a lamp to your feet and a light to your path (Psalm 119:105). This session will help you to…
- Identify occasions when you have linked prayer and the Word.
- List three stages in making a covenant with God.
- Understand six conditions to praying in faith.
- Give examples of people who prayed in faith on the basis of a word from God.
- Put faith in action over a problem or need for which you need to pray.
THE DISCIPLES CROSS:
The Disciples Cross diagram shows the prominence of the discipline of prayer.
THREE STAGES IN MAKING A COVENANT:
God’s covenant with people is one of the most basic ideas of the Bible. The three stages are…
- God revealed his will and made a promise.
- The people met the conditions God laid down.
- The people believed God and received a blessing (the opposite was also true).
Examples in the Bible: Genesis 6:17-18, 22, 7:6-7, 12:1-4, 17:9-16, 23, Joshua 23:14, Jeremiah 34:13-16, Luke 19:12-15, 21-22, John 9:6-7
SIX STEPS TO PRAYING IN FAITH:
- Abide in Christ – John 15:7, James 4:3
- Abide in God’s Word – John 15:7, 8:31, 14:21, Job 23:10-12
- Allow the Holy Spirit to Lead – John 16:13-15, 14:26, 2 Peter 1:18-21, Acts 1:16-21
- Ask according to God’s will – John 15:7, Matthew 7:7-11, James 4:2-3
- Accept God’s will in faith – 1 John 5:14-15
- Daniel 9:2-3, 16-17
- Nehemiah 1:8-11, 2:4-5
- Matthew 26:38-39, Isaiah 50:6, 53:2-11
- Act on the basis of God’s Word to you – John 9:7, Luke 17:14, 1 John 5:14-15