The document discusses developing a prayer life through understanding promises related to prayer in the Bible. It presents both unconditional promises, where God promises to answer prayer regardless of circumstances, and conditional promises, where God promises to answer according to his will if we obey his commands. The "trifecta of prayer" involves asking, seeking, and knocking, with the assurance that God answers the prayers of his children and gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask. Objections to prayer are addressed by emphasizing God's desire to answer prayer and give good gifts.

2. Developing Your Prayer Life
The Importance of Prayer’s
Promises

3. UNCONDITIONAL PROMISES
When You’re Against the Wall
Psalms 50:15 "... and call upon me in the
day of trouble; I will deliver you, and
you will honor me."

4. UNCONDITIONAL PROMISES
When You Walk in Mystery
Jeremiah 33:3 "Call to me and I will
answer you and tell you great and
unsearchable things you do not know."

5. UNCONDITIONAL PROMISES
God's Desire to Answer Prayer
Matthew 7:7 "Ask and it will be given to
you; seek and you will find; knock and
the door will be opened to you.

6. UNCONDITIONAL PROMISES
8 For everyone who asks receives; he who
seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the
door will be opened."

7. CONDITIONAL PROMISES
1 John 5:14 This is the confidence we
have in approaching God: that if we ask
anything according to his will, he hears
us.

8. CONDITIONAL PROMISES
15 Andif we know that he hears us--
whatever we ask--we know that we have
what we asked of him.

9. CONDITIONAL PROMISES
1 John 3:21 Dear friends, if our hearts do
not condemn us, we have confidence
before God 22 and receive from him
anything we ask, because we obey his
commands and do what pleases him.

10. CONDITIONAL PROMISES
Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself in the
LORD and he will give you the desires of
your heart.

11. CONDITIONAL PROMISES
John 15:7 If you remain in me and my
words remain in you, ask whatever you
wish, and it will be given you.

12. CONDITIONAL PROMISES
John 14:14 You may ask me for anything
in my name, and I will do it.

13. CONDITIONAL PROMISES
Matthew 18:19 "Again, I tell you that if
two of you on earth agree about anything
you ask for, it will be done for you by my
Father in heaven. 20 For where two or
three come together in my name, there
am I with them."

14. CONDITIONAL PROMISES
Matthew 21:21 Jesus replied, "I tell you
the truth, if you have faith and do not
doubt, not only can you do what was done
to the fig tree, but also you can say to
this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into
the sea,' and it will be done.

15. CONDITIONAL PROMISES
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If you believe, you will receive
whatever you ask for in prayer."

16. CONDITIONAL PROMISES
James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to
each other and pray for each other so
that you may be healed. The prayer of a
righteous man is powerful and effective.

17. CONDITIONAL PROMISES
Luke 18:1 He told them a parable to the
effect that they should always pray and
not lose heart.

18. THE TRIFECTA OF PRAYER
Luke 11:9 "So I say to you: Ask and it
will be given to you; seek and you will
find; knock and the door will be opened
to you.

19. THE TRIFECTA OF PRAYER
10 For everyone who asks receives; he who
seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the
door will be opened.

20. THE TRIFECTA OF PRAYER
11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks
for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

21. THE TRIFECTA OF PRAYER
12 Orif he asks for an egg, will give him a
scorpion?

22. THE TRIFECTA OF PRAYER
13 If
you then, though you are evil, know
how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father in
heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who
ask him!"

23. OBJECTIONS TO PRAYER
1. God has more important things to take
care of than my petty stuff.
2. Why do we have to tell Him what we
need? Isn't He supposed to already know?
3. I haven't prayed for lots of stuff and still
gotten it. What's the point?

24. THE TRIFECTA OF PRAYER
Luke 11:13 If you then, though you are
evil, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more will your
Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to
those who ask him!"