sermons on something happens when we pray

Sometimes, it is not a matter of understanding, but of accepting God's will. What is clear, is that there is a battle. 17:20 PRAYER ACHIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE. People like us praying brings change into this world. We read in Genesis 15:2, "But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"". The name “Ai” literally means “the heap” or “the ruin”; it was a small, insignificant city. As we persevere in prayer and pray diligently, we need to realize that the first impression we receive may not be the complete one. 2 He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. After that, the Bible tells us, the Lord heard Elijah's cry and the boy lived. ∙   Pray as if you need God always for everything. ", Jesus Himself gives us the best advice about the prayer of spiritual warfare. It means that the repeated things in scripture are usually the emphasized things. As we come together in prayer, we are united on multiple levels. So understanding that in prayer something changes in us, what does that teach us about how we should pray? It deepens our ownership of the burden and our partnership with God. I John 2:14 says, "...I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.". Both of these cases, illustrate one thing that happens when we pray and that is that something takes place in us. Something powerful happens when we pray. We pray, God reveals a course of action, we don't like it and perhaps question if it is from God. God is not our personal big vending machine in the sky, He is the sovereign Lord of all the earth. Sometimes we are changed. 3.  Prayer is placing our confidence in God and nothing else. We can pray that the blindness of unbelievers will be removed. It is not praying for the sake of praying. II Corinthians 2:11 says, "in order that Satan might not outwit us. Again years went by and Abraham still had no children. When we pray, we connect our lives to the very same God who spoke this world into being. Daniel was a spiritually sensitive man. This seems like such a wide-open promise. 2. He was concerned about the kingdom of God on earth and spent a period of three weeks in prayer to present these concerns before God. Help me believe in your miracle working power that is released when we pray. Our understanding grows and our will is changed. First of all, I want to say it again, we need to pray! (Ill. We are not just talking to the air!) Scene One: The seals are opened in heaven. But the way in which prayer is presented in Scripture in many different ways, the few times this concept is mentioned in Scripture and the fact that there is little or no specific instruction on the prayer of spiritual warfare suggests that there is more to prayer than this and we need to be careful not to go where Scripture doesn't teach us on this topic. When we pray, we also listen to God. As she walked and prayed, she approached a theatre that was an X-rated movie house, video shop and bookstore. a) Jesus at garden of Gethsemenee. 2.  We need to learn to say to God and others, “I was wrong, I am sorry, please forgive me.”. To live holy/ pure. We can pray that the power of the enemy will be removed in our community. The first failure of Joshua occurred before his encounter with the Gibeonites, when he failed to seek the will of God in his campaign against the city of Ai. Then we have the right disposition: “When a person is engaged in true worship the Lord flows into the forms of good and the truths present with the person, raises them toward Himself, and … A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with bright light and the Savior appeared. Jesus emphasized His Father’s willingness to give good gifts to His children by comparing Him to earthly parents who know how to give good gifts to their children. 1.  It is telling God we recognize Him as holy, pure, and sovereign. Joshua listened to the spies’ report and apparently made his decision based solely on it. There are, of course, many different kinds of prayer. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.". God may speak that way, but much more often, God's direction comes from His Word, from the direction given by others around us and from the doors He opens and closes. This principle leads us to the theme of our text. He remembered God's promise that "I will make you into a great nation." When we pray, God gives us “good gifts.”. It is resting in the knowledge that He will keep His promises. Secondly, we need to learn to trust God's sovereignty. As we pray we begin to become aware of how God might us to answer the prayer, how He might involve us in ways we had not theretofore foreseen. There is more going on than what can be seen and we need to make sure that we are not ignorant of the devil and his schemes. When women pray there is a connecting that ties hearts and hands together in unity. Can we trust Him? That is an example of a prayer of conversation, where we simply talk to God and take time to listen to Him. During those years, I prayed many times for God to reveal his will in my life and through prayer, struggle, conversation and God's leading, I have come to understand and accept God's will in my life. B. Hebrews 4:16 says, "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Things happen when Christians truly pray. We understand what happens when we pray a prayer of confession. The words of the angel in Daniel 10 and the specific words of Ephesians 6:12 let us know that there is a spiritual battle going on. Something happens when we pray. 3.  It is telling God we appreciate the fact that we are His children. . What did the spies say… It’s a mystery in itself but God says to pray without ceasing, (1 Thess. When he healed the 10 lepers, only one came back to give thanks. Please include the following statement on any distributed copy: By David R Williamson. I am pleased to see that this is a church that prays. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. We need to be bold in coming to God, and asking Him for the things that we need because He has invited us. 2. ii. Prayer is trusting God to do what God said He already would do. For we are not unaware of his schemes. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds." The answer to that question is that He answers according to his purposes. We should not give up praying after we have offered up one quick prayer. So while we wrestle and struggle, we need to also confess and worship and approach God regularly and then in the context of a relationship with God, we will learn to pray in such a way that we will come to understand and accept the will of God in our lives. ". C. Ill. God desires to answer our prayers more than we want them answered, Ill. Luke 12:32. ∙   Prayer is not a natural activity. . They are as fire, burning, their smoke rising up from the altar before God. Later in the week, she heard that the city had ordered the theatre to close down. The way to get real-life results in prayer is to seek God with an attitude that says, “No matter how long it takes, or whatever I have to do, I will not be denied.” This is not arrogance; it is Godly hunger. Often we neglect to give thanks or we forget or we call the answer a coincidence. I originally went to seminary because I wanted to become equipped to do God's work. We know what it means to worship. What Happens When You Pray In Revelation 8, what we have is like a movie that jumps back and forth between two things that are happening at the same time—in heaven and on earth. Notes. 2.  It is telling God we want His kingdom established in our lives. IV. He then stretched himself over the boy three times and asked God to restore the boys life to him. The Holy Spirit alone has brought “something from heaven” that illumines, awakens and liberates people God loves. God does not necessarily act, but we move. The miracle working power of God is released. First of all, we need to be aware of the battle we are in. No matter what major prayer requests you have this Christmas, God is able and He is willing. When we think about God, who He is, the world He has created and acknowledge His grace in our life, it is natural to respond with praise. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. When God's People Pray David Cook Acts 4:23-31 Illus: Wayne Watson song, "When God's People Pray." ii. Peter as he was walking on the water. Something Happens When Churches Pray (4 of 14) Series: It Was Just A Prayer Meeting Donald Cantrell Acts 1:14-26 Introduction: MOM'S EMPTY CHAIR A woman's daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her mother. Trouble knockin' on your window pane, Stormy weather at your door. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." But we are supposed to pray about everything so we can have the peace that is better than understanding. A. Ill. Amen. Then, holding this bowl of fire — of our prayers — he steps over and hurls it onto the earth. We Involve Ourselves In Spiritual Warfare. We know what it means to pray prayers of thanksgiving when we recognize what God has done and thank Him for it. And the outlook for the day ahead like the day before. The answers of our Father are: Yes, No, Not now, you are not ready yet. There are some who reduce all prayer to spiritual warfare and over-emphasize this type of prayer. Jesus answered, ""Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life." God appeared to Him again and Abraham prayed and asked God to clarify how this was going to happen. At this point, such a promise seemed too much to believe, but Abraham believed God and when he was 100 years old, the promise made to him 25 years before in the land of Haran was finally fulfilled. If He knows what I need, why does He still want us to pray? It took about 10 years before I realized that God had called me to be a pastor. That seemed more down our alley, but when I graduated, I thought that pastoral work might be OK, but I really wanted to teach. There is much that can happen when we do. Hebrews 5:7 tells us something about Jesus' prayer habits. Before we begin, let us pray: He is sovereign, He is in control of the meeting, He can fill our needs today, He can cleanse our sins, He is able to change us. When Churches Pray Old Time Religion Sunday - … v)       our ability to give sacrificially to His service. There are some who deny the concept of spiritual warfare, but this story and some Scriptures that I will share with you shortly tell us that there is a spiritual battle going on and that our prayers figure into that battle. It’s a huge task for all of … Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.". Sermon Title: P.U.S.H – Pray Until Something Happens. In the story of Abraham, it took 25 years for Abraham to pray and reflect and live and pray again until he understood what God had known all along. Then in 6:18, we read, "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. Prayer changes things, prayer changes people, but what we want to look at today is the fact that prayer changes churches. She doesn’t understand it, doesn’t like it and so does not use it. Praying about our troubles and frustrations will ease the weight of what we carry … That often happens when we pray for a loved one who is desperately sick. The prayers that I find the most difficult to understand are prayers of intercession and asking. Any exceptions to the above must be approved by Teach for God Ministries. I didn't know what kind of work, but of course, we prayed about it and sought the Lord's will. After the first year, Carla and I went on a mission assignment. I Peter 5:8 says, "Be self-controlled and alert. ©2012 Teach for God Ministries. II. Verse 6 begins, “But when you pray.”. In each case  we read the answer. God came to Him and told him to leave his home and family. This is confession of sin. Pray that God will help you and give you the strength you need as you face trials The following is something that we pray will inspire and encourage you on this matter. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we … He added, “. What we asked for originally may not happen, but we grow to understand that what does happen is God's best for us. Pray and P.U.S.H. The Bible does not tell us very much about it. In Acts 8:4, as a result of Stephen's martyrdom, it says, "Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went." Used by Permission. What was amazing was that the building had been inspected only a short time earlier. In Acts 6, the Church in Jerusalem faced one of its … Prayer internalizes the burden. 1. Luke 18:1-8 1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. Five things that happen when we pray: 1. Website: www.teach4god.com, Dancing with Broken Bones-A Close Look at Psalm 51, Psalm 51-The Confession of Completion | Sermons. Pray according to the will of God and your prayers will be answered. In Acts 12:24, following the story of Peter's release, we read, "But the word of God continued to increase and spread.". John Piper concludes, What God wants us to believe about our God-exalting prayers is that none of them … We can also pray for God's protection from the enemy - both for ourselves and for others. In light of the knowledge that, God answers prayer according to His sovereign will and for His glory, how should we pray? The situation of the widow's son, in the story I just told, reveals the purpose in that case. We are not supposed to understand everything because we simply can’t understand everything. Abraham was busy with his sheep, minding his own business and enjoying his family. We want to change the world for Christ. He then proceeded to heal the man. We need to pray to our Heavenly Father and not be satisfied with the prayer until it has been answered. If we want to grow in our ability to understand the will of God, we need to learn to listen to the different ways God is speaking. c.  It is a picture of asking the Father based on relationship not some other basis. We prayed before the service, we have prayed in the service, and there are prayer meetings during the week. There she prayed specifically against the evil of pornography. Luke 18:1 encourages us, "Then Jesus told his disciples ... that they should always pray and not give up. One of the things we learn from those who are known for following God - like David, Paul and others - is that they were people who had a growing love relationship with God. “). We can never come to God without first confessing to Him that He is holy, that He is sovereign, that He alone can... 2. who sinned?". So why can’t we simply ask—and expect to receive positive answers—when we pray about something that is God’s will? 4.  It is our trusting and resting on God the Father and our relationship with Him as His children. Let us learn to give thanks. This morning, I want to think with you about what actually happens when we pray. c)  Telling our Father to help us with the pains of life (“Father, I need You . That experience taught us that missions was probably not going to be our area of ministry. Sense of Relief. 1 John 5:14-15 couldn’t be clearer. Sarah suggested that he take her maid Hagar and have a child with her and that would probably be the promised offspring. This pattern is a good model for us to follow. I have often wondered, "what happens when we pray asking - whether for others or ourselves?" 2.  It is telling God we are thankful and grateful to Him for who He is and for what He has done. Mills Acts 2:42 outlines essential convictions that must be ingrained in the fabric of a man's soul if he is to effectively "guard this man” (1 Kings 20:39). Our struggle is that we wonder why he does not answer more often. He has demonstrated his power, his love and his justice repeatedly and especially in salvation. Does God change His mind? To see people like Ricardo transformed into new creations, the invisible side of outreach—whether it’s the heartfelt cries of a wife in a one-bedroom apartment or the shouts of a congregation in a Tuesday night prayer meeting—is essential. For two weeks I kept asking, it almost seemed like pleading, I would ask for guidance during the week and during service I would intensify my internal dialogue with the Lord. 2.  Concepts of Prayer (Matthew 6.9-13). The appearance of this call to prayer in response to the recognition of a spiritual battle makes it clear that our prayers are part of gaining victory in the battle. What is also clear is that our prayers have a part in that battle. In Acts 7, we have the story of Stephen's martyrdom and a few chapters later, the story of Peter being released from prison. The disciples asked Jesus, "why was this man born blind? and he wondered how that was going to happen. According to His will and to His glory, God responds to the requests we make in answer to prayer. 1.  It is not on the basis of a faith principle. Prayer was involved in a spiritual battle against evil. Why did one apostle die and one live? Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter. Matthew 6:5-8. . In John 9:1-3, we have another situation that reveals this principle. In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, he took time for mourning, fasting and prayer. A third thing that happens when we pray is that God hears our prayers and chooses, according to His purposes to act in answer to our prayers. It is pleasing because prayer is essential to our worship of and fellowship with God. Philippians 4:6-7 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” ~Matthew 18:20. b. It is a picture of a child seeking from the Father the good and best for self and others that the Father has for the life and mission in this world. 3. In Ephesians 6:13-20 in response to the recognition of the spiritual battle, we are told to put on the armor so that we will be able to stand. When we pray, something always happens. . P.U.S.H. 7:11). 3.  It is not on the basis of our speaking to the spirit world. Have you ever begun your day by saying, "Good morning, Lord?" 1.  Prayer is Talking with God (Matthew 6.9). What Happens When We Pray. Verse 5 begins, “And when you pray.”. The weak in the church become strong when empowered by God. What happens when we pray? As I sat in church a few weeks ago I was asking God to tell me what topic He needed me to speak on. When we were there last week for a family gathering, my brother and I and some of her grandchildren went on her computer and used it for a number of different things. 4 "For some time he refused. After the second year, we worked in a church for the summer. All He needs is someone’s persistence to ask, seek and knock. Matt. I do not think it is incidental that the period of struggle and the period of Daniel's praying is both three weeks. Your prayers and mine. The body of Christ also has a task. Because we recognize that it is a battle, we should pray diligently and regularly. Perhaps a little less understood, is the prayer of conversation. We need to realize that great things happen when Christians decide to pray. 1. If we understand what happens when we pray, it will help us to be more bold and more accurate in our prayers. When we pray, inviting God's kingdom to come on earth, we are engaged in the prayer of spiritual warfare. Some we understand better than others. We may need to keep on praying repeatedly until peace comes and God's way is clear. We listen to His life-giving and sweet voice. You know, we said that reading the Bible is like eating. When we have done something wrong, we know what it means to tell God we have sinned and to receive His forgiveness. Conclusion:  Pray this week not just for food or in front of people, but pray this week, privately and with intensity. Sometimes we are part of a spiritual battle. This verse says "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.". First of all, we need to be aware of the battle we are in. The Context! 4.  Or, like John the Baptist who said he was unworthy to untie the sandal of Jesus. What Actually Happens When We Pray? Today, my desire is for you to realize the importance and power of prayer in our daily lives. He knew what God's will for Him was, but it was not easy for Him to follow that will and it took him a time of intense prayer to come to the place of acceptance. It teaches us that we should pray diligently. In the book Intercessory Prayer, the author tells the story of a woman by the name of Sue Doty. Jesus shows us that a father would not give snakes to his child when he asks for food. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. At the end of the chapter, we read, "Then the woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is the truth.". ∙   Go from prayer as if you have God already for everything. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."(Gen. My mom has a computer. I admit that this is a topic that contains a lot of controversy. i.  Prayer takes our focus off ourselves and places it upon God. I Peter 5:8 says, "Be self-controlled and alert. As we develop a growing love relationship with God this process becomes easier. He also promised, "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. As we pray, we should recognize that we pray from victory, because the power of the enemy is defeated. Some do not accept anything as God's will unless it comes in an audible voice from God, but God hasn't very often spoken like that and when he did, those who were there found it hard to listen. b) Paul's prayer for help. 1.Awareness - Pray Until Something Happens! 1.  It is telling God we acquiesce our will for His. The encouragement, therefore, is to be bold in praying and asking, to pray out of a growing love relationship with God, to keep on praying and to trust Him. 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. 2.  This doesn’t mean we merely have a shopping list. The day after she had been there to pray, the city conducted a surprise inspection and the theatre was cited for several violations and closed. That is why the prayer of faith is possible - James 4:2-3. We had no problem doing these things because we are comfortable with computers and know quite a bit about them. 2.  It shows us we are not as independent as we would like to be. In this struggle in prayer, we may pray, get an impression, act on the understanding we have, pray some more, talk to someone, act on our changed understanding, pray some more, and finally, understand and accept what God is doing. Sometimes God agrees that the time is right to act so that His name will be glorified and a miracle takes place. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' God is the sovereign Lord, but for some reason, our prayers do have a part in the victory in the spiritual battle. Recognizing that our prayers are involved in the spiritual battle, how should we pray? Our prayer time is … With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." Elijah took him to his room, laid him on his bed and prayed, simply telling God the situation. A second thing that happens when we pray is that we are engaged in a spiritual battle. We also read in II Corinthians 10:3-4,  "For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. ∙   Prayer is made in the knowledge of the will of God (as revealed in Scripture), or in the seeking of that will. Daniel's prayer was part of the victory. WHEN WOMEN PRAY, THE CHURCH IS EMPOWERED TO BE A WITNESS. Verse 7 begins, “And when you pray.”. Few sermons pointers: Don’t Worry, Pray . There are many cliches within the church of Jesus Christ which most of us are familiar with, and one of them is this: 'Prayer changes things'. We pray some more, we think and talk, we pray some more and finally accept what God's will is for us. 2. God knows what He is doing. 3.  It implies we come to Him on the basis of our fellowship with Him as His children, with requests. The Bible tells us, “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results” (James 5:16). Because prayer changes us, we also need to learn to listen to God. And we get to know His heart for us, as written in His word. 2. It is not about pushing God, but about pushing yourself into God. We’re going to talk about how to pray right now. Faith can’t be based on what is seen. ©2012 Teach for God Ministries. It isn’t just one thing that happens. Praying together was a priority for the apostles. One writer said, "It is the strongly personal relation with God in which those mediators stood that underlies these intercessory prayers." Centuries of prayers. Things really happen when churches pray! i.  Prayer asks God into every situation in our lives. Even Jesus needed to keep on praying and be diligent in prayer. While staying with her, her son become ill and died. This kind of prayer can also happen in a decision. 12:2,3), Abraham obeyed God and left for another land. TRANSITION: WHAT ELSE HAPPENS WHEN WOMEN PRAY? The concerns of his prayer were the place of God’s people in the work and plans of God. We need God’s help in every corner of our life. 2.  It is not on the basis of our taking authority. We all get weary in our prayers as life happens around us yet there is a greater truth that something happens when we pray. It is my desire for each one of us to understand five concepts of powerful, effective prayers. a.  We are living in relationship with God (1 John 5.14), b. We are living in a commitment to obedience (1 John 3.22), c.  We are living to please Him (1 John 3.22), d. We are living to know Jesus and make Him known (1 John 3.23), e. We are living in love with fellow believers (1 John 3.23). Permissions: You are permitted and encouraged to reproduce and distribute this material in any format provided that you do not alter the wording in any way and do not charge a fee beyond the cost of reproduction. The camera moves from one to the other to show us what happens in heaven when Christians pray on earth. For web posting, a link to this document on our website is preferred. When the minister arrived, he found the woman lying in bed with her head propped up on two pillows. Many years went by and still Abraham had no children. It was a time of severe famine and God sent Elijah to the land of Sidon to the home of a widow for a number of years. When God does act in a powerful way, we need to learn to give thanks to Him for what He has done. We may not always understand, but we must learn to accept that God knows what he is doing. 1.  We can never come to God without first confessing to Him that He is holy, that He is sovereign, that He alone can meet my daily needs, and, when we sin, that He is right and we were wrong. We get a chance to believe even when we don’t get our way. When we are in the Lord, something happens when we pray. We hear Him. Notice that Jesus does not tell us to speak to the demons and tell them to get lost, but to speak to God and invite His will to be done on earth. Could it be that the same thing is true with prayer? 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