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PRAY BE INFORMED PRAY VOTE PRAY

BE INFORMED PRAY VOTE PRAY

PRAYER DOES WORK PRAYER IS WORK

“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” (James 5:16b) Prayer accomplishes an abundance!

 HISTORY of “Prayer is Work”  MYSTERY of “Prayer is Work”  MASTERY of “Prayer is Work”

 Boldly appealing to the character of God (Abraham)  Tenaciously requesting the blessing of God (Jacob)  Humbly pleading for the action of God (Daniel)  Actively identifying with the need before God (Elijah)  Emotionally seeking the mercy of God (Ezra)  Earnestly sweating for the will of God

 Lk 22:40-45  Jesus Christ --agony --more earnestly --sweat like great drops of blood

 Acts 12:5,12; Colossians 4:2; Romans 15:3  New Testament local churches --Jerusalem --Colosse --Rome

Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. Colossians 4:2-4

Romans 12:12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; Romans 15:30-32 Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me, that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you.

 Acts 12:5,12; Colossians 4:2; Romans 15:3  New Testament local churches --Jerusalem --Colosse --Rome

 Boldly appealing to the character of God  Tenaciously requesting the blessing of God  Humbly pleading for the action of God  Actively identifying with the need before God  Emotionally seeking the mercy of God  Earnestly sweating for the will of God  Corporately persevering for the intervention of God

 Boldly appealing to the character of God  Tenaciously requesting the blessing of God  Humbly pleading for the action of God  Actively identifying with the need before God  Emotionally seeking the mercy of God  Earnestly sweating for the will of God  Corporately persevering for the intervention of God  Fervently laboring for maturity in God

 Colossians 4:12  Epaphras --laboring fervently --great zeal

 Boldly appealing to the character of God (Abraham)  Tenaciously requesting the blessing of God (Jacob)  Humbly pleading for the action of God (Daniel)  Actively identifying with the need before God (Elijah)  Emotionally seeking the mercy of God (Ezra)  Earnestly sweating for the will of God (Jesus Christ)  Corporately persevering for the intervention of God (NT local churches)  Fervently laboring for maturity in God (Epaphras)

 DESIRE  DETERMINATION  DISCIPLINE

 DESIRE  DETERMINATION  DISCIPLINE