What Prayer Can Produce The Firehouse Church Pastor Scotty Cole, Instructor

Prayer Produces Presence Exodus 33: 7-14 Exodus 33: 7-14 Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, a good distance from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the L ORD would go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp. 8 And it came about, whenever Moses went out to the tent, that all the people would arise and stand, each at the entrance of his tent, and gaze after Moses until he entered the tent. 9 Whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent; and the L ORD would speak with Moses. 10 When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would arise and worship, each at the entrance of his tent. 11 Thus the L ORD used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses returned to the camp, his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent. 12 Then Moses said to the L ORD, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people!’ But You Yourself have not let me know whom You will send with me. Moreover, You have said, ‘I have known you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’ 13 Now therefore, I pray You, if I have found favor in Your sight, let me know Your ways that I may know You, so that I may find favor in Your sight. Consider too, that this nation is Your people.” 14 And He said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.”

The presence gives assurance that God is giving you His undivided attention. As we pray, we should be attentive to the voice of God. The more He speaks, the easier it is to recognize His speaking. John 10:3-5 Sheep can hear and recognize.

Prayer Produces Power Acts 4:23-31 When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 And when they heard this, they lifted their voices to God with one accord and said, “O Lord, it is You who MADE THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH AND THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IS IN THEM, 25 who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, said, ‘W HY DID THE G ENTILES RAGE, A ND THE PEOPLES DEVISE FUTILE THINGS ? 26 ‘T HE KINGS OF THE EARTH TOOK THEIR STAND, A ND THE RULERS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER A GAINST THE L ORD AND AGAINST H IS C HRIST.’ 27 For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, 28 to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur. 29 And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence, 30 while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.” 31 And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

Prayer is essential to the boldness needed to evangelize to unbelievers. The boldness was attached to the filling of The Holy Spirit. We can ask God for a fix instead of The Fixer. Acts 3:1-10 Do you know what you need God to do?

Prayer Produces Purpose Proverbs 3:5-7 Trust G OD from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for G OD ’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.

Prayer Produces Patience 2 Corinthians 12:6-10 Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself! 8 Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me. 9 And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 10 Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.