Commit to it Feel it. (Pray with compassion) Walk it out Prayer is a conversation with God! It’s not a monologue, It’s a dialogue. Jesus commanded us to pray. Matthew 7:7 Our job is to ask according to his will and word of God, to ask with resilience and persistence and never give up. Luke 11:1 We need to establish a time and a place to meet with God. “A praying man will stop sinning and a sinful man will stop praying.” (Leonard Ravenhill) Matthew 26:36-41 Something supernatural happens when we pray an hour a day. Prayer will change our families. Prayer will change our city. Prayer can’t be a last resort, It has to be a first response. The purpose of prayer is to be with God! John 1:1 Mark 3:13-15 Matthew 28:19-20 God’s presence is the result of a prayer pattern that gets established in our lives. God‘s Word works when you work God‘s Word! God wants to raise up a movement of prayer that will impact the nations. Prayer glorifies Jesus! Matthew 6:5 I want us to pray beyond our sphere of influence. What you pray for and how you pray reflects what you believe about God! Psalm 107:28-29 Matthew 21:21-22 Mark 11:22-24 John 14:13-14 Acts 9:40 James 5:14-16 Mark 9:29 It's not our circumstances that determine our results it's our belief. Only God can move mountains and only prayer can move God! If we want to make a big difference in world, Its time to pray. Acts 4:23-24 Matthew 18:19 2 THINGS I WANT YOU TO DO THIS WEEK. 1. Develop a new pattern of prayer Wake up tomorrow morning and ask God to talk to you! 2. Ask God to use you today! Here are a few ways God used the disciples. The disciples laid their hands on the sick. Acts 28:8-9 They raised the dead. Acts 9:36-40 Peter got down on his knees and prayed for Tabitha. The Disciples prayed for the lost. Acts 8:22 They had visions during prayer. Acts 9:10 They Prayed on a rooftops. Acts 10:9 The whole church prayed Acts 12:5 They meet in homes to pray. Acts 12:12 They worshiped and prayed in prison at midnight. Acts 16:25 Stephen prayed… receive my spirit Acts 7:59 They prayed for people to receive Holy Spirit. Acts 8:15 The disciples fasted and prayed. Acts13:3-4 1. PRAY FOR BOLDNESS. Acts 4:29-30 2. PRAY FOR MIRACLES Matthew 19:26 Mark 9:23 Luke 1:37 It's time to show this world the SUPERNATURAL POWER OF PRAYER.