1. It’s all about prayer! Ephesians 6:18-20
Variety of Prayer
Frequency of Prayer
Power of Prayer
Manner of Prayer
Objects of Prayer
A Specific Example

2. It’s all about prayer! Ephesians 6:18-20
Variety of Prayer
All prayer and petition
Prayer – general requests
Petitions – specific requests
Any forms
Any place - 1 Timothy 2:8

3. It’s all about prayer! Ephesians 6:18-20
Frequency of Prayer
At all times
Jews had prescribed times for prayer
Now it was for all times - Luke 21:36
Prayer now is continuous - Acts 2:42 ; 10:2
2 Timothy 1:3

4. It’s all about prayer! Ephesians 6:18-20
Power of Prayer
At all times in the Spirit
Praying in the name of Christ – power
Consistent with His nature and will
In concert with the Spirit – Rom. 8:26,27
Prayer joins our petitions and our will to His petitions and His will

5. It’s all about prayer! Ephesians 6:18-20
Manner of Prayer
All perseverance and petition
Devoted to prayer – Col. 4:2
With your spirit and mind – 1 Cor. 14:15
Specifically – John 14:13
More for spiritual well-being – Phil. 1:4-7

6. It’s all about prayer! Ephesians 6:18-20
Objects of Prayer
All the saints
Here believers because only believers are involved in warfare
Primarily pray for others not ourselves
Prayer grows the body spiritually and in love – 1 Samuel 12:23

7. It’s all about prayer! Ephesians 6:18-20
A Specific Example :
Paul uses himself as the example of what he just taught
Notice what he has them pray – spiritually
Spiritual strength
Spiritual vision
He wanted them to pray specifically & intelligently

8. It’s all about prayer! Ephesians 6:18-20
Application
Where is prayer on your priority list?
Could it be that you are unprepared and failing in your battles with life and Satan because of a lack of prayer?