1. Answered Prayer

2. Discovering why my prayers aren’t answered

3. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying?

4. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Luke 18:1-8 – The Persistent Widow Matt 7:7-8 – Ask, seek, knock 1 Thess 5:17 – Pray without ceasing

5. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence?

6. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Key verse: John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

7. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Key verse: John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. When I fail to abide:

8. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Key verse: John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. When I fail to abide: Barrenness

9. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Key verse: John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. When I fail to abide: Barrenness, emptiness

10. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Key verse: John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. When I fail to abide: Barrenness, emptiness, vulnerability

11. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Key verse: John 15:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. When I fail to abide: Barrenness, emptiness, vulnerability and sin

12. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Am I praying with faith?

13. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Am I praying with faith? Key Verse: Matthew 21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith."

14. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Am I praying with faith? Key Verse: Matthew 21:22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith." Note: Under attack in these last days

15. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Am I praying with faith? Am I praying according to His will?

16. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Am I praying with faith? Am I praying according to His will? Key Verse: 1 John 5:14-15 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

17. Progressing in prayer

18. Revelation – Lord if you’re real, show me

19. Progressing in prayer Revelation – Lord if you’re real, show me Salvation – Lord, save me

20. Progressing in prayer Revelation – Lord if you’re real, show me Salvation – Lord, save me Inward focus – Lord ____ me

21. Progressing in prayer Revelation – Lord if you’re real, show me Salvation – Lord, save me Inward focus – Lord ____ me Outward focus – Lord ____ someone else

22. Progressing in prayer Revelation – Lord if you’re real, show me Salvation – Lord, save me Inward focus – Lord ____ me Outward focus – Lord ____ someone else Strategic focus – Spiritual warfare

23. Answered Prayer: A diagnostic Am I praying? Am I praying from a place of His presence? Am I praying with faith? Am I praying according to His will? Am I praying according to His plan?

24. The Lord’s Prayer – God’s plan for prayer Matthew 6:9-13 Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

25. The Lord’s Prayer – God’s plan for prayer Worship – “Hallowed be thy name”

26. The Lord’s Prayer – God’s plan for prayer Worship – “Hallowed be thy name” Submission – “Thy kingdom come…”

27. The Lord’s Prayer – God’s plan for prayer Worship – “Hallowed be thy name” Submission – “Thy kingdom come…” Supplication – “Give us this day…”

28. The Lord’s Prayer – God’s plan for prayer Worship – “Hallowed be thy name” Submission – “Thy kingdom come…” Supplication – “Give us this day…” Forgiveness – “Forgive us our debts…”