2. What is the life of prayer?
Is it about my righteousness before
God?
Is it about my calling and purpose?
Is it about being significant?
Is it about fixing myself and inner
healing?
Is it about hiding from the world and sin?
Is it about the church or the Kingdom of
God?
Is it about me or about us?
3. What do you want to
accomplish?
Change
outward conditions
Change your inner man
Get close to God
Both
Other
5. Streams of God
The Prayer-Filled Life
The Virtuous Life
The Spirit-Empowered Life
The Compassionate Life
The Word-Centered Life
The Sacramental Life
6. Called
Use gifts and talents to
fulfill life’s calling.
Find communion with
God in fulfilling or
working at my calling.
My passion is ________
.
Wonder why others don’t
_________ .
Called to Prayer
Use gifts and talents to
pray.
Find communion with
God in prayer.
My passion is prayer.
Wonder why others don’t
pray.
Everyone Prays
7. The Resources
The Real Distractions
Pride
Anger
Fear
Suffering
Pain / Sickness
Ambition
Coveting
Greed
Lust
Jesus Christ
Scripture
Song
Humility
Endurance
Contentment
Hope
Love
Faith
Daily life
9. Place of Prayer
Prayer closet
Prayer meetings
Prayer rooms
Daily Living
Practice of His presence
Sacrament of the
Moment
Burden Bearing
Spirit Warfare
◦ Through lifestyle
◦ Through focused words and
deeds
Life of Prayer
10. Types of Prayer -Normal
Intercession
Fellowship
Waiting / Listening
Bodily Worship
Some people pray just to
pray and some people pray
to know God.
--Andrew Murray
11. Types of Prayer – Non-typical
Wishing
Dreaming
Hoping
Worship (Rom. 12:1)
Submission
Serving
Giving
Forgiving
There is a mighty lot of
difference between saying
prayers and praying.
--John G. Lake
12. Intercession
Praying scripture
Crafted prayer
Journal / List
Circle prayers
Group prayers
Prayer stations
Prayer boards
I have so much to do that I
spend several hours in
prayer before I am able to
do it.
—John Wesley
15. Bodily worship
Kneeling
Bowing
Lying prostrate
Dance
Clapping
Singing
Sitting
Standing
There are more tears shed
over answered prayers than
over unanswered prayers.
--Teresa of Avila
16. What is hindering you the most?
What you don’t know
What you don’t know in your heart, what
you are failing to grasp through
experience is the thing that is
hindering your transformation into
Christlikeness.
How many of us repent daily?How often do we have a time or repentance in our meetings?Have you ever tried to change the condition of your life through love and service instead of repentance?
It involves me but is not centered on me.
What do you think God wants to accomplish with your life?How often do you think your plan and God’s are the same?What if your are more ambitious than God? What if loving God and others with your whole being is a life well lived?
Do you think God put the book of Job in the Bible to [ ] tell us that if you get too righteous you are going to have lots of problems[ ] tell us that our best friends will sometimes be our greatest accusers[ ] to let us know that He allows destruction in our lives for His purpose, and that He is OK with that[ ] Wants us to see a literary device that shows the “other guy” having issues
These are the focus of the intimacy with God presentation
You may not know that you are ….Not really trying, or not really loving.Maybe you not obedient to the LordMaybe you not following the Lord but only your own religion with God and Jesus in it.Even with your great effort, you cannot work your way into holiness.We all must come through Jesus Christ to the FatherWe all must trust Him alone, not just for getting us started (salvation) but for getting us all the way home.