1. PRAYER Telephone to glory, oh, what joy divine!
I can feel the current moving on the line,
Built by God the Father for His loved and own,
We may talk to Jesus through this royal telephone 1

2. PRAYER Prayer is like a telephone for us to talk to Jesus
Prayer is like a telephone for us to talk to God
Pick it up and use it every day
We can shout out loud
We can whisper softly
We can make no noise at all
But He’ll always hear our call 2

3. PRAYER Why should we pray? Jesus thinks it is important (WWJD)
We are in relationship with God
Releases the Spirit of God (James 5 v 16) 3

4. PRAYER
To whom do we pray?
“Our Father”
“in heaven” 4

5. PRAYER What should we pray for? Hallowed be your name
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
Temporal needs
Forgiveness
Help in our spiritual battle 5

6. PRAYER What is the purpose of our prayers? Make us more like Christ
To bring glory to Him 6

7. “What man is on his knees before God that he is and no more”
Murray McShane 7

8. FASTING Types of fasting? Partial – i.e. Daniel
Normal – from food but not water
Total – i.e. Esther, Paul, Ezra 8

9. FASTING Why should Christians fast? Example of Jesus “When”
John Calvin
So our bodies not controlled by sinful nature (1 Corin 9 v 27)
For prayer and meditation
Repentence/confession of sin 9

10. FASTING When should Christians fast? Individual Congregational
National level (Leviticus 23) 10

11. FASTING Fasting that pleases God Don’t let it show (Matt 6 v & Daniel)
Don’t let it become a ritual
Repentance (Isaiah 58 v 3 – 9) 11